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Monday, November 19, 1917

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The Headlines

Diaz Holding His Trentio Front While Checking Piave Attacks; Rome Reports Slight Withdrawals Between the Brenta and Piave Rivers and the Expulsion of Invaders Who Crossed the Latter Near Fagare. Italian Attacks Vain, Berlin Says. Hope for Turning of the Tide. Fierce Fighting on Northern Front. Navy Renders Splendid Service. Hope to Split the Italian Armies. ITALIANS DRIVE FOE ACROSS THE PIAVE Allied Naval Guns Aid Defense.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Over There

George M. Cohan

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1917

  • Uncle Sam wants YOU

Tech Check

Modern Zipper & Drone Torpedoes.

Cost of Living (1910)

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Gallon of Gas

$0.15

Average Home

$3,600

New Car

$950

Time Elapsed

39,646 days ago

(108 years, 226 days)