Germans claim trench gains west of Meuse in Verdun area
Berlin reports German forces seized a French position west of the Meuse from Bethincourt to Cumieres, with 58 officers and 3,277 men captured and 10 guns. French holdouts near Fresnes are said driven from the last houses. over 700 prisoners taken.
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Berlin
Germany
Meuse
Forgesbrook
Bethincourt
Porges
Regenville
Raben
Cumieres
Woevre
Fresnes
Paris
France
Champagne
Verdun
Corbeaux Wood
Dead Man
Goose Hills
Goosehill
Douaumont
Odessa
Russia
Constantinople
Unsettled Warm Night Then Partly Cloudy Thursday
The forecast for Noozie South Dakota shows unsettled and warmer conditions tonight with a rise in temperatures. Thursday will be partly cloudy with colder air settling in the north and west portions tonight.
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South Dakota
Verdan artillery costs soar past one hundred million
Army ordnance experts estimate the four days of shelling at Verdun cost 40.9 to 50 million dollars for ammunition, with total artillery firing likely hitting at least 150 million and possibly more if battles had not paused. They note most shells were produced in government factories abroad and at lower costs than US rates.
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Verdun
Washington, D. C
Army
Semi pro baseball league eyed for six Midwest cities
Sioux City plans a six city semi professional league with Mitchell Yankton Sioux Falls Cherokee LeMars and Sioux City. Led by Mitchell’s G G Scharnweber and aided by Reda Andreas the proposed circuit would be class C with four to five games weekly and no direct conflict with the Western league.
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Sioux City Journal
South Dakota
Iowa Cities
UW. G. Scharnweber
Mitchell
Vancouver
George “Reda
Andreas
Sioux City
Scharnweber
Harry
Battleax
Welen
Cosgrove
Dick Richards
Moville
Indians
LeMars
Cherokee
Yankton
Bill Schipke
Sioux Falls
George Andreas
Deuel County Fair selects dates at annual meeting
Clear Lake South Dakota stockholders of the Deuel County Fair association chose October 4 5 and 6 for the event during their annual meeting held in Clear Lake.
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Clear Lake
S. D
Deuel County Fair Association
Indictments in Youngstown wage fixing case target steel firms
Mahoning county grand jury indicted Youngstown Sheet and Tube, Republic Iron and Steel, Brier Hill Steel, Youngstown Iron and Steel, Carnegie Steel, United Steel, and U S Steel chairman on conspiring to fix common labor wages during January strikes. Also charged are Mayor Cunningham and six East Youngstown councilmen for financial interests in village property.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Mahoning County
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Brier Hill Steel Company
Youngstown Iron & Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
United United Steel Company
E. Il. Gary
United States Steel Co
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
W .H. Cunningham
East Youngstown
Dillon Is Named In German Plot Allegations
The Morning World alleges pro German influence in Congress backing Gore and McLemore resolutions. It cites letters from German leaders and claims Dillon of South Dakota and others met with German propagandists. A secret circular reportedly bars officers with German, Austrian, or Irish names.
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New York City
Morning World
Gore
McLemore
Congress
National
Doctor Finds Forgotten Rubber Tube in Lung at Hot Springs
Gus Parker of Upton Wyoming was treated after x rays revealed a rubber tube in his right lung that had been left there for ten years following a prior abscess drainage. He traveled across the country seeking relief before undergoing surgery and is recovering steadily, with a return to health hoped soon. He had not walked or worn shoes for five years prior to treatment.
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Hot Springs, S. D
Gus_ Parker
Upton
Wyo
Parker
Hle
United States
South America
Hot Springs Hospital
Annual fair date and association officers announced
The text notes the annual fair time set for the next year at the permanent fair grounds in the city. It lists officers elected for the coming year: President M. W. Carothers, vice-president Benjamin Kreger, secretary W. I. Noble, and treasurer J. H. Brekken.
