Italian Retreat Halts Army Ready for Battle
Italian forces retreating from the Carnic Alps to the Tagliamento face heavy German and Austrian pressure after losses estimated over 180,000 men and 10 guns. Cadorna vows morale remains strong while Teutonic allies push toward Piave if stand is made. Beersheba captured by British troops. 1800 Germans and Arabs taken prisoner with nine guns.
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Berlin
Tagliamento
Cadorna
Palestine
Beersheba
Jerusalem
Italian Forces Withdraw From Tagliamento Line
CADORNA S Rome reports Italian troops executed a withdrawal of the Tagliamento line under Austro German pressure. The third Italian army is nearly complete despite difficult conditions, with cavalry divisions and reserve units cited for brave resistance and rapid, decisive action.
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Rome
Italy
The
Tagliamento
War Office
Tréope
Regi
Bombing Hits Unprotected Towns Cited By Aviators
Reports praise Genoa and Novara missions and the aviators for the country. Last night enemy airplanes bombed several towns far from the lines, causing a few civilian casualties.
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Ments
Genoa
Novara
Officers Quarters at Ayer Burned in Cantonment Fire
A fire at Ayer Cantonment destroyed officers quarters mainly housing C and D batteries. Colonel A. S. Conklin and Lt Colonel F. W. Stopford led rapid evacuation and firefighting by Maine New Hampshire troops and camp fire department. Loss among officers set at over $5000. flames started in Lt Alfred N. Phillips room and spread through pine and tarred roof construction.
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Maine
New Hampshire
A. S. Conklin
F. W. Stopford
Conklin
Alfred N. Phillips
D Battery
Stamford
Conn
Albert Carbat
Cottage Street
Roxbury
Marcus, Martin, Jr
Horace Wyman
Headquarters Company
Casimore DeRham
C Battery
Ernest W. Hinchcliffe
Stoneham
Richard K. Hutchins
Worcester
Ray T. Roberts
Concord
N. H
Casimir de Rham
Cambridge
Austin T. Foster
Derby Line
Q. A. Shaw McKean
Boston
Maynard C. Ivison
New York
Henry Carter
Williamstown
Charles G. King 3d
Providence
Cecil Stewart
Thorpe D. Nesbit
Harvard Law School
H. Stanford McLeod
Henry C. Robbins
George B. Linkinson
Ward E. Duffy
Tracy W. Smith
Robert Ware
Cantonment Department
308D Artillery
Cantonment
Germans Again Retreat in Riga Sector
Petrograd reports a new German withdrawal on the northern front toward Riga. The war office says enemy rear guards engage our reconnoitering detachment as retreat proceeds, with no grounds to believe troops will shift to another front.
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Petrograd
War Office
Riga
Leonard to Meet Kirke in Thanksgiving Bout
Benny Leonard, lightweight champion and army boxing instructor, will meet Sailor Kirke in Denver on Thanksgiving Day in a 10 round no decision bout announced today.
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Denver
Col
Benny Leonard
Sailor Kirke
Reassuring Rome Notes Crease Italian Front Confidence
Despatches from Rome report the Italian front far from desperate. General Madorna’s army is declared practically intact and allied aid is pledged to halt the Austro-German drive.
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Washington
Rome
Madorna
Italian Front Says Allies Ready to Aid in Critical Battle
Cablegrams report the Italian front holding firm despite danger. Cadorna’s forces prepare to resist an expected Austro German offensive near the Tagliamento or Pisve, with Italy’s 3,000,000 troops intact. French and British aid is being organized, and public opinion braces for possibly the war’s last great battle.
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Cadorna
Tagliamento
Cerna Alps
Cernia
Pisve
Cadortia
Italy
the Elysee
M. Poincare
Freoule
Prominent Methodist Minister George Whitaker Dies at 88
The Rev. George Whitaker D D longtime educator and church leader dies at his Somerville home aged 88 Born May 14 1836 in Boston he held pastorates in multiple cities and led several Methodist institutions including New England Methodist Historical Society treasurer and librarian and president of the New England Education Society He also led Portland University Wiley University and Williamette University in Oregon and Texas roles.
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George Whitaker
Cedar Street
Somerville
Boston
Cambridge
Roxbury
East Boston
Lowell
Westfield
Lynn
South Walpole
West Medway
Ipswich
Worcester
New England Methodist Historical Society
New England Education Society
Portland, Ore
Wiley University
Marshall
Texas
Williamette University
Salem
Ore
Mansfield on Street Car Issue Campaign Tour
Frederick W. Mansfield the Democratic candidate for Governor spoke at rallies in Lynn Salem and Revere attacking Governor McCall. He charged McCall as a former congressman voted against the income tax and against the dollar a day pension for old soldiers.
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Frederick W. Mansfield
Lynn
Salem
Revere
McCall
Congress
Mansfield Attacks McCall Over Transportation Policy
Mansfield accuses Governor McCall of inaction on transport issues and food storage enforcement. He defends public ownership for street railways, warns against confiscation of investors' funds, and recalls a controversial 1917 bid to empower the Public Service Commission. He vows to act boldly if elected.
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Mansfield
McCall
Public Service Commission
Tremont Temple
Boston Elevated Railway Company
John H. Sherburne
Brookline
Boston
Bentley W. Warren
British Capture Beersheba After Night March
Beersheba in Palestine captured by British forces under General Allenby after a night march. Infantry attacked the western and southern defenses while mounted troops outflanked from the east, Beersheba occupied in the evening despite fierce enemy resistance. About 1800 prisoners and nine guns taken. British losses described as slight.
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London
Beersheba
Palestine
Allenby
Egypt
Liggett Company launches policy of specialization
At a Copley Plaza banquet, L. K. Liggett Company announces a new policy assigning each general manager a specialized role. George M. Gales leads the move with Jer ome A. Crane as employment director for New England and surrounding stores, supported by Warren G. Swett and others.
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L. K. Liggett Company
Copley Plaza
New York
Boston
George M. Gales
Liggett Company
Jerome A. Crane
Territory No. 1
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New England
New York State
New York City
Westchester County
Warren G. Swett
Mr. Crane
J. A. Crane
H. W. Weed
George W. Platt
Weed
E. E. Burlingame
C. A. Masterson
Burlingame
Ll. Méserve
L. A. Luther
L. K. Liggett
United Drug Company
J. N. Staples
H. L. Simpson
Messrs. Gales
Watt
Weaettley
Alley
Hubbard
Crane
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Donadi Piave
S.vito
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Gemona
Codrospo
Udine
civicaLe
Agorizia
Trieste
Gulf of Trieste
Tagliamente
Dignano
Codraipo
Carnic Alps
Adriatic Sea
Pinano
Latisana
Piave
Friuli
France
Belgium
Third
U. S
Cook & Bernheimer Co
Ayer
Standard Oil Company of
Socony
Standard Disco
N.Y
Leonard
Kirke
Twinlock” Ledger
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Jamerson Clothes Shops
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Jamerson
Washington St. Dexter Building
Winter Street
Temple Place
Kansas City
Indianapolis
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