World events brief from the war front and other notes
Reports from the Petrograd war office describe Austro German forces taking trench sectors near Lipnica Deina and Lyistelniki in Galicia, with Russian advances in Transylvania and continued actions in Dobrudja. Other items note Sailly Saillisel battles on the Somme, a submarine sinking the Colombian in a Mediterranean storm, and political losses including Prince Henry of Bavaria.
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Galicia
Lemberg
Austro-Germn
Petrograd War Office
LipnicadeIna
Lyistelniki
Transylvania
Petrograd
Bukowina
Dobrudja
von Mackensen
War Office
Sailly-Saillisel
Somme
Scrambling Rail Cars as McChord Orders Return to Home Rails
Interstate Commerce Commissioner McChord sent a blanket telegram to U S railroads ordering all foreign coal cars to head home. Wilson spoke in Massachusetts after the election urging unity and national welfare. Union Pacific sues in Omaha to test the eight hour law. Philadelphia October exports exceed twenty five million dollars, up eleven million from last year. Karl Graves, claimed former German British spy, jailed in Washington for attempting to blackmail Countess von Bernstorff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce
McChord
Louisville
Karl Graves
Prince von Schutzfeldt-Trachenberg
Washington
Countess von Bernstorff
Leaders Mourn Wisconsin D Aylward and Alabama Judge Dies
Obituary notes the death of John A. Aylward United States district attorney for the western district of Wisconsin at his Milwaukee home from a hemorrhage He was a Democratic leader. Judge N T Toulmin of the southern Alabama federal district court died at Mobile He was first to grant a strike injunction. Queen Lydia Kamekeha Lillakalani former ruler of Hawaii is seriously ill at her Honolulu palace with only days expected.
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John A. Aylward
United States
Western District of
Wisconsin
Joseph Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Milwaukee
Aylward
Democratic
N. Tt. Toulmin
Alabama Federal District Court
Mobile
Ala
Ife
Wilson
Lydia Kamekeha Lillakalani
Hawaii
Honolulu
Doubt on Lusitania Settlement Hinders German Pact News
Washington reports the sticking point in resolving the Lusitania case is whether Germany violated submarine pledges. Agriculture issues new crop estimates including corn buckwheat potatoes apples sugar beets onions and farm corn. Acting Secretary Osborne cites Lanao sinking by a German submarine as likely an American cargo ship from Manila to Una.
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Germany
United States
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Osborne
Lathrop
Cardiff
Wales
Lanao
Manila
Mexican War News Shows De Facto Government Strengths
American-Mexican joint commission at Atlantic City faces a Mexico crisis rivaling prior incursions. Murgia's forces recapture Parral and Santa Rosalia. Chilutabua state beyond Carranza control. heavy Carranzista casualties at Chirimoya near Celaya from a train wreck. reports say Edgar Koch the German consul at Parra is killed or held by Vila bandits near Santa Rosalia.
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Mexico
Murgia
Parral
Santa Rosalia
Atlantic City
N. J
Columbus
Villa
General Pershing
Chilutabua
Carranza
Tri Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Edgar Koch
Parra
Consom
Vila
British gains on both banks of Ancre river reported
London says British troops breached the German main line along a five mile front north and south of the Ancre. Beaumont Hamel Saint Pierre Divion and Serre were scenes of heavy fighting with about 3500 prisoners taken. Berlin reports entente efforts near the Somme repulsed.
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London
Ancre
Beaumont
Liamel
St. Fiere-Divion
Reuter
Serre
Hamel
St. Pierre- Divion
Berlin
Germany
Sayville
L. I
Somme
War Office
Upper
Alsace
Sailly-Saillisel
Hughes Resigns as Canadian Defence Minister
Maj. Gen. Hon. Sir Sam Hughes has resigned after cabinet council action. Liberal MP George W. Kyle alleged before parliament that Col. J Wesley Allison, Hughes’ agent, organized mushroom companies in the United States, secured shell orders, and overpriced shells, with profits to be pocketed.
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Otlawsa
Ont
Sam Hughes
Cabinet Council
George W. Kyle
Richmond
Kyle
Col
J. Wesley Allison
Bfughes
United States
Canadian Shell Committee
General Hughes
Dr. Percival Lowell Dies in Arizona
Dr. Percival Lowell, founder and director of Lowell Observatory in Winstaff, Arizona, died on Monday from apoplexy at age 60. The Boston native, born March 13, 1855, studied Mars extensively and championed the theory of life on Mars. He announced vegetation on Mars from Flagstaff Observatory, shaping his international reputation.
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Winstaff
Ariz
Percival Lowell
Lowell Observatory
Doctor Lowell
Mars
Boston
Trarvard University
Lowel
RAIL MEN THREATEN STRIKE OVER EIGHT-HOUR DAY
New York November 15 rail road workers threaten a nationwide strike if the eight hour day is not adopted by January 1. Four hundred thousand members of the four brotherhoods issued the warning after a secret conference with union officials and railway managers.
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New York
Bre
Drinking of Water Advice to Boost Health
Dr V M Fierce M D reports medical scientists favor drinking ample pure water between and with meals. He cites X ray tests on healthy men showing benefits of large water intake with meals. He recommends Anuric tablets before meals for those with backache, kidney symptoms, or nocturnal urination issues.
Mother's Wisdom From Stevens Point Advertises Dr Pierce Medicines
Mrs Elvira Richardson of 223 Madison Street praises Dr Pierce medicines for wormenly weakness and ill health. She notes Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets cured her and her son and have been used in her family for years.
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Steven
Point
Wis
Elvira Richardson
Madison St
Adv
Fishing On A Privet Stream Ends In Silence
A group of anglers ignore a cheeky notice on a private stream and fish anyway until the landowner discovers the two sided board. He reveals the back urged to quit after reading both sides, but the men continue amusing themselves with no fish biting.
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Izaak Walton
London
How it Is Done
A man buys a necktie and discards two as unworthy. The salesman explains five or six rejections are boxed separate. The store then sells the set aside ties to women shopping for men.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promise Fast Skin Relief
Heal skin troubles with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Rashes eczema pimples dandruff and sore hands yield to treatment. Relief is immediate and often complete speedy and permanent. Free sample by mail with Book. Address Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Not as Advertised English Lord in Scotland Stumbles on Child’s Remark
An English lord visiting Scotland is jokingly quizzed by his host’s daughter who expresses a wish to meet an English lord. He confirms his identity but the girl reveals she is disappointed, saying she isn’t satisfied. The joke ends with a lighthearted exchange.
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Scotland
Mother and Child Question Executions in a Dark Chat
A mother avoids answering as a child asks how hangings occur. The dialogue portrays a boy’s fascination with Sheriff Jackson and the grim topic, while the mother dismisses the thoughts as monstrous. The passage closes with a stark line about cracked brains and impossible heartbreak.
Mother Wanted the Pleasure
A mother instructs her daughter Molly to refrain from spreading a cruel tale about a vicars wife at Mrs Jimson's. The exchange reveals a mother's memory of only the good in her children and her wish to handle the matter herself.
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Molly
Mrs. Jimson
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