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M. W. Carothers
Benjamin Kreger
W. I. Noble
J. H. Brekken
South Dakota Rivers Flood Threatens Yankton Area
Ice jams on the Missouri and James rivers flood river bottoms from Yankton toward Vermillion, threatening Yankton Gayville Fallerville Meckling and Mission Hill. Tracks at Fullerville are blocked, trains detoured via Marion Junction Canton Elk Point, with a daily stub Mitchell to Yankton service planned as weather delays continue.
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Missouri
James Rivers
Yankton
Vermillion
Gayville
Fallerville
Meckling
Mission Hill
Milwaukee Railroad
Fullerville
Sioux City
Great Northern
H. W. Shipton
Highlands
James River
Mitchell
Springfield
Churchill Warns Britons on Admiralty Driving Force
London reports Winston Spencer Churchill now a colonel and returning from the trenches delivered a bold speech in Parliament. He challenged Admiral Balfour over new ship data and asserted the Admiralty lacks driving force and must...
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London
England
Winston Spencer Churchill
The
Admiralty
Balfour
Railroad unions tabulate eight hour day referendum
Leaders from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen met to tabulate a nationwide mail vote on an eight hour day with overtime. About 400000 employees across 528 lines are affected and a wage rise of about one hundred million dollars yearly is anticipated if the plan is adopted. The wage agreement expires March 31 and leaders hope for avoiding a general strike.
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Chicago, Jr
Warren SS. Stone
Elie
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer
W. S. Carter
Brotherhood
I. G. Shepyerd
Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
W. C
South Dakota Congressmen Split on McLemore Resolution Vote
South Dakota representative Harry L. Gandy voted yes on the previous question to table the McLemore resolution, making him the only northwest lawmaker outside Iowa to support the move. Fellow South Dakota MPs Dillon and Johnson voted no.
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Washington, D
Harry L.gandy
South Dakota
Iowa
McLemore
Dillon
Johnson
Blackhand Letters Shock Presho Business Men
Anonymous letters demanding money under threats of violence have distressed Presho South Dakota citizens. Recipients include N J Thompson M Sedgwick and H A Dixon. Messages left under doors and in an old engine boiler near the railroad, with Sedgwick’s letter giving bill denominations. Police and locals await identification of the culprit.
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Presho
S. D
N. J. Thompson
M. Sedgwick
H. A
Dixon
Sedgwick
Tinan Writes Good Comeback on Mitchell Train Prank
Mitchell's new cafe dinner table scene sparks a railroad story claiming A. J. Rozum arranged a special overland sleeper for Aurora and Brule county readers. The Graphic editor says the tale was true, showing the Milwaukee road crew’s famed courtesy and a playful setup by Rozum and Tony.
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Chamberlain
Clare R. Tinan
Kimball Graphic
Aurora
Brule County
Mitchell
Republican
A. J. Rozum
Milwaukee
Josh
Milwaukee Crack Train Dispatcher
Tony
Mt. Vernon
Plankinton
White Lake
Kimball
Flinders
Ronald
The
Graphic
Milwaukee Road
Pullmans
Kimball Scribe
Germans Present Case On Armed Merchant Ships To Lansing
Washington, D. C. German ambassador Count von Bernstorff will brief Secretary Lansing with Berlin’s position on armed merchant ships. Berlin argues British ships under the pretense of defense have acted offensively against submarines, while the United States must stay neutral.
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Washington, D . C
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Bernstorit
Germany
Cve
United States
Berlin
State Department
Bernstorff
Great Britain
Ceoff Spring-Rice
Wilson Victory In House Was Complete Yesterday
In Washington the president won decisively as Congress aligned behind his submarine negotiations with Germany. The vote 246 to 160 backed the administration. 192 Democrats, 63 Republicans and one Progressive supported, while 21 Democrats, 132 Republicans, five Progressives, one Independent and London the Socialist opposed. The McLemore resolution and Gore resolution were tabled.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Germany
Lansing
von Bernstorff
Kaiser
House
McLemore
Gore
Senate
London
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Portuges
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Noozie
J. Seen
H. G. Scharnweber
Decel County
NEW York World
Wyoming
Giuseppi Verdi
New York
Jaxvis
Missouri River
Lord Fisher
Colonel Churchill
Colone Churchill
Churchill
Col. Churchill
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Tinan
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