War Chronicle From the Western Front and Beyond
The week’s war summary reports German and Turkish actions in Europe, Allied responses, and diplomatic moves. It notes Uruguay severing ties with Germany, 4,446 prisoners taken in a Thursday battle, ship collisions, and advances and bombardments along Flanders and the Meuse with references to Baker’s assessment of potential German withdrawal and new “hurricane fire” terminology for bombardment.
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Uruguay
Germany
Berlin
Ypres
Tolo
Magic
H. B. Kennedy
Central coal operators seek price rise advocacy
In a central field dispute, coal operators press Garfield to permit higher prices. The report notes a deadly clash over a Negro, leaving three white men dead and three wounded at La Pine Alabama. Edsel Ford denies selective service exemption.
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Central Field
Garfield
la Pine
Ala
Taft
Niles
Ohio
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Detroit
Mich
District Appeal Board
Union Pacific
van Dyke
Wyo
Fort Huachuca
Bisbee
Ariz
Enid
Okla
La Follette Defends Self as Congress Adjourns
President Wilson signs the largest deficit bill in U.S. history, $7,758,124,000 for war purposes, as Congress adjourns. The State Department holds documents alleging Count von Bernstorff financed peace efforts and directed German attachés, while Helfin’s charges are criticized. Submarine threat and insurance rates drop amid praise for congressional work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
von Papen
Boy- Ed
United States
Wilson
World War News Briefs From The Front And Diplomacy
Reports state the British cruiser Drake was torpedoed and sunk. Kerensky forms a cabinet amid demands from Democrats. Britain embargoes supplies to Holland and Scandinavia. Mexican oil workers return to work after a strike. Heavy snows hit the Vosges with possible halt to war actions. An interned German submarine escaped Cadiz causing a sensation. High Spanish officials suspended. Eight thousand Gomel soldiers refuse front duty. American schooner Annie F. Conlon attacked by a German sub off the Scilly Isles. eight men landed safely. U.S. inquiries into Salvador neutrality stance. French shipping losses show five ships over 1,600 tons destroyed. Japan offers 100,000 tons of cargo vessels for steel export embargo relief. Petrograd grants Soukhomlinnof term in prison at Peter and Paul. Cologne Gazette cites Helferich on future war aims debate.
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Drake
Kerensky
Democratic Congress
Great Britain
Holland
Scandinavia
Aguilar Oil Company
Mexico
Vosges
Cadiz
Annie F. Conlon
Scilly Islands
United States
Salvador
Japan
Nichi Nichi
Petrograd
Soukhomlinoff
St. Peter and St. Paul
Siberia
Cologne
Karl Helferich
Reichstag
Cowboys and Buffs clash ends in 6 to 0 defeat
Wyoming Cowboys edge Colorado Aggies 6 to 0 at Laramie in a hard fought football clash. University of Denver defeats Montana State Aggies 33 to 7 in Denver. Eddie Cicotte stars for the Chicago Americans guiding a 2 to 1 win in Chicago in the first world series game as Detroit tops New York 7 to 2 in game two. Ty Cobb and Eddie Roush lead major league batting titles for 1917. Stanley Yoakum suffers serious injuries after being pinned under a car near Pueblo.
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Wyoming Cowboys
Colorado Aggies
Laramie
Ty Cobb
Detroit Star
Eddie Rousch
Cincinnati
Teachers’ College At
Greeley
University of Colorado
Boulder
University of Denver
Montana State Aggies
Denver
Eddie Cicotte
Detroit
Chicago Americans
Chicago
New York Nationals
Sox
War era credits and spy cases sweep U S news
Money to pay German spy passed through several American banks. Evidence of a new I W W plot to overthrow the U S government was given to Chicago officials. Secretary McAdoo urged lawmakers to push the Liberty Loan to involve senators and representatives in nationwide talks. Air power plans include 20 000 planes under a 640 million aviation bill. State Department exposure of Bolo Pasha ties reopens New York inquiry. Seattle telephone girls threaten a strike over wages and conditions.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Colmar
Iowa
United States
Chicago
McAdoo
Pacific Coast
Marshall
Clark
Senate
House
Congress
War Baker
State Department
Bolo Pasha
New York
State Attorney
von Bernstorff
Germany
France
Seattle
Wash
Arizona State News highlights October events and plans
The state announces coming events from October 18 to 20 including the Fifth Northern Arizona Fair in Prescott and the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix. It notes public markets in Tucson, new telephone service in Mesa, capitol expansion planning, and a bigger state fair. Reports cover underground winery discoveries, copper and silver developments, war efforts, staffing, legal cases, and local industry trends across Arizona.
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Prescott
Phoenix
Tucson
Mesa
Marshall
State Capitol
Mike Lemich
Clarkdale
Arizona
Oatman
W. O. Ruggles
Kingman
Camp Funston
German allies seek peace over conquest amid war strain
Berlin reports quote George Goethein of the Progressive Party saying the US cannot be forced to peace or pay a war indemnity and questioning the cost of victory. He notes allies favor peace through conciliation, warns of strikes at home, and says no crush of enemies is possible on land.
