Allied Guns Open Wide Front In France Meuse Push
Allied forces reveal use of 16 inch naval guns manned by navy crews alongside French units in attacks on German railroad hubs near Vervins Rozoy and Meuse sector. Paris reports fierce Meuse fighting with Pershing's troops pushing east of Verdun as British and American cooperation gains ground toward Valenciennes Avesnes railway corridor. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth visit Bruges by air amid celebrations.
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London
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Res
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Tne
Querenaing
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Avesnes
le Quesny
Nain
Bruilie St. Amand
Burdion
Senate Revises War Excess Profits Tax Plan
Washington reports the Senate finance committee revised the war excess profits tax portion of the house war revenue bill. The plan keeps an 80 percent general rate on war profits but lowers the excess profits rate, aiming to raise just under 3.1 billion dollars. The new brackets base taxes on portions of income and invested capital with credits mirrored from the house bill.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
McAdoo
Observation training for air observers expanded
Washington reports a war department announcement outlining new training for airplane and balloon observers. The program matches the rigor of pilot standards, including an eight week ground school plus wireless telegraphy, aerial photography, and machine gun instruction.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
Army
Hostages Shot by Bolsheviks Reported in Petrograd
Amsterdam reports indicate that up to October 1, 68 hostages were shot by Bolsheviks, including five priests, according to Petrograd dispatches quoting the newspaper Pravda. The item cites Moses Uritsky, elections commissioner to the constituent assembly of Russia, as a target in the unrest.
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Amsterdam
Moses Uritsky
Tussia
Lnte
Anust
Petrograd
Provdg
Victory for Serbians in Morava Valley Battle
London report says Serbians defeated enemy forces in the Morava valley. The Serbian announcement claims the foe retired in disorder after the engagement, signaling a significant victory for Serbia in the campaign.
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London
Great Morava River
President Warns Germany No Armistice Without Surrender
President Wilson rejects Germany’s peace bid, stating the United States will only negotiate with the German people and allied governments. He demands not peace talks but unconditional surrender, insisting military masters be displaced and that armistice terms protect allied interests with enforceable safeguards.
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United States
Germany
Hans
Willy
Prussian
Neden
Robert Lansing
Frederick Oederiin
Switzerland
No Crime to Bet Says New York Magistrate
New York October 2 magistrate Joseph Carrigan discharged 88 men arrested for poolroom violations. He ruled they had committed no crime by betting on horse races or playing poker, stating it is not a crime to bet on the races.
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Saya
New York
Joseph Carrigan
World War News Briefs From Europe And US
In eight days prisoners taken on the western front greatly exceed Allied casualties. Serbian and Sorhians report defeats of enemy forces in Morava valley. President Wilson appeals for a return of a Democratic congress in November. Count Albert Apponyi named Hungarian premier. Senate finance panel proposes inheritance taxes set later. Wilson’s reply to Germany approved in Paris. Queens residents seek grave diggers for epidemic victims. Western Union Bible service paused for servicemembers. German Austrian deputies form a German state of Austria. Balfour warns against restoring colonies to Germany. Hungary and army near a cease-fire by November 1. Hallan reports Hungarian offensives near Monte Grappa. Italians hold Orne river line and seize 5,000+ prisoners.
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Monte Pertica
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Rome
Wreck of Troop Train Sparks German Sabotage Inquiry
Chicago dispatch reports a troop train wreck 30 miles west of Chicago with 29 soldiers injured and two Pullman couplers damaged. A triple inquiry is underway to determine if German sabotage caused the crash as troops head to an Eastern port for France.
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Chicago
United States
Battlefelds
France
Markets Update Flour and Livestock Prices Listed
The United States Food Administration sets flour and grain basises for 98 lb jute sacks with prices for barley flour corn flour white rye and spring hard winter and off winter wheats. Hay values for Timothy standard and clover mix show broad ranges. Eggs show fresh firsts under 54 cents per dozen and miscellaneous lots. Cattle prices span from prime steers at 17.50 to 19.60 down to bulls and calves. Hogs range from 15.00 to 17.50 for various weights with packing and heavy categories listed. Sheep and lamb prices cover west 14.50 to 16.85 yearlings and ewes with feeding lambs at 22.00 to 714.50.
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Colonel House With Mob In Berlin Shouts For Republic
Washington reports Colonel House and Admiral Benson have arrived in France to handle political and diplomatic matters for President Wilson in the armistice situation. Berlin crowds demand Emperor Wilhelm II abdicate. Hungary reports Slav regimental mutinies and Fiume street fighting with hundreds dead.
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Germany
A. HN. Bliss
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Kaiser
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Reichstag
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1 Republic
Zurich
Tewfik Paulin
Constantinople
Dutch Ships Plan Resumption of Regular Trips
Dutch newspapers report Holland easing slip concerns and taking steps to resume regular trips to England and America due to the anticipated withdrawal of the U hour menace. Shipping with Denmark is noted as arranged, with Wednesday as a referenced date.
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London
Holland
England
Ameria
Exchange Telegraph Company
Denmark
Wilson acts for suffrage in Oklahoma vote push
President Wilson renewed support for woman suffrage addressing Oklahoma voters. He argued that adopting the suffrage amendment is essential for justice and progress, urging participation in the November 5 referendum.
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Washington
Helmlf
Wilson
Oklahoma
British Bomb German Towns railways and factories hit
The official statement on operations of the Independent air forces says airmen bombed railways at Burbach and Saarbrucken coworked factories at Mannheim and railways at Coblenz near Mainz and at Metz Sublons on Wednesday night outlining targets in German towns and rail hubs.
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Saarbrucken
Mannheim
Coblenz
Mainz
Metz
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