Expert Offers Tips to Prevent Potato Wastage This Winter
A United States Food Administration appeal urges growers nationwide to store surplus potatoes properly to reduce losses. Expert guidance lists causes of damage such as sweating, rotting, frost injury, disease, and sprouting, and recommends dry storage, ventilation, and removing diseased tubers.
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Washington
United States Food Administration
Eountry
Raed
Teak D. Sweet
Potato Division
Food Net
Ministra Hon
Justice
Rent Daportines
Sprati
Brower
Temperature Ghosts Haunt Kobe Bathhouse Tales
A Kobe bathhouse becomes the center of eerie reports as a ghostly woman is said to call her name during a series of sudden deaths. Authorities hire a street orator to debunk the tale, but patrons remain skeptical and some refuse to return.
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Kobe
Bet Beltsntirely
Bath
Blowing Soap Bubbles Gets Safer with Paper Tubes
A recent invention makes bubble blowing as safe as drinking pasteurized milk. Children no longer steal soap from laundry. they use tiny paper tubes from drug stores containing sterilized soap. The tube is dipped in water and avoids broken pipe injuries.
James E Meredith Track Star Enrolled at U S Aviation Camp
James E Meredith, famed Penn track star holder of the world quarter and half mile records, is reported as a student at an Uncle Sam aviation camp somewhere in the United States. The note places him in a military training environment amid ongoing wartime mobilization.
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University of Pennsylvania
Uncle Sam
United States
Germans Sink 12 Ships In Zeppelin Raid Searing London
London reports fragmentary details of a Friday night Zeppelin raid in which four zeppelins were brought down. German forces attacked convoys from Norway to England causing multiple ship sinkings and heavy merchant sailors casualties. The events sparked wider German losses and Dutch budgets note Holland building submarines and planes.
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Hurt
London
Germany Takes 1.6 Billion From Belgium and War Profits
Germany has extracted about 1.6 billion dollars in cash from Belgium, excluding gains from occupation and exploitation of the country. Coal miners return to work in Illinois except Franklin county after a wage dispute. Colombia protests Germany's submarine warfare as Senate passes resolution. Portland shipyard strike ends as unions vote to return.
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Washington
Germany
Belgiam
Springfield
Illinois
Franklin County
Colombia
State Department
Perry Belden
Bogota
Classifications for Draft Army New Regulations
New draft rules divide conscripted men into five service classes. The changes specify who is eligible for active duty, reserve status, or deferments, impacting physical, educational, and occupational requirements across the armed forces.
Nations to Call Classes for Draft Revealed in Early List
The Washington classified draft order lists five classifications for registrants and the sequence of calls. It details who qualifies in each class, from dependents and widows to skilled workers, agricultural experts, and maritime roles, along with conditions and examples for each category.
ASK IRELANDS INDEPENDENCE PEACE TERMS AT STOCKHOLM
Socialists issue a Stockholm conference manifesto urging independence for Ireland among its peace terms. The International Socialist peace party also calls for disarmament, a world police to enforce peace, Armenia restoration, Belgium soil, and Alsace Lorraine settled by local vote.
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Antilles Sunk in Atlantic Torpedo Attack by German Sub
Washington Oct. 20 The American troop transport Antilles carrying 217 aboard homeward from France was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on Oct. 17. Seventy men perished within five minutes. 80 names listed so far include three officers and four naval enlisted men. Army enlisted losses and remaining crew names await muster roll checks in France. All officers aboard were saved. Also reports of three American sailing ships attacked near Allande Port by submarines. Paolina, a 118-ton three masted bark, was fired on and sunk with bombs after looting. Captain Mortensen and crew escaped.
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France
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Portugal
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Berlin
Oldenburg
Russian Admiralty Reports Allied Actions and Battles
Russians claim sinking of at least six German torpedo boats and damage to two dreadnoughts near the Gulf of Riga while reporting broader Allied efforts. British and French leaders vow continued winter offensive as Haig reports gains along the Ypres road. Russian capital evacuated. Moon Sound battles and Reval evacuation noted. U S espionage suspects bound for trial. Leaders warn against peace terms that would enable renewed aggression.
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Belgium
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Zonnebeke
England
Women Shot in Food Uprising in Austria and More News
A wide set of early 20th century dispatches report food shortages sparking civilian uprisings in Austrian cities with women and children among the dead. Other items note Bob Fitzsimmons’s deathbed reminiscences, Villa followers fleeing in Juarez, and a ship delivering wool valued over $1,000,000 to an Atlantic port.
