United States Demands German Note Disavowal and Liability
The United States demands Germany disavow the sinking that killed American lives and assume liability. Secret negotiations continue after President Wilson and Secretary Lansing met, with no public notes. Germany may face rupture if it finalizes refusal, while Bernstorff conducts talks awaiting Washington’s view.
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United States
Germany
Washington
Wilson
Lansing
New York
Count von Gernstorf
White House
Lansing Aid
Count von Bernstorff
Lirmans
Umd
Leiter Stanen Caime
Cam
Labby
Frank Itsings
Wth
Atrocity report on Armenians amid Turkish crimes
New York late October dispatch details documentary evidence of Armenian mass atrocities by Turks. It cites Crane and Dodge committee findings from twenty four sources describing deportations, killings, women and children abused, and deportations to deserts. Reports quote brutal methods including bastinado and torture, with thousands driven from homes and riverside bodies. Continued on Page Three.
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New York
Charles R Crane Cleveland FA Dodge
Inter
Lduskrates
Famb
Teachers Puzzle Over How to Count Mother of Twins
The board of education may decide whether a mother of twins can be counted twice in PTA attendance tallies. At North Avenue grammar school the grade with the most mothers attended a meeting and a controversy arose when a mother of twins was counted for both twins. Teachers and parents throughout the city discuss whether each twin’s mother has a right to be counted twice, with the issue to be reviewed by the board at its next meeting.
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Board of Education
North Avenue Grammar School
Teachers Association
Deaf and Dumb Man Arrests Stranger in Atlanta
The first Atlanta police case where a deaf and mute man arrested another, taking him to the station and charging drunk and disorderly. Puckett, 16 Ormwood Street, detained Davis, 21, a county farmer, after Davis allegedly bumped him and tried to offer whisky. Puckett used a pad to communicate, insisting on the arrest. Davis protested.
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Atlanta Police Department
A.J Holcombe
Puckett
Ormwood Street
Ho Davis
Davis
Bim
Marooned Victims in Storm Ravaged Gulf Coast Rations Sought
New Orleans reports set amid Wednesdays hurricane say dozens of relief ships search the Gulf coast for hundreds marooned without food. The death toll rises as rescue teams push supplies forward and cities restore services while debris hampers navigation and many refugees travel by boat.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi Gulf
Doad
Messenger
Dayoud
Haya
Wife Intervenes as Montgomery Man Ends Life
Brooks, a 43-year-old lumberman from Rhodes Station Alabama, committed suicide at his home using a single barreled shotgun after telling his wife he would kill himself. She followed him, grabbed the gun barrel, and was shot in the hand and knocked unconscious, but Brook sicked fired again in his room, ending his life instantly.
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Montgomery, Ala
Brooks
Rhodes Station
Ala
Ig Ase
Advocates of Peace to Meet in Congress
San Francisco reports a three day session of the International Peace congress to open October 10. Delegates from the Church Peace union American Peace society League to Entrace Peace American League to Limit Armaments and Woman's Peace party will participate. Officials say the talks will focus on settling international disputes without arms, not on current European conflict or U S relations to European issues.
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San Francisco
International Peace Congress
Church Peace Union
American Peace Seciets
League To Entrace
American League To
Woman's Peace Patty
America
Europe
United States
Atlanta Abductions Stir City As Police Seek 7 and 9 Year Olds
Police and detectives search Atlanta for Robert Couch aged seven and Pryor Couch aged nine who vanished after boarding a Sea Island train in Jacksonville bound for their mother. Mrs Couch accuses wealthy Nashville grandparents in custody dispute and fears kidnapping while officials pursue every lead.
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Robert
Pryor Couch
Maysie Couch
Jacksonville
Ila
Tair
Whitehall Street
South
Mra Couch
Constitution
Nashville
Mrs Couch
Professor Leach
Florida Enterprise School
Mary Couch
Couch
Pryor Street
Asia
Aii
German Blockhouse Claim and Allied Setbacks
Berlin reports repulsed British attempts north of Loos and notes French offensives east of Souchesang in Champagne beaten back. French air raids over Champagne and Alsace airship downed by Germans. Allied bombardments target Luxemburg and Belgian coast as Russians face gains east of Vilna. No word on Serb or Gallipoli operations. Caucasus actions continue alongside mixed signals from various fronts.
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London
Artois
Champagne
Alsace
Paris
Neuville
Loos
Souchesang
Luxemburg
Vilna
von Hindenpurg
Minsk
Ser
Gallipoli
Caucasus
Russia orders instant break with Teutons in Bulgaria crisis
London reports Bulgarian decision looming under pressure from Russia and the Entente. Bulgaria must choose neutrality or alignment with Germany and Austria as King Ferdinand faces mobilization and possible military action against Serbia. The note cites German and Austrian officers in Sofia and warns of Russia's recall if Bulgaria does not sever ties within 24 hours.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Verdinand
Russia
Bulgasiaz
Ferdinand
Radoslavosf
Serbia
Constantinople
Greece
Petrograd
Austria
Germany
Ferdinands
Ministry of War
Radoslavoff
Teutons
Reuter
Weather outlook from Washington to Florida and Kentucky
Forecasts show Georgia and South Carolina fair Monday with likely Tuesday rain. Mississippi and Alabama expect partly cloudy Monday, cooler Tuesday inland. Florida to experience local thundershowers Monday and Tuesday, with interior cooler Tuesday. Kentucky and Indiana show fair conditions Monday, with cooler air in the north Tuesday. Louisiana remains fair Monday and Tuesday.
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Georgia
Alabama
South
Carolina
Elineaxet
Kentucky
Todisiana
Tuuisiane
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