Robbers Bind and Loot Mil ton Broadwell Home
Two masked gunmen entered the Broadwells' room at 3 50 am, tied and gagged Mr and Mrs Broadwell, and escaped with a 900 wallet. They wore soft hats and striped suits, one tall about 5 10 and the other 5 6, with no jewelry taken. The pair fled in a small black car, police searched the area with no results.
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Milton Broadwell
Navarre Tel
Seventh Ave. and
Mrs. Broadwell
Rena
Harry
Auto
Broadwell
Ford
Maxwell
J. J. Rush
Duthie Shipbuilding Yards
Thieves Target Two Homes in Early Morning Attempts
Two men in a Ford attempted to gain entry at 1111 16th Ave North and used a skeleton key that broke in the lock. Police believe the same pair then robbed Mr. and Mrs. Roadwell at the Navarre Hotel.
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J. H. Kane
Ve. N
Man Finds Wife After Carbolic Acid Drink Fatal
W M Plegs rushes to kitchen after cries from his invalid wife Mon day afternoon and discovers she has taken carbolic acid. She dies at city hospital at 8 40 p.m.
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W. M. Plegs
Jackson
City Hospital
Miss Liberty Bond Girl Born To Support Uncle Sam
A Pittsburg couple name their daughter Liberty Bond Puhlman to honor the Second Liberty Loan effort. The child already holds several Liberty bonds presented by her father and his friends, with President Wilson aware of the homage.
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Liberty Bond
Pies
Ooner
Germany
Sam
Charles Puhlman
Pittsburg
Liberty Bond Puhlman
Presenta
Wilson
Government to license 20 basic foods Thursday
The Hoover food administration will begin licensing for 20 basic foods including wheat, oats, corn, rice, dairy products, eggs, meats, sugar, and more. Retailers and producers must report operations, with fines up to 10000 dollars for violations and potential imprisonment. Wholesale grocers pledged aid.
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United Press
The
Star
Washington
Food Administration
Hoover
The Star Mail Rates For Soldiers And Sailors
The Star offers mailed subscriptions to soldiers and sailors abroad or at home with postpaid rates: one month 40 cents three months 1.15 six months 2.00 and one year 3.50. Payments must be in advance and include the subscriber's name company and regiment number and ship name for Navy mailings.
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France
Compan
Ehip
United States
Navy
Government pledges to cut retail food prices
Government promise to reduce retail food prices starting November 1 spurs the food conservation and substitution campaign in Seattle. Officials say the move to protect housewives in price setting strengthens ongoing saving plans as Hoover pledge cards are distributed by committee representatives.
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Seattle
Hoover
Indians Liquor Ban Sparks Butte Seizure Day
Indians from the Flathead reservation were summoned to attend a federal court session in Butte. Drug stores were gutted of liquor substitutes as officials report an epidemic affecting Coast Artillery barracks with nine cases and ongoing fumigation of the barracks.
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Hhy United Press
Wire Butte
Tutte
Flathead Reservation
Butte
United Press
Rbutte
Recasion
Italians Make Heroic Stand on Their Plains
Berlin reports capture of Udine, main city in the northern Italian plains, announced by officials. British press correspondent Julius Price says aid must reach Italy and invasion could fail if reinforcements arrive in time. defense efforts described as heroic in valleys and Arditi assaults.
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United Press
Berlin
London
Udine
Julius Price
United Press Today
Italy
Odda
Cadorna
Fraiil
Berlin Reports Advance in Italy
Berlin reports advance in Italy as forces press the upper Tagliamento front. The official statement says the advance came from the Carnic Alps and reached Venetian soil, signaling a significant movement on the front.
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United Press
Berlin
London
Tagliamento
Carnic Alps
Haig Delivers Winning Blow in Flanders Attack
Field Marshal Haig said Allied forces advanced strongly north of the Ypres Roulers railway with an 5 40 this morning. The British commander reported good progress as they struck the German line in Flanders.
