War progress reports from Cambrai to Nish in early 1917
Western Newspaper Union summaries report Cambrai fallen and British advance into the east. French capture Berry au Bac and Grand Pre. Nish occupied by entente forces while Laon falls after the German defense collapses. American and French forces push on Meuse and Champagne fronts with 17,659 prisoners taken since Sept. 26.
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Cambrai
Berry- Au--Bac
Paris
Nish
Serbia
Berlin
Chemin Des- Dames
Laon
France
Champagne
London
Serre
Lissonne
Douai
Montrecourt
Faubourg Des Querchin
Flers
Haig
Argonne
Grand Pre Gap
Grand Pre
Meuse
Global war updates and European political shifts
Reports from London, Vienna, and Berlin cover influenza spread in Switzerland, Finland's royal election, German air losses, French rail control plans during hostilities, and troop movements at Le Cateau. London quotes Gen Maurice on German losses, while Grey sees slim peace chances. An Amsterdam dispatch notes Berlin’s peace fervor as crowds celebrate. The Ottawa casualty list includes several American wounded.
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Switzerland
Frederick Charles of Hesse
Finland
Landtag
London
London Daily News
Frederick Maurice
Marne
Vienna
Budapest
Constantinople
Turkey
Dardanelles
Viscount Grey
Wilson
Amsterdam
Daily Express
Berlin
Germany
Ottawa
J. H. Bas
San Bernardino
Cal
H. Wallace
Colorado Springs
Colo
C. Krugstadt
Baker
Ore
H. A. Cannell
South Bend
Wash
Bloomfield
Neb
P. A. Disney
Tacoma
M. Wiley
Cheyenne
Wyo
T. Gordon
Seattle
F. Goldthoro
Helena
Mont
A. Labay
Influenza spread widens as fires claim Duluth victims surge
Eastern states ease from flu epidemic while midwest to far west see continued spread. Duluthfire toll may reach 800 to 900. Aviator Lieut Nutt earns first lieutenant rank after piloting a Houston to Denver flight. Kansas City surpasses its Liberty Loan quota of 26 million in six days, prompting an impromptu parade as Washington accepts Wilson's terms.
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Duluth, Minn
C. C. Nutt
Houston
Tex
Denver
Liberty Loan Committee
Kansas City
Washington
Wilson
Sugar Sale Rules Tighten As One Pound Limit Set
Washington reports revised sugar sale rules cut consumer purchases to one pound at a time while keeping two pounds per person monthly. German note to Washington says acceptance of Wilson terms and evacuation preliminaries for armistice. calls for mixed commission. Navy announces Shaw collision in British waters leaves 2 officers and 11 enlisted dead, 13 wounded. Liberty Day boosts war loan total to six billion dollars. Treasury condemns merchants offering War Savings Stamps as purchase premiums.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
Navy Department
Treasury
Denver promoter Eddie Pitts joins radio corps for training
Eddie Pitts a noted Denver sports promoter has signed with the radio corps and will attend a training school likely at Fort Collins. Lieut Daniel W Knowlton a Colorado Springs tennis and football star has been promoted to captain in field artillery and serves in the US as an instructor. Colorado College football practice in Colorado Springs is largely halted with only 18 of 53 candidates responding and the entire first team in quarantine.
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Eddie Pitts
Denver
Radio Corps
Fort Collins
Daniel W. Knowlton
Colorado Springs
Field Artillery
United States
Colorado College
Finland asks Germany to withdraw troops
The Finnish government requests Germany remove its troops from Finland. Walter Hines Page, retiring American ambassador to Britain, arrives in New York from England gravely ill with heart disease and is hospitalized after transfer from a steamship.
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Germany
Finland
Walter Hines Page
Great Britain
New York
England
Wilson presses Germany on peace note and armistice terms
President Wilson forwards a clarifying note to Germany via Switzerland asking if Berlin accepts the US terms and whether its aim is genuine negotiation or just details. He states armistice would require withdrawal of forces from invaded lands and questions if the chancellor speaks for the entire empire. Robert Lansing signs the communication.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
Switzerland
United States
Congress of the
Robert Lansing
General Diaz Calls Italian Troops to Stand Ready for Total Victory
General Diaz, commander in chief of the Italian army, issues a general order urging soldiers to remain vigilant on Italian French Belgian soil and not be swayed by peace offers. He warns that peace may be a new form of old guile and demands readiness to crush the enemy.
