Yanks Drive Four Miles and Capture Dozen Towns
American and French troops advanced three to four miles between Attigny and the Meuse, taking at least a dozen villages and 3,000 prisoners. Imecourt, Bayonville, Andevanne, and Bois des Loges were cleared as forces pushed toward Ainreville and Clery-le-Grand amid German defenses. Italian and allied forces report a sweeping breakthrough along the Tagliamento front with 700 guns captured and rapid advances across the Brenta and toward Belluno and Udine.
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Meuse
Buzancy
Ardenne
Argonne Forest
Imecourt
Bayonville
Andevanne
Bois Des Loges
Ainreville
Clery-le-Grand
Livenza
Tagliamento
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Ancona
Fourth
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Bologna
Filtre
Twelfth
Quero
Belluno
Vadalio
Third
Carole
Galiia
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Aberghem
Zutte
Garrett elected speaker pro tem in Washington
Representative Garrett of Tennessee a Democrat was elected speaker pro tem of the house so Speaker Clark could return to Missouri for the election.
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House
Clark
Missouri
Mrs Nelson O Shaughnessy at Paris Red Cross desk
Mrs Nelson O Shaughnessy of New York and formerly Edith Coues of Washington sits at her desk in the publicity offices of the American Fund for French Wounded in Paris, affiliated with the American Red Cross.
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New York
Edith Louise Coues
Washington
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
American Fund For
Paris
American Red Cross
First of German's Allies to Surrender Is Through
London November 2 Bulgarian unrest toppled the monarchy as King Ferdinand abdicated in favor of Prince Boris. Bulgaria proclaimed a republic amid wartime withdrawal. Soldiers and workers grew restless as conditions worsened and the monarchy was overthrown.
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London
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Demand Hun Chiefs Turks to Help Clear Mine Fields
Paris reports that demand for Turkish cooperation in clearing mine fields around the Dardanelles accompanies armistice terms. British influence may push Turkey to assist Entente forces in sweeping minefields before ships pass through the straits, with German resistance in the region a concern.
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Paris
Turkey
France
Italy
Germany
London
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Black Sea
The
Express
Major William Dean Dies at Camp Dodge
Maj William Dean once a famed West Point football star died at Camp Dodge Des Moines Iowa of pneumonia due to Spanish influenza He fell ill Friday in a critical condition until his death His parents reside in Los Angeles California
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Des Moines
William Dean
West Point
Major Dean
Los Angeles
War department approves six projects including Kearney housing
Washington on November 1 reports the War Department authorized six construction projects totaling 2,356,963 dollars. The package includes rebuilt facilities at Kearney Cal to house 9,000 additional men with a cost of 1,194,923 dollars.
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Washington
War Department
Fire Damages Kingsport Chemical Plant
Fire at the government chemical plant in Kingsport Tennessee destroyed the chloride distilling building. Explosions followed the blaze and damage was estimated at more than 100000 dollars. Bristol reported the incident dated November 1.
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Bristol, Tenn
Government
Kingsport
Tenn
Revolutions Rise Across Austria Hungary Amid Republic Moves
News from Vienna Budapest Prague and Fiume reports call for a republic as Austrian fleet surrenders to southern Slav council and Habsburgs are ousted. Street crowds cheer red flags while national councils assume executive power and new Czech Slovak state asserts control over railways despite limited violence.
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Hungarian National Council
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Karoly
Hungarian Independent Party
National Council
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Karolyi
Prague
Bodenbach
Saxony
Allies to Black Sea Battle Opens German Back Door
London reports a British war cabinet member George Nicoll Barnes saying Allied ships near the Dardanelles are moving into the Black Sea. He predicted a Danube thrust into Germany’s back door, forcing Germany to split forces, and noted the Arabs would get a free state with Aleppo as capital once key Arab holdings are secured.
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Germany
George Nicoll Barnes
Dardanelles
Barnes
Straits
Black Sea
Danube
Turkey
Mr. Barnes
Aleppo
Canadians Capture Valenciennes Base
London reports Canadian troops have captured the German base at Valenciennes after encircling the city on three sides. The advance marks a significant breakthrough in the campaign with Allied forces expanding control in occupied northern France.
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London
Val
Italians and Americans land on Austrian Adriatic coast
Washington reports a landing on the Austrian coast of the Adriatic Sea near Pola by Italian troops aided by American forces. The operation was conducted under protection of the Entente fleet.
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Washington
Adriatic Sea
Pola
Fortress Crowned Barrier From Ostend To Zeebrugge
Belgian forces describe the Ostend to Zeebrugge corridor as a continuous fortress line. German gun emplacements grow nearer Zeebrugge and appear intended as a permanent fortification. A large unfinished blockhouse remains, and recent fortifications show work as late as a month ago. Blankenberghe near Zeebrugge Ostend is wrecked and largely stripped of metal.
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Flanders
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Blankenberghe
Americans and French advance on ten mile front
London reports that American and French troops after crossing the Lys and Scheldt have advanced ten miles, taken 19 villages, and are conducting coordinated operations west of the Meuse with infantry, artillery, airplanes and tanks. New German divisions are now deployed to halt the advance.
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London
Lys and
Scheldt
25 000 Russians Executed in Don Region
A wireless dispatch from Don region reports that during General Krasnoff's rule 25,000 people have been shot. Krasnoff is a Cossack leader and former staff member of Alexander Kerensky. The figure is unverified by independent sources and reflects wartime terror.
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London
Krasnoff
Alexander Kérensky
Don
Emperor William buys Norwegian estate amid submarine fears
Nov 1 reports from Christiania say Wilhelm II is purchasing an estate at Molde on Norway’s west coast. Norwegian sailors, wary of German submarines, may oppose the move. A Paris dispatch notes the German empress is very ill and weak and fears the Russian revolution prompting abdication.
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William
Molde
Norway
Paris
Berne
Petit Journal
Empero
British to Punish Russ Translation of despatch
London reports discuss the plight of British subjects in Russia. Lord Cecil says the Russian government’s rule has caused widespread bloodshed and arrests without cause, with casual murder and brigandage across Europe. He asserts Britain will act to extract salience on those responsible when possible.
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London
Russia
House of Commons
Lord Cecil
Draft Call For 200000 Men In Early November
Washington Nov 1 Men of the new draft age will be mobilized in large numbers early in November under a draft call prepared at Provost Marshal General Crowder level. It calls for entrainment of more than 200000 men for general service with state quotas. Draft calls resumed in areas where influenza eased and all October entrainment expected to finish before November quota begins.
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Washington
Appeal to munition workers to press on in war effort
Washington November 1 Major General William Williams chief of ordnance urged munitions workers not to slow production as peace talks proceed We are still at war he said Our boys in France rely on guns and ammunition The enemy talks of peace but our duty remains war and the responsibility is ours while peace has not arrived.
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William
Ordnance
Williams
France
Ordnance Department
Yanks Down 21 German Planes Northwest of Verdun
American chasing aviators shot down 21 German airplanes near Verdun on November 1. Two American airmen are missing. Morning and afternoon air battles followed clear weather, with American bombers striking multiple enemy troop concentrations.
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Verdun
Treasury increases loans to France by two hundred million
Washington reports a new loan of 200 million dollars from the treasury in favor of France. The total credits to France rise to 2.865 billion, while overall allied credits reach 7.783 billion.
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