Germans Call For Order As Ebert Organizes New Government
In a Nov 10 dispatch from Ernte, Germany, ex-chancellor Ebert urges citizens to maintain calm and cooperate as he assembles a new government. He warns against theft of food and transport supplies, pledging swift action to secure peace and liberty amid hardship, while Bavarian proclamations assert a republican, socialist republic ready for peace and self-government with soldiers’ councils and officials remaining at their posts.
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Turbulent Europe: Interwar Proclamations and Shifting Alliances
A despatch summary describes navy arrivals in Berlin and talks with the Minister Marine and Reichstag leaders, noting proclamations forming councils and republic declarations in Bavaria and Schleswig, with Polish and Austrian developments. Reports from Amsterdam Copenhagen and Vienna cite new governments, sovereignty shifts, and uneasy peace hopes amid unrest.
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British Forces Near Meuse Front Advance on 115 Kilometers
American First and Second Armies pushed along the Meuse front extending about 115 kilometers as French troops under American command advanced at several points. Stenay and Grimaucourt fell amid heavy combat, with German defenses collapsing along the Lorraine arc and Verdun region.
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German Revolution Broadens Across Cities and Actions
Reports from Amsterdam and Berlin describe workers councils seizing control in Aix la Chapelle Kassel Nuremberg Mannheim and Muenster with calls to abolish dynasties end war loans free political prisoners and open Cologne prisons. In Hamburg police resume duties under councils amid looser order while taxation exemptions are granted to the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar and family.
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Kaiser William Hohenzo llern flees toward Middachten Castle
A Hague despatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm at Maastricht advancing to Middachten Castle in De Steeg near Utrecht as Allied officials confirm the exiled ruler travels with generals. The Meld details place Middachten in Gelderland near the German border. the castle is linked to Count von Bentinck and the Bentink family.
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Germany's Emperor Falls as War Faces End in Revolt
The Associated Press reports that Kaiser Wilhelm II is deposed and gone to Holland, signaling a German shift from autocracy to a revolutionary, demoralized state. The piece traces collapse of autocracy, Allied victory, and the rapid unraveling of Central Powers amid renewed calls for peace and reconstruction.
Schleswig Holstein Out for Freedom Proclamation
AMSTERDAM November 20 The Workers and Soldiers Council proclaims a provisional provincial government to cooperate with existing authorities toward a free social people's republic with peace as the main task. It vows to suppress resistance using available forces and notes industrial districts are set up under a unified plan. Princess Wounded in Frontiers Report COPENHAGEN November 10 Princess Heinrich, wife of Ludwig III’s grandson, was wounded in the arm while fleeing Munich. She and her husband are hiding in southern Bavaria with Princess Adelheid, wife of Prince Adalbert, emperor William's third son.
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Speedy Peace Promised by New German Chancellor Ebert
Friedrich Ebert, Socialist leader, appointed imperial chancellor in Copenhagen. He pledges a people's government to speed peace and fortify freedoms won, asking for national and city cooperation in provisioning. Prince Maximilian of Baden transferred the chancellorship with consent of all state secretaries. new government to align with various parties.
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Armistice News Sparks Delays and Diplomatic Puzzles
Reports from Washington and London recount a complex armistice path as German delays, courier missions, and revolutions ripple through negotiations. A French air courier faced land battery fire while German orders claimed safe passage. Envoys hold full powers yet potential delays threaten the 11 o'clock deadline, shaping a tense peace trajectory.
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Escapes German Prison Camp by Swimming Rhine
Lieutenant Edouard Victory Isaacs U.S.N. an Annapolis graduate home Cresco Iowa returned to the United States after escaping a German prison camp at Villingen Baden with 12 prisoners. He swam the Rhine to reach Switzerland then England aboard a British liner. Isaacs recounted the escape and said German guards were overbearing and the food was scarce and poor in captivity. He surrendered himself to protect the ship’s captain during the sinking of the President Lincoln after the U-boat attack.
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Robbery and war news fill Pembroke paper scene
Peter Riggs of 1772 Pembroke reports he was robbed after leaving the Park Theatre Saturday night, losing $33 cash a Liberty bond and a registration card. Police investigate. Meantime war dispatches from Europe describe armistice delays, Kaiser’s flight, abdications and shifting loyalties across Germany and Holland as the People’s government forms.
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Haig Advances After German Retreat Near Mons
British forces press along the Flanders front as Field Marshal Haig reports occupation of Faubour n de Bertalmont near Mons Belgium. The War Office says advanced troops keep in touch with retreating forces and approach Ler and Renax about 30 miles west of Brussels.
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General Strike in German Cities
Berlin reports a general strike as workers and soldiers join in a mass movement. Processions move through the city center, red flags lead, cockades removed, and troops largely side with the people. Several clashes occur with two officers killed and one wounded. the occupation of public buildings proceeds with reduced resistance.
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Naval HerGes Honored in Paris War Medal Award
The foreign service committee of the Aero Club of America awards a posthumous war medal to Paul Pavelka of Madison Connecticut and Enagiens C Read and A D Sturtevant of the American navy in Paris on Thursday November 7.
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Pershing Presses On Across Meuse and Moselle Front
General Pershing's communique reports local operations by the First and Second armies between the Meuse and Moselle rivers yielded gains today. Six villages were captured and Bois Dommartin cleared as part of the day’s progress.
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Col J H Parker of 102nd Thrice Cited for Valor
Col John H Parker commander of the Connecticut 102nd infantry received the Distinguished Service Cross and two oak leaves from General Pershing for three acts of bravery in France. He led his men at Leicheprey on April 20 and at Trugny on July 21 and La Fere on July 25. Known as Machine Gun Parker, he is a Hartford native who arrived in France last year and led Connecticut troops after their arrival.
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Lynching Mob Hangs Man From Jail in Shepfiedl
A mob of about 100 men took William Bird a Black man who had been jailed after a disturbance and a reported clash with officers. He was surrendered to the group without violence and hanged in the jail yard tonight, authorities said.
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J C North, Noted Insurance Leader, Dies in Connecticut
John C. North a dominant figure in the insurance field in this state for decades died at his home in New Haven. He served as president of the National Association of Insurance Agents and led the Connecticut Association of Fire Insurance Agents.
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BROMO QUININE TABLETS PROMOTED FOR PREVENTIVE USE
A dubious notice urges taking high doses of Bromo Quinine tablets to stave off illness and claims laxatives aid the plan. It pressures readers to self medicate before symptoms appear, promoting unsafe health practices.
Pape's Card Compound Advertisement Claims Instant Relief
Relief comes instantly with a dose taken every two hours until three doses are used. It opens clogged nostrils, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and eases sore throat. The ad promises prompt relief for grippe and severe cold with a pleasant taste and low cost at drug stores.
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