Antilles Sunk by German Submarine While Under Convoy
Seventy American soldiers and sailors died when the army transport Antilles was torpedoed by a German U boat returning from France. About 237 aboard. 167 saved, 70 missing. Navy officials say the torpedo and submarine were not seen. Only a few officers and crew survived. several Navy and Army personnel perished.
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Union News Service
Washington
Antilles
America
Germany
Navy Department
Sims
Red
France
Fler
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Department
Walker, Boyle
Rourke
READY TO TAKE OVER MINES Washington
Dr. H A Garfield Fuel Administrator plans government operation of coal mines if strikes persist. He warns drastic action if workers do not resume. He may act during the war emergency with attorney general guidance. Rules to limit coal export to Canada will be issued, with permits for cross border shipments and a 10 percent ceiling on Canada supplies.
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Washington
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
H. A. Garfield
Garfield
Canada
Too Many Eggs on Ice in Chicago Storage Plea
Chicago egg speculators report a huge cold storage surplus worth a loss of 400 dollars per car at current prices. They urge government action to include cold storage eggs in the army ration. Government reports show 888 175 cases and 26 615 260 dozen more in storage this month than a year ago. Eggs were bought in April at 37 1/2 cents a dozen.
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Chicago
Mayor Supplies Coal To Needy Families In Ohio Yard
Mayor Hopkins ordered seizure of a coal car in the Ohio Central railroad yards. The coal, destined for the Northwest Territory, was divided into half ton lots for families without fuel. Union County courthouse and local dealers face shortages, requiring 300 tons of coal. pew cars are in circulation to meet demand.
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Marysville
Hopkins
Ohio Central Railroad
Union County
U S Fuel Administration Sends Mine Work Leader to Halt Walkout
The United States Fuel Administration dispatched John P. White, head of the Mine Workers union, to the Middle Western coal fields as miners quit and threaten coal supplies. The move caps 36 hours of talks on government seizure and operation of the mines. If White cannot end the strike, federal handling of the nation's food supply may follow.
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Washington
United States Fuel Administration
John P.white
Mine Workers of
Middle Western
White
Germans Triumph as Russian Fleet Sacks Lose Oesel and Moon Island
Berlin reports twenty Russian warships trapped in Moon Sound near Moon Island. Russian loss includes the battleship Slava with most crew saved. Germans capture Oesel Island and Moon Island. About ten thousand prisoners and fifty guns taken. two ships of the line named in Petrograd briefing.
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London
Moon Sound
Riga
Petrograd
Riga Gulf
Oesel Island
Oesel
Berlin
Moon Island
Grazhdanin
Bayan
Effort Made to Halt Loan Opposed by Pro German Agents
Washington reports say pro German agents in the United States are trying to defeat the second Liberty loan. Localized campaigns have aimed to discourage subscriptions in Minnesota to Texas, with operations continuing for over two weeks and even in the National Capital. Colonel Herbert M. Lloyd acknowledged propaganda against the loan at the war risk insurance conference where the new soldiers and sailors insurance law was discussed.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Minnesota
Texas
Treasury
National
Herbert M. Lloyd
War Department
War Risk Insurance Conference
Wheat Must Move Rapidly To Meet Winter Needs
New York reports wheat must be moved quickly to supply mills in the Eastern and Central districts for the winter. James F. Bell, chairman of the milling division of the United States Food Administration, urged immediate action to leverage remaining Great Lakes transport time and called for self denial.
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New York
Great Lakes
James F. Bell
United States Food Administration
Mr. Bell
Airmen Raid England Report From Official Statement
An official statement says six or seven airships bombed eastern and north eastern England at midnight with several targets including the London area.
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London
England
Candy Plants May Close In Cleveland If Sugar Not Shipped
Cleveland candy manufacturers warn plants may close and halt production if sugar shipments do not arrive soon. Current stock is insufficient to cover two weeks of operation.
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Cleveland
Hoover Presses Retailers as Food Prices Fall
Hoover warns retailers to meet reasonable prices as wholesale beef drops to 14 cents a pound while consumer prices run 31 cents. He notes the Food Administration lacks direct control over growers and retailers, urging cooperation from farmers, distributors, and retailers to avert shortages as emergency flour shipments were rushed to New York City's dealers.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
Food Administration
New York City
Food Rations For Belgians Considered Inadequate
Washington reports that the rations allotted to the German population and to civilians in the occupied parts of Northern France and Belgium are insufficient for health. The French and Belgians receive far less than Germans and have no meat except bacon.
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Washington
France
Belgium
Food Administration
Trains Strike Car In Maryland. Three Die At Camp Meade
A troop train hit an automobile truck being driven by the circulation department of the Philadelphia Public Ledger at Severn Maryland near Camp Meade. Three men were killed and three others injured in the wreck.
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Baltimore, Md
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Severn
Camp Meade
Crowd Shouts Kill the Traitors in Petrograd Uprising
Reported in Berditchev as Korniloff uprising leaders depart Kiev province on October 10. Generals arrested and forced to march three miles to the railroad amid jeers missiles and threats from a mob of several thousand. Cadet Guard member helped hasten the train to safety.
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Petrograd
Korniloff
Berditchev
Kiev
American Destroyer Torpedoed in European Waters
A U S destroyer was torpedoed by a German submarine while on duty in European waters. One man was killed, five wounded, and the ship reached port damaged. The deceased was Osmond Keily Ingram from Pratt City Alabama. Wounded are Herman Pankratz, Robert Pankratz, William Merritt, Frank Kruse, and O Patrick Rutledge with listed next of kin. Navy announced the accident with no further details.
