Rebels Seek Democratic Peace as Russian Capitals Fall
The congress of soldiers and workers delegates appeals to the army to defend the revolution until a democratic peace is secured. Maximalists seize Petrograd with Kerensky jailed. ministers imprisoned in the fortress of St Peter and St Paul. Casualties unknown. bombardment of the Winter Palace ends with surrender.
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Petrograd
Congress of Soldiers
Workmen
Workmen’s
Congress
Revolutionary
Kerensky
Russia
Winter Palace
Kornicoff
Kerensiky
Aurora
St. Peter and St. Paul
Kerensky Swa
Congress of Soldiers’ and Workmen's Deputies
Revolutionary Military Committee
Mier Kerensky
Gatchina
Military Revolutionary Committee
A. I. Konovaloff
Trade and Industry
M. Kishkin
Mi.terestchenko
M. Malyortovitch
Justice
M. Nikitin
Associated Press
Altho
Admiralty
Foreign Office
Isilora
Kronstadt
Stirring Scenes at Rebel Headquarters in Petrograd
Reuters dispatch from London describes the Smolnin Institute as chaotic with constant delegations, armed guards, and armored cars protecting headquarters. Lenin and Zinoviev arrive in disguise as revolutionary orders flood the capital. Sailor detachments, Kronstadt sailors, and a cruiser with two torpedo boats are in the river near the Nicholas bridge as the revolutionary committee issues orders to seize stations and government buildings.
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London
Smolin Institute
Workmen's and Soldiers’ Organization
Petrograd
Revolutionary Committee
Reuter
Smolni In Institute
Red Guard
Wicalai Lenine
Zinovieff
Lenine
Kronstadt
R River
Nicholas Bridge
Winter Palace
London Papers Welcome Americans Amid War Unity
London papers extend a welcome to the American mission Cal House and the state department. The Times editorial notes that America will share allied counsels on war aims and strategy, signaling closer cooperation as allied reverses are downplayed in light of united efforts.
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London
Cal. House
American State Department
the Times
America
United States
Canadians ready for enemy drive at Passchendaele
Canadian Press dispatch from France reports Hindenburg orders to retake Passchendaele yet no infantry action near the ridge. Artillery harasses enemy approaches while Canadians strengthen positions for emergencies. Two battalion commanders and staffs were captured, praising Canadian troops as prisoners note their ferocity and lack of mercy toward Germans.
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France
London
Hindenburg
Passchendaele
Passchendaele Ridge
Rotters Plain
Wets Lead by Small Plurality in Ohio
Ohio prohibition vote swings toward dry side as official county returns narrow the margin. With 71 counties reporting official figures and seven including large cities unofficial, prohibition stands 520,533 to 521,940. In Cincinnati, 69 counties reported officially while 19 more unofficial yet complete counties show the wet lead shrinking to a scant 2,534. More than a million votes tallied, flagging potential last-minute shifts from unofficial data.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Prohibition
Capital Hopes Kerensky May Regain Power
London and Washington report wide interest in Russia news as Kerensky may return to lead a conservative government. Fear of Maximalist influence persists yet troops and winter could curb German offensives, with Cossacks possibly rallying moderates. Kerensky aims to unite moderates and soldiers to resist Bolshevik efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Kerensky
Germany
Russia
London
M. Kerensky
Nikolai Lenine
Moscow
Reuter
Petrograd
Baltic
Black Sea
Paris
M. Maklakof
Petit Parisien
Kornisoff
Lack of Clothing Delays Next Cail Camp Dodge Delays
Camp Dodge Iowa reports construction complete and ready to train 25 000 men but clothing shortages delay concentration. Maj. M. A. Butler transfers camp to permanent units led by Maj. Gen. E. H. Plummer as officials expect the delay to push back drills to December.
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Camp Dodge
M. A. Butler
E. H. Plummer
Dee
Turkish Army in Palestine Is Retreating
British records indicate the Turkish expeditionary force in Palestine is retreating as British planes harass withdrawing troops. Forty Turkish guns reportedly fell into Allied hands while British and French naval forces press the pursuit along the Mediterranean coast.
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Palestine
Tandon
Trp Kveh
Aml
Mediterranean
Goast
Railroads Seek Higher Rates on Western Grain
Washington D C Nov hearing by Interstate Commerce Commission examined proposed 15 percent grain rate increases from Chicago to eastern markets under Central Freight Association. Railroads urged higher revenue citing existing deficits and Omaha/Minnesota route advantages, while farmers urged justification amid long-term price rises. Witnesses highlighted farmer hardships and elevator interests amid debate over value and benefits of elevated grain tariffs.
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Washington, D. C
Central Freight Association
Examiner Cisque
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
New York
PLFA
Clifford Thorne
National Council of Farmers’ Co-operative Associations
Thorne
H. M. Wood
Delavan
Til
Mr. Wood
Mr. Calling
Blow up Bridges to Check Germans Advance at Livenza
Italian forces blow up about a dozen bridges on the Livenza river to slow the Austro German advance toward the Piave. The retreating Italian army, now better organized, risks separated units as some contingents press toward battle while others lag behind. The retreat shortens the front to roughly 30 miles, aiding Italian defense concentration.
