Allies Bomb German Cities in Reprisals for Raids
London reports that reprisals against German targets have begun after public demand. British naval aircraft bomb Zeebrugge and the Denis-Westrem aerodrome while two enemy planes are shot down. A London crowd urged Lloyd George to retaliate, and he promised heavy bombing of Germany.
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London
Admiralty
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugee
Denis-Westrem
Lloyd George
Daily Mail
Germany
Viscount French
Home Forces
French Air Raids Target Baden in Reprisals
Paris dispatch says French aviators dropped bombs on Baden in continuing reprisals for German air raids on French cities. The same report notes German air attacks on Russian Baltic bases, with Russian planes targeting enemy camps in Courland and no major land operations reported.
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Paris
Baden
War Office
Petrograd
Baltic Sea
Courland
Congress to End War Session by Next Saturday
The Senate moved swiftly to approve the war deficit appropriation conference report and a soldiers and sailors insurance bill. House action was expected tomorrow, sending the measure to President Wilson as adjournment nears the December session. The cash authorization stood at 7.7457 billion with contracts, and the war tax bill shifted to a low rate under Wilson’s leniture.
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Washington, PD
Oet
Congress
Senate
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Wilson
War Clamor in Argentina Will Oust President
Buenos Aires reports President Irigoyen will resign October 12 on grounds of ill health. A high source cites mental strain from anti Germany policy pressure and a general strike chaos. Count von Luxburg postpones sailing and plans to depart by train to Chile.
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Buenos Aires
Irigoyen
Argentina
Germany
Count von Luxburg
Chile
La Follette's Son May Join Navy
Robert LaFollette Jr the son of Senator LaFollette contemplates entering the navy to show his own patriotism. A letter to Hyron Webster of St Paul, a college friend, indicates the youth is ashamed of his father's record and wishes to demonstrate loyalty to the country.
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ST. Paul
Robert LaFollette, Jr
Senator LaFollette
Navy
LaFollette
Hyron Webster
Bob
Mr. Webster
Germans Test New Tank with 3 Inch Cannon
French Front in France reports Germans are testing a novel tank armed with a 3 inch cannon and machine guns. The forward end features a butt like frame and a superior cupola while armor shields the caterpillar wheels which remain nearly invisible.
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France
Milk price rise blamed for 400 child deaths
New York reports a district attorney statement attributing 400 child deaths to the recent milk price hike. Swann led the milk situation inquiry and released the finding amid ongoing investigations into dairy pricing effects.
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New York
Cody
Swann
British Lose 13 Vessels in Week
London reports a British admiralty statement showing eleven merchantmen over 1600 tons and two under 1619 tons sunk by mines or submarines in the past week. World shipping losses since Germany’s U-boat campaign began total about two thirds of German claims from September 1, with Germany asserting an average of 500,000 tons sunk monthly for seven months.
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London
Troop Parade Weston Lane Reception Plans In Cheyenne
Detailed arrangements for tonight's meeting at the gymnasium in Cheyenne to receive Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane and party. A parade by four troops from Fort Russell precedes the visit with a large turnout expected for Liberty Loan campaign support.
