The Arizona copper camp., 1917-11-17
HISTORY MAKING EVENTS

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Nov. 10-British batteries
take position on Italian front. Ger
mans capture Asiago from Italians.
British army in Palestine takes AS
kalon from Turks, whose casualties
are 10000
American governemnt opens negoti-
ations with Germany for an agree
ment to govern treatment of prison
ers of war.
Sim Fein plot is exposed by Will
lam J. Flynn, chief of the u. S. Sc
cret service.
No American supplies to go to Rus
sia until peace is restored, it is an
nounced.
Kerensky reported to have gained
control of Moscow from Maximal-
ists
Second call for national army to be
in February, it is announced, when
President Wilson puts new draft
machinery in motion.
Sunday, Nov. 11-Government to take
control of bakeries Dec. 10, it is
announced. Loaves to be standard
lied as to weight and ingredients.
Maximalist uprising in Russia re-
ported as tottering.
Americans repel second German at
tack on their trenches by volley of
hand grenades.
Great plant of Washburn wire fac
tory, working on government war
contracts, is destroyed by incendi-
ary blaze at New York. Loss
$2,O00,O00.
Germans capture Belluno from
Italians.
Lloyd George, accompanied by Pre-
mier Venizelos of Greece, arrives in
London from Rome.
Food and metals worth over $751;
100000 uncovered by secret service
men in New York.
Villa prepares to attack Ojinaga.
Three soldiers killed and 16 injured
in wreck on Rio Grande railroad,
near Canon City, Colorado.
British miners; by vote of 3 to 1,
defeat strike proposal and decide to
stand by government in prosecution
of war;
China lodges formal protest against
agreement between United States
and Japan with reference to special
interests of Japan in China.
Monday, Nov. 12-President Wilson,
addressing American Federation of
Labor convention at Buffalo, de-
clares U. S. will talk peace when
war is won. He appeals for loyal
cooperation of labor in conduct of
the war
Germans burn Italian cities of Civi-
dale, Gradisca and Palmanova.
Russian forces clash at Gatchina,
cossacks support Kerensky.
Turks prepare to give battle to Brit
ish at Hebron 20 miles from Jeru-
salem.
Tuesday, Nov. 13-All strikes affect
ing government are called off by
American Federation of Labor
Germans take Fonsazo and Mont
Longara from Italians, who prepare
for fighting around Venice.
Maximalists announce forces of
Kerensky have been crushed.
Bakery regulations governing all
bakers using 10 barrels of flour a
week are signed by President Will
son.
All Americans returning from Mex
leo required to have passports af-
ter Nov. Is.
Street fighting in Moscow.
All alien enemies to be made to
register
French ministry, headed by Paul
Painleve, resigns.
Wednesday, Nov. 14-Russian situa-
tion still clouded, Kerensky is now
reported in control.
President Wilson to confer with
heads of railroad brotherhoods Nov.
22 to avert strikes at this time.
Villa is repulsed at Ojinaga by Car
rama troops.
Germans take Feltre and Zenson
from Italians.
Americans ambush German patrol,
killing several of enemy.
Maximum price of IS cents to be
fixed on silver by U. S. and British
governments.
Submarine toll for week only one
British vessel over 1000 tons and 5
smaller craft. Lowest record since
Germany began submarine cam
paign. French lose 2, Italians /.
Over 100000 Of Y. M. C. A. war
work fund of $35,OO0,OOO is raised.
Total number signing food pledges
is over 10,000,000 mark.
Secretary McAdoo declares only
$1O,0OO,OO0,000 remains to be raised
before next July by sale of bonds.
Villa captures Ojinaga, opposite
Preside, Texas.
Drastic regulations governing sale
of explosives to alien enemies and
aliens of countries allied with Ger
many are promulgated
Thursday, Nov. 15-Anarchy reigns