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Livenza
Piave River
Tagliamento
Allied Leaders Confer With King Victor on Italian Front
Berlin reports 17 000 Italians cut off as Austro German forces cross the Livenza and push toward Venice. British French and Italian leaders meet King Victor Emmanuel to discuss military measures to save Italy and create a permanent inter allied command with Gen Cadorna as top commander and Diaz Badoglio and Grandino in new leadership roles.
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Zona
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
David Lloyd -George
Paul Painleve
Vittorio Orlando
William Robertson
Imperial
Statont British Army
Wilson
General Smuts
South Africa
Baron Sonnine
Henry Franklin Bouillon
Foch
French
War Ministry
JOINT
Thy the Associated Press
Cadorna
Diaz
Badoglio
Grandino
French War Ministry
Inter-Allied Committee
Livenza
Piave
Venice
Tagliamento
Taglamento
Berlin
Piave Berlin
Piave River
War Office
Boone Man Ordered into Federal Service Mustering
Des Moines, Nov 9 Adj Gen Guy W Logan received a telegram from the war department directing Maj Timothy J Mahoney of Boone Iowa to report for mustering into federal service as judge advocate in the Iowa national guard. He will then report to the judge advocate general of the army in Washington.
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Des Moines
Adj
Guy &. Logan
War Department
Timothy J. Mahoney
Boone
Iowa National Guard
Washington
Progressives Lifted in German Cabinet Roles
Amsterdam reports Friedrich von Payer a Progressive leader named as German chancellor in a semi official telegram from Berlin. The note says Kerr Friedburg, head of the National Liberals, is likely to be vice president of the Prussian state ministry.
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Amsterdam
Friedrich von Payer
Bar- Mn
Kerr Friedburg
Germany backs All ot tan revolt in London view
London reports a near unanimous belief that the Russian coup was engineered and subsidized by Germany to remove Russia as an foe. The Times criticizes Kerensky’s governance while The Morning Post questions Russian loyalty and the Daily Mail downplays the coup’s impact on Allied war aims.
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London
Germany
Russia
Kerensky
Times
Morning Post
The
Daily Mail
La Follette Sues for Damages Against Madison Paper
Senator La Follette files a $100,000 damages suit in Madison against Democrat Printing Co. and O D Brandenburg. Allegations cite editorials and quotations intended to show aid to the enemy. Brandenburg says the paper will editorially respond to the suit.
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Madison, Wis
la Follette
Democrat Printing Company
O. D. Brandenburg
Democrat
Germans Oppose Eastern Border Annexation Plan
The German press largely rejects any settlement that would annex parts of Poland to Austria Hungary or Courtland and Lithuania to Germany. Conservatives fear Polish province backlash, while liberals and socialists condemn decisions made without Reichstag involvement, opposing a shift from the anti annexation peace policy. El Tovar Brosileaf Havana Se Cigar.
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Copenhagen
Poland
Austria- Hungary
Courtland
Lithuania
Germany
Blind doctor slain in hotel at Cleveland
Police seek a mysterious visitor in Cleveland after Dr. Harry Lorenzo Chapin, famed blind physician and author, was killed in a downtown hotel room. Shreds of paper point to a Chicago connection and a $100 payoff. Chapin, 47, had traveled widely and planned to meet a business associate the day of his murder.
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Cleveland
Harry Lorenzo Chapin
Byrne
Chicago
Behlave
Dr. Chapin
Chapin
Babylon
Mesopotamia
Student and Football Star Is Critically Sick
Cedar Falls November 3 Special. The football game between State Teachers College and Blissworth was canceled due to the serious illness of Arnold Arends, a member of the local eleven. At 1 pm he was hovering between life and death and not expected to live until evening.
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Cedar Falls
Col Lege
Blisworth
Arnold Arends
Tocal
Arends
Lfe
Miss Eicher Resigns as Staff Visitor
Social Welfare league meeting features three events including the resignation of Miss Lydia Eicher staff visitor and the arrival of Miss Ada Palmer as new superintendent. A letter of appreciation for Miss Mildred Williamson, public health nurse now bound for France as a Red Cross nurse, is signed by the board. Eicher will stay several weeks to assist in finding a successor and plans to depart for New York late December to pursue social service studies.
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Social Welfare League
Lydia Eicher
Ada Palmer
Mildred Williamson
France
Red Cross
Williamson
Eicher
New York
Fair prices on lard fixed by administrator
Chicago officials announce lard prices under fair price list. A 3 pound tin weighs 2 pounds 5 ounces and costs from 8 to 1.07 dollars for the pair of standard lard. Other sizes priced proportionately while groceries adjust. Potatoes rise about 1 cent per peck, quoted at 39 to 4 cents.
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Chicago
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