Teutons Driven Back by Latins in Fugare Zone
Italian and Austro German forces clash along the Piave and Asiago fronts. Italian counters repel repeated attacks in the Fugare zone, with Austro German troops driven back to the Zenson loop and heavy losses reported. Italian navy supports operations defending the Piave mouth and repels diversions near Revedol.
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Fugare Zone
Rome
Piave
Fagare
War Office
Zenson
Asiago
Astago
Sfonte Buenol
Monte Castlegomberto
Monte Zomo
Gallia
Li Iguira
Asera
Meletta d'Avanti
Perugia
Brenta
Tio
Queyo de Gomo
Caserta Brigais
Fagire
Bertin Ts
Berlin
Iyullans
Slage
Ate
Italy
Follina
Gay Gare
Fol
Faga
Isonzo
Grado
Revedol
Wartime Draft Rules Tighten Control Over Young Men
Washington moves to auto reject pending appeals for draft evaders and reshapes classifications. Men with dependencies gain protection. deferments and special service rules allow limited exemptions. Local boards will reclassify and send questionnaires, with possible immediate call for select skilled workers.
Kerenky Calls Truce Talks Amid Russian Turmoil
Premier Kerenky telegram from Gatchina proposes halt to hostilities and entry of Stankevitch to negotiate measures to avoid bloodshed. Bolshevik efforts aim to resume operations stalled by strikes and workers’ refusals under commissaries. Stockholm reports Petrograd quiet with rail workers withholding transport and worsening food situation. General Kal edin es reportedly assembling forces.
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Kaledines
Piez Named Head of Government Shipbuilding Program
Charles A. Piez, a Chicago engineer, is put in charge of the government shipbuilding drive, succeeding Rear Admiral Washington L. Capps. Piez ascended from vice president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. A Petrograd-based business manager reports leniency toward foreigners in the city and predicts Premier Kerensky will not regain power.
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Charles A. Piez
Chicago
Washington L. Capps
Mr. Piez
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Petrograd
Ny Lenine
Smolny Net Tate
Baker Opposes Change in Conscription Age
Secretary Baker told congressional military committees he will oppose winter legislation to raise or lower the conscription age for the National army. He argues such action is unnecessary as the current registration provides all eligible men for the next drafts.
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Secretary of War
Seal Hoards
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Washington
Bair
Congress
National Army
Baker
British Warships Win Sea Battle in Helgoland Raid
London reports British light cruisers chased German counterparts to near Helgoland. One German cruiser was seen in flames and another damaged while a German mine sweeper sank. British forces returned with minimal damage and light casualties. Amsterdam cites Berlin saying Britons failed to break into the German bight.
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London
Helgoland
Alo
Amsterdam
Venice Grows Hopeful Under Orlando Visit
Premier Vittorio Orlando toured Venice declaring protections for residents and noting calm resilience. The St Mark’s crowds prayed as the war bulletin reported Italians holding their ground on the Tibre, prompting cheers for Venice and the Allied cause.
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Venice
Vittorio Orlando
St. Marks
Tinve
Nicolai Zazagli
British Take Jaffa as British Army Occupies City
London reports the City of Jaffa on the Mediterranean coast was taken by the British army in Palestine with little resistance from Turkish forces. Australias and New Zealand mounted troops occupied Jaffa. seven prisoners were captured and some casualties reported amid weather delays. Berlin notes a separate Macedonian front where Bulgarian outposts repelled a British battalion north of Lake Doiran.
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Noy
Baker
Vrostesm
Ur Fen
France
Aisné
Flanders
Ag Deton
Italy
London
Jaffa
Mediterranean
Palestine
New Zealand
Apa
Lake Doiran
Berlin
Macedonia
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