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Amsterdam
George Goethein
Reichstag
Central Committee
Berlin
America
England
Germany
Goethein
Michaelis
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Cripple Creek Output, Dividends Highlight Western Mining News
Cripple Creek district produced 97,511 tons in September with a gross bullion value of 1,028,554 dollars and average ore value of 10.54 dollars per ton. Dividends of 167,000 dollars were paid by Cresson Consolidated and Golden Cycle. Copper prices fixed at 23.5 cents per pound by government and major producers.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Porth and Gold Mining Company
Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Company
Golden Cycle Mining and Reduction
Av. Val. Gr. Val
Golden Cycle Colo. Spgs
Portland Gold Mining Co
Spgs
Denver and
Puteeee
Portland-Independence Mi Cc
Portland
Victor Mill
C. C
Rex
Ruby
Globe
Miami
Jerome Verde
Gila Development Company
Ray
Allied army of 1,250,000 to drive on Constantinople
London reports an allied force of 1,250,000 expected to launch a campaign within sixty days. Constantinople is the winter target of one brigade of the international army. An American patrol boat fired on an Italian submarine, killing one officer and a seaman. Secretary Daniels expressed regrets to Italy. With Germany breaking Uruguay relations, 42 million Latin Americans align with the United States. more South Americans may follow.
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Constantinople
London
Daniels
U. S
Italy
Uruguay
Germany
United States
Evans syndicate launches new gold dredging boat at Breckenridge
The Evans syndicate of Denver launched a gold dredging boat at Breckenridge. Farncomb Hill Dredging Company declares a 5 percent dividend on $300000 for August. Lessees at the First National mine in Iowa Gulch report a rich strike on the bottom level at 330 feet. Park County notes silver and lead prices rising, predicting every mine in the district to be working by July 1, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Syndicate of
Denver
Breckenridge
Farncomb Hill
First National
Iowa Gulch
Park County
Montana Firms Move Offices and Expand Oil Holdings
Consumers Oil and Refining Company moved its office from Billings to Denver. Butte and Superior zinc output reached 11,000,000 pounds in September versus 5,800,000 in August. Anaconda Copper Mining Co declared a quarterly dividend of $2 a share payable November 26 to stock of record October 20. Interstate Oil Company added a 640 acre Carbon county lease without increasing capitalization, bringing total holdings to 900 acres.
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Consumers Oil and Refining Company
Billings
Denver
Butte and Superior
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Interstate Oil Company
Montana
Carbon County
Noted Mason 84 Dies in London
London report states Sir Edward Letchworth grand secretary of English Freemasons died in London at age 84.
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London
Edward Letchworth
Free Masons
Corn Crop Largest in History Despite Losses
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture estimates the U S corn crop at 3 210 795 000 bushels the largest ever despite a 37 million bushel loss in September The spring wheat crop will top last year at 242 45 million bushels while total spring and winter wheat reach 659 797 million bushels Other major crops show bumper prospects with oats at 1 580 714 million potatoes 452 293 million white and sweet and sweet potatoes down slightly
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Beef Exports Jump 500 Percent in August Trade
Washington reports August exports of oats up sharply while beef shipments surge by 500 percent. Wheat corn and mineral oils declined, with most exports going to allied nations. Breadstuffs valued at 45 million dollars, up 10 million from prior month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
Dredge for Golden Gold Ready by December First
The Santa Fé Gold Dredging Company will have a new dredge at Golden ready for operation by December 1. Miners at Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Co. face renewed strike threats in Cerrillos district, Santa Fé County. The Jack Mining Company of Oklahoma gains NM authorization to operate with capital of fifty thousand dollars. Mogollon mills mid month cleanup yields one and a half tons of gold and silver, not counting concentrates. A bonanza ore strike on the Lady Franklin group in Kingston coincides with a surge in silver price. Silver mining activity increases in Grant County and hints at revival in Sierra and Socorro counties.
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Santa Fé
Golden
Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Co
Cerrillos
Santa Fé County
Jack Mining Company
Oklahoma Corporation
New Mexico
State Corporation Commission
Mogollon Mills
Lady Franklin Group
Kingston
Grant County
Sierra
Socorro
Oil Rigs Prolific Near Lander Wyoming In Pilot Butte Field
In the government draw just east of Lander the land has been staked. Midwest Refining Company completes a 56,000 barrel tank in the Pilot Butte field. The Carmania with reservation holdings has a new standard rig on the track at Lander. Reserve Oil Company rigs up on eighty acres in section 27 within the Pilot Butte field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lander
Midwest Refining Company
Pilot Butte
Carmania
Reserve Oil Company
Matrimonial Camouflage Revealed in Quip Dispute
A comic exchange shows a bride asking if her complexion mask at night troubles her groom, who jokes that its daytime absence bothers him more. The lighthearted quarrel highlights domestic banter over appearances.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Ad Offer
An old advertisement promises $100 for a case of catarrh that cannot be cured. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is claimed to be a blood-acting internal remedy sold by druggists for over forty years at 75 cents. Testimonials offered by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hermit Sculptor at Cape Scott Auctions Bust for Red Cross
A. F. Whittier a solitary Vancouver Island sculptor known as a prospector was found by a British Columbia public works engineer at Cape Scott. He molds busts from five pound clay and uses the same piece to craft many works before destroying them. He finished a bust of Edith Cavell but donated it to raise Red Cross funds via auction.
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Cape Scott
Vancouver Island
Public Works Department of
British Columbia
A. F. Whittier
Edith Cavell
Whittier
Red Cross
New hotel to rise on Magee site in St Paul
St Paul will gain a new skyscraper hostelry replacing the old Magee hotel. The planned hotel marks a major addition to the city’s downtown skyline and promises modern amenities.
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St. Paul
Magee
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