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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1914
Page
9
In the flooded zone between Dixmude and Nieuport both sides clash from flatboats. Modern artillery proves ineffective for the first time in the war yet individual bravery and enterprise rise above, with numerous acts of heroism reported amid the inundation.
Fighting along the Dixmude to Nieuport line on the North Sea coast sees battles waged in boats as German and allied forces contend in flooded terrain. Artillery proves ineffective while Belgian infantry face heavy fire in a siege like assault. Seventh Belgian corporals win Leopold order for ferrying 40 men under fire. The clash could continue for months.
Paris reports a French war office notice describing increased artillery activity in the north between the seacoast and the Lys with no infantry attacks. It notes a favorable outcome near Tracy le Val where Algerian contingents repelled a German counterattack and regained ground, with heavy losses for the enemy.
Russian general staff bulletin dated November 17 reports Turkish reinforcements to Batum frontier and skirmishes in the area. Russians attacked the Olt Su valley, dispersed the enemy toward Erzerum, seized Dutah, and noted no overall change on all points including the Euphrates route.
Berlin reports a Turkish fleet of two battleships and five cruisers from Sebastopol engaged a Russian squadron. One Russian battleship was seriously damaged while the other withdrew, with pursuit toward Sebastopol. Petrograd notes a naval engagement with the Goeben sustaining serious injuries. A Swiss bill contemplates penalties for foreign spies and allowing prosecutions for offenses against foreign honor without government complaint. Fremont, Neb. endures a major fire destroying four mercantile firms with about 200000 dollars in losses.
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A Waterloo reminder urges readers to share Christmas joy with the needy. It stresses that winter will be long and cold, and asks people to donate to the Good Fellows fund via the Waterloo Evening Courier and Reporter. The piece highlights the value of today’s money and questions letting the innocent suffer due to lack of help.
Washington November 19. Warnings went out from the department of agriculture to cattle men about men posing as federal representatives in the fight against foot and mouth disease. Reports say impostors claim to offer cures in infected states. Officials state there is no specific cure and prevention hinges on keeping healthy herds from contact with infected animals.
Baltimore delegates at the National Municipal League twenty second annual conference heard Mrs. Chas A Heard of New York discuss Woman's Work for the City. She argued that Wilsons history omits women and traced women's civic activities from flower boxes to assuming judicial duties Dwight. She added that many municipal officials owe success to efficient women under secretaries.
New Orleans nov 19 a general discussion of the prohibition movement occupied todays session of the United States Brewers convention here the board of trustees in their annual report said government grace of the new tax on beer now yields three times the revenue brewers receive and that beer sales fell 24 percent in the last half of 1918 adding that business was unsettled July through September this year fell 11 percent from a year prior
Berlin reports a German aviation squadron encountered enemy diators during a recon flight, forcing some to descend. one German aircraft is missing. A French attack near Servon on the Argonne forest was repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. German losses were small. The eastern theatre battles are beginning anew amid German confidence after Russian defeat news.
Cedar Rapids reports sculptress Mrs Richard Ta Hoxie known as Vinnie Rean is near death at her husband Brig Gen Hoxie U S A retired in Washington D C. She carved Lincoln statue for the Capitol rotunda and Farragut statue for Farragut Square and earned the French rite of adoption A F and A M from Albert Pike in 1877.
New York officials announced the stock exchange will reopen for bond dealings only after unforeseen difficulties, delaying plans to resume trading. Chicago prepares to reopen Monday as $1,000,000 in federal reserve notes arrives for Thanksgiving, with the clearing house committee and banks approving the move.
Washington reports two thousand Carranza troops surrendered to General Villa as he nears Mexico City. In Laredo authorities announce a filibustering plot against Nuevo Laredo with four Mexicans arrested. A Guadalajara military envoy says four priests were executed by order of Michoacan's governor amid uprisings seen across southwestern Mexico.
Philadelphia hosts the AF of L convention where delegates back support for Michigan copper strike defendants and textile and glove workers. A Colorado mine receivership proposal is discussed with President Wilson amid broader labor tension.
About 200 Americans, the last party stranded by the war, departed Bern for Genoa via Paris. They will sail to New York on the Kroonland November 21, with many emigrants joining. American consular officials arranged the repatriation.
Leadville district known for saloons and dance halls burned out in a blaze that struck a rooming house over a saloon and dance hall. Most structures were flimsy wooden shacks from the mining boom era. The fire began early today amid a sudden wealth era sparked by the discovery of silver in the hills.
A woman found lying unconscious in the yard of the Free Methodist church in Aurora Illinois last night had a skull crushed by a blow from a heavy pipe wrench. Miss Jennis Miller 56 daughter of a former mayor was identified today. Physicians at St Charles hospital say she cannot live. Handbag with money and jewelry missing. Authorities suspect robbery.
Wireless news from Berlin now arrives directly to American papers. The Associated Press reports increased direct Berlin coverage may allow German perspectives to appear. Berlin censoring will shift from London to Berlin, keeping war reports balanced for readers on all sides.
The body of Field Marshal Lord Roberts lay in state and moved by gun carriage to St Pauls Cathedral for funeral services. King George attended as crowds braved rain and fog, with Indian artillery honoring a British hero aged 82. The cortege paused at Wellington and many notable officers followed.
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