Bolshevik Victory Enflames Moscow as Kerensky Flees
Bolshevik troops tighten grip on Moscow as Kerensky, deserted by his officers and forces, escapes in disguise. Kremlin siege, heavy casualties, and Cossack leadership shift mark a turning point. Reports say 2000 to 5000 killed, with Petrograd and Tsarskoe-Selo battles shaping the collapse of Kerensky’s government.
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Bloody repulse by Kerensky forces delays counterattack
Petrograd dispatch describes the battle that began last Saturday and ended Monday night with 5,000 Cossacks and cadets facing four guard regiments, sailors, and Red Guard units. Aristocrats commanded Bolsheviks, and at Tsarskoe Selo the Maximalists held the town.
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Fair Prices Fixed for Graham Flour in Chicago
The Illinois food administration added whole wheat flour to its fair price list today. Retailers should pay wholesalers 29 to 38 cents for a five pound sack and consumers 32 to 35 cents. Butter prices rose a half cent while strictly fresh eggs fell 24 cents due to new storage egg labeling laws.
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Illinois Food Administration
Weather forecast for Washington from November 17
The Weather Bureau predicts unsettled weather and possible local rain Sunday in the upper Mississippi valley. Elsewhere generally fair until late in the week, with a chance of rain except in the northeast. Cooler Sunday in the Missouri valley and northern plains.
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Rodin, Famed Sculptor, Dies in Paris
Paris stream reports the death of Augusta Rodin, famed sculptor, in his Meudon villa near Paris after a brief illness. He would have been elected to the Academy of Fine Arts by an almost unanimous vote a week earlier.
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Academy of Fine Arts
New Draft Rules Extend Protections for Dependents
Washington Nov 17 The new regulations governing the selective service tighten protections for men with dependents. Deferred classification remains, but waivers must come from dependents before service. local boards decide cases and can grant partial exemptions for disability. Limited service behind the lines and special skilled classes are created, with the secretary of war retaining authority over original classifications. Some men may enlist in the Navy or Marine Corps if it does not delay Army buildup.
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Bank Robbery Suspects Identified in Des Moines Case
Minneapolis reporters identify William Rran and George King as the Euclid Street state bank robbers who took nearly $1,500 on October 11. Identification was provided by Harry Saylor, cashier, clarifying the Calhoun state bank theft link.
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George King
Calhoun State Bank
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Des Moines
Harry Saylor
Congressmen Under Fire Near Dixmude In Belgium Front
Five American congressmen and companions narrowly escaped a burst of German machine gun fire near the Dixmude trenches as Belgian officers guided them along the front. Bullets whistled around and a shell landed near, endangering the party before they moved to cover and departed for England. Several other members of the visiting group were in nearby trenches.
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Colorado
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Seattle
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Washington
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England
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Nebraska
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New York
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Reporter Holloway freed on bond after contempt hold
Jefferson City Mo Nov 17 reporter Robert E Holloway of the St Louis Republican jailed two months on contempt for refusing to reveal source of information that indictments had been voted in alleged graft cases. He was released on bond and ordered to return before the grand jury in March.
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Panic Averted At Chicago Auditorium Opera Show
Fire experts found the device ignited while the Chicago Grand Opera company performed Dinorah. A panicky gas pipe bomb would not have killed but risked a riot. two possible motives were crank anti-American sentiment or protest against opera funding. Conductor Campanini maintained calm as Battalion Chief Corrigan removed the smoking pipe. Federal, state and city officials pursued both theories amid witness reports of three men discussing Americans in the lobby.
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Galli-Curci
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Harold Johnson
Big Waterloo Benefit Show for Camp Dodge Gym
Dozens of attractions headlined by world champion boxers Mike and Gib bons Gibbons and wrestler Karl Caddock promise a stellar athletic entertainment in Waterloo on Thursday night November 22. Proceeds support the Camp Dodge gymnasium fund as outdoor sport ends in cold weather and no facility exists at the camp. The Camp Dodge athletics staff and leading stars travel Iowa to boost the fund with a high class program and anticipated generous patronage.
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Eddie Kane
Courier and Reporter
Iowa
British Warships Engage German Light Cruisers Off Helgoland
London reports British light forces clashed with German light cruisers off Helgoland. German ships withdrew and British units pursued them. In Passchendaele area, British troops advanced along the main ridge near Passchendaele, capturing fortifications and taking prisoners amid continued German shelling.
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British War Office
Mrs Warren Fined for Undervaluing Paris Gowns
In New York on November 17, Mrs Whitney Warren wife of a wealthy architect and Secours National treasurer pleaded guilty to undervaluing gowns and jewelry she brought from Paris. A fine totaling about 8000 was imposed, with Judge Manton remarking he would have imposed prison if not for her humanitarian work and health. The undervalued goods were valued at over 8000 with declared value of 3500, and prosecutors noted a prior offense in 1905 for under declaring belongings worth 2600.
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New York
Whitney Warren
The
Secours National Fund For the Relief of
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Manton
ArtilleryEngages in Impressive French Sector Battle
In France on November 18, American artillery fought in a lively sector with casualties. An enemy shell hit an American gun, some wounded dying in two days. Three German planes appeared. two were chased away by French aircraft, one German halted. Sixteen American officers and soldiers were cited for gallantry, including three killed in a trench raid.
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David M. Knowles
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Robert Winkler
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France’s 1917 harvests show large declines in crops
A Food Administration list based on 1913 production warns France’s 1917 heat crop is off by 53.3 percent, sugar beets down 67 percent, potatoes 33.2 percent, cattle and sheep down, and hogs increased slightly. El Tovar Broadleaf Havana.
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