Allied Forces Break Through on 120 Mile Front
Allied troops press a 120 mile front from the North Sea to the Oise driving German forces back. British Third Army advances south of Valenciennes while Belgium recaptures Zeebrugge and Ostend and German coast holdings fall. American troops occupy Grand Pre and push near the Sambre Oise canal as Belgians cross Ghent Bruges canal.
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North Sea
Oise
Germany
England
Ostend
Lille
Douai
Zeebrugge
Wassigny
Sambre-Oise Canal
Rejet
St. Souplet
Polish independence proclaimed and battles widen Europe
Reports from Warsaw declare Poland independent as British troops enter Tourcoing near Lille. Austrian premier Baron Burien resigns while Sir Edward Fry dies in England. Peru funds to Fourth Liberty Loan top 740000 dollars amid global upheaval. Greek troops recapture areas from Bulgarians and Turks as Jewish leaders push for league inclusion. Gen Mangin enters Laon welcomed by 6000 locals.
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Poland
Warsaw
Tourcoing
Lille
Edward Fry
Farland House
Bristol
England
Peru
Noted figures linked to early expositions and deaths reported
Jerome Dreyfuss, convicted in 1914 of fraud against Denver banks, is dead in Chicago. In Denver, Kurt Grunwald is elected vice president of the reorganized International Soil Products Exposition and International Farm Congress. George A. Smith of Salt Lake City is elected president with Andrew Kimball and E E Benson as vice presidents. W I Drummond serves as manager and board secretary. influenza deaths surge in northern Mexico, delaying burial. Robert E Fitch, Wyoming pioneer and Grand Army of the Republic leader, dies in Laramie.
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Jerome Dreyfuss
Denver
Chicago
Kurt Grunwald
International Soil Products, Exposition
International Farm Congress
Kansas City
George A. Smith
Salt Lake City
Andrew Kimball
Butcher, Ariz
E. E. Benson
Olympia
Wash
W. I. Drummond
Board of Governors
Mexico
Robert E. Fitch
Wyoming
Department of Colorado
Grand Army of the Republic
Custer Post
Laramie
Wilson Aims Wheat Price Floor At Two Forty Six
The government proposes a minimum price of 2.46 dollars per bushel for No 1 Northern wheat or its equivalent for Chicago delivery. The War Department extends the Red Cross follow up system to report minor casualties overseas to headquarters. President Wilson reacts to Austria Hungary peace note with a claim that national aspirations must be judged by the people. House grants three day recesses from Oct 28 to Nov 12 for elections and war revenue bill work. British cavalry occupies Tripoli and Homs in Palestine operations.
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Wilson
Chicago
Red Cross
The
War Department
Department
Austria-Hungary
House
Senate
Kitchen
Tripoli
Beirut
Homs
Damascus
Palestine
Poindexter
Washington
Congress
United States
Germany
Foreign Relations Committee
Reichstag
Belgium's Bill for Indemnities
A Chicago story claims Nelson, once a light weight champion, is sick and broke. A nation wide sports carnival week set for November 11 to 18 has Wilson's endorsement. The US commander in chief asks the War Work Council to raise 170.5 million dollars for service member recreation. The Colorado Kennel Club opens Denver HQ for the American Kennel Club beach show November 7 to 9, with entries closing October 31.
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Nelson
Chicago
Wilson
United States
United War Work Council
Colorado Kennel Club
Seventeenth Street
Denver
Germany’s Belgium bill tallies reach $1.92 billion in 1914 1918
Belgian official sources recount war levies and losses including 540 million in local charges 192 million in 1914 16 and 144 million 1917 18 plus 75 million for late 1918 materials and a December 1914 damage estimate of 1 billion. Deportations of 1 750 900 Belgian workers are noted.
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London
Germany
Belgium
Mooney seeks Supreme Court certiorari for new trial
Maxwell McNutt, counsel for Thomas J. Mooney, states in San Francisco he will travel to Washington to petition the U S Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to secure a new trial for Mooney.
