Teutons in Danger of Losing Coast as Sub Bases Threaten
London dispatch reports Haig granting troops a breathing spell after Tuesday gains along the Ypres line while French forces consolidate on the British left. German assaults in Verdun are repulsed by Petain’s artillery as Austrians press Carso, and Riga front activity continues with heavy bombardments near Spitall Farm and Lake Miadzol.
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London
Mield Maarscht Haig
Flanders
Ypres
Mink
Meuse
Verdun
Bois-le-Chaume
Petain
Bruges-Thiert-Couriroi-Lille
Carso
Riga
Spitall
Lake
Miadziol
Expect Michaelis Downfall Amid German Political Crisis
Copenhagen reports Germany moves from Pan German propaganda to a new political clash. Chancellor Michaelis and aides used a navy plot as leverage against the extreme left, provoking observers who say his tactics may hasten his own demise as Reichstag adjourns and Bethmann-Hollweg’s successor looms.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Michaelis
Hellferich
von Capelle
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Holl- Wee
Bishop Paul Jones Resignation Sought by Utah Episcopal Council
Salt Lake City reports a move to oust Bishop Paul Jones head of the Utah diocese of the Episcopal Church. The council of advice and vestries at St Mark's Cathedral and St Paul’s Church call for resignation over extreme purist views.
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Salt Lake City
Paul Jones
Utah
Episcopal
Elurch
Council of Advice
Elemon
Lay
St. Mark's Cathedral
St. Piul's Church
Bv Bis
Draft SCOUO Regulations Under Review by War Secretary
A second draft of SCOUO regulations is being considered by Secretary of War Baker and will likely be transmitted to the president for cabinet review.
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Washington
Baker
Impersonator Sentenced in Trenton Case
Ned Joseph Levy of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty to impersonation of Frank Doulels, son of the Navy secretary. Levy received a two year prison term at Athol.
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Trenton
Ned
Joseph Levy
Pittsburgh
Frank Doulels
Secretary of the Navy
Dlo
Athol
Butte Meat Pack Strike Sparks Citywide Disruption
Butte workers at 400 meat plants demand a $1 daily raise from the current scale of 400. Butchers strike, leaving merchants and services strained as employers refuse concessions. Government and business leaders call for calm while negotiations stall and the city counts the losses.
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Butte
Mount
No indictment against Rev. John Kelehert in treason case
The federal grand jury returned no indictment against Rev. John Kelehert, pastor of Germano Lutheran Church in Lowden, charging him with treasonable utterances.
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Cedar Mapids
Federal
John Kelehert
Lowden, li
England Stands By France Amid War Struggle
Premier Lloyd George told insurance delegates that the nation faces heavy war costs but will support France until Alsace Lorraine is freed. He warned against German claims of never conceding and urged readiness for postwar reconstruction and health reforms.
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Alsace-Lorraine
London
Lloyd-George
von Kuehlmann
Germany
France
England
Giants Clinch World Series Game Four 5–0 Victory
The New York Giants defeated the Chicago American League team 5 to 0 to take the fourth game of the world series. Chicago had won two games in Chicago by 2–1 and 7–2 but could not score in any New York bout as Game Three went to New York 2–0.
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New York
Giants
Chicago
Russian Forces Gain in Kurdistan Operations
Petrograd reports Russian troops in southeast Lake Van area have captured numerous Kurds, occupied two villages, and driven survivors to the banks of the Great Zab river.
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Petrograd
Kurdistan
Lake van
Zab River
Austrian submarines sunk in the Adriatic reported
Il Progresso in New York cites a Home correspondent cablegram claiming thirteen Austrian submarines were sunk in the Adriatic over the last few weeks.
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New York
Il Progresso
Adriatic
Los Angeles Bakers Indicted for Bread Price Fixing
Nine baking firms and nine individuals were found guilty by a jury on October 11 of conspiring to fix bread prices in violation of the state anti trust law.
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Los Angeles
Band of 70 derails train killing eight in Petrograd area
A Moscow newspaper reports that a band of seventy criminals derailed a rail train on the Hostev Tiflis line near Vind ikava, killing eight passengers and wounding fifty. The attack marks a deadly disruption of railway service in the region.
