American Troops Suffer Casualties in French Trenches
News from Washington reports eight American casualties in a November 3 trench raid by German forces on the Western Front. Three killed and five wounded, with twelve captured or missing, while one wounded German was taken prisoner. The raid targeted a small American post, possibly an advance sap in No Man's Land, cut off by heavy barrage fire. The casualty list includes Private Thomas Enright of Pittsburgh and Private James Gresham of Evansville, among others, with several wounded or captured for later identification.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
American Expeditionary Forces
No Man's Land
America
Germany
Canada
France
Thomas F. Enright
Mary Irwin
Premo Street
Pittsburgh
James B. Gresham
Alice Dodd
West Ohio Street
Evansville
Ind
Merle D. Hay
Harry D. Hay
Glidden
J. J. Smith
S. D. Smith
North Ridgeway Avenue
Chicago
Harry Loughman
Ada R. Loughman
Oakwood Boulevard
Edwar M. Haryburton
George B. Htaryburton
Stony Point
Nicholas L. Mulhadd
Bridget Mulhall
Ninth Street
Jersey City
N. J
Edwin H. Haines
Elizabeth Haines
Woodward
Okla
Congress
Braz
Brazil
Chamber of Deputies
Federal Grand Jury
National Army
Lieut
Balloli
Royal Flying Corps
Mineola
N. Y
Langley Field
Newport News
Aluminum Company of America
New Kensington
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Taylorville
Utah
Walter F. Ahrling
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul, Minn
St. Agnes’ Church
United States Senators Escape London Air Raids
London reports United States Senators William S. Kenyon of Iowa and Jon B. Kendrick of Wyoming survived a second air raid in London. They previously attended a dinner at the Athenaeum club hosted by the Lord High Chancellor, now unharmed.
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U. S
London
United States
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Jon B. Kendrick
Wyoming
Athenes Club
Lord High Chancel
American newspaper man Littauer joins Franco-Belgian escadrille
Kenneth Proctor Littauer, a former metropolitan daily writer and longtime foreign correspondent in London and Paris, has been decorated by King Albert of Belgium with the order of Leopold II and chevalier rank. He joined the Belgian squadron after studying aviation and has earned the French war cross for flying and distinguished bombardment.
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Kenneth Proctor Littauer
Albert
Belgium
Mr. Littauer
London
Paris
French Regain Six Square Miles on French Front
French troops advance beyond the ChemindesDames reach the Arlette’s southern bank and have recaptured about eighteen square miles since Saturday. German forces used mustard gas shells to slow progress and evacuated trenches near Craonne Alles Cerny Courteene, with pockets of resistance from machine gun fire along the Allette valley. A German retreat is noted in the Alnse sector with hot meals left in camp cookware.
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France
Chemin Des Dames
Arlette
Ailles
Cerny
Craonne
Allles
Courteene
Allette Valley
Allette
Aisne
Berlin
Chemin-des-Damves
Alnse
U S War Taxes Begin As Nation Enters War
Washington announces immediate wartime taxes affecting all Americans. Details include 1 cent per 10 cents for amusements, 3 percent on freight payments, 8 percent passenger fares, 10 percent on Pullman travel, postal rate increases, and an 1 cent per 20 cents on express packages. Amusement tax at 1 cent per 10 cents above 5 cents admission.
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Washington
America
United States
Eleven German Ships Sunk by British Forces
London reports the Admiralty announced British forces in the Cattegat between Sweden and Denmark engaged German assets. Seventy-one captured or destroyed include ten armed patrol craft and a six inch gun auxiliary cruiser. A high speed boat attack on Belgian coast patrols failed. The Crocodile and five gunned trawlers were sunk by Danish observers. The Crocodile, nearly 1000 tons, carried 100 men.
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London
Admiralty
North Sea
Sweden
Denmark
Food Destruction Probed in Chicago Rail Yards
Chicago officials report thousands of tons of vegetables dumped from freight cars near West Chicago yards. Harry A. Wheeler says grand jury action and federal prosecution will follow proof of wanton destruction and possible trade hoarding in railroad freight operations. Commission men are alleged to have bought and resold carloads until they decayed and were dumped.
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Chicago
Harry A. Wheeler
Timois Food
West Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Wheeler
Health Department
Six Die When Interurban Car Hits Auto North Of Lafayette
A Terres Moute-Indianapolis and Eastern interurban struck an automobile driven by Hugh Ellis two miles north of Lafayette Indiana on Sunday morning killing six people from the Ellis family. The victims include Hugh Ellis Ella Ellis Mrs W G Ellis Maxime Ellis Edna Ellis and Evelyn Ellis all from Frankfort Indiana. Three Ellis children survived with injuries and were taken to a local hospital.
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Lafayette
Ind
Nineteen Die In Paterson Salvation Army Rescue Mission Fire
A Sunday fire at the Paterson Salvation Army Rescue Mission killed nineteen men in a building housing five sleeping residents. Eighteen burned before rescue teams arrived, while one victim died later at a hospital among fourteen taken for treatment. The mission served as a shelter for the homeless and unemployed, many elderly or crippled.
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Paterson
N. J
Salvation Army Rescue Mission
Fuel Administration Says Coal Shortage Troubles Easing
Washington reports households relieved as the fuel administration declares the coal supply situation has brightened. Any future shortage would be due to individual hoarding and steps will be taken to redistribute available stock.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
New Photo of Andre Tardieu Heads French High Commission
A new photograph shows Andre Tardieu, head of the French high commission, now stationed in Washington. The image captures Tardieu during a formal moment reflecting his role in Franco American relations.
