Antilles Sunk After German Submarine Attack
Washington reports the army transport Antilles torpedoed by a German submarine while returning from France. About 167 aboard were saved, roughly 70 missing, including 16 Army and 4 Navy personnel. The ship sank within five minutes after being struck abreast the engine room bulkhead during convoy with U.S. patrol destroyers.
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Washington
Antilles
France
Daniele
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Department
Sims
Hich
Anles
Names of U S Fighters Killed by Germans
A list honors U S airmen and sailors lost when the transport Antilles was torpedoed on October 17. It mentions Ward Hiner and names several crew members including Walker and Boyle as officers, plus enlisted sailors Kinzey Hunt Ausburn Watson and others. Sixteen soldiers and forty seven merchant and naval crew are noted.
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Navy
de Antibes
France
General Pershing
War ‘Ang Navy
Thei Street
White House
Baker
Army
Department
Sims
Lst
Antilles
AB Boon Ag
Ward Hiner
Atlantic
Walker
Boyle
O'Rourke
Avery Jost
Kinzey
E. L
Seaman
Thomas M. Kinzey
Water Valley
Miss
Hunt
J. W
Isaae Hunt
Mountain Grove
R. BR
Ausburn
C. L
Radio Electrician
R. Auaburn
Louisiana Avenue
New Orleans
Watson
H. F
Mra
W. L. Seger
Rutland
Mass
Garfield sees end of coal strikes in 3 states
Washington reports Fuel Administrator Garfield expects all strikers to return to mines early this week after guidance from Indiana Ohio and Illinois points. Wage readjustments and price scale changes are being considered with no decision until workers resume.
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Garfield
Washington
Ohio
Minos
Indiana
J. P. White
United Mine Workers of America
National Fuel Administrator
Indianapolis
Timois
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Southwestern Coal Operators’ Association
Danville
Clinton
Jackson
Springfield
Rank Farrington
Ulineis
United Mine Workers
Mr. Farrington
Antilles Survivors Landed At French Port After Sinking
Survivors of the United States transport Antilles were landed at a French port by auxiliary vessels after the ship was torpedoed with many perishing in berths or while dressing. The crew praised the captain and gun crew for staying at their posts as officers searched for the submarine. The U boat was not sighted.
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United States
Antiles
Antilles
Russians Captured on Isle in Baltic War News
Moon island in the Gulf of Riga reports six thousand Russian troops captured as German forces gain ground around Moon and Oesel islands. German torpedo boats sunk two ships, and a Russian battleship was lost in the Gulf of Riga amid a broader fighting pace. The Russian government plans to move its capital to Moscow soon, with Reval schools closed and residents sent interior. Berlin confirms 10,000 Russians captured on Oesel island and 50 guns taken.
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Berlin
Moon Island
Gulf of Riga
Petrograd
Moon Sound
Dago Island
Gulf of Finland
Siiva
Russia
Moscow
Reval
M. Kishkin
Oesel
Moon Islands
Esthenia
War Office
Oesel Island
Zeppelins Shot Down Over France and Britain
Paris reports that eight Zeppelins, four destroyed or captured, appear to have been returning from England and losing bearings. A Zeppelin log indicates England visits, with prisoners from three airships confirming. In the Saone valley two disabled airships landed near Sisteron after aviator and anti air posts attacked them. London says a British raid killed 27 and injured 58. damage limited to houses and businesses.
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Paris
France
England
Saone
Sisteron
Basses- Alpes
London
Mreneh
Liberty loan near two billion in total hoped for
Washington reports the Liberty loan campaign reached about 1.073 billion dollars, short of the 2 billion target. Officials say roughly 500 million dollars must be subscribed daily for the rest of the week to meet the 5 billion dollar goal when books close next Saturday night.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Treasury
Senator Husting Killed in Hunting Accident Near Rush Lake
Milwaukee Oct 22 Accidentally shot in the duck by his brother Gustave while hunting near Rush Lake Wis Sunday morning United States Senator Paul Husting died at a farmhouse at Pickett s nearby late Sunday night He had recently returned to Mayville Wis after the extra session of Congress where he supported the administration s war program Husting a Democrat was born at Fond du Lac on April 25 1860 He was elected to the United States Senate in 1914 to succeed Isaac Stephenson
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Milwaukee
Gustave
Rush Lake
Wis
United States
Paul
Picketts
Senator Husting
Mayville
Congress
Fond du Lac
Senate
Isaac Stephenson
Orders recount in Iowa on constitutional prohibition vote
Des Moines Oct 19 Attorney General H M Havner ordered a recount of ballots cast in Monday's special election on constitutional prohibition. Unofficial returns show the nets ahead by about 1000 with a total vote around 40000.
