Sinking of U S S Tampa Leaves 118 Missing
The U S S Tampa, a former coast guard cutter, sank off the English coast on September 26 during convoy duty. All aboard—10 officers, 102 enlisted men, plus one British officer and five civilian employees—were lost. A navy report cites a torpedo strike in the Bristol Channel with a post-sinking explosion felt at 9:45 p.m., while wreckage and two unidentified officer bodies in uniform were recovered.
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Washington, D. C
U.S. S
Tampa
Coast Guard
Navy Department
Bristol Channel
Satterlee
Navy
Draft Numbers for New Men Delayed in Reaching Boards
Printing delays on the master list of 17 000 draft registrants prevented boards from receiving copies. Officials said all boards would have the list in the mail by tomorrow morning and ready for publication upon receipt.
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Washington
Wv. U
Amendment on Senate Calendar for Future Action
Washington Oct 3 The federal woman suffrage amendment which failed in the senate last Tuesday by two votes less than the two thirds needed was returned to face senate calendar for future action. By viva voce vote the senate adopted a motion for reconsideration of Tuesday's vote.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Jones
Suffrage Committee
Britain Demands Immediate Reply on Prisoner Exchange
London reports that Britain, citing Germany's failure to ratify the prisoner exchange agreement, has sent a peremptory demand to Berlin for an immediate answer. The note also raises questions about prisoners in China and the release of U boat crews, which Britain declines to grant.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
China
Berlin
War Bond Sale Surges as States Push Liberty Loans
Liberty bond files exceed half a billion but U S progress lags behind schedule for the first four days of the campaign. Chicago reports 37 million raised toward a 250 million quota with 110 thousand buyers, while Detroit and Michigan towns push totals. Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa show strong early results with Iowa topping its target.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Liberty
Chicago
Liberty Loan
Aquartic
Detroit
Michigan
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Indiana
Towa
Illinois
Treasury
Ioda
Austrian Peace Effect Moted In Hun Press
Berlin censor permits German press to discuss Austria Hungary potentially forced to surrender. Bulgaria claims armistice will lead quickly to peace. Bulgarian king urged troops to fight but soldiers threw down arms and retired as Allies advance.
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Austria
Austria-Hungary
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Geneva
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Boris of Bulgaria
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Saloniki
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Bulgaria
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Neue Zeitung
Zurich
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Danube
Constantinople
Amsterdam
Yecoff
Jecoff
Vienna
Basel
HMS
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Training 20 Men at Crowd Waits on Rails
In Cleveland on October 3 a fog shrouded collision killed twenty munitions workers and injured 28 when a northbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train struck a crowd from the McMyler Interstate Foundry at Bedford ten miles south. The workers had just alighted from a local train and stepped onto the opposite track.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
McMyler Interstate Foundry Company
Bedford
Soldiers' Christmas Packages Limited to One to Each Man
The Associated Press reports that every member of the American Expeditionary Force in France will receive one Christmas package from America not larger than nine by four by three inches and not over three pounds. An official coupon must be pasted on the package and sent to the friend or relative who sent the package, with a deadline of November 20 for sending.
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France
America
Ireland Named Surgical Head of UW Army
Maj. Gen. Merritt W. Ireland medical corps was nominated by President Wilson to be surgeon general of the Army for four years from Oct. 4 1918. Brig. Gen. Peter C. Harris named adjutant general with the rank of major general for four years from Sept. 1 1918. Wilson withdrew nomination for Maj. Gen. William Grozier as chief of ordnance. Eleven brigadier generals nominated as major generals for the war period. list includes Carleton Cadell Jay Winn Wit enmyer Hersey Servey Flagler Rhodes Leite Ely. Eight navy captains nominated as temporary rear admirals. Cigar advertisement.
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Associated Press
Washington, D
Merritt W. Ireland
Wilson
William C. Gorgas
Peter C. Harris
Henry P. McCain
William Grozier
Senate
Guy Carleton
DeRosy C. Cadell
Wm. H. Jay
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Edmund Witenmyer
Mark JT. Hersey
Henry Servey
Clement A. F. Flagler
Chus. D. Rhodes
Joseph R. Leite
Hanson B. Ely
Navy
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Newton A. Mellully
Henry F. Bryan
Andrew T. Sons
Thomas Washington
Guy Haul
Burrage
Ashley FH. Robertson Earl BE. B. Brittain
Samuel &. Robinson
Whole German Line Shaken by British Push in Flanders
London reports Haig states German retreat begun in La Bassee sector and possibly Lens, with Lille abandoned. Allied operations near Menin and Cambrai to the north attributed to German rear guard action. Berlin acknowledges some withdrawals as fighting continues along St Quentin to Champagne. lines fluctuating with a major breach north of St Quentin feared to threaten the entire German front. British and Belgian forces drive through contested areas as heavy casualties and fierce fighting persist with little net change.
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Bellicourt
Nauroy
le Catelet
Flanders
Albert
Roulers
St. Quentin
Ludendorff
Belgium
Associated Press
London
la Bassee
Menin
Holland
Berlin
Hindenburg
Altho
Sequehart
Reims
Champagne
The
Mail
Armentieres
Lens
Lille
Yanks Advance South of Archangel in Bolshevik Skirmish
American troops push to the furthest point south of allied forces near Shen kursk along the Vaga river about 35 miles south of the town, with Bolshevik gunboats and peasants aiding reconnaissance. Vologda region and Bolshevik base at Velsk are cited as distant fronts as cabinet turmoil erupts in Omsk with a bid to resign.
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Associated Press
Archangel
Shenketrsk
Vaga
Valsk
Velsk
Shenkursk
Vologda
Dielsk
Wreck Deaths of 100 Blamed on Engineer Who Lost His Life
A report to the interstate commerce commission assigns direct responsibility for the Nashville wreck near Nashville Tennessee on July 9 to Engineman Dave C Kennedy who died and Conductor Rubank. The trainmen moved from double to single track without confirming the other train had cleared. Baltimore tops high cost cities in government investigations with an 80.16 percent rise since 1914 and 24.62 percent since last March Philadelphia follows. Newton Baker returns to Paris resuming war secretary conferences after London visit.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Nashville,Tenn
Dave C. Kennedy
Rubank
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. P. Borland
Bureau of Safety
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Delivery failure notice for home copies by six
If the paper is not delivered to your home by six, call £ 3330 and request a copy of the paper. Phone calls should reach this office before 6 50.
Allied Advances Force Evacuation as British Close In
British pursuit tightens along the Lille sector as Lens and Armentieres evacuations unfold. Germans retreat under pressure from British and French forces, with 2,000 taken prisoner and fronts extending toward Douai and Cambrai. Turkish situation viewed as shifting, with potential official action looming.
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Armentieres
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Turkey
Germany
Lille
Flanders
Cambrai
Douai
Rouiers
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