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Washington
Diaz
Spanish Cabinet Resigns Led by Antonio Maura
Madrid reports the entire Spanish Cabinet, headed by Antonio Maura, has resigned. The group had been formed last March and now steps down from government.
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Madrid
Antonio Maura
Washington Wheat Crop Estimated at 918 Million Bushels
The Agriculture Department released a preliminary crop estimate for Washington showing total wheat at 918,920,000 bushels with winter wheat at 555,725,000 and spring wheat at 363,195,000. Corn projected at 2,717,775,000 bushels, plus oats 1,535,297,000 and other crops listed by product.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Colonel at Camp Grant Slays Self
Colonel Charles B. Hagadorn acting commandant at Camp Grant in Illinois died by suicide. The incident occurred at the military post leaving no immediate explanation for his death. He held rank of colonel and served as acting commandant at Camp Grant.
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Camp Grant
Self
Ill
Col
Charles B. Hagadorn
Allies Unite in Mighty Blow Drives Front Line
London reports a major Allied offensive from Cambrai to St. Quentin with British American and French troops advancing about three miles on a twenty mile front. In its initial phase the drive has pushed the enemy back two to five miles from key tactical positions.
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Cambrai- St. Quentin
Tennessee
Carolina
London
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Arizona State News Briefs From November Events
Arizona report details the state fair in Phoenix November 11 to 16, ore shipments from Jerome Verde, and a cache of local actions. It notes sugar allotments, fire protection funding for Jerome, influenza cases in multiple cities, and personnel changes across mining and law enforcement.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Phoenix
Jerome Verde
Arizona
Barney B. Kellis
France
A. J. Killis
Wickenburg
Fair Commission
Jerome
Douglas
Mexico
Alejandro Quintana
Jose Lopez
Manuel Mendez
Mitchel Curley
New Cornelia Copper Company
Ajo
Buckeye
United Verde
Ed. Williams
Copper Hill
Arizona Hastern
Globe
Winslow
Black River District
Winkleman
Calumet & Arizona Mining Company
Mesa
Clarkdale
United Verde Company
Flagstaff
State Board of Health
Bisbee
Miami
Allies Will Dictate Terms In WWI Armistice Talks
Washington reports President Wilson rejected a peace on Kaiserism and demanded allied dictated terms. He pledged no armistice while Germany continues atrocities and promised 250000 troops plus supplies monthly. Turkey's note urged mediation and a general armistice based on US January 8 1918 program.
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Union News Service
Washington
Wilson
Germany
United States
Tumulty
Senate
State Department
Lodge
Allies Sweep Onward With British Army in France
Allied forces led by Britain press the front in Flanders driving toward Ghent and Courtrai. German withdrawals from Ostend and Bruges are reported as fires and smoke rise around Thourout and Cortemark. Artillery bombardments preceded infantry assaults on a wide front from Comines northward.
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France
Comines
Ostend
Bruges
Thourout
Cortemark
Flanders
Ghent
Courtrai
Nation mobilizes for Spanish influenza campaign
Public Health Service announces a national drive against the Spanish influenza epidemic. Additional headquarters will coordinate state and local efforts with health authorities at Baltimore Maryland Columbus Ohio Richmond Virginia and Columbia South Carolina.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Baltimore
Columbus
Ohio
Richmond
Columbia
How to Avoid Backache and Nervousness
Providence reader Mrs. Adeline B. Lynch describes lingering backache headaches and nervousness. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief including weight gain and improved health. The ad urges women with similar symptoms to seek the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Med Co Lynn Mass for advice.
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Providence, R. I
Lydia E. Pinkham
Adeline B. Lynch
Plain St
Providence
R. I
Life’s School Lessons Open Each Fresh Morning
A reflective piece on learning from life’s daily lessons and remaining teachable. The author notes Godward openness each morning and shares a grandfather’s habit of learning something new daily, inviting readers to see each day as a door to new knowledge.
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School of Life
Former Sergeant Wounded in France Bears Grin at Field Hospital
A former sergeant, freshly busted and recalling a court martial, is carried from an ambulance to a field hospital in France. He smiles and proclaims with bravado that a stripe they cannot take away has been earned.
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France
Her Way and Bella Budget Talk
Stella asks about saving money and Bella replies she saves by not buying many things daily. The dialogue highlights cautious spending and practical frugality between two women.
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Stella
Bella
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