New Army Scheme Expands to Seventeen Divisions
Washington Oct 10 orders to national army cantonment commanders reveal the War Department plan to form seventeen national army divisions plus seventeen national guard divisions. A new Negro division, likely the 92nd, will mobilize only for France and draw most officers from Des Moines. Negro quotas and service units for behind the lines accompany the expansion as shortages affect existing guard divisions.
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National Army
War Department
National Guard
National Army Organization
France
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Buss
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Gordon
Pike
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
William McAdoo
the Treasury
United States
McAdoo
Congress
Mo Insurance Company
Camp Grant
Rockford
North Carolina
Camp Dodge
Alabama
Steamer’s Guns Knock Off Comins Tower
An Italian steamer master reported that on Sept. 17, while with three other steamers in the Mediterranean, three enemy submarines attacked. The subs were driven off, likely losing a boat. a shot pierced a conning tower, and torpedoes fired at merchant ships went wild.
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Ital’n
Mediterranean
Cane
German Army Diminishing Strength Revealed by French Staff
A French general staff review, released Tuesday night via the French high commission, states German resources on the western front are shrinking for the first time since the war began. It notes heavy Allied pressure, German divisions exposed, and that Britain France and America must unite their strength as the American army arrives.
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High Commission
Washington
America
England
France
Committee On Public Information
Germany
Navy plot in Germany exposed by German minister
Vice Admiral Von Capelle told the Freihstag a navy plot aimed to form a delegate committee modeled on Russia to paralyze the fleet and force peace. He linked radicals, said ringleader met Deputies Haase and Wegtherr, and claimed arrests have occurred. Socialist deputies demanded proof and cautioned joint judgment.
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von Capelle
Freichstag
Aad
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Wegtherr
David
Reichstag
Michaelis
Cheaper Gasoline Hinted by Oil Group Convention
In Chicago at the ninth general convention of the Independent Oil Men's Association of America, oil men predicted that Standard Oil would soon release refining patents for gasoline from lower grade crude, signaling potential price reductions and greater supply.
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Chicago
Independent Oil Men's Association of America
Standard Oil Company
Italians Bomb Austrian Naval Base at Cattaro
Washington reports Italian Capron airplanes attacked the Austrian naval base at Cattaro on Monday night. The raid aimed to deter an Austrian naval demonstration and targeted destroyers and submarines as fires and damage broke out in the harbor and depots. Italian commander Cobnette D'Annunzio led one flight. several planes were shot up but returned without full loss.
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Cattaro
Navy Yard
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Adriatic Sea
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Cobnette D'Annunzio
Surplus of cotton allows allying exports without license
Washington reports a stoppage of cotton shipments to northern European neutrals has created a surplus. The exports administration board now permits an indefinite period of raw cotton exports to the allies without licenses. This follows a prior license-free period through Oct. 31.
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Washington
United States
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Japan
Russia
Power for Censors in New Rules
Washington October 10. Commerce and communications restricted by the trading with the enemy act will soon go into effect under an executive order nearly completed by President Wilson after cabinet talks. A censorship board will supervise mails cables radio and telegraph. post office will license foreign language papers within ten days. war navy and exports administration to join in censoring.
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Wilson
Vance McCormick
Experts Administrative Board
Crosby
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Treasury
Burleson
Post Office Department
Department
Post Office
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Navy
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Spain
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Board of Censors
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Germany
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Federal Reserve Board
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United States
Parents Deny Killing Daughter Loretta Wakelin
In Cambridge on October 10 Joseph Wakelin of Melrose and his wife Sarah testified they killed their daughter Loretta was denied any involvement in her strangling on the way to school. Defense counsel Mr Secarton said a witness would testify a man confessed to killing Loretta and other children in Chicopee and Melrose.
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Cambridge
Mass
Joseph Wakelin
Melrose
Sarah
Loretta
William R Secarton
Tealfy
Loretta Wakelin
Chicopee
Lolvoxe
Scharton
Wakelins
Navy to Build 787 Ships Under New Construction Plan
Secretary Daniels announced a $1.1504 billion navy program to build 787 ships from superdreadnoughts to submarine chasers, with many vessels already completed and a $350 million supplementary destroyer program to be finished in 18 months. First destroyers to be launched and commissioned within nine months. Thousands of men will be needed to crew the new ships.
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Daniels
Washington
State Opens Case Against Piersol
In Marshfield Missouri on Tuesday Claude J. Piersol faced trial for holding baby Lloyd Keet of Springfield. State witnesses including Ida McCannon and Jessie Haig testified to the baby's disappearance and clothing found at a Crenshaw farm. Richard Crenshaw described a circular stairwell hole and noted cloth fragments found in the hole. He also recalled a group in Crenshaw yard on May 19 and suspected Piersol among them. An electric sign tied to the Keet case was visible from the Crenshaw mansion roof.
