24 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson states the Allied terms require Germany to accept peace guarantees and vows that Germany cannot continue war. He expresses no faith in the German military leaders, whom he says are still in control, and notes Germany’s plea to the Allies for terms.
American forces fight north of Bantheville Hill 297 Hill 299 and Hill 281 as Brieulles is cleared. Hill 281 has seen four days of heavy combat with German machine gun nests. Captured include 52 prisoners and eight machine guns near Grand Pre. Prisoners describe Germans defending dense woods along the Jan don River valley.
The letter by Private Walter C. Mahan of the 101st Regiment, formerly with the Boston Post staff, to a friend in Boston recounts the death of a Charlestown boy on September 12 as his unit A Company 101st Infantry faced machine gun fire.
Hitchcock declares that a note following surrender will trigger a German crisis. The statement frames allied response as decisive and aimed at pressuring Germany through diplomatic pressure and potential escalation.
President Wilson's note includes his reply to the German demand for peace terms. The text asserts Germany accepts the terms laid out in his January address and the September address, and asks to discuss application. The note emphasizes the German desire to discuss details, and credits German ministers speaking for the Reichstag majority and the German people. Continued on Page S First Column.
Allied armies in France and Belgium continue driving German forces toward their border but progress is comparatively slow on key sectors critical to holding the German line together.
Ghent Belgium is rapidly evacuating as despatches report last boats towed toward Selzaete near the Dutch frontier. The move comes amid advancing forces and mounting civilian displacements, with no immediate halt in the orderly withdrawal.
An advertisement continues promising grip strength against illness by using Father John’s Medicine. It pitches the product as a pure food body builder and urges readers to take it to resist bacterial grip.
At twenty minutes past eight on the morning of September 11 the great American drive commenced. After fourteen hours of hard marching and combat, U.S. forces reached near the German lines signaling a major push in the campaign. Continued on Page 7 Third Column.
The House of Commons adopted a resolution approving women sitting in Parliament by a 249 vote majority. The decision marks formal support for women representatives in the chamber.
Nine year old Eli Minski of 128 Union Park street lies seriously ill at City Hospital with a fractured skull after a United States mail truck ran him down on Albany street in front of 460. The driver is not identified.
Washington Oct. 23 Senator Lodge Republican leader in the Senate voiced disapproval of President Wilsons course in continuing discussions with Germany and sending the armistice and peace request to the allied governments. Senator Hitchcock Nebraska approved the presidents reply saying it would likely cause a political crisis in Germany.
Senator Lodge aligns with the President stating that if Germany must be defeated by military masters and autocrats, surrender not peace talks is required. He cites the Kaiser’s control and asserts the German government represents the majority of the Reichstag and people, pressuring allied nations on an armistice.
Crescent Gardens and Revere Beach are promoted as the destination with a big sixty dollar contest featuring Brigham's Jazz Band and lively pep. The note appears as a continuation on page 18 fifth column.
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