Italians Repel Austro German Assault Along Piave
Rome Nov 16 the Austro German push from Asiago to the Piave failed and Italian lines held all positions attacked yesterday across the Piave while heavy artillery battled on the Venetian plains. The town of Cismon north of the front was reported captured by Germans, with 1000 Italians taken near the Adriatic. Venice faces evacuation as floods from Piave and Sile rivers flood a triangle between the rivers and the Adriatic, threatening defense of the city and its monuments.
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Heavy fighting reported on eastern and western fronts
Fragmentary dispatches describe intensified combat as Consacka arrives and American troops in France harass and patrol near No Man's Land. Reports claim patrols reach wire entanglements and American gunners disable German machine guns along the front lines.
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Fraud Promoter in Bankruptcy Files Petition in New York
New York Nov 16 An involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed in federal court against Elmer Dwiggins promoter of the United States Government Liberty Loan Plot. Police say thousands of dollars were taken from small investors on a weekly plan for the second war loan. Dwiggins was arrested yesterday in Montgomery Alabama on charges of mail fraud.
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New York
Elmer Dwiggins
United States
Divigglas
Montgomery
Als
Husbands Go 70 Aid of Wives Motion
Washington November 1 police court heard cases from the Woman's party militants who picketed the White House. Mrs. Silliament of Konifleli California was sentenced to a term in the workhouse. her husband, a tariff commissioner, paid the fine. Mrs. Kent challenged the settlement and demanded permission to pursue further action. The court noted the matter would be settled by the end of the day. The case of Mrs. Wier, wife of a refined expert, sought an appeal after a workhouse term was proposed. The attorney advised settlement through a clear agreement, with further court guidance to follow.
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Kent
Afradarvey Wi. Wier
Propaganda in Paper Balloons from German Balloon Leaflets
A German airship drops propaganda behind Allied lines in France on November 16. The pamphlets, allegedly circulated by a German military unit, criticize President Wilson for prewar attitudes and arms sales to enemies. A British official account of German captures in Flanders is printed to suggest credibility.
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San Francisco Peak Described as Ancient Volcano
Washington report details a geological bulletin describing San Francisco Peak in the Colorado river plateau as a huge volcano whose fires were recently extinguished. It sits ten miles north of Flagstaff Arizona and stands 17 011 feet high, the highest mountain in the region. A government study of old volcanoes and lava fields produced the bulletin.
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Presidio Ready for Emergency in Border Town
Villa brings half million in silver bars into Ojinaga as Presidio marshals patrols and telephones relay messages through the night. Reports mention Mexican troops, suspected detentions, and limited movement across the Rio Grande while Villa officers seek supplies and American currency amid tense border conditions.
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Ojinaga
Italian Front Tour Reveals Piave Battle Line
From Northern Italy on November 14, a correspondent joined a four member Italian staff party to the Piave front. The tour showed ten miles inside the river area with troops marching mud covered yet resolute. Refugees fled in crowds as enemy pressure grew and air raids occurred near the church at Riete. The group viewed key positions from Ancio and the castle at Arosa, surveying wide panoramas of peaceful west and fighting east fronts.
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Associated Press
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Patriotic unity urged to beat politics in wartime
Roger Fullivan, a Wilnoty democratia leader, calls for a joint anti German alliance between Republicans and Democrats to present a single candidate for U.S. Senate and Chicago mayor. He argues unity would outpace propaganda and strengthen the grid front during the war.
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Chicaxzo
France names new cabinet after formation turmoil
Paris November 16 Georgas Clem atcesu drafts a cabinet led by Professor Painlove after a fractious formation. The list includes Pierre Clemier as foreign minister and Jules Nall as interior minister with Stepan Pichen and Etienne Clementel in key posts. Several portfolios remain unannounced and colonial, labor, and agriculture ministers are pending.
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Georgas Clematcesu
Painlove
Poincarp
Jules Pane
Miniatar
Towle Motz
Marine
Georges Hoygues
Etienne Clementel
Albert ‘Claytite
Toule
Lou Iacre
Louis, Batere
Misiister
Fleury Slinen
Rimiateps
Woman Sues City for Insanity Damages After Fall in Trench
Little May Shanley, through guardian Alfred W. Shanley, sues Ogden city and the Fleaser Packard company for 15260 damages in Weber county district court. She claims on September 5, 1917, while walking on a sidewalk near Thirty-fourth Street and Washington Avenue, a trench ditch and debris caused her to fall nine feet, injuring her nervous system and leading to insanity by September 22, 1937.
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Alfred WW. Shanley
Ogden City
Fleaser-Packard Company
Thirty-ftth Street
Washington Avenue
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Thirty Fourth
Thirty Fifth
Jeb
Gad
Weber County
Utah
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Stig
Tsat
British Bomber Hits Turkish Warship Off Gallipoli
London reports a recent air raid over the Gallipoli peninsula by British naval aviators struck the Turkish warship Sultan Selim. An explosion followed, described as large, with official announcement confirming the hit. Other fronts show French repulsion at Telium with damage to German forces north of Veluhoek and continued artillery along Verdun and the Mousa front.
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London
Gallipoli
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Srish
Er Clonden
Sultan Selim
Excavation Negligence case in Ogden City
Plaintiff alleges defendants excavated in Ogden City without barricades or warning signals, creating a fall risk. They charged city ordinances violations for missing fencing and proper signage. Action brought by guardian Alfred W. Shapley for an inmate of the State Mental Hospital at Provo.
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Ave
Alfred W. Shapley
Provo
Guardian
Chez& Sting
Prices of All Meat Rising in State Report
Washington reports meat prices for hogs cattle sheep and chickens rose 19 percent from September 15 to October 15, year over year 62.2 percent higher than a year ago and 38.1 percent above the seven year average. The Agriculture Department announced the increases.
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Department of Agcielture
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