French Smash German Lines North of Aisne in Major Drive
Paris reports a swift French offensive north of the Aisne resulted in two miles of breakthrough, 7,500 prisoners and 25 heavy guns seized. Forts at Laffaux mill area captured with 8,000 prisoners and 19 guns overall in the campaign. American Lafayette Escadrille flyers assisted. Allied lines at Ypres Staden railway hold with minor losses. gains consolidated in Flanders.
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Paris
Aisne
War Office
Laffaux Mill
Allemant
Vaudesson
Malmaison
Painleve
Chavignon
Laon Plains
Lafayette Escadrille
France
Belgium
Ypres-Staden
Houtholst Wood
Poelcapelle
London
Flanders
Houtholst Forest
U S May Seize Coal In Wartime Policy Speech
Pittsburgh is the site of Harry A. Garfield urging coal producers to unite behind President Wilson in the wartime effort. He spoke with Joseph P. Guffey and others, urging sacrifice and cooperation, and asserted government rights to mobilize fuel production for home and factory needs.
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Pittsburgh
Harry A. Garfield
National Fuel
Wilson
Germany
Garfield
Joseph P. Guffey
National Petroleum Administrator
W. K. Field
National Coal Association
David W. Kuhn
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wal
U Boats Attack Rate Revealed by Shipping Board
Washington reports six month statistics from the Shipping Board show that in submarine war zones one ship in every 200 is attacked and one in every 125 attacked is sunk, highlighting the ongoing danger to transatlantic shipping.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Coal Strike Tied to I W W Agitators in Chicago
Federal authorities will be asked to secure coal supply for Chicago and to pursue I W W agitators and pro German propagandists blamed for inciting the miners to strike. The move aims to avert another walk out as agitators are reported near the mines with an Austrian as a chief organizer and a German who aided a previous strike.
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Chicago
Department of Justice
Arsenal Builders on Strike in Watertown
Two thousand union laborers employed by three Watertown contractors halt work at the arsenal construction site. An additional 800 were already on strike. They protest nonunion labor and seek double pay for overtime.
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Watertown
Mass
Watertown Arsenal
Austro Swiss frontier closed amid Austria internal turmoil
London reports Austro Swiss frontier shut as Austria faces severe internal strife. Police fire into crowds amid food riots in Vienna Presburg Brann and Laibach with casualties. Separate dispatch says German workers expect peace in November as an Italian interned worker escapes to tell of harsh wartime conditions.
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London
Austria
Berne
Vienna
Presburg
Brann
Laibach
Washington
Germany
Zeppelin raid losses shock Friedrichshafen
Zurich reports at least four Zeppelins destroyed in raid on England. Most crews trained in Friedrichshafen. The king of Württemberg mourns the dead. Swiss papers call the disaster a death blow to Zeppelins. New airships measure 760 feet long and 78 feet wide with eight engines and 2000 horsepower.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Friedrichshafen
England
Lake Constance
Wurttemberg
France
Plot to Kill President Wilson Discovered in Memphis
Secret service agents uncover a plot to assassinate President Wilson on Thanksgiving day in Memphis. Eight men linked to the conspiracy were arrested in different locations, federal officers report.
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Secret Service
Memphis
Tenn
Wilson
RUSS REPEL GERMANS IN ESTHENIA FRONT
Petrograd reports a German landing attempt on the Esthenian coast near Moisekull Manor eight miles north of Werder. The Germans were driven away by Russian forces with no naval engagement. German ships were seen off Kurast Moon Island. Russians also repelled sections on the northern battle front as trenches there shifted to Russian control.
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Petrograd
Esthenian
War Office
Moisekull Manor
Werder
Ethonian
Kurast
Moon Island
Hinsenberg Minor
France’s 1918 Wheat Import and Shipping Plan
France faces a 122000000 bushels wheat and cereals import need for 1918. The country must move 400000 tons of shipping monthly to bring in supplies. A unified Allies purchasing board and a new ministerial supply department aim to curb private trade and tighten shipping controls to boost available tonnage.
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Paris
France
Allies’ Purchasing Board
Liberty Bond Drive Gains Ground in St. Louis District
Miss Florence J. Wade, youngest member of the women’s Liberty Loan committee, reports remarkable results in the St. Louis district. She originated a plan allowing purchases of Liberty bonds with 1 percent down and 1 percent weekly payments until full subscription is paid.
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Florence J. Wade
Federal Reserve
Women’s Liberty Loan Committee
St. Louis
Orama Torpedoed and Sunk as Two Destroyers Lost
British reports confirm the armed mercantile cruiser Orama torpedoed and sunk with no casualties aboard. A British destroyer was sunk in a collision. two officers and 21 men saved. Court martial to examine North Sea action. Scandinavian protest anticipated over sinking of neutrals under convoy.
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London
Orama
His Majesty
Isis
W. Moorsom
Glasgow
Admiralty
Orient Steam Navigation Company
Juan Fernandez
Dresden
Walkland Islands
Eric Geddes
House of Commons
Maury Rose
Strongbow
Morning Post
Stockholm
Russians Disable Sixteen German Warships In Gulf Of Riga
Petrograd reports two German dreadnoughts and a cruiser were put out by Russian forces in Gulf of Riga actions last week. Losses included six torpedo boats sunk and the Slava battleship among damaged units. British aid possibly aided Riga fleet escape under Moon Sound guns.
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Gulf of Riga
Kaiser
Petrograd
Baltic Isles
Moon Sound
Moon Island
Kassar Bay
London
Riga
U S Officials Optimistic on Midwest Coal Labor Settlement
U S officials say labor difficulties in middle Western coal fields are settled and war era shortages will ease. Optimism centers on lasting peace for the duration of the war and improved supply in the region. In related news, the Hitachi Maru is missing after a suspected mine strike near Delagoa Bay with unknown passenger count.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Middle Western
Middle West
Northwest
Tokyo
Delnagon Bay
Portuguese East Africa
Onai
London
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Pickets Sent to Jail for Seven Months in White House
Miss Alice Paul chairwoman of the woman's party and Caroline Spencer of Colorado Springs were jailed for seven months for picketing the White House in October.
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Alice Paul
Woman’s Party
Caroline Spencer
Washington
Woman's Party
Colorado Springs
Colo
White House
Pershing Tours French Front Communications System
General Pershing began a tour of inspection of the communications sector in France on October 24. The French government provided a private railway car designed to carry an automobile for the inspection trip and related travels expected to take several days.
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France
General Pershing
Gifts to Soldiers Limited to Seven Pound Parcels
Washington reports Christmas presents and other gifts for American soldiers in France must be limited to seven pounds per parcel due to French railways and postal service constraints. U.S. and French authorities agreed that parcels over seven pounds cannot be carried in the parcel post.
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Washington
France
Post Office Department
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Gulf of Finland
British Aid Russ
U. S
Pershing
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