Why Falkenhayn Lost High Place
A Berne dispatch to The Wireless Press says General Erich von Falkenhayn was dismissed as chief of the German general staff after proposing a drastic shift in strategy. He urged abandoning the Balkan campaign, shortening the eastern front, and evacuating occupied French territory, a plan Wilhelm II and Hindenburg rejected as cowardly and dangerous.
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London
Germany
Berne
Erich von Falkenhayn
William
Bulgaria
Turkey
van Falkenhayn
Balkan
France
Welch
von Hindenburg
von Falkenhayn
Carranza Dominates Turbulent Mexico and Belief in Fate
The article portrays Venustiano Carranza as a patient, fatalist leader who controls Mexico with a dwindling armed opposition. It notes his admiration for Washington and Lincoln, his pro American stance, and his daughters’ education in the United States as evidence of his views.
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Mexico City
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Carranza
Alll
Villa
Bravo
Madero
Diaz
Vera Cruz
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Paris
St. Louis
National Palace
Bryan
Pancho Villa
Life on Elephant Island Described by Shackleton Crew
A late Punta Arenas message describes life on Elephant Island during Shackleton's south polar expedition. The marooned men, rescued and taken to Chile, recall penguin meals, seaweed lunches, a 100 yard track for exercise, and improvised pipes and banjo concerts while awaiting rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elephant Island
Antarctic
Ernest Shackleton
Chile
Punta Arenas
Bacon
Carlisle
Miller siblings jailed for swindling Iowa man in romance scam
Chicago. Miss Ladavine Miller and her brother J Marion Miller an attorney face indeterminate terms from one to ten years for swindling Thomas Foulkes of Danburg Iowa. Foulkes lost $11 312 and two farms worth $40 000 after being jilted. He testified she gave him a Bible and urged him to go to California and marry a rich widow.
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Chicago
Ladavine Miller
J. Marion Miller
Thomas Foulkes
Danburg
Iowa
Supreme Court
Foulkes
Miss Miller
California
New Tune Sparks Border Band Openly Performing Marching Through Georgia
Mercedes Texas band leaders traveling with guardsmen on the border faced a Southern unwritten law banning Marching Through Georgia. The First North Dakota infantry band ignored it and played the tune at a Mercedes park concert. Locals applauded, unaware the march was old and unfamiliar here.
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Mercedes
Tex
South
Georgia
North Dakota Infantry
Auto Makers Forecast 1917 Car Output Reaches 7 Million
The article notes about three million vehicles in use in the United States and an estimated two million produced in 1917. It lists major firms and expected outputs: Willys-Overland 300,000 Chevrolet 194,000 Studebaker 100,000 Buick 150,000 Maxwell 100,000 Dodge 80,000 Paige 20,000 Saxon 50,000 Hudson 30,000 Jeffery 12,000 Packard 12,000 Oldsmobile 20,000 Mitchell 20,000 Haynes 10,000 Hupmobile 18,000 Franklin 10,000 Chandler 20,000.
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United States
Willys-Overland
Chevrolet Motor Company
Studebaker Corporation
Buick Motor Company
Maxwell Motor Car Company
Dodge Brothers
Paige Motor Car Company
Saxon Motor Car Company
Ford output and profits rise as 1916 figures released
Detroit reports Ford cars produced in 1916 exceed a half million with a profit of about 112 dollars per vehicle. For the year ending July 31 1916 Ford posted gross sales of about 206.87 million and net earnings near 58.8 million after a 50 dollar price cut.
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Detroit
Ford
United States
Flivver Speed King Triumphs at Maywood Meet
Paul D. Harvey of Oak Park wins two of three races at the Ford speedway meet in Maywood, averaging 62.14 miles per hour and taking the 20 and 50 mile events. B F Davis of Paris, Illinois, wins the 30 mile race.
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Chicago
Paul D. Harvey
Oak Park
Harvey
Dario Resta
Peugeot
Maywood
B. F. Davis
Paris
Ill
Gasoline Output for Six Months Sets New Record
One hundred and forty million barrels of gasoline were marketed in the first half of 1916, a new record. Northrop of the United States Geological Survey breaks the total into fields: Appalachian 11.4 million, Lima-Indiana 1.8 million, Illinois 7.9 million, Kansas and Oklahoma 50.5 million, Northern and Central Texas 4.2 million, Northwest Louisiana 6.8 million, Gulf Coast 11.4 million, Wyoming and Montana 3.4 million, California 3.5 million, miscellaneous 0.1 million.
