Korniloff and Kerensky Capture Petrograd Capital
Reports from Stockholm and Petrograd describe a bloody battle near Gatchina and a siege in Petrograd as General Korniloff’s forces clash with Bolsheviks. Cadets and armored cars helped seize the central telegraph, with fighting on Nevsky Prospect and surrounding districts. Ambassadors report shifting control, with Washington noting Kerensky’s government gaining ascendancy.
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Stockholm
Korniloff
Kerensky
Petrograd
Etire
Nevsky Prospekt
Gatchina
Bolshevki
Ira Nelson Morris
Morris
Junkers
Wherensky
Grand Marskala
Nevsky Prospect
London
Reuter
Russia
Nikolai Lenine
Foreign Office
Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Finland
Washington
Francis
State Department
Italians Halt Teuton Advance In World War II
German claims of encirclement failed as Italian forces checked a Teuton push. Berlin reports a major operation halted with 10,090 captured as the approach to a broader offensive was stopped.
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Foe
Berlin
Asiago
Gallio
Monte Longara
Meletta di Gallio
Piave
Italy
President asks labor for full support in war
In Rome and Buffalo reports, Italian and Allied fronts hold against Austro German offensives. British support and General Wilson visit bolster morale as Prime Minister Wilson seeks united labor backing. President Wilson at the A F of L rally pledges full US power for victory and urges labor to aid the war effort.
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Carnia
Venetia
Corso
England
Italy
Wilson
Berlin
Piave
Germany
Hamburg
Bagdad
Colonel House
Europe
Nungesser Injured In Auto Crash Ends Flying Career
Lieutenant Nungesser, famed French war ace, was badly hurt when his king's gift car overturned. Doctors say he may recover but his flying days are over. Delegates chanted for the U S president as Woodrow Wilson drew praise.
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Nungesser
France
Guynemer
England
China Rejects Wider Role Under U S Japan Accord
China announces it will limit recognition of the special position created by proximity with Japan to existing treaties only. The foreign office says China will not be bound by notes from other nations and expresses dissatisfaction with the U S Japan understanding, noting China was not consulted.
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Tokyo
China
Chinese Foreign Office
United States
Japan
Breadstuffs to require government license under Wilson order
Washington announces that all bakers and firms making bread, cakes, crackers and other bakery products will must obtain a government license by December 10 1917. Hotels restaurants and clubs serving baked goods are included and violators face penalties under the act.
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Washington
Wilson
Food Administration
Aed
Hoover
T. Woodrow Willigon
United States of America
Congress
Pilot Walter I. Jones Dies In 800 Foot Fall At Camp Taliaferro
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 spinning nose dive. The sole passenger was badly hurt.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Walter I. Jones
Minneapolis
New Milling Order Restricts Flour Exports to Signed Mills
The United States food administration announces new rules to restrict flour exports to products from mills that have signed agreements with the administration. Beginning Thursday offers must be confirmed with a mill origin statement, ensuring flour comes from approved millers rather than others.
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New York
United States Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Milling Division
Patrol Boat Ashore In Home Waters
The Navy Department reports a patrol boat went ashore in home waters with no injuries. Efforts to refloat the vessel began immediately.
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Washington
Navy Department
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American Federation of Labor
America
Ihen
Belgium
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Friends of Freedom
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