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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1918
Page
5
An unconfirmed dispatch from beyond the German border says revolutionary insurgents have seized Berlin. They reportedly set fire to the post office and City Hall. Most major German cities are described as under revolutionary control or near upheaval, with authorities largely absent.
American troops crossed the Meuse and occupied Sedan with Rain Bow division detachments entering the western city. Wisconsin and Michigan National Guard and the first regular division helped secure the victory as Paris celebrates the Allied advance toward a likely end to the war. French reports say Liart railway junction was reached and Singles and Frenois captured near Sedan amid cheers and renewed hope for peace. Rain and French pursuit hinder the German retreat, with ongoing advances despite heavy rain.
Leaders of Reichstag parties will meet to decide aims on armistice terms. German plenipotentiaries received the allied conditions and a 72 hour deadline to reply by Monday morning. A German courier crossed the lines to Spa for instructions as Marshal Foch rejected an immediate suspension of hostilities.
The German general Von Quast and a delegation reached French lines around two in the morning, were taken to a prepared house, spent the night, and moved to French HQ with Marshal Foch. Allied leaders including Winterfeld Gruenvel and Admiral von Wemyss accompanied the visit. Tempos notes Emperor William at Spa examining armistice terms.
British forces report the Fortress of Maubeume fell to their troops as of today per Field announcement. The capture marks a setback for enemy defenses and strengthens Allied positions in the region.
The American army east of the Meuse continues its advance despite very heavy machine gun fire. Paris reports the forces have progressed under intense combat as they push toward strategic positions.
A troop train from Rockford en route to Chicago carrying Camp Grant football players and supporters collided with a passenger train near Aurora. Several killed and many injured as crews fight to aid survivors in the aftermath.
Washington reports damages from recent explosions and fire at the T. A. Gillespie company munitions plant in Morgan New Jersey will be determined by a three member board of ordnance and construction representatives. The board comprises Col. C. H. Tenney Maj. W. F. E. Peasley and H. M. North appointed by Major General Williams.
Rome November 9 Mgr Bonaventura Cerretti papal undersecretary of state and former apostolic delegate to Austria will leave next Wednesday or Thursday for the United States as special envoy of the Vatican to attend the jubilee celebration of Cardinal Gibbons Cerretti is the most prominent Vatican official to travel to the United States.
Paris announces a joint Franco British declaration promising aid to secure full autonomy for peoples between the Taurus region and the Persian Gulf. It pledges support for native governments in Syria and Mesopotamia, already liberated or under liberation, and recognition once established.
Serbian war office reports troops crossed the Danube into Hungary and were greeted with enthusiasm in the region, according to an official statement.
An earthquake of considerable intensity was recorded on seismographs at Georgetown University Observatory with the epicenter far away. The maximum distance from Washington was approximately 5,900 miles.
Scheidemann and socialist cabinet members threaten to quit if Emperor William abdicates. The ultimatum to Chancellor Maximilian of Baden lists five demands, including abdication and greater socialist influence, while Berlin officials report no decision yet on abdication and anticipate a majority push for it.
Madrid reports failed efforts to form a cabinet after Maura’s resignation. Marquis de Alhue mas advised King Alfonso to entrust Vil laneuva, foreign minister in the Romanones government, with the task, aiming for a Romanones premiership. Indications say Romanones struggles to assemble ministers, leaving the king to take decisive steps.
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