War News and Notes From Europe and Allied Fronts
The Austrian note to Wilson concedes all demands including independence for Czecho Slavs and Jugo Slavs and seeks separate peace with faster armistice terms. Germany counters with demands on armistice terms. Allies delay public terms until Germany replies. British push on Scheldt Sambre and Oise. 9,000 prisoners and 150 guns captured in two days. Venizelos to visit Washington. rail lines to operate on parity. Austrian revolt rising per London. Gorgas returns to prepare soldier health report. Macy Board announces higher shipyard wages. Dutch shipping preps trips to England and America. Denmark resumes shipping.
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Wilson
Washington
Supreme War Council of the
Entente Nations
Versailles
Germany
Sambre
Oise
Serres
le Quesnoy
Maing
Venizelos
Austria
London
William C. Gorgas
France
Shipbuilding Adjustment Board
Macy Board
Holland
England
America
Denmark
German American War Actions and Leadership Changes
Longayon bombardment and railway targets near Verdun reported as American new offensives. Captured pilots Tillinghast Donaldson and Anderson escape to Holland. Seven senior generals recalled for camp service, to be replaced by younger leaders. U.S. troops recapture Bellou woods near Verdun and logistics detail flour purchases for army use.
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Longayon
Verdun
Mezferes
Sedan
Tillinghast
Donaldson
Anderson
Holland
March
Argonne
Wilson
Germany
Pall Mall Gazette
London
Edward M. House
Paris
United States
Bellou Woods
Senators Knox and Poindexter denounce Wilson in Congress uproar
In Washington Knox and Poindexter denounce the president s appeal for a Democratic Congress as Congress becomes a political forum until November 5. An official investigation of German propaganda expenditures is to begin this week.
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Knox
Poindexter
Wilgon
Congress
Senate
America
Germany
American Defense Society
Baker
Jonna “Re-Mott
United States War Work Campden
Wilson
Europe
Felton
Military Railroads
France
McAdoo
Former Congressman Ber ger among six held on federal indictments
Six individuals including former Congressman Victor L. Berger were arrested in Milwaukee on federal grand jury indictments. Theodore Roosevelt was shown holding his seated son Quentin’s memorial, while nominations for generals Liggett and Bullard were confirmed. War Industries Board fixed copper at 26 cents per pound for November and December. packing hides were reduced for November and December and again in January. A Cuban steamship carrying sugar after a mine strike explosion sailed toward New York. Butler Bros announced cancellation of a five ton shipment of German toys to the United States.
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Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Theodore Stoosevelt
Quentin
Liggett
Bullard
Senate
War Industries Board
Chaparra
Chaparra, & Cuban Steamship, Carrying 2,000 Tons of Sugar To New York City
Siles
Jersey
War Industries Board and Packers
Butler Bros
Intercollegiate and service sports drive WWC fundraising efforts
Yale Harvard and Princeton refuse football for United War Work Campaign while service games proceed. A. F. Poinsette wins president's cup at New York Newspaper Golf Club. Eternal defeats Billy Kelly for $30,000 and the John R. McLean cup at Laurel Maryland. Boxers Dempsey Meehan and Dundee offer fights for war charities with large proceeds. Foreign fronts report British meat ration cut, German armistice warning, and Allied advances in France and the Middle East with Aleppo captured. American raids and air losses noted.
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Yale
Harvard
Princeton
United War Work Campaign
A. F. Poinsette
A. P. Roth
New York
Golf Club
Eternal
Billy Kelly
John R. McLean
Laurel
United War Work Campaign Committee
Columbia University
Camp Merritt
Jack Dempsey
Jack Curley
Jess Willard
War Charities Fund
San Francisco
Wille Meehan
Pacific Coast Army
Navy Station
Johnny Dundee
Austria Hungarians Offer Separate Armistice to Wilson
The Austro-Hungarian government declares readiness to begin negotiations for armistice and peace with the Allies on condition of separate talks with President Wilson. It asks for preparatory steps and proposes using Austrian railways for Allied military needs while freeing fronts from German influence. Bulgaria’s surrender pace cited.
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Berne
Paris
Austria
Wilson
Austria-Hungary
Austria- Hungary
Germany
Bulgaria
Turkey
Austrian
French drive presses Germans between Oise and Aisne
Front dispatch reports French troops pushing a wide advance between the Oise and Aisne, forcing a broad German retreat and threatening the line to the Argonne. American units strike eastward as casualties reach tens of thousands. The German Kaiser reportedly contemplates a constitutional shift to a hereditary presidency.
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Oise
Aisne
Argonne
Kaiser
England
Belgium
Italy
Olsen
Hirson
Serre
Saif
Dsclares
Germany
Wilson
Alsace-Lorraine
Ordnance Expert Directing 16 Inch Gun Work at OHS
Col. E. P. O'Hern directs the ordnance program as the 16 inch gun project proceeds. He oversees magazine storage, shell handling, and firing procedures at the ordnance plant, coordinating with engineers and artillery units to ensure safety and performance.
