German Navy Mutiny Seizes Four Warships and Executions Ordered
Amsterdam reports mutiny aboard four German battleships at Wilhelmshaven. Westfalen captain drowned after being thrown overboard. Nurnberg seized by sailors, later forced to surrender. Emperor William ordered one mutineer shot in seven, three executions carried out. motives include poor rations and discipline. Reichstag debate ensues over guilt and legal action.
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Rotterdam
von Capelle
Reichstag
Vaerwaerts
Vossische Zeitung
Tazeblatt
Koelnische “Eitung
Aorces
Stern Action Amsterdam
Rheinische ~ Westfalische Ettung
Hssen
Liebknecht
Warkship
Wilhelmshaven
Westfalen
Nurnberg
Mion
Norway
Wiliam
Edtistig
Washington
D. C
Navy Department
Amsterdam
Amendment Won’t Change Dry Laws for Iowa
A reader asks if the proposed amendment means no alcoholic liquor will be sold in Iowa for any purpose or if medicinal and scientific uses would be allowed. Adoption will not alter existing statutes but will remove lawmakers’ power to repeal them or permit the saloon under MaCI law. regulation then rests with the people to repeal or establish basic laws.
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the Courier
Iowa
Boys Drill in Rifle Use at Washington Training Camp
Courses for military schools at divisional training camps map a 16 week plan modeled on Pershing. First divisions will graduate home training and require only weeks to be ready for the front. Weeks one through five cover rifle mechanics and care, windage, elevation, and loading. Weeks six onward focus on target practice and range estimation to build marksmanship and fire control skills.
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Washington, D. C
France
Keet Kidnapping Trial Nears Key Testimony
Marshfield Mo Oct 11 Handwriting experts expected to finish prosecution testimony in the Claude J Piersol kidnaping case. The 20 year old alleged ringleader faced notes tied to Baby Lloyd Keet abduction near Springfield May 26. Defense evidence could begin this afternoon as witnesses described events at Springfield Country Club and plans discussed in the Clement conspiracy case. The Keet family attended court and followed proceedings.
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Marshfield
Claude J. Piersol
Lins
Keet
J- “Holland Keet
Springfield
Paul Lockman
Springfield Country Club
Lloyd Keet
Piersol
Country Club
Baby Keet
Carter
Dick Carter
Clement
Josh Piersol
Claude Piersol
Chri Carter
Piersols
French Socialists for Peace Meeting in Bordeaux
The Socialist congress ended in a sweeping majority triumph for the majority faction. Resolutions by M Renandel backed Stockholm conference support, passport access for delegates, cabinet representation, stronger defense, revision of war aims, and voting for wartime appropriations to show unity in defense.
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Bordeaux
Socialist Congress
M. Renandel
Chamber of Deputies
Stockholm
Socialist Party
France
Control of Foodstuffs Proclaimed for November 1
Government moves to extend food control on November 1 1917 under Hoover authority. Licenses required for importation manufacturing storage and distribution of key staples with exemptions for farmers small dealers and certain processors. Penalties include a $5000 fine or up to two years imprisonment for violations.
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Washington, D. C
The
Food Administration
America
Herbert Hoover
Wilson
Ing
Trainmen on Passengers to Ask for Raise
Railroads east of Chicago and north of the Potomac will face wage demands from the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors. The unions notify that requests will be presented December 1 with raises to take effect January 1, 1918 for passenger service crews.
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New York
Chicago
Potomac River
Brotherhood of Railway
Second Liberty Loan Campaign to Open Monday
Waterloo prepares for the second liberty loan drive with a target of 1 750 000. J G Trumbauer leads the executive committee joined by H E Kiester James Graham L B Fowler Carleton Silas B L Bowden Rev F W Court Mrs F L Marquis Leon A Link E H W McCoy B Swisher J A Clark, with subcommittee chairs meeting to finalize plans at the Y M C A rooms. The drive restages the wartime appeal with music minute men and broad personal solicitation. Eastern Star members vote to invest 500 in liberty bonds becoming the first women's group to subscribe.
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Waterloo
J. G. Trumbauer
Edmund W. Miller
F. W. Powers
Waterloo Clearinghouse
J. O. Trumbauer
H. E. Kiester
James Graham
L. B. Fowler
Carleton Silas
B. L. Bowden
F. W. Court
F. L. Marquis
Woman's Club
Leon A. Link
E. H W. McCoy
B. F. Swisher
Citizens’ Committee
J. A. Clark
Co. R. Robbe
N. B. Kelly
Y. Mlc. A
Trumbauer
Miller
Red Cross
Order of the Eastern Star
Wallace Sent Up for Twenty Years
Davenport, Oct 11. Judge M. J. Wade denied a motion for a new trial and sentenced Daniel H. Wallace to 20 years in prison for violation of the espionage act. Evidence in the Davenport case tied to Wallace’s lecture and local participation continues as witnesses testify.
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Davenport
M. J. Wade
Daniel H. Wallace
Wallace
Arvarice
Third Big Slump in Provision Mart
Chicago reports a third straight day of price setbacks in the provision market. Pork declined further by a large per barrel amount, while lard and ribs dropped about 1.59 dollars or more per hundred pounds, marking a sharp continuation of declines across meats and fats.
