Capelle quits navy chiefs revolt and drives on Petrograd
Amsterdam report says Vice Admiral von Capelle resigned as German naval minister amid disclosures of a navy plot to paralyze the fleet and force peace. Six battleships halted actions as crews faced discipline and desertion with plans to surrender ships to the enemy.
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Kaiser
Petrograd
Teutons
Amsterdam
von Capelle
Frankfurter Zeitung
Capelle
Eduard von Capelle
Ministry of Marine
Admiral von Tirpitz
Reichstag
Reichstag Main Committee
Michaelis
Germany
Baltic
Russia
Wilhelmshaven
Wilson Acts to Cut Bread Prices and Prices Controls
President Wilson moved to take staples of life under the food commission after failing to win broader powers from Congress. He aims to use war powers to curb price demands and stabilize food costs with the aid of the food administration and a conference with Senate leaders and cabinet members.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Food Commission
Martin
Virginia
Senate
Lewis
Col
House
Herbert C. Jloover
Food Administration G Department
Jealous Woman Shoots Man in Chicago Office
A. B. Collingbourne, president of the Western Thread Co., was shot four times by Katherine L. Rose in his Royal Insurance building office. One bullet hit his shoulder. Rose was arrested. She claimed Collingbourne cheated on her with his stenographer Injaborg Asp and followed him to the College Inn before shooting.
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Chicago
A. B. Collingbourne
Western Thread Company
Katherine L. Rose
French Lick
Injaborg Asp
Buddie
Seizure of German Sea Raider in San Francisco Port
Federal officials seized the auxiliary schooner Hugh Hogan in San Francisco on October 18 after investigations showed it had a shelter deck and Bolinder engines and was owned by German interests in Mexico. The seizure followed orders to Collector J O Davis.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific
J. O. Davis
Hugh Hogan
Hogan
Mexico
University of Michigan ousts pro German professor
Regents dismiss Dr. Carl Eggert of the German department in Ann Arbor after a prolonged inquiry charging unpatriotic and seditious conduct in class rooms. Eggert reportedly said, I hope the central powers win, when asked which side he favored in the present war.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Carl Eggert
United States
Germany
Eggert
Government Ownership of Railroads Proposed to Speed War
A War Council statement warns that war demands may force government ownership of American railroads. It says current transport is strained, with cars and locomotives scarce, and urges a broad pooling of facilities or public ownership to prevent failure of war logistics.
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Washington
Conference Committee On National Preparedness
America
New York Harbor
German Navy Mutiny Saps Baltic Fleet Action
A London dispatch reports a mutinous outbreak in the German navy has left at least six major ships sidelined in the Baltic, undermining discipline and loyalty across the fleet and preventing coordinated attacks on Russia. Authorities fear large scale punishment would worsen the unrest.
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Grand Fleet
London
Baltic Sea
Russia
No Norwegian Ships Sunk By Germans Last Week
London reports that no Norwegian ships were sunk by German submarines last week, the first such occurrence in over a year. Christiania dispatch notes Tidens Tegn diagram showing reduced Norwegian sinkings as Allied anti submarine effectiveness rises.
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London
Morning Post
Christiania
Tidens Tegn
German Mutiny Seen As Deceptive Propaganda
London observers warn against over interpreting the German sailor revolt as a turning point. They note iron discipline quashed the insurrection and argue Admiral von Capelle and Chancellor Michaelis use the event to bolster the government and mislead foreign allies, including America, about wider revolutionary sentiment.
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London
America
von Capelle
Michaelis
Bliss Dons Four Stars As Army Chief Of Staff
Washington notes Tasker H Bliss army chief of staff has received his commission as general and wears four stars at the war department. Pershing also holds a four star rank sent to him in France. Bliss abandons the two stars with eagle insignia for the new four star shoulder insignia.
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Washington
Tasker H. Bliss
Army
War Department
Pershing
France
Robbers Shoot Man and Steal $6000 in Hoboken
Four masked robbers held up two Adams Express Company employees in Hoboken New Jersey. They shot Ernest Heckler in the back and escaped with about $6000.
