Pacifist Leader Bigelow Seized by White Robed Men
Herbert S. Bigelow, pacifist leader, was abducted near Newport and whipped by men in white robes resembling Ku Klux Klan attire. He was beaten with a snake whip, clothes removed, and later found near Florence, Kentucky. He described being blindfolded and moved in an automobile before release and travel to Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Herbert S. Bigelow
Florence
Ku Klux Klan
Belgium
Bigelow
Lexington
J. H. Grant
Ohio
Foes of U S Jailed for Disloyal Reports in War
Government agents in Ellis Island and Washington take action against enemy aliens spreading false war reports. Germans jailed for claims of daily soldier suicides and underfed troops. one alleged submarine operations tale. others held on disloyal sentiment charges. In Peoria William Bowers bonds for 11 000 after cursing Liberty bonds. others summoned.
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New York
Ellis Ishind
National Army
United States
Washington
America
Peoria
William Bowers
Averyville
Federal Grand Jury
Clark retracts charge of New York ring in Liberty bond sale
Speaker Champ Clark withdraws accusation that a ring of New York men hampered the sale of the second Liberty loan bonds to push interest rates higher. He cites the strong performance of New York bond sales in the last three days and says he is unsure if he meant a ring of New York men or financiers.
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New York Ring
Liberty
St. Louis
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
New York
Germans Capture Mail Carrier Fallen to American Patrol
The first German prisoner of war captured by American forces died in a field hospital after being shot during a No Man’s Land encounter with an American patrol. He carried letters of value and claimed German troops did not know Americans were in France. American batteries continued shelling German lines as snow disrupted operations.
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Washington
France
No Man's Land
War Secretary Sees Impending Developments Across Theatres
Secretary Baker reports important wartime developments loom in all theaters. He notes German suffering and highlights Austro German offensives against Italy. He recalls a 1916 Austrian attempt but cites momentum and urges optimism about the eventual outcome.
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Washington
Newton D. Baker
Charles of Austria
von Maeckensen
Italy
Six Escaped Germans Recaptured After Fort McPerson Break
Six of ten German prisoners who escaped from the Fort McPerson alien enemy detention camp Tuesday night were recaptured by Department of Justice agents. Five were seized at Sur rency Georgia and Johann Adelhart a commissioned officer was arrested in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Fort McPerson
Department of Justice
Surrency
Johann Adelhart
White troops volunteer as NCOs for negro labor battalion
Several hundred white soldiers at Camp Zachary Taylor Louisville observe the call for volunteers to serve as noncommissioned officers in a battalion of negro soldiers to be formed for noncombatant service behind the front in France. Volunteers come from units across Indiana Illinois and Kentucky.
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Zachary Taylor
Louissville
New National Army
France
Fire destroys potash plant near Marysville Utah
A mysterious blaze at the Mineral Products potash plant in Alunite five miles southwest of Marysville causes an estimated 250000 dollar loss and potential loss of life. The fire began in the coal drier after an explosion. Two men were injured while fighting the flames.
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East Lake City
Utah
The
Mineral Products Corporation
Alunite
Marysville
Allied Airmen Bomb German Installations in Belgium
Allied airmen conducted continued raids on Belgian German military sites with direct hits at Lichtervelde and Thourout railway junctions. Saturday raids targeted Sparappelhoek and Engel aerodromes and the Ostend Thourout line. two enemy planes were driven down and our fighters returned safely.
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London
Belgium
Naval Air Service
Lichterwelde
Thourout
Cottermarck
Sparappelhoek
Engel
Ostend-Thourout
Hoover to halt retail profiteers amid war food drive
Food Administrator Hoover orders cutoff of supplies to retailers who profiteer or speculate, effective November 1. The measure protects legitimate firms while pursuing illicit dealers, as campaigns pledge over 25 million U S families to conserve food. Regulators also license canners from November 1 and bar futures in canned goods until February 1.
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Washington
Hoovey
Food Administration
The
United States
Indiana
Mr. Hoover
Agricultural Department
Milton
Gregory
Department of Justice
Wide Italian Line Collapses in Northern Italy
Rome reports Austro German forces press into the plains of northern Italy with the front collapsing north of the Isonzo. Berne cites 20,000 Austrians and Germans lost. Italian Kingdome forces retreat toward the Tagliamento as Italians check the advance and cabinet changes loom under Vittorio Orlando.
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Rome
Italy
London
Plaeeken Pass
Isonzo
Tagliamenn
Teutons
Berne
Romé
War Office
Vittorio Orlando
Francesco Nitti
United States
Orlando
Coal Cards for Chicago Move to End Hoarding
Chicago's coal rationing shifts to a sign in system. Starting today all buyers must fill a blank with last year usage on hand and expected duration. Dealers verify statements and may refuse orders if misrepresented. Fraud risks punishment for both dealer and customer under fuel administration.
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Chicago
John B. Williams
Swift aids spy suspect in cross country case
Louis F. Swift, millionaire packer, travels to Chicago to aid Count James Minotto, arrested on pro German activity charges. Authorities link Minotto to seized papers from Fritz Kuhn and George von Seebeck, with ties to Count von Bernstorff, Ritz Carlton visits, and a naval intelligence effort noted by Secretary Daniels. The Navy evidence is now with the Labor Department.
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New York
Louis F. Swift
Packer
James Minotto
Chicago
Count Minette
Fritz Kuhn
eGorge von Seebeck
Fillis Island
Count von Bernstorff
Ritz-Carleton
Bernstorfft
Daniels
Minotte
Navy
Department of Labor
Mr. Daniels
Department
Secretaries Wilson summoned to avert Pacific telephony strike
In San Francisco Secretary of Labor Wilson was asked by Ga McNab and Senator James D. Phelan to come at once to avert a threatened strike by organized electrical workers and operators of the Pacific Telephony and Telegraph company scheduled for October 81.
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Wilson
San Francisco
Ga McNab
James D. Phelan
Pacific Telephony and Telegraph Company
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