Russ Truce Move Threatens US Allies Treaty Balance
Officials view Bolshevik armistice proposals as placing Russia near unfriendly nations. Ambassador Francis confirms peace talks, risking Russia as a neutral. Russia's Marine Ministry continues duties. Verdereski guides naval staff. Lord Cecil calls Lenine proclamation a breach of treaties, potentially excluding Russia from civilized Europe.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Russia
Francis
State Department
Ministry of Marine
Petrograd
M. Verdereski
Actiig
Minister of Marine
Office of Foreign Affairs
London
Robert Cecil
Nikolai Lenine
Prussia
Europe
German general von Ludendorff heads to eastern front for truce talks
Dispatches from Berlin and Petrograd report von Ludendorff guiding a large staff toward the eastern front amid Russia’s truce offer. Russian commanders prepare for armistice talks with enemy forces as Trotzky states the government opposes a separate peace.
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Amsterdam
von Ludendorff
Frankfurter Zeitung
Berlin
Tarnopol
Gmaymadoff
Skalat
Petrograd
Dukhonin
Associated Press Today
Leon Trotzky
Trotzky
Germany
Russia
Ball Players Not Exempt in Draft
The provost marshal’s office dismissed the suggestion by Ron Johnson that 288 baseball players be exempt from the draft. Officials reacted with laughter as the idea drew mixed public interest and none of the city’s authorities supported an exemption.
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Washington
Dpd. C
Ron Johnson
American League
Hypothyreosis Cited in Bianca de Saulles Murder Trial
MINEOLA N Y November 23 Hypothyreosis described as a thyroid illness leading to mental infirmity was cited by Bianca de Saulles attorney Henry A Uterhart as the cause of alleged temporary loss of accountability before jurors. The prosecution rested at noon in the trial for the Chilean heiress accused of murdering her ex husband John J de Saulles.
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Bianca de Saulles
Little Jack
Mineola
L. L
John de Saulles
Broadway
U S to Run Mines Shut by Operators
Dr. Wary A. Garfield fuel administrator announces the United States will take over and operate mines closed by operators in the Oklahoma bituminous coal fields for failure to receive price increases. An ultimatum was served to the operators this afternoon.
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Washington, Dpd. C
Wary A. Garfield
United States
de Garfield
Oklahoma
Mexicans' Leader to Face Charges
An official investigation in Juarez finds General Cordova’s defense at Ojinaga left with under 2000 rounds of rifle ammo and no machine gun ammo after abandoning the town. American deserters Lawrence and Kearns reported fed machine guns, which may absolve Cordova and his officers of blame for the capitulation to Villistas.
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Juarez
Mexico
Ojinaga
Cordova
Lawrence and
Kearns
Villistas
Robbers Take $2000 From Italian American Bank
Police hunt two robbers who held up the Italian American bank in Denver and fled in an automobile with $2000. Two arrests were made but released as the investigation continued.
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Denver
Assaults Melt Under Roman Fire in Italian Front
From northern Italy the Piave and Firenza fronts stage a decisive battle. Italian units counter fierce mass attacks by German and Austrian forces, with heavy casualties on both sides as Alpine brigades suffer severe losses and trenches vanish under artillery and cross fire.
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Preas
Italy
Piave
Firenza
Atill
Rascilicata Y Calabria
Italians Hold Back Riverine Push in Venetian Plain
In the Italian theater between the Brenta and Piave rivers the Italians and their Teutonic allies fight to halt a breakthrough toward the Venetian plain. Front lines see frequent hand to hand combat with shifting positions as the enemy throws massed troops and suffers heavy losses. Relative quiet runs along the Piave to the Adriatic.
Fire in Greeley Rail Shop Believed Arson Attack
Fire at the Greeley Street Railway Company destroyed the power plant and car barns causing about 35 000 in damage. A farmer saw a man fleeing the scene shortly before discovery and a new fire truck failed to respond due to a suspected tampering with its Magheto platinum contacts. Over fifty men work to restore power and service is expected to resume soon.
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Greeley
Colo
Greeley Street Railway Company
Northern Colorado Power Company
Boulder
British Hats Hold Ground at Fontaine After Fierce Fight
British forces resumed pressure on Fontaine and held gains between Cantania and Fontaine South amid heavy fighting. Tanks aided advance with few losses among crews. several German guns captured as actions lingered near Creve Coeur Moeuvres and Hourton Wood.
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Praxoe
Fontaine
Creve Coeur
Moeuvres
Hourton Wood
Moenvres
Tadpole Copse
Canal du Nord
St Je
Pro German Propaganda Claims Losses in France Scrutinized
German backed letters describe fictitious battles in which U S soldiers die and are wounded describing deplorable conditions. Government officials said the reports are part of a propaganda effort and are being traced. In Peoria authorities raid the glove Sonne offices seizing records from owner L Philip Wolf and secretary Herman Goldberger.
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iBy
P'ress
New York
France
Peoria
United States
Peoria Sonne
the Sonne
L. Philip Wolf
Herman Goldberger
Women to Serve as Conductors and Guards in New York Subways
New York announces that women will be employed as guards and station keepers on subway and elevated lines and as conductors on surface cars. The plan, unveiled today, marks a significant shift in transit staffing.
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New York
Fis
Fie
Saloon Hours Curtailed in Green River and Cheyenne
Green River council voted to close all saloons from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. led by Governor Sioux’s request and Union Pacific support. Cheyenne police reminded saloon men that liquor cannot be served in rooms adjoining bars except with meals, with possible future ordinances to regulate hours. Local officials plan similar measures in Stock Springs.
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Green River
Wyo
Sioux
Jeffers
Union Pacific
Stock Springs
F. L. Crabbe
Anti-Saloon League
Cheyenne
Jeffer
Ook
Prices of Food Rise 2 Percent
Washington November 23 General food prices in this country advanced two percent from August to September this year according to the bureau of labor statistics An increase was shown in seventeen of twenty seven staple articles with pork chops up thirteen per cent ears up fourteen per cent and corn meal up twenty four per cent From September 1916 to September this year food prices as a whole rose twenty percent while a comparison with 1914 shows the cost of foodstuffs to the consumer jumped forty five per cent This three year rise included increases in staple commodities such as potatoes and meat while petrol storage and other factors are noted in the report
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Associated Press
Washinon
Bureau of
First Beiieh attack near Cambrai linked to British forces
Berlin reports six Hyrtt infantry divisions and three cavalry divisions took part in the opening Beiieh assault around Cambrai. Semi official advices estimate about 108000 infantry and 45000 cavalry in the British forces involved.
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Amsterdam
Cambrai
Berlin
O Leary Pro German Editor Indicted by U S Grand Jury
New York November indictment charges Jeremiah O Leary president of the American Truth Society and former editor of Bull with espionage and postal law violations Adolph Stern linked to the publication faces two counts Bail set at 2600 for O Leary and 6000 for Stern Attorneys expect bonds. O Leary described as anti British and cited for anti administration remarks potential twenty year prison and fines up to 10000 if convicted.
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Jeremiah O Leary
American Truth Society
Bull
Adolph Stern
Graund
Manton
O'Leary
Stern
Weather Forecast For Cheyenne And Vicinity
Saturday forecast issued by Cheyenne meteorology office shows cloudy skies and scattered showers. Wind from the west at 10 to 15 mph with high temperatures near 62 degrees and overnight low around 48.
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