President appeals to nation for war work drive support
President Wilson endorses the United War Work campaign in a letter to Dr. John R. Mott, urging nationwide support for the November 11 to 18 drive. He emphasizes gifts as service to soldiers and the unity of welfare organizations aiding at home and abroad during wartime.
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Washington
Wilson
John R. Mott
United Drive
Etter
White House
Wash
Mott
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
National Catholic War Council
Jewish Welfare Baan
War Camp Community Service
American Library Association
Salvation Army
France
Italy
Rasala
Tam
United War Work
Woodtlow Wilson
Sinking French Ship Saetia After Mine Explosion
The American steamer Saetia bound from a French port to Philadelphia hit a mine 25 miles off the coast and sank within minutes. Seventy killed or missing, with fifty seven landed and seventeen rescued from a raft. Captain Lynch and Engineer Tournier among survivors. relief organized at Raetia and Ben Eldo hotel with Red Cross aid.
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Ovean City
Philadelphia
Chret
Gensel
Saetia
Beneldo
Red Cross
Lynch
Tournier
British Forces Advance Near Tournai and Renais
British armies report sweeping advances in Belgium and northern France. Haig says Passed Tournai and Inteis, with the second army approaching Renai, about 12 miles northeast of Tournai.
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London
Tournai
Inteis
Haig
Renalx
Red Cross to Add $10,000 Headquarter Building
Denver reports the Rocky Mountain division of the American Red Cross plans a $10,000 addition to its main headquarters. The expansion will house the motor corps, bureau of personnel, and Christmas roll call committees, seen as cheaper than renting space after hostilities end.
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Denver
Golo
Rocky Mountain
Red Cram
Ots
Motor Corps
Bureau of Personnel
England Begins First Offshore Well Drilling
In England the Margulis of Hartington started drilling England's first offshore well after a four year geological survey by Lord Cowdray's team. At the ceremony, Cowdray pressed the machine to begin and noted the expected oil output will be constrained by a shallow surface layer.
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Hardstopf
Eng
Margulis of
Hartington
Bngland
Lord Cowdray
Geological Stude
Three airplane grafters arrested in Chicago
Indictments were announced against Clarence I. Hogue Luciatus M Simeon and E J Comer for false payrolls and fraud schemes tied to airplane inspections Hogue allegedly used government funds for personal trips and secured jobs for wealthy men while Simeon and Comer face related charges The cases involve the aircraft signal corps and federal investigators reported in Chicago.
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Chicago
Clarence I. Hogue
Aircraft Signal Corps
Luciatus M. Simeon
Hogue
Los Angeles
E. J. Comer
Americans and French gain ground east of the Meuse
General Pershing's communique reports that American First Army troops cooperating with French units seized several villages east of the Meuse including Mousay Jamatz Louppy-sur-Loison Hemelville Motreey Chumont and Manhoulles. The gains mark a significant advance in the sector.
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Washington, D. C
Pershing
First Army
Meuse
Mousay
Jamatz
Louppy-sur-Loison
Hemelville
Motrey
Chumont
Manhoulles
Prince Maximilian Chosen Regent for German Empire
Amsterdam reports Prince Maximilian of Baden named regent of the German Empire. Semi official word says Maximilian will be appointed regent. Washington coverage notes reaction to the armistice and Allied plans, with no German surrender until Foch’s terms are considered. Military officials view the regency news as a scoop but emphasize continuity in Allied strategy.
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Maximilian
German Empire
Amsterdam
Maximilian of Baden
Berlin
Associated Press
Washington
Lb. C
Germany
Foch
Willam Jr
White Mouse
Wilson
Wnleas
Bombing Raid Targets Montmedy Junction In World War Effort
More than 200 American flyers attacked the Montmedy region in the afternoon, dropping 100 pound bombs on the Montmedy railroad junction and 20 pound bombs along the railway. Fires resulted from the bombing as enemy positions faced heavy air action.
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Sedan
Montmedy
Roilway
Engineers Put Up New Bridge Across the Meuse
American engineers on the Sedan front began a new bridge across the Meuse while artillery moves continue. The enemy around Saulmory and the Saulmory Cassey road shows weak resistance with bursts of shelling from Betnay. fires burn in Stenoay and northeast towns as a German unit is identified. Americans advance five miles toward Carisan and Sedan, completing the principal phase of uprooting German communications.
