German Guns Hammer Away at the Allies
German forces pressed assaults along the Arras suburbs west of Lille and fronts in Belgium through Monday night and into today. In Verdun area infantry probed lines repeatedly without success while fighting expands across Belgium France and Germany. The note mentions the Yser region near Ypres and Nieuport with French in what is described as German territory in Alsace Lorraine.
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Germans Only Half Trained, London Says
London reports Allied offensives in northern France and Belgium since October 20 with many German troops described as half trained and short of food. Eyewitness details note brave but hungry enemy, while British forces redeploy to the seacoast to blunt a German attack with careful night movements.
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Balloting in Portland and St Louis Focus of Election Day
Portland reports the heaviest voting in state history as polls opened with strong interest in prohibition, the U S Senate race, and the governorship. In St Louis voters faced fifteen constitutional amendments while a large wave of women volunteers supported suffrage.
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Lincoln Prepares for Suffrage Amendment Vote
Lincoln voters focus on the suffrage amendment as Secretary of State Bryan closes the Democratic campaign and endorses the measure. The date is Nov 3. Local interest centers on constitutional voting rights.
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Lancoln
Bryan
Record Early Vote Seen in San Francisco Election
San Francisco Registrar Ze mansky predicts a turnout of 120000 voters from 161000 registered in the state election. The early vote sets a record for the city as of November 3.
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San Francisco
Zemansky
Ambassador Beaten as He Quits Russia
Turkish ambassador Fareddin Bey left Petrograd with his staff after being assaulted by Russian embassy workers. Russia vowed to expel all Turks and refused to interfere as tension rose over Goeben and Breslau. A looming battle and intensified anti Ottoman action followed the incident.
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City council approves license rule for massage parlors
The city requires beauty and massage parlors serving both genders to obtain licenses endorsed by the police department. Appeals go to the license committee if applicants are denied. Registered nurses physicians and barber shops are exempt. Chief Griffiths says police gain a tool to regulate parlors. Also fifty Y M C A volunteers sworn as deputy sheriffs to guard elections.
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Unusual catastrophe hits town in London area
Report describes bombardment destroying 250 buildings and fire razing many more with an earthquake adding to destruction. A band of thieves looted homes as Austrians wrecked the main church and killed numerous residents amid the chaos. Berlin reports five day excursions through devastated Belgium are advertised in Germany.
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French Resistance Halts German Assaults in Snowbound Alsace
Snow hampered operations in Alsace Lorraine and the Vosges as French troops resisted German attacks. Thousands of wounded arrive in Paris with serious injuries from long range shellfire and bayonet wounds. The Bordeaux war office says Germans abandoned left bank Yeer positions and Allies moved into vacated lines.
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Sultan to Put Million Men Into the Field
London reports that if Turkey enters the war its army will number at least one million, with a small but serviceable navy. German officers have begun taking command, and the Goeben and Breslau are expected to bolster Ottoman sea power.
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British sharpshooter thrills trenches with officer takedowns
A crack shot in the British trenches provoked loud merriment as he targeted officers. Each hit drew a jump and a peculiar cry of Got im, spurring a rare moment of levity amid battle conditions.
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London
Cascarets for Constipation and Ailments Ad
Cascarets advertised as a remedy for costive bowels headaches colds and biliousness. Claims include cleansing the stomach removing sour fermenting foods and excess bile. Promotes a Cascaret tonight for a morning clearing and a 10 cent box from any drug store.
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