War Fronts and Airmen Highlight Turbulent Week
Western Union reports British and French troops reach Italian lines to resist invaders while Austro German offensives press the lower Piave. American Rainbow Division and Belgian forces prepare for action in France and Flanders as clashes erupt near Jerusalem and Masnieres. French aviators claim 120 German planes destroyed on French soil and 397 over German lines. Germany claims 4000 prisoners.
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Jerusalem
America
Rainbow
France
Flanders
St. Quentin
Verdun
Paris
Gouzeaucourt
Buena Vista
Tex
United States
U.S
Lafayette Escadrille
Germany
Allied Ministers Seek Passports as War Enters New Phase
Vienna press urges England to consider opening peace talks while Russia resists separate peace.Norway Denmark and Sweden reach peace accord at Christiania. German and British battle reports show ground gains and heavy November casualties. Paris hosts Thanksgiving for troops as Roosevelt era debates unfold.
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Russia
Vienna Neue Freie Presse
England
MacKenzie
William MacKenzie
Canadian Northern Railway
Toronto
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Christiania
Paris
Masnieres
Notable Deaths and Military Movements Reported
Despondency over the invasion of Belgium is cited as the reason for Mrs. Matilda Bouillon of Los Angeles taking her own life. Spokane and other Great Northern and Northern Pacific rail yards report women engine wipers preferring rail work to house work. California’s Mrs. Daffy Summers, reputedly the oldest colored woman in the state, dies in Oakland at 106, with descendants noted. Gen. Francisco Murguia leads about 3000 troops to Chihuahua City to oppose Francisco Villa and attackers at Ojinaga, Laguna, and Cuchillo Parado.
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Belgium
Matilda Bouillon
Los Angeles
Cal
Spokane
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Washington
C. H. Younger
Daffy Summers
California
Abraham Lincoln
Oakland
Alabama
Francisco Murguia
Chihuahua City
Saltillo
Francisco Villa
Ojinaga
Laguna
Cuchillo Parado
War prices threaten babies milk says Federal Children’s Bureau
The Federal Children’s Bureau warns war prices are depriving babies of milk. The Woman’s Advisory Committee on Naval Auxiliaries urges women to knit for the navy and Marine Corps. Congress’s second session signals unity to wage war on Germany to victory. Bryan predicts a prohibition amendment ratification within two years. The Council of National Defense announces the formal formation of the American War Council for coordinated war effort.
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Federal Children’s Bureau
Navy
Marine Corps
Woman’s Advisory Committee On Naval
Red Cross War Council
America
Germany
William Jennings Bryan
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Council of National Defense
Aviator Cadet Killed at Fort Worth and Other 1917 Toll
E B Hundley a cadet in the aviation section of the signal corps United States army stationed at Camp Taliaferro was killed at Fort Worth Texas when he lost control of his airplane and fell 2500 feet J H Cohan mechanician for T B Haynes was killed when Haynes car in an auto race at Casper Wyoming struck a plank and crashed into the fence Haynes was unharmed Cohan is a former Denver man Nelson H Norgren longtime Utah athletic coach left for Berkeley to take army aviation physical examination Football caused twelve deaths in the 1917 season including a Colorado boy the toll was six fewer than 1916 and four less than two years earlier
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E. B. Hundley
Signal Corps
United States Army
Camp Taliaferro
Fort Worth
Tex
J. H. Cohan
T. B. Haynes
Haynes
Casper
Wyo
Cohan
Denver
Nelson H. Norgren
University of Utah
Berkeley
Cal
Aviation Corps of
Army
Colorado
R. O. Naylor
Tucson
el Paso
D. D. Way
Colin Cameron
C. M. Roberts
Willcox
Ed. Sutton
Sutton
Phoenix
Department of Justice
Washington
Fort Huachuca
T. H. Brandt
Tombstone
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
McBride
Graham County
Civil Service Commission
Cochise
S. R. Robbins
Mascot Copper Company of
Dos Cabezas
Bread Price Cut In Chicago One Cent
A one cent reduction in unwrapped bread prices was reported for Chicago. A runaway army balloon from Fort Omaha crossed Newton Kansas tearing down telephone wires and poles. Sixteen miners killed in the Old Ben coal mine near Christopher Illinois were recovered. German authorities push disorganization of the Russian army while seeking armistice talks. Mexico marks the first anniversary of the constituent assembly in Mexico City as Carranza remains in the capital. Railroad workers press for wage hikes about forty percent above current scales. A Black man named Ligon Scott who attacked a white woman was burned at Oversburg Tennessee.
