Mutinies Reported in Austrian and German Fleets
Mutinies flare in the Austro German navies as Austrian crews rebel against officers at Pola and German submarine crews clash over conduct and food. Dispatches note extraordinary measures to separate the fleets and moved the German flotilla south along the Adriatic.
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Pola
Adriatic
Germith
Abroaa
Amfrican N. Offisern
Eles
Hye
Austria
Erty
Destroyer Torpedoed in War Zone. One Killed Five Wounded
An American destroyer on patrol in the war zone was torpedoed by an enemy submarine on Tuesday. Gunner's Mate Osmond Kelly Ingram was killed. five sailors were wounded but none seriously. The ship reached port after severe damage. The incident was reported to the Navy Department with few details due to security rules. Ingram's mother resides in Pratt City Alabama.
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Associated Press
Americam
Germn
Aftend
Ovivarines
Belueian
Worllsad
Washington
Osmond Kelly Ingram
Ingram
Betty Ingram
Pratt City
Ala
Herman H. Pankratz
Cunner
St. Louis
William E. Merritt
New York City
F. W. Kruse
Toledo
Patrick Rutledge
William Semmer
Dundas
Minn
Germans Press Naval Reach in Gulf of Riga Big Battleship Clash
Russian and German fleets clashed in the Gulf of Riga as German dreadnoughts pushed toward Oeser and Ozels channels. The Slava was sunk, other Russian ships retreated to Moon Sound, and Berlin claimed 10 000 prisoners and 50 guns captured on Ogel.
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Gulf of Riga
Gulf
Oeser Island
Moon Sound
Slava
Gulf of Rigg
Baltic
Berlin
Oesel Island
O € Fgel
Amsterdam
Ostend
Bors
Bruges
Field Marshal
Haig
Flanders
Arras
Gavreile
Verdun
Bezenvaux
Aisne
Che
Future Aviators Training Aid Reveals Air Raid Plans
The report from Iowa on October 18 notes nine years of aviation effort and future aviators preparing at Wells y ho pingears. It mentions aeroplanes to be used in raids and air assaults, with emphasis on leading in Iowa and potential attacks from the air.
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Texas
Welly
Ailie
Iowa
National Special Representatives Attend Sania Night Event
The National Special was represented on Sania night by designated attendees Miss Jennie D. Leitman Mrs Ber J. Ctunt Mrs J. Wallace Willam Walker and others.
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Sania
Toa. Tickett
Jennie D. Ieitman
Ber J. ‘Ctunt
J. Wallace Willam Walker
Supreme Council honors four new sovereign grand inspectors general
Washington October 18 Olin S Wright of Plant City Florida is named one of four new active sovereign grand inspectors general of the Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Southern jurisdiction of the United States Crowned in session bringing total membership to 25 with a 33 statutory complement The other appointees are Fred C Schramm of Salt Lake City Marshall W Wood of Boise Idaho and Alexander E Cochran of St Louis
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Associated Press
Washington
Olin S. Wright
Plant City
Fla
Supreme Council of
Scottish Rite of Free Masonry
United States
Supreme Council
Fred C. Schramm
Salt Lake City
Marshall W. Wood
Boise
Idaho
Alexander E. Cochran
St. Louis
Germans to Hot Springs and Philadelphia Camps
About 160 officers and crew from seized German merchantmen began moving from Angel Island in San Francisco Bay to detention camps in Philadelphia and Hot Springs North Carolina.
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Hot Springs
N. C
Associated Press
San Francisco
Angel Island
San Francisco Bay
Philadelphia
Russian unrest reported across provinces and Petrograd
The Times says agrarian orders roil Hohilev and Saratov, rioting in Kharkov leads to 50 arrests, street clashes in Kursk, illicit distilling at Veronesch causing drunkenness and breaks in lines to Tashkent, Turkestan and Petrograd. Police hunt 18,000 criminals as gambling grows and cars derail in streets. Government fights the malaise with district committees.
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Bs Associated Press
London
The
Times Today
Hohilev
Saratov
Kharkov
Kursk
Veronesch
Tashkent
Turkestan
Petrograd
Chicago Faces Full Famine As Coal Shortage Bites
Chicago suffers widespread coal shortages with homes and businesses out of fuel and a looming cold spell. Officials warn continued mine disruption could paralyze commerce while gas supplies dwindle. Garfield signals possible government action if unrest persists. In other news, Lt Raoul Luthery of Wallingford earns his thirteenth victory as a noted French air corps ace.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John KE. Williams
Illinois
Paris
Raoul Luthery
Wallingford, Conn
German Prisoners and Naval Action in Baltic Gulf
German forces take 10 000 prisoners and 50 cans on Orsel Island as battles rage in the Gulf of Riga. The Russian navy reports a battle that sinks the battleship Slava and engages two German dreadnoughts as they press through Moon Sound.
