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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1915
Page
1
Entente forces push the Serbians southeast of Krusevac as German troops cross the Jastrabach range. More than 1,100 Serbs taken prisoner and a cannon captured as King Peter’s army joins Anglo French units in the Balkans offensive. Berlin notes continued pursuit, while Greece's position toward the central powers remains unsettled amid a German mission to Athens.
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An editorial urges Waterloo residents to support the Good Fellow fund to extend church and city charity efforts. It notes careful planning to avoid duplication, promises receipts for contributions, and will place funds with experienced organizers to aid local children this Christmas with broader, better distributed aid.
Washington Nov 13 Dr David Starr Jordan after briefing President Wilson said he has no definite plan for a joint neutral peace commission by Christmas or a set date. He noted an unofficial Berne meeting Dec 14 18 with advocates of international cooperation, aiming to form a continuous mediation body. He believes such a commission could aid peace discussions even if not immediately shortening the war.
Cleveland judge Charles J. Estep warned that many seek happiness through divorce after ruling on over 425 cases since September 1. He offered six rules for couples: greet each other in the morning, avoid interruptions, overlook faults, avoid hiding leisure plans, stop nagging, and date at least a year before marriage. An advertisement for El Verso Havana 10c cigar followed.
Iowa and Ames clash as 10,000 alumni fill the arena amid injuries from last week’s games. Princeton battles Yale at Yale Bowl with strong betting activity while Chicago faces Minnesota and Wisconsin meets Illinois in key conference showdowns shaping the Big Nine title race.
London Nov 13 Winston Spencer Churchill chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster has resigned from the cabinet and will join the army in France. He explains he agrees with a small war council and supported Asquith's plan but could not accept general war policy without real guidance. He is 41 this month and has faced heavy criticism for Antwerp relief and the Dardanelles, yet remains resolute and publicly confident.
Denver reports say five passengers were injured when four cars of Denver and Rio Grande passenger train No 4 derailed about six miles west of Buena Vista Colorado early today. One passenger was listed as seriously injured. A broken rail was cited as the cause.
Rome reports the Italian steamer Firenze of 3973 tons gross torpedoed with 27 passengers and 96 crew saved. 6 passengers and 15 crew missing. Firenze sailed Genoa February 12 toward Alexandria. origin Genoa, owned Societa Nazionale di Servizio, built 1912 in Brezla. The article also notes British steamers Sonic and Den of Crombie sunk with crew saved.
Peter J. Paulsen of Waterloo purchased a 24 apartment building at Woodlawn Avenue and Fifty-second Street in Chicago for 77500. He is an attorney with an office in the First National Building and has extensive property holdings and a large law practice. He recently formed a partnership with Attorney Wood.
An admiralty statement says British submarine E-20, on detached service in the Sea of Marmora, has not communicated since Oct 39 and is feared sunk. The enemy reports three officers and six crew members captured.
Reports from Paris via Feuryville recount the Ancona disaster with 252 survivors landed along the Tanisins coast. Dr. Cearle Greil of New York describes the bombardment, women and children crowded into boats, a torpedo strike, and the Pluton rescue at Bizerta before dawn. Marquis Scerra was among the wounded returning to Bari.
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