French Reach Ailette River Front in New Advance
Headlines report French troops crossing the Ailette to the south bank between the Oise canal and Corbeny with German bridges destroyed. Since Oct 23, 422 guns and 720 machine guns captured. 206 heavy and field guns taken. 21 enemy aircraft downed. German retreating to the north bank along a 15 mile front amid aging signals of a wider withdrawal on the western front.
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Paris
Oise Canal
Corbeny
Ailette
War Office
Aisne
France
Chemin-des-Dames
Allette River
Petain
Laon
Oise-Aisne Canal
Chemin-des- Dames
Soissons
Berlin
Our Hero Dead
Washington reports casualties from the torpedoing of the American transport Finland. The dead include James W. Henry, seaman, next of kin Rose Henry of Harrison New Jersey. Newton R. Head, seaman from Cleveland Georgia. Lester Hickey, private infantry drowned. Charles Maxwell Jr. drowned with brother Thomas Maxwell of Concord North Carolina. M Cardoza fireman drowned. J Hanesso barber drowned with brother A Phillips. W F Phillips drowned. Jose Cuevas mess boy likely killed. Porter Hilton seaman with mother Lizzie Hilton of Toccoa Georgia. Missing Porter Hilton remains.
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Henry
James W
Rose
Reynolds Street
Harrison
N. J
Newton R
Cleveland
Hickey
Lester
Thomas Hickey
North Racine Avenue
Chicago
Maxwell
Charles Ii
Transport Workers’ Battalion
Thomas E. Maxwell
Concord
N. C
Finland
Cardoza
Hanesso
Barber
Phillips
W. F
A. Phillips
Jackson Barracks
New Orleans
la Cuevas
Jose
M. Guevas
Havana
Cuba
Hilton
Porter
Naval Gun
Lizzie Hilton
Toccoa
Men Discharged by County Board Examined at Courthouse
At Weverly local exemption officials, with Regular Army doctors from Camp Dodge, conduct physical exams for those exempted or discharged for disability. About 208 of 000 registrants called were discharged for defects. findings not yet released. Bremer county liberty bond subscriptions reach 261000, half the quota. Horton Red Cross sociable draws large turnout for local fundraising.
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Weverly
Regular Army
Camp Dodge
Bremer County
Waverly
Red Cross
Horton
G. OG. van Derveer
97 Pennies Sell for $1 in Chicago Postoffice Thrives
Chicago post office posted a record day as stamp receipts hit 174444.93 dollars, topping prior totals by 40000, with 75 percent of mail stamped since the new war tax. Postmaster Carlile notes government profit of 12500 dollars from three cent stamps sold before the law. Copper penny shortage prompts banks to offer 97 for 1.
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Chicago
Carlile
Sailors Lost as Picket Boat Founders in Home Waters
The Navy reports twelve sailors of the U S Michigan picket boat were lost when it founder in heavy seas on Oct 30. Three bodies recovered. nine others missing. The release lists the crew by name with their relatives and hometowns, and notes a fisherman found Coxswain Edmund L Tamillo’s body entangled in nets after a storm offshore.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Department
U. S. S. Michigan
Joseph J. Schultz
Seaman
Herman Schultz
Lafayette Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Joseph H. Hendrickson
C. Hendrickson
Jessop Place
York
Roscoe Scott
Frank
C. Scott
Denver
Colo. Stanley
J. Wing
Sarah Wing
Twenty-fourth Street
Detroit
Mich
Austin Atwood
Geo. Atwood
Warren Street
Sandusky
Q. Arthur
Flow
James C. Flow
Matthews
N. C
Andrew F. Melster
Granner
Anna K. Lose
Columbia Street
Wilkesbarre
Walter H. Fischer
Coxswain
Henry J. Fischer
Courtland Street
Chicago
Clarence L. Jones
Aura F. Jones
Gentral Street
Bucksport
Edward Tamillo
Bessie Tamillo
North Central Park
James P. Young
Margaret Young
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
N.Y
George M. Hidmarch, Jr
National Naval Volunteers
Edmund L. Tamillo
Navy
Tamillo
Russian Troops Fraternize With German Troops
Petrograd reports in the Vishneff sector yesterday three Russian soldiers fraternized with German troops. The Russian war office announced the incident today.
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Petrograd
Vishneff
Russian War Office
Weather forecast for Washington region next week
The Weather Bureau predicts a week starting Sunday with fair conditions in the plains states and upper Mississippi Valley. Rain or snow is possible in northern districts early and late in the week, with temperatures high at the start followed by a substantial drop in northern areas.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Plains States
Mississippi
Two Sammies Reported Dead by Pershing
Gen Pershing reported to the War Department the deaths of two privates. Ralph W Wheeler of Westmoreland New Hampshire died out 29 of natural causes. Frank Vana of Milwaukee died November 1 from blood poisoning linked to a gunshot wound possibly accidental.
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Washington, D. C
Gen. Pershing
War Department
Ralph W. Wheeler
Fred Wheeler
Westmoreland
N. H
Frank Vana
Infantry
May Vana
Milwaukea
New Chancellor to Wave Support of the Reichstag
Copenhagen reports Germany’s new chancellor Count von Hertling will gain backing from National Liberals and conservatives except the Socialists. Michaelis is relieved and to hold another imperial office. William’s decree decorates Michaelis with the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle.
