Allies to bear burden Kerensky appeals to world
Premier Kerensky told the Associated Press in Petrograd that Russia is not out of the war though worn by strain and needs aid. He urged the United States to provide money and supplies and pleaded with the world not to lose faith in the Russian revolution as Russia continues to bear a heavy part of the struggle.
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Petrograd
Rossian
Kerenaky
Associated Press
Rusala
Rusela
France
Great Britain
America
United States
Russla
M. Kerensky
Russia
England
U. S. Rushes Aid To Russia With $31.7 Million Loan
Washington reports Kerensky declares Russia worn by war strain and seeks aid. Officials confirm loan authorization of 31.7 million from existing credits. Lansing and others say Kerensky interview did not signal Russia quitting the war. The Russian embassy counters that interpretation.
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Kerensky
Washington
Premiear Kerensky
Russia
America
United States
Lansing
Associated Press
Teutons Reach Tagliamento and Front Withdrawals
Rome reports Italians and Austro Germans clash along the Tagliamento river with Italians holding a line from Carnic Alps to the Adriatic. Berlin confirms German troops retreat from the Aisne front in France. British forces face minor artillery west of Passchendaele and near Poelcapelle, with shelling north of Beersheba and a Russian repulse southwest of Brody.
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Berlin
Kaleer
Aisne
Rome
Tagliamento
Carnic Alps
Adriatic
Reion
Aisne River
France
Passchendaele
Poelcapelle
Flanders
Ypres
Beersheba
Palestine
Brody
Meat Prices Paid Producers
Government reports show a 62.7 percent rise in prices received by producers for cattle sheep hogs from 1916 to 1917. Beef cattle veal calves sheep lambs hogs and chickens all increased with peak farm prices cited in May September and October. The 1917 canned corn pack is set at 11 million cases and over four million food pledge signs were reported as citizens vow to conserve food. War Trade Board also limits corn exports requiring justification of necessity.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
The
Food Administration
Half of U boats sunk as Geddes asserts
Sir Eric Geddes told Parliament that between forty and fifty percent of German submarines operating in the North Sea Atlantic and Arctic had been sunk. He noted British and American patrols continue a relentless war on submarines and that in the last quarter German losses matched those of all of 1916. He also said naval staffing has been strengthened with more younger officers added to the navy’s experienced leaders.
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London
Eric Geddes
Edward Carson
Admiralty
North Sea
Atlantic
Arctic
Hertling Made Chancellor in Germany Crisis
Amsterdam reports via Berlin that the Cologne Gazette states Emperor William appointed Count von Hertling as imperial chancellor and premier of Prussia. Dr Karl Helfferich and Herr von Waldow resign from interior and food regulation posts. Friedrich von Payer to become vice chancellor and Friedberg to head the Prussian ministry as vice president.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Cologne
William
Count von Hertling
von Hertling
Prussia
Karl Helfferich
Herr von Waldow
German Food Regulation Board
Friedrich von Payer
Reichstag
Herr Friedberg
National Liberal Party
Switchmen's Union Threatens 50 Percent Wage Increase
Chicago report: The Switchmen's Union of North America will submit demands for a fifty percent wage increase to the railroad companies nationwide. A special committee at a two day meeting decided on the action. The Adamson law of 1906 cut daily hours from ten to eight without raising pay.
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Switchmen’s Union
Chicago
United States
Switchmen’s Union of North America
7000 Copper Miners Settle Dispute in Arizona District
Clifton Arizona July strike end announced by Secretary of Labor William B Wilson, head of federal industrial commission. About 7000 men in Clifton Morenci Metcalf district affected by the long running miners strike. Indict Means for Mrs King Murder in Concord North Carolina. Gaston B Means indicted by Cabarrus county grand jury for murder of Mrs Maud A King, a wealthy widow, on August 29 at Black Welders Springs.
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Clifton, Ariz
Clifton-Morenci-Metcalf
William B. Wilson
Federal Industrial Commission
Arizona
Means
Explosives Makers Urged to Obtain Licenses
Washington President Whison announced a proclamation requiring all persons manufacturing or distributing explosives or their ingredients to obtain a license from the director of the Bureau of Mines.
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Washington
Whison
Bureau of Mines
London Raid Costly Invasion Leaves Eight Dead
London and surrounding areas endured the most picturesque yet noisy raid to date, with official figures reporting eight killed and twenty-one injured. Authorities released details on the casualties and cautioned residents to seek safety amid ongoing incidents.
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London
British War Losses In October Reported In London
British casualties for October totaled 82,377 with 3,445 officers and 14,985 men killed or died of wounds and 4,124 officers and 61a men wounded or missing. Earl of Londesborough and William Henry Francis Denison died. Denison born 1850.
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London
Earl of
Federal licensing to regulate 100000 food firms enters effect
Washington reports that over 100,000 manufacturers wholesalers and distributors of staple foods will operate under federal food administration licenses starting today. Small retailers are exempt but subject to food law penalties for speculation hoarding and excessive profits. Licenses aim to limit prices ensure steady supply and curb speculative profits while exempting certain small outputs. Penalties include a $5000 fine or up to two years imprisonment for operating without a license.
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Washington
United States
Federal Food Administration
LASHED WITH BLACKSNAKE AT FLORENCE KLAN-LIKE WHIPPING
Herbert Bigelow head of the People's Church in Cincinnati and a leading People's Council member was kidnapped and whipped by men in white robes near Florence Kentucky. He was struck with a black snake whip after a mock sentence reading in Belgian women and children’s name. He wandered back toward Cincinnati before reaching Florence. U S Winter Potato Supply Ample in Washington and New Postage Rate Effective Nov 1 announced.
