World War News Roundup of Mobilization and Battles
National Guard units mobilized nationwide with 75 000 men in the latest increment. Shipyards under government direction to build ships of 2500 dead weight tons or more. American troops in France win in grenade throwing and automatic rifle contests. McAdoo vows to defend liberty with blood. Motano crew losses reported as nine dead and 24 missing. Russian retreat deemed ended by Ambassador Bakhimeteff. Germany ahead on Austria Serbia ultimatum. Second Liberty Loan set for November 15. John Pwohy schooner torpedoed. nine crew killed. Maurice says war in Russia prolongs conflict. U S must join with force. Senate adopts McCumber resolution on alien drafting. Belgian Prince crew drowned by German submarine. Uskull bridgehead seized near Riga. Vera Butchkareff praised for her battalion. William II calls war council in Brussels. Italian vessels lost to submarines. China declares war on Germany pending presidential approval. Norwegian sinkings total 53 ships. 18 lives lost in July. Kerensky returns to Petrograd. Lacore resigns in Paris. Frank Richardson found dead in London.
Canadian advance near Lens reported in European war update
London dispatch says Canadian forces pushed 1000 sanrds to 200 yards depth toward Lens and held the new line. Russians evacuated O Kimpolung in Bukowina per Petrograd. British HQ notes Haig's troops in St Julien northeast of Ypres after driving out earlier this week. Ribot warns France must win peace by force or become Germany's slave.
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London
Lens
Kimpolung
Bukowina
Petrograd
Ypres
Vlanders
Ilaig
St. Julien
France
Germany
Premier Ribot
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
West Virginia Auditor Named Liberty Loan Director
Washington Oscar A. Price of West Virginia, auditor for the interior department, has been appointed liberty director of the Liberty Loan by Secretary McAdoo. A Senate resolution for state submission of a prohibition amendment to the federal Constitution was adopted 65 to 20, with a six year ratification window. the House must still vote on the measure.
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Oscar A. Price
West Virginia
Interior Department
Washington
Liberty Loan
McAdoo
Senate
House
Explosion Death Toll in Kentucky and Draft Tensions Rise
Reports list 31 dead from a Quay Kentucky mine entry explosion per Cony Richardson West Kentucky Coal Co. Withdrawals of whisky from bond in July reach 8 million gallons valued at 30.8 million dollars amid anticipatory seizures. Outlaw gunfire wounds several posse members near Holdenville Oklahoma. Provost Marshal General Crowder warns of federal troops enforcing the draft. Draft resisters resist as 75 men jailed. Clergyman Reichart faces federal grand jury on sedition charges. An auto train crash near Altoona Altoona and Rock Island kills Edna Larsen and Hazell Swanson.
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Quay
No. T
West Kentucky Coal Company
Charles 8.Richardson
Resignations Shake German Cabinet As Kuehlmann Named Foreign Affairs Chief
Berlin reports five ministers and four state secretaries resign from German government. Dr Richard von Kuehlmann appointed secretary for foreign affairs to replace Zimmermann. Amsterdam commentary portrays von Koehlmann as anti submarine warfare advocate seeking postwar harmony with Britain and opposing annexation.
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Berlin
Zimmermann
Lentze
von Loebell
Richard von Kuehlmann
Turkey
Beseler
Food Regulation Board
Adolph von Batockl
Richter
Imperial Home Office
Karl Helfferich
Ministry of State
Interior
Peter Spahn
Reichstag
Drews
Herr Schmidt
Tissen Hartruthe
Doctor Hertz
Amsterdam
Holland
Richard von Koehlmann
Nieuwe Courant of
The
Hague
von Kuehlmann
Great Britain
Germany
Nieuwe Courant Adds
Britain
K S Revised War Tax Bill Gains Senate Favor
The Senate finance committee favorably reports the revised war tax bill to raise about 2.01 billion dollars, with most new levies from income, war profits, and liquor and tobacco taxes. The measure omits bond issuance, and debate is planned later in the week as Congress aims for early next month enactment.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Simmons
Congress
War Declared by China Against Germany and Austria-Hungary
Acting President Feng Kwo-Cnhang announced a unanimous cabinet decision to declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary after a special meeting held Monday in Peking. This marks China's entry into the war amid ongoing global conflict.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Peking
Feng Kwo-Cnhang
Chicago headlines mixed with state updates in brief item dump
Murder follows love and burglary as William V. Tate is shot in his Chicago apartment in front of his bride while Edward Raff DeGraat is hunted as Tate’s suspected killer. State defense committee postpones a meeting. various local crimes, appointments, and civil notices span statewide.
