British Gain in Struggle at Cambrai
British troops push a slight advance west of Bourlon Wood on the Cambrai front amid ongoing heavy artillery duels along the line. Italian batteries pound enemy boats on the lower Piave as Brigadier General Scriven arrives in northern Italy to study the situation and report to the U.S. government. A fierce back‑and‑forth near Asiago sees Austro‑Hungarian and Allied forces clash all night, with mixed regiments from Hungary and Galicia suffering heavy losses.
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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 Dominates Cheyenne In Lopsided Win
Loveland defeated Cheyenne 86 0 in a one sided high school game as several top Loveland players were sidelined for studies. Wyoming beat Greeley State Teachers 8 0 with a first quarter safety by Carter and a fourth quarter 50 yard interception return by Buchanan. Eddie Hearn sets a track record with a 50 mile Liberty Sweepstakes time of 41 54 4 10 at Ancot Park.
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Cheyenne
Carter
Teachers
Cowboys
Buchanan
Pollowing
Larsen
Eddie Hearn
Los Angeles
Keddle
Lear
Ancot Park
Wyoming Boy First Sammy Hero of War
Constant Louis Irwin is described as the first American hero of the great war for crawling across No Man's Land under machine gun fire to rescue a lost comrade. He carried the man back to American trenches unharmed. A family photo shows the young man in civilian clothes as no uniform image has been received.
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Constant Louis Irwin
No Man's Land
Irwin
War Council of 15 Lands Begins Work
Paris November 29 The inter allied conference opened in the foreign affairs ministry with fifteen nations represented. Clemenceau presided and welcomed delegates as the supreme war council meetings follow. The council will handle western front military matters and include Col. E M House and Gen Tasker H Bliss for the United States.
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Paris
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 O'Brien Escapes German Capture After 72 Days
Lieutenant Patrick O'Brien of Momence Illinois, the first American in the British flying corps to escape Germany, fled on a speeding train, then survived 72 nights as a fugitive across Germany Luxembourg Belgium and the Dutch frontier. He crossed by a bridge failed then tunneled under the wire before reaching a British consul in London.
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London
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
Death by own action Theory Given Hard Blow at Means Trial
Dr W H Burmeister pathologist and Cook County coroner's physician testified that Mrs Maude A King could not have fired the fatal shot at Blackwelder spring near Concord on Aug 20. A Chicago examination after a coroner's jury ruled her death accidental sparked Means trial on a murder charge.
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Associated Press
Concord
N.C
W. H. Burmeister
Cook County
Gaston B
Maude A. King
Blackwelder Spring
Here
Means
Riot Breaks Up Canadian Session in Sherbrook
A riotous crowd disrupted a Sherbrooke meeting where Minister of Justice Doherty and Hon. C. C. Ballantine spoke. The theater front was wrecked and fist fights broke out as Doherty, a cabinet member, and Ballantine attempted to address the crowd. Police and postal forces will aid in drafting the army per War Department plans announced in Washington.
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Associated Press
Sherbrook
Quebec
Doherty
C. C. Ballantine
Hubert Borden
Washington, D. C
War Department
General Crowder
Lansdowne Urges War Aims Revision and Peace Plea
A provocative letter from Marquis of Lansdowne calls for revising allied war aims and pursuing peace before the war ruins the civilized world. He supports a league of nations and favors global cooperation on sea freedom and peaceful dispute settlement. The letter shocks Paris conference observers and shocks government allies, with officials denying prior knowledge.
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London
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 and Princess Lone Feather arrive in Cheyenne carrying the war message from Chief Thunderwater. They plan a downtown street meeting to urge Indian allegiance to the Great White Father in Washington and enlistment in the U S Army. Mexes, a Mescalero Apache, is self educated from white-written books. His wife is a Passamaquoddy from near Old Town, Maine.
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Thunderwater
Mexes
Princess Lone Feather
Cheyenne
Bola
Tim
Lisk
White House
Washington
Indiana
United States
Homer D. Bunce
Passamaquoddy
Old Town
U S Marshal Blocks Harbor Area Access in New York
U S Marshal Mcterthy will issue orders restricting workers from remaining in skyscrapers and large hotels near the harbor. The sweep aims to curb pro German activity. every pier used for commercial purposes becomes a 100 yard zone base.
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New York
United States
MctCerthy
Itrmains
Bank Deposits Here Increase in Cheyenne
Statements from the four Cheyenne banks show deposits up 37 percent from the previous year. Close of business last week totals 1,510,600,000 versus 9,037,0388.74. The increase over last year is 5,581,060.70 with rises from 8125,061 to 81,700,126. Combined deposits exceed double November 1915 levels of 50,520,5045.
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Cheyenne
Teuton Torpedo Boat Destroyer Sunk by Mine Off Holland
A German torpedo boat destroyer belonging to the Zowhengue flotilla struck a mine off Westkapelle in Holland and sank, according to an Amsterdam Exchange Telegraph dispatch.
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London
Zowhengue
Flotila
Westcapelle
Holland
Amaster
Hertling Signals Readiness to Discuss Peace in Reichstag
Imperial Chancellor Hertling told the Reichstag he is ready for peace negotiations as soon as Russia sends representatives with full authority. Berlin aims for a German Russian armistice conference next Sunday, amid Bolshevik armistice proposals and Western recognition uncertainty.
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Hertling
Reichstag
Berean
Sow
George Fo
Imperial Gerean
Bertin
Eastern Front
Petrograd
Boleheviki
Turmoil Rumors Rise In Petrograd Telegram
A mutilated telegram from Petrograd reported by the Daily Mail notes renewed trouble with gunfire wounding several people. Maximophist troops occupy the state bank while residents continue about their business, amid suspected revolution progress and ongoing political turmoil.
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London
Daily Mall Today
Petrograd
Theetrograd State Bank
Daily Mall
Unsanitary Alleys in Cheyenne Tied to Disease Risk
Cheyenne alleys are described as unsanitary and blamed for spreading diseases including typhoid and scarlet fever. A cow kept in a shed behind a restaurant and its stable waste being dumped into an alley are cited as hazards. Officials note no city ordinance regulates alley cleanliness though health officials urge action.
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Jack A. Hristol
Cheyenne
Opeen
Dro Weman
Edity
Beally
Alloye
Christenoen
Christensen
Kcavenger
Wilmot Gart
Restau
Wenean
Ty Wymuo
Areaenitary
Weelett
Wein
New York Faces One Day Coal Supply Shortage
New York City has only a one day coal on hand per the coal merchants' commissioners. A priority order from Fuel Administrator Guifield, issued at the request of Thleeetor Lovete, sets actions to address the shortage.
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New von
New York
New York City
Coal Merchants’ Associations
Kellef
Thleeetor Lovete
Guifield
Slacker Commissions Face Baker Policy Shakeup
The article reports Secretary Baker's two policy limits on draft age commissions in noncombatant army roles. It aims to curb exemptions from the selective service by reserving staff and support posts for older civilians and keep draft age men out of noncombatant ranks unless clearly superior for the role.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Baker
Sim
Germans Face Food Shortage Amid War Strain
The German leadership warns of worsening food conditions with looming supply shortages. President von Walde outlines limited bread and sausage availability, as he expects food for the season to remain tight amid wartime pressures.
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Jwsterdom
Waldo
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