07 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1918
Page
1
The new German chancellor calls for discussions based on the president’s terms while seeking an armistice to spare further bloodshed. The Kaiser promptly informs his army that he has offered peace to his foes.
Washington report says Germany seeks armistice as Allied offensives intensify. Teutonic pleas for peace parley mark a shift toward final surrender terms, with continued coverage on page nine.
Today’s anniver saries note James Whitcomb Riley born 1855 and key dates from 1915 with the Austro German invasion of Serbia. A German submarine enters Newport harbor as events recalled from a year ago including Uruguay breaking with Germany and an interned submarine escape from Cadia.
Today opens the crucial week as the Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan drives to a daily average of 26 million dollars. Officials urge every citizen to subscribe during the seven day campaign to keep the national total on track.
A looming weeklong push could launch to raise the remaining half a billion dollars needed for New England. The effort would position the region for a crucial balance and continued development, with details continued on page S seventh column.
State health officials report no improvement in epidemic conditions and are considering ordered staggered operating hours to curb spread. Authorities warn businesses to prepare for possible mandated schedule changes.
Health Commissioner Woodward and associates prepare a citywide order for staggered work hours in Boston and suburbs to combat the influenza and pneumonia epidemic, as the death toll rises to 190 for the day.
Retail stores may be ordered to stay open 10 to 4 or 10 to 6. The Retail Trade Board and Boston Elevated officials dispute the best hours to ease streetcar and rail congestion. A conference on staggering rush hours was held yesterday with another planned for today.
The fragment suggests a continued page 9 item featuring an unclear pledge to buy bonds. It mixes phrases about firing a shot across the pond with a flower themed prompt and a poetic line urging readers to think of Penn.
A WWI era poem by Louise Ayres Garnett envisions the Cross of God in Flanders Field. The speaker urges shared sacrifice, framing soldiers as brothers and captains, and finds sacred meaning in loss amid a field of crosses.
French war office reports German defenses along a 28 mile Champagne front shattered. Fortified positions held for four years fell to General Gouraud's army with aid from American forces on the right. The advance extends from north of Rheims to the Suippe River, where it meets the American line east of the Meuse.
Allied forces on the Cham pagne front report a sweeping American advance with French lines aligned alongside. Officials say Franco-American troops are prepared for the next phase as the Kaiser’s fate appears imminent.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Monday fair and cooler and Tuesday fair with continuing cool. Washington reports northern New England partly cloudy and cool Monday and Tuesday. Southern New England stays fair and cooler with Tuesday fair. Eastern New York sees fair weather Monday and Tuesday with cooler conditions on the coast. Winds along the Atlantic coasts are fresh northwest. A low mood over Georgian Bay has reached New England with general showers in New England and the middle Atlantic states.
Readable lines show temperature figures such as yesterday 60 and 8 24 and last year 54 6 24 with average values. The text contains scattered times and codes from the spa report but no clear event or location beyond the temperature notes.
The imperial German chancellor Prince Maximilian forwards a note to President Wilson via the Swiss government requesting the United States undertake efforts to restore peace and inform all belligerents of the request.
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