U S Destroyer Torpedoed by Enemy Submarine
Washington Oct 1 The navy department announced the torpedoing of a United States destroyer in the European war zone with one dead and five wounded. The ship returned to port damaged. Names of the casualties include Osmond Kelly Ingram and Herman Henry Pankratz among others.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
United States
Sims
Herman Henry Pankratz
Orother
Robert William Pankratz
Lee Avenue
St. Louis
Rio
William Edtyard
Hiler
Merritt
East Pifty-fourth Street
New York
Frank William Kruse
Kim
Margaret Kruse
Indiana Avenue
Tolero
Patrick Rutledge
Admiral Sims
Paper Delivery Prompt Notice to Readers
If the paper is not delivered by the usual time due to carrier error or other cause, readers are advised to phone 3330 for a replacement copy. After 6 30 p m phone number 2 will be available to arrange service or replacement copies.
Hard Fight Ahead for Liberty Loan Campaigners Here
Waterloo drives Liberty Loan with $177800 in subscriptions raising three day total to $519050. Plans for Monday rally include a pig parade led by Great Lakes naval band and a public program. Farmers report cool reception though officials push for more bond purchases amid warnings of tougher battles ahead.
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Altho
Liberty Loan
Waterloo
E. B. Wilson
Des Moines
Iowa
Trumbauver
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
U S Threat to Seize Mines Amid Coal Crisis in Chicago
United States fuels administration faced critical choice as coal output cuts threaten supplies in Chicago and Illinois. Garfield conference with John P. White and UMWA leaders urges workers to return to mines to avoid government seizure. Weather grim with cold wave and snow possible as three day coal stockpiles loom. miners demand wage increases linked to a potential gov ernment order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Central
Garfield
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Lloday
Ilinois
Illinois
Wilson
Wilson Chisago Shevering
Chicago
Mian
John E. Williams
George H. Cushing
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
H. A. Garfield
Frank Farrington
Tllinois
United Mine Workers
Thinois
Roundup of Enemies of Liberty Loan
The treasury department launches a stern campaign against those who try to deter Liberty Loan subscriptions. Reports cite middlewest anti loan efforts and pro German depositors pressuring banks. Army subscriptions reach 26 million dollars, while some property owners block campaign posters.
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Ashington
D. G
Treasury Department
Liberty Loan
Middlewest
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Near Five Billion Goal
Treasury officials optimism grows as unofficial returns show about 4.6 billion subscribed toward the Liberty Loan with a possible maximum of 5 billion. New York and Chicago report strong participation, while Boston notes a large wool industry subscription. Daily pace remains a challenge to hit the target by October 27.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
McAdoo
New York
Chicago
Boston
du Pont de Nemours Company
F. W. Loudon
Advisory Trades Committee
Liberty Loan Committee
Congress
Prohibition Vote In Iowa Dodges Clear Result
Wets claim a slight edge while dry leaders contest the outcome. Officials expect a close margin and possible legal challenges. Gov Harding says legislature unlikely to repeal statutory prohibition in Iowa. News from Des Moines and New Orleans reports unreliable tallies and pending official counts above 400000 votes.
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Des Moines
Qet
Monding
Rhcomny
Dex Moines
Troth
Harding
New Orleans
State of
Iowa
W. L. Barding
Vicksburg
Miss
Kaiser Defies Painleve to Take Alsace
London dispatch from Amsterdam reports Kaiser Wilhelm dining with the emperor during a Balkans trip. The German ruler mocked M. Painleve and praised King Carl and Queen Elizabeth of Hungary, condemning agitators, while stressing shared property and restraint amid hunger for gold and power.
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Kaiser
Alsace
London
Berlin
Lotal Anzeiger
William
Balkans
Daily Chronicle
Amsterdam
Maijesty
M. Potnleve
Alpace- Lorraine
Carl
Elizabeth
Houminia
Milk Producers' Chiefs Indicted on Trust Charge
Chicago October 18 Charles N Potter of Elgin IL chairman of the Milk Dealers association and four other officials were indicted for conspiracy to fix milk prices in Chicago. Cooper Goordwin Huber Lewis named with bonds at 5000 each. Indictment cites a Sept 21 1917 meeting to raise milk prices and to eliminate competition among independent dealers.