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Maxwell McNutt
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Mooney
Cardinal Gibbons
Great Britain
France
Italy
Nebraska
Lincoln
Minnesota
State Capitol
St. Paul
William
Munich Post
Swaebische Tagwacht
Frankische Morgenpost
Germany
Field Marshal
Haig
Bohain-Le Cateau
British War Office
British smash German lines along the Selle river
Allied troops break German positions north of Le Cateau, seizing over 3000 prisoners. British forces hold the Selle to Harpies heights, threaten to outflank the Moral forest and cut Valenciennes Avesnes rail link, with Belgian progress toward Ghent and British moves on the Scheldt to outflank Tournai.
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Selle River
le Cateau
Selle
Harpies
Moral Forest
Valenciennes
Avesnes
Belgium
French Flanders
Denain
Ghent
Scheldt
Tournai
Yanks Down 18 Planes in Day Over Verdun Front
American airmen north of Verdun led by Lieut. Cleveland McDermott of Syracuse New York shot down three German planes on October 18, bringing to eighteen the total German aircraft destroyed that Friday by McDermott and fellow aviators. He first downed an opponent before being attacked by five Fokkers.
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Verdun
Lieut
Cleveland McDermott
Syracuse
N. Y
Lieut. McDermott
Arizona State News Coming Events and Local Notes
Arizona State Fair at Phoenix November 11 to 16. Officers seized 600 bottles of whiskey at Pirtleville. Globe reports influenza deaths and local measures. Nogales to build a $10,000 Y M C A. Various civic and military items include promotions, arrests, bail, and public notices from Bisbee, Phoenix, Jerome, Prescott, and Miami.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Phoenix
Pirtleville
Geo. Williams
Globe
Ellen M. Dial
Safford
Carl Hayden
U. S. Army
Nogales
Ward Wheeton Young
France
George ©. Golden
Episcopal Church
Fort Whipple
John Scarber
German Note to Wilson Denounces Demands and Proclaims New Government
Berlin rejects any terms conflicting with German honor and peacetime justice. The note claims a complete government reform with universal direct franchise and Reichstag support, and asserts the new cabinet backs peace aims while safeguarding national unity.
Food prices rise across United States in Sept 1918 report
Washington report shows U S retail food prices up 4 percent from Aug 15 1918 with only two of twenty eight items declining. Onions and beans slight drops while butter eggs pork chops and ham rise most. Comparing Sept 1918 to Sept 1917 overall up 14 percent and from Sept 1912 to Sept 1918 up 72 percent with six items up over 100 percent.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
Mayors vow no compromise with foe in war effort
London reports the Daily Telegraph publishes messages from over fifty English town mayors showing unified resolve to resist peace talks and keep Britain’s war effort steady.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Woman credits Lydia Pinkham remedy for avoiding operation
In Black River Falls Wisconsin Mrs A W Binzer says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her organ troubles and saved her from surgery after doctors recommended it The testimonial praises the remedy for inflammation ulceration displacements backache nervousness and irregularities and urges others to try it for personal advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts
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Black River Falls
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eau Claire
A. W. Binzer
Stick to a trade, Kansas editor warns against wandering
The Portland Oregonian notes many people fail to stick with one occupation. It argues a habit of sticking builds career value, warns that frequent job changes foster dissatisfaction, and stresses the cost to industry from aimlessness even as ambition should be guided toward genuine improvement.
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Kansas
Portland Oregonian
Remembrance of protestors and veterans in wartime
A girl at a news stand discusses protesters against chemical use in war. A veteran hotel clerk recalls the old attitude, saying protesters would gas and attempt to blow it out, reflecting fatigue and distrust toward dissenters.
Time and Fame Echo in a Rise and Fall Tale
An aged man speaks of popularity and fame as the star repeats it, then notes that a year later the man is despised as time passes. The dialogue hints at the transient nature of public favor and personal perception.
Silent Partner Speaks Up Revealing Firm Dynamics
A quiet stake holder in a local firm breaks silence to discuss strategic shifts and governance. Industry observers note the move could influence decision making and future ownership balance.
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