Armistice terms for Austria Hungary and Germany outlined
Allied terms for the Austro-Hungarian surrender require demobilization, territorial evacuation, naval disarmament and occupation by American and allied forces. The document directs Marshal Foch to oversee transfers and confirms Austria Hungary territory opened for operations against Germany. Germany terms to be delivered tomorrow via Foch in the field.
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Danube
Austria-Hungary
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Pola
Austria-Fungary
Austrians Evacuate Odessa Reported From Moscow
Paris dispatch dated November 4 reports Austrians evacuating Odessa. The Matin cites a Moscow source relayed via Zurich indicating the withdrawal from the city.
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Paris
Moscow
Zurich
Bogus naval “hero” entices St Louis business men
A man calling himself George D. Philips Jr of Seattle allegedly swindled local businessmen in a get rich quick scheme. He claimed naval exploits to gain sympathy, leased a six story building and arranged $25,000 of shoe machinery purchases. He spoke to police from a cell after his arrest.
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St. Louis
Gene
George D. Phillips, Jr
Seattle
Steamship Arrives in Port With Lights Ablaze
A French Transatlantic steamship arrived at the Atlantic port with all lights on despite months of darkness. Passengers reported a wireless sea message prompted the captain to have paint scraped from the ports and illuminated promenade decks during the voyage.
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Atlantic
Austro-Hungarian Withdrawals Prompt Bavarian Fortifications
Vienna dispatch reports Austro-Hungarian troops pulled from the western front while German forces along the Bavarian frontier dig trenches and raise fortifications amid fears Allied advance through Austria. The Politiken dispatch dates from Copenhagen on November 4.
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Austria
Vienna
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Politiken
Austrian Foreign Minister Resigns Amid War Updates
Count Julius Andrassy resigns as Austro-Hungarian foreign minister after taking the post on October 25, report says. Troops entrain for Austria as Austrian forces on the German front northwest of Verdun mobilize according to prisoner statements observed by American forces.
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Count Andrassy
Zurich
London
Julius Andrassy
Exchange Telegraph Company
Austria
Verdun
Woevre
Women’s Hair Used as Leather Substitute in Germany
Reports from Tokio dated November 4 say Germany uses women’s hair as a substitute for leather belts in factories and many women are voluntarily selling their hair for that purpose.
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Tokio
Yanks Capture Over 5000 Huns and 20 Villages
American forces report a 12 mile advance on an eight mile front northwest of Verdun. More than 5000 prisoners taken and 20 villages captured as U S troops push toward Sedan with regiments from Texas New York and Washington D C. Navy gunners bring up monster cannons to strike behind the Meuse.
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Americans Gain Ground on 20 Mile Front in World War I
London dispatch says American forces push three miles along a 20 mile front between the Aisne and the Meuse. LaNuvill falls sealing Steway Gap, the main German egress point, as troops advance and secure strategic positions.
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Steway Gap
Bolshevik Government Seeks Peace With Allies
Copenhagen reports that the Bolshevik government of Russia has asked the Allies for peace. The news wires quote officials in Petrograd amid ongoing negotiations.
Berlin crowd backs peace with honor protest
London reports a Berlin demonstration Sunday in support of continuing the war. Participants adopted resolutions denouncing any peace they deem humiliating.
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Resolu
British Capture Le Quensnoi and Prize German Garrison
London reports big gains on the Western Front as British forces seize Le Quens noy and take about a thousand German prisoners. The French launch an attack along a forty mile front from the Peron river to the Aisne, extending the elbow of the front.
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Peron River
Flight Stabilized At American Aerodrome In Franchu
An air pilot demonstrated hands free flight extending 20 miles as the craft flew itself to landing. He noted automobiles cannot match such controlled flight and shared the feat with fellow aviators.
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Franchu
British Steamship Beached After Collision Off Atlantic Port
A British steamship was damaged in a collision with a tug near Atlantic Port. A hole in the bow forced beaching to prevent sinking. the 50 crew members landed safely. The vessel and cargo, owned by the United States government, are expected to be salvaged. the tug sustained no serious damage.
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Atlantic
United States
Anzacs Return Amid Reception by English Brides
Melbourne reports a four hundred strong Anzac contingent arriving on November 4. Four hundred soldiers were welcomed by English brides and received cordial greetings as they landed in the city.
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Melbourne
Australia
Aviator Rescued by Seminole Indians After Storm Sighting
War department records recount Lieut. Walter L. G. Smith of Carlstrom Field being knocked down by a windstorm 8 000 feet up. He drifted into the Everglades exhausted and starving before Seminole Indians rescued him, officials disclosed.
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Washington
Everglades
Florida
Walter L. G. Smith
Carlstrom Field
War Department
U. S. Troops Land With Italians on Austrian Coast
An Italian force with American troops landed on the Austrian Adriatic coast near Pola. The dispatch says the landing party operates under the protection of the Entente Adriatic fleet, which now controls Adriatic waters.
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Pola
Fiecet
Washington
Adriatic
Nearly 100000 Jews enroll for Palestine homeland
New York on November 4 reports that nearly 100,000 Jews across the United States have enrolled as prospective emigrants to the Jewish national homeland in Palestine. The figure comes from the Zionist Organization of America marking the first anniversary of Britain recognizing the movement.
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New York
Palestine
Zionist Organization of America
Dutch bar refugees from crossing frontier
Amsterdam reports German authorities informed by the Dutch government that refugees will not be permitted to cross the Belgium Netherlands frontier.
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Holland
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Belgiam Netherlands
German People to Punish Kaiser and Prussian Lords
Washington reports that the German people will mete out summary punishment to the Kaiser and Prussian aristocracy for their crimes over the last four years, according to diplomatic advices.
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Washington
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