Capelle resigns as German navy minister amid fleet revolt
Amsterdam reports Vice Admiral Eduard von Capelle quit the navy ministry after a plot to paralyze the fleet and force peace. The revolt felled several grand fleet units, leading to mass crew purges and intermixing, with threats to surrender ships to the enemy.
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Amsterdam
von Capelle
Frankfurter Zeitung
Capelle
Eduard von Capelle
Ministry of Marine
Admiral von Tirpitz
Reichstag Main Committee
Reichstag
Michaelis
Pes
Germany
Dbastie
Russia
Jealous Woman Shoots Banker in Chicago Office
A. B. Collingbourne, president of the Western Thread Co, was shot four times by Kathrine L Rose, a saleswoman, in his Royal Insurance Building office. One bullet hit his shoulder. Rose was arrested. She alleged Collingbourne left his wife and favored his stenographer Injaborg Asp, nicknamed Buddie. She claimed to have followed him to the College Inn and then shot him.
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Chicago
A. B. Collingbourne
Western Thread Company
Katherine L. Rose
French Lick
Injaborg Asp
Buddie
Wilson Acts to Cut Bread Prices At Home
President Wilson uses war powers to place staples under food commission control and vows to curb excessive price demands. A conference with Senator Martin, Senator Lewis, Col. House, and cabinet members led to the decision. Hoover urges patience as the food administration expands, standardizes prices and moves staff into private residences to run operations.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Food Commission
Martin
Virginia
Senate
Lewis
House
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Administration Department
Seizure of German Sea Raider at Port of San Francisco
Federal authorities seized the auxiliary schooner Hugh Hogan in port after investigations showed it was equipped with a shelter deck and Bolinder engines and traced to German interests in Mexico. The seizure followed orders to J O Davis, Collector of the Port.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific
J. O. Davis
Hugh Hogan
Hogan
Mexico
Government Ownership Big Step in War Transport Plan
Washington October thirteenth. The War Council through its conference committee on national preparedness urges government ownership of American railroads as the only remedy to meet wartime needs. It condemns car and locomotive shortages and calls for pooling and community service to expand transportation. It warns that delays threaten victory and demands broad local and national coordination.
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Washington
Conference Committee On National Preparedness
America
New York Harbor
German Mutiny Not End of War Says London
London cautions that the German sailors revolt is not the war’s turning point. Analysts note repression, food and discipline as causes and claim Capelle and Michaelis use the incident to bolster the government and discredit socialists while aiming to sway Allied resolve.
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London
America
von Capelle
Michaelis
Bliss Dons Four Stars for Army Chief of Staff Rank
Washington Oct 12 Tasker HB Bliss army chief of staff has received his commission as general and appeared at the war department with four stars on each shoulder the insignia of his new rank Pershing's commission to similar rank has been sent to him in France Bliss adopts four star insignia dropping the eagle between as the shoulder badge of a general
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Washington
Tasker HB. Bliss
Army
War Department
General Pershing
France
Robbers Shoot Man and Take 6000 in Hoboken Hold Up
Four masked robbers attacked two Adams Express employees in Hoboken New Jersey. They shot Ernest Heckler, a clerk, in the back and escaped with six thousand dollars.
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Hoboken
N. J
Adams Express Company
Ernest Heckler
German Navy Mutiny Spurs Baltic Fleet Inactivity
London reports the German fleet mutiny in the Baltic disrupted operations and sidelined at least six major ships. Authorities fear widespread discipline issues and hesitate to act harshly for fear of worsening the unrest.
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London
Baltic Sea
Denmark Suffers For Coal Rail Crisis Looms
Copenhagen reports rail lines fail to meet coal shipment needs as cold weather and snow push heating concerns. Government prohibits heating before October 15 threatening health. public demand grows to repeal the ban amid fears of a transport crisis this winter.
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Copenhagen
Michigan Regents Remove Pro-German Professor
University of Michigan regents oust Dr. Carl Eggert from the German department amid charges of unpatriotic and seditious conduct in classes. Inquiry followed his remark that he preferred the central powers to win the war.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Carl Eggert
United States
Germany
Eggert
No Norse Ships Sunk by German Submarines
London reports no Norwegian ships sunk last week by German submarines for the first time in over a year. A Christiania dispatch notes Tidens Tegn diagrams showing reduced Norwegian sinkings as Allied anti submarine effectiveness rises.
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London
Morning Post
Christiania
Tidens Tegn
Wallace Sentenced to 20 Years for Espionage Act Violation
Daniel H. Wallace, organizer and president of the pacifist League of Humanity, was sentenced by Federal Judge M J Wade to 20 years in prison after the judge denied a motion for a new trial. Wallace had been convicted by a jury shortly before, with the verdict reached in about half an hour.
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Davenport
Daniel H. Wallace
League of Humanity
M. J. Wade
Wallace
Battle on Lange marck Zonnebeke Front In Full Swing
Five hundred prisoners reported by Haig as British offensive continues amid rain and mud. German front lines near Poelcapelle and Passchendaele contested. rain delays further advances.
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Langemarck-Zonnebeke
Teutons
London
Field Marshal Haig
Berlin
Flinders
Poelcapelle
Passchendingle
Flanders
Entente
Lys
Ypres- Menin Road
America’s Soul in the War
Governor Whitman, visiting Chicago, declares the United States fully committed to World War I. He reports an overwhelming war spirit among Americans, intensified patriotism, and readiness to sacrifice lives to hasten the Kaiser’s defeat. He spoke at events for the Chicago Association of Commerce and the Hamilton Club.
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Chicago
United States
Charles 8
Whitman
New York
Chicnzo Association of Commerce
Hamilton Club
Atlantic Seaboard
Wilson urged to visit Europe by Information editorial
The Information urges President Wilson to travel to Europe saying allies need his counsel and his influence could help unite democratic ideals, with benefits for America.
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Paris
Wilson
Europe
America
Ohio Coal Operators Authorized to Supply Essential Fuel
Washington reports Ohio coal operators were authorized by the fuel administration to provide coal enough to prevent a shortage. The measure covers current needs but does not revoke the order to supply the Northwest before winter navigation closes.
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Washington
Ohio
The
Fuel Administration
Northwest
Negro Uxoricide Slain After Siege in Danville Virginia
Walter Clark, a man described as a Negro, killed his wife and held a house under siege. Police officer McRae was shot during an attempted arrest, Deputy Sheriff Boisseau was wounded and later died, and two bystanders Andrew Perkinson and William Wells were hospitalized. Fire and dynamite failed to end the standoff until Clark was killed at the doorway as the dwelling burned.
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Danville
Get
Walter Clark
Policeman McRae
Boisseau
Andrew K. Perkinson
William Wells
Harry Wooding
Corporation Court
McRae
Clarke
Porter shoots his brother in sorghum mill dispute
Emmett Porter killed his brother Herbert Porter in Ackerman Mississippi on October 18 during a disagreement over a sorghum mill. Porter is at large and under arrest.
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Ackerman
Miss
Emmett Porter
Herbert Porter
Yeggs Rob Missouri Bank In Santa Rosa
Five men blew the safe of the Santa Rosa State bank in Santa Rosa Missouri on October 15 and escaped with about $3 000. No injuries reported as police pursue suspects.
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Yeggs
Missouri Bank
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa State Bank
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U. OF M
Regents
Karl Eggert
Davenport, Ia
Haig
Belgium
Hontholst Wood
Ypres- Roulers
Passchendaele
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