Cossacks Crush Red Guard Amid Petrograd Turmoil
Reports from Stockholm and Copenhagen describe Kerensky's forces gaining control of Petrograd with Cossack units said to have destroyed the Red Guard. Rumors state Kiev occupied, Moscow as provisional government HQ, and Siberia declaring independence while Tsarskoe Selo battles recur. Captain Stuart W Wise joins U S ordnance work in Washington.
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Villa Wins Ojinaga Report
El Paso reports Villa troops captured Ojinaga, Mexico after multiple efforts through the day. Federal forces suffered five to ten killed or wounded, while Villa losses were placed at seventy.
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Haig Hurls Foe Back At Passchendaele Ridge
Canadian HQ in France reports heavy German losses as their attacks on Passchendaele ridge are repulsed by rifle and machine gun fire. London says Crown Prince Rupprecht failed to retake Passchendaele as Haig notes successful British counter measures. Paris reports French raids near St Quentin Sapigneul and Chaume wood with ten prisoners.
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Chiefs to See Wilson Over Wage Demands on Railroads
Washington reports arrange ments for the four railway brotherhood chiefs to meet President Wilson on Monday November 26. The talks follow wage increase proposals totaling about 10900066 dollars yearly, with arbitration plans tied to wartime conditions and possible railroad disruption concerns. Cleveland leaders push for arbitration under Newlands law while opposing unconditional commitment. In Chicago a nationwide vote on the proposals shows broad support for higher pay, especially for lower paid workers.
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Military draft classes announced by Provost Marshal
Washington announces the five official classifications for the 9,000,000 men registered for military duty with a new order of call. Married men with dependents appear lower on the list. eight classification groups cover single, married, skilled and farm labor, and special categories. Registrants have seven days to return the questionnaire with the option to appeal if placed in a different class.
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Finland annuls three state director selections in diet vote
In Helsingfors the Finnish diet, by 109 to 81, voided the recent choice of three state directors. Supporters warned the country faced civil war as telegrams and resolutions from industrial centers urged repeal. The bourgeois majority would need to abandon its bid to form an oligarchy in Finland.
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Treasury Extends Credit to France Reaching 5.88 Billion
The Treasury Department extended a credit of 810 million dollars to France for expeditures in November and December. This increases Allied loans to a total of 5.8764 billion dollars.
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Reprieve for Milwaukee Free Press Case
The Milwaukee Free Press case over second-class mail privileges was continued for one week. The Post Office Department ordered a transcript to be made and will review the case under advisement.
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Milwaukee Free Press
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Anarchist Berkman Freed From Tombs Prison
New York on November 15 Alexander Berkman anarchist was released from Tombs prison after argument on a writ of habeas corpus.
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Alexander Berkman
the Tombs
British Ships Sunk in Palestine Action
A British destroyer and a small monitor operating with British forces in Palestine have been sunk. Thirty seven men are missing, according to the war office.
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War Office
Venice in peril as Austro German drive advances
British and French forces face delaying arrival on the Italian front as Austro German troops push along the Piave and east of Asiago. Berlin celebrates new river crossings while Italian withdrawals and fierce battles unfold near Zenson Grisolera and along the Brenta and Vecchio fronts.
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Former Senator Pettigrew to be Arrested on Espionage Indictment
Aberdeen South Dakota November 15 United States district attorney Robert P Stewart said a warrant for the arrest of former United States Senator R F Pettigrew of South Dakota on an espionage act indictment would be served immediately upon Pettigrew who is in Chicago The indictment stems from his denunciation of the war the Liberty loan and the administration He was seen at the Auditorium hotel but the warrant had not yet been served.
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