New Period of War Begins Says Russian General Staff
An official Petrograd dispatch reports a general Austro-Hungarian retreat after fierce fighting along the San and near Przemysl. It notes Russian advances over a 330 mile front from Warsaw to Czernowitz, with successive German and Austro-Hungarian withdrawals and a claimed decisive victory.
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Associated Press
Paris
Petrograd
Hayes
San
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Kozienica
Przemys
Czernowitz
Vistula
Kozienica-Ivanworod
Pilizza
Alexandria
Sandomir
Galicia
Russia
No Considerable Actions in Caucasia
Petrogad dispatch notes no significant movements or actions reported in Caucasia as of November 7, with coverage continuing on page seven.
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Caucasia Petrograd
Pensacola Cypress Firm Attacks Rail Rates
A Pensacola company charged with excessive and discriminatory freight rates on cypress lumber from Florida to northern and eastern destinations. It asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to equalize rates, noting pine shipments have lower charges. The filing was presented in Washington on November 7.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florida
Pensacola
Fla
Tax dodgers accused in Chicago theft of Cook County funds
Chicago November 7 state’s attorney Maclay Hoyne charged that 50 million dollars had been stolen from Cook County by tax dodgers and said a 15 year pattern of discrimination involved public officials. He announced warrants to follow and named a system in the assessor’s office canceling assessments.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cook County
Maclay Hoyne
Board of Assessors
A. H. Veeder
Veeder
Hoyne
Turkish and Austro-Hungarian Envoys Captured by Russia
A Vienna message via Amsterdam reports the Austro-Hungarian consul general and Turkish diplomats in Tabriz, Persia have been captured by Russian forces and moved to Tiflis. The Persian government and U.S. Minister Charles W. Russell in Teheran protest the act as a breach of international law.
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Associated Press
London
Amsterdam
Reuter’s
Vienna
Tabriz
Persia
Tiflis
Teheran
Charles W. Russell
Russia
Steamers of Allied Countries Seized at Smyrna Port
Athens dispatch reports Smyrna authorities seized all British French Belgian and Russian steamers in the port. The public treasury moved to the interior and cipher telegrams between neutral consulates and legations barred by the Porte.
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Smyrna
London
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Asiatic
Turkey
Porte
Weather Outlook for Alabama Mississippi Tonight and Sunday
Fair conditions prevail with little temperature change tonight and Sunday. The forecast calls for fair skies across Alabama and Mississippi with mild, stable temperatures into the weekend.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Loss in Cotton and Seed Prices Hits Southern Farmers
Washington reports that war causes a $455 million income drop for U S cotton farmers this year due to price shrinkage from lint and seed. November 1 prices show lint at 6.2 cents per pound vs last year's 13.0 cents, while cotton seed falls from about $22 to $15.25 per ton. State averages range from 6.0 to 6.6 cents per pound.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
47 000 Kaiser's Soldiers Buried at Dixmude
The Belgian relief forces reportedly buried about 37 000 German dead after the Dixmude region defeat. Swiss officials deny Germany asked permission to move troops through Switzerland. Paris reports a relatively quiet situation along the Yser below Dixmude.
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Kaiser
Dixmude
Associated Press
London
The
Daily Mail
Paris
Yser
Re election of Kavanaugh at Southern Association meeting
The Southern Association directors met at the Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham to discuss re moving a franchise from Montgomery to Little Rock, Briscoe Lord controversy, next season’s schedule, the Omaha meeting, and Birmingham’s pennant win. W. M. Kavanaugh was re elected president without opposition with attendees from Nashville Chattanooga Montgomery New Orleans Memphis Birmingham Atlanta and other cities.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. M. Kavanaugh
Montgomery
Little Rock
Memphis Mobile
Briscoe Lord
Omaha
Southern Association of Baseball Clubs
Tutwiler
Kavanaugh
Mississippi cattle show no indication of disease
Miss, Nov. 7. Dr Edward M Ranck state veterinarian of the Mississippi livestock board reports after careful investigation that cattle in the vicinity show no evidence of foot and mouth infection. He notes there is no indication the disease ever existed here and assigns a clear bill of health to the local herds. The probe followed instructions from H W Blakeslee, state commissioner of agriculture.