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Hy United Press
London
Field Marshal Haig
Flanders
Ypres-Roulers
Teutonic Attack Forces Russian Left Retrenchment
Petrograd reports Teutonic troops in the Java zeme sector launched a sudden push yesterday and compelled the retreat of Russian forces, according to today’s official statement.
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United Press
Petrograd
Teutonic
Javazeme
German chancellor named and Michaelis moved in Prussia
An Amsterdam dispatch received by Wireless Press reports Count von Hertling named German chancellor. The present chancellor, George Michaelis, is shifted to prime minister of Prussia in the same action. The note is dated London October 320.
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United Press
London
Count von Hertling
George Michaelis
Prussia
Amsterdam
Death of Private John Allen in Tupelo
News reaches Tupelo of the death of Private John Allen at his home. Allen served over twenty years as a Mississippi congressman and retired from public life twelve years ago. A second item notes Germany facing a birth rate slump estimated at over 700000 fewer births annually, potentially pushing population loss above 1.5 million in the past year.
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United Press
Jackson, Mies
John Allen
Tupelo
Allen
Congress
Mississippi
Unloyal Seattle Mayor Gill under fire over loyalty debate
The piece attacks Mayor Gill for challenging a U S general amid wartime loyalty questions. It lauds Seattle's past war effort including volunteers, Nolan Washington regiment, Navy station, and Liberty Loan triumphs while warning of quarantine and disgrace if the mayor falters. The piece likens him to William Hale Thompson.
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Gill
Seattle
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Congress
John F. Miller
Army
Navy
Regiment of Engineers
Washington and Coast Artillery
Red Cross
United States
France
Ami
William Haleam
Sammies At War Amid Icy France Frontline Shellfire
United Press reports from France describe American troops under brutal weather battling Germans in No Man’s Land. Officers and engineers endure mud and freezing rain as gunners fire the first shells of the war, with a Indiana lieutenant recalling the dawn attack and the crew earning honor for firing the first shot.
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J. W. Pegler
United Press Staff Cort
France
No Man's Land
Indiana
Sub plans seized in San Francisco raid on ship projects
In San Francisco a riveter at Union Iron Works was arrested after a home raid uncovered submarine construction photographs and government vessel plans. Officials say a raid on Tomsen Fonander’s office yielded 32 vessel plans, oil tanker drawings, a concrete ship plat from Redwood City, and tied to German government work.
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United Press
San Francisco
John Kulleloff
Union Iron Works
Tomsen Fonander
Redwood City
San Franco Shipbuilding Co
Mayor Pushes Dance Hall Curbs and Probes Vice Ring
City leaders discuss revoking dance hall rules below Yesler as Mayor Gill seeks a clean‑up amid claims of a vice syndicate with high‑authority protectors. Councilman Thomson seeks evidence from Gen. Greene and to name implicated officials while police dismiss the 2,300 immoral women figure.
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Gen. Greene
Gill
Yesler
Yesterway
Seattle
Greene
Thomson
Council
Councimen Lane
Moore
Beckingham
Telephone strike scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p m
Inter Brotherhood of Electrical Workers orders a coast wide strike for Wednesday at 6 p m if demands are not granted. A 12 member, 12 women strike committee led by L C Grasser announced the decision after rejecting a counter proposal from the telephone company.
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Telephone Company
Waston
Pacific
Inter Brotherhood of Electrical Wire
L. C. Grasser
International
Labor Temple
Reptives
Francisco
Nel
Theaters’ Union
U S Will Use Foe's Patents In Wartime Licensing
Federal Trade Commission announced wartime regulations allowing Americans to be licensed to use enemy and ally patents. About 20 000 German Austrian Bulgarian and Turkish inventions remain on file, including coal tar and dye secrets. Licenses may cover all key patents for the duration of the war.
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United Press
Wire
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Patent
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