Armies Advance as Revolt and Allied Push Shape Front
Across Europe Nov 18 reports describe German troops in retreat with reports of uprisings and pillage near Brussels. Pershing’s American forces move up on the old front between Mouson and Thincourt as British and French armies advance toward the Rhine amid cheering civilians and rose arches.
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London
Brussels
U. S
France
Pershing
Mouson
Thincourt
Sedan
Metz
Amsterdam
Vorwaerts
Wilhelmshaven
the Rhine
Admiral Sims Praises British Navy In War Effort
London, Nov. 18. Admiral Sims, head of American naval forces in European waters, writes to Admiral Wemyss praising the British Navy as largely responsible for ending the war. Wemyss replies, expressing Britain’s appreciation for American aid in the last 28 months.
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London
Sims
European
Roslyn Wymess
Admiralty
Wemyss
America
Last of Huns Kings Quits Abdication in Saxony
Amsterdam reports King Fried rich II of Saxony abdicated after clamor to end monarchies in Germany. Berlin announces the kingless throne as Prussia Bavaria and Wuerttemberg become republics early in the revolution. Washington notes reports of potentialarchy as soldiers return from fronts.
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Amsterdam
Friedrich II of Saxony
Germany
Berlin
Traspifes
Prussia
Bavaria
Wuerttemberg
Political Amnesty Ordered by Berlin Council
A Berlin dispatch reports the workingmen's and soldiers' council has lifted the state of siege abolished censorship and ordered religious liberty and a political amnesty.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Workingmen’s and Soldiers’ Council
Reorganization at Camp Grant Signals Depot Brigade Demobilization
The Camp Grant Illinois depot brigade and development battalions begin reorganization as the first step in demobilization. Captain Earl B. Stone and a large clerical staff prepare forms and plans with higher officers. Discharges for 1A reclassified men await blank forms from Washington. many from the First battalion may delay graduation set for December 15, influencing central officers training school operations.
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Camp Grant
Ill
Earl B. Stone
War Department
Washington
Central Officers’ Training School
Guards Fight Mob in Winston-Salem Lynching Attempt
Three people were shot in a November 18 clash involving home guards police and fire units and a mob of thousands seeking to lynch a Black man accused of shooting J B Childress assaulting Mrs Childress and wounding Sheriff Flint. The mob stormed the jail and released a prisoner, then redoubled efforts amid rumors the intended target had died.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
J. B. Childress
German flag captured by American troops arrives in Oak Park
The first German flag captured by American troops was received by Mr and Mrs Charles Zimmerman of 14 Washington boulevard Oak Park from their son Private Charles Zimmerman of Colonel Reillys Bucks The flag was blood stained and bullet holed In letters he said he captured it on July 30 but did not share details
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Chicago
Charles Zimmerman
Washington Boulevard
Oak Park
Reilly
French War Prisoners To Be Repatriated Soon
Paris reports 420000 French war prisoners, including those held in neutral countries, will be repatriated soon. A delegation from the French general staff met at German headquarters in Spa to arrange details for bringing these men back to France.
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Paris
Spa
Churchill Warns of Widespread European Disorders
London reports Churchill munitions minister warns of enduring mobilization as armistice talks stretch on. In The Hague and Amsterdam troops guard public buildings amid unrest while monarchs respond, bolshevist activity is curbed in Holland, and Spain and others face political tensions and looming food shortages.
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London
Europe
Winston Spencer Churchill
Hague
Central News
Holland
The
Amsterdam
Ex-Kaiser Plans Return to Amsterdam Amid Turmoil
Ex Kaiser William II and former German Empress arrive in Holland prompting unrest. Ex Kaiser announces intent to return to Germany due to disturbance his presence causes. Berlin Lokal Onsiegel says he will be allowed to go home.
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William Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Germany
German Propaganda Effort Surfaces in U S Report
Washington November 18 It is announced that U S government agents have found evidence that a new pro German propaganda campaign is about to be launched in the United States. Secret Service men report the old German propaganda machinery is being revived to spread favorable comment toward Germany and to urge leniency in peace terms. The Department of Justice calls on Americans to guard against this inside propaganda framed as liberal and democratic.
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London
Holland
Wilhelmina
Sweden
Gustave
Switzerland
Denmark
Norway
Spain
Senor Domingo
Chamber of Deputies
America
Europe
Secret Service
Holland Is Our Elba Says German General
In Amsterdam Express reporting from London a German general amid the former Kaiser’s entourage described Holland as our Elba. The message notes surprise that the Kaiser’s abdication has not been officially proclaimed and hints at a possible counter revolution.
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London
Former Austrian Emperor and Empress Leave Vienna for Switzerland
Geneva dispatch reports Charles and Zita leaving Vienna on a special train. They crossed the Swiss frontier at Buchs on the Rhine’s left bank and are said to plan residence on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance until peace is signed.
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Geneva
Charles
Zita
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienna
Buchs
Rhine
Lake Constance
Will Attend Peace Meet Unless Domestic Affairs Demand His Presence
Friends of President Wilson indicate that unless a vital domestic crisis arises, President and Mrs. Wilson will travel to Paris on the eve of the peace congress. Officials anticipate the first meeting late February or early March, with Britain delaying its delegates until after year end elections and Germany stabilizes its government amid Bolshevik unrest.
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Washington
Friends of
Wilson
White House
United States
Paris
Great Britain
Germany
President Wilson narrowly escapes in air show crash scare
President Wilson stood in the path of a Handley Page bomber during a Potomac park landing. The pilot twisted the craft to avoid him, passing within eight feet as the crowd gasped. Mrs. Wilson urged an immediate return to the White House, and the president departed to cheers.
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Washington
Wilson
Polo Field
Potomac Park
White House
Costa Rican exiles urge Wilson to aid reentry to free world
In Managua on November 16 Costa Rican business leaders and politicians in exile sent a telegram to President Wilson urging the United States to help Costa Rica rejoin the community of free and democratic nations now that Europe has been freed from tyranny.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Wilson
Europe
Costa Rica
Society of Free and Democratic
Victory Proclaimed as Complete by President Wilson
Washington November 18 President Wilson issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation praising peace as a triumph of right not mere armistice He vows divine guidance and asks for focus on new duties to build peace and goodwill inviting nationwide worship on November 28 1918 and sealing the document in Washington with Secretary Lansing’s signature.
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Washington
Wilson
Influenza More Deadly Than War Says Census Bureau
Washington reports the bureau of census finds influenza deaths in America from the recent epidemic far exceed American troop casualties in the world conflict. Official reports compile a stark comparison showing the plague caused greater loss than war in the nation.
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Census Bureau
Pershing
Washington
Bureau of Census
America
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