President Wilson Reply Raises Need for Further German Declarations
The Wolff bureau in Berlin publishes Wilson's reply to Prince Maximilian's peace proposals. It notes that the official text is awaited and signals that additional declarations from the German government are needed. The Reichstag speech of October 6 is cited as adopting the chancellor's stance and voicing support for the peace offer.
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Amsterdam
Wolff Bureau of
Berlin
Wilson
Maximilian
Reichstag
Pehrenbach
Prince Maximilian
German Break Might Signal Immediate Allied Victory
Washington reports show a dramatic German retreat from St Quentin to Cambrai creating a 35 mile front with Allied forces pursuing across open countryside. British French and American troops press forward as a new large scale American air raid against Verdun is reported involving 350 aircraft.
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Washington
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Germany
Marshal Foch
Peta
Rheine
le Chateau
Verdun
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Survivors recount torpedoed Ticonderoga attack by German sub
AP report from Atlantic port says 240 survivors describe shelling and torpedo strike on the steamship Ticonderoga 1,700 miles off the Allantile chart. Of 235 aboard, only 20 reached port. many killed or wounded by shrapnel as boats were destroyed and crew fought to escape.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Ticonderoga
211000 Cases of Spanish Flu Spread Among Soldiers
Washington reports 12221 new cases by noon and 869 deaths in four hours as authorities push stronger measures to curb the Spanish influenza in army camps. Total cases reach 26089 with ongoing action to enforce health protocols among troops.
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Iran Panos
War Labor Board Bans Overtime Abuse
The War Labor Board announces a ruling prohibiting excessive overtime. Workers may not be kept to more than eight hours a day unless illness or other just cause prevents. Overtime beyond two hours daily requires pay, regardless of weekly hours, addressing complaints from war industries.
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Ad Press
War Labor Board
Daylight Saving Law May Remain Indefinitely
The daylight saving measure, backed by War Industries Board Chairman Barich, passes Senate and heads to the House. It would keep clocks one hour ahead until Congress rescinds it, instead of the current plan to revert on October 27.
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Barich
War Industries Board
House
Revelations Link Bernstorff Allies to German Propaganda
A Mitchell Palmer alleges Bernstorff and other German propagandists formed the Bridgeport Projectile company to secure Allied orders and later default. He reports the firm held 19,900 of 20,000 shares and other Germany assets worth about 500000. Survivors of a torpedoed ship recount being adrift four days and a raft left for rescue. London reports 400 dead from the Laimster torpedoing.
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New York
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Bridgeport Projectile Company
Mitchell Palmer
Eompany
Germany
Bulgaria to Fight Turkey in Entente Planned Expedition
A dispatch from Amsterdam citing Constantinople reports that Bulgaria will send troops against Turkey in an entente backed expedition. The Bulgarian minister to Turkey is expected to receive passports within 24 hours. French troops advance east of St Quentin penetrate four miles and occupy villages. South of the Oise, in the St Gobain area, Servas has fallen and many prisoners taken. Between the Ailette and Aisne, French and British forces have pushed back the Germans near the Chemin des Dames and Gis canal.
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Hularian
Turkey
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Nave
Gise Canal
Lansing Urges Strict Justice After World War Notions
Secretary of State Lansing, speaking at Auburn Theological Seminary on its 100th anniversary, calls for strict justice to deter another world war. He urges mercy when balanced, but says those responsible for war crimes should not be forgotten and warns Americans to distinguish between the responsible and the reckless.
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Auburn
N.Y
Wilitar‘su
Lansing
Auburn Theological Seminary
Wyoming Reaches Liberty Loan Quota Milestone
President Wilson declares Liberty Loan over subscription a matter of importance as campaigns mobilize. Liberty team committees urge intensified efforts to enlist more youth and individuals to buy bonds in the next nine days. Nation aims for a record in personal resource mobilization with $2,034,370,060 raised tonight.
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Washington
Wilson
America
German reply to Wilson note drafted after high level talks
A Berlin dispatch reports that the German reply to President Wilson's note was drafted following a conference of Prince Maximilian the chancellor, Vice-Chancellor von Payer, government ministers, and military representatives. The information came from a Berlin source.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Wilson
Maximilian
von Payer
Berlin
Union Woman Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Cook County
Chicago, Oct 14. A Union man and woman faced a fatal dispute leading to a murder charge. The jury found Mrs A Kowalski guilty of manslaughter for beating another woman involved in a union. The case challenges prior belief that no woman could be convicted of murder in Cook County.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cook County
A Kowlaski
Ntor Ee
Mrs Thomas Injured In Fall At Home
Mrs Thomas, wife of Bishop N S Thoms, is laid up for a few days with a painful injury to her foot and back after slipping on stairs while carrying a heavy child. She fell on an outdoor step and sprained her back and ankle. doctors expect she will be able to be out soon.
Weather and loan drive update with early air mail plan
Weather offers fair on Friday and Saturday with little temperature change. Detroit leads loan quota progress with over two thirds met. several cities pledge to keep pace. McAdoo plans Chicago visit to promote Liberty Loan. Air mail system to connect New York to San Francisco within three years, with Chicago as hub, eliminating rail transport for mail.
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Lm -Atpiing
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
B. B. Lipaner
New York
San Francisco
Armiey
France
Usil
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