Austrians Retreated Along 40 Mile Piave Front
Allied forces on a 40 mile Italian front from the Brenta to the Piave press the Austrians toward the frontier and east of the Piave as American reserves stand ready. In Belgium Haig’s forces press the British and French gain prisoners and guns while French and American troops push to erase the St Quentin salient and improve rail lines to the east. American big guns shell German positions behind the lines as counterbattery and gas shelling continue.
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Associated Press
Brenta
Piave
Fiave
Italy
Belgium
Valenciennes
Marshal Haig
St. Quentin
Kiethel
Debeney
Meuse
Grand Pre
Patile
Weather Report Continues From Page Two
Weather report from Washington notes cloudy conditions and continued warmth for today and likely tomorrow for East New York and South New England. Tidal data shows high water at 2.24 p.m. and a new moon rises later Monday.
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East New York
South New England
Versailles Agreed On Main Armistice Terms
Reports from London say the Versailles conference has agreed on the main armistice terms to be reviewed by military commanders. The final peace terms are expected to be submitted to Germany alongside the armistice terms.
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London
Germany
Bridgeport Faddists Urged to Help Battle Health Crisis
Health authorities appeal to women who completed first aid and nursing courses to volunteer time for city hospitals. Bridgeport War Bureau ends its leniency as Red Cross notices limited response, urging a few evenings weekly and Saturday afternoons to aid the sick and dying amid wartime strains. Some trained women evade duty, facing social ostracism unless they answer the call.
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Bridgeport War Bureau
Ms of Peace
Newiimus
Bridgeport
Red Cross
Remington Arms and Ammunition Company
George W. Wheeler
Brwen
Riot in Budapest reported by Berlin despatch
A Budapest despatch to Vossische Zeitung quoted by a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph notes a serious riot that occurred Monday evening in Budapest.
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Budapest
London
Vossrache Zeitung
Berlin
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Local Notice Encourages Daily Bridgeport Telegram
An old recruitment style notice urges readers to ask their newsdealer for the Bridgeport Telegram each day to ensure they receive the paper regularly. The message emphasizes daily delivery as a safeguard against missing editions.
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Bridgeport
Missing Woman's Body Found Near Coal Wharf
A missing Stratford woman, Anna Christensen, is identified as the drowned body found near the Hill Coal dock in Fairfield Avenue by John Allen of T. S. Scott Dredging. Police suspect she swallowed poison before entering the Housatonic, with funeral plans set for Stratford.
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Anna Christenson
John Allen
T. S. Scott Dredging Company
New London
Hill Coal Company
Fairfield Avenue
William Nichols
Stratford
Allen
Seaside Park
S. M. Garlick
Cullinan, Mullins and
Buckley
Christensen
Housatonic
Surrender of U boats and fleet will be demand
The Evening News reports allied terms include surrender of the German fleet and all submarines and occupation by allied forces of fortified Rhine towns as part of an armistice.
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London
Evening News
Rhine
Representing America at Versailles Peace Commission Members
Colonel E. M. House leads the peace delegation sent by President Wilson to Paris. The group includes Admiral Benson, Frank J. Cobb of the New York World, Joseph Grew, former secretary of the American embassy in Berlin, and numerous aides.
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E. M. House Tenis
Peace Commission
Paris
Wilson
Admiral Benson
Frank J. Cobb
New York World
Oseph
Grew
Berlin
Citizen party head protests dropping ticket
George C Bishop of Hartford chairs the Citizens party denouncing City Attorney William H Comley for removing the party from the election over voting machines. Comley's letter claims the city may switch to machines though no local party representative is known here. The message notes only seven levers on the machines and references further detail on Page Two.
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William H. Comley
Citizens’ Party
George C
Hartford
Citizens’ Party Committee
Connecticut
Comley
18 Germans Down in American Verdun Attack
The American army northwest of Verdun reports heavy artillery and machine gun fire with air forces claiming multiple enemy airships shot down. American aircraft tested reconnaissance missions as Verdun front battles continue west of the Meuse near St Juvin. U boat activity paused against passenger liners Andrew Bonar Law notes but attacks on other steamers occurred in the past week.
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Verdun
Associated Press
The
Meuse
St. Juvin
Angel
London
Ifor T.e
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
K of C Home To Serve As Hospital During Epidemic
The Knights of Columbus home at Washington avenue and Congress street is turned over to St Vincent's hospital for use as needed amid influenza. Grand Knight George T. Kelly says the park city council voted to donate the home rent free to help relieve crowding. Convalescent patients will be moved to the K of C home in a few days.
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Knights of Columbus
Washington Avenue
Congress Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital
George T. Kelly
Park City
Rhineland Germans Flee Allied Bombs Run on Banks
Civilian flight from the Lower Rhine and Westphalia grows as Allied bombs strike Cologne. Depositors withdraw German bank notes, with 100 mark notes valued above lower currency. Berlin faces a financial panic as emergency currency circulates. Banks urge citizens not to hoard money while evacuation continues.
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London
Rhineland
Westphalia
Cologne
Hague
Daily Mail
Dusseldorf
Igren
Berlin
Austria and Germany urged to seek armistice alike
Basel and Washington dispatches report a semi official Vienna note to President Wilson proposing immediate armistice and peace talks. Officials note the Austrian stance mirrors Wilson line and may influence how allied powers handle separate peace requests from Germany and Austria Hungary amid complex nationalist uprisings and the fate of the dual empire.
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Basel
Switzerland
Vienna
Austria
Wilson
Yleszay Perepep
Aresuny
Enysny
Washington, D. C
Germany
Lansing
Associated Press
State Department
Hungary
Arsa
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Constans
Germans Pack Up to Leave Brussels
Allied dispatch notes Germans departing Brussels as administrative offices relocate to Germany between October 16 and 22. Prisoners report Brussels planned evacuation, with a line to be drawn between Antwerp and Namur as German forces retreat in France and Belgium.
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Brussels
France
Belgium
Associated Press
Germany
Antwerp
Nanner
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Washington Avenue Mansion
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