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Anglo-Egpytian forces came upon the camp of Ali Dinar, Sultan of Darfur, November 6 and opened fire, then pursued the fleeing forces one mile. The sultan was found dead. Darfur has become part of Sudan, at a total cost (for the campaign) of £500,000.
In the United States, President Woodrow Wilson has been re-elected with the campaign slogan “He kept us out of the war.”
At the Somme, the fighting at the Ancre heights ended yesterday with a British victory, despite problematic weather conditions. At nearby Le Transloy, the German defenders are under intense pressure, but holding – the same condition the German soldiers on the other side of Europe face at the Crna Bend, in Macedonia.
In the German East Africa colony, there are reports that Kibata is under South African attack, with both sides in trenches, much like Europe. At Matamondo, approximately 250 Germans faced around 370 British soldiers are defeated them, killing 32, wounding 50, and capturing the rest, with less than a dozen casualties to show for it.
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