Germans Retire From Verdun Front as French Press Advance
Paris reports a major air clash with sixteen German planes shot down and fifty damaged. French forces reclaim territory north of the Chemin Des Dames, finding bridges burned along the Aisne front. German retreat includes losses of field guns and machine guns. Laon nears French positions as western flank tensions grow.
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Paris
Malmaison
W. S. Forrest
United Press
Verdun
Pollus
Chemines Dames
Aisne
Aillette River
Chemin Des Dames
Courtecon
Altles
Chevreux
Corbeny
Chavignon
War Office
Petain
Tweny
Laon
Owbena Dew Dames
Iafere
St. Quentin
Anizy
Russia Worn Out Population Warns of War Strain
Samuel N. Harper of the University of Chicago returning from Russia says the country is worn out by a series of industrial financial and food crises that preceded the revolution. He notes Russians seek aid from the United States to stay in the war and to preserve Russia’s existence.
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Chicago
Samuel N. Harper
University of Chicago
Russia
Kerensky
United States
Destructive Austro German Advance Through Italy Reported
Rome dispatch says refugees describe burning villages along the Italian front from Caporetto to the Tagliamento. They report wilful destruction and poison attacks, while Cadorna strengthens lines as German forces push and then face counterattack on the British front near a railway junction.
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Hans
Italy
John KH. Heareby
United Press
Rome
Caporetto
Af Clay
Ont
Cadorna
Tagliamento
Cador
New German Chancellor Von Hertling Faces Center Party Pressure
Reports from Berlin indicate Chancellor von Hertling will avoid accepting offices in Germany’s government while seeking to maintain influence through the center party. Leaders say he commands strong support from the powerful centerist faction and could steer policy within a revised plan.
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John 1
Feria
Via
Chae
Yuat von Hertling
Germany
von Hertling
Philadelphia Election Names in City Offices
Philadelphia voters will elect a district attorney registrar of wills receiver of taxes city treasurer a common council of ninety members and twenty five members of the select council The town meeting party's candidates receive Senator Penrose support The party formed after the murder of A McNichol Henchman in the recent primaries
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Philadelphia
Town Meeting Party
Penrose
A. McNichol
England Moves Toward Food Cards and Rations
Washington reports England is accelerating toward a rationing system with sugar limited to eight ounces per person per week after December 3. Lord Rhondda, the food controller, says sugar cards will underlie further rationing as Britain shifts from voluntary to compulsory controls, while Germany and the United States pursue different approaches.
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Washington
England
Herbert Hoover
United States
Great Britain
Lord Rhondda
Germany
America
Liberal Party Leads to Large Parliamentary Majority
A fragment notes liberals securing an overwhelming parliamentary majority, signaling strong support for their stance and governing agenda.
British Victory Records Sunk German Cruiser and Vessels
Washington Nov 3 American naval experts say British destroyers defeated a German auxiliary cruiser and patrol boats off the Kattegat. Four inch guns outranged six inch armament in a historic naval battle with no British losses. The German cruiser reportedly sunk near Copenhagen. an electrically controlled plant vessel was also destroyed.
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Washington
Cartaget
Kattegat
North Sea
Steareerrack
Copenhagen
Berlinske
Delete
Admiralty
German cruiser sunk in North Sea battle off Kattegat
British admiralty reports a German auxiliary cruiser Marie of Flensburg or Wilenburg was overwhelmed by British fire and sunk within ten minutes in the Kattegat. Seven survivors and 36 dead from a crew of 41, British losses none, 64 prisoners taken. location near Kulien or north of Gothenburg per Copenhagen. Jane’s and Lloyd’s do not list the ship.
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London
Admiralty
North Sea
Copenhagen
Marie
Kattegat
Skageratt
Jutland
Kulien
Gothenburg
Kattegatt
Jane's Fighting Ships
Flensburg
Flenborg
Lloyd's Shipping List
England Celebrates British Fleet Penetration and Sinkings
England rejoices as a British cruiser with six inch guns penetrates the Kattegat to sank a German auxiliary ship with no losses. Copenhagen reports 64 German boat survivors captured and heavy German losses. Captain Lauterbach of the Marne describes near destruction from British gunfire and fires aboard his vessel.
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England
London
Kattegat
Skaggerrak
Admiralty
Copenhagen
Marie
Flensburg
Copenhage
Lauterbach
Marne
500 Carloads of Potatoes Rotten in Chicago Yard
More than 500 carloads of potatoes, largely frozen and unfit for consumption, were found in Chicago freight yards. Destination cards were removed and detectives could not identify consignors. Police say the carloads were dumped in a west side refuse yard, with shipments from Oklahoma and California among the largest.
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Chicago
Oklahoma
California
Railroads Prepare to Again Seek Freight Rate Hike
Washington gears for a key Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on reopening the 15 percent freight rate increase. Eastern carriers led by presidents and counsel push for higher general rates while shippers organize to oppose. George Patterson will argue for the railroads as leaders like Samuel Rea Daniel Willard A H Smith F B Underwood and Howard Elliott attend the event.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railways
George Stuart Patterson
Eastern
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania Lines
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
A. H. Smith
New York Central
F. B. Underwood
Erie
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
New England
Thirty Percent Wage Increase Proposed by Railroad Workers
Chicago, Nov 3. Two hundred fifty thousand railroad employees nationwide seek a 30 percent average raise, to be achieved by discussion rather than strike. Joint conferences of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors adjourned to tomorrow without formal demands. the proposed scale would apply to all train operation workers except engineers and firemen.
