Italian Victories Reach Dol Hill and Mount San Gabriele
Western front reports say Italian troops have captured the fortified hill of Dol and the Gargaro basin and now hold the slope and summit of Mount San Gabriele after heavy fighting. The Italian embassy calls the win the greatest since entering the war.
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Washington
Dol
Gargaro
Mount San Gabriele
Monte San Gabriele
Gorizia
Frigido Valley
Mount Santo
Cadorna
Carso
May Force Kerensky to Quit In Cabinet Crisis
In Petrograd Sept 15 Premier Kerensky faces a tightening political bind as Bolshevik strength surges in the Petrograd soviet and may force his resignation. The radical majority calls for a democratic republic, abolition of private property, and war profits confiscation. Gen Krymoff, wounded after a Kerensky interview, is arrested as Cossacks align with the government near Luga, and railway traffic between Luga and Petrograd resumes. In the same report a 14 year old Arizona cattleman’s son kills a New Mexico man in a gun duel near Rodeo after warnings about crossing a line are ignored.
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Petrograd
Kerensky
Krymoff
Korniloff
Council of Soldiers
Luga
Petro
Luge
Aria
Charles Hunt
Jack Hunt
Arizona
Chas. Bartell
Rodeo
N. M
New Mexico
Bartell
France Seeks Explanation Of German Dispatches
The French minister to Sweden asked the foreign office for an explanation of cable dispatches from the German minister to Argentina routed via the Swedish legation. In response, the Swedish government moved to reform conditions in the foreign office with measures affecting Morrison the American Minister and entente ministers.
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France
Swekholm
Sweden
Foreign Office
Argentina
Legation
Morria
Mob Fire and Riots Hit Buenos Aires German Quarters
Fires destroy blocks on Calle 25 de Mayo as mobs attack the German legation and club and a German daily La Union. Thousands join anti German demonstrations while authorities safeguard Count von Luxburg amid a tense diplomatic row over secret code messages to Berlin via the Swedish legation. Argentina may recall its minister if Germany disapproves Luxburg action.
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Union News Service
Buenos Aires
Calle 25 de Mayo
Legation
la Union
Count Luxburg
Foreign Ministry
Berlin
Germany
Count von Luxburg
Argentina
Berin
Korniloff's Army Surrenders End of Russian Revolt
London dispatch says Gen Korniloff's venture collapsed and his army at Mohilev agreed to surrender as Gen Alexieff nears arrival. An official note claims no collision feared between forces. In Cheyenne, engineers Eric Anderson and Frank Cross die when their Union Pacific train plunges through a burned bridge near Walton.
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Kerensky
London
M. Skobeleff
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Korniloff
Alexieff
Mohilev
Cheyenne
Wyo
Eric C. Anderson
Frank Cross
Casper
Walton
Union Pacific
Anderson
Cross
All Whisky Plants Quit Business in Peoria I
Peoria becomes the hard liquor capital of the world as the last drop of whisky for beverage purposes is drawn. At 1 o'clock Saturday night the whisky plants are shut under the conservation law and Hoover edict, with no plans to reopen for beverage production. Robert D. Clarke, a leading liquor interests head, stated the action and its implications.
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Peoria
Congress
Food Conservator
H. C. Hoover
Robert D. Clarke
Will Open Vast Oil Land Sections
Washington favorable report on Senator Walsh's bill to open 4 000 000 acres of oil and mineral lands for use or lease. Includes about 8 000 acres in naval reserve No 2 in California. Government operation or leasing proposed to develop oil potash and no dbum.
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Washington
Walsh
Naval Reserve No. 2
California
Senate Public Lands Committee
Wheat prices fixed at 2.21 in Canada for 1917 crop
The Canadian board of grain supervisors set 1917 wheat prices at Port William and Port Arthur. Manitoba Northern No 1 at 2.21, Northern No 2 at 2.18, Northern No 3 at 2.15. In Mineola, Colorado hospital unit and the 1L lows infantry, 3,700 strong, arrived at Camp Mills.
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Ottawa
Canadian Board of Grain Supervisors
Port William
Port Arthur
Manitoba
Colorado
Mineola
Camp Mills
S. 1L
Colorado Field Hospital
Lows Infantry
Secret German Swedish covert link exposed in cables
Secretary Lansing published a March 8 1916 letter from German minister Von Eckhardt urging Emperor William to honor Swedish envoy Folke Cronholm for forwarding secret German reports to Berlin via Stockholm. The disclosure tabs Sweden as a wartime ally aiding German communications with Berlin, raising questions about the Swedish role and the source of the Eckhardt and Zimmerman letters.
