German retreat in France and Belgium floods into history
London reports a vast German retreat as Allied forces press from Lens to the coast. Lille Cambrai and St Quentin are in flames or under pursuit. Haig says Germans withdraw along a wide front with British and American troops in pursuit. fighting continues along the Aisne-Maarne line and in the Argonne sector as De Goutte joins allied drives.
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Cambrai
St. Quentin
Hindenburg Line
London
France
Belgium
Lens
North Sea
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Lille
Deberey
Hindenburg
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Haig
la Basseeanal
Reims
Vesle
Aisne
Aisne-Maarne Canal
Roubaix
Turcoing
de Goutte
King Albert
Mangin
Montenegro General Gvosdenovitch Arrives in U S as War Veteran
General A Gvosdenovitch, Montenegro’s first minister to the United States, is introduced as a veteran of five wars and holder of bravery decorations from Russia Italy and Montenegro. His career began in Russia after schooling there and his early service came in the Montenegro Turkey conflict of 1876. He later served with French headquarters in France at the outbreak of the present war as Gouraud’s troops advanced and captured Joyeux farm Autry station Conde Les Autry and other eastern positions.
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A. Gvosdenovitchh
Montenegro
United States
Russia
Italy
Turkey
Grosdenovitch
France
Gouraud
Challeranges
Joyeux
Autry
Conde Les Autry
Binarville
Baker Praises Allied Shipping Cooperation With Britain
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, in London, thanked Britain for aiding the movement of American troops in France. He cited interallied maritime council talks and noted visits to camps and hospitals as part of strengthening ties and sharing the war effort.
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London
Newton D. Baker
America
Interallied Maritime Council
France
Shts
England
United Kingdom
Urges Divorce and Marriage Law Amendment
Washington on October 3 calls for a constitutional amendment to let Congress pass uniform laws governing divorce and its despatch, urging action by the House judiciary to unify procedures across states.
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Washington
Congress
Damascus Falls to British Forces in World War I Push
Damascus, Syria, the ancient capital, was occupied by General Allenby's forces, marking a 130 mile advance since September 20. The capture, described as the key to Syria and Palestine, follows Allied victories over Turkish armies and the movement toward Aleppo.
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London
Damascus
Syria
Allenby
British War Office
Palestine
Richard Gottheil
Columbia University
School of Archaelogy
Jerusalem
Aleppo
Alexandrettan
Lebanon
Beirut
Josephus
Aram
St. Paul
Tuberculosis Conference Opens in St Louis
The Mississippi valley conference on tuberculosis opened in St Louis with War and tuberculosis and the Stee Cross as the central topic. W Frank Persons director general of the bureau of civilian relief of the American Red Cross is the principal speaker along with Army officers public health experts and Red Cross field workers.
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St. Louis
Stee Cross
W. Frank Persons
Bureau of Civilian Relief of the American Red Cross
Army
Red Cross
Anti German Riots in Bulgaria Reported
Zurich dispatch notes anti German and pacifist riots across Bulgaria. Rumors speak of a national cabinet led by Premier Malinoff and Doctor Ghenadieff, freed from prison recently by a royal pardon from King Ferdinand.
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Bulgaria
Paris
Zurich
Malinoff
Ghenadieff
Ferdinand
Allies to Warn Germany Over Cambrai and St Quentin Burns
Washington reports an ultimatum to Germany over the destruction of Cambrai and St Quentin and other northern French and Belgian cities. The note warns of severe reprisals for further destruction as allied and U.S. leaders urge sanctions and targeted ruin of Rhine cities if German actions continue. An France dispatch cites Cambrai burning as proof of German crimes, with memories of the city and its industries torn apart.
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Washington
Germany
France
Belgium
United States
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Europe
Rhine
Berlin
Belman
Petit Parisien
Population of Alsace Being Removed by HMS Invasion Fears
Geneva Oct 3 The dire plight of Germany is reflected in a new order removing inhabitants from Alsace. The action is taken in expectation of successful American attacks.
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HMS
Geneva
Germany
Alsac
Train kills 26 workers at Bedford Ohio plant
At Bedford Ohio on October 3 a Pennsylvania train crashed into a crowd of workers at the Interstate Engineering plant killing twenty six men and injuring three others. Authorities investigated the cause and reported the fatalities and injuries.
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Bedford
Ohio
The
Interstate Engineer
Yanks Rescue After 43 Hours of Fierce Fighting
British Headquarters reports American troops held a forward position between Cambrai and St Quentin under heavy German pressure. They fought through to relieve hundreds trapped, leaving German dead in the ground. New York troops captured Binurville in the Argonne and pressed toward Gesnes as Meuse operations continued. Over 100 German aircraft were shot down in six days of Meuse west offensive.
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le Bisbet
Ostend
Novers
Thorout
Courtrai
Kroulers-Menin
Argonne
Forest
Meuse
Exermont
Varennes
Aispe
Liry Fad
Bouconville
France
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Vendhuile
Argonne Forest
Clerges
Gesnes
Brieulles-sur- Meuse
Brieulles-sur-Meuse
Ines
Verdun
Oet
BeTt
Gernot
Reneh Buve
Binurville
Souis
New York
Biiarville
Yanks Bay
Meuse River
Praise for New U. S. Planes in France
Major General William L. Kenley announced that De Havilland 4 planes are arriving in France at about 200 per day and are performing well in combat. The first planes with Liberty engines reached French stations on May 15, 1918, and by August 20 arrivals were 20 daily. They fly 120 mph and reach 10 000 feet in 10 minutes and 21 seconds without special effort.
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Washington
de Haviland
France
William L. Kenley
Air Service
Saloon Licenses Expire as New York Closes 2147 Doors
Excise officials report 2,147 saloons in Greater New York shut their doors at midnight as old licenses expired. About 300 late license applications were filed, with few more expected.
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New York
Greater
U. S. Tampa Torpedoed Off English Coast Losses Reported
Washington announced that ten officers and 102 sailors were lost when the U S S Tampa a former coast cutter was torpedoed off the English coast on September 26 during patrol. A British officer and five civilian employees also perished.
Turkish note to Germany on peace aims reported
London Oct 3 Turkey informs Germany it seeks peace. Germany replies it will send troops to fully occupy Bulgarian soil.
Maximillian Named New German Chancellor
Amsterdam reports Prince Maximilian has been named German chancellor. The announcement reached readers on October 3 as world leaders react to the new government in Berlin.
British advance west of Lille as Germans retreat from Lens
London dispatch reports Brit ish forces pushing west of Lille while German troops destroy stores and withdraw from Lens toward Armen tières. German retirements stretch a front of over twenty miles as French forces seize Loivre and Challerange railroad junction.
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Lens
Armentieres
Loivere
Challerange
Americans Gain Famous Line on Meuse
American forces report success on the Meuse front with control of parts of the KriemhildeBeim line. South of Brien Leh contract area established along the trench system between the Argonne and Meuse rivers.
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Kriemhilde- Steelung
Brienlees
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