Yankee Tanks Drive Through Hun Defenses
American Second Army units under Maj. Gen. Bullard repulsed German counter attacks during their baptism of fire near Verdun on October 16. They advanced past Hill 299 and through wire entanglements between Landres Et St Georges and St Georges, menacing Rethel as tanks aided the push west of Romagne. Weather was cold and damp as artillery duels continued.
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Kriemhilde
Landres-Et-St. Georges
St. Georges
St. Juvin
Romagne
Argonne
Meuse
Beaumont
Waurelle
Bois Des Caures
Second Army
Robert A4. Bullard
Champagne
Rethel
Gouraud
Grand Pre
Tey
Lens Mines Restoral Delayed After War Damage
Paris reports the Lens region mines will take eighteen months to two years before coal can be mined again. Five years are needed to restore normal pit production. An inspection by the chamber of deputies mining committee found ten thousand houses in Lens razed and no buildings left standing.
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Paris
Lens
Committee On Mines of
Chamber Deputies
Allies draft terms to HMS London
Great Britain plans unconditional surrender demand to Turkey and requires an armistice with General Allenby in Palestine and Syria. Allied powers are preparing an outline of terms Germany must accept without reservation.
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London
Great Britain
Turkey
Evening News
Allenby
Palestine
Syria
Germany
Allied Troops Enter Lille Suburbs and Thourout
London reports Allied armies advance in northern France and Belgium. British patrols reach Lille suburbs while British and Belgian troops consolidate gains around Thourout. The fall of Lille seen as opening path to Belgian coast recovery.
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France
London
Flanders
Lille
Allies Reach Belgian Line as Bruges Feels Danger
British French and Belgian forces pushed nearly ten miles in two days across Flanders. Ostend outflanked Bruges threatened and Menin Thourout captured while Courtrai nears. Over 10,000 German prisoners and 100 guns taken as allied advance hinders German retreat amid mud and weather.
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Ostend
Bruges
Lille
Flanders
Thourout
Ghent
Menin
Courtrai
Turcoing
Courtrai- Thourout
Lens
Hilbourdin
Tille
Haute-Deule Canal
Pont- A-Vendin
Haig
Hinge
Belgium
General Cloudon Delivers Liberty Loan Campaign Speeches
General Cloudon of France visits the United States to deliver speeches promoting the fourth Liberty Loan drive and encourage public financial support for the war effort.
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General Cloudon
France
United States
Camholt
U. S Ready For Subs German Plans Met by Bush Orders
Secretary Daniels pressed U S shipbuilders to speed destroyer output to counter the German submarine threat. British Admiral Geddes warned of renewed U boat activity as Allied navies prepare. Eagle No 1 trials praised, Ford Bangles plant to peak next year amid ongoing production. Dutch report cautions of a winter submarine campaign causing an entente economic crisis.
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Washington
Daniels
Germany
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
Ford
Amsterdam
Essen
War’s impact on newspapers hits Inland Daily Press meeting
Chicago reports labor conditions have forced the consolidation of 250 daily papers and the suspension of 850 papers since the war began. A member predicts paper costs will soon reach 800 per ton, up 10 from current levels.
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Chicago
Inland Daily Press Association
Hotel la Salle
J. N. Kelloey
United States
Two U. S. Sailors Lost In Seaplane and Drowning
Washington announces the deaths of two sailors. D.C. McKinney of St. Louis was killed in a seaplane accident on October 4. Edward Deighan, of Rethered Cadberry Ireland, a naval reserve member on the steamship Mercury, drowned on October 7.
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Washington
D.C
Transport Goes Down Aboard America Sinks at Dock
Washington reports the transport America sank at her Atlantic port dock with troops aboard reportedly saved. Officials gave no cause, seacocks were opened per one account, and a muster showed no missing personnel while efforts to raise the ship begin.
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U. S. S. America
Atlantic Port
Washington
Navy Department
America
Atlantic
United States
Durazzo Occupied by Italian Forces in Albania
Italian troops seized Durazzo, the Albanian port, after pushing through Paljamali and Sasso Rosso defenses. They entered the city, captured prisoners and material, following a moved advance from Elbassan and overcoming rear-guard resistance at Kraba pass.
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Washington
Durazzo
Truian
Rome
Ttalians
Paljamali
Sasso Rosso
Elbassan
Kraba Pass
Porto Rico Quakes Continue After Friday Destruction
Reports describe continuing tremors in Puero Rico and Aguadilla with damaged buildings. Engineers will decide how to safely demolish cracked structures while casualty figures remain uncertain. Red Cross estimates 600 families homeless and aid via army vehicles from San Juan. Communication lines remain severed.
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Red Cross
Rico
San Juan
Aguadilla
Washington weighs German peace moves with Austro Hungary note
President Wilson will delay replying to Austria Hungary and Turkey notes to let Austro Hungarians reflect on fighting to preserve the Hohenzollern autocracy. Scheidemann, socialist, may become German chancellor, sparking possible reforms while Kaiser remains a figurehead if Germans control government.
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Washington
Whson
Turkey
United States
State Department
Austria-Hungary
Max
Scheidemann
Germany
I I
Bitter fighting near Courtrai in Belgian route push
British and Belgian troops have taken Heule and Gullegram and moved to encircle Courtrai, the rail center southeast of Roulers. Belgian forces crossed the Courtrai Thourout road as operations advance in the area.
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Courtrai
Heule
Gullegram
Freighter Phillip Sunk Near New York Harbor
Oct 16 report says the British freighter Phillip outbound was sunk in a collision with a United States warship in the lower bay. All crew were saved.
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Harbor
New York
United States
Warship
French Capture Acyromance Near Rethel Rail Center
French forces reached within a mile of the Rethel railway junction in Champagne after capturing Acyromance northeast of Reims. The advance underscores progress toward the strategic rail hub as Allied operations unfold.
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Paris
Rethel
Champagne
British Advance Near Douai Lille Sector
London Oct 16 The British commander General Haig reports gains in the Douai Lille sector as forces push forward near Douai and Lille with improved positions.
Registration Totals for World War I Draft Meet Hurdles
The War Department reported total U S Army manpower registrations at 23 456 021 with 12 000 between ages 18 32 and 45 registered on September 12. Earlier registrations on June 1 1917 June 5 1918 August 24 1918 and September 12 1918 added to a cumulative 1 551 706. Provost Marshal General Crowder said belated Texas news allowed the last registration total to be struck.
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Fineis
Crowder
Texas
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