Revolt in Croat Regiment at Fiume Shakes Austro Hungary
Reports from Berlin describe a Reichstag crisis after the Kaiser’s note while in Fiume a Croat regiment seized the Adriatic port and ripped up the railway. Barons Burian and Wekerle resign. liberal successors are named. Separatist moves and street demonstrations intensify.
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London
Germany
Reichstag
Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
Fiume
Baron Burian
Wekerle
Julius Andrassy
Albert Apponyi
Reichrat
Bremen Burgerzeitung
Breslau
Breslau -Volkswacht
Kaiser
Dr. Liebknecht
Czech leaders head to Geneva to form new republic
Berne reports three prominent Czech leaders Klofac Stanek and Haberman have arrived en route to Geneva to meet delegates from the provisional Czech government returning from Paris. They will help draft the constitution principles for the new Czech republic.
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Berne
Klofac
Stanek
Haberman
Geneva
Paris
Repubic
China Treaty Threatened Over Trading Co Privileges
Washington protests Chinese government sanction of the proposed Chinese Trading Co. The company would enjoy freight permit, exchange and discount privileges, creating a monopoly on exports and imports and contravening American treaty rights.
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U. S
Washington
Peking
Aleppo Occupied by British Columns in Syria Campaign
British official report says cavalry and armored cars seized Aleppo on October 26 after slight resistance. Turks retreat north, railway junction beyond Aleppo not yet taken. French gains north of Laon erode enemy positions. 4,000 prisoners taken in three days. Diaz's Italian front drives gain on Piave. 1,000 more captives.
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France
Great Britain
Uwindenburg
Edward M. House
Poincare
House
Briquenay
Uppér & Piave
Allenby
Aleppo
Stamboul-Bagd
Damascus
Turkey
London
Syria
Palestine
Laon
Oise
Serre
Princess Sophia Sinks in Gale Near Lynn Canal
Private advices report the Canadian Pacific steamship Princess Sophia pounded to pieces after striking rocks in the Lynn Canal. All 268 passengers and 75 crew are lost. Local Canadian Beat officials have not confirmed the report. The vessel was en route south from Skagway at the head of the Lynn Canal, an arm of Chatham Strait.
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Vancouver
Canadian Pacific
Lynn Canal
Skagway
Chatham Strait
Germany Replies to Wilson Seeks Armistice for Just Peace
Copenhagen reports Germany acknowledges President Wilson's contact and notes constitutional changes under a people's government. It says military powers are under control and awaits armistice proposals as the first step toward a just peace as described by the President.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Wilson
United States
End of Ludendorff Era Follows Civilian Control Clash
World war brief reports include General Ludendorff's resignation after a clash with Prince Max as military authorities come under civilian control. Rome notes Mesopotamian army gains at Kerkuk and Turkish lines cut toward Mosul. Rickenbacher wins his second air victory near Verdun. Prague reports Czech control of Bohemian food.
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Berlin
Ludendorff
Max
Vong Hindenburg
Rome
Kerkuk
Tigris
Edward Rickenbacher
Rickenbacher
Paris
Paincara
Edward M. House
United States
Prague
Bohemia
Navy reveals 16 inch guns on western front detail
Secretary Daniels releases full account of 16 inch naval guns adapted for land use in France. Rear Admiral Earle ordered redesigns and deployment under Rear Admiral Plunkett with crews arriving in June and August setup complete. Guns boast heavier projectiles and higher muzzle velocity than any mobile land weapon, demanding an entire support train and specially built cars and locomotives.
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Washington
Navy Department
Oise-Serre
Daniels
Earle
Navy Bureau of Ordnance
Western Front
United States Navy
Plunkett
France
Standard Steel Car Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Campaign Funds Report Shows Democratic and Republican Totals
A statement of Democratic campaign fund collections and disbursements lists a total of 412,138 with B. M. Baruch contributing 225,000 as the largest individual gift. Republican contributions total 492,8345 with disbursements of 468,006.
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Washington
B. M. Baruch
Spanish Sugar Laden Vessel Sunk by Mine Off Barnegat
The Spanish steamship Chatarro carrying Cuban sugar was sunk by a mine about ten miles east of Barnegat City New Jersey. All but six of the twenty crew members were saved and taken into Coast Guard custody. Survivors’ reports were sent to the Navy Department in Washington. The ship sank in five minutes.
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New York
Chatarro
Barnegat City
N. J
United States Coast Guards
Navy Department
Washington
250000 Prisoners Captured Prompts Food Conservation Appeal
The Federal Food Administration disclosed that 250000 prisoners on western front battlefields must be fed along with American troops in France. The statement urges a strict conservation program by the American people to meet this demand and ensure supplies.
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Food Board
Saya
Washington
Western Front
Federal Food Administration
France
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Bagdad
Bay of Prisoners
Brown
Haig
World's News
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Division of Military’ Aeronautics
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