Russians Defeat Austro German Forces in Eastern Front
Petrograd dispatch reports four day battle south of the Pilitza river with Austro German forces routed. Russian troops reportedly broke German resistance on October 26 and advanced along the Pilitza Glowaczow front capturing positions near Lerzele and Ademoff while taking prisoners and twenty guns in the main thrust.
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Austrian prisoners brought into Kiev reach 106000
London dispatch reports via Reuters telegram that since the war began the number of Austrian prisoners taken to Kiev has risen to 106000. The figure reflects the vast scale of prisoner transport into the city during ongoing hostilities.
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Austrians Defeated With Heavy Losses In Russian Action
Russian forces enveloped Austrian cavalry near Brussitoff as part of a concerted offensive. The semi official report says the October 24 surrounding of a full cavalry division ended badly for Austria.
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Brussitoff
German Austrian troops Withdraw From Poland As Russian Forces Advance
Berlin reports German and Austrian troops in Poland ordered to withdraw as fresh Russian forces push from Ivangorod Warsaw and Novogorievsk. Original announcement says Russians initially did not fal ter and withdrawal occurred without difficulty. Rescue troops will adjust formations accordingly.
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Novoreorgievsk
Austrian War Dispatches Report Large Prisoner Totals
Official Austro Hungarian wireless dispatches claim 8 000 prisoners and 17 machine guns near Ivangerod with a Russian colonel and 200 men surrendering near Jarosma. They report Russian repulsals near Zaluetse and Paseieco and gains in eastern Bosnia plus four machine guns and 600 rifles captured between the Drina and Save rivers. A middle Galicia fight is reported with 10 000 prisoners taken by one army corps.
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Peace Treaties Notable Achievement by Morning Journal Special
Farmington Mo Oct 28 ratification of new peace commission treaties between the United States and twenty six nations is hailed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels as the crowning act of this decade. He says a day or week without resolving quarrels prevents fights and predicts further treaties next year to include every civilized country while arbitration failed due to compulsory rules.
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Fergusson Seeks Re election to Congress in New Mexico
Harvey B Fergusson long serving New Mexico congressman appeals for re election as he returns home after two years in office. The Fergusson Act funded grants exceed 100000 to institutions from land grant income while recent appropriations surpass 600000 support public buildings in Las Cruces Las Vegas Raton and Santa Fe. Citizens urged to reward his faithful public service with a strong vote.
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Legal Battle Looms as Steel Trust Dispute Heats Up
In Philadelphia the government and defense argued the United States Steel case, the defense claiming no harm from the steel trust and urging dissolution into fragments, while the government contends the merger unduly restrained trade and carried anti trust violations. Key figures John G. Johnson and Jacob M. Dickinson led the exchanges as the trial nears a possible conclusion.
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Assassin Gets 20 Years for Archduke Killing
The Sarajevo court handed down sentences for the Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassination. The actual shooter Charli Pringip received twenty years imprisonment, while four conspirators were sentenced to death, several others to various prison terms, and two defendants were acquitted.
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Protests Over Sugar Freight Rates Prompt Congressional Letter
Representative Bravecard and Representative Pireuresrd urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to weigh protests by Louisiana and Texas sugar cane growers against advances in eastern railroad rates. The letter argues carriers fatten on revenues by shipping 2,000,000 pounds of refined sugar from Atlantic ports to midwest points at a 60 percent rate loss, aiming to ease railroads’ financial distress. It notes prior evidence of charges absorbed by carriers reducing the New York to midwest rate to 12 of 23 cents.
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Botha's Forces Rout Rebels in Transvaal Pursuit
London dispatch reports General Botha left Rustenburg and pressed Beyers' rebels, driving them in headlong rout. Eighty rebels captured fully armed as pursuit continued. Botha's forces suffered one wounded and several from Beyers' command.
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Belgian Front Struggles Highlight Coast Battle Losses
War bulletin reports over ten thousand Belgian casualties defending a coast strip from Dixmude to Nieuport. Officers note back wounds, many heroic under shellfire as British and French operations press north of Ypres. Government updates say Yser front improved and enemy attacks repulsed.
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Nieuport
Gold transfers urged as banks move to federal reserves
The Federal Reserve Board ordered member banks to use gold or lawful money for transferring reserve deposits to the new twelve reserve banks. The move aims to fill vaults and enable quick issuance of federal reserve notes. First stock installments are due November 2 with reserves to be transferred after November 16 notices. Banks are urged to ship gold from their vaults to ease distribution and reduce regional burdens.
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War News of Yesterday Summarizes Fronts in Europe Africa
German and Austrian troops fall back in Russian Poland as Russian reinforcements counter. In Belgium the fight near Nieuport-Dixmude slows with German aims to Calais, while French gains occur between La Bassee and Lens. Rebel forces in South Africa led by Beyers are defeated by Botha. Archduke Francis Ferdinand’s assassination conspirators face sentences.
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Union of South Africa
Banks Favor Cotton Loan Plan Across the Nation
Washington reports indicate clearing house associations nationwide favor the cotton loan fund plan with hopes of a 100 million dollar subscription outside cotton states. The Federal Reserve Board expects no formal announcement this week, while Aldrich-Vreeland currency in southern banks totals 53 million on the way to a broader opening of the federal reserve system.
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