Russians Try to Surround German Army in Poland
Limberg reports three days of fighting near Brukow, Lodz, and Tushim as German losses exceed 17 000 with 28 machine guns and heavy artillery. Austrians suffer 16 000 losses. Russians push inward to trap the German army, while German reserves move from East Prussia to save an isolated column. Fortifications along Memel and Danzig strengthen as fear of Russian invasion grows.
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Limberg
Galicia
Petrograd
London
Btrukow
Lodz
Tushim
Cty
Koluzki
Lowicz
Thorn
East Prussia
Dantzig
Wiclun
Cracow
Czenstrchova
Piotrkow
Hapsburgs
Amsterdam
Memel
Tilsit
Danzig
Breslau
England Deals With More Spies In Hunts Regiment
Reading Nov 28 Two soldiers in the Hunts regiment of Kitchener's new army at Codford have been proven to be German spies. Military authorities have dealt with them after letters about troop movements were found in their possession.
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Reading
England
Hunts Regiment
Kitchener
Codford
Fhe
Fragmentary plea from a reader about a missing child
A reader writes a cryptic appeal urging memory of a child, claiming full name, street and number are needed for the 300d Fellgna to locate the little one. The note references GOOD FELLOWS and IRREMEMBER MLE and mentions a request to plainly write essential details.
Christmas fund aims to bring joy to Waterloo children
The Courier and Reporter urges readers to support the Good Fellows fund to help every child in Waterloo have a merry Christmas. Officials note some children may be missed, so readers can fill a blank form to speak for those in need. Contributions from Ida Burkitt, Mrs. Forbes, Mrs. Wallace, and L. C. Burkitt are listed alongside company offers to aid in providing fuel and services.
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Waterloo
Courier and
Nerses
Good Fellows
Courier and Reporter
Ida A. Burkitt
LS. Cass
Eee Courier
Linu
Martha Scout
J. W. Forbes
S. M. Wallace
le G
Ss. Vfotadois Lee
L. C. Burkitt
Ross Taxteah Company
How You Can Help for the Good Fellows' Christmas Fund
A call for donations to the Good Fellows' Christmas fund includes cash gifts, garments no longer worn, sewing with the committee at listed stations, use of cars to transport garments to stations and deliveries, organizing aid for a family at Christmas, and giving dolls toys or other items to ensure children have a merry Christmas.
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Good Fellows
Good Fellows’ Committee
Good Fellow
England Lands Thousands Upon French Shores
Havre France November 28 Directly after Lord Kitchener's London speech about 1.25 million men ready to land in France a steady stream of transports has reached Havre. As many as 200 ships have crowded the harbor and troops are landed as fast as docking space allows. The troops, mostly territorial and well seasoned, march from the docks through Havre streets in high spirits as they disappear into the city.
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Havre
France
Lord Kitchener
London
British Fleet Bombards Coast Again
Osburg dispatch reports loud cannon fire heard to the southeast, indicating the British fleet continuing bombardment along the coast. The Amsterdam based Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant forwarded the telegram via London dated November 28.
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Amsterdam
London
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Osburg
Kridly
German Battleship Wilhelm Der Grosse Sinks Rumor
A Petrograd dispatch cites a Matin report that the German battleship Wilhelm Der Grosse struck a mine and sank in the Baltic, though no official confirmation exists. The ship, built in 1901, displaces 10,790 tons and carries 648 crew. Its main armament includes 49 four inch and 14 six pounders.
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Matin
Petrograd
Wilhelm der Grosse
Baltic
Germany
Zapata troops cited for order in Mexico City dispatch
From Washington reports no outrages upon Spaniards in Mexico City by Zapata troops were mentioned, and Brazilian minister dispatches note the Zapata forces keeping good order with no reference to Villa or his troops.
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Washington, D. C
Noor
Mexico City
Zapata
Villa
Przemysl Fortress Reported Doing Very Well
A Maaschode telegram from Vienna reports Przemysl in Galicia as doing very well and asks the public not to be disquieted. The message, received by pigeon post, conveys reassuring words from the besieged city as of 9:05 a.m. on Friday.
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Amsterdam
London
Maaschode
Berlin
Przemysl
Galicia
Vienna
Pigeon Post
Belgian Relief Drive Reaches 200000 in Funds
Madame Lark Vanderzelde wife of the Belgian minister of war left New York for Boston to aid Belgian relief. She had toured the Midwest and reportedly raised over 260000 in money and supplies. She plans to visit New England cities during the campaign.
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New York
Madame Lark Vanderzelde
Boston
United States
Middle West
Madame Vanderzelde
New England
Herrick Leaves Paris as American Ambassador to France
Myron T. Herrick, retiring American ambassador, departs Paris with Mrs. Herrick for Havre to sail home aboard Rochambeau. French officials, embassy staff, and prominent Britons honor him with letters, silver, and bouquets as he receives thanks from French officers and deputies for his service.
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Paris
Myron T
Alex. H. Thackera
Thackera
Gallieni
Ferrier
Austin Lee
Bordeaux
Herrick
Howard Grey
Read
Aviation Corps
Turks to Guard American Mails
The United States reports assurances from Turkey that mails between the Constantinople embassy and its consulates across the country will be safeguarded. The note follows US protests against the Porte’s plan to restrict code communications between neutrals, and the message flow appears to have prompted a favorable reply.
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Washington, D. C
Turkey
United States
Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
Porte
Four million Germans now under arms
London reports from Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung list 98 army corps and military sections in action. Assuming 40,000 men per corps, nearly 4,000,000 Germans are in arms with 50 corps facing Allies in Belgium and France, and about 2,000,000 in the west alongside similar numbers in East Prussia and Poland.