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Herbert Bigelow
Cincinnati
People's Church
People's Council
Florence
Bigelow
Ku Klux Klan
Belgium
U. 8
Washington
Agricultural Department
Decreage in British Ships Sunk
Fourteen British merchantmen over 1 600 tons were sunk by mine or submarine in the last week. National Capital is Dry under the Sheppard act. Washington notes the midnight deadline of November 1 as prohibition tightens nationwide.
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London
National Capital
Washington
Food pledge week signs reach 2,722,918 families enlisted
Washington reports the third day of the food pledge week campaign opened with 2,722,018 families enlisted in food conservation efforts. Campaign headquarters compiled the tally and announced progress as the drive continues.
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Washington
Brady's Collection Sells for 160 397 at Auction
New York works of art from the James Buchanan Brady estate realized 160 397 at an auction. The sale excluded pentace, with pieces sold to collectors and institutions, reflecting strong interest in Diamond Jim’s holdings.
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Brady
New York
James Buchanan Brady
Diamond Jim
No Man's Land Clash Reveals German Mail Carrier Prisoner
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports on October 30 that the first German prisoner of war taken by American Expeditionary Forces died in a field hospital after being shot by an American patrol in No Man's Land before American trenches. The mail carrier said Germans did not know Americans were in France, as officers gave no warning.
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Union News Service
France
No Man's Land
Von Hertling Appointed German Chancellor
Amsterdam report states Count George von Hertling Bavarian prime minister named chancellor. Former Chancellor Michaelis named Prussia prime minister. Hertling opposed to parliamentary democratic reforms and Alsace Lorraine autonomy. Luxburg notes reveal German plot to undermine Monroe Doctrine and press influence in South America with a submarine squadron.
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Amsterdam
George von Hertling
Michaelis
Prussia
Count von Hertling
Berlin
Munich
Alsace-Lorraine
Baron von Hertling
Bavaria
South America
Luxbury
Germany
Brazil
Bar silver jumps to 90% an ounce in New York
Bar silver surged five percent to 90 percent per ounce in New York after a rise in London. The note adds that Canada will hold elections on November 17 in Ottawa, Ontario.
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New York
London
Ottawa
Ontario
Boulder
Gen C H Grosvenor 84 Dies in Athens Ohio
Gen Charles H Grosvenor former Eleventh Ohio district representative and longtime Republican figure died at his home in Athens Ohio aged 84. He served twenty years in Congress and had been in failing health for years. He was defeated for Congress in 1906. Mrs Grosvenor and two daughters survive him.
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C. H. Grosvenor
Athens
Ohio
Charles Ih. Grosvenor
Grosvenor
Congress
30,000 Teutons Slain on Italian Front Amid Push to Hold Line
London reports a massive battle on the Bain sSizza plateau with 20,000 Austro-German dead and heavy losses of guns and prisoners. Cadorna’s forces, aided by French and British troops, retreated behind the Tagliamento but remain steadfast, while Von Mackensen’s troops hold crossings. Berlin claims 120,000 Italians captured and 1,000 guns seized in eight days of drive. Canadian and British actions near Passchendaele and Crest Farm are noted with contested outcomes and night- fighting plans.
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London
BainsSizza
Cadorna
Teuton
Rome
Tagliamento
von Mackensen
Third
Italian War Office
Berlin
Italy
Caderna
Passchendaele
United States
Baker
Chemin-des-dames
Verdun
France
Creat Farm
Meetcheele
Bat
Crest Farm
Meerhheele
Haig
Spanish King Asks Maura to Form New Cabinet
Madrid reports King Alfonso asks former premier Antonio Maura to assemble a new cabinet. Maura is seen as a leading figure in the conservative party.
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Aska
Madrid
Alfonso
Antonio Maura
Senor Maura
Blame Blame on German Agents in Baltimore Fire
Baltimore harbor fire blamed on German agents after a five million dollar blaze. One man Michael J Hand died while others from the Purnoise Withy Company and Kerry Range crew suffered injuries or are missing. Two Baltimore and Ohio railroad piers were destroyed amid the disaster.
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Baltimore
Michael J. Hand
Purnoise
Flint and Denver Hides and Pelts Price List
A decimal filled price list shows rates for hides, pelts, and related materials from Flint and Denver. Entries include carload and hour rates, wool and dry fillets, butchering shearlings, green salted hides, reasoning on weights under and over 40 pounds, and several metal prices from New York and London. Also listed are live stock prices and provisions with regional references and commodity figures.
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Premier
Union News Rorview
U. S
Teutons
ERS
War Board
War Trade Board
Herbert C. Hoover
Sir Eric Geddes
Kaiser
Hertling
Interior
German Food Board
U.S
United States Postal Service
Col. E. M. House
Col E. M. House
NO Man’s Land
George Michaelis
General Cadorna
Denver Markets
May and Ghain Market
Wethera Feeder
Eenenee
Eredoonsageckennes Ae
P.O. B
Denver
Carload Price
Fiour
Eevesew
S.eese
Misucellaniols Marios
Lanibe
Iain
Creamery
Ode Keun
Siuaeh
Sewaie
Mark
W Laconaln
Reer
Touth
Finesie Laigan
Ana
Mia
Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
Cole
Neb
South Park
Gunnison Valley
Seadhessed Pol Pou RY
Tome
Cbescapes
Pavers Wren Arkeys
D. P
F.u.b. Denver
Roosters
Eeveers Ieee
Enwee
Colo
Crute
Opeereteeeresens
Owen Ens
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