Prohibition Vote Split at Camp Sherman Election
Sixty percent of selective draft men at Camp Sherman reportedly cast ballots in yesterday’s election on the prohibition amendment while wets and drys claim majorities. The day included All Saints’ holiday for Catholics and Red Cross leader James Garfield visited Major General Glenn to discuss the $75,000 rest house project. William Smith of Ross and Charles Stith of Pickaway were arrested for selling liquor to soldiers near Circleville. Major Eric Fisher Wood to join Righty Laid division as assistant chief of staff after serving with British forces in France.
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Ross county
Charles Stith
Pickaway county
United States
Circleville
Eric Fisher Wood
First Battalion Relieved in French Trenches
Americans in the trenches have been relieved with light casualties and minimal distress. The operation reduced risk as the enemy shelled near positions, and the relief allowed the troops to billet, where many soldiers reported trench feet rather than wounds. The experience aids training for arriving contingents on French soil.
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Paris
Damage Suit Settled in Ohio Railroad Injury Case
Cleveland November 2 A $40 003 damage suit by George B Main against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for injuries while employed was settled in Common Pleas Court for $8 900 The case ended with a compromise in the judge's court removing the action from trial.
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Common Pleas
New German Relay Shell and Bouncing Bombs Revealed
Paris reports new German weapons the relay shell and bouncing bombs. The relay shell 16 inches diameter uses a nose fuse set by a five pound pressure. Bursting releases small bombs and hurls them forward. bouncing bombs drop with a leather and rubber fuse that launches them after impact and detonate midair.
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Paris
License System Put Into Operation
Warrington reports Baren ane taro Meguta, head of the Japanese financed commission in the United States, says Janay cannot send an army to aid the wilies on the Berapyean front. He warns that sending troops would be foolhardy and exhausting, while Japan ferries troops to Barone and others aid the allied cause. transport and the trans Siberian rail line hinder troop movements to Russia.
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Kerensky says Russia worn out by war strain
Premier Kerensky announced that Russia entered the war early and is now worn out by the strain. He argued that allies should shoulder the burden of the war. Pramber Wevenchy added that Russian public opinion is stirred by questions about the British fleet now that the German fleet is at sea.
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Italian Front Holds Tagliamento Bridge Heads Amid Envelopment
dispatches from Rome report Italian forces crossed the Tagliamento as German and Austro‑German units press to envelop from Pisano to Latisana. Cadorna vows morale remains high and predicts future battles near Piave as Rifian fronts shift. Beersheba, 40 miles from Jerusalem, falls to British forces in Palestine.
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Latisana
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Rome Confident on Walian Front Despite Serious Conditions
Washington reports from Rome say the Walian front remains not yet desperate though serious. General Cardona’s army is intact with allies aiding to halt the Austro German drive and resistance may shift toward the Tagliamento or Pisve rivers.
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Rome
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Tagliamento
Cerna Alps
Cerna
Pisve
Mrs Thompson Seton Big Factor in Liberty Loan
Mrs Thompson Seton is credited as a major factor in the success of the Liberty Loan campaign in Washington. Local officials praise her leadership, organizing events and rallying community support to boost bond sales.
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Liberty Loan
Washington
Food license system lowers canned vegetable prices
The Food Administration announced an immediate drop in canned vegetable prices after implementing a wholesale dealer license system. Dealers paying excessive profits risk license forfeiture, and retailers will be controlled similarly. unlicensed or price-exceeding shops face enforcement under the food law.
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Europe
Washington
food administration
The
Norway Delivers Note to Germany Over Sinking Ships
Norway has presented a formal note to Germany concerning the sinking of Norwegian merchant ships by German cruisers in the North Sea. The note warns that any further attacks would violate international law and emphasizes the impact on Norwegian public opinion.
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Tandon
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Germany
Werian
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Transport Pinnland Torpedoed. Reaches Port Damaged
The American transport Pinland was torpedoed in foreign waters but suffered no loss of life and returned to port under its own steam. The vessel sustained slight damage and was the second transport attacked while returning from Europe, with no submarine sighted. Commanders question whether German tactics have changed.
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Pinland
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ward boatt
Daniels
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Antilles
Ban on vicious short selling on the New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange board of governors restricts short selling by requiring all members to report daily stock borrowings and loans for inspection. Aimed at tamping down violent declines blamed on German interests, the move preserves legitimate short selling while empowering the committee on business conduct to sanction violators.
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New York stock exchange
British Navy reports major submarine losses for Germany
In a Commons maiden speech Sir Eric Geddes, first admiralty lord, said England has sunk nearly half of Germanys submarines and is doing so faster. He noted Germany is speeding submarine construction and announced new national shipyards to speed merchant ship building. Jellicoe will focus on naval and staff matters.
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Plan to Save Coal Washington Navy
The fuel administration's conservation division is analyzing suggestions for fuel savings from across the country. The effort seeks to identify the biggest wastage and nonessential coal usage where reductions yield the quickest results.
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Navy
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German Warship Sunk in Sound Near Malmoe
A German warship was sunk in the sound near Malmoe after an attack attributed to a minefield report from Copenhagen. The dispatch notes the vessel went down in the waterway, with details awaiting official confirmation.
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Malmoe
Sweden
Tugboat Alva B Sinks Near Avon Point
The tug Alva B with a crew of five sank off Avon Point Lake Erie. Captain Kiniston and the crew escaped in a small boat after a long voyage through a snow storm and gale before reaching Sandusky Ohio.
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Result of air raid in London area claims eight dead
London authorities report a dramatic air raid with more than 30 German planes in seven groups. Eight killed and 21 wounded across the coast to the Thames estuary, as bombs hit central London under heavy antiaircraft fire.
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Reutlamt
krsix-coasts
Thanes
Cabinet Members Endorse Woman Suffrage In New York
Five members of President Wilsons cabinet expressed support for woman suffrage in New York statements led by Mrs Norman de K yetehouse, chairwoman of the state suffrage party. Secretaries McAdoo Daniels Lane Redfield and Houston joined.
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New York
Wilson
Norman de Kitehouse
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Daniels
Lane
Redfield
Houston
Court of Appeals Affirms Dry Territory Ruling
The Court of Appeals affirms Judge Reeves ruling allowing sale ban east of Maple Street in Lancaster. The decision narrows the district and modifies the described area, with dissents noting disagreement on boundary details and broader implications for saloon closures.
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Lancaster
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War tax pressuring theater workers sparks clerks rise
The text notes a war tax on theater tickets increasing theater staff in New York cities. It also reports deaths of eighty eight children on New York streets and highways and mentions murder charges against Gaston Willork Means in Concord North Carolina. It also references infantile paralysis cases in Philadelphia last year.
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Frank Champion
Kochi Saitoha
Japan
New York
New York city
Gaston Willork Means
Maude A. King
antidietmert
Concord
N.C
bagel
Prohibition Meeting Urges Dry Ohio Victory
Governor Willis and State figures addressed the dry Republican organization in Columbus urging a strong vote. Charles Read criticized dodging the issue while Daugherty urged Republicans and Democrats who support prohibition to vote next Tuesday for a large dry majority.
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Daugherty
Republican Organization
Colutubis
Che Ghia Pry Hepatitenis
Hanry Daugherty
Charles Ao
Republican party
Ma Wil
Girl Arrives at Blood Wied Home After Recent Burials
A girl arrives at the home of Mr and Mrs Blood Wied on Ida Ayenne Frida Iotacing Tew. The article notes the recent burials nearby and mentions a pean elites as part of the context.
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