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Washington
Osmond Keily Ingram
Bettie Ingram
Third Street
Pratt City
Alabama
Herman Henry Pankratz
Robert William Pankratz
Lee Avenue
St. Louis
William Edward Merritt
Ellen Merritt
East Fifty-fourth Street
New York
Frank William Kruse
Margaret Kruse
Indian Avenue
Toledo
O. Patrick Rutledge
Nonna Rutledge
West Thirty-first Street
William Seimer
Henry Seimer
Dundas
Minn
Navy Department
Silver Price Drop Triggers Treasury Buy for Minting
Washington reports six million Mexican silver pesos were bought by the Treasury at 88 percent of a dollar per ounce to mint half dollars dimes and quarters. The price fell from 1.16 to 85 cents, prompting an investigation into possible market manipulation and signaling easing Carranza export embargoes on silver and copper.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Carranza
Corrals Surround Yaquis at Vican Settlement
Mexican consulate officials report 800 Yaqui Indians and their families encircled by Sonora forces at Vican on the Yaqui river. General P. Elias Calles calls the rebellion unjustified and ungrateful.
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Douglas, Ariz
Sonora
Vican
P. Elias Calles
Government fore casts first war crop of potatoes
New York reports a forecast of 452 million bushels for the first war crop of potatoes, up 100 million from last year, per L. D. Sweet head of the potato division at the United States Food Administration.
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New York
L. D. Sweet
United States Food Administration
U S Turns Over 20 Ships to France for War Aid
The United States Shipping Board has handed over 20 cargo carrier ships to the French Government to aid wartime efforts. The last ship is due within 80 days. The board also controls 400000 tons of French sailing bottoms to carry ferro manganese and urates from South America to the United States. Repayment will be made by France.
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U. S
France
Washington
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board
South American
South America
Government controls shipping eyed to curb egg speculators
Reports note ongoing business irregularities as readjustments continue. Government takeover of ocean tonnage is expected to ease shipping disruption and speed up new builds. Egg price rings are blamed for hoarding and extortion, with calls for fixed prices on foods and raw materials to stabilize industry. The Chamber of Commerce surveys opinion on price controls amid wartime needs.
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Union News Service
New York
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Boards of Trade
Husting Dies in Hunting Accident Near Rush Lake Wisconsin
United States Senator Paul O. Husting of Wisconsin dies at a Rush Lake area farmhouse from gunshot wounds believed to be an accidental shooting by his brother Gustave while duck hunting. The Democrat had just returned to Mayville after a congressional session where he backed the Administration’s war program. They were in a boat during the hunting incident.
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Milwaukee
United States
Paul O. Husting
Wisconsin
Rush Lake
Wis
Gustave
Senator Husting
Mayville
Congress
Fire destroys hay plant in Riverside district
German agents are suspected in a blaze that destroyed the Early & Daniels Hay and Grain Co building at Galion and Bridge streets Riverside. The plant, supplying 200 to 250 tons of compressed hay daily for use in France, suffered about 75 000 dollars in hay loss with 25 000 dollars damage to the building owned by the Cincinnati Cooperage Co.
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Cincinnati
Galion and
Bridge Streets
Riverside
Early & Daniels Hay and Grain Company
France
Cincinnati Cooperage Company
Russian Fleet Escapes From Moon Sound
The Russian Navy reports all ships except observation elements have evacuated Moon Sound in good order. Oesel and Moon Island are now German held, while Dago Island operations face delays due to marshy terrain.
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Petrograd
Moon Sound
Marine Department
Oese
Moon Island
Dago Island
Plotters Nabbed in Mexico City Conspiracy Case
Pablo Escandon once chief of staff to Porfirio Diaz and ex governor Eduardo Iturbide along with 22 other prominent Mexicans were arrested for conspiring against the Carranza government. They recently returned from abroad and face expulsion from Mexico.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Pablo Escandon
Porfirio Diaz
Morelos
Eduardo Iturbide
Federal District
Huerta
Carranza
United States
Europe
War Declared on Rats by U S Gov t
Washington launches a campaign to kill rats and protect food stores. Estimates annual losses from vermin exceed two hundred million dollars, now worsened by scarcity. Stearns Paste marketed to households as the key solution, available for thirty five cents.
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U. S
Washington
The Private Describes Battle Noise in Trenches
Private Loggers recalls the roar of big guns during the trench fighting. An elderly woman comments that officers are there to do the thinking for the troops, highlighting wartime perceptions of leadership.
Swamp Root Ad Targets Women Kidney Health
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble without realizing it. The ad urges early treatment with Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, claiming it restores kidney health and offers sample bottles by sending ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton, New York.
King Lewanika’s State Barge on the Barotse River
A Wide World Magazine correspondent describes King Lewanika of Barotseland aboard his royal barge. The 100 foot craft carries a living room and sleeping quarters with a kingly elephant emblem and a court jester statue. A 20 musician band plus 50 to 60 paddlers and bailers propel it on seasonal travels amid music and song.
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Rhodesia
Wide World Magazine
King Lewanika
Barotse
Charity and boil lines reflect old adage tone
A compact humorous take contrasts charity as a return on investment with a practical, if odd, quip on boils and teakettles. The lines read as a wedge of proverbial humor typical of era writing.
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Antelles
Uncle Sam
Gulf of Riga
Eastern Mills
Hoover Hot
Packer
Corrals
Ageenios
R. Schiffmann Co
St. Paul, Minn
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