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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1915
Page
1
Telegrams from London and Athena report Bulgarians crossing the Cerna River and threatening Monastir. Serbian defense stiffens though evacuation appears likely. heavy cannon seized from Serbians noted, with 502 captured overall as Austrians and Bulgarians consolidate advances.
London reports eight points as The Tribuna claims Austria seeks a separate peace. Dispatch from Rome to Exchange Telegraph Company states the move is under consideration and Italy may be approached for terms amid ongoing diplomatic talks.
British General to advise War Council on Near East strategy as Balkan front shifts. Germans debate focus between Southern Serbia and Western Bulgaria to counter Russian threat. Romania hints at possible entry into the war, unsettling Teutons. Kitchener travels to Paris. new Balkan developments prompt Allied coordination.
London and New York report a bold move by Ottawa to commandeer Canadian wheat, a step traders see as aiming to cripple Atlantic freight rates. Exports warn Britain could push American grain out of business, while markets react with limited price gains amid ongoing war anxiety.
A semiofficial German agency dispatch from Copenhagen reports that several Vienna cabinet members will resign, signaling a looming political crisis. The note comes via the Wolf Bureau, a German semiofficial news service, and was carried by London and Copenhagen outlets.
A Constantinople dispatch via Overseas News Agency quotes Hindu scholar Taraknasdas claiming 25 million Muslims in India are ready for war and that Muslim nations in Asia favor an alliance with Turkey. Berlin reports this wireless dateline as of May 29.
The British transport Macedonia captured the Argentine flag steamer Presidente Mitre off Cape San Antonio and towed it near Montevideo. Passengers were taken to Montevideo and crew placed aboard Oriana. Argentina's foreign minister discussed the seizure with Britain and Germany. The Argentine government plans to seek release while noting the ship’s ten-year Argentine port service.
Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam states that several thousand Berlin women gathered before the imperial castle to demand their husbands' return from the front and better food conditions, with police dispersal reported. A Copenhagen dispatch notes German papers were suspended for discussing the food question, and Maximilian Harden notes the German people are suffering great want.
Chief Officer S W Hickey of the American schooner Judge Boyes arrived in Philadelphia with a palm oil cargo after a Malay king offered eight native maidens in exchange for a silk umbrella. Hickey declined the offer following a banquet aboard and a tour of the ladies.
In Kansas City on November 29 Judge M Brady granted Mrs Amelia Brasher permission to beat her husband Perry Brasher with any household implement for two weeks after he was charged with disrupting the peace and assaulting her. The judge declared he would monitor the couple’s progress to see how the arrangement works.
Berlin Nov 29 Reichstag will assemble tomorrow for its sixth war session dominated by food supply regulation and war aims. A new vote of credit for the war is expected, possibly the usual 2.6 billion marks. The chancellor may speak though a peace program discussion remains uncertain.
Announcement from the papal legation says in the next consistory the Pope will appoint Rt Rev George William Mundelein auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn as archbishop of Chicago to succeed the late Archbishop Quigley Also named are Rev Ferdinand Brossart of Covington Ky as bishop of Covington and Bishop Doherty now in the Philippine Islands to be transferred to Buffalo The consistory fate will be called soon probably before Christmas
London nov 29 government to reopen Packers case being discussed unofficially. Report says Packers approached by government about reopening but no decision yet. Court of appeals reversal of Sir Samuel Cranstons judgment viewed as unlikely by informed circles.
War Secretary Garrison denounces former President Taft for lending his name to statements criticizing U S policy in the Philippine Islands. He cites articles by O Garfishd Jones and a California pamphlet titled Unhappy conditions in the Philippine Islands and warns Republicans are shaping campaign material for the next election.
British air forces claim major allied action on November 28 with fifteen air encounters and bombing raids on Gips aerodrome and La Chapelette ammunition factory. A submarine off Mid-delkerke was destroyed after being shot by a British aeroplane, breaking in two, with other clashes and bombardments reported along the front.
Special cable from Berlin via Tuckerton reports Petrograd’s Novoe Vremya saying Russia is extremely weary of the war. Anxiety extends to relief committees as czarina’s women grow tired after families have made heavy sacrifices.
A wildfire in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles, November 2, wiped out over half the town. Estimates place losses up to 1 million dollars. The Banning Company, owner of most of Avalon and Santa Catalina Island, faced extensive damage.
Monastir doom cited as new Balkan moves unfold. Secretary Garrison and Taft referenced amid political and military chatter.
New York reports on an Anglo French loan of 500 million dollars encountering weak demand from small investors. Rumors blame German American and Hebrew backers for avoiding bonds to avoid aiding Russia. Dealers say bonds sold well in most cities, with limited private sales and prices around 97 to 98 percent. a formal public statement is due soon.
Three armed bandits entered the Camden Park State Bank in Minneapolis Minnesota today and locked three employees in a vault after taking about 1500 dollars before escaping in a stolen delivery wagon. In Muskogee Oklahoma three white men and one colored man rode into Fort Gibson and robbed the Farmers National Bank of several thousand dollars, locking the cashier and bookkeeper in the vault before fleeing.
London reports a French loan prospectus issued in England. Bonds price at 8 francs with 5 percent annual interest. The total loan amount is not specified, and proceeds will fund French government obligations in England.
Democrats in Congress seek harmony for the Sixty-fourth Congress. Kern and Pittman chosen to lead Senate caucus. Clarke unlikely to lose pro tempore post as party solidarity returns. House fights over committee power and cloture rule amid insurgent tensions.
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