Entente Land Marines and Guns in Athens Amid Greek Turmoil
Greek crisis deepens as Entente squad ships land over 1000 sailors in Athens and Piraeus occupying rail stations and public buildings. Kremlin reports conflicts in Greek Macedonia while French forces push on Somme fronts. Austro German and Russian actions also scroll across the European theater.
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Pretaler Ventrelos
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Athens
Fournet
Constantion
Entente
Piraeus
Greek Macedonia
Paris
Berbians
Cerna River
Sweat
Manistir
Struma
Somme
France
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Peronne- Bapatimea
Parla
la Galicia
Haller
Fetrograd
Korytniza
Bolshavts
Romania
Transylvania
Tukawina
Petrograd
Pope Appeals to American Children for Belgian Aid
Rome Oct 16 745 p m The Pope appeals to the Children of happy and prosperous America to aid the million and a half unhappy children of Belgium. George Dar Baker of New York brought the request from Herbert Hoover chairman of the American commission for relief of Belgium. Hoover proposes daily meals of a cup of chocolate or milk and one sweetened biscuit made with lard for each child to counter undernourishment and rising tuberculosis.
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America
Belgium
George Dar Baker
New York
Vatican
Herbert Hoover
American Commission For Relief of
Hoover
Gorna
War Office
Byatern
Veredar
Delavoda
Cernaiver
Greece notes tied to Athens unrest in naval show of force
London reports Vice Admiral Fournet delivered a grave note to the Greek government as thousands of French and Italian sailors occupy Athens and Piraeus. King Constantine hastened to the capital amid police deployments at key sites. In Washington, college leaders and War Department officials discussed expanded military training under the new act, with presidents predicting four year army drill programs and reserve officer development. Major Generals Bliss Scott Wood attended the discussions.
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Fournet
Mediterranean
Exchange Telegraph Company
Constantine
Tatot
Athens
Piraeus
Castalia Tarracks
Reuter
Veit Fe
Washington
Del
War Department
Army Art
Land Grant College Presidenia
Alng Ware
Collegea
Baker
Graham
Hugh L. Scott
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard Univerality
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale University
J. & Raycroft
Princeton University
Tasker St. Dites
Etail
Leonard Wood
Department Ofhe Esal
Meredith Defeated Again In International Trials
Stockholm reports Ted Meredith former U S quarter mile champion loses again at the International track meet. Bolin of Sweden wins the 100 meter dash while Loomis takes the 60 meter and Murray leads the 400 meter relay with the American team. Simpson wins the 220 meter dash as the prize distribution closes with Ira Nelson Morris presiding.
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Stockholm
London
Ted Meredith
Meredith
Bolin
Loomis
and. Simpson
Urat
Runelad
Sweden
Simpson
Eam
Murray
Ward
Ira Nelson “Morris
United States
President Fails to Get Relief for Poland Aid
Long Branch N J Oct 17 President Wilson announced that his efforts to secure a belligerent agreement to allow relief for Poland have failed. He said replies from England France Russia Germany and Austria show important differences on terms for sending relief supplies, expressing disappointment at not achieving a definite settlement.
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Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Poland
Zotlaws
England
France
Russia
Germany
Austria
Wilson Pleads for Poland Relief and Allied Help
President Wilson urges sympathy and friendly offices from Great Britain and other powers to aid distressed Poland. He stresses relief efforts must not imply interference with Poland’s rights and policies and invites concerted action to provide food and humanitarian aid to Polish inhabitants. Wilson signs the note in formal, diplomatic terms.
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United States
Agha
Poland
Woodrow Wilson
British seize men on liner Ryndam at Kirkwall and Falmouth
Four Belgians and one American passenger named Ernest Young were removed from the Holland America Line ship Ryndam by British authorities at Kirkwall and Falmouth after it arrived from Rotterdam. British reports cited passport irregularities as the reason while subs were said to be active near the U S coast. The ship reported submarines and kept warning lights burning during the voyage.
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Ryndam
Kirkwall
Falmouth
Rotterdam
Ernest Young
Kent
Hughes On Way to South Dakota Campaign Start
Omaha dispatch reports Charles E. Wughen departing Omaha to campaign in South Dakota and Iowa. Four speeches planned with a stop at Sitchell, 5.1 D., for half an hour and a longer halt at Falls City Auditorium, City Auditorium, and a Minerary stop for an hour and a half.
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Neb
Charles E. Wughen
South Dakota
Iowa
Sitchell
City Auditorium
Political schedule details for Hughes travel and stops
Hughes planned a 1 PM departure for Yankton with a 30 minute stop on the program. He was due in Sioux City at 6:45 PM and expected to depart after his night speech. This leg includes Michigan and a 2 PM stop at Niles, with tonight and tomorrow to be spent traveling.
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Hughes
Sioux City
Laws
Michigan
Niles
Allies Seize Greek Warships Amid Fleet Move
London reports dated Oct 3 35 p m that entente allies seized Greek battleships Kilkie once Idaho Lemnos once Missiealpps and Averoff with Allied crews aboard while Greek crews were landed in Athens. By Oct 11 the entire Greek fleet except Kil kis Sempos and Averofl was taken over unofficially to safeguard the Allied Mediterranean forces from disturbance at anchored warships.
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Kilkie
United States
Idaho
Missiealpps
Averoff
Reuter
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Athena
Kilkis
Sempos
Averofl
al- Med
President Wilson to Speak in Chicago Three Times
Load Branch New Jersey report says President Wilson will travel to Chicago Thursday with plans to speak three times. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and Secretary Tumulty and return by way of Pittsburgh. This marks his third midwest trip since the campaign start, with another speech planned in Cincinnati on October 26.
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N. J
Wilson
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Chicago
Ste
Albany
Buffalo
Pitts
Tumulty
Hit
Middle West
Cincinnati
German newspaper under suspension in Amsterdam report
A German dispatch from Amsterdam says the commander of the Second German army corps forbidden the Pommersche Tagespost for printing an article titled destruction of the Nremen. The paper received a censorship warning and publication of the piece was halted. The claim of destruction is stated as incorrect.
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London
Vosslache Zeitung
Amsterdam
Second German Army Corps
Pommersche Tages Post
Nremen
Nara
Farmers Enjoy Much Prosperity at Annual Meeting
J E Stockbridge of Atlanta spoke at the Farmers National Congress thirty first annual meeting in Indianapolis on October 17. He warned that prosperity is soil based and urged industrial preparedness and agricultural efficiency, endorsing arbitration to settle labor disputes and criticizing mobilization that weakens farmers as employers. He praised the administration but pressed for faster eight hour work for non farm labor and for federal action to curb delays in arbitration laws.
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Indianapallo
Tad
J. E Stockbridge
Atlanta
Farmers’ National Congress
New York
Minnesota
South
Stockbridgs
Mealea
Rio Grande
Stockbridge
Conxresa
Ghent Workmen Shot Down in German Forced Labor
London telegram reports 300 Ghent factory workers who refused to toil in German munitions plants were arrested and sent to Germany. Twelve resisted and were shot. Germans compel labor across Belgium and neighboring areas, driving workers to fuel war production.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Ghent
Telgium
Germany
Steamship Welsh Prince Sunk in Atlantic
The British steamship Welsh Prince of Newcastle with a tonnage of 493 tons gross was reported sunk. The incident occurred near London on October 17 at 3:20 p.m., as relayed by current telegrams.
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Ofunk
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