Allied Armies Press Drive on Ypres Front in October Push
British and French forces report progress along the Flanders front with 800 prisoners taken and dozens of guns captured since October 23. Haig’s men drive north of Ypres, making gains near Saint Janshoek, Gheluvelt, and Passchendaele as cavalry enters the line and Bellevue Spur yields to heavy bombardment.
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London
Flanders
Paris
War Office
Champagne
Draisibank
Verdun
Ypres
Belgium
Field Marshall
Haig
Saint Janshoek
Houtholst
Nieuwemelen
Ypres-Mening
Gheluvelt
Bellevue Spur
Passchendaele
Bellevue
Wolfe Copse
Poelderhoeck Chateau
Reuter’s, Limited
Gheluvent
Marshal Haig
Passchendeaele
Frank Scott Resigns from War Industries Board
Washington on October 27 Frank A. Scott resigned as chairman of the war industries board citing ill health.
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Washington
Frank A. Scott
War Industries Board
German Women in Mines Report Shows Large Increases
A government report reveals that in the last quarter of 1916 Germany employed 87,568 women in mines, up from 7,265 in 1914, with youths also rising. Wages rose but did not keep pace with living costs.
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Washington
Germany
Coal Dealers Accused Of Overcharging In Fuel Shortage
The Department of Justice in Washington receives hundreds of complaints from buyers accusing coal dealers of pricing above fuel administration figures for both anthracite and bituminous coal. The fuel administration plans a broad probe and possible prosecutions, with district attorneys alerted to summon witnesses if warranted. Prices cited show mine rates around $2 per ton for bituminous and $4 for anthracite, with margins added by jobbers and retailers.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Fuel Administration
East
Middle West
Liberty Loan Drive Nears 5 Billion Dollar Mark
secretary Redfield says the five billion dollar total will likely be surpassed on the final Liberty loan day. New York reports total subscriptions at 1 275 billion, with Chicago around 236 million and district totals ranging up to 444 million on the books.
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Liberty Loan
New York
Chicago
Washington
Redfield
Federal Reserve District
Treasury Department
Financial District
Central Trust Company
Bank of Manhattan
United States Rubber Company
Chatham and Phoenix National Bank
William Rockefeller
Packard Motor Company
General Electric Company
Reserve
U. S. Labor Declines Participation in International Conference
The executive council of the American Federation of Labor rejected an invitation from the Russian workers and soldiers' council to send representatives to an international conference of socialist workers. The cablegram called the idea untimely and harmful and declined to participate or call the gathering while expressing fraternal greetings to Russia and hopes for its democracy.
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Washington
Russian Council of Workmen’s and Soldiers
Workmen of Socialists of All Nations
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Jack) Baum
Workmen's and Soldiers’ Council
Department of International Relations
Republic of Russia
Russia
Britain seeks 2 billion credit to fund war effort
London reports Chancellor Bonar Law announced an immediate request in the house of commons for a two billion pound vote of credit to finance the war through December, after which a further credit would be sought.
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Bonar Law
England
London
House of Commons
Panama President Valdez backs Liberty loan drive
In Panama on October 26 Dr Ramon Valdez the president and members of his cabinet subscribed liberally to the American Liberty loan showing strong official support for the fund Altogether the delegation may encourage public participation in the national fundraising effort.
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Panama
Ramon Valdez
Escaped German Is Taken At Atlanta Grocery
Paul Faig, one of ten German prisoners who escaped Fort McPherson, was captured in a grocery store in Atlanta's cotton mill district by Private Rose of the Seventeenth infantry with help from a civilian.
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Atlanta
Paul Faig
Fort McPherson
Rose
Seventeenth Infantry
Brazil Declares War on Germany by Wide Vote
The chamber of deputies, 149 to 1, declared a state of war with Germany. President Braz sanctioned the proclamation and urged measures to ensure defense and public security. Martial law debate followed as the commission urged strong action. The chamber filled to capacity amid acclaim.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Braz
Diplomatic Commission
Germans Retreat 15 Miles Near Riga and Dvina Front
German forces are retreating about 15 miles in the Riga region near the Pskoff highroad and the Little Jaeger river sector as Russian vauntguard activity increases. Evacuations begin at Kronstadt and Reval as civilians move from Petrograd toward Moscow amid continuing front shifts.
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Petrograd
War Office
Riga
Pskoff
Jaeger
Rodenpois-Turkaln
Kronstadt
Moscow
Reval
Gulf of Finland
Germans Claim 36000 Italians Taken In Isonzo Drive
Rome reports Italy evacuates Bainsizza plateau as Austro German forces push along the Isonzo front. German war office says over 300 guns seized and northern Italian army wing defeated with retreat toward Wharfrett and Ronziana. Eyewitness notes Goritz bombardment and heavy action across a twenty mile front.
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Berlin
Isonze Front
German War Office
Wharfrett
Ronziana
Rome
Bainsizza
Mount Maggiore
Auzza
Cadorna
Monte Santo
Monte San Gabriel
Kuk
Italy
Goritz
Gorita
Italfan
Tolmino
Italian cabinet resigns after deputy defeat in vote
Rome reports Premier Beselli announces the resignation of the cabinet after a government defeat in the chamber of deputies by 814 to 96. The cabinet had been losing ground amid Socialist gains and Austrian German wartime successes on the Isonzo front, with Turin riots and a broad food crisis cited as factors.
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Rome
Seselli
Chambyter of Deputies
Paolo Beselli
Isonzo
Turin
Italy
Crowder to Propose Draft Grouping Plan to Wilson
Provost Marshal General Crowder said an outline for dividing the nation’s drafted men into five groups for military service will be presented to President Wilson for approval. The finished regulations should take several weeks to publish, with serial numbers used to determine order of call within each class. The first division will be exhausted before men from later groups are summoned.
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Washington
Crowder
Wilson
French Officers Land In New York For Training Roles
Eighty French army officers arrived in New York to be assigned to U S training camps where they will instruct American troops in warfare skills and tactics.
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New York
America
Uncle Sam
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Sizza Plateau
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