Artillery on Flanders Front Grows Heavy
British and German artillery clash on the Flanders front with strong bombardments on Passchendaele positions as Haig plans a fresh offensive. Weather storms hinder infantry advances and aerial observation while German counter-battery work intensifies. On the Russian north front the Germans overrun Oesel and push toward Riga as Petrograd remains distant from direct danger. The Russian fleet is urged to assist land forces amid possible Eshtonian coastal landings and a broader push toward the capital.
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Flanders Fromt
London
Passchedaele
Broodseinde
Haig
Oesel
Gulf of Riga
Eshtonian
Petrograd
Liberty Loan failure means higher taxes says Champ Clark
Champ Clark, speaker of the House, warned in St Louis that failure of the Liberty Loan would push taxes higher. He noted bond sales lagging and said Congress will raise war funds anyway, whether by bonds or taxes. He called the 31 1/2 percent bonds popular while 4 percent issues lag.
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St. Louis
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Congress
Dunn man accidentally shot by companion
F B Schell of Dunn was accidentally shot Sunday morning by Cain Butler in Dunn. Schell was taken to Highsmith's hospital where an operation was performed and he was reported as doing as well as could be expected. Schell was brought to Fayetteville by Dr I F Hicks.
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Fayetteville
F. B. Schell
Cain Butler
Dunn Y
Schell
Highsmith’s Hospital
Butler
I. F. Hicks
Raleigh sheriffs meet to plan Liberty Bond drive
Sheriffs from numerous counties gather in Raleigh at Governor Bickett's invitation for a conference to devise plans to extend the sale campaign for Liberty Bonds more thoroughly.
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Raleigh
Bickett
Inquiry on LaFollette Speech Narrowed by Senate Panel
Washington officials report Chairman Pomerenne of the senate committee refused Senator LaFollette’s request to broaden the inquiry. The panel did not acquit nor convict, maintaining an unresolved stance on loyalty linked to the St Paul speech.
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Washington
Pomerene
Senate
LaFollette
St. Paul
LaFolette
Powder Explosion Kills Two at Du Pont Works Gibbstown
An explosion in the nitro starch dry house at the Du Pont powder works in Gibbstown New Jersey killed two workers instantly. A third man is missing and another was seriously injured. The isolated one story building suffered the damage. four men were in the force. The Du Pont company reports no suspicion of foul play.
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Philadelphia
du Pont Powder Works
Gibbstown
N. J
United States Acknowledges Peru Break With Germany
Washington reports official notification from Peru of breaking with Germany. Lima dispatch says Peru received the declaration with mixed pride and sentiment, pride in solidarity with an American nation and pride that aggression forced the step.
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Washington
Peru
Germany
Foreign Office
Lima
Arrangements Complete for Caring for Veterans at Vicksburg Reunion
Vicksburg Miss October 15 Formal notification to Secretary Baker from Col W D Newbill officer in charge of camp grounds states arrangements are complete for caring for 12000 veterans expected to attend the national memorial reunion of the blue and gray October 16 to 18 inclusive. Officials say 20000 visitors are also expected General H T Whitney arrived from Camp Shelby to assume duties as commanding officer during the reunion.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Baker
W. D. Newbill
Vicksburg National Military Park
H. T. Whitney
Camp Shelby
Germany Struggles to Obtain Steel and Iron
An imperial Berlin regulation confiscates stocks of structure iron and steel common tubing sheeting cast iron and cast steel in Germany and bans use without special permission. The rule expands a July order that only covered certain structural iron.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Berlin
Automobile Collision At Wilson Near Center Of Town
Saturday night about 10 o'clock R J Granthan superintendent of Wilson light plant and a negro were in an automobile collision near the town business center. Mrs Len G Broughton wife of the Nashville divine is visiting relatives in Wilson and Rev Mr Broughton is in Texas on revival meetings.
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Wilson
Len G. Broughton
Nashville
Russian Losses Declared Trifling in Baltic Bombardment
Petrograd reports the minister of marine stating that Russian losses in the two days of bombardment of the islands of Oesel and Dago were trifling. He commends the crews for courage initiative and self-denial.
Widen Fails to Form Cabinet in Sweden
Stockholm October 15. W J Widen ex minister of interior and president of the second chamber says he cannot form a cabinet after the king asked him to. The king has invited liberal leader Professor Eden to organize a ministry.
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Stockholm
W. J. Widen
Interior
Gustav
Professor Eden
Joffre Arrives at American Field Headquarters
Marshal Joffre reached the American training camp in France and dined with General Pershing. He spent the night at Pershing’s quarters and will review the American troops tomorrow.
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France
Associated Press
Marshal Joffre
General Pershing
Business visitor L C Furgurson visits Greensboro
L C Furgurson arrived in Greensboro for a business visit late Saturday afternoon.
