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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
2
Italian floods open at Piave crossing to halt the enemy advances toward Venice. Venice reports 140,000 residents flee as inundations spread, with the city nearly emptied and main sites deserted. Allied troop movements into Italy from Nice are noted amid continuing Austro German fighting.
Indon, Nov 17 Viscount Cowdray chairman of the British air board resigns after Lord Northcliffe's letter to Premier Lloyd George. Newspapers comment on the letter criticizing the government for delays in unity of war control eradicating sedition mobilizing manpower and compulsory food measures.
London reports German light cruisers fled Helgoland Bight before British ships of the same type pursued them within thirty miles of Helgoland. One cruiser was seen aflame and another had damaged machinery. A German minesweeper was sent. British forces returned with no losses and minor personnel casualties. Amsterdam cites a Berlin dispatch saying British attempts to break into the German bight were repulsed by German guard ships on the Horn Reef–Terschelling line with no German losses.
Washington reports a Pershing update on the November 2 raid shows three killed, 11 wounded, and 11 missing or captured. New wounded include Louis Delfer and Paul Fann, plus George Wesley and Lt William McLaughlin. Missing now include Clyde Grimsley Hoyt Decker and Dewey Kern already accounted for. wounded are reported as doing well.
An ax murderer killed three members of the Alar family and a boarder in Virginia Minnesota. A note warned Austrian families with Liberty bonds or Red Cross subscriptions. Police suspect robbery. Mrs Alar had 2000 dollars at home. Wholesale arrests followed the murders.
Washington reports the American merchant vessel Kansas City has not been heard from since September 5 and is believed sunk by German submarines. Secretary of the Navy Daniels announced the loss. One crew member, J. A. Muir, a first class signalman, was aboard.
Washington November 19. Drafted men with pending appeals will have cases automatically dropped under Crowder’s revised draft rules. Men will receive questionnaires. responses may grant deferred classification or, if the board finds them in Class 1, immediate service. Exemptions canceled. new system to classify all registrants begins December 15 with simplified forms.
General Pershing toured a newly made grave site in France on November 19, inspecting markers that record each deceased American’s name company and regiment. A wreath lay within the measure bearing the inscription honoring the first U S soldiers who died for justice and liberty in the gulf of France.
In France on November 16 American soldiers suffered casualties from German shelling while American artillery drew praise from French officers for accuracy. On November 18 American infantry and French troops ambushed a large German patrol in No Man's Land, driving them off after a night-long standoff and inflicting losses.
President Wilson sent a telegram to Northwest loyalty meeting participants in St. Paul praising the nation for its fight to make the world safe for democracy. He asserted Germany would rue the day it challenged the United States and urged sacrifice from all classes and creeds in a war framed as an American union effort.
The City of Jaffa on the Mediterranean coast was taken by the British army in Palestine. Australian and New Zealand mounted troops occupied Jaffa without opposition as Turkish forces withdrew northward. The official statement notes the enemy retirement toward the north.
In Avanville Indiana on November 19 Secretary and Mrs. Lansing attended the funeral of John W. Foster former secretary of State. Mrs. Lansing is Foster's daughter.
Premier Kerensky telegraphed from Gatchina proposing a truce and parley with the insurgent forces to avoid bloodshed. Petrograd remains quiet amid food shortages and reports of Cossack conscription, while Finnish talks hint at an independent republic.
London reports the week saw only one British merchant ship over 1,000 tons sunk by mine or submarine, the lowest toll since Germany began its submarine campaign. Five ships under 1,000 tons and one fishing boat were sunk that week.
Canadian forces in France report heavy German losses as their attempted advance at Fadechendasie falters. Units engaged along multiple sectors, with attrition mounting and allied counteractions intensifying.
A mixed brief recalls a seaplane accident near Minot, protests backed by Germany in Boston, a Norwegian boycott of Germany, militant banners before the White House and espionage convictions in Auburn. Other items note Goeben’s damage, Hoover urging food controls, a Detroit ransom sentence, and Clemenceau’s censorship plan in Paris.
In Champaign Illinois on November 19 Mrs Benedict wife of Maj C C Benedict and their seven year old son died along with Mrs Behrens wife of Capt Conrad Behrens when the car they rode was struck by an Illinois Traction system train at the city western limits. Major Benedict and Captain Behrens sustained serious injuries but are expected to recover. Benedict runs an aviation class at Chanute Field and Behrens runs the hospital at the camp.
Market listings show prices for spring and winter wheats in jute and export bags, various rye types, and hay grades with bids from $7.50 to $10.90 per bushel, plus livestock quotes for steers, yearlings, cows, calves, hogs, and sheep with wide price ranges across grade and weight categories. Entities include figures and terms like No 1 standard, fancy patents, and market descriptors such as good to choice and heavy packing.
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