Americans in France Face First Clash With Germans
In a November front encounter near the trenches, 12 Americans were captured or missing and 3 were killed with 5 wounded. Private Thomas F. Enright and Private James B. Gresham died. Private Merle D. Hay was wounded. Lieutenant led a desperate rush under shellfire to relay reinforcements amid a heavy German barrage.
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France
Thomas F. Enright
Mary Irwin
Premo Street
Pittsburgh
James B. Gresham
Alice Dodd
West Chilo Street
Evansville
Ind
Merle D. Hay
Harry D. Hay
Glidden
J. 3. Smith
Smith
Ludington
North Ridgeway Avenue
Chicago
Harry Loughman
Ada R. Loughman
Oakwood Boulevard
Edgar M. Haryburton
George B. Haryburton
Stony Point
N.C
Nicholas L. Muthadd
Bridget Muthall
Ninth Street
Jersey City
N. J
Edwin H. Haines
Elizabeth Haines
Austro-Germans Win Entire Line on Italian Front
Austro-German forces seize the entire line along the Tagliamento as Italians fall back to the Adriatic coast. Rome confirms the withdrawal north of the plains to establish a new line, with evacuation of eastern Venetia and mountainous areas. Red Cross official Carl Taylor plans aid for Italians made homeless by the drive.
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Teutons
Berlin
Tagliamento
Adriatic
Feliu
Colbrison
Lugana
Dolomites
Cernic Alps
Trentino
Carl Taylor
American Red Cross
Italy
Eight Killed as Transport Finland Attacked at Sea
Washington reports eight sailors and workers killed when the transport Finland was torpedoed by a submarine. One crewman is missing. The ship is in dry dock at a French Atlantic Seaport after a torpedo strike damaged a coal bunker, delaying its voyage but with a quick return anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Finland
Transport Workers’ Battalion
Atlantic
Villa Kills 125 On Train In Mexico Attack
Blood stained floors and shattered carriages marked the Mexican Central passenger train wrecked by Villa followers at Ariamediz station. One hundred twenty five people aboard were killed, including sixty guards. the locomotive and two cars were wrecked by dynamite. a large cash shipment of silver was reported missing.
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Mexico
Patrol Goat sunk after submarine attack with 21 missing
Washington reports American patrol vessel Alcedo torpedoed at 1 30 am on November 5 in the danger zone. One officer and twenty men are missing as the ship sank within four minutes after being struck. The Alcedo, built in 1895, was one of the largest private yachts afloat, carried 85 men and seven officers, and had a long voyage with the Drexel family aboard. The missing list includes Lt. John T. Melvin and many seamen. Navy officials had limited details beyond the torpedoing.
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Washington
Navy Department
Glasgow
Baron Rothschild
Trieste
Austria
George W. Childs Drexel
Philadelphia
Drexel
John T. Melvin
J. G
Bishop Stewart Melvin
Church Street
Selma
Ala
E. R. Gozzett
A. G. Gozzett
Vandeventer Avenue
Astoria
L. J
James J. Cleary
Seaman
Albertina Cleary
Green Ridge Avenue
White Plains
N.Y
N.Y. W
Ht. Holler
K. Holler
Bedford Avenue
Richmond Hill
J. W. Brunkhardt
KE. Brunkhardt
Weirfield Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Luther O. Weaver
E. W. Weaver
Jefferson Avenue
John Win
Mary Derwall
Union Hill Street
Jamaica
J. R. Daniel
J. A. Daniel
Darlington
M. A. Pacciano
Teresa Pacciano
Squiers Avenue
Endicott
Frank W. Higgins
Seoman
Alcedo
U. S. Picket Boat Lost at Sea
The Navy Department reports a picket boat from the U S Michigan foundered in home waters on October 30 with twelve crew missing. Names listed include Walter H. Fischer Edmund Timillow Joseph J. Schultz Herman Schultz Joseph H. Hendrickson Roscoe Scott Stanley J. Wing Austin Atwood Arthur A. Flow and others from Chicago Fort Wayne Denver Detroit Sandusky Mecklenburg County.
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Washington
Navy Department
U. S
S. Michigan
Walter H. Fischer
Edmund Timillow
Chicago
Joseph J. Schultz
Seaman
Herman Schultz
Lafayette Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Joseph H. Hendrickson
York
Roscoe Scott
Denver
Colo
Stanley J. Wing
Detroit
Mich
Austin Atwood
Sandusky, O
Arthur A. Flow
Mecklenberg County
North Carolina
Bingham Named War Department Rep to Port of New York
Brig. Gen. Theodore Bingham, retired U S A officer and former New York police commissioner, is appointed as the representative of the war department in the administration of the port of New York.
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Theodore Bingham
New York
War Department
Port of
United States and Japan to Fight Kaiser
Washington reports the United States and Japan will cooperate against German influence in wartime. Secretary Lansing described the open door agreement as a major diplomatic gain, with Japan supporting U S efforts to suppress Prussian militarism and patrol the Pacific to free American ships. The understanding extends the Root Takahira accord without immigration concessions and is not a treaty or alliance.
