LaFollette Defends Course as Senate Closes War Session
Five hours of sharp debate marked the adjournment sine die of Congress after a war session that began April 2. Senator LaFollette defended his stance on war questions, while Kellogg Fall and Robinson rebutted him as the chamber and nation faced accusations of unpatriotism amid Lusitania controversy. President Wilson attended, and votes on generals Pershing and Bliss highlighted last acts.
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Haig reports heavy British bombardment and 380 prisoners
Field Marshal Haig's headquarters say artillery activity was sustained along the entire battle front with no counter attacks. About 380 prisoners were taken in the last 24 hours as German lines retreat under the British bombardment. A new term hurricane fire is noted by Germans to describe the bombardment. Russian congress adjourns amid factional tensions and an unsettled Petrograd cabinet remains.
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Flanders
Verdun
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Reichstag Debates Over War Matters
Amsterdam dispatches say the Reichstag debated the socialist interpellation on Admiral von Tirpitz and the new German fatherland party. Landsberg accused the party of Pan German aims to boost leaders through war profits and newspaper purchases to sway opinion. Socialists argued democracy strengthens freedom and opposed militarist propaganda among clergy, authorities, and soldiers.
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Reichstag
Berlin
Admiral von Tirpitz
Herr Landsberg
Fatherland Party
Seventh District Is Buying Bonds in Liberty Loan Campaign
Reports from the second liberty loan campaign show about 10 million dollars in bonds purchased in the seventh federal reserve district excluding large Chicago subscriptions. The district allotment is 700 million. Cook County purchases total 3,970,400 with outside Cook County 1,262,340 in Indiana 1,583,700 Iowa 405,050 Michigan 38,400 Wisconsin 605,700. Only a little more than one percent of the allotment has been subscribed with one fourth of the campaign completed.
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U S Destroyer Tackles U-Boat In 22 Minute Battle
In European waters a U S destroyer fought a submerged German U-boat for 22 minutes. Depth charges produced columns of water and a film of oil as the submarine was destroyed. The destroyer’s name, date, and place were withheld in the navy statement.
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Navy Department
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Admiralty
America Praised For War Works Done
Washington reports praise for rapid mobilization six months after war declaration. Committee on Public Information notes vast industrial effort and nationwide support, recounting Congress enacting major wartime measures. Over a million drafted and National Guard trained, 60,000 officers versus 20,000 six months prior.
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America
Committee On Public Information
United States
Congress
France
Polish Appeal Urges Enlistment for France War Effort
Chicago October 7 An appeal to Poles in America to enlist in the Polish army in France is issued by the War Department and signed by J J Padorewas and other members of the Polish national department of America, urging collective support for allied effort.
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Chicago
France
War Department
J. J. Padorewas
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Benson Doubts Naval Reports
In Washington on October 7 the Navy avoided claiming a German submarine was destroyed after an action with an American destroyer in European waters. Vice Admiral Sims cited a probable victory, but Admiral Benson warned against overreliance on circumstantial evidence, citing Allied caution from British and French experience. The report praised destroyer actions with depth charges and oil-slick indications, while noting government uncertainty about submarine numbers and construction.
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Great Britain
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Admiral Benson
Germany
Government Cuts Marine Insurance Amid War Risk Decline
Washington reports a nearly 25 percent cut in premiums for American vessels and cargoes in the war zone. The treasury says rates drop from six and a half to five percent due to decreased risks as U boats’ threat lessens. The move marks the first reduction in submarine infested waters after prior increases since the war began.
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War Risk Insurance Bureau
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
America
Riot Genes Go To Jury In Mant St. Leitte Case
The trial of nineteen defendants linked to a deadly race related riot in Mant St. Leute concluded with the judge ordering the jury to retire for the night. The case involves Doetgetiva Capedga murder and related arson charges.
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Belleville
Doetgetiva Capedga
Mant St. Leute
Ware Alvey
GQ. A. Crow
Coalition Cabinet Talks Fail in Russia Plan
In Petrograd on Oct 7 the government council, Moscow industrial delegates, and five peasant and soldiers' delegates from the democratic congress failed to agree after six hours seeking a coalition cabinet. They remain hopeful though the main obstacle is admitting constitutional democrats. The democratic congress adjourned to form a 30 member preliminary parliament as a constituent assembly looms, while the Petrograd soviet orders a general council of soldiers and workers to meet.
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Democratic Congress
Russia
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Constituent Assembly
Petrograd Council of Soldiers
Shell Craters Filled by Dead on West Front
German losses mount on the British front near Ypres with hundreds of dead in shell craters and prisoners killed by their own barrage. An Australian‑led section reports thousands of bodies along the line while a British air crew survives heavy shelling and returns to base.
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Associated Press
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Belgium
Ypres
Polygon Wood
Dutch Ship Held by Exports Board
Washington October 7 The Export Administration Board refused to permit the 10 000 ton Dutch steamer Nieuw Amsterdam to sail with a cargo for Belgium unless assurances are given it will return to the United States. The Dutch mission advised returning it to Pacific trade to ease ocean freight. The board pressed that neutral ships not load grain without expert assurances.
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Exports Administrative Board
Nieuw Amsterdam
Belgium
aaRl
United States
Veerel Fa
Experta Board
War Talks Well Done War Talks Well Done
President Wilson praised the 65th Congress for meeting Army and Navy needs and equipping the government to act effectively in war. He commended its thorough, courageous work, safeguarding rights and social justice while dispatching critical wartime measures.
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Ashington
Wilson
Operators Appeal for Higher Prices in Coal Wages
Washington October 7 coal operators and miners in the central competitive field sent a wage increase agreement to fuel administrator Dr H Garfield. They requested higher coal prices to cover the raise claiming the increases would add 35 to 30 cents per ton to mining costs. The contract includes fines to deter strikes and lockouts with district representatives to handle details.
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Washington
H. Garfield
La Follette Defends War Debate Against Critics
Wisconsin Senator La Follette denounces a “war party” seen as wrecking free discussion and terrorizing citizens. He cites Lincoln and Sumner while arguing that Congress, not the President, must define war aims and that opponents faced presses of falsehood and arrest. His remarks warn against a move to curb dissent.
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