Elevation of Von Ludendorff and Von Hindenburg Power in East
A chaotic dispatch praises German victories in East Prussia and at Wieczorek and Łódź, claiming Russia is on the defensive. It notes Von Hindenburg and Von Ludendorff receiving honors and promotions for early eastern successes, while emphasizing German resolve to drive Russia back and defend the eastern front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Prussia
Wieclawek
Lodz
Russia
Hindenburg
Prussia
Wieamek
Tanlg
van Fifotet Burg
von Lodembert
Tom
Manderburs
von Hine
Brurner
Vielor
Watertiary
Tingland
Oxford University
Singers in Ruhleben Camp Honor German World Guests
Among 900 Britons at Ruhleben near Berlin is George Fergusson the first foreign born singing teacher to gain footing in Berlin. He laments being a British subject amid war and notes German friends aid his discomfort. Also interned are pianists and musicians, while Consul general and social figures mingle at Berlin venues. Minister de Quesada receives the Crown order for his history of Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhleben
Berlin
George Fergusson
Fergusson
Alwas
Beer
Ruhieber
Edeile Taamond
Germany
Irene Tilesch
Lessing Theater Ensemble
Henry S Macran
Trinity College
Dublin
Elenry
Lay
Prince
Princess Munster
Castle Derneburce
Ifunover
Munster
Muriel Hay
Kinnoul
Princesa Bless
Jay
Flaplanade
John Brinckerhof Jackson
Goertzen
Baron
Baroness von Recktin
Misa Ger
Adlon Hotel
Herr Franz Vor Idfenderasohn
Leipzig
de Quesada
Gonzaie de Quesada
Cuba
Order of the Crown
Herr Zimmermann
Foreign Office
Francis Maclennan
Linenberg Opera
Adlon
Ueorgie Meader
Minneapolis
Stuttgart Royal Opera
W.ol. Chandler
Coburg
Chandler
Mimeschou-Rene
Nate
Advantage Lays With Muscovite Army Amid Carpathian Push
The report notes Muscovite forces hold the advantage as they press toward Lodz and Warsaw, with German columns split and isolated. Russian leaders claim success crossing the Carpathians despite severe weather, while Austrian officers report the populations suffer from hunger and disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpathnian
Lemiberis
Carpathians
Galicia
Briton in Germany Arrests Revealed in Escape Memoir
An invalided Englishman recounts his wartime experiences in Hamburg and Bad Homburg as Britons of military age faced expulsion and arrests. He details repeated imprisonments, harsh conditions, and a final escape via Holland with assistance from Sir Edward Grey and the U.S. government. He also notes being charged rent for his cell and guards accompanying him during confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
London
Germany
Hamburg
Bad Homburg
Edward
Ts of Homburg
Holland
Netind
Sir Edward Grey
United States
Senson
War Will End by June Says British Officer in French Army
A high command officer back from the front predicts the war will end by June or earlier. He claims German efforts in the west are exhausted and expects severe eastern pressure, with Joffre poised for a general offensive that could force peace in the coming summer. He cautions terms depend on Germany’s willingness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lona
French
Ascot
Ren. Joffre
Waling
Alles
Model of English Balloon Fort For Guarding London Seen Here
A historical note describes a proposed defensive balloon fortress for London. The model envisions a gigantic balloon with an armored car, machine guns, and a powerful searchlight. Multiple cars would hang from captive balloons to detect and deter hostile aircraft from high altitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
John Temple Flaver
Goa
Washroxton
Coreles
Ita
British Colliers Detained at Colon Permitted to Pass Through Canal
British collier ships Kirnwood and Roddam detained at Colon were allowed to pass through the canal pending health certificates. A district court hearing is set for tomorrow. Tolls will be paid by order of the British Admiralty through a local bank, and the ships may rendezvous with British warships off South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Panama
Kirnwood
Roddam
Lorder
Ders
Balboa Ut
South America
Lincoln Had Idea He Could Lead a Better Fight at Gettysburg
John Hay's wartime diary, published in Harper's Magazine, reveals Lincoln once believed he might have led Union forces at Gettysburg. The entries recount Lincoln's growing anxiety as Meade delayed action, the Confederate army's escape, and Robert Lincoln stating the President could have whipped them himself if he had gone north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Gettysburg
John Hay
Harper's Magazine
Hay
White House
Guettysburg
Meade
Lee
Potomac
Robert Lincoln
Tee
fAnd Hay
Hotels crowded as managers optimistic on revival
New York hotel managers report improving business after a wartime downturn. At Waldorf 1400+ guests registered, beltsier and Marie Antoinette see strong activity, Breslin and Martinique also upbeat. Across Astor Knickerbocker Belmon t corridors overflow, signaling revived prosperity and shifting dining habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry JL. Merry
Claridge
Lucius M. Boomer
MecAlpin
Astor, Hillmore
Knickerbocker
Belmont
French Tells of Allied Actions In Great Battle
