Great German Retreat Shatters Hindenburg Line Front
London reports the retreat of German forces across France and Belgium as Lille Cambrai St Quentin fall to Allied advances. Haig says British and American troops drive the foe from La Bassee to the Aisne canal while Armentieres and Ostend face intensified bombardment and disruption.
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Lens
North Sea
Belgian
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Haig
la Basseeanal
Reims
Vesle
Aisne
Aisne-Marne Canal
Lille
Roubaix
Turcoing
de Goutte
King Albert
Mangin
Hooglede
Roulers
Ledghem
General A Gvosdenovitch A Montenegro Leader in Five Wars
Gen A Gvosdenovitch, Montenegro's first minister to the United States, is a veteran of five wars and has decorations from Russia Italy and Montenegro. He studied in Russia and began his career there, with early military service in 1876 during Montenegro’s war with Turkey. At the war’s start he served in France attached to the French army HQ as fighting extended eastward with German floods, as French forces captured Joyeux farm Autry railroad station Conde Les Autry and other positions north of Bin arville.
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A. Gvosdenovitch
Montenegro
United States
Russia
Italy
Turkey
Generale
Grosdenovitch
France
Gouraud
Challeranges
Joyeux
Autry
Conde Les Autry
Binarville
Damascus Captured by British Forces in World War I Drive
Damascus, Syria, the key to Syria and Palestine, was occupied by General Allenby’s troops, marking a 150 mile advance since September 20. The British claim over 50,000 prisoners and destruction of three Turkish armies as they push toward Aleppo and Alexandretta.
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London
Damascus
Syria
Allenby
British War Office
Palestine
Richard Gottheil
Columbia University
School of Archaelogy
Jerusalem
Aleppo
Alexandretta
Oldem
Population of Alsace Being Removed by HMS Fear
Geneva reports a new order removing Alsace inhabitants amid fear of invasion. The measure aims to prevent civilian losses as Allied American forces press toward the region.
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Geneva
Germany
Alsac
Train kills 26 at Bedford Ohio crowd disaster
A Pennsylvania train plowed into a crowd of workers at the Interstate Engineering plant in Bedford Ohio killing twenty six and injuring three. The accident occurred on October 3 as workers gathered at the site.
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Pennsylvania
Interstate Engineer
Allies Warn Entente Nations Stirred to Reprisals
Nemesis groups mobilize warning to Entente powers after raids at Cambrai and St Quentin. Nations threaten retaliation as fires and damage draw condemnation across the theater. Authorities urge restraint while investigations proceed.
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Cambrai
St. Quentin
Secretary of War Outlines Allied Shipping Plan in London
Newton D. Baker asserts American shipping to support the enlarged military program is joint effort with Britain. He praises British cooperation and notes hospitals camps and facilities visited in the United Kingdom as part of a stronger Franco American alliance. Damascus described as oldest city, its Moorish walls, Straight Street, mosques and crafts noted. Turkey and Austria Hungary rumored to seek peace. German leadership crisis rumored. An ultimatum to Germany over city destruction in France and Belgium urged. potential reprisals and punitive targets discussed with mention of Cambrai and St Quentin.
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London
Newton D. Baker
America
Interallied Maritime Council
France
England
United Kingdom
Damascus
Lebanon
Syria
Beirut
Josephus
Aram
St. Paul
Turkey
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Budapest
Germany
Washington
Belgium
United States
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Europe
Rhine
Berlin
Hrim
Petit Parisien
Lost when boat is torpedoed
It is announced that ten officers and 102 men were lost when the U S S Tampa a former coast cutter was torpedoed off the English coast Sept 26 while on patrol duty A British officer and five civilian employees were also lost.
Turkey Seeks Peace with Germany Promise of Troop Aid
London Oct 3 The Turkish government notified Germany of its intention to seek peace. Germany replied that it would send troops to fully occupy Bulgarian soil amid the diplomatic exchanges.
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London
Government of
Turkey
Noti
Germany
Maximilian Named New German Chancellor
Amsterdam reports that Prince Maximilian has been named German chancellor. The announcement sets a new leadership direction in Berlin pending formal accord.
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Millian
Ger
James Kerney Named Director General for Overseas Public Info
President Wilson appoints James Kerney to head the committee on public information overseas. He will direct propaganda abroad and supervise dissemination of official messages to European audiences.
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Wilson
James Kerney
Europe
Committee On Public Information Overseas
Negro Troops Capture Town as Yank Offensive Advances
British forces report American units enduring a 43 hour fight before relief near Cambrai and St Quentin. American negro troops, under French guidance, seize Briarville in the Argonne sector while U S airmen claim over 100 German planes down in six days west of the Meuse.
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Verdun
Argonne Forest
Biiarville
Abris St. Louis
New York
Actire
Gesnes
Briarville
Yanks Bay
France
Meuse River
Spen
Tuberculosis Conference Opens in St Louis
The Mississippi valley conference on tuberculosis opens in St Louis with W. Frank Persons of the American Red Cross as principal speaker. Army officers public health experts and Red Cross field workers will also address the session focusing on war tuberculosis and Red Cross relief.
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St. Louis
Red Cross
W. Frank Persons
Bureau of Civilian Relief of the American Red Cross
Army
Praise for New U S Planes In France Amid War Efforts
De Haviland 4 aircraft arrive in France at about 20 daily and perform well in combat. Maj. Gen. William L. Kenley notes their speed of 180 mph and altitude capability. Earlier arrivals began May 13 1918 with August showing 20 daily arrivals. In New York 2 147 saloons shut as old licenses expire at midnight with 300 late license applications expected.
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Washington
de Haviland
France
William L. Kenley
Air Service
New York
Greater
Urges Divorce and Marriage Law Amendment
Washington shows lawmakers urging a constitutional amendment to empower Congress to enact uniform divorce laws and related marriage provisions. House Judiciary Committee debates the scope of uniformity and states rights amid ongoing legal reform discussions.
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Washington
Congress
House
Anti-German Riots Stir Bulgaria Amid Cabinet Rumors
Zurich dispatch reports anti German and pacifist riots across Bulgaria. Rumors say a national cabinet may form led by Premier Malinoff and Doctor Ghenadieff, freed from prison days ago by a pardon from King Ferdinand.
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Bulgaria
Paris
Zurich
Malinoff
Ghenadieff
Ferdinand
British advance west of Lille in World War I
London reports continued Allied pressure west of Lille as German forces destroy stores and retreat from Lens to Armentieres. German withdrawals extend over a twenty mile front while French troops take Loivre and Challerange, rail junctions.
Americans Gain Famous Line on Meuse
Allied forces report successful American attacks have captured portions of the Kriemhilde- Steelung line south of Brien lees contract, establishing a trench system between the Argonne and the Meuse river.
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Steelung Line
Brienlees
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Hindenburg Line
Armentieres
le Bisbet
Rovers
Thorout
Courtrai
Argonne
Forest
Meuse
Exermont
Varennes
Aispe
Liry
Bouconville
Gen
Old Damascus
Abraham
Alsace
Bedford
Ohio
Ing Plant
Baker
U. S
Medina
Washington, D. C
U. S. S. Tampa
Fied
Amsterdam
Prince Max
Toll
Vendhuile
Cierges
Brieulles-sur- Meuse
Brieulles-sur-Meuse
March
Loivere and
Challerange
Argonne and Meuse River
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