Hammering at German Defenses Near Cambrai
General Byng's guns bombarded German positions within two miles of Cambrai as British forces push forward. German reinforcements arrive, prisoners are taken, and Crown Prince Rupprecht orders holds while Ferntiane's lines suffer heavy losses. The battle rages with trees and hedges lit by shellfire, mangled villages, and brutal close combat.
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Cambrai
Byng
Cambrai Toni
Tontane Oscre Dame
V. Pyng
Boypen Wead
Proenvile
Vaubrali
Rupprecht
Bourton Wood
Moorlon
Lanhral
Anfl
Tovay
Peery
Mds
Fourlon
Conbrai
Military Control Extends to New York Port at Midnight
United Press reports that the port of New York will come under military control at midnight with regular army guards patrolling docks and water fronts. The plan aims to extend to other ports and munition facilities, under Col. James C. Carter. Enemies aliens face internment for wartime duration.
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United Press
Washington
New York
Justice Department
James C. Carter
Bureau of Military Affairs
Department of Justice
West Street
War Department
United States Attorney
John L. O'Bryan
Philadelphia
Boston
Railway men convicted in East St. Louis race riot conspiracy
Richard Brockway, assistant claim agent for East St. Louis and Suburban Railway, along with John Tish and John Johnson, were convicted of race riot conspiracy. Brockway faces five years in prison and a $1000 fine, Tish five years, Johnson one year.
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East St. Louis, Ills
Richard Brockway
East St. Louis and Suburban Railway Company
John Tish
John Johnson
Brockway
Tish
Johnson
Russia Remains Without Moscow Mission In Washington
Ambassador Bakhemeteff dissolves the Russian embassy staff in Washington while claiming no official standing as envoy. The move leaves over 200 million dollars in munitions contracts in limbo and 2,000 inspectors out of work as factories operated by Russians face uncertain future. Congress debates reclaiming payments and the Allies fear German leverage if Russia dissolves further.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Washington
Russia
Barhmeteff
State
Treasury Department
Curtis
Kansas
Germany
Kerensky
Bakhemeteff
France
Italy
Harriss Named General Manager of Urgency Fleet Corp
Rear Admiral Frederick R Harriss, head of the Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks, is appointed to lead the Urgency Fleet Corporation succeeding Rear Admiral W L Capps. His career includes engineering feats such as a 1910 dry dock at New York Navy Yard and 1917 promotion to rear admiral. He brings broad shipbuilding experience to the post.
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United Press
Washington
Frederick R. Harriss
Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks
Urgency Fleet Corporation
W. L. Capps
Harris
New York Navy Yard
Idmir Harris
Asso
U S Destroyers Capture German U-boat Crew
Forty German U-boat sailors are American prisoners after a destroyer chase in the war zone led to the sinking of their submarine. Two Germans died. a wounded crewman died en route to the destroyer. The Germans surrendered before the vessel sank, then opened its valves to go down.
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United Press
Washington
Teuton
Secretary of Navy
Daniels
Railroads Transport 1 500 000 Troops Since August
Special to The Dispatch. Fairfax Harrison reports that U S railroads have moved about 1.5 million soldiers to training camps and embarkation points since August 1. Half a million traveled overnight in Pullman sleeper service.
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Washington, D. C
Fairfax Harrison
Railroads’ War Board
Pullman Company
Italians Hold Lower Piave Ground In Flooded Battles
Italian forces fight hand to hand across submerged marshes along the Piave as Austrian troops struggle to push through flooded terrain defending Venice. Reports say both sides battle from hummocks to hummocks with floods delaying bridging attempts while Italian aviators note Austrian boat construction and failed river crossings.
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Ssorg Pajyyag Aq
Piave
Borovich
Venice
No Man's Land
Teutonic
Garda
Diaz
Notable Banker Predicts Rapid Trans-Atlantic Shipbuilding
Friends expect a leading financier to accelerate ship construction as interest in trans-Atlantic steamship ventures grows.
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trans-Atlantic Steamship Companies
Alienation suit targets Mrs. Mellen in $100000 claim
Mrs. Charles S. Mellen, wife of a former railroad president, faces a $100,000 alienation of affection suit filed in New York. Plaintiff Mrs. Harry Douglas Brown alleges Mellen sent letters of affection to Brown, gave costly gifts and sought his company, causing Brown to abandon his wife. Mellen has resided at the Vanderbilt hotel.
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United Press
New York
Charles S. Mellen
Harry Douglas Brown
Manger
Vanderbilt Hotel
Mellen
Brown
Bitter Fighting Reported Around Cambrai
London reports bitter fighting around Cambrai with back and forth clashes over hard won positions. The engagement, described as unusually fierce, compares in intensity to battles at Vimy Ridge.
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United Press
London
Vimy
Cambrai
Reign of Terror in Palestine Reported by Refugees
Refugees in Alexandretta describe horrific abuses by Turkish and German forces in Palestine. They say Jews were tortured and executed at Joppa amid charges of espionage as Allenby’s advance neared Jerusalem, with several deaths among innocent civilians.
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United Press
London
Joppa
Alexandretta
Palestine
Allenby
Jerusalem
Bomb Wrecks Milwaukee Central Police Station
A powerful anarchist bomb exploded at Milwaukee Central Police Station as officers and prisoners were present. Reports put death toll at eight to eleven with multiple injuries. Italian boy found the device at a church and turned it over to police. Victims included detectives Stephen Stecher Charles Seehawer David O'Brien and Catherine Walker.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Central Police Station
Evangelical Association Church
August Giulani
Guilani
Madison
Central Station
Stephens Stecker
Stephen H. Stecher
Charles Seehawer
David O’brien
Frank M. Caswin
Albert Templin
Henry Deckert
Paul Weiler
Fred W. Kaiser
Edward Schindler
Catherine Walker
Louis, Hartman
Martin Fallon
Herman Bergin
Charles Andrews
Robert Flood
Railroads pool lines to ease wartime freight congestion
The railroads formed a single Eastern unit under a war board pact to share locomotives, crews, cars, tracks, and terminals from Chicago eastward. Vice presidents will craft rules to maximize freight movement while government agencies push for further coordination and sectional coal pooling.
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United Press
Washington
Railroads' War Board
Chicago
Railroads’ War Board
Garfield
Hoover
Lovett
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Shipping Board
Wright
British Attacks Fail in Mire Villages
Berlin reports London says English assaults on Inchy Moivres and Banteux failed with heavy losses, outlining tonight's official statement from Berlin via London.
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United Press
Berlin
London
Inchy
Mo3uvres
Banteux
Germany Rejects Armistice Move With Russian Assembly
Petrograd reports Germany will not negotiate an armistice unless a Russian constituent assembly enacts. The German demand includes a 60 mile troop withdrawal as a preliminary condition before any terms are discussed.
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United Press
Petrograd
Germany
Rmans
Russia
Eat Big Dinner On Thanksgiving
United States food administration rejects doom saying Americans should enjoy a plentiful Thanksgiving feast. Eat all the trimmings while moderating wheat, meat, fats, and sugar. Turkey supply is being boosted from cold storage to keep prices reasonable.
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United Press
Washington
United States Food Administration
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