Kerensky Welcomed by Russian Soldiers
London dispatch reports Premier Kerensky arriving at Luga and Gatchina with loyal troops attesting to support for the provisional government. Moscow garrison and rail workers reportedly shift allegiance. Skobeleff cites union loyalty to the public safety committee. Francis notes difficulty locating provisional leaders amid upheaval.
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London
Kerensky
Luga
Petrograd
Gatchina
Finland
Kremlin
M. Skobeleff
Railway Workers’ Union
Nikolai Tlenine
Committee of Public Safety
Union of
Paris
Oise-Aisne
Meuse
Chaume Wood
Francis
David R. Francis
Russia names new Bolshevik led cabinet in Petrograd
Nov 11 report says the Russian congress unofficially named a Bolshevik backed cabinet with Lenine as premier and Trotsky as foreign minister. Other ministers include Rickoff Svortzof Mulun tin Shliapannikoff Nogin Lunacharsky Oppokov Theodoro vitch Aviloff Dzhugashuili and Ria reper. Banks reopened and the city remained quiet as land and church estates were handed to land committees for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Rickoff
M. Svortzof
M. Muliuntin
M. Shliapannikoff
Krylenko
Bibenko
M. Nogin
M. Lunacharsky
M. Oppokov
M. Theodorovitch
M. Avilo
Trotsky
Kerensky
St. Peter and St. Paul
Petrograd
Tar and Feathers Scare IWW Gangs in Oklahoma
Tulsa reports say four of seventeen I W W members were tarred and feathered and driven into Osage hills by masked "knights of liberty." Two men were arrested at Guthrie and another raid on I W W headquarters in Drumright forced bricks through a window. Sheriff urged shooting on sight of I W W suspects.
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Tulsa
Okla
Osage Hills
Knights of Liberty
Guthrie
Oklo
Knights of Nuerty
Griff Graham
Washington County
Dramright
Drumright
T. W. AW
Slayer hunt shifts to Chicago after Chapin death
Cleveland November 11 police abandoned hope of catching the slayer in the city and sent the search to Chicago. Dr. Marty L. Chapin, a Cleveland physician author poet and traveler, was found with a fractured skull in a downtown hotel last Thursday and died. A valued $4,000 in property is believed stolen by the murderer.
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Cleveland
Marty L. Chapin
Bis City
Chicago
German Front Details Crown Prince Rupprecht Attacks
Berlin dispatch from London reports Western theater actions near Poelcapelle and Yser with heavy artillery and mine throwers. Crown Prince Rupprecht units say they repelled British assaults in the northeast, and lower Saxon guards claim success at Chaume wood with heavy losses to the attackers. They report 240 prisoners, including seven officers.
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Berlin
London
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Poelcapelle
Yser
Houtholst
Zandvoorde
Chaume Wood
Pro-German Talk May Cause Trouble in Iowa
Deputy U S Marshal M L Healy called a northern Iowa federal officials conference in Fort Dodge to curb pro German bitterness after recent casualty lists flagged disloyal talk. District Judge Henry T Reed will preside as officials discuss stricter measures to quell disturbances, including fights in Waterloo and disloyal praise of the Kaiser.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
M. L. Healy
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Henry T. Reed
Crisco
Waterloo
Marshal Healy
Dempster
Captain recounts attack by submarine on Rochester
Captain Eric Kokeritz of the American steamer Rochester, sunk November 2, tells how his crew of 49 endured five days in lifeboats after the torpedo strike. The ship, bound for an American port, exploded on the engine room side, killing two, then sank after shellfire from the submarine. Survivors were rescued near Tory Island after days of exposure and cold.
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Londonderry
Ireland
Eric Kokeritz
Rochester
England
Kokeritz
Edward McCausland
Armed Guard
Oscar Standat
Anderson
Kekeritz
Tory Island
Mayo
Meningitis claims 12 at Camp Funston Kansas
A November report from Camp Funston Kansas details twelve soldier deaths from spinal meningitis since October 16, with nine fatalities in the last five days. It lists the names of the deceased and notes the division medical staff are enforcing strict quarantines and monitoring all comrades for carriers.
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Kansas
Camp Funston
LeRoy N. Smith
Marion County
Linus Nilson
C. H. Gunston
Saul J. Martin
Willis Pace
Elmer V. Ford
Memeory L. Lambert
Elmer G. Rohr
Leroy H. Smith
Col. Shepard
Shepard
President Explains Next Call On Selective Draft
President Wilson announces the new machinery for the selective draft and its regulations. More than 9,000,000 registrants must answer questions, with regulations forwarded to local boards though not yet public. War department officials estimate the process can be completed within 60 days.
