Allied Forces Break German Lines Across Laon Front
Paris and Meuse front dispatches report Laon region abandonment by German forces and French advances through Laon La Fere and the Gobain sector. American spearheads push toward Dun-sur-Meuse as British and Italian troops secure positions from Antwer to Tournai and along the St Mihiel area. American First Army reports intense artillery and counterattacks with German machine nests blasted and enemy waves repulsed.
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Paris
Laon
Sirclanss
Bouchain
Dunsin
Dun Eur Kteuse
Lontisa
la Fere
Gobain
Cire River
Chamin Des Dames
Bille Norch
A‘lete
Valencienes
S.esmes
Gusehe
Nes
Dun Sur Meuse
St. Mihiel T Heet
Moselle
Throch Lorrome
Vosges
Clempagre
Jenera! Ter
Lethe
Genera Courard
Vouz
Alendennes
Fienach
la Sere
Ovecra
Eest
Derazzo
Nish
Cial
Ire
Mena
Arzonne
McAdoo urges all to back Fourth Liberty Loan drive
Secretary McAdoo appealed to both rich and poor across the nation to push Liberty Loan subscriptions to the $6 billion target. Speaking before 6,000 people in Chicago he warned that failure would undermine soldiers, fuel German resolve, and amount to national shame.
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Chicago
Wiliam G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Germany
America
General Joanno Greek Commander Who Helped Smash Bulgarians
General Joanno, a Greek commander, played a key role in the campaign that defeated Bulgarian forces. His leadership and tactics are highlighted in dispatches detailing successful operations against Bulgarian troops and the strategic impact on the theater.
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Joanno
Bulgaria
Public Outcry Over Leinster Sinking Sparks Demands for Unconditional Surrender
London papers condemn the Irish mail boat Leinster disaster as a massacre with 451 dead after a German submarine torpedo. The outrage hinges on wartime morality andnergy toward unconditional surrender, arguing Germany’s aim for peace is undermined by the attack.
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London
Leinster
Kingstown
Germany
Maximilian
Roosevelt Urges Barriers to German Goods in Peace Plan
Oyster Bay, Oct 15 Col Theodore Roosevelt urged that peace proposals be discussed only with Allies and warned against inviting Germany Austria and Turkey to join any league of nations. He said peace terms should include economic barriers to prevent Germany from flooding markets with hoarded products.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
League of Nations
Germany
Austria
Turkey
New York
Twin Cities Answer Call For Northern Minnesota Relief
Minneapolis and St Paul swiftly sent aid to fire stricken districts. Relief trains carried food clothing nurses and physicians. Three hundred coffins were sent to Moose Lake along with large supplies. Red Cross officials distributed emergency relief to Duluth and Moose Lake.
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Minnepolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Moose Lake
Duluth
Red Cross
German Civil Control Reported by Erzberger
Mathias Erzberger, Centrist Reichstag leader, says German military power is under civil control in a permanent fashion for political reasons. He notes General von Stein was eliminated for opposing peace by understanding.
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London
Mathias Erzberger
Reichstag
von Stein
Simple Life Is Honorable and Decent Says Historian
A historian contends that simple living remains honorable in modern society. The remark frames virtue around modest choices and community values, contrasting with material excess and loud public life.
Emmons County Orders School and Church Closures Over Flu
The Emmons County Board of Health ordered closing all schools churches and public meetings amid a fast spreading influenza outbreak. No church services in Linton for the coming week and residents urged to stay home and avoid gatherings to help check the flu.
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Emmons County
Board of Health of
Emmons
County Board of Health
Linton
Deaths: Infant Freda Hoff Dies After Illness Near Linton
Seven months old Freda Hoff daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hoff died October 10 following whooping cough. Funeral services Friday burial in Bethlehem cemetery. Community extends sympathy to the bereaved parents.
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Freda Hoff
John Hoff
Linton
Bethlehem
Mrs. Martin Jangula Dies of Spanish Influenza
Mrs. Martin Jangula age 26 wife of Martin Jangula living on a farm seven miles west of the city died Friday October 11 from Spanish influenza. She leaves her husband and two children the younger only two days old at death.
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Martin Jangula
Eva Huhn Dies After Diphtheria Quarantine
Eva Huhn a 14 year old daughter of Mrs. Martha Huhn of this city died Sunday morning at 10 20 o clock. She had just been out of quarantine for diphtheria but had not fully recovered from the after effects. Interment was made in the local cemetery.
