Americans and French Drive Huns 3 Miles East of Meuse
American and French forces push east of the Meuse, advancing over three miles amid heavy artillery preparation. The linked operations near Chatel Chehery and hill No. 244 push German positions back, with units fording the Aire river and linking with Allied forces to seal the Argonne flank.
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Melbourne Rally Hails Allied Victories Worldwide
In Melbourne a town hall meeting praised allied triumphs over Bulgaria and Turkey and praised Generals Allenby and Foch for victories in the Middle East and on the Western Front. Speakers urged continued pressure and rejection of Germany’s peace overture while condemning its conduct.
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Australia
Bulgaria
Allenby
Palestine
Wilson reply a challenge to Germany in peace talks
London headlines report President Wilson's reply to Chancellor Maximilian as a world demand for peace terms. The Express says Wilson pins the author to one issue and warns that Germany must withdraw its armies before seeking peace.
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Allies Capture 11 000 Germans in Scarpe Front Drive
British and American forces push from the Scarpe to St. Quentin along a 50 mile front gaining five to eight miles. Tuesday’s action nets 11 000 prisoners and 200 guns as Cambrai falls and the Cambrai St. Quentin railway is effectively in Allied hands.
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Hindenburg
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le Cateau
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Bohan
White opens campaign for Canadian Victory loan in Winnipeg
Sir Thomas White, finance minister, launched the second Canadian Victory loan drive in Winnipeg. He requested a minimum of 300 million dollars and announced sales would start on October 31.
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MUST WIN WAR FIRST
Washington says talk of peace risks paralyzing soldiers and workers and could endanger liberty and humanity. Sir Eric Geddes warns there can be no relaxation in effort as Germany fights on, stressing the need to deliver a decisive defeat before peace.
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Stockholms rumors on Kaiser activation gain credence
Stockholm October 10. Persistent rumors say the Kaiser has activated. No verification yet, but the claim receives strong credence amid the current empire crisis.
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Stockholm
Kaiser
Wilsons Move Pushes Hohenzollerns to Show Hand
London observers hail President Wilson's reply as a clever diplomatic stroke. They believe the German chancellor must evacuate all occupied territory or risk exposing wartime hypocrisy and triggering revolution. The question of who speaks for the people or the war lords dominates debates as pacifists also back evacuation before any armistice.
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Wilson
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Gompers Warns Against Being Duped by Enemy Moves
In Rome Samuel Gompers, president of the AFL, visiting Italy, says he is impressed by his trip to the Italian front and opposes the central powers peace move. He declares, We will not be duped by the enemy's maneuver and that Germany must know it has been beaten.
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Italy
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
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Germany
Airplane Carrying Upright Plane Arrives in Paris
One of the allies new large bombing planes has flown from London to Paris to demonstrate its load capacity. The upright plane can carry six persons and substantial bombing explosives.
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London
Paris
Yanks Seize Rolling Kitchens Behind Allied Lines
American forces north west of Verdun capture ten mobile kitchens used by Germans intact along with horses and supplies. Troops advance in the Mort Blanc area during the Franco American push east of the Argonne forest beyond Somme Py. Fires burn as kitchens are seized and repurposed for Allied use.
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Mort Blanc
Argonne Forest
Somme-Py
Plane hero and comrade fall as flames rescue midair
On October 10 near Champagne Front the two seat observation plane caught fire from German bullets. Captain Charles Trickey of Hanger Texas steadied the burning craft while pilot Harold F Loud of Ascoda Michigan remained at his post to steer the descent. Loud died a few hours after landing.
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Charles Trickey
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Loud
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Americans and British widen breach near Le Cateau
London reports Allied forces widen the breach between Cambrai and St. Quentin. The British take Noyelles and Salt Aumines, while French units reach Fontaine Notre Dame and Fonsomme. Allied advances also cut the St. Quentin Le Cateau railroad and occupy Braves wood and Bocquiaux.
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Noyelles
Salt Aumines
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Fonsomme
St. Quentin-Le
Germans in full retreat between Cambrai and St Quentin
Paris October 10 reports a quarter of a million Germans in retreat as Allied forces push from Cambrai toward St Quentin. Over 15 miles gained in two days with the Allies close behind.
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Paris
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Yanks Force Way Forward Near Cunel Wood
American forces renewed attack along the Kriemhilde line and advanced south of Romagne. They pressed through Cunel wood and counted 1500 prisoners taken in the operation.
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Romagne
Cunel Wood
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