German Attacks Fail to Shake General Byng in Cambrai Drive
War briefing notes heavy German assaults west of Bourlon Wood and near Fontaine Notre Dame failing to dislodge General Byng. British and French artillery support holds strong positions. Italian defense holds against Austro German pressure. British forces extend west of Jerusalem while Turkish resistance stiffens. Russia teeters toward civil war as Bolsheviks seek armistice amid battlefield reverses and Allied diplomacy.
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Bour Ion Wool
Cambrai
Geuertl Byng
St. Bortlets
Bourlon Wood
Fontaine Notre Dame
Camb8rai
Ypres
Verdhin
Flinders
Pessenendaele
Paschendaele-Ghevalet
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Belgium
Heorth
Semin Dles Dames
Brenty
Piave
Jerusalem
Lisouthnwest
Jerusalem-Shecham
Reneth
Jaffa
Russia
Berlin
Petrograd
Te- Colyer Pimmidtten
Petre
Alliey
Nyow Olan
Mos O'S
Peges
Genesiseas
Teoulun
Neseer
Am-93n Homes Overheated Declared War Demand Pressure
The administration urged homeowners to keep interior temperatures at or below 68 degrees to conserve energy as part of efforts to meet the demand for war materials.
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Tes Associated Press
Schentz
Chemis
Death Notices from France Claim Engineer Rosy Windham
William J. Ocean, an engineer and writer Rosie Windham died in France on November 27. The death was reported today by Cetera Pershing. Additional details indicate complications from other diseases.
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France
Iliam J. Ocean
Rosie Windham
Caye
Cetera
Pershing
Logan
Militants Released Early From District Jail
Twenty two striking militants, including Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, were released from the district jail in Washington before their terms ended. The Woman's Party said officials grew tired of the hunger strike as militants paraded to party headquarters in taxicabs.
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Alice Paul
Lucy Burns
Woman’s Party
Women's Party
Meng
Milwaukee police make arrests in bomb outrage case
Police rounded up a large number of suspects early today in connection with Saturday night’s bombing that killed 10 people. Authorities hope to detain the man who made the bomb shortly. The arrestees are believed to be anarchists.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Three Diseases Responsible for One-Third of 1916 US Deaths
Census Bureau vital statistics show 114 171 deaths from heart disease 101 396 from tuberculosis and 98 444 from pneumonia in 1916 based on 70 percent of the population. suicides were 10 162, well below the ten year average.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
German Officers Advising Lenine in Petrograd
Information from Petrograd says a number of German staff officers have arrived and are advising Nikolai Lenine the Bolshevik Premier in Petrograd.
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Lenine
Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Nikolai Lenine
President Wilson's Busy Day Includes Golf and Farewell Call
President Wilson spent a busy day with a cabinet meeting and several engagements. General LeClerque, head of the Belgian military mission, called to thank the President for aid and to bid farewell. William E. Gonzales of Columbia, St. C., also visited. The President played golf in the morning.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
General LeClerque
William E. Gonzales
Columbia
St. C
Americans Reach Rumania Relief Train to Jassy
The American Red Cross relief train arrived at Jassy on November 18 carrying 55 cars of hospital supplies and food from the United States.
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Rumania
Associated Press
Petrograd
American Red Cross
Jassy
America
Germans Overcome by French Near Verdun Front
Paris reports French forces broke remaining German resistance on Verdun front Sunday and took prisoners in raids along the battle line.
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Associated Press
Paris
Verdun Front
Massed Enemy Attack Repulsed in Brenta Valley
Rome reports an entire division launched a massive assault yesterday in the Brenta valley to break the Italian northern front. The official statement says these troops, attacking in massed formation, were driven back by Italian forces.
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Associated Press
Rome
Brenta
Very Cold Weather Grips Washington and Northeast
Very cold weather spread across the lower lake region, the middle Atlantic States, and New England. Temperatures ranged 10 to 43 degrees below seasonal average with Canton New York recording the coldest at 16 degrees below zero.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lower Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Canton
New York
New Caucasus Government Formed Amid Russia Turmoil
The American consul at Tiflis reports a new conservative government in the Caucasus formed as a protest against Russian disorder. News from Petrograd is scarce while Sweden notes cadets showing sympathy for General Kaladin es. Finland faces possible strikes and worsening food shortage as Ambassador Francis acts on own judgment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tiflis
Caucasus
Russia
Petrograd
Sweden
Kaledines
Finland
Francis
State Department
Norfolk Southern Clerks Return to Work After Settlement
Norfolk Virginia November 27 clerks and longshoremen of the Norfolk Southern return to work after a conference with General Robert Mc Wade. Joseph H Young president of the Norfolk Southern agreed to reinstate all striking clerks without discrimination and to uphold their right to join the union.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Norfolk- Southern
Robert McWade
Conciliation Commission
Joseph H. Young
Norfolk Southern
Young
McCall’s Protege Surrenders to Federal Authorities
John Johnson of Charleston West Virginia, once denied extradition by Governor McCall, turned himself in to federal agents on a Mann Act indictment. He allegedly transported a white girl from Charleston to Catlettsburg Kentucky for immoral purposes.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
John Johnson
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
McCall
Johnson
Catlettsburg
British Push Near Fontaine Notre Dame Front
British troops advance in the Cambrai region moving through Fontaine Notre Dame in the northwest sector, nearing the village center along the main east west street after capturing it earlier in the week and temporarily losing it.
