Armistice Talks Move Forward After German Acceptance Hints
Lord O Shaughnessy reports unofficial advices from Europe that Germany has signed the armistice terms. Berlin confirms a German delegation has left for peace negotiations as allied pressure grows. The Washington and Paris positions sketch a hopeful path to negotiated peace with political shifts inside Germany.
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Lord O’shaughnessy
Europe
Germany
Berlin
Montreal
Lord O'Shaughnessy
Borden
Montreal Star
London
Foch
Western Front
Amsterdam
E. G. W. von Gruenell
Hague
H. K. A. von Winterfeld
Paris
Meurer
Paul von Hintze
Washington
United States
Marshal Foch
William
America
Kennedy Wins District With 4333 Vote Margin
Unofficial returns from seven counties of the first congressional district show Kennedy leading by 4333 votes. Harding trails by about 2879, with soldiers' ballots still pending which may widen both majorities.
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Des Moines
Mr. Kennedy
Harding
Longtime Jefferson County Voter Heads For Zachary Taylor
Ambrose Lyman, aged ninety, a Ga s gow resident, cast his first vote for Zachary Taylor in 1848. Since then he has consistently voted Whig and Republican tickets, reflecting a long political career.
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Ambrose Lyman
Jefferson County
Glasgow
Zachary Taylor
Mr. Lyman
Baptism of Fire for U S Troops in Northern Russia
Nov 6 Northern Russia report: American soldiers joining Russo allied forces see combat within 24 hours of leaving their train. They face shrapnel from Bolshevik forces, praised by officers for their grit. Americans are housed in peasant huts and log stations, with local hospitality and tea service.
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Russia
France
America
Arsenal workers vow Thanksgiving work for Red Cross fund
Fifteen thousand workers in the Rock Island arsenal will forgo Thanksgiving celebrations to produce more munitions. They will donate their earnings for the day to the Red Cross and related United War Work campaigns, with an estimated total of $45,000.
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Rock Island Arsenal
Red Cross
Rockslant
United War Work
Armistice Signing Stalled by Austrian Ruler
Copenhagen dispatch reports Emperor Charles of Austria refused to sign the armistice calling the terms too harsh. The armistice was signed for Austria by General Anton von Stocassenburg, the Austrian field commander.
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Emperor Charles of Austria
Copenhagen
Charles
Austria
Serlin Tageblate Beains
Vienna
Ara von Stoaussenburg
Phosphated Iron Promises Boost for Hard-Working Americans
An advertisement extols Phos phated Iron as the nerve food that builds energy and vigor for strong productive people. It quotes doctors praising iron rich blood as key to health, endurance, and success, urging readers to buy from Gaumer Bros and leading druggists.
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John Drish
Pleasant Plain
Earl Kirkhart
Ottumwa
B. P. Taylor
C. ¥. Fulton
Raymond Charles
Mt. Pleasant
Mrs. Verne White
West Washington Street
Jefferson Coun
Hospital
Ed. Fisher
Tom Grant
Dan Stgut
E. L. Stephenson
Eldon
B. C. Riley
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
George Sessler
F. M. Hunter
C. C. Stanley
FE. Starr
Chariton
Parsons College
E. F. Gayle
Alexander Drish
A. P. Bathhelow
M. H. DeHart
Keosauqua
Joseph Karr
Bever Falls
Ohio
Henry Peterson
W. Broadway
Karr
Emlie Peterson
Harry Kennedy
EF. C. Huston
Joseph
Columbus Junction
C. BE. Anderson
Huston
Fort Riley
Kans
Robert Higley
T. F. Higley
von Gruenell
Northcliffe
Viscount Northcliffe
North German Gazette
Berlin Tageblatt
Wilson
Foe
Kennedy
Gaumer Bros
Spurgeon
Storfs
Fairfield
Iowa
West Side Square
Children’s Cotton Union
Ecru
Boys’ Union
Lamsdown Union
Sam
Spurgeon’s Popular Price Stores
Fairfield, Iowa
Georgetes
Navy
Gingham
Billie Burke
Cheek G'neham
Novan’br
Spurgeon’s
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