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Chicago
Fort Omaha
Newton
Kan
Mexico City
Queretaro
Carranza
Ligon Scott
Oversburg
Tenn
Billions for War Taxes and Liberty Bond Issues
Treasury estimates for 1919 total about 13.018 billion dollars with over 11 billion for war costs. Most funds come from Liberty bonds and fewer from taxes, while sinking-fund adjustments and postal refunds shave the total. Army and Navy budgets dominate, with broad increases in arms, equipment, and support services across departments.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury Department
Treasury
Ineuueyl
Elsteeiecereie
Panama, Canal
PROUA
Army
Navy
Signal Service
Arizona state news roundup from Western Newspaper Union era
Arizona reports include an enlistment call for a mining regiment amid hydrophobia in Winkleman, Yuma utility ownership push, and no grazing-fee hike for 1918. Other items note beef shipments for Allied forces, pensions for Elgin and Phoenix, a Verde post office, and legal actions in Tucson, Tombstone, and Globe.
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Union News Service
Winkleman
Rebekahs
Yuma
Red Cross
Ussher
Miami
San Pedro
Ashurst
Lillioukalani
Hawaii
Verde
Yavapai
Jesse M. Foster, Jr
Board of Supervisors
The
Food Administration
Arizona
Globe-Miami
United States Army
Campbell
Woodrow Wilson
Capitol
Nellie L. Bartlett
Elgin
Rebecca J. Peoples
Phoenix
Maricopa
Pima
Congress Opens War Session in Washington December 3
The Sixty fifth Congress convened in Washington with the House and Senate in session at noon. Speaker Clark and Vice President Marshall presided. Prayers for victory marked the opening as Wilson urged renewed energy to win the war against Germany. Senator La Follette announced the death of Senator Paul O Hastings of Wisconsin after a hunting accident.
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Washington
America
Congress
House
Clark
Marshall
Senate
United States
Germany
Wilson
la Follette
Paul O. Hasting
Wisconsin
Small Footing Won by Teutons
Field Marshal Haig reports from France that heavy enemy attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. The Cambrai front saw fierce fighting with our line mostly held, slight withdrawal at La Vacquerie and east of Marcoing.
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London
Gonnelieu
Marcoing
Haig
France
Cambrai
la Vacquerie
American Troops Kill Twelve Outlaws Near India Tex
Mexican bandits opened fire on an American cavalry patrol five miles from India Texas, wounding Private Keist. Troops crossed the river into Mexico and killed twelve outlaws, including Felipe Romero and Rafael Venastado, burning their shacks after driving occupants out.
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India
Tex
Keist
Mexico
Felipe Romero
Rafael Venastado
Beaten Police Suspect Held for Sanity Exam
A man calling himself Alexander Crunska was arrested for vagrancy in Pueblo. On release and return of $200 in bills, he assaulted Detective Walton and Police Surgeon Killough, and damaged furniture at the police station. He is detained at a local hospital for a sanity evaluation.
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Pueblo
Alexander Crunska
Walton
Killough
Why of Course A Nine Year Old Quibbles Over Wheatless Bread
A patriotic Indianapolis News item recounts John ny aged nine dining with his mother in a cafeteria on a wheatless day. He questions eating corn bread instead of white bread and after his mother scolds him he says he would be the peeling if forced to give up his portion.
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Johnny
Indianapolis News
Laxative Bromo Quinine Box Bears BH GROVH Signature
Quinine product Laxative Bromo Quinine claims tonic and laxative effects without nervousness or head ringing. The box shows a single Bromo Quinine name and BH W. Grovh’s signature appears on the package, priced at 30 cents.
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BH. W. Grovh
Cost of Feeding Nippon's Soldiers
An officer cited by Yom iuri says it costs about 43 sen daily to feed a private in Japan's Second Imperial bodyguard. Fifteen sen covers rice and barley, eighteen sen for meat and vegetables, with all items priced at one third under market. Meals include breakfast cereal and bean soup, lunch and dinner vegetables and fish or meat. A 20 person staff handles cooking and distribution, one cook per 90 men, and unused food funds festive extra dishes.
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Nippon
Japan
Imperial Bodyguard
Yomiuri
Of Course She Did
A young woman answered an advertisement and revealed she quit her last job after a boss in Indiana showed her how to make corn pone in the kitchen The remark is reported in the Indianapolis News reflecting a humorous take on job quitting and regional speak.
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Kentucky
Indianapolis News
Draft timing inquires and exemption board roles
A terse exchange about the draft asks how Jones and Smith should respond. Smith questions whether the reply is as a friend or as a member of the exemption board, clarifying authority and approach.
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Jones
Smith
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