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L. C. Furgurson
Greensboro
White Sox knock at Verdun gates in World Series chase
Polo Grounds October 15 Chicago White Sox press toward Verdun as the Giants grapple with final reserves. A Giants win keeps the series open while a Sox victory could close the deal. Rowland debates opening with Faber or Benton as pitching plans unfold.
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Polo Grounds
Chicago White Sox
Verdun
New York Giants
Giants
Sox
Urban Faber
Rowland
Faber
Chicago
Eddie Cicotte
Benton
Raridan
New York
Sechaulk
Statesville Mak Mak Makes Good Offer
A telegraphic offer from J C Henley to Statesville Mayor W P Ragan raises the North Carolina Kaiser reward to 5 025 dollars, with Greek benefactor Pete Antonakos offering 82 500 dead or alive. Henley proposes using 2 500 dollars to buy bonds and granting 25 dollars extra as a premium.
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Pete Antonakos
Kaiser
North Carolina
Iredellway
Statesville
W. P Ragan
J. ©. Henley
Ragan
J C. Henley
Last of Old Suits Disposed Of By Supreme Court
Washington on October 15 the last of the government suits over proceeds from the Savannah harbor frauds of 1897 was disposed of by the supreme court. Decrees denying recovery of 400 shares Norfolk and Western stock from James Tary the bondsman for Captain Greene were sustained.
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Washington
Savannah
Supreme Court
Norfolk and Western Railway
James Tary
Captain B. Greene
Private Thomas JH Waddell Dies at Camp Greene
Private Thomas JH Waddell of the 63rd United States Infantry and formerly of the Second Montana, aged 20, died yesterday at Camp Greene. His mother Mrs. W. C. Rogers of Chelan Washington will attend a military funeral here before his detachment transports his remains to Spokane for interment.
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Charlotte
Thomas JH. Waddell
63Rd United States Infantry
Second
Montana
Camp Greene
W. C. Rogers
Chelan
Wash
Spokane
Socialists Hold Madison Square Meet Over Mail Privilege Protest
A mass meeting was held in Madison Square Garden to oppose Postmaster General Burleson’s order summoning publishers of the New York Call New Yorker Volkszeitung and Forward to Washington to show cause why their papers should not lose second class mail privileges.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Burleson
New York Call
New Yorker Volks Zeitung
The
Forward
Washington
Four Men Face Trial Over Indian Revolution Plot
In Chicago on October 15 the four men are set to stand trial in federal court before Judge Jadee Landis on charges of attempting to foment a revolution against the British government in India. Federal authorities say the proceedings will reveal elements of the German espionage system connected to the case.
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Chicago
India
Jadee Landis
Speakers Back Liberty Loan At Richmond Mass Meeting
United States Senator Claude Swanson and Judge J. J. Megge addressed a mass meeting in Richmond in support of the liberty loan. Earlier 10,000 people with six brass bands marched through the city as part of the event.
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Richmond
United States
Claude Swanson
J. J. Megge
Admirals Mayo and Daniels Confer Over Navy War Issues
Washington reports Admiral Mayo of the Atlantic fleet will meet again with Secretary Daniels and the navy general board to discuss major war problems. The War Department seeks to suppress dispatches about troop arrivals abroad amid possible court martial actions for leaking such information.
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Washington
Mayo
Atlantic
England
Daniels
Navy General Board
Amen Here
Navy
France
War and Navy Department
National Guard
War Department
Facts on the Second Liberty Bond Drive and Tax Exemptions
A Guilford county bank committee heads a push to sell Second Liberty Loan 4 percent bonds. The press release notes tax exemptions, including state and local tax freedom, surtax applicability only above 5 000 dollars, and substantial exemptions for high face values to encourage investment across the public.
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J. Elwood Cox
Committee of Bankers
Guilford County
United States
Saving Sweet Potatoes Storage Houses Urged in North Carolina
Raleigh reports Extension service agents urge sweet potato growers to consider building storage houses to prevent rot and extend market availability from March to July. Bulletins on storage methods are available, and aid is offered. The North Carolina State College poultry club elected officers and plans a barbecue and corn shucking event, while debates address compulsory military training in colleges.
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Raleigh
Division of Agriculture
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Department
North Carolina
Poultry Club
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
Thomas Belk
W. M. Vernon
D. H. Hall
Agriculture Club
Elon
United States
High Pointer Fails To Strike In Erlanger Shooting Attempt
Bascom McNeil a young white man from Erlanger fired at his wife or her stepfather D B Benson on Main Street during the Davidson county fair night. He reloaded after a first volley and fired at Benson and officer Randall but none of the shots took effect. Benson and Mrs McNeill fled toward High Point aboard a late train. she cites cruelty as the cause of their separation.
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Bascom McNeil
Erianger
D. B. Benson
Main Street
Lexington
McNeill
Benson
Randall
Erlanger
Davidson County
Elder P. D. Gold to Preach in City Church Tonight
Elder P. D. Gold will preach at the Primitive Baptist church this evening at 7 30 oclock. The people of the city and section are invited to attend.