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Chicago
United States
Brotherhoo of
Order of Railway Conduect
Bomb Carrier Found on American Ship
An Atlantic port report says Matthews Vaiteikounes, 32, a Brooklyn resident and carpenter aboard an American transport, was seized with a pocket bomb. The device held powder gun cotton and chemicals with an electric detonation tube and a Lime clock trigger. He is held for further investigation after questioning by federal officials.
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Atlantic
Matthews Vaiteikounes
Brooklyn
N. Y
United States
Germany
Baldiola Lands at Langley Field from New York
Lieut Baldioli of the Italian Royal Flying Corps arrived at Langley field from New York in two hours and thirty minutes flying at a pace over two miles a minute. Other Italian flyers at Mineola will fly here Monday.
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Newport News
Baldioli
Royal Flying Corps
Langley Field
New York
Mineola
L. L
Germans Claim to Have Taken Americans
Berlin reports a reconnoitering German party seized some North American soldiers on the Rhine Marne canal. Officials note captives likely Pershing’s expeditionary force and fume over camouflage claims. The disclosure aims to push Pershing and Admiral Sims to speed official word to Washington.
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Herlin
London
Rhine-Marne Canal
Pershing
Lorraine
French Department
Meurthe and
Moselle
France
Nancy
United Press
Iron Cross
Sammy
United States
Berlin
General Pershing
Admiral Sims
Washington
Speculation on Captured Troops in European Canals
Washington reports a Berlin announcement listing North Americans among recent captures on the Maine and Rhine canals. War department officials doubt Pershing reports, leaning to the view that the captives were Canadians or French Foreign Legion members, probably the latter.
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Washington
Berlin
Maine and
Rhine
War Department
Pershing
War Departmental
French Foreign Legion
Fritz Learns English to Aid German War Effort
From Flanders, Nov. 3, German troops are taught English phrases for use in conquest scenarios. The primer, titled English as she is spoken by Fritz, trains soldiers to request supplies and issue threats upon landing in America, England, or Canada. The 16 page pocket guide aims to equip Boche with practical phrases for occupation.
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Fritz
William Philip Simms
United Press
Flanders
United States
Canada
England
Spracnfuhrer Fur
Government must curb consumption to back war effort
Paul F. Blackett, representing the British treasury, told the war finance conference in Philadelphia that the nation needs $20,000,000,000 a year in goods and services to fight Germany. He urged Americans to minimize their use of available supplies to enable government procurement.
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Philadelphia
United States
Germany
Paul F. Blackett
Treasury
War Finance Conference
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Blackett
Tagliamento River Drive Reported as Turning Point
Berlin with London relay says prisoners in the German Austrian advance exceed 260000. Officials in Washington warn that the Tagliamento River operations mark the crisis of the great war and the Italian front could decide allied prospects, with the German advance judged unchecked.
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Berlin
London
Washington
Tagliamento River
Italy
United States
Freeh Bet Commission
Baltic Gate to the Baltic: Allies must win shore control
Washington reports Arthur Pollen argues the Baltic entry hinges on political and military steps, not naval alone. He notes Sweden Denmark Norway must be persuaded to join the Allies to control straits and gateways, with Sweden friendly to Germany risking a two week overrun of Denmark.
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Washington
Baltic Sea
Kerensky
Great Britain
Russia
Arthur Pollen
London
England
Pollen
Gulf of Riga
Oesel
Dago Islands
Gulf
Baltic
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Germany
Asquith
Mexico Seeks U S Food Aid to Prevent Famine
Washington reports Mexico will appeal to the United States for corn to avert widespread famine as sections face acute shortages. Special commissioner Luis Cabrera travels to discuss relief, embargo reciprocity, and export terms.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
State Department
Luis Cabeza
Cabera
Cabrera
Veo Crue
Powers Seek Strategic Gains in Tagliamento Battle
Forces on both sides clash with patrols and shelling as Germans move guns and troops toward Trentino. Swiss sources say Berlin aims to outflank General Cadorna on the Tagliamento front, signaling a potential broader offensive.
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London
the Tagliamento
Trentino
Cadorna
Tagliamento
France Still Finanically Strong War Expenditures Rise
J Frederick Bloch of the French mission told the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia that since the war began France has authorized credits totaling 19.949 billion dollars plus 1.1606 billion in advances to allies. He said heavy taxes are paid cheerfully and loan subscriptions are oversubscribed.
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Philadelphia
France
J. Frederick Bloch
United States
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Bloch
British Advance Toward Jerusalem Gains Pace
Jerusalem in Danger reports British General Murr ay’s forces may reach Jerusalem by Christmas if current progress in Palestine continues. Egyptian expeditionary force says British attacked Gaza defenses Thursday night, breached the first Turkish line on a five thousand yard front, and took 6,000 prisoners. Beersheba occupation announced Wednesday. Gaza and Beersheba lie about forty miles from Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
London
Murrray
Palestine
Gaza
Beersheba
Holy City
Red Cross Plans American Commission to Aid Italy
Washington reports an American Red Cross commission will be sent to Rome to establish permanent headquarters and to alleviate suffering among Milan soldiers and civilian populations. The envoy will work under Ambassador Page to coordinate aid efforts in Italy.
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Red Cross
Italy
Washington
Ambassador Page
Rome
Red Cross Today
Red Cross Commission
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