Kaiser Warships Retire as Slav Fleet Advances
German forces land on Oesel and capture Arensburg while pursuing Russians. German cruisers shell coast towns but fail to enter Gulf of Riga. Russian land batteries and naval units oppose. No landing on Katenia. Gulf of Finland remains mined. In Flanders heavy bombardments continue, with British raids causing German casualties. Verdun artillery duel resumes near hill 344. Austro Italian front readies for big battle. Allies harass Teutonic positions in Macedonia.
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Oesel
Gulf of Higa
Arensburg
Gulf of Riga
Oepel
Jago Islands
Katenia
Gulf of Finland
Reval
Flanders
Verdun
Julian
Brestoviesa
250 Crown as torpedo sinks boat
London reports 250 lives lost when the steamer Medie was torpedoed in the western Mediterranean. Over 500 aboard including soldiers and prisoners. one American killed, another wounded. Names for the dead include James Fringer and Deliberate gunfire killed two English crew members.
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London
Mediterranean
Paris
James Fringer
Frank Donoghue
Fringer
Donoghue
Iowans Vote to Prohibit Liquor by Constitutional Amendment
In Des Moines on October 15 Iowa voters approved a constitutional amendment banning the manufacture and sale of liquor in the state. Officials estimate a solid majority of 30 000 to 35 000, and the measure takes effect immediately after the vote.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Piersol Found Guilty in Kidnaping Case at Marshfield
Claude Piersol was found guilty of kidnaping Lloyd Kent by a jury at 10:25. He received a 35 year prison sentence. Defense counsel filed a motion for a new trial immediately after the verdict, as were the parents and sister of the victim present.
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Associated Press
Marshfield
Claude Piersol
Lloyd Kent
Wilson Urges Strong Loan Appeal to Nation
In Washington on October 15 President Wilson urges a dramatic loan appeal to echo through the empire of our enemy as a sign of America’s wartime resolve. Secretary of Labor Wilson calls wage earners to support the loan to help bring the war to a victorious conclusion.
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Washington, D. C
America
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Cleveland Postmaster Don Dickin son Dies at 71
Detroit Oct 15 Don Dickinson 71 former postmaster under President Cleveland died at his home after three years of poor health. He was a leader in democratic politics and active in local civic affairs.
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Detroit
Don Dickinson
Cleveland
Dickinson
White Sox Triumph in World Series Over Giants 4 to 2
The Chicago Americans clinched the world series by defeating the New York Giants 4 to 2 at Comiskey Park. Chicago built a decisive fourth inning surge, with three runs that broke a scoreless tie and secured the title for the first time since 1908.
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White Sox
Giants
Associated Press
New York
West
Lochinvar
Chicago Americans
New York National
Middle West
Comiskey Park
Polo Grounds
Chicago Clan
Gonfalon
Rube Benton
Urban Faber
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Frank Chance
Cubs
Detroit
Nationals
Sox
Zimmerman
Eddie Collins
Collins
Keystone
Joe Jackson
Robertson
Robby
Felsch
Heine
Eddie
Jackson
Gandil
Holke
National Commission
Wyoming to Join Fuel Program Conference
Officials from seven western states including Wyoming Idaho Montana Oregon Nevada Utah and Washington to meet in Salt Lake City to design a car conservation and coal distribution plan. The effort stems from a Utah Idaho meeting with Judge Lovett and rail and coal interests. Officials named to attend include Armstrong Gooding Walker Whitcomb Swindelhurst Holmes and Pebwebacher with a Wyoming representative to be named by Garfield.
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Salt Lake City
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
Wyoming
Utah
Robert 8. Lovett
Harriman System
Oregon Short Line
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Garfield
Mvecet
W. W. Armstrong
F. R. Gooding
T. H. Walker
David Whitcomb
M. J. Swindelhurst
Fred J. Holmes
Albert EB. Pebwebacher
California
Cheyenne Surpasses Half Million in Liberty Bond Subscriptions
Cheyenne, led by a major state corporation and Wyoming, reports subscriptions totaling over five hundred thousand dollars for the second Liberty Loan issue. W H Chaplin directs the Liberty Loan Headquarters at the Linus Hotel. State employees may buy bonds by installments via arrangements with State Treasurer Herman Gates.
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Herman B. Gates
State House
Three Die in Powder Blast at Du Pont Works Gibbetown
An explosion in the nitro starch dry hole at the Du Pont powder works in Gibbetown New Jersey caused instant deaths for two workers. A third man is missing and presumed dead, while another was seriously injured.
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Philadelphia
du Pont
Gibbatown
Dutch Netherlands Food Pact Aimed at Britain and Germany
The document outlines a wartime agreement between the Netherlands and Great Britain, regulating Dutch exports to Britain and Germany. It sets prorated totals for pig meat butter cheese and milk, with half of meat exports and substantial portions of dairy set for the United Kingdom, under the Netherlands Overseas Trust.
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Washington, . C
Britain
Holland
Netherlands
Germany
Great Britain
Netherlands Overseas Trust
England
United Kingdom
British warships Cham pagne sunk Begonia overdue official says
London October 15 an official statement reports the British armed mercantile cruiser Champagne has been sunk and the mine sweeping sloop Begonia is overdue and recorded as last sighted tonight.
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London
Champagne
Begonia
Tanight
Bavarians peace march marks opening of German socialist conf
A Copenhagen telegraph reports a monster peace demonstration opening the German socialist conference at Würzburg Bavaria. In New York the same day Stéphane Lauzanne urged universal peace for all nations, calling for rights and justice beyond France or the United States. The Cologne newspaper criticized Miquells for not disassociating from Admiral von Capelte.
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London
Wursburg
Bavaria
Copenhagen
Jory
New York
France
United States
Stephene Lauzanne
le Main
Parle
Cologne
Haretet
Michaells
Himelf
Admiral von Capelte
Germany Fears World Trade Will Be Won by U S and Japs
Reports from Amsterdam describe postwar Germany facing severe labor and capital shortages. European presses warn that the United States and Japan will dominate world trade after peace, threatening German industries and employment. Implications rise as Berlin notes Chancellor Michaelis travels east to occupied areas.
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Germany
U. S
Amsterdam
Arbelier Zeitung
United States
Japan
Alt Deutsche Dlweder
Berlin
Michaelis
Certrist Leader Says Peace Move Unaffected by Recent Developments
Berlin via London Der 1h Mathias Eraberger leader of the Certrist party in the perechstag told the Associated Press today that last week’s developments would not derail the majority's plan for a peaceful approach based on the July 19 resolution or slow the move toward parlementarization.
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Berlin
London
Mathias Eraberger
Perechstag
Associated Press Forday
Western Roads to Ask Rate Increase
Western railroad executives plan to petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for higher rates on many commodities and possibly a general rate increase. They expect to act after a midweek conference in Washington with eastern peers and the commission to review possible actions.
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Washington, DC
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Erzheewer
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