Austria-Hungary backs early armistice talks with Wilson
The Austro-Hungarian government agrees to negotiations for peace and an immediate armistice without waiting for other powers, asking President Wilson to begin overtures. In other reports, American forces seal a Meuse advance, over 9000 Austrians captured, 60 guns seized, and British troops seize Kerkuk in Turkish Kurdistan. General Ludendorff resigns as first quartermaster and rear leader after a rift with Chancellor Maximilian, with possible successors named.
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Associated Press
Basel
Austria-Hungary
Wilson
Sks
Austro-Hungary
Washington
D. C
Boise Helseu
Meuse River
Pershing
Rome
War Office
Hague
Ludendorff
Maximilian
Switzerland
Lecke
von Mackensen
Socialists Face Trial for Espionage Act Violations
Victor L. Berger and more than fifty Socialist figures were named in newly returned federal indictments. Included were E. T. Molris, Oar Ameringer, Louis A. Arnold, and Elizabeth Thomas, with roles as congressional candidates, a state legislator, and an official of the party. The charges involve espionage act violations.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Victor L. Berger
Socialist Party
Federal Grand Jury
E. T. Molris
Oar Ameringer
Louis A. Arnold
Elizabeth Thomas
Derger
Melma
Ameringer
Congress
Arnold
Urges Loyal Support for Wilson in Crisis
Washington dispatch quotes William Gibbs McAdoo urging all intelligent Americans to stand by President Wilson during the wartime crisis. He stresses the need for men sympathetic to his war policies to back the president to preserve American prestige and power amid looming congressional votes.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Sble
America
WM. G. Madoo
Albuquerque Trains Women as Street Car Conductors
In Albuquerque New Mexico on October 8 a new program trains women to replace men as conductors on street cars. The women will act as conductors and motormen, manage fares and operate the vehicles. A mechanized fender adjustment method is introduced to reduce manual scrubbing, speeding up service and reducing maintenance.
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Albcquarour
N. M
Italians Break Through Piave Line In Four Mile Advance
British and Italian forces push to beyond the Piave with heavy gains and seven thousand Austrian prisoners, while Haig reports progress south of Valenciennes amid otherwise quiet fronts.
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Associated Press
London
Italy
Piave River
Valenciennes
Haig
Germans Fortify Lorraine While Americans Hold Ridge
German forces have transformed Lorraine into a fortified zone believed to counter Allied breakthroughs. American units in Bourgogne wood hold the ridge from Pama Gaatward southward, while Hill 204 saw a German penetration repelled by artillery and machine gun fire. A new German aviation squadron appeared near St Jovin with vermilion and gray aircraft and propaganda markings.
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Associated Press
London
Lorraine
Bourgonne
Pama
St. Jovin
Senate Debates Wilson Peace Plea and Tariff Critique
In Washington on October 28 the Senate debated Wilson’s peace appeal and Democratic defense as GOP critics challenged his constitutional powers. The discussion, tied to tariff policy, blocked adjournment plans with plans to resume debate tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Know
Poindexter
Ashuret
Roosevelt
Lodge
Smoot
Penrose
House
Concessors Organize to Sell Liberty Bonds at Camp Kearny
In San Diego at Camp Kearny on October 28, operators of billiard halls skating rinks theaters and other concessionaries formed an organization. They focused on selling Liberty bonds to civilians employed around the camp while soldiers' subscriptions went to the military bond sales board set up at the campaign's start.
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Camp Kearny
San Diego
Cal
Weather Woman Wanted for Local Weather Bureau Post
Weather observers replace weather men across the nation as wartime needs shift. A vacancy exists at the local weather bureau in the Citizens National Bank building and qualified women are urged to apply for the position, seen as an excellent chance to study one of the sciences.
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United States
Heford
Weather Bureau
Citizens National Bank
Governor Osborne Sees Wilson Victory Amid Crisis Tour
Former Gov John Osborne back from a statewide tour reports strong demand for unity and support for President Wilson. He notes flu crisis relief, calls for voting Democrats to back the president's policies, and predicts a broad, nonpartisan war effort and a Wilson year. J L Jordan accompanied him.
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Osborne
Wilson
Senator King of Utah Interviewed Between Trains
Senator William N. King of Utah spoke briefly at Cheyenne on his way home to Salt Lake City. He supported the president’s appeal for national unity and urged voters to elect Democrats to the Senate and House to back the war effort and the president’s plans. He warned of great strain on those advancing the government’s work and emphasized patriotic-year priorities over party politics.
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House
Senate
Congress
Jordan
William N. King
Utah
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Wileen
King
Washington
Flu Causes Open Air Church Services in California
In San Francisco, California, open air services were held last Sunday in a cavalry cemetery area attended by about 300 members of the Holy Cross parish. The practice, tied to early missionary days, saw services conducted outdoors on lawns and surrounding plots as other churches followed suit.
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San Ficancieco
Cal
California
Cavalry Cemetery
Common Soot Valued as Fertilizer by Oxford Graduate
George Yeadon of Midvale smelter, an Oxford graduate, promotes conserving chimney soot as a rich fertilizer. He notes soot contains ammonia, lime, sulfuric and nitric acids, acetic acid, iron and other compounds and sells in England for about 48 per ton. He urges farmers to save soot, use around plants to deter insects and enrich soil, especially against weevils damaging alfalfa and other crops.
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Bast Lake City
Get
Oxford
George Yeadon
American Smelting and Refining Company
Midvale
Here
Engand
Americans Accuse German Prisoners of Head Cutting Claim
October 28 report from American lines states German officers tell troops prisoners face beheading when marched to the rear to deter surrender. At a field hospital a 20 year old German prisoner sobs, fearing execution, while a sergeant and surgeon reassure him.
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United States
Brooklyn
Influenza Ravages Described by Rev C F Fisher in Sheridan
Rev C F Fisher of Sheridan, head of patriotic educational work, described influenza devastation in Sheridan County. He cited a remote home with patients and no physician, urged aid to physicians overwhelmed by cases, and noted the sugar factory’s temporary closure due to labor and illness shortages. He warned the disease more often strikes young people than infants or the elderly.
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C. F. Fisher
Sheridan
Sheridan County
Ume
Crellin
Vietory
Fisher Calla
A. W. H. Walter
Evangelival Lutheran Church
Vietlig
Fisher
John
Phi
Sister of Gov Osborne Dies at New York Home
Notification arrived of the death of Mrs. Maria Gregory, only sister of former Governor John E. Osborne. She passed away yesterday at her northern New York home and will be buried near there. She was the widow of a Civil War veteran.
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Maria
Gregory
Joho E. Osborne
New York
Osborne
Spanish Flu Measures Tighten City and Province
The Rome district reports doctors enforcing case reporting by private practitioners while moving picture houses close. Authorities fix medicine prices and distribute a carbonate dentiferve compound as a preventive. theatres and public events face bans and altered hours across the city and province amid flu concerns.
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Rome
Maypicipal Heath
Home
Milan
Liautenant Gener
Mennella
Menpela
Peniy
Turo
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Kerkuk
Kurdestan
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Lansing
J. L. Jordan
King OF Utan
Calif
C.F. Fisher
Wryo
N.Y
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