French Drives Make Rapid Advance in Six Mile Front
French forces push along a six mile front capturing German positions and thousands of prisoners. Latest advances bring Petain's army within sight of Laon as Germans abandon forts and stores. gun losses reach 120 with several howitzers. Separately an Austro German Italian battle on the Bainsizza plateau intensifies, while reports claim Italian resistance and enemy claims vary.
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Monkey Mountain
Vauvaillon
Pinon
Pargny-Filain
Petain
Laon
Monte Bomber
Bainsizza
German War Office
Isongo
Monte Romber
Monte San Gabrielle
New Draft Regulations Near Completion for Washington
Washington officials moved toward finalizing draft regulations tonight at the office of the Provost Marshal General. The plan, already approved by President Wilson, classifies all registered but uncalled men into five groups and outlines how draft numbers will determine order within each class.
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Washington
Wilson
Crowder
Provost guard shoots AWOL Private at Camp Greene arrest
Private Frederick von Bethoven of the 116th ammunition train at Camp Greene lies fatally wounded after a provost guard shot him on South Graham Street near Trade as he resisted arrest for being absent without leave. He ran after the command to halt three times, was shot in the back, and is at Charlotte sanatorium with uncertain prognosis as officials pursue details of the case.
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Bethoven
Faying
South Graham Street
R. V. Anderson
Fin Company
Charlotte
Frederick von Bethoven
Charlotte Observer
116Th Company
Camp Greene
Graham Street
Trade
Charlotte Sanatorium
Hoover reviews food situation amid world war needs
Food Administrator Hoover urged increased U S and Canadian production to feed the Allies from North America. He warned that stopping exports would shift German pressure to the Atlantic seaboard and emphasized ships, wheat, and hogs as critical. He urged a keep-a-pig movement and noted expected pork price pressures due to scarce hogs. Everett L. Melton of Monroe Route 4 leaves for Charlotte Monday to work in a drug store.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
Canada
American Atlantic Seaboard
Everett L. Melton
Monroe
Charlotte
Ten German prisoners escape Fort McPherson tunnel
Lieutenant Hans Berg leads nine others in a tunnel escape from Fort McPherson alien detention camp near Atlanta. Bloodhounds trail to a stream. socks found, uniforms worn. Escaped sailors include two German navy officers Arnold Henkel and Alfred Loescher. seven seamen named. Rewards of 50 dollars offered per fugitive.
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Hans
Tanelling
Pt. McPherson
Ft. Oglethorpe
Lieut
Berg
Appan
Africa
Moewe
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Arnold Henkel
Alfred Loescher
Paul Falg
Maximilian Menzinger
Paul Elsner
Johann Adelhart
Grang Beer
Paul Sabel
Carl Schultze
Federal Department of Justice
French Forces Hold Gains After Brilliant Dash Northeast of Solasons
Reported moves say General Petain's troops advanced into German lines near Solasons, holding gains with little resistance aside from bombardment. Over 8,000 prisoners and many guns captured. British and French positions in Flanders conserved north of Ypres. Verdun and Hill 344 see heavy fighting. Austro Italian front girds for a major clash along a 23 mile sector from Monte Rombon toward Tolmino and Balasita plateau near Gorizia.
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Petain
Solasons
Flanders
Ypres
Houtholst
Verdun
Monte Rombon
Flitch and
Tolmino
Balasista
Gorizia
Man Threatened President. Spear Held on Federal Charge
Frank Spear of 908 West Fifth street faced a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner J W Cobb and was jailed on a $5000 bond to await trial in April 1918 for uttering language threatening the life of President Wilson. Secret service agent John B Sturgill swore out the warrant. Spear, a press man at Charlotte Leather Belting, was arrested by Deputy Marshal E S Williams.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Wilson
Frank
Spear
West Fifth Street
United States
J. W. Cobb
United States District Court
John B. Sturgill
Secret Service
E. 8. Williams
Charlotte Leather Belting Company
First snow storm grips Watauga County area
A fierce snow storm swept Watauga County beginning Tuesday and persisting into Wednesday. Temperatures plunged from near spring warmth to between 18 and 20 degrees. The season’s first heavy wintry blast brought icy conditions across the region.
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Watauga Boone
Governor Rebukes Dr. H. Q. Alexander Over War Views
Raleigh October 24 Gov T W Bickett rebukes Dr H Q Alexander president of the North Carolina Farmers Union for his delegate appointment to the National Farmers Congress. The governor says Alexander’s speeches show unsound economics and sow bitterness between farmers and other citizens, accusing him of following Watson and La Follette and wasting a chance to lead constructively.