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Provision Mart
Chicago
Coal Fuel Orders Priority Distribution to Railroads
Washington October 11 The fuel administration issued orders to secure more coal cars and ensure a steady fuel supply for railroads. Priority goes to the Pennsylvania Railroad and other lines, with domestic users and government needs protected. Munitions plants and life-essentials industries also placed high, while commercial coal allocations follow. A second note announced higher coal prices in parts of Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia as a wage demand response.
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Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Three Men Arrested in Tungsten Export Plot to Germany
New York October 13 federal agents halted a tungsten export scheme to Germany by arresting three men. The metal used to harden steel was suspected to be shipped aboard the Scandinavian-American United States vessel in violation of the espionage act and Wilson proclamations. The U.S. attorney said illicit exports had been ongoing for some time.
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New York
United States
Wilson
Von Hoffman Brothers Win Balloon Race in Miss Landing
In Muskogee Oklahoma the von Hoffman brothers Bernard and Albert won the ninth international balloon race. Their balloon St Louis flew 400 miles landing near Ripley Mississippi, far farther than the other four balloons which traveled less than 200 miles. Albert, aged 14, accompanied Bernard during the ascent.
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Muskogee
Okla
Ort
Bernard von Hoffman
St Louis
Albert
von Hoffman
Ripley
Miss
Coalition cabinet in Sweden proves failure
Washington October 11 official dispatches report efforts to form a coalition cabinet in Sweden have failed. The Conservative Liberal and Socialist parties cannot agree. The king is consulting leading officers of the two houses as a liberal ministry is predicted.
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Washington, D. C
Sweden
Guards to Camp Dodge to Arkansaw post detail
Eight thousand national guard men from Camp Dodge will be sent to Cant Pike near Little Rock Arkansas as part of a War Department plan to move surplus men from seven midwestern states. An earlier order directing 9,000 men from Camp Cody to join Deming was superseded. Three thousand national army men from Iowa Minnesota and North Dakota go to Deming while 1,000 from Illinois move to the Houston training camp.
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Des Molinos
Det
National Guard
KHL
Cant Pike
Little Rock
Ark
Wire Department
Camp Cody
Deming
N ML
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Houston
Tex
U Boat Toll Drops in Week with Notable Sinks
London reports British admiralty figures show fourteen merchant vessels over 1,000 tons sunk by mine or submarine in the past week, with two under 1,600 tons and three fishing ships lost. Total weekly sinkings drop to thirteen, a low mark since intensified submarine warfare began. Four French ships, several fishing boats, and Italian losses are noted, while Norway reports its first sinking in over a year.
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London
British Admiralty
Germany
Paris
Italy
Rome
Norway
Mornay Post
Ristiania
Tidens Tezn
Christiania
Giants Triumph 6-0 Over White Sox In World Series
At the Polo Grounds New York Giants shut out Chicago White Sox 6-0 to even the World Series at two games each. Pitcher Ferdinand Schupp matched yesterday’s shutout, while Benny Kauf powered the offense with two homers. Giants fans cheered as Benton Robertson and others delivered strong performances.
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Polo Grounds
New York
New York Giants
Chicago White Sox
Ferdinand Schupp
Giants
Hubs Benton
Benny Kauf
Benton
Robertson
Chicago
Sor
Joe Benz
John Collins
Sox
Zimmercman
J. Collins
McMullin
Zhmerman
Eddie Collin
Eddie Collins
Jaison
Schupp
Herzog
Jackson
Burns
Felsch
Eddie Colling
Herz
McMalin
Kauft
Poueth
Edidie Collins
Rariden
EddieCollins
Zimmerman
New. York
Collins
Eddie
Rauff
Faber
Kalliff
New Controller of Rock Island Faces Hard Fight
Nathan Amster of Boston who led the movement to regain voting control of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad faced a stockholders meeting in Chicago on October 11. The Interstate Commerce Commission was probing wrecking and other high finance issues, and Amster sought to elect a board while proxy battles raged as control of the line shifted after receivership.
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Chicago
Nathan Amster
Boston
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Reid- Moore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amster
Quaker City Mayor Held to Grand Jury for Murder Plot
Philadelphia Oct 11 Mayor Thomas B. Smith of Quaker City was bound over by Judge Brown in $170,000 bail to the grand jury on six charges including misbehavior in office contempt in court conspiracy to violate election law forbidding city employees from politics conspiracy to assault and battery aggravated assault and battery and murder in connection with a political murder plot.
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Philadelphia
Fifth Ward
Thomas B. Smith
Brown
Brand
Government presents its case against Germer in draft conspiracy trial
Grand Rapids Mich October 11 testimony was offered by the government at the trial of Adolph Germer and 12 others to sustain its contention that the defendants were responsible for the creation of anti draft literature. The charge against the defendants, most of whom are Socialists, is conspiracy to defeat the purpose of the selective draft law.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Adolph Germer
Serious break in stocks on New York Exchange today
New York, Oct. 11. A fierce stock market break occurred amid fresh liquidation in rails. Before noon standard stocks such as Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific, major rail and coal stocks, showed declines of 1 to 4 points. The selling reflected a pessimistic investor mood.
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New York
Standard
Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific
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