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Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Clark
The
Industrial Club
John W. Lacey
State Liberty Loan Committee
Lane
Denver
Union Pacific
F. L. Houx
J. M Carey
H. FB. Gates
R. B. Forsyth
Ft. A. Preston
FR. N. LaFontaine
Enos Laughlin
John A. Martin
CL N Potter
Cyrus Beard
John A. Riner
W. C. Mentzer
Waterman
Fort Russell
Weaver
Warren Richardson
United States District Attorney
J. Rigdon
Wil Reid
Luke Voorhees
Nean
G. Knight
Th Tate Council of Defense
FE. Wie
County Council of Defense
J. W.lacey
John D. Clark
W. C. Deming
Tribune
FE. A. Sweten
State Leader
W. J. Walls
G. FE. Abbott
First National Bank
A. H. Marble
Stock Growers National Bank
Houx
Eerry
Wilson
S. G. Hopkins
Cheyenne
Liberty Loan
Campanien
W. E. Mullen
R. B. Davidson
Randall and Carey Avenues
First Cavalry
Carey
Twenty-fourth Street
Twenty-fourth
Warren Avenue
Warren
Twenty-first Street
Twenty-first
Tlouse
House Street
Seventeenth
Capitol Avenue
Capitol
Twenty-second Street
Twenty-second
Pioneer Avneue
Pioneer
Thames
Fifteenth
Depot
Twentieth Street
Twentieth
Central Avenue
German Edict Denies Separate Peace With Britain
Amsterdam reports German foreign secretary vom Klue mann states no proposals exist for a separate peace with France or Great Britain. The article cites reactions to a Petrograd speech by Russia’s war minister and includes criticism of the fatherland party and calls for honest peace by honest Germans while warning againstchauvinist influence.
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Amsterdam
Germany
France
Great Britain
Vom Kuelmann
Berlin
Verkhovehs
Petrograd
Bernard Dernburg
Deutsche Politik
New Fatherland Party
Wilson
Hohenzollerns
Verneburg
Ponenis
Prechiotms
Chauviniste
Chinese Smuggling Ring Exposed at Angel Island
Rob ert T Ferguson a former Angel Island record room clerk gave a detailed statement to Assistant U S Attorney General Densmore about a Chinese smuggling conspiracy involving fifty to sixty individuals. Nineteen federal employees at Angelsland were suspended as part of the inquiry into a scheme that collected about $100000 yearly for a school of instruction in Hong Kong to prepare examinees for homeward entry.
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San Francisco
Robert T. Ferguson
United States Immigration Station
Angel Island
United States
Densmore
Angelsland
Ring
Hong Kong
Hon
E Wali
100 Men Battle Major Forest Fire North of Here
One hundred men fought a massive forest fire five miles north of Deadwood. The blaze consumed about four hundred acres of young timber, marking one of the worst fires of the year in the area.
Germans Suffer Heavy Casualties in Attacks on Haig Forges
Chronicle reports heavy German losses in attempts to recapture ground from the British offensive. Crown Prince Rupprecht presses in Ypres area to disrupt Allied lines toward Ostend and the Cechranee base while Haig’s forces maintain key positions. The Verdun sector sees limited gains for Germans with local fighting and artillery exchanges continuing.
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Germany
Haig
Plonders
Haive
Pietd
Marshal Baie
Acorn
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Welnessy
Ypres
Ostend
Rver Watelul
Hale
Maranuel
Corman
Tie Verdun
Polo
Monte San Gabelele
British Airmen Report Intercept Over France
A recently recorded German air engagement notes an English observer sighting an enemy plane at 2000 feet near NS France. The encounter ended with the British unit driving the foe away as the Albatross line returned toward the air front for another pass.
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France
Melina
Heflin Called Liar by Mason in House
In Washington on October 1 the House fought over Alabama Senator Heflin and Illinois Representative Mason. Mason challenged Heflin in a floor dispute about loyalty statements and amendments to the conscription law, claiming Heflin lied about motives to block an army draft. The chamber erupted as leaders sought to strike terms from the record.
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Heflin
Mason
Washington
House
Kitchen
Otriaar Keral
Ranchman Arreste d After Gun Battle with Sheriff
Frank Lancollier held on five thousand dollar bond after a gun battle with the Sheriff and deputies at a Hillsdale ranch. He surrendered following an ultimatum and was charged with assault and attempted assault. no one was reported injured.
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Frank Lancollier
Willedate
Richard Syauly
Burne
le Ranch
New Hillsdale
Thy Ranch
Aheritf
Andershendt
Thal Schou
Ranc
Hillsdale
Cheyenne
Lavel- Hertennee
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Haleena
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