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Washington
Wilson
War Department
United States
Elasa
Perfecting Nation's Manpower Draft Regulations
The President issues new draft regulations to improve the mobilization of nearly ten million registrants. The first draft remains binding while boards classify participants swiftly within sixty days, seeking help from all professions and urging public service by lawyers, doctors, police, and newspapers to aid the process.
U S to negotiate over prisoner of war treatment with Germany
Washington November 11 The United States opens talks with Germany to govern treatment of prisoners of war. The Red Cross in Geneva has begun forwarding food and necessities to over 100 American prisoners in Germany. Two classes of prisoners exist in the United States sailors captured early in the war and enemy aliens civilians detained under regulations. Fort McPherson Georgia houses about 50 war prisoners while Fort Oglethorpe Georgia holds 165 enemy aliens not strictly POWs. Fort Douglas Utah has six POWs and 80 interned aliens.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Red Cross
Geneva
United States Army
Navy
War Department
State Department
Fort McPherson
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Douglas
Utah
Governor Praises Camp Conditions Across Illinois Camps
Governor Lowden praised Camp Grant Dodge Taylor and Logan after touring the army cantonments. He commended officers and men, noting ample bedding but冬 uniforms and overcoats lacking in some camps. He urged supporting home-made gear and lauded welfare efforts by camp organizations.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Lowden
Grant
Dodge
Taylor
Logan
Gov. Lowden
Good Humor Pages Brighten Dull Times in The Whig
The Whig promotes its Good Humor features with Abe Martin Pa Julie and the rollicking crew. Daily pages offer clean wholesome humor to cure blues and bring smiles to readers of all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Martin
Whig Fun Makers
Italian Front in Flux as Austro German Drive Advances
Allied dispatches report Austro German forces pressing along the Piave and Sugana valley with a northern flank attack threatening Venice and the entire Italian front. British gains at Passchendaele widen the Belgian salient. Palestine fronts see continued British northward push toward Jerusalem. Bolshevik power shifts lack detail. Lenine and Trotzky named, Kerensky and Korniloff status unclear. Italian army reforms progress and a western front council includes Italy in joint command.
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Piave Tiver
Italy
Isonzo
Piave
Asiago
Adriatic
Berlin
Sugana
Upper
Trentino
Palestine
Gaza
Jerusalem
Beersheba
Petrograd
Nikolai Lenine
Leon Trotzky
Kerensky
Korniloff
Camp Dodge Training Speeds Up To Forge Real Soldiers
At Camp Dodge Iowa a young lieutenant from an Iowa regiment compares the training here favorably with Fort Snelling. He notes early rising and hard work under sunny skies producing physically fit, eager soldiers ready for the fray overseas. Enlisted men say the pace and change of scenery boost morale and readiness.
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Camp Dodge
Fort Snelling
Minn
Towa
Roche
British Ride Over Germans Near Passchendaele
Associated Press reports a British advance north and northwest of Passchendaele widening the salient and securing positions on the northern crest of the ridge. The 2,500 yard front reached 800 yards deep with hard fighting at fortified farms north of Mossermarkt. German resistance remained strong north of Goeberg as British lines advanced beyond several strongholds.
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Associated Press
Belgium
Passchendele
Passchendaele
Goeberg
Flanders
Mossermarkt
Bellevue
Gheveult
Wilson Endorses Yamaga War Fund Campaign
New York November 11 The Y M C A nine day drive to raise 35 million for war work gains public endorsements from President Wilson and four cabinet members including Lan sing Baker Daniels and Lana. Wilson writes the effort is vital to morale and unity guiding civic duty and wartime efficiency. Rockefeller foundation pledge noted with 22,000 from Mrs E O Hatnawe and 30,000 in small subscriptions announced Saturday night.
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New York
National War Work Council
Wilson
Lansing
Baker
Daniels
Lana
John R. Mott
Tional War Council
Y. M. Clas
Goo
Rockfeller
Jadoone
Eo EL Hatnawe
American gun maker buys Pakfield estate in England
W H Rudd, an American gun manufacturer, expands to horse racing in England by purchasing Pakfield estate near Newmarket. He has engaged Edward Johnson, a veteran US racetrack trainer, to lead operations. The Griffiths mansion sits near Heath and renowned training grounds.
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Newmarret
England
W. H. Rudd
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