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Chicago
Charles N. Potter
T Elgin
Milk Dealers’ Association
Clinton J. Cooper
Genoa
Willant A. Goordwin
Crystal Lake
Arnold Huber
Glen View
Roy Lewis
Wheeron
Potter
The Krups Firm Prosecutes 62 Steel Theft Suspects
In Amsterdam in October the Krups firm prosecutes 62 individuals for large steel thefts. Many accused are employees. A special court established at FE will hear the case, with anticipated important developments. An ad for El Tovar Broadleaf Havana de Cizar appears.
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Amsterdam
Krups
Frankfurter Zeitung
el Tovar
Havana de Cizar
Hammil Named U P Superintendent
Frederick H. Hammil, who began as a telegraph operator with the Northwestern railroad, was appointed general superintendent of the Union Pacific line. Hammil has served as assistant general superintendent of the Northwestern division.
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Chicago
Frederick H. Hammil
Northwestern Railroad
Vinion Pacine Railroad
Mr. Hammil
Northwestern
Pettigrew Indicted Suspected in Sedition Report
Chicago Oct 18 Former United States Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota, in hospital and traveling for treatment, denied official indictment news. He said he backs peace terms, attended a People's Council meeting in Sioux Falls, and remarked war is unjust. He left for Chicago before the planned October 10 event. He is 69 and a former two year senator.
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Chicago
United States
Fetligrew
South Dakota
Sioux City
People’s Council of America For Democracy
Sioux Falls
Linux Falls
S. D
R. F. Pettigrew
Pettigrew
Belgium
Belghim
Congo
People’s Council of America For Democracy and Peace
American airman Raoul Lufbury claims 13th kill in France
Paris reports Sieur Raoul Lufbury of Wallingford Connecticut, a member of the American Franco flying corps praised as an incomparable pilot in French orders, is said to have brought down his thirteenth enemy aircraft. An advertisement for Smoke Diamond Joe cigars follows.
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Paris
Sieur
Raoul Lufbury
Wallingford
Conn
Herald
Mutiny and clashes in Austro German naval forces
Belgian Belgi an mutiny report from Ostend cites officers tossed overboard and 20 mutineers sent to Bruges while Washington confirms Austrian navy mutinies at Pola and clashes with German submarine crews killing officers on both sides and prompting a German base move.
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Amsterdam
Ostend
Belgisch Dagblad
Bruges
Washington
D. C
Pola
Berne
Great Scarcity of Food in Germany Reported
Washington reports indicate German harvests this year fail to ease the food crisis. Fat and animal proteins are scarce. imports from Roumania and neutrals are insufficient. Some crops were normal, but overall supplies of most commodities have not risen.
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Washington,d. C
State Department
Roumania
Neutrals
Department
Deny Heavy Losses of British Officers
London reports the war office released figures refuting German claims of unusually severe British officer casualties. August officer losses totaled 5,638 with a daily average of 183, September 3,182 at 106 daily average, and July 1916 saw the peak 282. The statement notes it covers all casualties and that some officers returned to duty before publication.
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London
Eight Injured in Train Crash Near McGregor
Eight persons injured, several seriously, when Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul passenger train No 25 collided head on with a freight train at Valdora siding 11 miles west of McGregor. Injured taken to McGregor hospital include L. S Matteson Milwaukee Andrews Stinger Charles City In A Haveland Ossian Ta EB Anthony Clinton Ia Nathan Saifarn Milwaukee San Felice a Great de Cigar.
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Mason City
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Valdora
McGregor
L. S Matteson
Milwaukee- Andrews
Charles City
A. Haveland
Ossian
Anthony
Clinton
Nathan Saifarn
Milwaukee
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Waterloo Insurance
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Perry Canfield
John Corton -i
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WJ. White
Chas. D. Becker
Seeveesevees
Manson Price
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Francis RK. Laarte
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Frances M. Herner
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Walter Lee
Thora Niels Elliott
Wise
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