Fate of Venice Hangs on Piave Stand in War News
Censored dispatches from Italian headquarters warn abandonment of the Piave line may become necessary to resume the offensive risking loss of Venice and Treviso. Italian and London press urge caution while battle rages near Monte Grappa as Austro German forces strike along the Piave front.
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Webb Miller
United Press
London
Piave River
Venice
Treviso
Asault
Cauion
Ynte Grappa
Monte Grappa
Piave
Brenta
Fonzaso
Feltere
Quero
Delaware Woman Drowns Near Center on Ferry Ride
Mrs. Join McElhaney of Wilmington Delaware is drowned when her car plunges from a ferry into the Coosa River near Center Alabama. Her husband and another occupant were in the car. one occupant, Mrs McKibaney, is seriously ill. The body is not recovered.
Destroyer Chauncey Sinks. 21 Sailors Lost
Washington reports the destroyer Chauncey sunk after a collision on patrol in foreign waters. Twenty one American lives are believed lost with 70 survivors, Chauncey built in 1902 and displacing 420 tons. casualties align with the earlier Alcedo loss as the two largest U S naval deaths so far in the war.
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Washington
Chauncey
Daniels
Creel Committee
Navy Department
Alcedo
United States
Cassin
Michigan
Attachment warrant against ex Czar Nicholas Rom anoff
New York Nov 20 A warrant for attachment against Nicholas Romanoff ex Czar of Russia was signed by Supreme Court Justice Benedict in Brooklyn. The marine transportation service corporation sues for 2 800 000 for breach of contract claiming failure of the Russian government to proceed with a 1915 water supply contract and losses from preparations and the seizure of the 3 000 000 vessel Vigilancia torpedoed.
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New York
Nicholas Romanoff
Ruesta
Supreme Court
Benedict
Brooklyn
Marine Transportation Service Corporation
Russia
Vigilancia
Italian Counter Offensive Resumes Near Monte Fenera
Rome reports continuation of the Italian counter-offensive with 306 prisoners and five machine guns captured in the Melette region. The official bulletin says four massed enemy attacks around Monte Fenera were repelled in fierce combat.
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Rome
Melette
Monte Fenera
War Office
Grand Duke Nicholas Aids Kaledine in Plan to Restore Monarchy
The grand duke allegedly arrived at Kaledine's Kharkoff headquarters and offered his services. He was promised command of the Cossacks and a restored monarchy, with plans to proclaim the grand duke as czar. Nicholas is a cousin of the former ruler and previously led Russian armies. He was demoted and later reportedly arrested in 1917 after royalist riots.
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Kaledine
Kharkoff
Rea
Vienna
Nicholas
Europe
Question of declaring war on Austria reopened today
Washington reports possible U S action after Congress reconvenes and President Wilson's alien enemy proclamation. Spies and aliens, especially Germans and Austrians, face registration and barred zones while officials discuss martial law and internment as Italy and Austria influence potential war moves.
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Austria
Carip. Groat
United Press
Washington
United States
Congress
Presii Wilson
Aushake
Ken Sid
Italy
District of Columbia
Panama Canal Zone
Water power plan to curb coal use faces Congress
Washington says water power development to save vast coal may be a core part of Wilson's second war message. Secretaries Lane Baker and Houston near agreement on a leasing system for power sites 50 year terms with government rate regulation and eventual revert to the United States.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Lane
Baker
Houston
Gifford Pinchot
United States
New French Premier Delivers Maiden War Speech
Paris reports Premier Clevenceau, successor to Painleve, pledging a warlike, uncompromising policy. He vows swift punishment for traitors and strict censorship, urges obedience to food restrictions, and calls for unity with America Britain Italy to prepare for victory.