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Como
Miss
Edward M. Ranck
Mississippi Livestock Board
Mississippi
H. W. Blakeslee
Woman Attemps Self Destruction in Wilkin son Street Incident
Marie Worthy wounded herself by shooting in her home at 257 South Wilkinson Friday night. Police officer Nugent and hospital staff confirmed the self inflicted injury, which state of mind prompted the act. Commissioner Schwarz said no report or action beyond standard investigation.
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Marie Worthy
South Wilkinson Street
William Nugent
City Hospital
Laz Schwarz
Police Department
German push to the west aims at Calais in eastern war fronts
London reports a new German concentration on the eastern front with Austrian forces behind Cracow and the Carpathians, while Petrograd says Austrians withdrew after a fierce attack along the San River. The front now spans from Dukla Pass to Cracow with Przemysl still resisting.
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San
Przemysl
Dukla Pass
Carpathians
London
Germany
Warthe
Cracow
Calais
Petrograd
Raids, mines, and pull toward mobilization shape war news
Dispatches from Petrograd describe a cautious pursuit of retiring Austrians while Vienna signals fortified positions. Dutch fishermen report dense sea mines in the North Sea and drifting bodies. Britain presses for stronger recruitment, contemplating compulsory service. In the East, little action persists. Bulgaria awaits territorial guarantees before joining the Entente.
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Petrograd
Vienna
Yarmouth
North Sea
Near East
Balkan States
Bulgaria
Cigar Stub Triggers Large Kansas City Stockyards Fire
A blaze at the Kansas City stockyards burned for hours destroying thirty acres of pens and one third of the cattle section. Early estimates ranged from 125000 to 750000000 dollars as investigators suspected a cigar stub in hay started the fire.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Big Cotton Loan Plan Advances Despite Antitrust Fears
Washington November 7 Secretary McAdoo pushed forward with plans to raise 20 million dollars to complete the 100 million dollar cotton loan fund to be subscribed by Northern banks. Eighty million has been raised and officials report antitrust concerns as the main hurdle. McAdoo remains confident of success after a conference with Attorney General Gregory who reportedly found no legal violation in the plan.
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Washington
McAdoo
Gregory
Villa backs Gutierrez as provisional president
In a telegram from Aguas Calientes General Francisco Villa states he is in accord with Eulalio Gutierrez oath as provisional president of Mexico. Villa says he will sustain Gutierrez with armed force and aims to respect and enforce the law for the people's improvement.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
General Villa
Aguas Calientes
Eulalio Gutierrez
Francisco Villa
Pensacola Verdict Acquits Mobile Nurse in Tragic Case
In Pensacola, a jury acquits Florence McGowan, Mobile nurse, who killed J Leron Brown after he ruined her 15 year old daughter. The mother of the slain youth sobbed in court as McGowan thanked jurors and fled the city. The slain youth had never appeared in Pensacola for the trial.
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Pensacola
Fla
Florence McGowan
Mobile
J. Leron Brown
Bluff Springs
Mississippi
McGowan
Louis Boley
Feach
Brown
Aviator Destroys Bridge in French Bayonet Assault
Paris reports that near Compiègne a French aviator dropped a bomb that destroyed the bridge Germans crossed. French troops held the bridge by bayonet charge after quick fire decimated German ranks and forced retreat. A pontoon bridge was built and the French regained ground.
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Associated Press
Paris
Oise
Compeigne
Kroonland Released by British Officials at Gibraltar
The American steamer Kroonland is freed by British officials at Gibraltar and will sail today. She carries a cargo of copper and rubber awaiting prize court verdict.
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Washington
Kroonland
Gibraltar
Tokio Sees Joy As Tsingtau Falls To Allied Forces
Tokyo crowds celebrate the fall of the German fortress Tsingtau with flags and flowers. The surrender followed a multi‑hour assault led by General Yoshimi Yamada, with German forts destroyed or blown up and the town largely in ruins.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Tsing Tau
Asia
Price
Yoshimi Yamada
Port Arthur
Mayer Waldeck
Moltke Barracks
British Embassy Alerts U S Over Constantinople Departure
The British embassy released an alert from Ambassador Spring-Rice to Secretary Bryan voicing American distress on the departure of Sir ZL Mallet, the British ambassador to Turkey, a move blocked until Morgenthau.
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Washington
Spring-Rice
Dretary Bryan
Am Thau
Constantinople
Turkey
Mallet
Morgenthau
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N. Y
James W. Wadsworth, JR
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Berne
Switzerland
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Karlsruhe
S. S. Vandyke
VILLA
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Mans
der Fortress
Yamada
Taitungchen
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Shan
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