Districts ease past minimum quota in liberty loan drive
Washington reports show widespread over subscription to the second liberty loan with New York Chicago Cleveland and San Francisco leading late returns. Indians soldiers and the American expeditionary forces in France contribute sizable totals, while overall results remain uncertain as final tallies are awaited.
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Washington
Treasury Department
New York
Reserve Bank
Treasury
Vietle
Chicago
Cleveland
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Trllas
Atlanta
St. Louis
Richmond
Cat Sells
Commissioner of
Indian Affairs
Army
Federal Reserve Bank
Cieneral Pershing
France
Hawaii Subscriptions Reach Eight and Half Million
Honolulu reports Hawaii subscriptions to the second liberty loan placed at eight million five hundred thousand dollars by the committee in charge today.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Tabulators Exhausted by Final Drive in Liberty Loan Count
Chicago October 28 tabulators in the seventh federal reserve district worked late as final Liberty Loan subscriptions were tallied. A. W. Bullare said accurate final figures may not come until the grace day end. Early estimates show about 611 million accounted for across divisions including Cook County and Illinois. Farmers rallied with unity, boosting district support for the loan.
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Chicago
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
A. W. Bullare
Bullare
Cook County
Michigan
Wisconsin
Cere
Seventh District Executive Committee
German Victory on Isonzo Triggers Press Jubilation
From Amsterdam to Vienna reports shout triumph as German and Austrian press hail a decisive turn on the Isonzo. A Vienna dispatch notes Fremden news agency coverage fueling public acclaim.
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Amsterdam
Isonzo
Vienna
Weather Report for New Mexico and Adjacent Regions
Denver dispatch predicts Monday and Tuesday fair in New Mexico, with unsettled conditions in the north and east. Snow and strong winds likely in eastern areas, colder air and a cold wave expected in the east portion and Monday night.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Italy Faces Mirrored Fate Warned by Blatt
Blatt declares Italy will follow Roumania Serbia and Russia to a terrible price for the guilt of unscrupulous statesmen. The remark ties Italian policy to broader Eastern European upheavals and criticizes leadership.
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Blatt
Italy
Roumania
Serbia
Russia
Philippine liberty loan subscriptions total three million
Manila reports total subscriptions to the liberty loan in the Philippine islands reached three million dollars on October 28. The figure reflects broad public participation across localities and institutions.
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Manila
Liberty Loan
Philippine Islands
Italians Face Fourfold Overwhelm on Austro German Front
London dispatch notes Italian troops on the Austro German front are opposed by forces about four times larger. The telegram cites Ronte as the source, reflecting heavy German pressure and strategic strain on Italian defenses.
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London
Ronte
Telephone Operators Postpone Their Strike
Delegates from Washington and Oregon tele phone operators who were denied recognition by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph recommend delaying the strike set for midnight Saturday until October 21. They hope the company will reconsider and grant all demands before October 31. Recognition was refused citing service impact and lack of operator support for unions.
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Morning Journal
San Francisco
Calif
Washington
Oregon
Pacific Telephone and Telestepic Company
Options on neutral sugar await export decisions
Washington reports the food administration has taken options on all sugar held by neutrals in the United States awaiting export. It denies press claims of forcing neutrals to sell at a loss and says prices would be about fifty cents per hundred above the maintained level with tariff duty added. The administration stresses no public price rise is intended and hints few options will be exercised for domestic use. It also notes a temporary sugar shortage need not spur haste and that Europe has faced longer scarcities.
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Washington
Food Administration
America
Europe
Garfield
United Mine Workers of America
Gerfield
Woa
Influence in Army Prohibited by Baker
Washington reports that individuals using influence seek to place friends and relatives in national army posts and promotions. Secretary Baker instructed division commanders to remind officers and soldiers that influence cannot be used to obtain promotions or other favors, except through official military channels.
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Femihs Journol Special Lesecc Mmeae
Washington
National Army
Baker
Methodists Oppose Sensational Evangelism at Special Conference
Atlantic City Oct 28 The house of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church officially eliminated sensational evangelism at a special conference. The proposal to lift the ban on dancing theaters and similar amusements was refused.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Methodist Episcopal Church
House of Bishops
France Plans Allied Aid for Italian Front
Paris October 28 The cabinet met to decide cooperation with the allies on the Italian front with President Poincare presiding.