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Eva Huhn
Martha Huhn
Infant Christ Dias Dies After Cramps and Convulsions
Christ Dias aged 4 months and 25 days, son of Mr and Mrs Julius Dias of two miles west of Temvik, died Wednesday afternoon from cramps and convulsions. Funeral services were held today.
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Christ Dias
Julius Dias
Temvik
Nation Needs Men and Money in War Effort Proclamation
A October 11, 1918 proclamation from North Dakota urges men to join war industry work and replaces non essential jobs with women to meet military quotas. It directs applications to U S Employment Offices or community labor boards and notes government non recruitment from mines railroads or farms. Thibet status described as practically free with Mon gol native control and Chinese oversight.
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North Dakota
United States
U. S
Bismarck
Lynn J. Frazier
Indictments Spark County Debate and Army Draft Postponed
Local board postpones the call of 74 men to Camp Scott due to an epidemic. Att. Gen. Langer arrives to attend Emmons County Grand Jury. the session is described as political, failing to advance its stated aim and highlighting tensions around the Hazelton riot case and alleged graft.
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Adjutant General
Camp Scott
Daylight saving time change on Sunday October 27
Readers are advised to move clocks forward eleven hours at 2 a.m. Sunday October 27 to gain an extra hour of sleep. The note explains the daylight saving act and warns turning clocks back harms clocks while turning ahead has the same effect.
Grand Jury Convenes in Emmons County Recommends Court Upgrades
The Grand Jury sat from October 8 to 15 at the opera house and returned indictments. They urged building a new courthouse and jail, condemning the jail as unsanitary. L. P. Muenz of Hague failed to appear. his $2000 bond was forfeited and a bench warrant issued. Most cases were postponed or moved to the next term. petit jurors were dismissed for lack of work.
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Emmons County
Opera House
Emmons
L. P. Muenz
Hague
Optimistic Thought on Saving to End Poverty
A short aphorism urges teaching saving skills to the poor as a path to eliminate poverty. It frames financial discipline as a universal remedy and envisions a society with no impoverished individuals.
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TROPS
Alre
Meuse Rivera
Mw'adoo
Roosevelt
Thomas Hall
Thibet
Langer
Paulty
John Tonander
Kintyre
George Weaver
Hazelton
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Agricultural College
Edward Renschler
George Fred Meier
Braddock
Rudolph Hubner
Samuel Renskers
Westfield
Arthur Daniel Corwin
Frederick W. Petrie
August J. Schall
Henry Lammers
Henry Klaudt
Ward Norman
Raymond J. Vo
Strasburg
Fort Winfield Scott
California
Harry W. Hanson
Nicklaus K. Feist
Carl John Bedsaul
Galax
John Albert Rousu
John Oscar Ingebreteen
Grant F. Peterson
Kasamer Doracher
Johannes Gimbel
Edward Oswald
Eureka
Reinhold Heidrich
Curtis Clark
Joseph Weigel
William F. Buchanan
Quear
Fredolph Nelson
Mike Kiefer
Peter Kraft
Joseph Baker
Henry Mills
Livona
Clifford Paul Wright
John Beitelspacher
Fred Boble
Pius Roehrich
Harry G. Corbett
Moffit
Damien Baumgartner
Willie Scheirmeister
Jacob Hetterle
Peder Droog Jr
Hall
Henry E. Ruther
Chester Brogden
Albert Oschner
Vernon E. Stiles
Otto
Philip D. Burgass
Pollock
John Backhaus
Joseph J. Bosch
Albert Grenz
Arvid Jorgensen
Edward Fuhrer
Cornelius Auwema
Herman K. Junge
Wendelin Fischer
Carrol Stedman
John Wagner
Christian Scherr
McKinley Reaman
Francis B. Goehring
Ludvig Schwab
Jacob J. Feist
Nelson
Schmaltz
Lawrence Osman
Arthur Roy Jenkins
Oscar L. Hoskins
Henry A. Ohlhauser
Haneelum Nolt
Wm. Langer
Grand Jury
Perras
Cameron
Doyle
Bill
Democratic Party
Bill Langer
Nonpartisan League
Consumers United States Co
Sullivan
Mandan
the Grand Jury
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