Spies blamed as Baltimore fire destroys ships and piers
Fire raged at five piers in Baltimore causing massive loss of property valued at about 5 million dollars. A British ship Kerry Range and several workers were unaccounted for as federal investigators suspect German agents. The blaze destroyed piers loaded with munitions and supplies for General Pershing's forces.
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Baltimore
Department of Justice
Michael J. Hand
Furniss- Withy Company, Ltd
Bromley
General Pershing
France
Locust Point
Pier 8
Pier 9
One Thousand Indian Natives Drown in Natal Flood
A Natal storm after four months of heavy rain drenched Durban and surrounding Springfield flats. The Umegenia river flooded quickly sweeping people from low areas. Reports say about 1,000 British Indian natives drowned. rail lines suffered washouts and widespread destruction followed the downpour.
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London
Natol
South Africa
Reuter
Durban
Natal
Umegenia
Springfield Flats
Central News
Johannesburg
Kerensky Halts Front Death Sentences and Protopopoff Illness
Rabotchaya Gazeta reproduces Kerensky telegram suspending death sentences at the front until further orders. Alexander D. Protopopoff, ex interior minister and royalist leader, moved from St. Peter and St. Paul fortress to a hospital due to ill health. Soldiers threatened lynching after the news, but hospital authorities calmed them and he was unharmed.
Spain Cabinet Plan Fails As Leader Abandons Effort
Madrid reports Joaquin Sanchez Toca former president of the senate abandoned his attempt to form a new cabinet after being charged in the task by King Alfonso.
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Joaquin Sanchez Toca
Madrid
Senate
Alfonso
British Repulse Foe on Ypres Front as Canadians Reach Passchendaele
British forces on the Ypres front repelled German night activity with no counter attacks. Canadian troops pushed toward Passchendaele, securing gains of 800 to 1,000 yards amid heavy Bavarian resistance. French and British actions in the Argonne and Aisne fronts are noted with ongoing artillery battles.
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London
Ypres
Marshal Haig
Paris
Argonne
War Office
Aisne
Belgium
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Passchendaele
Canada
Meetcheele
Bellevue
Masselmarkt
Berlin
Flanders
U. S. Pledges Aid as Italy Battles Invasion
General Tozzi says the Tagliamento clash could be turning point in the war and urges faster American supply assistance to Italy. The Italian ambassador and U S officials promise help with coal steel and food, with another fleet of ships likely diverted. The crisis rallying cry echoes Verdun as Italians expect to halt the Teutonic advance.
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Tozzi
Tagliamento
Washington
America
Italy
Pasquale Tozzi
Count Macchi di Cellere
State Department
Verdun
Carnie
Cadorna
Isonzo
Plans for War Saving Certificates Set At 4.10 Face Value
Washington November 1 Frank A Van derlip and associates at the treasury department announce war savings certificates will be issued at 4.10 for a 5 year redeemable certificate with a face value of 5. The initial issue will begin December 1 and prices will rise one cent monthly. Elaborate handling includes cards and stamps to track government indebtedness.
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Washington, Nav
Frank A. Vanderlip
Treasury Department
Milk Price Cut Triggers Local Protests Across Illinois
Chicago dairies set 12 cents a quart retail and 38 cents wholesale. producers in Boone Winnebago and McHenry counties resist. Elgin butter board to be closed as food administration moves to take over its duties. Protests planned. Kee Chapell and Borden firms resist price cuts while distributors say 12 cent milk could reach consumers locally.
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Chicago
Bowman Dairy Company
Kee & Chapell
Borden Farm Products Company
Boone
Winnebago
Metflenry
Elgin
Elgin Milk Producers’ Association
Washington
Food Administration
Elgin Butter Board
Department of Agriculture Bureau of Ments
Borden Company
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Chienaro
J.J. Putnam
Milk Producers’ Association
S. S. Chapell
United States
Childs
Kigin Board
Decisive Fight Opens In Italy On the Tagliamento
War dispatches report Italian and Austro German forces clash along the Tagliamento river near San Daniele as Cadorna seeks to halt the advance. Berlin notes over 120000 Italian prisoners and 1000 guns captured in the campaign, while Rome and London stress imminent decisive engagements and renewed troop mobilization.