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Sedan
Saulmory
Saulmory-Cassey Road
Lion
St. Germain
Betnay
Stenoay
Meuse
Carisnan
Inescapable Shift as Army Faces Retreat Across Borders
The text implies a defeated army must retreat into its own borders and may join a home revolution, a development deemed certain to pressure the most obstinate passive figures within the timeframe.
Hoover and Hurley to Lead European Food Relief Program
The United States plans an allied effort to supply food for northern France Belgium and southern Europe. Food Administrator Hoover will direct the relief, with Hurley of the Shipping Board joining to provide shipping details and expedite the program amid postwar logistics challenges.
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Hoover
Hurley
Europe
Belgium
Wtate
Wilson
Woover
Cheyenne Girl Weds Charlie Chaplin
Miss Mildred L Harris, once of Cheyenne, married Charlie Chaplin at her Los Angeles home. Harris, a Cheyenne native and film star, was known for her work in motion pictures while Chaplin remains a leading actor in Filmland. The couple wed amid media interest in their Cheyenne family ties.
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Mind
Weat Point
France
Charlie Chaplin
Miss Harris
Hoy Scout Meeting To Organize War Work Campaign
Scouts urged to attend Monday at 10 AM for a meeting to organize the Victory boys’ effort for the United War Work drive beginning tomorrow. All Scouts invited.
Former Cheyenne Woman among Influenza Victims
A Cheyenne resident, Mreo A. Jones of 200 Seventh Street, did not receive a telegram from Thermopolis stating that Mild Carlson, once a Cheyenne resident and former owner of a local garage, had died from influenza after a brief illness. Mr and Mrs Carlson had left Cheyenne about a year ago. Mrs Carlson had just recovered from influenza and was out of the hospital a few days.
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Mreo A. A. Jones
Kual Seventeenth Street
Farm Bureau Meetings Postponed Two Weeks
Quarantine across the county affects Spanish influenza concerns. the corn week events set previously are postponed by two weeks per county agricultural agent Matt Reed.
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Pyalu
Farm Bureau
Matt Heed
Saloon Closures Ordered as Flu Worsens
Dr. C. Beard, state health secretary, announced a closing order at 10 o clock that will shut all pool halls saloons cigar stores and soda fountains for a week unless quarantine ends sooner. The move follows rising influenza cases with 48 new infections reported yesterday and restrictions urged on all stores and deliveries.
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C. ¥. Beard
State Board of Health
Beard
Lenny
Wounded Soldiers and War Grief Told by Evacuees
Fragmentary accounts from war evacuees describe wounded American and Croat workers sharing scarce chocolate and cigarettes. A stretcher bearer recalls sacrificing food for a comrade while others express bitterness over capture and delayed medical care.
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Iowa
Tim Firot
Ong
Red Crow
Abdication of Kaiser Reported From Nauen Message
Washington reports a radio dispatch from Nauen claiming the German emperor abdicated. Officials say no official German confirmation yet and armistice terms must be accepted or rejected by Monday noon. Prince Max of Berlin’s statement relayed by the British wireless service is noted but unverified.
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Dy Associated Plans
Washington
State Department
Hight
Nauen
Germany
Vie Arteria Emptiad
Britis H Wireless
Marshal Foe
Berlin
William
Versailles
Kainer
Wilson
AliWoush
Maxlindlan
Fius
Kaiser Hea
Americans Press On Front Lines Near Lion Devant
On the Senan front dated Nov 4 the Americans advance along the front in broad movement. American ambulances entered enemy lines and were captured after a rescue brought back the wounded and prisoners. The U S forces hold river banks near Moute and have moved toward Moudony with lines on both sides of the front.
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Senan
Lion Devant
Judea
Moute
Ibedonville Wood
Moudony
Announcement of a baby girl birth in town
A birth notice reports the arrival of a baby daughter at Friday afternoon. The child is tied to local families and noted within the community, with references to family names and state-wide recognition.
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Fei Jerk
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