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Paris
Clevenceau
France
Painleve
Chamber of Deputies
McCall
Massachusetts
America
Britain
Italy
Lake carriers blamed for blocking war shipbuilding progress
President Andrew Furuseth of the Seamen's Union charged at the AFL convention that lake carriers allied with the steel trust are impeding the wind the war shipbuilding program by withholding cooperation from the west coast agreement. He called the lake carriers the slackers haven and said they have not joined the coastal accord.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Carriers Association
The
Steel Trust
America
American Federation Labor
Andrew Furuyseth
Seamen's Union
Furuseth
Lake Carriers
Government urged to control carriers during war
Washington reports united demand for government control not ownership of railroads in wartime. Ship operators press to seize reins fix wages and stabilize rates while bankers, investors foresee a stronger market with government support. Railroad men show cautious support for government transportation responsibility. President Wilson advisers favor direct government direction.
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Washington
Wilson
Bulger Seeks Lieutenant Governor Seat in Alabama
Montgomery reports Senator Thomas E. Bulger of Dadeville, president pro tem of the state senate, entered the race for lieutenant governor today complying with the corrupt practice act. He says senate members from both prohibition and local option factions expect him to win without opposition.
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Montgomery
Thomas E. Bulger
Dadeville
State Senate
Senate
Agreement Aims to Rally Trained Workforce for National Emergence
The clause envisions securing sufficient trained personnel to undertake construction and operation of key national initiatives. It highlights mobilization of skilled workers to support postwar development and industrial growth, linking education, training, and employment to a cohesive national program.
NJ and Delaware Troops Begin Four Day Camp Hike
Six thousand troops from New Jersey and Delaware depart Camp McClellan for a four day hike. They will sleep in dog tents and live on field rations to simulate foreign service conditions. Brigadier General Barber leads the Fifty seventh brigade with Cols. Frazier and Van Wath aven guiding the 113th and 114th infantry units. They march toward Me fordery in Talladega county and face field kitchen messes and tests reflecting two months of training.
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New Jersey
Delaware
Camp
McClellan
Foreign Service
Charles W. Barber
John D. Frazier
Albert A. van Wathaven
Talladega County
Mother's fainting amid tense murder trial in Mineola
Mrs Errazuria Vegara, mother of Mrs Bianco de Saulles, fainted in a Mineola courtroom during voir dire for a capital punishment case. Dr J Sherman Wright said she has a weak heart and the scene followed as the daughter faced trial for the killing of her former husband.
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Mineola
Errazuria Vegara
Bianco de Saulles
Valparaiso
Chile
J. Sherman Wright
Vegara
Governor Refuses Extradition for Negro in Assault Case
Boston dispatch reports Governor McCall refused extradition of John Johnson a negro arrested for an alleged assault in Charleston West Virginia. McCall cited long delay and feared possible lynching if sent west asserting evidence was exaggerated after a thorough inquiry.
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Boston
John Johnson
Charleston
W. Va
McCall
West Virginia
Powder Fire at Indian Head Naval Base Injures Man
A fire at the Indian Head naval testing ground last night destroyed 0,000 pounds of powder and injured one man. Three men fled from a second story window to escape the flames.
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Washington
Americans Sink German Probing Recon Units In No Man's Land
American patrols crept out at night near German wire, blanketing sectors as one American soldier was reported killed in a clash. German shelling followed the patrol activity, with each regiment reporting its own headquarters in France. Washington later announced no additional French deaths by Pershing.
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J. W. Pegler
United Press
France
No Man’s Land
Washington
Pershing
American Labor Federation Plans Fraternal Message to Russia
The American Federation of Labor backed by a pro war vote plans a fraternal greeting to Russia’s labor regions explaining why American labor fights for victory. President Gompers supports presenting the idea before delegates before adjournment and highlights informing Russian workers of world labor prospects.
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George Martin
United Press
Buffalo
Russia
American Federation of Labor
Kaiseriam
Gompers
James Duncan
America
Fire Burned Livery Stable Killing 35 Horses in Asheville
A morning blaze destroyed J. H. Creasman’s livery stable in Asheville North Carolina. Thirty five horses perished in the fire with extensive property damage reported. Local authorities investigation pending.
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Asheville
XN. C
J. H. Creasman
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