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France
Italy
Paris
Poincare
Rome Admits Defeat and Hints Cowardice in War
French cabinet calls special session to discuss cooperation with Italy and check German thrust. Austro German forces push along Italian left wing, capture Cividale near Udine, retake Gorizia. 100,000 Italians reported prisoners and 700 guns captured. Rome laments retreat and cowardice while Italian depots burn. Britons push on Western Front. Russians and Germans show renewed fraternizing on some sectors. Air raids target Belgian positions and airfields.
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Italy
Charles
von Mackensen
Julian Alps
Adriatic Sea
Cividale
Udine
Gorizia
Isonzo
Btest
Berlin
Rome
Galizia
Italans
Gulf of Riga
Gulf of Finland
Weukst
Krevo
Belgium
Sparaphelhoelk
Engel
Italian Armies Retreat as 100000 Taken 700 Guns Reported
Berlin dispatch reports from General Headquarters claim the Italian second and third armies are in retreat. Official communication states 100000 Italians were captured and more than 700 guns seized. The report is circulated from London with dated Oct 28.
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Berlin
London
General Headquarters
Italian Statement Admits Full Retreat
Rome October 28 British Admiralty wire reports that units of the second Italian army surrendered or retreated in the face of advancing Allied forces. The statement confirms a broad withdrawal and signals a significant setback in the Italian front.
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Rome
British Admiralty
Italians retreat as Austro German forces break Julian front
An official report states Austro German troops breached the Italian left wing on the Julian front and invaded Italy. Italian units are retreating in line with the planned withdrawal.
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Julian
Italy
Teuton Armies Overrun Vene tia Plain In Italy
Berlin reports that Austrians and Germans broke through to Northern Italy plains and seized Cividale and Gorizia on the Isonzo. Italian prisoners surpass 80,000 in number per the war office.
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Berlin
London
British Admiralty
Wireless Press
Italy
Cividal
War Office
Gorizia
Isonzo
Occupation of Gorizia Reported by Vienna Dispatch
Official Vienna dispatch announces Austro German forces occupy Gorizia this morning. Italian forces retire across the Isonzo after engagement.
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Amsterdam
Gorizia
Vienna
Isonzo
Italian Ministry to Be Reorganized in Morning Journal
Rome reports Prof. Vittorio Orlando former interior minister is asked to form a new ministry with few changes. The Messa nero confirms the plan as Paris notes the French advance in Belgium and additional German prisoners taken after armed positions.
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Rome
Vittorio Orlando
Baselli
Messanero
Orlando
Paris
Belgium
War Office
American Troops Fire First Shot On Western Front
London reports that American troops opened fire on the western front and an official Paris statement confirms the event. American congressmen in London express satisfaction, noting the winter affords training time to master trench warfare and expecting seasoned troops within four to five months to help the Allies go over the top.
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OV Goring
London
Paris
America
Weekly Dispatch
Luxburg Letters Report German Plan to Invade Brazil
Dispatches from Rio Janeiro claim Count von Luxburg in Argentina revealed a German invasion project targeting southern Brazil. Newspapers call for official publication amid reports of German concentration in southern Brazilian states and alleged insurrection plans.
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OY Wolving
Liberia
Huenos Ayres
Argentina
Rio Janeiro
Count van Luxburg
Brazil
German Destroyer Hit In Sea Skirmish Off Belgian Coast
An admiralty statement says a German torpedo destroyer was struck twice by British and French destroyers during a clash Saturday afternoon off the Belgian coast. Three German ships were forced to seek safety under land batteries as seventeen Allied aircraft supported the engagement.
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OY Morning Journal Special
London
Wilson calls for nationwide pledge to food administration
President Wilson urges every home and public eating place to enroll in the food administration during family enrollment week. He says national objectives depend on individual sacrifice, economy, and elimination of waste to stabilize prices and support the war effort.