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John D. Northrop
United States Geological Survey
Northrop
Appalachian
Lima-Indiana
Dlinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Northwest
Louisiana
Culf Coast
Wyoming
Montana
California
Miscellaneous
How to Tell When Brakes Are Dragging
After adjustment, verify wheels spin freely by lifting rear wheels and turning by hand. Any resistance or scraping suggests dragging. For fabric brakes, carefully pry the band with a tool to relieve drag. On a tour, check brake drums periodically. if they become very hot, brakes likely drag.
State agency splits market for distribution
Since the Chalmers established a state agency last April it has split the market for distribution into east and west and 300 cars have been disposed of. Some of the state has been supplied from the Pacific slope but in future it will be provided for export by state agents and distrib.
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Chalmers
Pacific Slope
Highway Engineers Making Money Now
Federal aid in the good roads movement creates strong demand for college highway engineers. State commissions report shortages, with salaries averaging about 1800 dollars annually and total road spending over 250 million dollars yearly.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
New York City
United States
Tourists Faced With Varied City Driving Rules
Travelers must study diverse local traffic rules and equipment requirements as they tour. Mirrors or dimmers may be needed in some cities, bright lights in others, and stopping for street cars varies. Follow local drivers to avoid fines and trouble.
Enormous Tonnage and Cars Scarce in Montana Freight
Rail traffic officials in Montana warn of an October car shortage due to record tonnage. Grain shipments have doubled versus last year, lumber is up, coal volumes rise, and Panama Canal tie ups worsen equipment availability. State railway officials urge shippers to unload and load promptly to ease the crunch.
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Montana
Panama Canal
Monous
Gran
Middle Western
Montana State Railway Commission
East
Oregon
Bean, Veteran Engineer, Takes First Vacation After 49 Years
Chicago report notes Joseph P. Bean, a New York Central engineer, ends 49 years of continuous service with retirement on pension. He says he is happy to be out of a job now, and that there will never be longing to return to the cab.
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Chicago
New York Central Lines
Joseph P. Bean
Slayer of Col. Butler on Trial in El Paso
Harry J. Spannell, indicted by Brewster county grand jury on two counts of murder in the first degree for killing his wife and Lt. Col. M. C. Butler of the Sixth Cavalry during a July motoring trip, returns to Alpine under tight guard while claiming he did not intend to kill.
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EL Paso
Harry J. Spannell
Brewster County
M. C. Butler
Sixth Cavalry
Alpine
Walton
Barnett
Spannell
Millionaire Sportsman Builds Submarine Chaser
New York announces Herman Oelrichs has built a 60 foot submarine chaser named the essex. The patrol boat can reach 35 miles an hour and carries a rapid fire gun on the rear deck. Oelrichs is a friend of Vincent Astor and says the craft will deter enemy submarines.
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New York
Herman Oelrichs
Oelrichs
Vincent Astor
Montana Briefs Highlight Run on Fergus County Lands
Fergus county to open about 70000 acres to homesteaders on October 17. County shifts to second class with assessed value of 22518862. Wisdom reports hay crop 100 percent above normal. Silos rise in Forsythe and R.C. H. wins on eastern tracks. Glacier National Park sees over ten thousand visitors June through August. Billings aviator M J Bell gets Curtis biplane. Poland China litter judged at Midland Empire fair.
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Lewistown
Fergus County
Wisdom
Big Hole
Baker
Helena
H. G. Carpenter
Emerson School
Stanford
John D. Nelson
Robert Fisher
Conrad
J. D. Mitchell
Tri-State Rural Credits Association
Billings
Miles City
Mary Ramer
Custer County
S. G. Hodgkiss
James Buchanan
Forsythe
H. Beeman
B S. King
Ripley C. Hoffman
Hamblin
Minn
M. J. Bell
Curtis
Duluth
Harry Webster
British Flying Corps
France
Glacier
Glacier National Park
Plentywood
North Dakotan
Sheridan County
Edmund J. Williams
United States Expeditionary Force
Santo Domingo
Legation
Jiminez
Williams
Marine Corps
Yellowstone Packing Company
San Francisco
Poland
China
Duroc
Jersey
Berkshire
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Falkenhayn
Lincoln
Washington
Moontana
Bean
Col. Butler
Butte
Symons
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