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Petrograd
Hostev ‘Tiflis
Vindikava
Moscow
Red Cross Receives Funds for Belgian Relief Work
The war council appropriated 68000 dollars for relief of Belgians under German rule. The work will be carried out by the new Red Cross department for Belgium.
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Washington
Red Cros War Council
Red Cross Department
Belgium
Secret German plots to sabotage Canadian railways exposed
Secretary Lansing revealed 1916 German cables showing Berlin directing sabotage in Canada and US Irish Americans, and seeking influence with Congress. The telegrams name saboteurs in Philadelphia Chicago New York and outline planned railroad destruction and urgency for military attache funds. The disclosures depict Germany as an international criminal intent on crippling Allied supply lines.
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Washington
Lansing
United States
America
Berlin
von Bernstorff
Bernstorff
Congress
Secretary of State
Foreign Office
Count von Bernstorff
Canadian Pacific Railway
Boehm
Zimmermann
Canada
Joseph MacGarrity
Philadelphia
John P. Keating
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Jeremiah O'Leary
Park Ltow
New York
Sir Roger Cusellent
Count von Bernstorm
Dr. Haile
Germany
Restore Torn Out Mouth Chicago Surgery Story
A surgical operation in Chicago restored the mouth tone of a year old George Vincent after his mouth and chin were largely blown away by a gun discharge. Scores of surgeons and medical students witnessed the procedure.
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Chicago
George Vincent
Navy Denies Rumor of North Sea Naval Operation
Washington reports that rumors of a large naval action in the North Sea were denied by the Navy Department which said it had no knowledge of any intended operation.
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Washington
North Sea
Navy Department
Auc
Germans Propose Peace by Surrender of Belgium and French Territories
Amsterdam dispatch reports Germany and Austria-Hungary have agreed on a new peace offer basing on no territorial gain and payments in money with no indemnity. The plan calls for surrender of Belgium and French territorial acquisitions. Parliament voices discontent with Dr Karl Helfferich. Reichstag hears chancellor statement on political propaganda and a naval plot to paralyze the fleet to force peace.
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Belgium
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Amsterdam
Deutsche Tage Zeitung
Berlin
Karl Helfferich
Reichstag
Anzelger
Dusseldorf
Helfferich
Michaelis
Reichstag Main Committee
New Fatherland Party
von Capelle
Steel price agreement approved by Wilson
Washington reports the War Industries Board and steel manufacturers reached a price pact fixing maximum steel prices about one third below current market levels. President Wilson approved the agreement on October 1.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Steel
Wilson
James E Meredith, Penn Track Star Now at Aviation Camp
James E Meredith known as Ted, former University of Pennsylvania track star holder of the world quarter and half mile records, is now a student at a U S aviation camp somewhere in the United States.
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James E. Meredith
Ted
University of Pennsylvania
Uncle Sam
United States
Escaped Prisoner Drowns Near Laredo After Rio Grande Escape
Five alien enemies held at Fort Melotosh Texas escaped Tuesday night. Two drowned attempting to swim the Rio Grande. The remaining three fled to Nuevo Laredo Mexico, opposite Laredo.
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Laredo
Texas
Fort Melotosh
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Rio Grande
Banker Jens Barker Murder Charge Upheld by Grand Jury
Willam G. Me Robert, cousin of Peoria banker Jens Barker, testified before a grand jury on Tuesday claiming Barker was murdered. The allegations name Barker as the victim in a homicide case linked to Peoria.
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Peoria
Jens Barker
Willam G. Me
Robert
Wyoming Sees Near 20 Million Increase In Valuation
State Auditor Forsyth reports Wyoming's total assessed valuation rose from 227.6 million in 1916 to 247.6 million in 1917, a gain of 19.9 million. Tax rate falls from 4 to 3.86 mills, yet receipts rise by 42,512. Natrona County drives oil fueled growth, while Laramie County remains the wealthiest with a 25.19 million valuation.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Robert B. Forsyth
Natrona County
Laramie County
Glenrock Oil Company
Big Muddy
Eilhhorn Prop
Wyoming of
United States Geological Survey
Death of Judge Richard H. Scott of Wyoming Supreme Court
Cheyenne reports the death of Judge Richard H. Scott at 69 after a long illness. Scott served over thirty years in Wyoming public life, helped draft the 1889 constitutional convention, served as First Judicial District judge, and was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court on February 3, 1906, remaining in office since.