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Hoboken
N. J
Adams Xpress Company
Ernest Heckler
Denmark Suffers for Coal Amid Transport Crisis
Copenhagen reports coal transport delays threaten winter warmth as railways fail to meet shipments. A cold snap and snow heighten the problem, and the government heating ban before October 15 faces renewed pressure for repeal to avert health risks.
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Copenhagen
Wallace Given Long Term Espionage Act Sentence
Daniel H. Wallace organizer and president of the League of Humanity a pacifist society was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Federal Judge M J Wade after the motion for a new trial was denied following a jury verdict reached in about half an hour.
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Davenport
Daniel H. Wallace
League of Humanity
M. J. Wade
Wallace
British Drive Halted By Mud and Gas Attacks
British forces report 500 prisoners taken as Haig halts further advances due to rain and mud. In Flanders the battle rages with Passchendaele ridge contested while Germans fire gas shells amid poor ground conditions.
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London
Field Marshal Haig
Berlin
Langemareck-Zonnebeke
Flanders
Poelcapelle
Passchendaele
France
Belgium
Hontholst Wood
Ypres- Roulers
Two White Men Convicted in East St. Louis Riots
Herbert Wood and Leo Keane were found guilty in Belleville Illinois of murdering Scott Clark during the East St. Louis race riots. The jury deliberated two hours and similar terms were set for two other white men. The riot toll is disputed, with officials citing 47 deaths and a grand jury claiming 100 slain.
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Scot Clark
Herbert Wood
Leo Keane
Belleville
Ill
East St. Louis
Scott Clark
Wood
Keane
Clark
Middlekauft
Ilinois
Ikenne
United States
Chester
St. Louis
Grand
Obs
America’s Soul in the War
Chicago reports Gov. Charles E. Whitman of New York declares the United States fully in the war. He says the war spirit is overwhelming and Americans are ready to sacrifice lives and resources to crush the Kaiser quickly.
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Chicago
United States
Charles’ S, Whitman
New York
Chicago Association of Commerce
Hamilton Club
Atlantic Seaboard
America
Wilson urged to visit Europe by Information editorial
Paris dispatch says the Information urges President Wilson to visit Europe. The leading editorial argues allies need his counsel, his influence would help unite democratic ideals, and the trip would benefit America as well.
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Paris
Wilson
Europe
America
Coal Operators Authorized to Ward Off Shortage
Washington October 18 Ohio coal operators were authorized by the fuel administration to supply coal enough to ward off an impending shortage. This applies to present needs but does not invalidate the order to supply the Northwest before winter closes navigation.
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Washington
Ohio
The
Fuel Administration
Northwest
Slaying in Danville as suspect dies in standoff
Walter Clark, a Black man, killed his wife then barricaded in a house. Police officer McRae was shot trying to arrest him and Deputy Sheriff Boisseau was mortally wounded. A fusillade raged as Andrew Perkinson and William Wells were wounded. Fire and dynamite failed to halt Clark before he was killed at the door.
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Danville
Walter Clark
Policeman McRae
Boisseau
Tire
Andrew K. Perkinson
William Wells
Harry Wooding
Corporation Court
McRae
Clarke
Porter Fraternal Dispute Ends in Double Tragedy
In Ackerman Mississippi on October 18 Emmett Porter shot and killed his brother Herbert Porter during a quarrel over a sorghum mill. The killer is under arrest.
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Ackerman
Miss
Emmett Porter
Herbert Porter
Bank Robbery Strikes Santa Rosa State Bank
Five men blew the safe of the Santa Rosa State bank in Santa Rosa Missouri on October 13 and escaped with about $3,000. No injuries were reported and no arrests had been made by press time.
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Yeggs
Missouri Bank
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa State Bank
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Western Thread Co
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Davenport, Ia
Haig
Langemarck-Zonnebeke
Entente
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