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Monday, November 12, 1917

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ITALIANS LOSE BELLUNO AND VIDOR; Teutons Capture City on West Bank of Piave, Bridgehead on East.ARE REPULSED IN TRENTINOItalians' Stand on the Lower Piave May Be Abandonedfor the Adige Line. Italians Retake Trentino Positions. ITALIANS LOSE BELLUNO AND VIDOR Big Austrian Guns Delayed. Teutons Reinforced in Trentino. FIGHTING TO TURN PIAVE LINE. German Trentino Operations a Serious Menace to the Italian Army. Weakness of the Piave Line. Invaders Aiming at Bassane.

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  • Uncle Sam wants YOU

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Cost of Living (1910)

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Gallon of Gas

$0.15

Average Home

$3,600

New Car

$950

Time Elapsed

39,652 days ago

(108 years, 232 days)