Gen French describes heavy fighting from Ypres to Armentieres with steep casualties yet high Allied defense. He praises Royal Artillery and Engineers, Indian troops, Belgians, and Haig, noting outflanking plans, withdrawals, and key actions from October 3 to November 12 with emphasis on steadfast leadership and new flying corps tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate Mock
Rochefester
Berlin
Mock
Wilhelm Bode
Royal Museuma
Ugo Ogettl
Bode
Conscription
Cergoval
Royal Artillery
Royal Engineers
Fool
Dubail
de Maude Huy
Thsou
Ypres
Armentieres
French
Bethune
Lille
Flanders
Rawlinsen
Lys
Alles
Douglas Haig
Bruges
Ghent
Haig
Germany
Worcestershire Régiment
Gheluvelt
Worcestershires
Datut
Indian Army
Arras
Third Cavalry Division
Julian Byng
Gordon Chesney Withon
Royal Horse Guards
Hugh Dawnay
Second Life Guards
Fitzclarence
Irish Guards
Frig
the Earl of Cavan
Flying Corps
Travel Talk Explores Moorish Spain and North Africa
Harry C. Ostrander guided an evening at the Belasco through southern Spain and across the Mediterranean to northern Africa. The Alhambra Cordova Alcazar Tangier Morocco and Algeria were depicted with interiors and desert oasis scenes, then ending with southern France and northern Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belasco
Harry C. Ostrander
Spain
Mediterranean
Africa
Alhambra
Canada
Cordova
Alcazar
Reville
Tangier
Morocco
Algeria
Allah
Atlaq Mountains
France
Italy
Thieves Hit City as Patrols Record Weekend Thefts
Police notes report robberies across the city including a handbag with a gold Elgin watch valued at 4 and $135 in jewelry taken from residents near Mount Vernon and near the District line. Other items from autos and a department store were seized, and several injuries from auto strikes were noted. A woman, Pricula Butler, 56, was found dead from natural causes in her room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Elsie Rosenberg
New York City
Mount Vernon
John W. Hargett
Mount Rainier
Adam Kimberli
Cecil
John 2 LaGarce
Fifth
Pricula Butler
Seventeenth Street
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Holland writes of cash paid for war supplies
Washington New York November nine 1914. The Merchants Association of New York hosted a luncheon with 1600 guests as discussions on a new federal reserve framework sought to speed cash payments for commodities to belligerent nations. Prominent figures noted that early delivery bonuses and cash settlements could channel between five and six million dollars to organi zations without credit guarantees. The talks stressed the new system’s ability to concentrate credits and resources across the United States while warning against old banking defects that concentrated wealth in a few hands. The article lists bonds stocks and market interests as potential buys and notes Thomas L. Hume as broker for cash purchases and orders on the Sew Street Market New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Pos
New York
Merchants’ Association of New York
Federal Reserve Executive Committee
Helny
Federal Reserve Committee
United States
Clearing House Association
Federal Treasury Department
Pitt
Thomas L. Hume
Wartime conspiracy fears spark national tension and public arts
Fragmentary OCR describes postwar alarm over alleged plots to seize power and disrupt governance using a new currency and social control. It notes leaders plotting to secure funds and impose plans while detailing a club event featuring dances and a ticketed musical night organized by Dr Jo L. Splewelblatt and S U' Breg Neal, with a card-only admission policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clutrvs
Bamittee
Jo L. Splewelblatt
Lavitan
S U' Breg Neal Sundas
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Gen. Hindenburg
East
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Geran
van Seoepe
Findenwars
van Modthe Cramer
Pisedrich
wWeredrich
Fumdetburg
von Hirvten
Vorg
Sas
Raton
Trude Berwind
Philadelphia
Count
Fontene DY Imoftrat Paar
Veet
Ois
Teuton
Ihwinst
Warsaw
Athens
Watts
Newspaper
al Phive
Briton, Ill
Miu
Kimwood
Cardiff
Norfoth
Kingston
Jamaica
Steamera
Caribbean
Washington Port
the Waldorf
H. L. Stewart
Robert Blackman
Beltedaire
Stanley Green
Breslin
Roy L. Brown
Walter Chandler, Jr
Martinique
Alda
Harry Ostrander
Police
Edith Hoffman
Third Street
Joseph Duvall
R Street
H. H. Groves
Tenth Precinct
Park Road
Grant Smith
Arcade
Groves
HD Street
Mea. S. Sherman
S. Street
Elizabeth Rucker
John Johnson
Fifteenth and
Hatreeth
Hnnie Grant
Hatfield
Capital Traction Company
Highteenth Street
Columbia Road Northwest
William
Troover Presidio
Woodbury Blath
Frank W. Stone
Pweg Frank Ate Tson
Modbury
Ios
James A Bushenan
William A HO Cuarch
Walter T) Cleptine
William VW
Cox William Be. Edmonston
Toyonteas
National Savings and Trust Company
15Th Street
New York Avenue
Benjamin Steengs
Penhaf Ieserse Baik
Prosperty
Sipenk
Congress
Mermenthaler
Leeston
Munrer Trust
Mah
S Nor, & Wank
Annk Ae
Bank
Mira
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Fifteenth Street
N. W
J. Thilman Hendrick Rendehich Alilding
15Th St. N. W
Washington Stock Exchange
Second Trust
Munsey Trust Company
Frank A. Munsey
Era
Sumna
A. C. Moses Co., Inc
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