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Washington
Rome
Vienna
Prague
Atlantic
South Africa
Clergyman Ready for Second Villisca Slayings Trial
The Rev. Lyn G. J Kelly, jailed in Red Oak Iowa, is set for a second Villisca ax slayings trial within three weeks after the first jury deadlocked.
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Red Oak
Iowa
Lyn G. J Kelly
Waco Votes Dry as County Carves Dry Zone
In McLennan county and the city of Waco anti prohibition leaders concede a dry result by about 1600 votes. The tally marks a decisive shift toward prohibition with voters statewide watching the outcome and local leaders preparing for enforcement steps following the vote.
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Waco
Texas
Tex
McLennan County
Oct 28 Day of Prayer Proclaimed by Wilson
Vestura Newspaper Union News from Washington reports President Wilson proclaims Oct 28 Sunday as a day of prayer for the success of American arms in World War I. The proclamation cites Congress urging a national day of supplication and prayer for divine aid in the war effort.
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Washington
President Wilson
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United States
Woodrow Wilson
Changes in Drafting System Outlined by Crowder
Washington announces a five class scheme for the 9 000 000 draft registrants to streamline conscription. Approved by President Wilson, the plan aims to reduce draft machinery and allows men to know their exact position, sparing those essential to industry or family support unless the war demands increase.
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Crowder
Wilson
Aueen
Mexico Expels Non Mexican Army Officers
Mexico City reports the department of war has issued strict orders to discharge from the army all men and officers not Mexican by birth.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Department of War
Food price surges up to eighty percent in wartime England
Sugar prices in England have trebled while beef and mutton costs in London rose to near double pre war levels. Butter and bacon also climbed, milk up 78 percent since July 1914. A Reuters London dispatch to Ottawa notes large percentage increases across meats dairy and eggs, with overall working class cost rising about 80 percent after tax adjustments. Brig Gen George H Burton, retired U S Army, dies in Los Angeles. Yaqui Indians in Arizona move to seize supplies near Conchi as Sonora forces desert to join in mountainous activity.
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Sugar Shortage Warned By Hoover Food Office Warning
Formal warning issued from the Office of Food Administrator Hoover declares an approaching sugar famine in the country. The document urges America's first self denial in food consumption as the crisis begins.
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Chicago
Office of
Hoover
America
Olivia Honors Carranza for Grand Cross award
Mexico City reports Olivia's congress awarded President Venustiano Carranza the Order of the Grand Cross of Mariscal in recognition of his leadership. The decision highlights Carranza's international standing and the diplomatic ties between Olivia and Mexico City.
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Carranza
Mexico City
Congress of Bolivia
Venustiano Carranza
Order of the Grand Cross of Mariscal
Garfield Urges United Front to Boost Coal Output
Dr. Harry A. Garfield addressed over 2000 coal operators in Pittsburg urging maximum coal production for war needs. He warned the government can seize mines if needed and said workers should back the government, postponing wage scale details to stress duty during the crisis.
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United States
Harry A. Garfield
Garfield
Chicago Food Price Schedule cut by Food Administrator
Chicago reports a new price schedule for staples as Har ry A. Wheeler fixes costs for sugar potatoes and flour. Retailers and wholesalers face tightened limits with per pound and per sack rates across categories. Prices noted include flour 2.95 to 3.18 per quarter barrel, sugar 7 to 9 cents, potatoes 43 to 46 cents per peck, and five pound sacks 26 to 37 cents. Restrictions curb single purchases to two pounds when other items are bought. Security of sugar prompts premiums to secure stock.
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Unite States
Curtein Foodstaffa
Harry A. Whedon
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Tueadeyangounon
Wheeler
French Smash Through German Lines in Sudden Victory
War office reports French troops broke German lines north of the Aisne with a swift dash, driving two miles in places and taking over 7,500 prisoners along with twenty five heavy guns. Several villages fell to French forces as the advance stunned observers. Meanwhile, German air raids over England cost substantial losses, and Italian and Russian fronts saw continued maneuvers amid renewed fighting. An engineer was killed and three injured in a derailment near Chicago as the Green Bay train left the tracks after striking loose planking at a crossing.
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Arizona Copper Strike Settled In West Telegram
A settlement of the Arizona copper miners strike was formally announced in a telegram from President Wilsons labor commission in the West. Grounded in the report the closure follows a prolonged labor dispute and confirms an agreement between workers and company authorities in the region.
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Washington
Wilson
West
Fatally Hurt in Auto Smash at Denver Crossing
W. D. Tower of Denver was fatally injured when his superslx automobile was struck by a southbound Union Pacific train at Nunn near the Denver crossing. The accident report indicates severe injuries with probable fatal outcome.
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Union Pacific
Nunn
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