German Moves Along Gulf of Riga Threaten Petrograd
German forces push onto Oesel and Dago islands at the Gulf of Riga to secure the coast and threaten the Russian front near Petrograd. Heavy ships support landings while Russian defenses contest the advance amid poor winter conditions. Haig holds ground in Flanders as German and Allied actions continue on the Verdun and Chemin Des Dames fronts.
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Gulf of Riga
Riga
Baltic
Courland
Livonia
Esthenia
Haig
Flanders
Verdun
Aisne
Chemin-Des Dames
Ilurtebis
Chevreux
Appeals for a New National Spirit in War Time
In Columbus on October 14 Prof. Edward A. Steiner of Grinnell College Iowa urged a new nationalism rooted in the spirit of Christ not crowns or nations to end the war. He opposed warlike aims while noting the church and nation may view the Christ spirit differently. The council did not formally rebuke Dr Braley of Cleveland whose war stance drew comment. The annuity commission approved a $5 billion fund to aid aged ministers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Edward A. Steiner
Grinnell College
Iowa
National Council of Congregational Churches
Steiner
Bradey
Cleveland
Taft Attacks Forces Advocating Premature Peace in Liberty Loan Appeal
Chicago dispatch reports William H. Taft condemning both congressional and outside groups backing premature peace. He denounces pro German sympathizers, questions Sen La Follette's stance on rights at sea, warns German militarism, and urges broad support for the liberty loan, urging all earners to invest in government bonds.
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Taft
Chicago
Congress
William H. Taft
League
Liberty Joan Committee
proGerman
Germany
Mr. Taft
Arabs Shut Down Wise in Prayer
Cairo dispatch recounts Abdul Kader, a Turkish officer, abusing Arab soldiers and killing first lieutenant Mustapha Effendi during morning prayers. The incident, cited by El Kow kab, portrays Kader’s brutality amid Arab resentment of Turkish rule in Asiatic Turkey and frames the slain officer as a martyr for his devotion to God.
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Cairo
Turkey
Abdul Kader
America
el Kowkab
Leutenant
Mustapha Effendi
Abdul
Shooting sparks defamation feud at Aurora firm
On Friday ex-employee Katherine Rose shot her former employer Al bert B. Collingbourne president of Western Thread company in Aurora Illinois. He will not prosecute. Miss Ingeborg Asp a company stenographer says she will sue Rose for defamation claiming damages. The incident stems from jealousy at the firm.
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Chicago
Albert B. Collingbourne
Western Thread Company
Aurora
Til
Katherine Rose
Ingeborg
Buddy
Wisconsin Hunters Drown in Rice Lake Boat Upset
A storm on Rice Lake near Waukesha Wisconsin led to the drowning of Major A. B. Cambier superintendent of the Inderrieden Canning company A T Tamm bookkeeper and Herman Boetz Rice Lake insurance man All were duck hunting when the boat overturned and they were swept away officials reported.
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Waukesiita
Wis
A. B. Cambier
Inderrieden Canning Company
A. T. Tamm
Herman Boetz
Rice Lake
Railing collapse at Marquette field injures four
In Milwaukee on October 14 Reverend Lee J. Lyons a Marquette University professor was fatally injured when a railing on Marquette field gave way. Three boys were slightly hurt as they fell about 18 feet to the ground and Lyong died shortly after reaching a hospital.
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Milwaukee
Lee J. Lyons
Marquette University
Marquette Field
Je Lyong
Wheat Export Surplus Shrinks Amid U.S. Food Drive
Experts estimate this year’s wheat crop leaves 77 7 million bushels for export after U.S. needs are met. With consumption cut by 10 percent, total U.S. requirements run about 382 million bushels, leaving a narrow surplus and a large Allied deficit. Canada may add 120 million bushels, keeping total surplus under 200 million.