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P. D. Gold
Primitive Baptist Church
Miss Rankin to Speak in Raleigh Tonight on Democracy
Miss Jeanette Rankin, congresswoman, arrives to deliver an address on democracy tonight as the first of several speeches in the state. She is slated to speak at the state fair in Raleigh on Wednesday.
Only One Appeal in Twenty Favored by Wilson
Washington October 15 Only one in 20 appeals to President Wilson for draft exemption on industrial grounds has been decided in favor of the applicant. The president has mostly ratified district board judgments that the applicant was not indispensable. About 8 000 appeals have been recessed but few are decided. A number of provost marshal officers inspect evidence and send recommendations up for review to the president.
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Washington
Wilson
Cotton futures open with renewed buying in Cotton NY
At Cotton New York on October 15, active buying returned at the open with advances of 40 to 52 points. The market pushed several active months to new highs with December at 27.27 and January at 27.00 before backing off later in the hour. October 27.75, December 27.01 to 27.26, January 26.97, March 26.95, May 27.03.
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New York
Subscriptions Reach One Million at Camp Sevier
Greenville S C Oct 15 Subscriptions from soldiers at Camp Sevier to the second liberty loan totaled 851100 at noon today according to divisional return tabulations Company B 113th machine gun battalion formerly MG company of second Tennessee infantry remains the division leader with an average of 154 per man subscribed
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Greenville
S. C
Camp Sevier
Second Tennessee Infantry
Congress Opens in New York at Southern Commercial Con
The ninth annual Southern Commercial congress opens in New York with delegates from all southern states welcomed by Oscar S. Straus and William A. Barber. Governor Whitman and Mayor Mitchell attend as Senator Fletcher of Florida presides. Wilson to send a message.
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New York
Southern Commercial Congress
Oscar S. Straus
New York Committee
William A. Barber
New York Southern Society
Whitman
Mitchell
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Congress
Wilson
Barber
America
More Frozen Beef Now In Stock Than Last October
Washington reports from 293 storages to the bureau of markets show 137,806,569 pounds of frozen beef in stock on Oct 15, eighty percent more than a year prior. Cured beef stocks reach 2,644,559 pounds, up 4.64 percent, while lamb and mutton in storage fall 8.6 percent to 3,221,234 pounds. Dry salt and pickled pork and lard decline modestly, while frozen pork rises 1.2 percent.
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Washington
Bureau of Markets
Officers at Camp Jackson Not to Be Transferred
Camp Jackson officials announced that officers commanding troops of the national army at Camp Jackson will not be transferred during the redistribution of troops to fill gaps in the national guard. The decision was made at List division headquarters on Saturday afternoon, and local officers and supporters welcomed the move.
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Camp Jackson
National Army
National Guard
Columbia
Weather Forecast Before Worlds Series Game Six
New York reports clear and warm conditions at 8 a.m. for game six of the world series between New York and Chicago. Early indications suggest ideal weather for the matchup.
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New York
Chicago
Germans land on Oesel island threaten Petrograd reach
News from Petrograd reports German forces landed on Oesel island near the Gulf of Riga and captured Arensburg, with fighting ongoing. Russian exodus from Petrograd increases as authorities deny plans to evacuate the city. rail tickets sell fast amid rumors of halted passenger traffic. Roads are impassable and a Finnish landing is deemed unlikely before winter. The Moscow Orthodox council bans clergy from parliament participation.
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Petrograd
Oesel
Gulf of Riga
Arensburg
War Office
Oersel Island
Cerel Peninsular
Riga
Finland
Orthodox Council
Moscow
Conversions From Sermons At Fast End Methodist
Sunday at the Fast End Methodist church featured a children's Sunday school session with public confessions, a strong 11 o'clock sermon, a love feast, and a revival meeting at 7:50 pm. A total of 27 conversions were reported for the day as services continue into the week.
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P. E. Parker
Insurance Agency Placed With Wachovia Bank
J D Hall and T W Tate for United States Fidelity and Guarantee Co spent the morning arranging an agency for a well known line of insurance with Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. Julius C Smith heads the bank’s insurance department. A formal announcement will be issued soon by the progressive banking house.
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J.D. Hall
T. W. Tate
United States Federal and Guaranty Company
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Insurance Department
Julius C. Smith
Progressive Banking House
Charlotte Baptist Pastor Resigns for Georgia Post
Rev W M Vines D D announced his resignation as pastor of the First Baptist church of Charlotte effective November 1. He will assume the pastorate of the First Baptist church of Augusta Ga to which he was recently called. He came to Charlotte from Atheville in 1914.
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Charlotte
Det
W. M. Vines
D. D
First Baptist Church of
Augne?a
Adhevilie
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American Quarters
White Sox
Verdun Gates
MAK
J. C. Henley
Speak For Liberty
Admiral Mayo and Daniels
Sec
Telegraph News
College News
Bascom McNeill
Gan
Miss Rankin
Sevier
South
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East End
Wachovia Bank
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