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Copenhagen
Michaelis
Berlin
Count von Hertling
Altho
Reichstag
Amsterdam
William
London
von Hertling
Prussia
Federal Council
The
Germania
Philipp Scheicemann
Food Pledge Drive Extended Amid Weather Delays
Washington D C Nov 3 The food pledge campaign passed five million cards as only half the nation reported. New York state will extend its drive and about 20 states may follow due to rain and snow interrupting canvassers. California leads with 114 519 new pledges and 251 178 total while Michigan holds 213 851 and New York City reports 286 762 cards.
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Washington, D. C
New York State
California
Ecards
Michigan
New York City
British use of electrically controlled attack boat reported
London reports an electrically controlled high speed boat attacked British vessels patrolling the Belgian coast. The boat, said to have no crew, was destroyed by British gunners. Washington notes the device mirrors radio controlled torpedoes under US study, tracing back to Hammond patents and government tests halted by war.
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London
Tyne
America
Washington, D. C
United States
Fisk
John Hays Slammond, Jr
Diary of a U-Boat Commander to Run in Serial Form
Starting Monday evening November 6 the Courier and Reporter will publish installments of a remarkable wartime narrative titled The Diary of a U-Boat Commander. A tale of romance drama and tragedy unfolds through powerful sequences, challenging fiction with stark truth. Read opening chapters Monday evening.
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the Courier and Reporter
Victor Hugo
Raiding Party Takes Yankees Berlin Claims
The war office reports a German reconnoitering party captured American soldiers on the Rhine Marne canal after a nocturnal thrust. Washington dispatches note Pershing's units did not confirm captures, but German high command had sought to seize a man in US uniform. Night raids on both sides have occurred with some Americans taken prisoner.
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Berlin
London
Nova
British Admiralty
Wireless Press
War Office
Rhine-Marne
Washington, D. C
Pershing
War Department
Altho
Milk Price Compromise Saves Chicago Milk Supply
Chicago reports a sufficient milk supply after a compromise between producers and distributors. Illinois food administrator Harry A Wheeler announced concessions leading to a 3.22 per 100 pounds price for November and December, ensuring a 12 cent per quart milk for Chicago through January 1. Elgin district dairymen rushed milk to condensing plants after the $3.22 compromise. few losses expected for Thursday and Friday production.
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Chicago
Harry A. Wheeler
Illinois
Waas
Wheeler
Federal Food Administration Committee
Elgin
Ill
Special Election on Car Franchise Delayed to Dec 5 or 6
Publication of the proclamation calling the special election on the street car franchise will be delayed until Monday due to the late filing with newspapers. Proclamation publication is now set for Friday and the election date shifts from December 3 to December 5 or 6.
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Bronday
Mexican Official Is Murder Victim in Iowaтай
Louisa county authorities investigate the murder of Guadalupe Garcis Alba, a Mexican revenue commissioner from Jacona, found near the Iowa River after his arrival in Columbus Junction. He had substantial property and a large bank balance. last seen with a Mexican national, motive undetermined.
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Muscatine Ja
Columbus Junction
Mex‘ro
Louisa County
Iowa River
Guadalupe Garcis Alba
Jacona
Mexico
Britain Will Do All Possible For Russia Says Kerensky
London reports summarize Premier Kerensky's statements as not implying a separate peace but noting Russia’s wartime burdens. The Daily Telegraph’s Petrograd correspondent cautions against overreading, while the Daily Express lauds Britain’s support and calls for continued aid to help Russia gain freedom. The Graphic disputes Kerensky’s authenticity and warns against pro German framing.
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London
Kerensky
Russia
Daily Express
East
Prussia
France
the Express
Britain
Grapellc
the Graphic
Great Britain
Russian General Expects Northern Front Offensive
Gen. Tchere-Missoff, commander in chief on the northern front, says Germans plan large scale operations including landing troops on the Gulf of Bothnia under fleet protection. He expects vigorous action on the Riga front as well. Newspapers report a German push in Moldavia to invade Ukraine.
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Petrograd
Tchere- Missoff
Gulf of Bothnia
Riga
Moldavia
Ukraine
Heavy Rain Halts American Gunners in France
In France the heavy rain from Friday noon slowed artillery work as American battalions pressed duties. mud turned back areas into seas while no official change in the front was reported. General Pershing returned from a British front visit as American major generals inspected billets of the first contingent.
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France
Pershing
British Sink German Raider and Patrols in Skagerrak
British destroyers sank a German auxiliary cruiser and ten armed patrol craft in the Skagerrak. The Crocodile, a nearly 1,000 ton ship with 100 crew, was destroyed. 64 German sailors were captured or killed as wounded were landed in Denmark and England.
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London
Copenhagen
Skagerrak
North Sea
Denmark
Norway
Admiralty
Cattegat
Sweden
Denmarck
Marie
Kullen
Daleas
Trondhjem
Tsmore
Wheeler Fives Prices On Rice Eggs Up Half Cent
Chicago reports state food administrator Harry A Wheeler added rice and egg price changes to his fair prices list. Fancy head rice set at 1.29 to 1.39 dollars per pound for retailers and 1.91 to 2.13 for consumers. Bue rose rice quoted 10 to 12 1/2 cents to consumers. Egg prices advanced by half a cent. Ad copy mentions Havana Broadleaf tobacco and delivery notice.
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Chicago
Harry A. Wheeler
Tod x
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Rome
Tagliamento
Italian War Office
Teutons
Bremer
Battleship Michigan
Petrogran
Reighstag
John Hays Hammond
U. S
San Felice
R. Tadverniser-Ets
Citapters
Britton
Skaggerak
England
el Tovar
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