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William V. Tate
Chicago
Edward
Nicholas B. Clinch
Emanuel Episcopal Church
Rockford
France
O. Kronberg
Freeport
Violet Jensen
Peoria
Collinsville
John Castelmes
Joseph Brune
Castelmes
Springfield
Dewitt Qudd
Clarksdale
Taylorville
Sanitary District
Sanitary Board
Charles Shirk
J. Ogden Armour
Martin Wagner
Lockport
Wagner
Mary, Dunn
Waiting Patiently A Problem Play In Chicago
An unseen rural spectator attends a Chicago stage production six nights in a row and watches eagerly the drama. The press agent, sensing a tale, asks why. The man explains he follows the plot twist involving a restaurant scene and a future entrance of the husband.
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Chicago
Outlands
Apology Notes on Arrows and Limited War Effort
The savage admits limited capacity and pride in small acts of harm. He claims poisoned arrows kill one at a time and notes a lack of mechanical facilities for wholesale operations with U boats. The exchange hints at strategic restraint and scarce resources.
Bliggins Wife Jokes About Running Everything Else
A light exchange has Bliggins claiming authority over all matters except the lawn mower, to which his wife replies with a playful counterpoint. The quip highlights domestic humor about control and chores in a casual exchange.
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Bliggins
A Wise Bachelor Admonishes to Silence Flattery
A classic proverb notes a prudent bachelor avoids telling a girl she is pretty when her rival may hear. The line implies tact in romantic rivalry and social discretion.
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U.S
Teutonic War News
Bigie Fai
Shipping Board
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Monterey, Pa
State Department
Boris A. Bakhimeteft
Austria
Serbia
Belgrade
Treasury
John Pwohy
St. John
N. B
Newburyport
Mass
Russia
Frederick B. Maurice
London War Office
United States
McCumber
Uskull
Riga
Battle
Vera Butchkareff
William
Brussels
Belgium
Rome
China
Kerensky
M. Werensky
Lacore
Frank Richardson
Richardson
Ad Blalock
National Army
Jack Paige
Holdenville
Oklo
Theary Johnson
General Crowder
Konawa
Okla
Wewoka
Ihe
Passe
John Reichart
German Evangelical Church
Lowsden
Federal
Edna Larsen
Hazell
Altoona
Hilda Boquist
Kenneth Swanson
Rock Island, Til
Kaiser
National Guard
Tenth Regiment
New State Guard
Camp Lincoln
Danville
Champaign
Mattoon
Quincy
Aurora
Lacon
Monticello
Monmouth
Rochelle
Decatur
Alfred Bowers
Alfred Stone
Internal Revenue
John Dennison
Doctor Bowers
Rock Island Grocers
Platt County
M. F. Richter
Elizabeth
Emma Lilienthal
Danvers
International Farm Congress
Clarence Parw
Llavana
Staunton
Dugan
Leonard Schwalm
Greene County
Carrollton
William Summers
Meredosia
Beardstown
Farmingdale
Stewart Dahiel
Hugh D. Wall
Pana
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame
Indiana
Scligpet
Sary
Cees
Oo Peat
Harold Somers
DE Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Watzon E. Coleman
Ps D.C
Parcel Post
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Parker
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