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Rome
Cadorna
Tolmino
War Office
London
Tagliamento
Udine
San Daniele
Marne
Italy
Zurich
Gorritz
St. Daniele del Frutht
Ledrna Canal
Italian War Office
Boots for Belgium's Army in World War I
Through the council for national defense a contract was awarded for 15 000 pairs of boots to the Belgian army. Major rubber boot and shoe manufacturers will suspend private and foreign orders for 45 days to devote output to the American army.
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Washington
Council For National Defense
Detain Scandinavian Ships in Buenos Aires Port
Buenos Aires reports numerous Scandinavian ships detained due to lack of allied permits. Authorities allege several cargoes are consigned to blacklisted firms, hindering port operations and trade.
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Buenos Aires
May Conscript Workmen
Washington reports a high level conference between Atlantic coast ship builders and officials from the emergency fleet corporation the navy department the labor department and the AFL. They stress the need to speed ship construction and explore attracting skilled workers with a labor shortage prompting possible conscription of workers if not relieved promptly.
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Washington
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Navy Department
Department of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Kaiser’s Men in Mutiny at Beverloo Camp
Amsterdam reports via Les Nouvelles that German troops at Beverloo camp in Belgium mutinied refusing orders, damaging rifles, and firing on officers, wounding several. Mutineers were subdued and sent away on cattle trucks. The frontier guard at Brouchet reportedly deserted October 10.
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Amsterdam
Les Nouvelles
Beverloo
Belgium
Brouchet
Marines Ready for France After Quantico Review
Secretary of the Navy Daniels declared the Marine Corps ready for deployment to France after inspecting and reviewing troops at Quantico Virginia. He said the marines will be the next units sent to combat in Europe.
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Washington
America
Daniels
Marine Corps
Quantico
France
Pacifist Leader Bigelow Brutally Attacked Near Florence
Herbert Bigelow, Cincinnati pacifist and head of the People's Church, was horsewhipped by Ku Klux fashion clad assailants near Florence, Kentucky. He lies seriously wounded in a Cincinnati hospital, reported to be under opiate sedation with severe nervous shock and multiple injuries.
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Cincinnati
Herbert
Bigelow
People’s Church of
People’s Council For Democracy and Terms of Peace
Florence
German term for battle tank explained in dispatches
Washington reports explain the German equivalent word for the English tank as a long compound meaning a machine for suppressing shooting trenches. The dispatches note the term in translated form as schutzen grabenvernichtung automobile and describe its use in the current conflict.
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Washington
Schutzengrabenvernichtung Automobile
Snow blankets Southeast Minnesota with four to six inches
Snow covers southeastern Minnesota from Winona to surrounding areas with four to six inches of snow. If temperatures drop below freezing, sleighing may be possible as conditions improve for travel and winter recreation.
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Winona
Minn
Minnesota
Capital Eyes Dry Halloween End of an Era
Washington observed a somber Halloween as Prohibition took effect at midnight ending 100 years of saloon operation. Shhoemaker's hosted a final gathering of lawmakers accustomed to their daily nip while Gerstenberg's shifts to soft drinks and ice cream appears in the streets. Hotels hosted farewell dinners for the anticipated departure of Aquer.
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Washington
Atr
Shhoemaker’s
Gerstenberg’s
German newspapers report Cologne cathedral windows replaced for air raid safety
The stained glass of Cologne cathedral is being replaced with plain glass as a precaution against air raids, according to German newspapers.
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Amsterdam
Cologne
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U. S. Reserve Medical Corps
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Protopopoff
Czar
Spain
The
U. S
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Navy
Board of Censors
David Wooster Todd
Naval Communications
Emanuel
National Defense Council
Kaiser
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