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Dea Moines
H. M. Havner
Hoover declares high food prices broken in US
Food Administrator Hoover says the corner has turned on high prices and urges congress to give him power to curb retailer profiteering. He notes wholesale costs drive prices and forecasts further reductions for essential commodities this year while regulators place the distribution chain under control.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Food Administration
Federal Trade Commission
France
England
Mutiny in Teuton Navies Reported Across Fronts
Dispatches from Washington and Amsterdam describe mutinies in Austro German naval forces. Austrian crews revolted over food and officer treatment at Pula and clashed with German submarine crews, killing officers and prompting a move to shift German flotilla bases. In Ostend Belgian mutineers refused to board submarines, threw an officer overboard, and thirty mutineers were disarmed.
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Washington
Amsterdam
Ostend
Belgisch Dageblad
Thousands of Indiana Miners Strike Over Wage Dispute
In western Indiana on October 19 more than 8,000 miners walked off the job following a union directive to return to work. District UMW secretary William Hitch reported the strike and noted a split in adherence, with several hundred miners resuming work while hundreds remained idle. The action centers on a wage dispute and the union leadership, Edward Stuart, urged settlement.
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Verre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Wiliam Hitch
United Mine Workers
Edward Stuart
Augdreds
New Army Craft Order 19 Sets Five Draft Classes
Washington reports new draft regulations delaying physical exams for 7 million registrants and creating five classes to determine call order. January 1 is seen as next call date. registrants answer questions on a No 1000 questionnaire and returns to local boards for classification.
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Washington
Crowder
Destroyer Torpedoed in War Zone Killing One and Wounding Two
Washington reports an American destroyer attacked in the war zone on Tuesday. One gunner’s mate Osmond Kelly Ingram was killed and two others wounded. The vessel reached port despite severe damage. Casualties list includes Herman H. Pankrutz, Williams Merritt, Frank W. Keuse, Patrick Rutledge, William Selmer and others from New York, St. Louis, Toledo, Dundas and Pratt City.
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Washington
Tve
Sims
Navy Department
Osmond Kelly Ingram
Minte
Kelly
Betty Ingram
Wes
Pratt City
Ala
Herman H. Pankrutz
St. Louis
Williams
Merritt
Seaman
New York City
Frank W. Keuse
Toledo
Patrick Rutledge
Offer
William Selmer
Dundas
Minn
French Halt Foe Attack Near Verdun Front
Paris reports a German attack near Bezonvaux on the Verdun front was broken up by French forces. Heavy artillery duels continue in this sector and on the Aisne front. Eleven German planes were shot down or forced down by French defenses. Nancy faced a new German air raid by thirty machines. London notes German artillery active at night south of Ypres Cominescant and in Zonnebeke Broodseind sectors.
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Paris
Bezonvaux
Verdun
Aisne
War Office
Nancy
London
Gorman
Ypres-Cominescant
Zonnebeke Au Broodselnds
Western Canada Sees Profit Potential Amid Land Tax Debate
Western Canada faces protests over a new land surtax on uncultivated holdings aimed at forcing sale to settlers or cultivation. Despite taxes on improvements, speculative owners offer lands at low terms, while farming profits rise as wheat yields stay strong. The article promotes migrating to Western Canada to seize high returns on productive land, with farmers reporting 30 to 50 bushels per acre and potential 40 to 70 percent ROI on investments.
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Western
Canada
Western Canada
Statia
United States
An Aztec Grain and its Sacred Use in Montezuma Times
The ivory grain huauhtli, finer than mustard Reed, was used to mold religious idols and served as a key food during maize shortages. Associated with tributes to Montezuma, the seed’s identity was unclear until Palmer and Safford linked it to amaranthus seeds found wild and cultivated, sold as paste called scale, with potential wide cultivation.
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Montazuma
Edward Palmer
Sittes
Lincoln
Palisco
Wld
W. E. Safford
Department of Apriculture
Montezuma
India
Tibet
South America
Africa
Torpedo Concept Described By New York Sun
The New York Sun reports on a corkscrew torpedo whose path veers to strike the port side then the station board and can overturn, with fragments reuniting after explosion to form a complete missile ready to be fired again. The ship’s officer omits this detail in its account.
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Antilles
New York
West Indies
Behina
New York Sun
Italian aviator flies 458 miles to London solo
Qully the Birds. Marvelous was the flight of an Italian aviator from north to London, 458 miles, without a stop. No bird could match such a 7 hour 12 minute feat. Tigly leads in airplanes, says Brooklyn Eagle.
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Qully
Marvelous
Torth
London
Tigly
Brooklyn Hagle
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