Turkish Armistice Talks Move Toward Allies
President Wilson has referred the Turkish appeal for an immediate armistice and peace negotiations to the Entente powers. Turkish plenipotentiaries reached Mudros, and an armistice signing by Admiral Calthorpe took effect October 31 with terms including free Dardanelles passage to allied ships and repatriation of British prisoners.
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State Department
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Austrian Fleet Massed at Fiume
A Rome dispatch to Temps dated October 27 reports the Austrian fleet hastily concentrated at Fiume. A few ships stay at Pola while all at Cataro have departed. The move is said to be demanded by Hungary.
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Versailles Talks Return to Wilson Points in Allied Plans
British editors forecast adoption of Wilson's fourteen points with tweaks to bar German resumption of hostilities and secure guarantees for a peace pact. Marshal Foch's terms reach Berlin as allied discussions resume in Paris with Bonar Law joining talks. armistice terms may precede week’s end amid widespread unofficial reports.
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Daily Express
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Armistice talks falter as Italian front surges forward
London reports Austria asks Diaz for armistice but Italy rejects delay. Italian headquarters boast a major breakthrough along the Piave front, with 50,000 prisoners and 360 cannons taken. Czecho-Slovak troops aid in operation as Italians claim sweeping gains across the Grappa region and Asiago plateau.
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John H Rossiter Leads U S Shipping Board War Effort
John H Rossiter of San Francisco directs Uncle Sam's shipping operations, a major wartime task. Formerly vice president and GM of Pacific Mail Steamship, he helped establish regular San Francisco to West Coast of South America service two decades ago. He joined W R Grace at thirty eight.
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Sugar for flu patients aid from food administration
Washington reports the food administration says extra sugar allotments may be allowed for influenza patients and those caring for them where necessary, with telegraphic guidance sent to federal food administrators in each state.
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Yankees Bag 18 HM Planes Northwest of Verdun
American aviators shot down eighteen enemy planes northwest of Verdun during the day. Five American planes were lost while carrying out vital reconnaissance missions.
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U. S
Verdun
Ometepe Volcano Erupts Destroying New Dock
The Ome tepe volcano on the island is emitting smoke and lava. Activity has destroyed the new dock recently built at San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.
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San Juan del Sur
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Austria Created as German State Seizes Old Empire
The Hungarian diet declares cessation of constitutional ties with Hungary’s Dalmatia and Slavonia while a German state of Austria is formed by the German National Council. The note asks that Austrian representatives join peace talks. it recognizes Slavic states and seeks self-determination for Germans across Moravia and Silesia. Croatia relations are severed and a constituent assembly will decide Hungary's new constitution.
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Moravia
Silesia
Croatia
Fire destroys Hanover village in Columbiana county
Town of Hanover in Columbiana county southwest of Alliance, Ohio, was practically wiped out by fire with losses estimated between 150000 and 200000 dollars. The blaze, suspected incendiary in origin, gutted homes and businesses leaving the area largely leveled.
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Counts Karolyi and Tisza Death Reported by Revolting Army
Copenhagen November 1 reports say Austro-Hungarian collapse and army defeat prompt fear of serious excesses. It is claimed Counts Karolyi and Tisza, former Austro-Hungarian premier, have been killed by soldiers amid the turmoil.
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Tisza
Copenhagen
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Hungarian National Council Assumes Control in Austro Hungary
Copenhagen reports from German sources that the Austro Hungarian revolution is complete. The Hungarian National Council has taken over the government in Budapest and moves to quell riots and restore order across the capital and its territories.
Austrian Front Collapses as Italians Advance
London reports Italian forces crossed the Livorno River and push toward the Tagliamento. Austro-Hungarian lines in Monte Crappa have collapsed with ammunition and stores captured. Gen Diaz reports prisoners streaming from the mountains as British troops occupy Sacile, fifteen miles beyond the Piave.
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Piave River
Kaiser Abdication Document Presented in Berlin
Former Vice Chancellor Delbruck traveled to Copenhagen to present the abdication document to the Kaiser for acceptance. The move follows official calls for stepping down amid Germany's leadership changes.
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Copenhagen
Delbruck
Eleven U boat victims landed after rescue at New York
Eleven crewmen of the Norwegian steamship Stifinder arrived in New York after rescue by a U.S. naval vessel. The ship was bombed and sunk by a German submarine on October 18. Nineteen crew members abandoned ship. fate of the captain and seven others remained unknown at port.
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New York
Armistice Sought as Vienna, Budapest Tumult Rages
Emperor Charles asked the pope for an immediate armistice as rebellions erupt across Austria Hungary. Civil warfare grips Vienna and Budapest with mobs, street battles, and a republic proclaimed in Budapest. Railways to Berlin cut, armies fragment, and German troops mutiny.
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FoE to Appeal to Italy Opens Talks
London reports that Andrassy, Austro Hungarian foreign minister, has decided to open direct negotiations with Italy after a Swiss source. The move signals potential diplomacy amid Austro Italian tensions.
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