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Washington
United States
Food Administration
Bureau of Crop Estimates
The
Canada
Teutons
Great Britain
France
Italy
Scalpers Get Jolt On Saturday's Game
In Chicago on Oct 14 scalpers of World Series tickets faced a sharp drop in demand after high resale prices led to trouble selling. Box seats bought for 5 dollars sold for 25 to 30 in the first games, while grand stand seats went for 2 to 3 dollars as scalpers struggled to move inventory.
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Chicago
Wilson views trench warfare drill by American engineers
President Wilson watched at Washington barracks as American engineers training there performed trench warfare drills including going over the top cutting wire entanglements and bayonet work in the enemy trench. It was his first glimpse of the combat tasks the U S army will face in France and he followed the exercise with keen interest.
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Washington
President Wilson
Washington Barracks
America
France
Inspect Camp Malls by Post Office Inspector in Chicago
Gen James E Stuart inspector in charge of Chicago district announced an inspection of oil delivery methods at Camp Grant Rockford and Camp Custer Battle Creek Mich after soldiers complaints.
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Chicago
James E. Stuart
Post Office
Camp Grant
Rockford
Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Campaign Urges Fresh Drive To Save Second Liberty Loan
Washington reports the nation lags in subscribing to the second liberty loan with only about $600 million raised of a $5 billion goal. President Wilson and Cabinet push a new, massive two week push to spur subscriptions, citing daily minimums and regional bank figures to reach the target.
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Washington
Wilson
Treasury
McAdoo
Secertary McAdoo
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
San Francisco
Madison Girls Detained En Route to Texas Soldier Sweethearts
Marie Shader and Maud Bridges of Madison Wisconsin were arrested at Princeville near Peoria while traveling south toward Waco Texas to join their soldier sweethearts Corporal Herbert Ward of Company C and Ben Michelski of the Wisconsin band. They are confined in the detention home after running low on funds.
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Peoria
Ill
Marie Shader
Maud Bridges
Madison
Wis
Waco
Texas
Princeville
Herbert Ward
Company C
Ben Michelski
First Regiment
Wisconsin
Eastern railroads seek rate conference in relief effort
Washington Oct 14 Eastern railroads ask the interstate commerce commission for a conference to discuss rates not included in the earlier advance. The request signals executives believe current conditions threaten profits and a public session will allow shipper and other interested parties to present views.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
British Officer Confronts Snipers At Passchendaele Front
British troops near Passchendaele face stubborn German fire as they push forward along a six mile front. Stretcher bearers struggle under snipe fire despite Red Cross protections. An enraged British officer waved a Red Cross flag and berated German snipers, prompting a pause in their fire as operations continue amid heavy local battles at Wolf Copse and Poelcapelle brewery stronghold.
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Associated Press
France
Belgium
Passchendaele Village
Six Mile
Broodseinde-Passchendaele
Passchendaele
Poelcapelle
Houtholst Forest
Lnes
Y Ypres-Staden
Wallemolen
Vance
Red Cross
Wolf Copse
No Man’s Land
Troops in France May Get Franchise
The war department is studying extending to troops in France the same voting and political life privileges as those training in the United States. No decision yet, with officials divided on whether soldiers in the trenches should vote. Practical difficulties may block such a move, though France is viewed as American soil for legal purposes.
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Washington
War Department
France
United States
Petrograd Faces German Air Raids
Petrograd faces intensified danger after the Island of Dago fell under enemy control. Proclamations urge unity as German bombers strike with limited damage to the Russian fleet. If the island remains in German hands, air raids on Petrograd are anticipated from these bases.
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Petrograd
Admiralty
Reval
Visit to Camp Dodge Ends in Son's Death
Peter Ellingson of Grand Forks North Dakota visited his son McGill Ellingson a National Army member at Camp Dodge Saturday and learned he had died a few hours earlier from an acute attack of peritonitis He will take the body home Monday William Jennings Bryan was to address officers and men at the camp today.
