Mutinous German Navy Involved 12,000 Sailors
Second Lieut. Rudolph Glatfelder of the Madgeburg recounts a mutiny that spread across 25 ships from early July to early August, with crews firing on officers, burning barracks and sheds, blowing up forts and warships, and mowed down by machine guns as suppression ended by August 6 or 7.
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New York
Rudolph Glatfelder
Madgeburg
Switzerland
Glatfelder
Capelle
Reichstag
Wilhelmshaven
Billion for U S Loan
Treasury officials report Liberty bond sales near 1 billion with 14 workdays passed and 10 remaining. Early totals show 528.28 million in actual sales, with Army subscriptions surpassing 25 million and Northwestern states showing promise as districts press for final totals.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Treasury
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Open rebellion looms as 35,000 miners walkout in four states
Federal coal administrator John E. Williams reports Illinois mines cut 75,000 tons daily. miners accuse wage agreements of being scraps of paper. Garfield urges action as plans for a broader strike spread to Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Union
Chicago
John E. Williams
Illinois
Garfield
Williams
Washington
Williamson
Franklin
Macoupin
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
National Association
Wilson
Emer
St. Louis
Belle- Ville
Ill
Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company
Donk Bros
Bri. J. Wallace
Fuel Distributors’ Association of St. Louis
Peabody
Coal Committee
Council of National Defense
Springfield
Belleville
Madison County
Chicago and Alton
Peoria, J
Indiana
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Peoria
War costs rise to 160 million daily says bank
The Mechanics and Metals National Bank of New York estimates world war expenditures at $160 million per day, with the United States bearing at least one quarter. From $50 million daily at the war’s start to $100 million a year ago, costs soar with Britain and Germany following. By next August world outlay may reach $155 billion, with over $100 billion already spent and largely added to permanent debt.
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New York
United States
Mechanics and Metals National Bank of New York
Great Britain
Germany
Two Leyland Liners Reported Sunk
A rumor reached New York that the British steamships Memphiian formerly Gambrian of 6805 tons and the Bostonian of 5200 tons both Leyland line had been sunk. IMMI officers said no definite information had been received and the ships had formerly operated between Boston and English ports.
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New York
Memphiian
Gambrian
Bostonian
Leyland Line
International Mercantile Marine
Boston
Prohibition Vote Tightens Across Iowa Counties
Des Moines reports on October 17 with 96 of 99 counties counted. The amendment shows 196 341 in favor to 197 297 against, a wets lead of 956. Butler Adair and Fremont counties remain uncounted.
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Des Moines
Butler
Adair
Fremont
England Cuts Wheat Consumption War Ration Plan
Washington reports England informs this government it will cut wheat consumption for the coming year to less than half of prewar levels under new war ration regulations.
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England
Washington
Wanamaker Spouses Back Second Liberty Loan
John Wanamaker and his son Rodman each pledge 1 250 000 to the second liberty loan through emergency aid. The move strengthens the Philadelphia district campaign as the women's effort to support the loan formally begins.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker
Philadephia
Germans Take 2400 Russians in Baltic Island Battle
Berlin reports German forces captured the main portion of Oesel island and the islands of Abro and Runo, taking 2400 prisoners, 80 guns, 21 machine guns, and several aircraft. Torpedo boats and Russian defenses on Svord peninsula resisted. two German torpedo boats sunk and one Russian destroyer Grom lost. A central executive committee urged officers and troops to resist the new blow and vowed full sacrifice to shorten the war.
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Berlin
Oesel
Gulf of Riga
Runo
Abraty
Sinha
Hiws
Svord
Abro
Oesel Island
Arensburg
Gulf
Courland
Foe
Petrograd
Gernar
Soela Sound
Grom
Comeplement
Council of Workmen and
Twenty Villa Followers Hanged Near Torreon
Travelers report twenty hangings along the Mexican Central railroad between Torreon and Chihuahua. Mexican officials say the bodies, believed to be Villa supporters, were executed after they attacked a military train mistaking it for a passenger train.
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Juarez
Mex
Torreon
Chihuahua
Villa
Stops Private Army Cables
Washington reports that private telegrams announcing American troops in France triggered steps by the war and navy departments to stop further publication. The actions could lead to court martial for officers who sent the messages.
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War and Navy Department
France
Washington
War and Navy Departments
Austrian Emperor Abandons Sofia Visit Over Food Shortage
Rome reports Emperor Karl of Austria has canceled plans to visit Sofia due to Bulgaria's serious internal situation caused by a food shortage. Earlier dispatches indicated the German Kaiser planned to visit Sofia with Czar Ferdinand.
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Karl
Sofia
Rome
Karl of Austria
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Blaze at Du Pont nitroglycerin plant kills two in Gibbstown
An explosion at the Du Pont Powder Company nitroglycerin plant in Gibbstown near Camden New Jersey killed two workers and left one missing and another badly injured. Four men were inside the building when the blast occurred.
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Camden
N. J
du Pont Powder Company
Gibbstown
Mrs Blanca De Saulles Indicted for First Degree Murder
Nassau County grand jury returns an indictment charging Mrs Blanca De Saulles with first degree murder for the August 8 shooting death of her husband John Longer De Saulles, former football star. Arraignment likely on Wednesday.
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Hempstead
L. IL
Nassau County
Blanca de Saulles
John Longer de Saulles
Steel Carries Market Down As Stocks Slump
Steel shares led a broad market decline in New York trading with United States Steel weakening to 99 1 8, near its year's low. The drop mirrored last week’s liquidation and efforts by big financiers to stabilize prices had little effect on sentiment.
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Steel
Cattle Loss in Fire Destroys Pens in Kansas City
Fire swept ten acres of cattle pens and hog houses in Kansas City killing thousands of cattle and hogs. Officials estimated losses near ten thousand cattle and two thousand hogs with total damage approaching a million dollars.
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Kansas City
French Repulse Verdun Attack and Aisne Front Gain
Paris reports a German assault north of hill 804 on the Verdun front was repulsed by the French. The night statement adds the Germans briefly held a position south of Courton on the Aisne front before being driven out.
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Verdun
Aisne
Paris
Courtecon
Train Hold Up Near Wendover Rocks Utah Route
Sheriff’s posse pursues bandits who robbed a Deep Creek railroad train 19 miles south of Wendover near the Utah Nevada boundary. Passengers were relieved of pouches jewelry cash and wounded Charles Barberg of Salt Lake City resisted and was injured in the robbery.
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Salt Lake City
Deep Creek
Salt Lake
Goldhillev
Charles Barberg
Wendover
Utah-Neva
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Vance McCormick
War Trade Board
U. S
John P. White
National Miners’ Union
Iowa
Drys
John Wanamaker and Son
Liberty
James’ M. Moyle
the Treasury
Byron R. Newton
Port of
Vienna
Sheriff's Posse
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