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Marshfield
Claude J. Piersol
Lloyd Keet
Springfield
Ida MccCannon
Jessie Haig
Reet
J. Holland Reet
Crenshaw
Keet
Richard Crenshaw
Crenshaw House
Ptersol
Tansom
War service committees urged by Chamber of Commerce
Washington October 10 business leaders are urged to form war service committees in every industry to cooperate with the government. These new committees will replace the council of national defense industry committees and work directly with the defense council and war industry board to aid in government orders priority and purchases while representing only their industries.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Council of National Defense
War Service Committees
Defense Council
War Industry Board
Industries Committee
Defense Council Committee
War Service Committee
Nebraska men interned as enemies in Lincoln
Lincoln October 10 on orders issued by Federal District Attorney Thomas Allen Paul Luebke and Edward Martin of Norfolk and Blair Neb respectively have been arrested and ordered interned as alien enemies. Luebke a wealthy Norfolk merchant is said to have converted his property to cash to evade taxation and hinder U S war prosecution against Germany.
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Lincoln
Neb
Thomas Allen
Paul Luebke
Edward Martin
Norfolk
Blair
United States
Luebke
Germany
Double Blow Dealt German Line Haig's Report
British forces complete capture of Poelcapelle and push nearly two miles northwest in Flanders. Haig reports very successful operations with all objectives taken and prisoners exceeding 1,000. French advance fractures German front with capture of St. Jean De Mangelare and Veldhoek and blockhouses, reaching 1.25 miles depth toward Houlohst wood.
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London
Poelcapelle
Flanders
Field Marshal Haig
Paris
St. Jean de Mangelare
Veldhoek
French and British Do Major Advance in Flanders
In Flanders the Germans are hammered as Haig drives a strong push east and northeast of Ypres. French troops join the British left wing south of Dixmuide to level the line with Haig’s wedge into the German front east of Broodseinde. Attacks launched Tuesday morning yielded gains and heavy enemy losses, with many prisoners taken after a silent prelude to the offensive.
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Haig
Ypres
Dixmude
Broodseid
British French Attack Advances Near Ypres in Fresh Front
Allied forces begin a major dawn offensive against German positions east and north of Ypres in France and Belgium. Reports say rapid gains across the front with advances into enemy territory. French units cross the Posbeek and Broenbeek rivers toward Houthoulst forest while British push toward Poelcappelle and Paschendaele ridge.
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Associated Press
France
Belgium
Ypres
Posbeek
Broenbeek
Houthoulst Forest
Mangelaere
Poelcappelle
Gravenstefel
Paschendaele Ridge
Paschendaele
Masons of Plinins Support War at Illinois Session
In Chicago on October 10 the 180000 Masons of Plincis pledged united support for the war in resolutions at the opening session of the seventy eighth communication. About 2000 delegates represented 900 lodges across the state. The session elected Grand Master Austin Nf Sereogin and others, with Grand Secretary Isaac Cutter of Camp Point named to the post. Governor Lowden was announced to address the gathering Thursday.
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Chicago
Plincis
Austin Nf. Sereogin
Lexington
Arthur E. Wood
Gibson City
Elmer E Beach
J Roy A. Goddard
Isaac Cutter
Camp Point
Lowden
New York Liberty Loan Subscriptions Increase
New York's federal reserve district increased subscriptions to the second Liberty loan to 250.9 million dollars as the district quota nears 1.5 billion with about three weeks left. The Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association pledged 2 million, while fifty Bohemian and Slovak women, some with babies, brought 30 dollars in cash for immediate bond purchases.
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New York
New York Federal Reserve District
Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association of
Suspended Chicago Police Captain Over Missing Walnut Furniture
Chicago Oct 10 Carl Warren Baer of Warren Avenue police was suspended after an aged walnut table and cabinet disappeared from a station where he previously commanded. The incident prompted authorities to halt his star as the investigation proceeds.
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Chicago
tCarl Warren Baer
Warren Avenue
French Army Wins Brilliant Flanders Victory in October Advance
In Flanders the French army with British aid pushed forward about half a mile along a one mile front from Dragibank to Wydenreest. They seized a western border position of the forest of Ponthorst, took 300 prisoners, and captured cannons and machine guns as observers’ stations were fallen into allied hands. Flying records aided the advance, with French aviators photographing the destruction while German planes were absent from the sky.
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Flanders
Dragibank
Wydenreest
Forest
Ponthorst
Brighter Outlook Gen Obregon Sees Carranza Stable
General Alvaro Obregon reports a brighter outlook for the Carranza government in Mexico as he arrives in Chicago on route to Washington. He says conditions are very good, with only desultory efforts to harass the government, and expects Carranza to remain president for years. Obregon is accompanied by Major Harvey W. Miller and meets Col. Ryan at Fort Sheridan.
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Chicago
Carranza
Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
Washington
Harvey W. Miller
U.S. A
Waston
Obregon
Gen. Carranza
Gen. Obregon
Col. Ryan
Fort Sheridan
Sultan of Egypt Reported Dead
London, Oct. 10. The Daily Telegraph reports the Sultan of Egypt died at noon Tuesday. Hussein Kemel was chosen by Britain in 1914 to succeed his uncle Abbas Hilmi as ruler of Egypt, with the British protectorate proclaimed. His father was Khedive from 1863 to 1879. The British high commissioner notified Hussein Kemel of his appointment, citing evidence Abbas Hilmi supported Britain’s war aims and protectorate rights.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Egypt
Hussein Kemel
Great Britain
Khedive
Abbas Hilmi
Apg
Mies
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