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Camp Dodge
Peter Ellingson
Grand Forks
N. D
McGill Ellingson
National Army
William Jennings Bryan
Kilbane to Camp Sherman for boxing instruction
Johnny Kilbane, world featherweight champion, will depart for Camp Sherman in Chillicothe Ohio next week to teach drafted men boxing. He will hold the rank of lieutenant, leaving him without matches for the coming winter.
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Kilbane
Camp Sherman
Cleveland
Johnny Kilbane
Chillicothe
Ohio
Germans seize Oesel and Dago islands in Gulf of Riga
German detachments landed on Oesel and Dago islands at the Gulf of Riga entrance. Russian coast batteries were silenced by German dreadnoughts as Germany presses to clear the Gulf access near Courland. The garrison on Oesel fights as landing forces are hindered by Russian mole defenses and fog.
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Riga
Oesel
Dago Islands
Gulf of Riga
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Dago Island
Garrrison
Petrograd
Courland
Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Tagalah
Qesel Island
Serro
War Office
Qesel
Reuter
London
Ethonia
Kronstadt
Pettrograd
Bstonia
Hapsal
Mutiny Claim Refuted by German Admiralty
Berlin reports the German admiralty issued an explanatory statement denying a fleet mutiny. It says the incident was limited to a single ship where a few sailors sought propaganda, not a mutiny. Chancellor Michaelis and Vice Admiral Von Capelle had blamed the independ ent socialist party according to some sources. The admiralty denies a mutiny on the Nürnberg and four battleships.
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Copenhagen
Michaelis
von Capelle
Independent Socialistic Party
Admiralty
Nurnberg
Judge orders Bundy sent to East St Louis for murder indictment
Criminal Judge Powell orders Dr Leroy N Bundy East St Louis colored dentist turned over to Logan P Melton St Clairity to answer to a first degree murder indictment in East St Louis race riot case Bundy arrested here for East St Louis authorities
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Cleveland
Powell
Leroy N. Bundy
East St. Louis
Gree Logan P. Melton
St. Clairity
Bundy
Milk Men Caught In Price Plot
Chicago Oct 14 Evidence to prove a nation wide plot by milk producers to raise milk prices was presented to federal authorities by Illinois Attorney General Brundage. The notes describe a 5000 fund to place a pro dairy official on the Hoover commission and efforts to pressure President Wilson and boycott resistant dealers. The October Chicago price rise followed a Sept 21 meeting with plans to adjust prices through November to March.
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Chicago
Brundage
Ilinois
Brand #8
Dairymen’s International League
Hoover Commission
Utica
N. Y
Wilson
Pittsburgh
E. D. Perrigo
Robert Childs
United States
Hoyne
Perrigo
B. D. Cooper
Dairymen's International League
W. J. Kittle
Milk Producers’ Association
Kittle
Association
Lawyers Will Provide Draft Wien Advice
The American Bar Association executive committee seeks to organize groups of volunteer lawyers in each state to aid registrants under the selective service law. They will advise exemption board registrars on legal rights and duties without compensation, serving at nearly 4,700 exemption boards nationwide. George Whitlock, secretary, sent letters to state bar associations requesting cooperation with state governors to form these counsel groups.
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Baltimore
American Gir Association
United States
George Whitlock
Bar Association
Gompers proposes Pan American Congress
Washington Oct 14 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor has sent greetings to labor movements in Chile and Peru at Santiago Chile and proposes a Pan American congress A statement from the American Alliance for Democracy says the move should unite North and South American workers and help the Pan American federation of labor grow stronger
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Chile
Peru
Santiago
Ghile
American Alliance Force Democracy
Bar Movement
Pan-American Federation of Labor
Negro Troopers to Face Court Martial in Houston Riots
An order for the court martial of more than 120 Negroes of the 24th infantry, charged with participation in the riots at Houston on August 23, to be held at Fort Sam Houston, is expected early next week. Six soldiers face mutiny and murder charges, the others with lesser offenses.
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San Antonio
Tex
Houston
Fort Sam Houston
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