British drive on Ypres front advances amid renewed fighting
German resistance has been pushed back in places by nearly 1000 yards as British forces press toward Passchendaele and Poelkapelle. Canadians seize much of their objective while combat remains on a narrower front than last Friday. Weather remains fine.
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Paaschendaele
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Yeria
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Warschendaele
Gorbers
French Repulse Crown Prince Front Attack
Paris reports a German assault on the Aisne front near Cerny was repulsed by French forces in the latest brief war office bulletin.
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Paris
Aisne
Cerny
War Office
Germana Forging Ahead in Northern Italy Front
Berlin reports Austro German forces have occupied Udine the former Italian capital at front lines toward the Tagliamento. Austrian German troops push from the Carnic Alps into Venetian soil as Italian retirement slows at swollen river crossings.
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Italian Retreat Advances Amid Frontline Engagements
Italian troops fall back along the Isonzo front with cavalry in contact with German Austro forces. Bridges destroyed and rear guards hinder the enemy as Berlin reports progress toward the Tagliamento with Udine now in Teuton hands and Italian resistance reorganizing along the river line. In Flanders British forces resume the attack north of Ypres while on the Aisne front French advances threaten a key position southwest of Laon.
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Government Requisitions on Allied Ally Goods
United States government steps to locate cotton sugar tobacco and other civilian goods held for Germany under the trading with the enemy act. Aliens property custodian A Mitchell Polter tasked with inventory and aiding bonds purchases while wartime actions unfold in France Verdun and the Meuse. France receives ten million dollars in new war credits bringing allied totals to 2 666 100 000. Austro German offensive against Italy described as aimed at peace, not conquest.
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Americans to Be Reckoned With in War Outlook
London dispatch notes British press foresees United States troops changing the balance in Europe as German hopes for early peace fade. In Philadelphia the Mint reports 24 hour work to meet demand for pennies and other small coins, with 10,000,000 pennies behind orders and daily minting about 1,000,000 pennies.
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Allies Press to Keep Hitting Germans in Flanders
Reports from London and the Continent describe Allied resolve to strike in Flanders as Britain and France consider further aid to Italy. CADERNA withdraws toward the Tagliamento while Italian, German and Russian maneuvers prompt cautious forecasts of the front’s fate.
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Andy Fesoce
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Courre
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France
War Inventions Offered Daily As War Department Reviews
Washington October 10 Fifty new ways to end the war are proposed and submitted to the war department for consideration. Inventors present ideas from polished reflectors to blind the enemy to aerial torpedoes and self-propelling bombs, with thousands of inventions offered since the war began. Centrifugal guns attract attention but face questions over projectile stability and range.
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War Department
Board of Onliance and Fortifications
Wisconsin Special Election Tests Loyalty After Husting Death
A Wisconsin special election to replace the late Paul Q Husting will test the state loyalty. Prominent names include Joseph F Davies Democrat and Irvine Lenetpot Republican both loyal to the government and opposed to La Follettes.
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Paul Q. Husting
Joseph F. Davies
Feders Trade Comm Pyion
Irvine Lene Tpot
Tower House of Congress
la Follettessa
Trade commission regulates enemy patent use in war effort
The Federal Trade Commission issued war time rules under the trading with the enemy act regulating manufacture of patented articles ceded to enemy countries. Licences will cover use of patents with limited exclusive rights and manufacturers must show public welfare demand and capacity. Semi annual business reports and payments to a custodian are required. special labeling and design protections apply.
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Eight Firemen Under Arrest In Chicago Area Sting
Eight city firemen in Chicago area are under arrest on orders from State's Attorney Hayne. Investigators say the plan involved firemen gaining access to fire stations to obtain advance information on store robberies and then blowing safes with help from professionals.
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British Report of Baltic Front Battles and Frontline Struggles
The Times correspondent reports German bombardments along the Carsa line have made limited gains. Troops on the Carsa have endured extreme fighting and advance has stalled. no clear results yet from the Sfanta Nero sector. The author notes the initial support from the first hour of attack has been as crucial as 1916 victories.
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Get
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Sfanta Nero
Taonro
Bavarian Count Georg von Hertling Named Imperial Chancellor
Oct 30 report from Amsterdam and Berlin notes Count Georg von Hertling, Bavarian prime minister, appointed Imperial chancellor. Former chancellor Michaelinhat becomes Prussia’s prime minister. Hertling’s Berlin visit is seen as cautious, opposing parliamentary democracy, while Emperor William holds audiences with various officials as policy debates loom.
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