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Associated Press
France
Cambrai
Fontaine Notre Dame
American Steamer Actaecon Sent To The Bottom
A Spanish dispatch from Corunna reports the American steamship Actaecon was torpedoed on Sunday. Twenty-one survivors reached Port Camarinas while three boats with the remaining crew are missing.
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Associated Press
London
Actaecon
Corunna
Spain
Port Camarinas
Ambassadors denial over submarine tally cited
Jules Jusserand said a reporter overstated German submarine losses at Hero Land Bazaar in New York. The ambassador clarified he only confirmed five plus one claimed sunk by American destroyers, noting the reporter’s enthusiasm led to six ships being reported.
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Associated Tress
New York
Jules Jusserand
Lloyd George
Navy Department
Italian Situation Unchanged at Front
Berlin dispatch reports the Italian front situation remains the same as of November 27, with army headquarters making the announcement.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Vie London
Army
Fighting Between Villa and Federal Forces Near Lahuna
Reports from Lahuna station 170 miles south of Juarez describe fighting last night and today between Villa faction cavalry and Mexican federal troops. Federal reinforcements are being entrained at Lahuna as the clash unfolds.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Mexico
Villa
Lahuna Station
Mrs De Saulles Cross Examined In Murder Trial
On November 27 in Mineola New York Blanca De Saulles was cross examined in the murder trial of John L De Saulles her ex husband. A letter written aboard ship in 1916 was read showing her feelings of guilt while she claimed her husband made her believe she was at fault.
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Associated Press
Mineola
N. Y
Blanca de Saulles
John L. de Saulles
Weeks
Blanca Errazuriz
Supreme Court
Jury Questions Signal Circumstantial Case in Means Murder Trial
Concord, N C November 27 Three jurors were chosen from a pool of 30 veniremen to try Gaston B Means for the murder of Maude A King. The state indicated it will rely on circumstantial evidence and expert testimony from New York and Chicago to argue the victim could not have shot herself. The defense questioned opinions formed and potential prejudice toward out of state witnesses.
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Associated Press
Concord
N. C
Gaston B. Means
Maude A. King
Cabarrus
C. E. Culp
Farmer
R. B. Buchanan
Weaver
M. M. Lipe
Means
Veniremen
New York York
Chicago
Co. E. Culp
Buchanan
R. N. Honeycutt
James BE
Wright
J. C. Williams
F. Setzer
Kannapolis
G. R. Blackwelder
New York
Mrs. King
F. H. Linker
Mens
North Carolina
Linker
Russian Army Is Without Bread On Northern Front
London reports Petrograd dispatches say the Russian army on the Northern front has had no bread for several days and only limited army biscuits. Delegates urge withdrawal to avoid a general flight. Food deliveries to the Dvinsk front have collapsed from about a hundred cars daily to twenty as rail lines are damaged preventing movement and supply.
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London
Petrograd
Daily Express
Dvinsk
Inspectors Named for Explosives Law Oversight
President Wilson appointed inspectors to enforce the Federal explosives law under the Bureau of Mines. The 43 state appointments include Daniel A. McDonald of Carthage North Carolina Albert M. Leach of Clarksville Tennessee Martin Williams of Pearlsburg Virginia and William Banks of Columbia South Carolina.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Wilson
North Carolina
Daniel A. McDonald
Carthage
Tennessee
Albert M. Leach
Clarksville
Virginia
Martin Williams
Pearlsburg
South Carolina
William Banks
Columbia
First German Patent License Granted for Salvarsan Production
The Federal Trade Commission issued the first license for German patents to three chemical manufacturers in New York and Philadelphia to produce Salvarsan, a blood poison treatment. The price remains unfixed, but the right to set it was retained by the commission.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
New York
Philadelphia
Cold Wave Grips Northern New York in November Freeze
Watertown reports a severe cold wave the coldest for November in 16 years. Official temperature early today stood at two degrees above zero.
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Associated Press
Watertown
N. Y
New York
Fifteen Americans Awarded French War Crosses
With the American army in France on November 27 the French war cross was awarded to 15 American officers and men who commanded the company during the night of November 23 when Germans invaded the sector. They were informed they may keep the medals but not wear them until Congress authorizes.
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Associated Présa
France
Ameri
Congress
Riot Among Negro Convicts at Tennessee Penitentiary
In Nashville, 600 negro convicts rioted after a guard reprimanded a prisoner. One inmate killed a guard and two others were injured before guards restored order by firing on rioters. The slain man was imprisoned for murder. Separate report: bandits seized $35,000 from a Huebner Brewery paymaster in Toledo.
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Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
State Penitentiary
Toledo
Ohio
Huebner Brewery Company
Secretaries Stance Against Foreign War Honors
Washington November 27 Secretary Daniels opposes foreign government decorations for American navy officers and men. He stated he would advise following the Constitution which bars such honors if questioned.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daniels
Jury Selection in Capital Case Reaches Sixteenth Venireman
The trial marks the first use of a peremptory strike by both sides. One venireman withdrew for cause due to opposition to capital punishment. By noon, juror M. M. Lipé, a farmer, was accepted as the sixteenth venireman.
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M. M.lipé
Venireman
Allied gains tout week as Cambrai thrust succeeds
The War Department reports a favorable week for the alliance with British operations toward Cambrai and Italian resistance against Austro German attacks. It notes a large British force, new tactics, and continued pressure in Flanders and Ypres, plus French gains near Juvincourt Champagne and high prisoner counts.
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Enem
Cambrai
Flanders
Ypres
North Sea
Haig
Scarpe River
St. Quentin
Cambraifi
Juvincourt
Champagne
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