British and French Forces Repel German Counterattacks on Aisne and Ypres Fronts
British Haig and French Petain report renewed thrusts by German troops along a broad front north and east of Ypres and on the Aisne. Allies press gains at Papegoed wood and nearby farms while capturing prisoners as frontline lines extend and weather worsens.
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Reich
St. Jansbeek
Lmeiboak
London
Ypres
Belgium
Fjoll
Haig
Waornin
Janshoek
Ypres-Menin
Gheluvelt
Mae Nur
Passchenr
Crown Prince Driven Back as Petain Routs Germans
From the Aisne front to Laon the German crown prince is driven back by Petain’s forces. French gains widen, with 2,000 prisoners and heavy guns captured. Laon’s fortress threat diminishes as French shells hammer positions near Chavignon and La Fere. Italy fights Austro German on the Isonzo as Cadorna holds Bainsizza. cabinet tensions rise over food policy and a new leader is discussed. Brazil abandons neutrality as torpedoing of the Macau fuels war measures.
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Aisne
Laon
St. Quentin
Champagne
Petain
Oise-Aisne
Chavignon
Allette
Tone Chavignon
la Fere
LaFere
Italy
Souzo
Gorizia
Cadorna
Bainsizza
Flitsch
Tolmino
Overnumo
Isonzo
Berlin
Chamber of Deputies
Boselli
Signor
Orlando
Co Oy
Germany
Braz
Macau
Brazil
Liberty Loan Drive Nears Maximum Total
Treasury officials report subscriptions exceed 3.0 billion and plans run through Saturday to push the total toward 5.0 billion. Banks stay open late. final day aims to surpass quotas with Boston and New York showing rapid growth. Cuba and army subscriptions also cited as strong factors.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve District
Boston
Cleveland
Kansas City
New York
Liberty Loan Committee of
Cuba
United States
Shooting at Camp Greene Involves Army Guardsman
Frederick von Beethoven of the 116th company truck 10 dist division Army, shot yesterday by a plainclothes officer on a city corner, survives. He was taken to a local hospital, with army surgeons from Camp Greene handling the case. mystery surrounds the incident. Beethoven joined Camp Greene with the North Dakota National Guard and reportedly said he would rather die than be taken prisoner.
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iGy Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Frederick von Beethoven
116Th Company
United States Army
Camp Greene
United States
Beethoven
National Guard
North Dakota
Clerks Seek Halt to Southeast Strike as Federal Mediator Arrives
In Richmond on October 26 the United States government intervenes in a brewing railway clerks dispute. General Robert McWade meets with Brotherhood of Railway Clerks leaders to salvage a settlement, while clerks threaten a general walkout affecting four lines: Atlantic Coast Line Seaboard Air Line Chesapeake and Ohio and Central of Georgia.
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Coast Line
Seaboard, Chesapeake and Ohio
Central of Georgia
Richmond
United States
Robert McWade
Federal Department of Labor
Foressier
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
French Ministry Weak Vote Sparks War Era Debate
Paris October 26 The Painleve ministry won 346 votes on October 19 but his new cabinet attracted only 288 in the Chamber with 137 opposition and 100 abstentions. The groups opposing hailed Socialists and Radical Socialists, as Painleve avoided debating Ribot’s resignation and kept focus on Alsace Lorraine amid a tense wartime atmosphere. A separate line notes a German drive claiming 30 000 men and 300 guns.
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Associated Press
Paris
M. Ribot
Alsace-Lorraine
Watchmen Jobs Open for Retired Soldiers in Washington
Veterans honorably discharged or retired are sought as watchmen for public buildings in Washington. A register of eligibles is being created for service at the new war and navy buildings under construction. Applications should be sent to the superintendent of the State War and Navy Department building.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
War and Navy
State
War and Navy Department
Dense Fog Trains Wreck in Georgia Collision
A thick fog in central Georgia caused a head on collision between the Royal Palm northbound and the Kansas City Special southbound on the Southern Railway at Reids station near Macon. Fireman William Mathews was killed instantly and Engineer H K Burgay of Macon was seriously injured. five empty coaches on the northbound train telescoped.
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Associated Press
Macon
Kansas City
Southern Railway
Reids Station
Here
William Mathews
H. K. Burgey
What a $50 Liberty Bond Will Do for Fighting Boys
Proceeds of a $50 Liberty loan bond fund four months subsistence for a soldier in the field. They provide one hundred pounds of smoke less powder and a corvette uniform for an enlisted navy man. Eighteen gas masks aid eighteen soldiers at the front in France. Gasoline to drive a submarine destroyer 150 miles. Thirteen 13-pound shells and four 5-inch shells target submarines.
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Uncle Sam
Corlete
France
Castro Ordered to Leave Trinidad
Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela has been asked by the government to depart Trinidad. He protests against leaving at this season and claims the expulsion stems from American intervention.
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Associated Press
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Cipriano Castro
Venezulea
Castro's Travels Continue Amid Closed Ports
General Castro, longtime traveler between lands, faces closed ports on his journeys. Reports say he travels with American secret service agents. A former Venezuelan dictator spent time in New York last month before sailing to Trinidad.
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General Castro
Secret Service
Venezuela
New York
Trinidad
American officers impressed by French victory in France
Major General Sibert returning from around Soissons reports French losses were small due to artillery prep. He and other American officers praise the French offensive on the Aisne front and commend the material captured and prisoners taken. They are greatly impressed by the preponderance of French artillery.
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Associated_ Press
France
Associated Press
Sibert
Soissons
Aisne
William Herschel dies after development of fingerprint system
London October 25 Sir William Jas Herschel, noted for discovering and developing fingerprint identification, died yesterday.
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William Herschel
Associated Press
London
Sir Wiliam Jas. Herschel
Italian War Setback on Isonzo Front
The Austro German offensive on the Isonzo front forced Cadorna's forces back to the border in a major reversal. Italy reportedly lost over 30 000 men and more than 300 guns as the enemy advanced into Italian territory.
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Italy
Isonzo
Isonze
Montemaggiore
Thinsizza
Cadorna
Tomlino
Bain
Sizza
Fl ‘Er
Eutorice
Berlin
fVia
London
Isonzo Front
German War Office
Second period closes with Mullins leader in Dispatch contest
The Dispatch contest near end of second period sees Mollie Gordon of Mullins lead with 80 600 votes, ahead of Eloise Daniel of Southport and others. Subscriptions now drive extra votes, with a Diamond Ring prize to the top money getter for new subscriptions over two weeks ending Saturday night. Wilmington contestants must file by 9 o clock tomorrow. out of town candidates may mail subscriptions for credit.
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Mollie Gordon
Mullins
S. C
Miss Gordon
Eloise Daniel
Southport
Miss Daniel
W. J. Conerly
Nichols
Wilmington
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