British Shatter Hindenburg Line Front Drive Sweeps 30 Miles
British forces attack along a thirty mile front from the Scarpe to St. Quentin and Cambrai, catching German lines by surprise. 8,000 prisoners are claimed, including 180 officers, with tanks, infantry, and cavalry advancing past Marcoing, Ribecourt, Graincourt, and Flesquieres toward Bourlon Wood as French operations press southward.
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London
Scarpe river
Arras
St. Quentin
Sluig
Cambrai
Hine
Marcoing
Aime
Graincourt
Novelies
gon rons
Aisne
Laon
Ribecourt
Havrincourt
Flesquieres
Bourlon wood
Cansdrat
Julian Bledworth
George yng
John J. Pershins
America
France
Heittsy
Ancre
Somme
Daring Robbery Strikes Marty Green's Jewelry Store
Three masked men entered Marty Green's jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis on November 22. They held two clerks at gunpoint, felled two bystanders, and fled with diamonds valued between 40,000 and 50,000 plus 212 dollars in cash.
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Minneapolis
Marty Green
lowntown
British Display Daring Offensive Impresses Officers
Washington reports show army officers wary of official comment but noting the British drive as a bold, realistic assault. They point to possible ammunition shortages aiding German defeat and praise the lack of prior artillery preparation in the assault against entrenched lines.
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Washington
Chritizh
Railway wage board eyed to curb nationwide railroad strike
President Wilson favors a wage adjustment board to settle railroad wage demands and avert a national strike. Congress will be asked to consider public ownership and operation if plans fail, with unions and railroad leaders leaning toward government control as a remedy.
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Wage Adjustment Board
Congress
Washington
Wiigon
White House
brotherhoods
American railways
W. G. Lee
the
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Heavy Toll of U Boats Seventeen British Vessels Sunk
London reports a weekly admiralty statement showing seventeen British merchantmen sunk last week by mines or submarines. Ten were over 1,600 tons and seven under, marking the highest weekly loss since mid October, though losses have declined since early November.
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London
admiralty
Germany
Lieutenant O Lancy Receives Reward Trip For Camp Sherman
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Lt Frank DeLaney of Mass Main Street earns a reward trip to Cleveland after Camp Sherman. Eight to nine Cleveland platoons join the football team for exhibition drills. DeLaney, son of Edward DeLaney, heads Red Cross work and War Welfare funds.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Camp Sheriman
Glenn
Cleveland
Eighth training battalion
J. Collins
Robinson
Delaney
Luebben
Edward DeLaney
Mass Main street
Red Cross War Council
M. Co. A. War Welfare Fund
Handsome Donation to Navy League Highlighted
The Columbus local chapter presented the Navy League Unit with 15 dollars to buy yarn and pledged additional support later, boosting the group’s resources.
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NAVY LEAGUE
t Werehts oat
Columbus
Glassworker Suffering from Foul Erysipelas Injury
A Flint Glass Co. employee, S. Tuuty, contracted foul erysipelas in his right hand after a glass handling accident last Saturday. The worker is receiving medical treatment for the infection.
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S. Tuuty
laraster Flint Glass Co
eryosipelas
Pershing Reports Allied Casualties in War Update
Washington announces in a war department bulletin that First Lieutenant Orlando Gochnauer of Freeport Illinois died of wounds on November 6 while attached to British forces. First Lieutenant Alexander J. Gillis of Carbondale Pennsylvania was slightly wounded in action. General Pershing filed the report.
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Pershing
Washington
Orlando Gochnauer
Freeport
TIL
wee
Alexander J. Gillis
Carbondale
General Pershing
Suffragist Lucy Burns Forcibly Fed in Jail Struggle
Miss Burns was forcibly fed through the nose in a district jail after swearing not to submit to a mouth feeding. A terrific struggle was heard in her cell as authorities attempted the procedure.
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Washington, Navy
Lucy Burns
Burns
Bible Class Meeting at First English Lutheran Church
The Men's Bible Class of the First English Lutheran church led by attorney Brooks E. Shell will meet Friday at 7 30 PM in the church parlor. Members are urged to attend for an interesting program followed by refreshments provided by the committee Sieber Bowers and Moore.
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First English Lutheran church
Brooks E. Shell
Sieber, Bowers and Moore
Hett Brothers Transferred From Camp Robinson to Camp Wheeler
Sergeant Major Bryan C. Hett and clerk Oliver Hett of Logan, both with Headquarters Company 8th Field Artillery, have been moved from Camp Robinson Wisconsin to Camp Wheeler near Macon Georgia. Widely known in Lancaster they visit relatives often. Their parents Mr and Mrs Daniel West of Logan express pride at their sons rapid military advancement.
