British Gain in Struggle at Cambrai
British troops slight advance west of Bourlon Wood near Cambrai as official Haig report details. Italian fronts see heavy artillery fighting with no major infantry actions reported. Italian batteries target enemy boats on the Piave. US Brigadier General Scriven arrives in Northern Italy to study the situation and report to Washington. A fierce night battle near Asiago pits two Austro Hungarian regiments against Italians, with cross regimental clashes and hand to hand fighting before both sides realize they fought for the same side.
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Associated Press
London
Cambrai Battle
Bourlon Wood
Field Marshal Haig
Rome
War Office
Piave
U. S
Italy
Scriven
United States Army
Sone
Asiago
Loveland Overwhelms Cheyenne 86 to 0 in State Games
Loveland routed Cheyenne high school yesterday as many top players were out for studies. The University of Wyoming beat Greeley State Teachers College 8 to 0 with a first quarter safety by Carter and a 50 yard interception return by Buchanan in the fourth. Eddie Hearn wins 50 mile Liberty Sweepstakes at Ascot Park in record time 41:54.4 for one mile pace.
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Carter
Teachers
Cowboys
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Pollowing
Larsen
Eddie Hearn
Los Angeles
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Lear
Ancot Park
Wyoming Boy First Sammy Hero of War
Louis Irwin, a young Wyoming boy, crawled across No Man's Land under machine gun fire to rescue a fellow American. He returned the man to the trenches unharmed. A family photo shows him in civilian clothes as no uniform image exists yet.
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No Man's Land
Irwin
War Council of 15 Lands Begins Work
Paris reports the inter allied conference opened with fifteen nations represented to discuss unity in war effort and resource coordination. The supreme war council will meet next, with France Great Britain United States and Italy represented at the initial sessions. Col. E M House and Gen Tasker Bliss will represent the United States.
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Inter-Allied Conference
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
M. Clemenceau
Supreme War Council
France
Great Britain
United States
Italy
Western Front
Col. E. M. House
Tasker H. Bliss
Aviator Escapes Germany and Reaches London After 72 Days
Lieutenant Patrick O'Brien of Momence Illinois, the first American in the British flying corps to escape captivity, arrived in London after a 72 day fugitive trek across Germany Luxembourg Belgium and the Netherlands. He jumped from a speeding train and evaded detection by traveling at night and escaping charged wires with a self built bridge and a tunnel under the wire. He reported to American Ambassador Page and sought transfer to the American flying corps before reaching the British capital. His mother, Mrs. Margaret O'Brien, was unaware of his fate as news filtered back from Cowley Pugitive 72 Days.
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Patrick O'Brien
Momence
Ill
Chicago
John O'Brien
Near Cowley
Wyo
Flying Corps
Germany
O'Brien
Pugitive
Holland
Margaret O'Brien
Page
Courtrai
Luxemburg
Belgium
Cowley
Hoth
Heyenne Papera
Sfe
Death by own action theory given at Means trial
Dr. W H Burmeister testified it would have been impossible for Mrs Maude A King to fire the fatal shot at Blackwelder spring near Concord North Carolina on August 20. Chicago examination sparked a new investigation and led to Gaston B Means being charged with her slaying.
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Concord
N.C
W. H. Burmeister
Cook County
Gaston B
Maude A. King
Blackwelder Spring
Here
Means
Riot Breaks Up Canadian Session in Sherbrooke
A riotous crowd disrupted a meeting in Sherbrooke Quebec where Minister of Justice Doherty and C. C. Ballantine spoke. The theater front was wrecked and fists flew among attendees. Doherty sits in Sir Robert Borden's cabinet. Police and postal forces will aid in drafting the army per Crowder plan in Washington.
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Associated Press
Sherbrook
Quebec
Doherty
C. C. Ballantine
Hubert Borden
Washington, D. C
War Department
General Crowder
Lansdowne presses peace aims in wartime letter
A letter by Marquis of Lansdowne urges revision of allied war aims and a peace before prolonged conflict ruins civilization. He supports a league of nations and a seas freedom pact, signaling pacifist leanings amid Paris talks and Clemenceau opposition. The letter shocks editors as government not informed.
