Italians Stand Firm On Tagliamento Front In New Counter Offensive
Italian and Allied troops prepare for a planned counter offensive after holding the Tagliamento line. Reports from Rome and Berlin say patrols were repulsed and the Italian army remains intact with high fighting spirit at the front as King Victor Emmanuel and Premier Orlando oversee operations. Allied officials consider steps if the United States enters the war.
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Berlin
Tagliamento
Fella Valley
Adriatic Sea
Fella
Teutons
Victor Emmanuel
Orlando
Age
Roumanian
America
Austria
United States
Rome
Taglamento
War Office
Italy
Carse
Venectian
Chicago Bandits Loot Sefton Payroll In Broad Daylight
Four automobile bandits blinded Policeman James Malone with pepper spray then shot him in the left arm and escaped with a payroll valued at 7 047.26 from Sefton Manufacturing. Edward Conklin, a bank messenger, was escorting Malone to the company's offices when the robbery occurred.
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Chicago
James Malone
Sefton Manufacturing Company
Edward Conklin
Malone
Sefton Company
La Follette Denounces Cincinnati Whipping as Attacks on Liberty
Senator La Follette released a letter to Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow the Cincinnati preacher whipped by a mob for alleged disloyal expressions. He called the whipping an attack on liberty and warned that if officials fail to act other means would be used to expose and punish those responsible.
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Washington
la Follette
Herbert S. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Republic
Germans retreat on Aisne front in November action
German forces pulled back from positions along the Chemindes-Dames in the Aisne sector during Thursday night, with no stated reason, the official communiqué says. French aviators bombed Ossemburg Baden Mulheim Thionville and the Schlosstadt depots. ten German planes were downed. British forces reported improved positions around Passchendaele Vermelles and Shrewsbury forest with several prisoners taken.
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Berlin
Chemin-des-Daimes
Aisne
France
Flanders
Yser
Chemin-des-Dames
London
Paris
Dunkirk
War Office
Ossenburg
Baden
Mulheim
Thionville
Schlosstadt
Aussach
Passchendaele
Poespelle
Field Marshal
Haig
Vermelles
Shrewesbury Forest
Lincolnshire
Lancashire
Ypres
Five Billion War Loan Seen as Liberty Drive Nears End
Washington reports indicate the second Liberty loan total will likely reach about five billion dollars, oversubscribed by two billion beyond the minimum. New York district near its 1.5 billion quota with 1.4908 billion so far, as Boy Scouts of America report 72.4 million in subscriptions via telegraph.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
New York
Federal Reserve District
Boy Scouts of America
Two of Finland's Crew Die in Torpedo Attack
Washington reports confirm eight lives lost when the transport Finland was torpedoed. Five men drowned and one missing include naval gun crew members James W. Henry Newton R. Head and Porter Hilton, and transport workers Charles H Maxwell, Jose Cuevas, and others. Details remain unclear on how most died while the ship stayed afloat.
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Washington
Finland
War and Navy Departments
Transport Workers’ Battalion
James W. Henry
Rose Henry
Reynolds Street
Harrison
N. J
Newton R. Head
Cleveland
Army
Lester Hickey
Infantry
Thomas Hickey
North Racine Avenue
Chicago
Charles H. Maxwell
Thomas EF. Maxwell
Soncord
N. C
M. Cardoza
J. Haneslo
Barber
W. F. Phillips
A. Phillips
Jackson Barracks
New Orleans
Jose Cuevas
M. Cuevas
Havana
Cuba
Porter Hilton
Lizzie Hilton
Toccoa
Daniels
Navy Department
Submarine sighting fails to explain crew deaths list
The announcement notes no submarine was sighted by the crew. It is thought the torpedo explosion caused many deaths. Five men are drowned while two are listed as dead. one likely died from injuries. Porter Hilton is missing and presumed dead.
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Porter Hilton
Submarine Sunk by Its Own Torpedo Near British Waters
A U boat torpedoed a ship carrying heavy war material and failed to return for Germany. The blast tore a large piece of cargo through the deck and onto the sub as it submerged. The submarine hull collapsed like an eggshell and sank with all hands.
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Germany
United States
Frank A. Scott Seriously Ill in Cleveland
Frank A. Scott former chairman of the War Industries Board is gravely ill in Cleveland Ohio and has been ordered by his physician to give up all work. He resigned from the WIB last week due to health concerns and his condition is described as very serious.
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Frank A. Scott
Cleveland, O
United States War Industries Board
Hugh Frayne
War Industries Board
Council of National Defense
American Federation of Labor
New York
Samuel Gompers
Snipers and Sniping Tales From American Trenches
In France on Nov 3 American infantrymen newly relieved from trench duty recount lively sniping duels with German sharpshooters. Soldiers say riflemen were plentiful, morale high, and volleys from both sides intensified artillery activity in the back areas as they sought to protect observation posts and battery positions.
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France
May Call Congress to Expedite Italy Aid
President Wilson may call a special session around November 15 to authorize rapid U S aid to Italy. Officials say troops could be sent if Congress grants authority, as the administration fears lacking power without congressional direction. The Lewis bill’s authorizing clause is cited as the needed emergency power. The timing hinges on Congress action this month or at the December regular session.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
United States
Italy
Austria
Lewis of
Ilinois
Russia Remains in War Says Secretary of State Lansing
Secretary Lansing rejects reports that Russia quit the war as unwarranted and dangerous. He notes no official information supports a collapse and cites ongoing Provisional Government actions in Petrograd and renewed Russian effort alongside Allied support.
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Washington
Russia
Lansing
Kerensky
Petrograd
French Raiding Parties Penetrate German Lines
French war office reports raiding detachments pushed into German lines at several points. A German counterattack northwest of Reims was repulsed. Night artillery was active north of the Aisne and near Les Maisons de Champagne and Bezonvaux. Enemies bombed Calais and Dun kirk with slight damage and no civilians hurt. British message notes intensified German artillery near Ypres and Passchendaele. one German aircraft damaged, British planes all returned safe.
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Paris
War Office
Reims
Aisne
Les Maisons de Champagne
Meuse
Bezonvaux
Calais
Dunkirk
London
Ypres
Passchendaele
Belgium
Admiralty
Aliens Under Surveillance in New York Barred Zones
Federal authorities and police plan broad surveillance of 28 000 enemy aliens in Manhattan and Bronx barred zones. A list is sent to every precinct. officers will monitor movements and report suspicious acts for investigation.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Eight held in Great Lakes graft theft case
Chicago reports eight men including three petty naval officers and five civilians were arrested for a theft of foodstuffs valued at nearly 50000 from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Those in custody are H L Horner George Brown C C Motnart Edward and William Koos Anton Dudek Gustave Gehl and Phillip Lewandowski. Government officers seek three more conspirators.
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Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
H. L. Horner
Great Lakes Station
George Brown
C. C. Motnart
Horner
Edward and
William Koos
Kenosha
Wis
Anton Dudek
Gustave Gehl
Phillip Lewandowski
Fourth Lake
Gaston B Means Indicted for Murder of Mrs Maude King
Concord reports Gaston B Means indicted by Cabarrus county grand jury for the murder of Mrs Maude A King a wealthy widow of New York and Chicago Means her business agent is charged with dissipating her fortune He was arraigned before Judge Cline and pleaded not guilty through his counsel
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N. C
Gaston B. Means
Cabarrus County
Maude A. King
New York
Chicago
Means
Cline
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