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Union News Service
Washington
Lansing
Germany
Sweden
Berlin
von Eckhardt
Mexico City
William
Folke Cronholm
Mexico
Stockholm
Cronholm
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Mr. Lansing
Benlin
Zimmerman
Japan
United States
Wilson
Eebhardt
Miners Seek Higher Wages in Utah Coal Fields
East Lake City Utah reports wage increases for coal miners as talks proceed. In Kansas City Missouri a strike riot at Armour and Co pits about two thousand packing house workers and supporters against authorities, leaving one dead and two injured. Paris France sees M Painieve forming a new ministry to replace the Ribot cabinet.
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East Lake City
Utah
Kansas City
Armour &Co
Kaw
Frenchmen Welcomed With Military Honors In Denver Parade
Four members of the French high commission to the United States were honored as they rode through Denver streets to a 4,000-strong crowd. The officials, M. Edouard de Billy, Col. Jacques Martin, Capt. E J Rouvier and Lieut. Henri de Courtivron, were greeted after Paris celebrations by a formal reception and public tribute. The report also notes a Washington release on a sharp rise in exports for seven months to July, led by breadstuffs and minerals with a total value over $1.0 billion.
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Union News Service
Denver
Paris
France
French High Commission
United States
M. Edouard de Billy
Jacques Martin
E. J. Rouvier
Henri de Courtivron
Washington
Department of Commerce
Sofia Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria Dies After Illness
Sofia reports Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria dies after a period of illness. King Ferdinand Crown Prince Boris and Prince Cyril summoned to her bedside. She was born 1860 to Prince Henry of Reuss Kostritz and married Prince Ferdinand who became Bulgaria’s king in 1908.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Eleanore
Ferdinand
Boris
Cyril
Henry of
Reuss- Kostritz
Ferdinand of
Suffrage Bill Reported Favorably in Senate
Washington reports that the Susan B Anthony resolution for nationwide woman suffrage by constitutional amendment was favorably reported by the Senate suffrage committee and will be placed on the calendar for a vote at the December session.
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Washington
Senate
Bread Card System for Italy Ordered in Italy
Rome reports Italian food controller Guiseppe Canepa ordered bread and flour cards introduced throughout the country after October 11. In Gillette Wyoming a fire of unknown origin destroyed the Gillette Garage and its entire stock of automobiles. In Harrisburg Pennsylvania adjutant general Thomas J. Stewart died suddenly from heart disease.
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Italy
Rome
Guiseppe Canepa
Gillette
Wyo
Stewart
Harrisburg
Adj
Thomas J. Stewart
Villa Offers to Surrender Under Amnesty Offer
Juarez report cites La Lucha that Francisco Villa sent a letter to General Francisco Murguia commander of the northeastern military zone in Chihuahua City offering to surrender if amnesty was granted to him and his followers.
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Villa
Juarea
Mex
la Lucha
Chihuahua City
Francisco Villa
Francisco Murguia
British Naval Airmen Active In World War I Fronts
A wide roundup reports Russians repelling a German cavalry assault near Riga and Italians defending Monte San Gabriele as Austrians and Italians clash on the mount. French troops push trenches near Champagne while British airmen claim several enemy planes downed. News also notes Russian offensives near Riga and troop morale, with various battles and bombings across Europe.
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Union News Service
Berlin
Riga
Romania
Petrograd
Russia
Vilna
Paris
Champagne
Hargicourt
Bruges
Ghent
Monte San Gabriele
Italy
London
Teutons
Trotus
Oltuz
Austria
Harmada
Verdun
Crown Prince
Will Accept Pope's Peace Plan In Principle
Amsterdam report states the Weser Zeitung says Germany will reply to Pope Benedict's peace plea by accepting the principle of the pope's plan while offering no details. The note outlines no specifics and signals a general endorsement without commitments.
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Amsterdam
Weser Zeitung
Benedict
Senate Passes $11 Billion War Bond Bill To Senate
Washington reports after two days of debate the $11,000,000,000 war bond measure was moved to the Senate with minor changes and unanimous endorsement from the Senate finance committee.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Americans Urged to Conserve Coal Nationwide
Washington report states the Chamber of Commerce of the United States calls for conserving coal. Dr sist in the conservation effort appeals to business and public to reduce consumption and preserve resources.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Market Notes and Prices From Flint and Chicago Trade Hubs
A scrambled late market summary lists prices for hides and wool in Flint, general metal quotes in New York, sugar and butter prices in Elgin and Duluth grain bids. Chicago live stock quotations show hogs, cattle, and lambs with bid ranges, while poultry and flour pricing appears in scattered totals.
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