Ambassador Confirms Kerensky Fall and Russian Turmoil
Cablegrams from Ambassador Francis in Petrograd confirm the overthrow of the Kerensky government. Reports say Bolshevik-Maximalists form a cabinet with Lenin and Trotsky likely, while Petrograd quiets and life seems undisturbed for now. The United States will refrain from action until a new stable government forms.
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Washington
Francis
Petrograd
State Department
Kerensky
United Press
Winter Palace
Aurora
Rusia
Red Res
Russia
United States
Lenine
Keren
Moscow
Nicolai Lenine
Leon Trotsky
Battle That May Decide Fate of Venetia Today
Berlin reports German Austrian troops reached the Piave river line from Susegana to the sea. The war office says allied forces have reached the Piave as far as the coast. The statement signals drawing of battle lines for a potential turning point in the Venetia frontier.
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Ker Ensky
Hina
Piave
Venetia
Berlin
London
War Office
Austria
Germany
Susegana
Adriatic
Treviso
Piave River
Russia’s Power Shift Casts Shadow Over Washington
Washington reports pessimism over Bolshevik control in Moscow and Russia’s exit from WWI fighting. Officials weigh lenin’s peace aims and potential separate accords, with embassy and State Department seeking full Petrograd data amid delayed telegrams and Balkan uncertainties.
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Trotsky
Germany
Lenine
Russia
Petrograd
Embassy
State Department
Balkans
Battle May Be Impending as Kerensky Faces Bolshevik Push
London reports a possible move to Petrograd as Kerensky seeks to save Rus from Bolsheviks. Censored dispatches say troops were concentrating and the provisional government may act with force. A Bolshevik censor note also claimed revolutionary spread to Moscow via American Ambassador Francis.
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Sampant Lenine Trotsky
London
Kerensky
Rus
Petrograd
Kerensky, Kalede
Francis
Moscow
German Forces Land On Aland Islands For Naval Base
Reports from Stockholm indicate German forces landed on the Aland Islands last night to establish a naval base. The islands lie near the Gulf of Bothnia, with a possible aim to fortify positions in the Baltic as a broader German strategy unfolds in the region.
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ERMAN
Aland Islands
Stockholm
Alana Islands
Atvance
Gulf of ‘Bothnia
Nae
Walsh Named Chief Counsel of New Federal Office
John Walsh of Washburn Wisconsin or on the federal trade commission legal staff for two years was announced as chief counsel a newly created office in Washington on November 10.
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Washington
John Walsh
Washburn
Wis
Federal Trade Commission
Italian King Victor Emmanuel Praised By Nation On His Birthday
A Nov 10 dispatch notes the Italian people will honor Victor Emmanuel on his forty eighth birthday. The king’s wartime leadership, calm demeanor, and restraint in directing the army are praised as Italy unites behind him.
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Rome
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Mary
General Cadorna
Vic
China May Seek German Ties After U S Disappointment
China voices disappointment over the Ishii Lansing understanding with the United States and Japan. Beijing may abandon recognize Japan's rights and consider reestablishing ties with Germany after the war, pressuring Washington to clarify binding power of the accord. The embassy remains silent as Chinese officials weigh treaties and Senate ratification.
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Robert J. Bender
United Press
Washington
China
United States
Viscont
Ishii
Lansing
Japan
Ishii-Lansing
Peking
America
Tokio
Foreign Office
United States Senate
Germany
Cranberries Very Short This Year Warn Officials
Washington officials say berries are scarce with only 240000 barrels expected versus 415000 last year. Agriculture department cautions shoppers to be kind to cranberries as supply tightens.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Tulsa Vigilantes Whip and Tar I W W Members
A mob calling itself the Knights of Liberty, masked in black robes, abducted seventeen I W W members from police custody in Tulsa Oklahoma. The prisoners were whipped with cat o nine tails daubed with tar and feathers then driven to a ravine and later to their headquarters where they were compelled to pledge to leave the city. Guns fired as armed vigilantes guarded the procession and roped and stripped the prisoners before state authorities could intervene. Police reported a widespread arming of residents and fear clashes between vigilantes and I W W members remain possible.
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Tulsa
Okla
Belgium
Osage Hills
Ll. W. W's
Vigilance Committee
Knights of Liberty
Knight of Liberty
Bonar Law outlines wartime unity and new Allied control
London reports Bonar Law’s guild hall speech re-elected in press and public respect. Readers assess the outlook after Italian catastrophe and Russian internal division, with talk of an inter Allied council of generals for operations on the western front and Italy included.
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United Press
London
Bonar Law
Guild Hall
inter-Allied
Western Front
Italy
Channel
Retirement Accomplished Behind Piave Line
Italy completed a strategic withdrawal to the Piave defense line amid a major refugee exodus now totaling about one million homeless in Rome. Cities such as Belluno Vittoria Conegliano Parenzo Sacile and Ordergo were emptied as civilians fled the advancing Austro German forces. Collection in Rome for civilian relief reached 758000000 lire with more needed. Cardinal La Fontaine urged calm and prayers for Venice residents as precautions to protect art works intensified. Askalan Captured by British near Gaza signaling progress near Jorisalea and the Mediterranean coast.
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John H. Hearley
United Press
Rome
Italy
Piave River
Piave Line
Livenza
Piave
Belluno
Vittoria
Conegliano
Parenone
Sacile
Ordergo
Tagliamento
Cardinal LaFontaine
Venice
German air raid claims hospital staff casualties near Dunkirk
Paris reports German airmen bombed hospitals including Zuydachoote hospital. Seven hospital staff members were killed and nine wounded in the incendiary raid. The attack formed part of a wider bombing expedition over the Dunkirk area.
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Paris
Zuydachoote
Dunkirk
French Raids Reported After Mixed Front Actions
Paris reports ongoing raids and artillery on both sides. German raids northwest of Rheims failed while French raiding successes occurred northwest of Senones and east of Seppois on the Meuse area and Le Chaume wood faced continued enemy artillery fire.
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Paris
War Office
Rheims
Meuse
le Chaume
Alsace
Senones
Seppois
Ten Canadian soldiers killed in Lela sector raid
Hamilton reports ten Canadian soldiers were found dead with throats cut after Germans captured them in a raid and slaughtered them when Allied forces attacked the position. Captain Alex Solomon was among the dead.
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Hamilton
Ont
Lela
Alex Solomon
Haig Opens New Offense Toward Passchendaele
British forces pushed deeper into German lines at Passchendaele as Haig reported achieving most objectives. Strong fortified farms were overrun and fighting remained intense along the advance. Bavarians were gradually forced off ridges amid harsh weather and continuing push.
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Flanders
Pass Chendaele
Haig
Halag
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Teetas
Siebs
Netor Emmanuel
Helf
Wreb Miller
Comment Today
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Gaza
Jorisalea
Beypitian Front
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William Philip Simms
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Marshal Haig
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