Cassin Engages U-boat After Hit In Pacific War Zone
The destroyer Cassin faced a surfaced submarine about five miles away on patrol. After a torpedo nearly struck the Cassin, the crew, led by Commander Walter H. Vernon, resumed search and forced the U-boat to submerge. The action earned praise from Vice Admiral Sims for officers and crew and tempers repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Saunders
L. R. Agrell
R. M. Parkinson
D. W. Green
Vernon
Sims
Cassin
MacLaren
Saunders
Parkinson
Admiral Sims
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Shuey
Edgar Ave
Effingham
Ill
William H. Shuey
Brooklyn
George Hoffman
Peter Hoffman
New York
Edward Henry Wercherbrodt
Netta Wercherbrodt
Newport
R. I
William Arey Heath
Phoebe P. Meath
Norfolk County
John Gordon
Joseph Gordon
Walter George Peterman
Frank Peterman
Howard Connelly
James T. Connelly
Hans Otto Lawrence Miller
Seaman
Francis Julius Miller
Wilmington
Del
John Leo Davis
Elizabeth Dunne
New Orleans
Dennis Murray
Mary Murray
George Frank Klein
Anna Taylor
Buffalo
John Erwin McCann
Mary McCann
Sanborn
William Joseph Murphy
Mabel Mary Murphy
Walter Robbins
John R. Robbins
Rocky Hill
Conn
Frank Beall Fisher
Bernice Fisher Eagan
Texan
John Frederick Stawitzki
Frank Stawitzki
Alfred Henry Oehl
Rudolph Dech
Barrow Street
Jersey City
N. J
Rufus Wallace Owens
Ellen Owens
Charlotte
N.C
M. Ganz Bratton
John C. Bratton
Banks
Rk. E. F
Leon Hardt
Martin Leon Hardt
R. C. Eller
Sally Eller
Roter pleads guilty in race riots case in Belleville
Harry Robinson on trial in the circuit court last week for murder connected with the East St. Louis race riots pleaded guilty to conspiracy Monday and was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville, IV
Harry Robinson
East St. Louis
State Penitentiary
Daniels Calls Continence War Urgency In Navy Speech
In Chicago Secretary Daniels urged Surgeons of North America to end the double standard promoting venereal disease. He linked disease to reduced naval and military effectiveness, citing 1915 rates and urging home, school, and camp promotion of continence as the sole remedy. He warned the enemy nations and allies alike are weakened by such venereal sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Daniels
Navy
Congress of Surgeons of North America
Fielf
Army
Hecht
Vienna
Belgium
William Osler
Britain
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Somme
Lens
America
Mary Rose Fought Two German Raiders Alone and Sank
British destroyer Mary Rose engaged German cruisers in the North Sea convoy station, fighting alone after the other destroyer failed to appear. After about thirty minutes she sank, with some crewmen found in lifebuoys and rescued. A rescue officer reported brutal acts against merchant crews and two women signaling with a white cloth were silenced by German fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
North Sea
Bergen
Christiana
Times
New York Adds 66 Million to Totals
New York district reports subscriptions up 66 million over Saturday, bringing the week’s total to 715 million in the second Liberty Loan drive. With five days left the district must raise about 785 million more to reach the 1.5 billion quota, averaging 175 million daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liberty Loan
Nesbit Named Head of War Insurance Bureau
Charles S Nesbit superintendent of insurance for the District of Columbia was designated by Secretary McAdoo as commissioner of insurance in the governments war risk insurance bureau He will have charge under the treasury of the soldiers and sailors war insurance administration in Washington Oct 23 1917
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesbit
WAR Insurance Bureau
Washington
Charles S. Nesbit
District of Columbia
McAdoo
War Risk Insurance Bureau
The
Treasury
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ War Insurance Administration
Eight passengers fly 325 miles in Caproni biplane
Lieut. Silva Resnati, with a crew including Captain Cappi and several officers, completed a 325 mile journey from Hamp ton West Virginia to Mineola New York in four hours eleven minutes. Officials say it breaks U S records for aircraft carrying two or more passengers. The biplane had a wingspan of 85 feet and used three motors. A planned triplane flight was not yet assembled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Resnati
Newport News
Baltimore
Hampton
Resnall
Cappi
Tanloni
A. G. Angelico
A. W. Hill
M. W. Pollock
Lieut. Erickson
United States
Negro soldiers join Camp Travis battalion in Texas
San Antonio notes that Private Jim Jordan is no longer the sole member of the first battalion of Negro troops at Camp Travis. Sixty four soldiers arrived from Des Moines, Iowa and were assigned to the battalion, increasing its ranks beyond Jordan who had been the sole member since early last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Jim Jordan
Camp Travis
Des Moines
Iowa
Jordan
Coal Prices Fall as Fuel Chief Reports Wage Price Relief
Washington Oct 23 Fuel Administrator Garfield announced that all coal miners have resumed work in Indiana and practically all in Ohio with all miners back in Illinois. He noted a downward trend in retail coal prices across the Midwest while southwest strikes remain unchanged. Prices are reduced in New York and other eastern towns, and Chicago coal supplies show gains despite allegations of hoarding by some industrial firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garfield
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Middle West
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Southwest
East