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Washington
United States
Japan
China
Mexico
Lansing
Pacific
Eleven German ships sunk in Baltic patrol actions
London reports on Saturday that British forces clashed with German vessels in the Kattegat between Sweden and Denmark. The admiralty says ten armed patrol craft and a six inch gun armed auxiliary cruiser were destroyed, with 64 prisoners captured and no British losses. A high speed boat attacked Belgian coast patrols, was destroyed. Danish witnesses claim the Crocodile and five armed trawlers sank after being seen in flames.
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London
Admiralty
Cattegat
North Sea
Sweden
Denmark
Crocodile
Food Destroyed in Chicago Dump Near West Chicago Yards
Illinois food administrator Harry A. Wheeler said grand jury action and federal prosecution will follow proof that food is being wantonly destroyed in Chicago. Thousands of tons of vegetables were dumped from cars near the West Chicago yards of the Chicago and North Western railroad. Wheeler cited health department evidence of an embryonic board of trade operating in railroad freight yards. Commission men allegedly bought and resold carloads of vegetables multiple times until they decayed and were dumped.
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Chicago
Harry A. Wheeler
Illinois
West Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Wheeler
Health Department
Board of Trade
Wilson votes at Princeton during state election
President Wilson traveled to Princeton New Jersey to cast his ballot in the state legislative election. He returned to Washington that evening after a secret schedule of his special train prevented demonstrations. He was greeted by students and toured the university with Mrs. Wilson and Dr Grayson noting his interest in new buildings planned during his tenure.
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Washington
Wilson
Princeton
N. J
Grayson
Ylan elected mayor of Gotham and war support
New York reports John F. Hylan elected mayor of New York by a 140000 plus plurality. He campaigns behind President Wilson and the war effort, pledging loyalty and urging editors to highlight unity. Woman suffrage amendment appears poised to pass statewide with large margins.
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New York
John F. Hylan
King's County
Charles L. Craig
Alfred K. Smith
New York County
Board of Aldermen
Edward Swann
Board of Estimate
John I. Mitchel
Hylan
Morris Hillquit
William M. Bennett
Mitchel
Wilson
United States
America
Canadians win advance near Passchendaele in Belgium
British front dispatches report Canadian troops driving German lines, advancing about 800 yards beyond Passchendaele center. Prisoners captured as dawn attack pushes forces to ridge and toward Mosselmarkt, with fierce fighting along Meetchedaele spur.
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Belgium
Passchendaele
Passchedaele
Meetchele
Mosselmarkt
Fire at Paterson Salvation Army Rescue Mission kills nineteen
A Sunday blaze at the Paterson Salvation Army Rescue Mission killed nineteen men and injured one, as rescuers reached victims among eighty five occupants. The mission served as a haven for the homeless and destitute, many aged or crippled.
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Salvation Army Mission
Paterson
N. J
Salvation Army Rescue Mission
His Choice Reflects Rising Prices and Tough Tradeoffs
A brief dialogue notes price increases forcing printed choices. A woman quips that her husband will either work harder or eat less, and predicts he will choose to eat less, illustrating strain from inflation. The exchange captures everyday economic pressures and humor.
Green's August Flower: a universal household remedy
August Flower is advertised as a panacea for constipation, indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, liver trouble, and low spirits. The ad claims it relieves symptoms after a few doses, notes it as a gentle laxative, and urges readers to ask their druggist. it states it is sold in all civilized countries.
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Ady
Ireland Plans Uses for Bog Peat Power and Fuel
Ireland has 25 million acres of peat bogs about one seventh of the island. The Bog of Allen concentrates much of it, with other large tracts elsewhere. A scientific and industrial research committee led by Sir John Griffiths reviews peat as a domestic and power source, noting its water content low calorific value and bulky nature raising handling costs.
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Ireland
Allen
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
John Griffiths
Dublin
Worry Over Country Living Inadequate Transit Sparks Debate
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt questions moving to the country for retirement noting how many movers fret over limited transportation to reach town. The exchange frames country living as peaceful yet logistically challenging.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Soldier recreation program for selective draft soldiers
Buffalo announces recreation provisions for selective draft soldiers stationed in New York state camps. The program aims to offer morale boosting activities and structured downtime support for service members undergoing training and deployment preparations.
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Buffalo
New York State
Balloon School Gone Up In Jestful Riddle
In a playful quip the line questions the fate of Professor Fakem’s balloon school and answers with a pun that it has gone up, reflecting lighthearted humor from the era. The exchange suggests a breezy, whimsical mood without a broader event.
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Professor Fakem
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Kaiser
Ylan
Gotham
Mitchel Poor
Hillquit
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Dean
Wisconsin
C. A. Chal
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