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Associated Press
Derlin
London
Orsel Island
War Offie
Gulf of Riga
Kussar 3
Oesel Island
Trinity College Latin Professor Dies at 43
Durham NC October 18 Professor Wm F Gill head of the Latin department at Trinity College died this morning in a local hospital. He was 43, a native of Henderson NC, and had served on the Trinity faculty since 1858. Burial will be in Henderson tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Durham
N. C
Wm. F. Gill
Trinity College
Henderson
Gill Hand
Trinity
Russians Trapped in Gale of Riga Fight German Action
German forces trap Russians in a Baltic gale near Riga. The battleship Slava is reportedly sunk, with ten thousand prisoners and fifty guns captured. Reports emphasize heavy losses for Russian forces and strategic damage to their fleet.
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Riga
Candidates Aim to Win Second Diamond Ring Prize
The Dispatch promotes a subscription contest with prizes including a Ford Touring Car valued at $775 and a Diamond Ring. Readers are urged to support contestants by subscribing, earning votes for favorites and boosting chances to win.
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Tila Ling
Amon
Briscoe Automobile
Columbia Grafonoa
J. W. H. Fuchs
Yocu
Caesar
Rome
German Socialists weigh unity at Wurzburg talks
At the Wurzburg convention German Socialists discuss party unity with dueling positions. Herman Mueller argues Alsace Lorraine cannot be discussed in peace talks. Eduard David says submarines cannot end the war and a fourth winter of war looms. Scheidemann rules out union of Courland Livonia with Germany. A 284 to 26 vote rejects binding war-credits opposition. a separate resolution calls for Belgian restoration and protests Alsace Lorraine division.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Wurzburg
Hermenn Mueller
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Eduard David
Reichstag
England
Amsterdam
Courland
Livonia
Philipp Scheidemann
Herr Scheidemann
Riga
Belgium
Abrogation of US Mexico Parcel Post Duty and New Stamp Tax
Mexico City reports a decree abolishing the double import duty on parcels post between the United States and Mexico effective immediately. A second decree imposes a special ten percent stamp tax tied to bi monthly New York quotations to protect the oil industry.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
New York
Rail clerks strike spreads along Atlantic Coast Line
Richmond clerks say they hope to win demands as sympathetic action spreads along the line. Rocky Mount North Carolina clerks report walks out and others may quit unless Brotherhood of Railway Clerks is recognized and a dismissed employee is reinstated.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Rocky Mount
N. C
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
New York Liberty Loan Total Rises to 470 Million
Overnight mail and forenoon subscriptions boosted New York's Liberty loan total to 470 million by 11 o clock today. About 10 million of the increase came from the Dupont De Nemours Company.
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New York
Dupont de Nemours Company
Liberty Loan subscriptions surge with large daily totals
Treasury officials estimate about 1.5 billion dollars has been subscribed across the nation, roughly half the minimum quota. New York aims for 500 million, Chicago notes active small-mean subscriptions, and Boston reports a 7.3 million single bid from wool interests. Clergy and volunteers mobilize. nationwide sermons push support. Cleveland reports 105 million in the Fourth District, over a third of its 390 million minimum. New England tally reaches 115.9 million.
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Associated Press
Washington
Liberty Loan
Treasury
Federal Reserve
New York
Chicago
Chicare
Reserve Bank
Boston
Minneapolis
America
Cleveland
Ohio
Federal Reserve District
New England
Mass
Franchise reform measure postponed in Prussia
Copenhagen Oct 18 The Prussian Diet reassembled to hear the franchise reform bill likely not ready before December. First reading may occur before Christmas, but debates may not finish before current Diet terms end. Delay cited as due to upper house reform and district reshaping. opposition to drastic changes buoyed by postponement.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Germania
Former Officials to be Prosecuted in Greece
Athens report that an investigating committee recommended in the chamber of deputies that cabinet members of former Premier Skouloudis be prosecuted before the high court. Admiral Coundouriotis is exempt. Charges include violation of the penal code and ministerial responsibility law.
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Associated Press
Athens
High Court
Skouloudis
Coundouriotis
Chamber of Deputies
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