07 Nov 1918
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
1
The armistice was signed this morning ending hostilities. The German commission signed the terms at eleven o'clock and accepted by the Allies. Hostilities ceased at two o'clock Paris time as American troops captured Sedan moments before the armistice was accepted.
A spirited United War Work meeting at the Wilks building outlined drive plans to support soldiers. Volunteers organized wards, pledges, and literature distribution with two day drive aiming to surpass a 13 000 quota.
A meeting of the Red Cross Canteen Committee of Corry Chapter was held in the summer home rooms last evening. They discussed patrol routes and ways to aid soldiers in transit through Corry without delays and decided to focus on public appeal for donations and support.
Announcement states Rev Dr RL Foulke of the First M E Church is transferred to the Pipit M church of Manly with Bin Oy Burt directing the move. Foulke will likely fill the pulpit upon arrival, replacing Hathlee de hin nb pulpit previously held.
Corproal Lewis Hawley of Company A died in action on October 41st while serving with the Balvation Army unit. The young 18 year old, son of the late Gishopher and Mary Hawley, had served on the Mexican border and trained at Camp Tiock before deployment. His loss is mourned by the Corry unit and community.
Reports confirm a revolutionary wave as enemy forces collapse on the western front. Ships seized at Kiel and garrisons revolt in Holstein and northern Prussia. Socialists warn the government peace must be secured at once as towns fall under revolutionary control amid a Hamburg riot.
Dispatches report German peace commission reached British lines and Paris awaits hourly reply. Allied forces advance with French and American troops pushing toward Thiézy and Boulogne as revolts rise in northern Germany and Kiel. Russian-style mutinies and street clashes spread through Altona Hamburg and nearby cities amid disarmament of Turkish and Bulgarian troops under armistice terms.
The war department notified the parents Mr and Mrs Jane Shambaugh of Mtusydile and Melvin J Shambaugh that their son Shambaugh was killed in action October 26 while serving with his regiment. The notice recalls his service and the family’s loss.
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