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Richard H. Scott
Cheyenne
Wyoming Supreme Court
Wyoming
Wyoming Constitutional Convention
Supreme Court
Walter 3. Parker
R. P. Parker
Sheridan Post Office
Washington
United States
France
First Cavalry
Fort
D. A. Russell
Family Has Three Sons in Army Meeteetse
The Scovel family of Meeteetse sends three sons to service in World War I. Lloyd B. Scovel serves in the marine branch stationed in Honolulu while Frank and Glenn Scovel joined K Company of the Wyoming infantry.
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Army
Meeteetse
Germany
E. D. Scovel
Big Horn Basin
Lloyd B
Marine Service
Honolulu
Frank
Glenn
K Company
Wyoming Infantry
Angry Husband Kills Wife in Cheyenne Stabbing Tragedy
In a drunken rage, Robert Hammond, a Black man, shot and killed his wife Ethel Hammond at Frank Williams' home in Cheyenne after a quarrel over alleged improper familiarity with Ben Perry. Hammond faces murder charges as authorities investigate motive and circumstances.
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Cheyenne
Ben Perry
Robert Hammond
Ethel Hammond
Frank Williams
Rawlins Redlight Ordered Closed by Officials
County and city officials notify all houses of prostitution in Rawlins to close immediately with all inmates to leave the city.
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Rawlins
Railroad Man Stabbed to Death in Cheyenne
W. M. Bates a 45 year old railroad section hand working at Dale Creek was found murdered on the Colorado and Southern tracks between Thames and O'Neil streets. He suffered seven knife wounds near the heart and the body was still warm when found.
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Cheyenne
W. M. Bates
Dale Creek
Colorado & Southern
Thames and
O'Neil
Two Slain in One Day in Cheyenne
In Cheyenne, John Clark, a black man, slain Deacon Jones with a slash to the face and throat severing the jugular. Jones died within fifteen minutes as Clark was arrested ten minutes after the clash. This marked the second murder in one day and the third in two days in Cheyenne.
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Cheyenne
John Clark
Jones
Ulao
Clark
Beet handling projects advance in Durkee and Rairden
Worland H C Shirk has started a new beet dump at Durkee and another is planned at Rairden. The Woestenburg bridge over the Bigs Horn is hurried to completion and should be ready when beets are hauled. Factory work proceeds smoothly.
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Worland
H. C. Shirk
Durkee
Rairden
Woestenburg
Bigs Horn
Pyramid Oil Well Spuds in Lincoln County Wyoming
The Pyramid Oil and Refining Syndicate spuds a 3 000 foot well at the Pyramid La Barge field north of Kemmerer Lincoln county. The 84 foot derrick and standard rig are in place amid extensive holdings. The LaBarge field is one of Wyoming’s most promising prospects.
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Kemmerer
Pyramid Oil & Refining Syndicate
Lincoln County
Pyramid-La
LaBarge
Pyramid-La Barge
Finnigan
Guernsey
Casper
Sheridan
Moorecroft
Bishop McGovern
Cheyenne
J. T. Nicholson
Newcastle
Wyoming State News Highlights War and Oil Ventures
A roundup of Wyoming events notes a corn carnival in Dwyer, a fire department in Basin, and a suicide in Sheridan. It reports new oil gushers in Big Muddy, a $200000 Washakie hotel contract, ammunition mobilization, and Wyoming soldiers headed to training camps.
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Cokeville
Basin
J. A. Demmon
Sheridan
Dixon
J. M. Jones
Colter
Elkhorn
Big Muddy
Coulson
Worland
Washakie
Thermopolis
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Coldon
Johnson
Laramie A
Lincoln
Platte
Wyoming State News
Union News
Sargi
Dwyer Dee
Seyfish Rite Masons
Orin Junction
American Lake
Wash
Evanston
Richard Gilbert
Congo
Battle Lake
Battie Lake
Alven Nelson
University of Wyoming
C. J. Duniway
Ferdinand H. Hancock
Grass Creek, Royalty and
Tisdale Companies
Consolidated Royalty Oil Company
Third Wyoming Infantry
State Guard
Camp Greene
North Carolina
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