Germans Meet with Reverses on Northern Front in Italy
World War I dispatches describe limited gains for German forces on the northern Italian front, with a notable setback along the Piave near Venice. Italian troops reportedly repelled a German push while making counter and liberation efforts, including near Asiago and Canove. In Russia, confusion persists as Bolshevik control in Petrograd appears, even as reports of street fighting and clashes surface.
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German agent Vollrath linked to Olympix blast case
Officials allege Vollrath, a former worker, caused two blasts at the Olympix plant and one at a foundry. Government experts could not identify the acid used. Olympix officials say he doctored steel to evade standards after employment began.
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Boy Dies From Football Injury in Indianapolis
Harold A. Holtz a 17 year old Indianapolis student died from a fractured skull suffered in a football game about a month earlier. He had promised his mother he would not play again after the injury.
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Socialist Alderman Seidel Arrested in Horicon Wis
Emil Seidel Milwaukee alderman and Socialist was arrested and held in Horicon city jail on a charge of using language tending to provoke an assault and breach of peace. Auditors say he attacked state and national officials. Seidel released on bail with hearing set for November 26.
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Weather brief from United States Weather Bureau page
Fragmented OCR shows a weather section with partial phrases like weather clear and forecast notes. Names, times, and specific locations are unreadable, but the snippet references a United States Weather Bureau forecast and a temperature note.
Commissioned status for all officer trainees in camps
Washington announces that all graduates of officers training camps will receive commissions and most will enter active service either with troops or service schools. The plan aims to use new officers in divisional regiments or staff roles, keeping them actively employed ahead of spring drafts.
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Villa Near Border Aims Conference With Diaz Offer
Presidio Texas Nov 14 Franciseco Villa and his chiefs are at Maijoma 85 miles southeast preparing a pivotal conference. A Villa column moves toward Ojinaga as a Mexican federal force reconnoiters. Hipolito Villa may have joined at Maijoma to discuss Felix Diaz inviting alignment with a southern revolutionary movement.
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Movement to bar underage girls from smoking in London
MOP Jacobsen advocates a prohibition on girls under 21 smoking. He argues a girl is 21 yet cannot know when to stop and contends smoking by girls is widely encouraged in government offices and must be discouraged.
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T.O. Jacobsen
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STATE HOTEL KEEPERS FIGHT DRY LAWS AT NY CONVENTION
New York November 14 concerted effort to offset prohibition sentiment dominated the New York State hotel association annual convention. Temperance opposed to prohibition backed speakers praising wartime economy measures such as wheatless and meatless rules as patriotic. Officers elected included President George A. Farnham Saratoga Springs Vice President Claude R. Nott New York City Secretary Mars A Caldwell New York City Assistant Secretary Charles Raeder Geneseo Treasurer Edward M. Tierney Binghamton Executive Committee Francis N. Bain Edward M. Tierney George W. Sweeney Jacob Messner F. W. Rockwell George M. Taylor Thomas D. Green John McGlynn G A Stevens Ray P Gardenier W H Vailiquette.
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U S Plan to Run Nicaragua Revenues Tied to 80 060 Monthly Expenses
Secretary Lansing outlines a plan for Nicaragua's revenues including debt payment and internal revenue use. An international commission of two Americans and one Nicaraguan would govern funds, with the national bank handling internal revenue and salaries. Nicaragua must approve by November 15.
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Honor Medal for Naval Hero Awarded in War Effort
Secretary Daniels announced Patrick McGunizal of Youngstown Ohio will receive the first navy medal of honor since entry into the war. He braved a squall to rescue an observer from a kite balloon at sea and also received 196 in cash.
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Studies Chinese Markets Reveal Slow Progress
A fragmentary report notes U.S. study teams examining Chinese fruit trade and market access. Officials discuss progress and challenges in the evolving economic relations while a wave of regulatory and export concerns lingers.
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Studvina
Coal shortage worsens as rail cars stall production
Washington reports soft coal output 25 percent below normal due to railcar shortages. Nonessential goods shipments persist while mines shut down, with the National Coal Association citing a 590 ton curtailment in three fields last Saturday. The General Transportation Board is examining the issue with no timetable for action.
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Italian Premier Reorganizes Cabinet Amid War Crisis
Professor Vittorio Orlando becomes Italian Premier and retains Interior post. He succeeds Boselli and plans a government reshuffle to address wartime administrative policies as Austria‑Germany defeats mount.
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Boselli
Judge Fitts Warns of Roundup of Disloyal Americans
Assistant Attorney General Fitts told the Washington chamber of commerce that enemy propagandists in the United States will be rounded up as the government moves to register Germans and curb their movement. He said a few thousand agitators oppose the war while most Americans remain loyal, and violence by treacherous agents will be crushed by the law.
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Washington Chamber of Commeres
Germany
Seek Big Spy Suspect Hentschel Caught by Secret Service
Pittsburg reports Karl Paul Gustav Hentschel reputed head of German spies in the United States is being caught by Secret Service agents. He registered at the Pitt hotel under an assumed name and met with pro German residents collecting funds for plots. The charge is alien enemy status and parole violation. Hentschel, once Milwaukee resident, is said to be the biggest spy in the nation now under surveillance.
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Mourning Rituals Debate Stirring at Nevada Assembly
A Nevada discussion on commemorating fallen American soldiers surfaces amid debate over mourning symbolism. Mrs. Lenite De Kovén Bowen, chairwoman of the state council of dra fine, argues for honoring the dead without sentimentality while stressing the psychological effects of mourning.
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War Board Says No Gasoline Cutback for Pleasure Cars
The council of national defense and automobile manufacturers reached an agreement that does not require pleasure cars to stop running as a war measure. Officials at the War Industries Board stated there is no gasoline shortage and no imminent order limiting gasoline use for pleasure automobiles.
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