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Lancaster
Bryan C. Hett
Oliver Hett
Logan
8th Field Artillery
Camp Roinson
Wisconsin
Canp Wheeler
Macon
Georgia
Daniel West
Death of Mrs Edward Fricker on East Sixth Avenue
Mrs E S Dunn of Huntington W VI said to be visiting at the Fricker home on East Sixth Avenue since the fair. She died at 1 10 this afternoon after a long illness with complications. Survived by husband two sisters Mrs Edward Fricker and Mrs Shes Shumaker of this city and two brothers William of Cleveland and Clarkson Carpenter of this city. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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E.S. Dunn
Huntington
Edward Fricker
East Sixth avenue
Fricker
Dunn
Shes. Shumaker
this sty
William
Clevland
Clarkson Carporter
Local Residents Depart For Florida Winter Retreat
Mr and Mrs Jacob Schopp left Wednesday for Clermont Florida to spend the winter as in past years. Mr and Mrs HE Fields of 14 East Mulberry Street also head south for Clermont with a stop in Fitzgerald en route for several weeks.
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Jacob Schopp
Clermont
Fla
HE Fields
East
Mulberry street
Florida
Fitzgerald
Speechless Guest sermon at First Christian Church
Large crowd despite storm heard Miss Snyder with Grace Souiders at piano and Pr Meg on violin. Buckner preached on the parable of the Great Wedding Feast, noting heaven’s kingdom, invitation, and why a man without proper wedding robes faced rejection at the king’s feast.
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First Christian Church
Miss Snyder
Grace Souiders
Meg
Buckner
Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus
Heaven
King’s
Sermon Title Tonight on Why Was the titch Mun Dranachs
A local sermon note outlines tonight's talk titled Why Was the titch Mun Dranachs. The speaker emphasizes moral guidance with religious themes and cautions against proud moralism.
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Jesus Christ
Kang
Engines “Worked to Death” Cd Snap Threatens Railroads
Columbus Ohio November 22 Ohio will bear the penalty for railroad negligence when the first real cod guap arrives J B Dugan chief railroad inspector of the Ohio utilities commission says locomotives are being worked to death Temporary repairs gloss over major overhauls and minor defects are ignored Freight engines serve passenger runs and engines may stall in cold weather as winter nears Dugan warns this could cripple railroads and harm coal supply and industry
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Columbus
Ohio
J. B. Dugan
Ohio utilities
canmission
Dugan
Americans Leave Russian Capital After Disturbances
Swed ish press reports say General Kaledines with Cossacks moves on Moscow amid riots that killed thousands. The State Department has no proof. Odessa unrest quiets for now. Eighteen Americans depart Petrograd aboard a Siberian Express as the first group to leave Russia.
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Washington
Russia
state department
Kaledines
Moscow
Odessa
Black sea
Petrograd
Vladimir Parishkevich
duma
America
Exemption Plan for 288 Baseball Players Sparks Debate
Chicago reveals Exemption proposal asking government to spare 288 players 18 from each of 16 clubs in the American and National Leagues with seven possible from each club if drafted. President Johnson says the game’s standard would be destroyed by indiscriminate conscription and clubs might retain selected men.
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Joehnson
Chicago
Johnson
Germans Forced to Move Out and Seek Aid
Thousands of Germans living near docks and rail hubs were compelled to relocate under President Wilson's alien enemy proclamation. Federal employment agencies will help those without jobs find new work, while mayors of eastern seaport cities will assist in alien registration as troops guard key docks and piers.
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Washington
Wilson
Tis
department of justice
Atlantic coast
will bey
John Lord O'Brian
Giesary
war department
mers
department
justice
Repel All Attacks of the Teutons
London reports Italian forces hold the Piave and surrounding hills, repelling Teutonic allied assaults with heavy losses. Monte Tomba and Monte Montenera remain defended as naval bombardments continue on enemy positions along the coast. Berlin and Frankfurt papers note Italian left flank holds and lower Piave defenses reinforced. New cure for lockjaw announced at Philadelphia meeting of the National Academy of Sciences.
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London
Plave
Lake Garda
Monte Tomba
Monte Montenera
Philadelphia
National Academy of Sciences
Ter
Rockefeller
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HIME
FRANK O’LANCY
Will
Co. A
331st Infantry
Camp Sherman
BIBLE
M First English Lutheran Church
CAMP WHEELER
E. S. Dunn
Huntington, W. Va
SOUTH FORK
Church of Christ
Dr. Buckner
EAGLE
Daily Eagle
EUCH CLUB
New York
New York city
shipping board
Henry Soward
Boston
Tne shipping board
TEUTONS
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