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York City
Wilmington
Del
Alabama
Birmingham
Huntsville
Chicago
Trade Commission
Senator Husting Shot By Brother In Duck Hunt Tragedy
Milwaukee Oct 23 The death of United States Senator Paul O Husting is mourned after a fatal accident during a duck hunt at Rush Lake near Ripon Wisconsin His brother Gustav Husting fired as the senator rose in a boat causing a chest wound The senator remained conscious until 7 15 pm and died shortly after nine The funeral will be held at the home of his sister Mrs C W Lamoreaux on Wednesday Gov Philipp in Milwaukee said no successor statements would be made until after the funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
United States
Paul O. Husting
Gustav
Rush Lake
Ripon
Husting
C. W. Lamoreaux
Peter
Washington
Hasting
Rvnon
Philipp
Mathewson Leads $50,000 Liberty Loan Gift in Cincinnati
Christy Mathewson, manager of the Cincinnati National League baseball club, helped secure a $50,000 Liberty Loan subscription in Cincinnati on Monday. The gift came from Max Fleischman, a local businessman recently appointed a major in the U S aviation corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Liberty Loan
Christy Mathewson
Max Fleischman
United States Aviation Corps
Tax clash over pre enactment foreign spirits cause recall
Washington debate over the extra territorial liquor import rules has led to a recall of treasury department guidance. The dispute centers on whether spirits distilled abroad before Oct 3 may be entered for beverage or nonbeverage uses, pending attorney general ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Rowe
Food and Revenue
Lawrence Becker
Department of Justice
Becker
United States
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Gregory
Virgin Island
Payson youth joins U S Army ambulance service in France
Chauncey Maher son of Mr and Mrs E P Maher of Payson has enlisted in the United States army in France following Harold Lewis. In a letter dated Sept 26 1917 from France he states he reenlisted in the ambulance service for the war's duration with the French forces and will transfer later if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Maher
E. P. Maher
Payson
Harold Lewis
United States Army
France
Mr. Maher
Chauncey
Night School Enrollment Planned in Quincy
Jefferson school hosts a Monday night gathering on Oct 29 to discuss night school enrollment for all interested. Superintendent Charles M. Gill of Quincy public schools will speak on the plan, with business leaders invited to offer views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson School
Charles M. Gill
Quincy Public Schools
Gill
Quincy
George Gabriel
Board of Education
D. C. Jackson
Meatless Tuesdays and Wheatless Wednesdays Plan
Government agents will require hotels cafes and homes to observe weekly meatless Tuesdays and wheatless Wednesdays as part of a nationwide food conservation effort. The plan begins this week with Wednesday designated wheatless and Tuesday meatless starting Oct 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
British Mission Visits Chicago in War Effort
Sir Stephenson Kent of Britain's munitions mission in Chicago cites compulsory arbitration of strikes as key to war demands, improving labor relations. The group includes Captain Herbert Asquith and Lord Northcliffe. they tour munition factories and advocate food conservation during a brief stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Great Britain
Stephenson Kent
Herbert Asquith
H. W. Carrod
G. H. Baillie
Lord Northcliffe
United States
Noll Hayworth raises salaries at garment firm
The Noll Hayworth company at 220 222 Hampshire street and 127 129 North Third street announced a 10 percent pay raise for all factory and wholesale department employees. About 100 workers benefit with fixed salaries rising 10 percent and piece-rate workers earning more based on weekly earnings. The increase is voluntary and reflects higher living costs. First advanced pay will go out Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noll, Hayworth Company
Hampshire Street
North Third Street
Guy Noll
Mrs. Lohmeyer Dies After One Year Illness
Mrs. John Lohmeyer of 606 Cedar Street died at 9:35 Monday night from complications of diseases. Born December 12, 1853, she is survived by husband John Lohmeyer, son William, sisters Emma Sullivan and Mary Althede, brothers Herman Wiebrock of Quincy and Lemuel Wiebrock of West Point, and half-sister Minnie Niemann of Nebraska. She was a member of Salem church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lohmeyer
Cedar Street
Lohmeyer
William Lohmeyer
Emma Sullivan
Mary Althede
Sutter
Herman Wiebrock
Quincy
Lemuel Wiebrock
West Point
Ill
Minnie Niemann
Nebraska
Salem Church
British claim success in raid over northern France
British aviators downed fifteen German planes in recent fighting over northern France and bombed German airdromes and railways. Eight British aircraft are missing as Haig reports strong advances near Puercapelle and south of Houtholst forest with heavy German casualties and 200 prisoners taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
War Office
Puercapelle
Houtholst Forest
Field Marshal Haig
Ypres Staden
Belgium
Ypres
Poelcapelle
Holuthorst Forest
Aisne
Verdun
Macedonia
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U.S
Hunter
West Indian Islands
Denmark
U. S
England
Noll-Hayworth Co
Ostend
Berlin
Veldhoek
Flanders
German War Office
Oesel
Moon
Fieset
Gulf of Riga
Moon Sound
Puard
Wormso Island
Slava
Gulf of Finland
Esthania
Esthenia
Werder
Dag Island
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