Allied Offensives Break Hindenburg Line Across Front
British and Australian forces push through the Hindenburg line from Sequehart to Cambrai, with Lens abandoned and Roulers in flames. Allied troops gain 5 miles in depth, 60,000 men and 1,000 guns captured. Berat and Albania front advances also reported.
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French Advance Breaks Hindenburg Line Northwest of Somme
Allied forces push northwest of the Somme as French troops under Debeney Mangin and De Gaulle seize Mont Blanc Corme y Loivre and key railways near Challerange. They breach several Hindenburg defenses, advance through wire and trench lines, and inflict heavy German losses while capturing strategic positions around St Quentin and Reims.
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Yanks chase Germans across Alsace and advance near Verdun
American units reached the Kriemhild Stehlung line south of Brieulles as they pressed the German system along the Meuse. Villagers in Alsace Lorainne were evacuated to Bavarian interior amid reports of civil unrest and German troop withdrawals.
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U.S. Tampa Torpedoed with 118 Lives Lost
The U.S. Tampa, formerly a coast guard cutter, was torpedoed in the Bristol Channel on September 26. Ten officers and 102 enlisted men, plus one British officer and five civilians, were lost. No submarine sighting reported. evidence points to a submarine attack during convoy escort. Bodies of two unidentified naval uniformed men recovered. eyewitnesses to the disaster not reported.
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Austrian Naval Base at Durazzo Destroyed by Allied Forces
Italian and British cruisers supported by destroyers and American submarines attacked Durazzo, delivering a torpedo strike that destroyed the Austrian naval base and sank an enemy destroyer.
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Sultan Threatens Germany as Turkey Faces New Pressures
Turkiye warned by Constantinople to withdraw troops from Persia citing Palestine losses. Diplomats in London say Turkey shifts from stalemate to pressing Germany, with possible Turkish peace proposals if Berlin cannot reinforce Turkish forces. reports of a large Bulgarian force are discounted. A British cruiser sustained slight torpedo damage.
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Submarine chasers sink two Austrian vessels
Rome October 4 American submarine chasers destroyed two Austrian submarines during the bombardment of Durazzo on the Albanian coast.
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Kaiser Seeks Political Move With Cabinet Shuffles
Washington reports the Kaiser widens his political meddling by naming Scheidemann and Grober as cabinet members without portfolio. The move fuels speculation Germany may press for peace talks under a democratic sounding program.
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Americans Deliver Crushing Blow in Champagne Sector
Paris October 4 The Americans launched a smashing attack in the Champagne district capturing Medish Farm and advancing along the Somme and Attigny highway. They stormed Mont Blanc and cooperated with French west of the Argonne and completed the first big attack with all objectives taken.
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Alleged Spy Is Sentenced in Espionage Case
Enid Oklahoma reports William Madison Hicks was convicted in federal district court of espionage act violation and sentenced to twenty years in prison plus a $10000 fine.
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Allies Occupy Bulgaria in War Warline Progress
Paris reports Allied troops advancing in Bulgaria with Bulgarian forces resisting briefly before submitting after news of an armistice. German units from Macedonia move north toward the Danube, fortifying the Roumanian bank as communications to Sofia and Constantinople are cut. French cavalry praised for actions with Serbian forces as Sofia confirms armistice and a quick peace is anticipated.
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Influenza closes public gathering places in Philadelphia
Philadelphia officials order indefinite closure of schools churches theaters and other public gathering places after reports show alarming influenza spread. The ban does not affect mail rooms.
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Gompers Visits Yank Front In World War I Tour
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor visited the American front in France and the Belgian front. He was received by Wing Albert and later departed for Italy praising Belgian troops for their morale and ardor.
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Landis' Son Is Decorated for Bravery
Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is praised as his son Lieut Reed Landis receives the British Distinguished Flying Cross via cablegram. Earlier English dispatches cited bravery and distinguished service but did not mention the decoration.
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England
Fatalities Estimated at Ninety in Swedish Train Disaster
Stockholm October 4 The death toll from the great railway wreck north of Malme is estimated at 90 with no Americans among the casualties as far as can be learned.
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Miners Force Bonds Purchase at Vietor Mine
In Tonopah Nevada on October 4 forty miners refused to descend the Vietor mine shaft until three colleagues who had not bought Liberty bonds pledged to buy some. The group of mine workers has purchased bonds totaling nineteen thousand dollars.
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Fire Threatens Food Ship In Atlantic Port Lighter
Fire endangers thousands of dollars worth of government foodstuffs on a government lighter at an Atlantic port. Fire boats tow the lighter away from the pier as flames are fought.
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Two Killed as Subway Crash Hits Bronx Trains
In New York on October 4 a subway crash in the Bronx near Jackson Avenue left the motorman and one passenger dead. Firemen rescued about thirty injured riders, eighteen of whom were taken to hospitals.
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