Korniloff and Kerensky Capture Petrograd Capital Clash
Stockholm reports say Korniloff leading Kerensky army captured Petrograd after bloody street fighting. Bolsheviks repulsed. garrison split with sailors remaining separate. Cadets and armored cars battled Bolsheviks near Nevsky Prospect while fighting raged across the city. Reports from London and Washington note shifting control and fear of further bloodshed as events unfold.
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London
Reuter
Russia
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Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Finland
Washington
Francis
State Department
Cadet Walter I. Jones Dies in 800 Foot Fall
Fort Worth dispatch reports Cadet Walter I. Jones of Minneapolis fell 800 feet at Hicksfield Camp Taliaferro and was killed instantly when the aircraft went into a nose dive. The other passenger suffered serious injuries.
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New Milling Order Out Restricts Flour Exports
The United States food administration will restrict flour sales to exports starting Thursday to products from mills that signed agreements with the food administration. Transactions must include a statement of mill origin for flour offered unless from agreeing mills.
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Food Administration
Milling Division
Italians Halt Teuton Advance On Northern Front
Rome reports Italians resist Austro German maneuvers along the Piave and Asiago fronts. Enemies renewed attacks on Gallio Monte Longara Hill 1674 Meletta di Gallio, repelled by Italian artillery and rifle fire with prisoner gains.
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Barly
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England
Wilson
Berlin
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President Wilson appeals to labor for total war support
President Wilson, addressing the American Federation of Labor, pledges full U S power to defeat Germany’s military autocracy and calls on labor to end pacifist obstruction. He praises Samuel Gompers, warns pacifists, and urges united effort to win the war with heightened production and freedom for workers.
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Wilson
American Federation of Labor
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Germany
France's Premier Ace Hurt in Auto Spill
Lieutenant Nungesser, famed as France's premier ace since Guynemer's death, suffered serious injuries when his automobile, a gift from the king of England, overturned. Doctors say he may recover but flying days are likely over. The article also notes strong calls for American unity and cooperation, urging cooperation between labor and capital and opposition to lawlessness, with quotes attributed to a speaker about democracy and common counsel.
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France
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England
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Woodrow
United States
Breadstuffs require government licenses from December 10
Washington announces a Wilson proclamation forcing all breadstuffs makers including bakers hotels and restaurants to obtain licenses by December 10 1917. The move aims to support food control during the war and to back a one pound loaf priced around seven cents.
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Congress
Patrol boat ashore in home waters reported
The navy department announced a patrol boat went ashore in home waters. The vessel name and location were withheld. No injuries were reported and refloating efforts began immediately.
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Washington
Navy Department
China withholds recognition of territorial privileges with Japan
China formally announced it will omit its recognition of the special position created by territorial proximity under the Japanese American understanding. The foreign office said China would not be bound by notes among other countries, signaling dissatisfaction with the U S Japan accord and noting she was not consulted.
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