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Raleigh
Bickett
H. Q. Alexander
North Carolina Farmers’ Union
Dr. Alexander
National Farmers’ Congress
Alxeander
Tom Watson
LaFollette
Underpass Safety and Depot Sanitation in Monroe
Letter from Monroe mayor John C. Sikes to The Journal urges Seaboard Air Line Railway Co to fix dangerous underpasses on main routes to Charlotte and Concord and to remedy a打 poor sanitation at Monroe depot restrooms and the West Monroe crossing. He notes repeated citizen petitions, partial county help, and prior outreach to Supt Walton with no action. Public concern has grown as editorials appear and a potential counsel-led action looms.
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Monroe
N. C
Coroporation Commission
Raleigh
North Carolina
Seaboard Air Line Railway Co
Charlotte
Concord
N.C
Board of Aldermen
Walton
West Monroe
Seaboard Passen
County of Union
Posary
Poe
Monroe Mayor Addresses Cane Market Proposal Letter
A Mayor John Sikes writes to a recipient to arrange inspection and notification to railway authorities about a cane market plan. He states a copy will be mailed to P. G. Walton in Hamlet, N C, to inform on actions and to show no advantage sought by the city or railway company. The letter is written at the request of Monroe's Board of Aldermen and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Louisiana
N. C
City of
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
John, Sikes
Sugar rush eases shortage by moving cane to East
Washington October 24 two hundred million pounds of Louisiana cane sugar were contracted by the American Sugar Refining Co and will move northward next week to relieve the eastern shortage. The deal totals about 13 million dollars with wholesaler prices set at 60 to 86 cents per pound after refining and transport costs. First shipments will depart to New York, Philadelphia and Boston. The Food Administration will enforce pricing and bar retailers who seek excessive profits.
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Washington
Louisiana
American Sugar Refining Co
Seaboard
Food Administration
The
John M. Parker
Earl B. Babat
American Sugar Refining Company
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Ers
Fedreal Food
Wilson backs women’s suffrage as war urgency rises
President Wilson endorses woman suffrage as an immediate issue in every state in a White House East Room address to 100 New York suffrage leaders. He says suffrage is a fundamental democracy question tied to war years and urges states to act now. Delegation hopes this boosts Nov. 6 votes. Maine defeat blamed on militant pickets.
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Washington
Wilson
New York State
Woman Suffrage Party
White House
Norman de Tt
Whitehouse
New York
Elvet
Woman's Party
Maine
National Ameri Woman Suffrage Association
Ohio
Deteris
Mayor Afraid to Leave City Hall in East St. Louis Riot Inquiry
Col. Stephen O. Tripp of the adjutant general’s office testified that Mayor Mollman avoided street duty during the East St. Louis riots. He recounted Mollman’s claim of ill health and his insistence that City Attorney Fekette handle official duties, forcing troops to be deployed without the mayor mobilizing civil authorities.
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East St. Louis
Stephen O. Tripp
Adjutant General's Office
Minois National Guard
Mollman
Five Persons Convicted of Burning Hotel in Elk Park
Raleigh October 28 Commissioner of Insurance James K R Young reports five persons convicted for burning a hotel at Elk Park to obtain fire insurance. Ed Champ Wash Ance Young and Mrs Jane Harvey, owner, were found guilty with Nat Young serving as a witness and returning to army service. The four men receive three years each. Mrs Harvey pays costs and loses insurance recovery.
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Raleigh
James KR. Young
Elk Park
Champ
Wash
Ance Young
Jane Harveys
Youngs
Nat Young
Harvey
Insurance rates probe hits North Carolina Juniors dispute
Raleigh correspondent reports the Insurance Commissioner is probing the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. The inquiry centers on life insurance cancellations tied to a $35,000 contribution to the Orphans Home at Tiffin Ohio, amid internal frictions and absent officials. The case questions if premiums paid can still cancel policies under the order's rules.
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Orton
W.T. Best
Raleigh
Greensboro News
James Te Young
Order of United American Mechanics
North Carolina
Ender
Kaeh Joea Council
Nelse Bennett Promotes Cotton Harvest Timeline
From the Chesterfield Advertiser Nelse Bennett claims he planted cotton on June 26 and began picking on October 10. He notes using a secret formula containing lamp oil during a dry spell to retain soil moisture, implying a notable farming advancement.
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Chesterfield
Chesterfield Advertiser
Nelse Bennett
Nelse
A. Edison
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Aisne
Xander
T. W. Bickett
John C. Sikes
Preside T Wilson
Tripp
Fekett
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