War Progress In Europe And North Africa Report
Western Newspaper Union summary reports moves in Moscow. Oesel fell to Germans. Themis sunk with seventy lives. Antilles torpedoed. Germany strengthens Austria against Italy. casualties at Nancy. Haig and Verdun actions. Moon Sound battle ships engagement. Nord Sea wrecks and Ostend bombardment. Zeppelins downed near London. sea losses and rescues amid German raider attacks.
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Moscow
Oesel Island
Russia
Themis
Mediterranean
U. S
Antilles
Germany
Austria
Italy
Nancy
Haig
Flanders
France
Verdun
Petrograd
Moon Sound
Dago Island
London War Office
North Sea
Argentina Sees No Break With Germany Amid World War I
Reports note Argentina will not sever relations with Germany for now while American aviators bombard German lines with Liberty loan posters. Chile backs Peru against Germany as tensions rise. The Jennie H Righter, a 647 ton American schooner, is sunk off Cape Villano by a German submarine.
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Argentina
Germany
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Chile
Peru
Jennie H. Righter
Cape Villano
Spain
Berlin
Gurko
England
Virginia
United States
Montevideo
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Seattle girls win three hours strike
Seattle telephone girls win a three hour strike while Yaqui Indians gather forces and ammunition for a new fight. The Missouri Kansas & Texas train collision near Temple, Texas kills five and injures one, and worries about a cattle plot by German spies near Pathfinder dam in Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Portland
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Amarillo
Texas
McLennan County
Waco
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Little River
Temple
Denver
Wyoming
Nebraska
Great Pathfinder Dam
Casper
Wyo
Scarcity of sugar blamed on consumer in war era
The article notes sugar shortages blamed on consumer behavior, promises aid for soldiers and Red Cross Christmas gifts, and reports on draft reorganization by Provost Marshal Crowder. It also mentions Washington becoming a dry city after November 1, a major earthquake near Washington, and a Colombian Senate protest over Germany’s submarine warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
Red Cross
White House
Alice Paul
Crowder
United States of America
Georgetown
Army Crushes Tufts 26 to 3 in West Point rout
College football scores from major games include Army over Tufts 26 to 3 at West Point, Oklahoma over Texas 14 to 0 at Dallas, Kansas Aggies 61 to 0 over Washington University at Manhattan, Colorado 12 to 0 over Colorado School of Mines in Denver, Iowa State 15 to 0 over Missouri at Ames, and Chicago 27 to 0 over Purdue to start the Western Conference season. White Sox players receive 38,666 each from the world series receipts totaling 91,733.15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
Army
Tufts
Oklahoma
Texas
Dallas
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas Aggies
Washington University
University of Colorado
Colorado State School of Mines
Denver
University of Missouri
Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa
University of Chicago
Purdue
Chicago
Boilermakers
White Sox
Liberty Loan Oversubscription and Memorial Ceremonies
Commander Sparrow begins duties as aide to Secretary Daniels. Arizona Liberty Loan Committee reports oversubscription enough to fund the bond issue. Missouri and New York monuments are dedicated at Vicksburg National Military Park during the Confederate and Union veterans reunion. A $1 million block of Liberty Loan bonds traded in New York at 99.72, the market’s largest single turnover. Elizabeth Florian and her infant die after a fifth story hospital window leap in Chicago. Robbers steal $31,000 from two Grand Rapids area banks as drugged cars roam. Union Pacific Hotel in Laramie burns, with the station damaged, estimated loss $25,000.
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Missouri
New York
National Military Park
Vicksburg
Miss
National Memorial
Elizabeth Florian
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
Union Pacific
Laramie
Wyo
Union Pacific Railroad
Arizona War Efforts and Local News Roundup
Sheriff arrests strikers. Will L. Clark named state fuel administrator. Douglas street paving petitions. Arizona Cattle Growers fund Liberty bonds. Copper mine workers in Globe-Miami clash with strikers. Deaconess Hospital in Phoenix to build a $100000 building. Bert F. Craig named Bumble Bee postmaster. Mountain View farmers prepare dairy silos near Willcox. Cloran and Fegard named Tucson post office clerks. Ellen Itscher appointed in Phoenix. State Defense Council pushes flag display statewide. Arizona festivals emphasize copper cotton capital and labor cooperation for war work. Judge McBride killed by a runaway horse in Florence. body shipped to Columbus. Parker bank case not guilty verdict. Warren district man dies in wagon accident. Inspiration Copper September output 2250000 pounds amid July-August labor troubles. Phoenix child drowns after falling into irrigation ditch. Engineers volunteering for France road work draw strong Phoenix area support. Arizona patents granted: Prevost, Harris, Hilligrass, Neal, Peckingpaugh. Copper mining boom in Quijotoa district leads to new shipping company. Camp Funston troops to receive sixteen weeks training. 340th Field Artillery to move to artillery ranges. Queen Creek Copper shaft at Superior reaches 820 feet with rich copper and gold. 13-year-old Alphonso Sassuerte ill from marihuana poisoning, linked to Peg Costello.