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OY Morning Journal
Teaeeo Wise
Washington
Wilson
United States
Food Administration
Woodrow Wilson
Escaped German Seaman Surrenders in Denver
Rudolph Bunker, an escaped German sailor from the Grosser Kurfurst, walked into Denver police claiming hunger and surrender. He said he escaped August 24, 1914 after the ship was interned at Hoboken and has since wandered widely, registering under draft in Los Angeles with the number 2. He feared capture as an alien enemy and sought safety by surrender.
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OY Morning Journal
Brecial
Denver
Colo
Rudolph Bunker
Bunkert
Hoboken
N. J
Bunker
Los Angeles
Cal
Railway Official Elliott Dies in Chicago After Four Decades
Henry P. Elliott longtime head of the freight claim department of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway died in Chicago at age after nearly forty years in service. Funeral services set for Tuesday with burial in Marion Iowa. Yaqui Indians Victors Over Gomez Command in Sonora Fight. delayed message reports victory on October 22 with few details.
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SY Morning Journal
Chicago
Henry P. Elliott
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Marion
Iowa
el Paso
Tex
Arnulfo Gomez
Palam
Sonora
Mexico urged to break diplomatic ties with Germany
Mexico City Oct 28 Great excitement followed El Universal publishing a statement by Gen Pablo Gonzales former Carranza commander urging Mexico to sever relations with Germany like other Latin nations He says Mexico should align with the allies and warns against anti US sentiment misreadings in the relationship with the United States. The Mexican Chamber of Deputies met in secret and rejected a proposal to dispatch a committee to the President to guard against international disorders during a neutrality demonstration.
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Mosning Journal
Special Leaseo Wies
Mexico City
el Universal
Pablo Gonzales
Carranza
Mexico
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
General Gonzales
United States
Gonzales
Three Die as Auto Plunges Over Colorado Bridge Rail
Three men died instantly when a roadster plunged over a bridge near Colorado Springs. G F Horn a Denver Tire manager J W Murray a Pikeview miner and A J Johnson a Colorado Springs blacksmith were killed. The trio were returning from a duck hunt when speeding failed negotiating a sharp turn.
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OY Morning Journal
Colorado Springs
Colo
G. F. Horn
Denver Tire Company
J. W. Murray
Pikeview
A. J. Johnson
Horn
Murray
Johnson
Stanley Yoakum
Denver
Two Yankee Sailors Drowned In Storm
Two gunner's mates second class attached to the deep sea diving force of the U S Navy were lost when a barge capsized in a storm at an Atlantic port. The sailors were Rudolph Zugelho r of Webmiter New York and Carl Henry Blinn of Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Morning Journal
Atlantic
United States Navy
Rudolph Zugehor
Webmiter
N.Y
Carl Henry Blinn
Minneapolis
Chancellor Michaelis Resigns Rumors Stir Berlin Papers
Berlin papers discuss unconfirmed reports that Chancellor Michaelis has resigned. Speculation centers on successor candidates including Prince von Bulow and Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann as the likely figures in the leadership shuffle.
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SY Morning Journal
Berlin
Michaelis
Prince von Buelow
von Kuehlmann
German Denials of Gains on Ypres Front and Aisne Attacks
Berlin reports Allied assaults near Houtholst Wood and on the Ypres front yielded no important advantages. French attacks on the Aisne front are said to have been repulsed. The war office notes the day’s action through London.
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Germany
Berlin
London
Ypres
Houtholst Wood
War Office
Aisne
Coal wage scale sparks nationwide price rise
President Wilson endorsed a 46 cent per ton hike in bituminous coal prices effective Oct 29 1917. Garfield says wage increases around 60 to 70 percent justify higher mine prices while protecting production and avoiding shortages.
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Loubmal Opocial
Washington
Wilson
Garfield
Ohio
Bilcrois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
United States
United State
Sministrator
Premier Kerensky Plans Reorganization
News reports indicate Premier Kerensky has gone to the front and begun drafting a scheme to reorganize part of the government on a basis of separate ministries. Martial law has been proclaimed in many cities due to ongoing disorders.
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Ty Food Board
Flanders
Ypres- Roulers
Dixmude
Lyon
Froidmont Farm
Venezila Plain
Gorzia
England
General Pershing
Luxburg
Middle States
Premier Kerensky
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