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London
Nord Duetche Allgemiene Zeitung
Belgium
France
Germany
East Prussia
Poland
Government site for market peace in Dallas
Washington report states Assistant Secretary Newton of the Treasury granted Dallas permission to set up a free open market on a federal building site. Farmers and truck gardeners may sell goods without fees, with potential extension to other cities with vacant government sites. Meat inspectors in Berlin use moving picture cameras to show micro organisms in motion.
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Washington, D. C
Newton
Treasury Department
Dallas
Poultry Trust Heads Involved In Murder Evidence
New York, Nov 28 28 poultry dealers are suspected of conspiring to murder Barnett Ball who was shot in the street Tuesday night. Balf opposed a poultry trust and was reportedly marked for assassination. Coroners call the murder similar to the Rosenthal case as detectives probe hired gunmen. A go-between is sought in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Police say evidence points to many implicated.
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New York
Barnett Ball
Balf
Poultry Trust
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
Baff
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Notable Meeting Held at Shell Rock
In Shell Rock Iowa 400 attended a meeting in the opera house with speakers H. H. Pickett and J. C. Trumbauer from Waterloo backing the Greater Iowa movement. Paul Davis and Jack Leonard also performed. Mayor George A. McIntyre presided. Organizers expect a Shell Rock commercial club to form.
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Shell Rock
H. Pickett
J. C. Trumbauer
Waterloo
Iowa
Paul Davis
Jack Leonard
George A. McIntyre
Messrs. Pickett
Trumbauor
Butler County
German Biplane Is Brought to Earth
Paris reports the French war office states on November 27 in Belgium artillery exchanges continued with little activity. A German biplane with three aviators was shot down near Ypres, killing one crewman and taking two as prisoners. Arras region and south remained quiet, Aisne area saw no change, Champagne heavy artillery inflicted losses, and from the Argonne to the Vosges no further news.
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Paris
French War Office
Belgium
Ypres
Arras
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Vosges
London
Admiralty
United States
Atx Mies
New York Stock Exchange Reopens After Halt
New York Nov 38 The New York stock exchange reopened in a tentative fashion for the first time since July 30 as the foreign situation stayed tense. Trading was limited to bonds with minimum prices, cash transactions only, and measures to curb foreign selling. Early transactions show mixed movements with some U S Steel bonds dropping while distiller securities rose.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Turkish Troops Marching On Suez Canal
Berlin to Telegraaf reports 76 000 Turkish soldiers under Izzat Pasha advancing toward the Suez Canal. The force includes 10 000 Bedouins with 400 camels and a sealed railway to Blankeo. British defenses along the canal are described as trenches and artillery positions.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Telegraaf
Cairo
Izzat Pasha
Suez Canal
Blnakeo Oo
Suez
Dollar Christmas Fund for Homeless Belgians
A historical notice outlines a Dollar Christmas Fund for Belgian homeless relief with contributions from Mrs J W Forbes and Grace M BE Sunday School alongside the Junior Department and Mrs S M Wallace. The record notes a corrected acknowledgment of a $10 gift from the L K M and totals a large sum around $916.94, with related exports and a Melbourne trade note mentioning wool exports to Canada and Japan via London.
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J. W. Forbes
Grace M. BE
S. M. Wallace
Melbourne
London
Wilson Clings to Ame Opinion in Suffrage Policy
President Wilson reiterates in a letter to government employee Miss Mary M Childs that woman suffrage should be addressed by states rather than constitutional change. He expects to meet suffrage delegates soon but plans no shift in policy. He will also meet Henry Van Dycke, the U S minister to Holland, when he arrives in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Mary M. Childs
Henry van Dycke
Holland
van Dycke
Washington
Audacious salved and ready for service reports
London reports persistent rumors that the battleship Audacious sunk off Ireland on October 23 has been salvaged. Wrecking vessels allegedly removed the guns and beached the ship, with repairs planned after a period of work. The tale’s truth remains uncertain amid prior circulating myths.
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London
Irelend
Admiralty
England
Constable Wins Extra Costs for Heifer Replevin Chase
Bangor, Nov 28 A Bangor judge ruled constable Skeffington Kelso may claim extra costs after a civil writ chase for a heifer. Kelso endured swamp miles, a mountain circuit, a vicious dog, ice, a mink trap, ruined clothing, and mockery from a young woman who read a humorous poem at a Grange gathering. Also noted Navy Army game score: army 14 Navy.
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Bangor
Blanchard
Skeffington Kelso
Eddington
Ceplevina
Kelso
Khartoum Sunk Off Grimsby After Mine Near Humber
News from London reports the British collier Khartoum struck a mine near Grimsby and sank, 30 bodies recovered from the Bulwark, and a global fear of spies and submarines. The Bulwark explosion remains under inquiry with theories of internal blast or torpedo.
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London
Grimsby
Humber
Aull
Khartoum
Admiralty
Altho
Sheerness
Stockton
Delivery error notice for home papers item
Notice requests readers to phone 3330 if a paper is not delivered by a certain time and a copy will be sent. The fragment also mentions a service after 6:80 and something about the WHI publication.
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Nord Deutsche Allegmeine Zeitung
Richard Croker
Pao Ceremic
Prnie S
Richard Crooker
Tammany Hall
Beulah Benton Edmand
Ppjacket
Indiana
St. Agnes’s
Craker
Morida
Stock Exchange
New York City
Edmund
Wagenarre
J. W. Porbes
Vorso
Havana
NAVY
ARMY
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