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Marquis of Lansdowne
India
Canada
Wilson
League of Nations
Germany
Lansdowne
Paris
Clemenceau
Indian Chiefs Rally for U S War Effort in Cheyenne
Chief Mexes, a Mescalero Apache, and wife Princess Lone Feather arrived in Cheyenne to address a street meeting. They carry a war message urging allegiance to the Great White Father in Washington and calling Indians to enlist in the U S Army.
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Mexes
Princess Lone Feather
Cheyenne
Bola
Tim
Lisk
White House
Washington
Indiana
United States
Homer D. Bunce
Passamaquoddy
Old Town
U S Marshal Expands Controls Over Harbor Area Worksites
New York reports that United States Marshal McCarthy will issue orders restricting German pro agitation and banning harbor related residencies. The sweep assigns every pier used for commercial purposes as a base of a 100 yard zone and bars staying or working in tall buildings near the harbor.
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United States
MctCerthy
Itrmains
Cheyenne Banks Show 37 Percent Deposit Increase
Statements from Cheyenne’s four banks, prepared for a federal call, reveal deposits up 37 percent from a year earlier. Total deposits last week reached 51,510,600, up from 9,037,038.74, with increases ranging from 125,061 to 1,700,126. The combined balance more than doubles the November 1915 figure of 50,520,5045.
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Cheyenne
Teuton Torpedo Boat Destroyer Sunk by Mine in Dutch Waters
London reports a German torpedo boat destroyer from the Zowhengue flotilla struck a mine off Westkapelle, Holland and sank. The Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam confirms the loss.
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London
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Holland
Amaster
Hertling Signals Readiness for Peace Talks
German Chancellor Bething told the Reichstag he is ready for peace negotiations once Russia sends representatives with full power. A Copenhagen dispatch says Sweden has offered to mediate between Russia and Germany and Berlin has received a note backing free peace talks. German officials approve Russian armistice efforts and a conference date is set for next Sunday.
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Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Sys
Petrograd
Leon Trofagy
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Berean
Sow
George Fo
Hertling
Imperial Gerean
Reichstag
Bertin
Eastern Front
Boleheviki
Turmoil in Petrograd Reported by Daily Mail
A mutilated telegram from Petrograd dated Wednesday reports renewed trouble there with sporadic firing and wounded citizens. Maxim militant forces reportedly occupy the state bank while residents continue normal business, signaling ongoing political turmoil in the capital.
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London
Daily Mall Today
Petrograd
Theetrograd State Bank
Daily Mall
Unsanitary Alleys Spark Disease Fears in Cheyenne
Cheyenne residents face dirty alleys linked to disease spread. A cow kept in a shed near a restaurant doorway prompts concerns from Dr. Weinman and city health inspector Dr. Christensen. They note lack of city ordinances on alley sanitation and call for action to curb typhoid and diphtheria risks.
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Cheyenne
Jack A. Hristol
Opeen
Dro Weman
Edity
Beally
Alloye
Christenoen
Christensen
New York Faces One Day Coal Supply Shortage
New York City has only a one day coal supply on hand per the coal merchants associations commissioners. A priority order issued by the fuel administrator directs action at city level to manage the shortage.
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New von
New York
New York City
Coal Merchants’ Associations
Kellef
Thleeetor Lovete
Guifield
Slacker Commissions Go Against Baker Policy
Secretary Baker tightens rules on draft age officers serving in noncombatant army roles. He insists only those clearly better suited for special work may be commissioned, and that civilians must fill noncombatant functions where possible. The aim is to keep draft age personnel out of front line or reserve positions and reserve commissions for older civilians first.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Baker
Sim
Germans Face Food Shortage Amid Wartime Strain
The report cites von Waldo, president of a German food committee, warning of worsening conditions as food supplies tighten. He flags bread and poladogs as scarce while predicting a difficult coming period.
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Waldo
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