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Andre Tardieu
High Commission
Washington
Torpedo kills eight on U S transport Finland
Washington report lists eight dead and one missing after the transport Finland was torpedoed. The casualties include two naval gun crew sailors, a fireman, barber, waiter, mess boy, a private, and a transport worker. missing is a naval gun crew seaman. The Finland later in dry dock, repairs deemed minor.
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Washington
Finland
Transport Workers’ Battalion
James W. Henry
Harrison
N. J
Newton R. Head
Cleveland
Army
Lester Hickey
Infantry
Chicago
Charles H. Maxwell
Concord
N. C
M. Cardoza
J. Haneslo
Barber
W. F. Thillips
Walter
New Orleans
Jose Cuevas
Havana
Cuba
Porter Hilton
Naval Corps
Tocena
Atlantic
Ford's Grandson in Peril
Federal agents in Detroit investigate a plot to abduct or kill Henry Ford II, infant son of Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry Ford. A $10,000 ransom letter was turned over to post office inspectors. Jacob Yellin, 20, was arraigned in U S district court on charges related to sending the threat.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford II
Edsel Ford
Post Office
Jacob Yellin
United States District Court
British Raid Kills Many in Gavrelle Sector
London reports a trench raid in Gavrelle with at least 100 German dead. British forces captured fourteen prisoners and machine guns, plus two trench mortars, with high Allied casualties. Northeast of Loox the Sherwood Foresters took a few prisoners and killed others. Hollebeke and Reutelhog areas saw reconnaissance teams dispersed.
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London
Gavrelle
Phaig
Loox
Sherwood Foresters
Hollebeke
Reutelhog
Troops Guard Oil Fields Near Houston
Houston Texas navy reports three more companies of the Illinois Guard deployed to Sour Lake and Goose Creek oil fields where thousands of workers are on strike. Additional troops were needed as initial forces were too few to cover the required area.
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Illinois
Texas
Houston
Tex
Navy
Sour Lake
Goose Creek
Austro Germans Pierce Line in Friuli Front
Austro German forces push across the Tagliamento river in northeastern Italy as they aim to mass on the western Friuli plain. Berlin reports 180000 prisoners and 1500 guns captured as Italy fights to hold its northern frontier near Pinzano and Giulicarla valley. Allied troops rush to reinforce Cadorna's line.
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Italy
Taz- Namento
Friuli
Giulicarla
Trentino
Red Cross
British Red Cross
Rome
Berlin
Navy
Tagliamento
War Office
German War Office
Lower
U. S. Picket Boat Founders in Home Waters
The Navy Department reports a picket boat from the U S S Michigan foundered on October 30 in home waters and twelve crewmen are missing. Names listed include Walter Fischer Edmund Timillow Joseph Schultz Herman Schultz Joseph Hendrickson Roscoe Scott Stanley Wing Austin Atwood Arthur Flow and others.
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Washington
Navy Department
Michigan
Walter H. Fischer
Edmund Timillow
Chicago
Joseph J. Schultz
12 Cent Milk Set for Chicago in November and December
Chicago's milk price is fixed at 12 cents for November and December after a closed meeting of 50 Milk Producers' Association directors. Harry A. Wheeler, state food administrator, urged a $3.22 per 100 pounds milk price pending a federal investigation, ending the dispute between producers and distributors.
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Chicago
Milk Producers’ Association
Harry A. Wheeler
Burglary Foiled As Ford Official Wounded At Walkerville
Wallace R. Campbell, Ford Motor Company of Canada secretary treasurer and vice president, was shot and seriously wounded in a home fight with a burglar at Walkerville Ontario across the Detroit river. His wife was slightly wounded by a second bullet. The intruder escaped.
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Detroit
Mich
Wallace R. Campbell
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Walkerville
Ont
Cuban congress urged to authorize conscription in Havana
Reports indicate the Cuban congress meeting in Havana will be urged to authorize either conscription or a selective draft. Other items include a New York secret service probe into a plot to clog mails, plus Brazil backing reprisals against German actions.
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Havana
Cuba
New York
Secret Service
Tar and feathers for foe in Lansing incident
William Sater, a 56 year old Lansing magnate and uncle of Vic Sater, was abducted on a street and subjected to tar and feathering. A mock trial by 20 vigilantes preceded the crude punishment. He admitted being pro-German and refusing Liberty Loan payments under public pressure.
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Lansing
Mich
William Sater
Vic Sater
Cubs
Saler
Milk for Russian Babies Bought by Red Cross
A million pounds of condensed milk for babies in Russia were purchased by the American Red Cross for immediate shipment from Washington on November 2.
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Washington
Russia
American Red Cross
Markets Report From Chicago Trading Floor
Chicago markets show mixed grain and livestock prices with corn and oats fluctuating. Wheat and rye notes, assorted flour prices, hay costs, and cattle hog and sheep ranges listed for various grades and weights.
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Chicago
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Hay
Smith
Ludington
Petain
Ailette
Teutons
Salvation Army Mission
Naval Guard
Ford
Haig
Gavreile
the Tagliamento
Victor Emmanuel
Orlando
Page
Roumanian
Austria
Cadorna
Battleship
Crown
William Sailer
Lansing, Mich
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