Armistice Terms Open Austria and Hungary for Allied Action
Allied wa r terms reveal complete surrender by the Austro Hungarian forces. Demobilization and withdrawal of troops follow, with occupation of strategic sites and free use of railways for operations against Germany. Evacuation of invaded territories and repatriation of prisoners outlined under Marshal Foch supervision.
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Washington
Germany
Supreme War Council
Versailles
Italy
Italia
Irredentia
Marshal Foch
Terms for Atlantic Territory Evacuation and Naval Demands
The document outlines German terms for evacuating territories from Cape Planca to water-shed summits eastward and islands north and west of Dalmatia. It demands surrender and disarmament of Austro-Hungarian and German ships, free navigation for Allied ships, evacuation of Italian coasts, and occupation of Pola and other fortifications by the Allies and United States.
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Armistice Terms for Germany Ready for Delivery
Washington Nov 5 Allies plan to present armistice terms to Germany tomorrow through Marshal Foch. The draft mirrors accepted Austrian terms, implying occupation of Alsace Lorraine and Rhine fortifications may be required, reflecting secret Allied objectives.
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Germany
Washington
Alsace-Loraine
The
Rhine
Austrians Evacuate Odessa Reported by Moscow Cable
Austrians are evacuating Odessa, the Matin dispatch from Moscow via Zurich reports. The cable describes Allied movements and ongoing retreat actions amid the conflict, with Moscow sources relaying the action and routing through neutral hubs.
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Odessa
Paris
Moscow
Zurich
Get Rich Quick Scheme Exposed in St Louis Case
In St Louis on November 4 a man claiming to be naval hero George D Phil lips Jr of Seattle told police his scheme to swindle bankers and business owners. He recruited a private chauffeur for ten dollars daily while leasing a six story building and contracting for twenty five thousand dollars of shoe machinery to sell later. He sought sympathy as a supposed war hero to lure investors.
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St. Louis
Gene
George D. Phillips, Jr
Seattle
Lights Ablaze On French Transatlantic Ship In Port
An Atlantic port reported a large French steamship arriving with all lights blazing for the first time in months. Passengers said a received wireless message prompted the commander to order scraping paint from the ports and to illuminate promenade decks during the voyage.
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Atlantic
Fortifications Rise on Bavarian Frontier
A Vienna dispatch reports Austro Hungarian troops withdraw from the western front while German forces fortify the Bavarian frontier. They fear an Allied advance through Austria and are digging trenches in anticipation.
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Copenhagen
Austria
Vienna
The
Politiken
Austrian Foreign Minister Resigns Amid War Moves
Count Julius Andrassy, appointed Austro-Hungarian foreign minister on October 25, has resigned. Dispatches report his departure as Austrian troops entrain for Austria. Meanwhile American forces north of Verdun report prisoners’ statements about Austrian units on the German front in the Woevre region.
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Zurich
London
Julius Andrassy
Exchange Telegraph Company
Austria
Verdun
Woevre
Germans Use Women's Hair for Belts in Factories
Tokio dispatch reports Germany is using women's hair as a leather substitute in factories and that many women are voluntarily selling their hair for that purpose.
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Tokio
Yanks Capture Over 5,000 Huns and 20 Villages
American forces under General Pershing advanced twelve miles on an eight mile front near Verdun and seized more than 5,000 prisoners and over 100 guns. Twenty villages fell as regulars and National Guard units from multiple states joined a rail-head push toward the Meuse while pursuing retreating German troops.
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Autruche
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Meuse
Americans Make Good Gain On 20 Mile Front
London Nov 5 American forces push forward between the Aisne and the Meuse advancing three miles along a 20 mile front. Stewey Gap, the main German exit, is closed by the capture of LaNuvill marking a significant push on the front.
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Bolsheviki Seek Peace With Allies, Copenhagen Report
Copenhagen dispatch says the Bolsheviki government of Russia has reportedly asked the Allies for peace. November 5 report notes Moscow's move amid ongoing upheaval and international response.
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Copenhagen
Rus
Berlin crowd rallies for peace with honor
London reports a Berlin Sunday demonstration in favor of continuing the war. Resolutions were reportedly adopted protesting any peace that would be humiliating.
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Berlin
British Capture Le Quens noy on Western Front
London reports major gains on the Western Front with Le Quen s noy captured and a thousand German troops taken prisoner. French forces launched an assault along a forty mile front from the Peron river to the Aisne, signaling a broad offensive today.
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Peron River
American aerodrome flight experiment astonishes crowds
An air pilot demonstrated a stabilized flight by flying 20 miles with hands and feet off the controls. He allowed the machine to steer itself and only intervened near landing. He quipped that such a feat could not be done in an automobile and shared the experience with fellow aviators.
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Franch
Ship Beached After Crash Off Atlantic Port
A British steamship collided with a tugboat near the port causing a bow hole. The vessel was beached to prevent sinking and the 50 crewmen landed safely. Authorities expect salvage of the ship and cargo owned by the United States government. the tug sustained only minor damage.
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Atlantic
United States
Anzacs Return Home with Brides in Melbourne Welcome
A contingent of returned Alcatretian soldiers arrived in Melbourne on November 4 accompanied by about three hundred English brides. The group received a cordial welcome as they returned from service, reflecting wartime ties and personal reunions.
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Melbourne
Australia
Aviator Saved by Seminole Indians in Florida
War department records reveal Lieut. Walter L. G. Smith of the photographic detachment at Carlstrom Field was knocked into a 8000 foot fall by a fierce windstorm and forced to land in the Everglades. Exhausted and starving, he was later rescued by Seminole Indians.
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W. L. C. Smith
Everglades
Florida
Washington
Everglades Oflorida
Walter L. G. Smith
Carlstrom Field
War Department
U. S. Troops Land On Austrian Adriatic Coast
Washington dispatch reports Italian forces aided by American troops parachuted onto the Austrian coast near Pola on the Adriatic. The landing party is said to be under protection of the Entente Adriatic fleet, which controls Adriatic waters.
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Pola
Washington
Adriatic
One Hundred Thousand Jews Seek Palestine Emigration
New York authorities report nearly 100,000 Jews nationwide enrolled as prospective emigrants to the Jewish national homeland in Palestine. The figure is released by the Zionist Organization of America on the first anniversary of Britain's official recognition of the movement.
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New York
Navy
Palestine
Zionist Organization of America
Dutch Bar Hun Refugees
Amsterdam reports German authorities informed the Dutch government that refugees will no longer be allowed to cross the Belgium Netherlands frontier.
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Holland
Belgian Netherlands
Amsterdam
Belgiam Netherlands
German People to Punish Kaiser in Summary Manner
Washington reports diplomatic advices indicate the German people will mete out punishment to the Kaiser and the Prussian lords guilty of crimes in the last four years in a swift, summary fashion.
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Kaiser
Washington
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