05 Nov 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1918
Page
1
Citizens are urged to recall that millions fought for rights of oppressed and enslaved peoples. The message notes the sacrifice of martyrs and the blood shed in Europe, framing voting as a birthright earned through previous generations’ sacrifices.
Washington reports a document following President Wilsons note to Germany is signed. The Austria armistice shows Germany faces harsher demands, including full surrender at sea and on land, signaling a complete and crushing defeat.
Terms for a possible immediate German armistice were completed and signed in Paris, with Secretary Lansing announcing diplomatic harmony between the Allied and American delegations at Versailles. Authorities awaited confirmation within the next 24 hours.
The article discusses whether Massachusetts will sustain President Wilson during the war effort and notes continuation on page 12. It ends with a florist plug suggesting readers think of flowers for Pennsylvania.
The American First Army presses up the Meuse valley and reaches within nine miles of Sedan, a key German operations center in occupied France and Belgium, famed in history for the Franco Prussian War capitulation. The advance continues toward Sedan.
Northwest of Verdun on November 4, Allied air forces accuse the American Army of downing 30 German planes and destroying three balloons in aerial combat. Seven American planes are reported missing.
Austria Hungary, the last major ally of Germany, capitulated today under terms of an abject surrender. The Austro-Hungarian forces laid down arms to await the end of the war and peace terms as Washington announces the move.
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