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Will L. Clark
Jerome
Arizona
Douglas
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Liberty Bonds
Globe-Miami
Deaconess Hospital
Phoenix
Bert F. Craig
Bumble Bee
Yavapai County
E. D. Cordes
Mountain View
Willcox
Carl M. Cloran
Herman Fegard
Tucson
Ellen L. Itscher
State Council of Defense
John McBride
United States
Florence
Columbus
R. H. Fuller
Commercial Bank of
Parker
Yuma
Preston Fletcher
Warren District
Sulphur Springs
Seventh Avenue
Glendale
R. Mae Williams
Engineers’ Regiment
France
Alonzo Prevost
Charles M. Harris
Kingman
Quijotoa
Pima County
Camp Funston
340Th Field Artillery
Queen Creek
Superior
Alphonso Sassuerte
Draft Classifications Ordered for World War I Service
Western Newspaper Union reports Wilson approved draft regulations dividing registrants into five classes with explicit order. Class I covers single men, married men with varying support roles, and unskilled labor. Class II lists married men with children, skilled laborers, and certain dependent scenarios. Class III includes managers and technical experts. Class IV covers dependents and maritime workers. Class V lists officers, clergy, students, military, aliens, and unfit individuals.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Globe and Miami Operators Refuse Unpatriotic Workers
Globe Arizona mine operators testifying before the Federal Industrial Commission say they want industrial peace in the Globe-Miami district but cannot reinstate striking miners while agitators are present. They urge cooperation to maximize copper output but refuse to bargain with current local union leaders.
Moose officers ousted in Globe Lodge copper strike case
District Deputy Supreme Dictator W J Spaulding of Bisbee removed five Globe Lodge 787 officers and installed new ones after letters urged Moose members to face trials for not joining the copper strike. The action aimed to show cooperation between fraternal order and labor unionism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Order of Moose
Globe-Miami
W. J. Spaulding
Bisbee
Globe Lodge
Williamson
Lodge
The
Moose
Order
Conspiracy Murder Charge Involving Union Leaders
Jerome-Mike Mutich and William Waldropp, both union figures, faced murder conspiracy accusations. Mutich allegedly paid Austrian miners Peter Pribanich and Mike Matinovitch seventy dollars and eighty dollars at separate times to kill Daniel Jones, local Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers president, and Waldropp. Bail set at five thousand dollars with surety furnished.
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Jerome
Mike Mutich
Daniel Jones
William Waldropp
Robert E. Tally
United Verde
Mutich
Peter Pribanich
Mike Matinovitch
Jones
Waldroop
Arizona Raises Share for Libraries in War Camps
Phoenix reports Arizona’s share of a two million dollar library fund for soldiers in training camps has been raised. Don P. Cronin, state fund director, notes the youngest state in the Union contributed the requested two thousand dollars with little effort, praising the public’s patriotism and generosity.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Don P. Cronin
Mr. Cronin
Cotton dominates Salt River valley crops this year
Arizona notes report large cotton yields with over 400 bales sold at Mesa for 67 cents a pound. Local leaders buy Liberty bonds with Lincoln K P lodge and Kingman club women each contributing. Rural mail routes and post office appointments listed, and Yaqui warpath scare noted near Hermosillo. Ore shipment from San Xavier Extension begins the El Paso smelter run, ore described as black with chalcopyrite and galena.
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Salt River Valley
Miami K. P. Lodge
Charles E Tucker
Mesa
Mary E. A. Day
Prescott
Kingman Club
San Xavier
Tucson
el Paso & Southwestern
el Paso
Death List on Antilles Deepens War Losses
Washington reports the army transport Antilles was torpedoed by a German submarine on October 17. The casualty list issued by Gen. Pershing shows 67 dead, 170 survivors, and one missing, as war tensions mount.
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Washington
Antilles
Pershing
Slavs Defeat German Fleet In Baltic Action
Russian admiralty reports in Gulf of Riga action last week that two German dreadnoughts one cruiser twelve torpedo boats and one transport were put out of action with at least six torpedo boats sunk. Russians lose Slava and one torpedo boat. fate of others unknown. Haig notes gains along Ypres road with all objectives taken. Germans claim 20 000 Russians captured on Dago and Oesel islands and 15 German planes shot down.
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Petrograd
Gulf of Riga
Haig
Ypres
Oesel
Lloyd George on Peace Terms and War Ends
Premier Lloyd George scanned the horizon for peace and warned no enduring terms exist. He said Germany would demand terms that profit from the war, encouraging buccaneering empires to repeat the experiment and a truce would lead to a worse struggle.
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Lloyd George
London
Germany
Women Sufferers Need Swamp Root Ad Says
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble without realizing it. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy to restore kidney health. It urges reading readers to obtain a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Elmer Co and to mention the newspaper.
Llamas and a respectful Indian guide their journey
A Peruvian scene details how llamas endure travel with patient discipline. An Indian leads, pausing at fatigue, coaxing the beasts with soft words and a gesture of humility. If angered, the llama shows dignity by standing firm or lying down rather than fleeing.
Woman Finds Joy in New Clothes and Suit Fun for Man Too
A light note describes a woman enjoying shopping for new outfits and a man likewise finding pleasure in acquiring a new suit. The piece captures fashion as a small daily happiness shared by both genders.
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