Allied Armies Break German Line Across Belgium
Allied forces under King Albert advance from Ostend to Bruges and Zeebrugge, capturing Lille and forcing General Von Arnim’s 17 division army into retreat. British naval and aerial actions secure Ostend as Haig’s front drives toward a rout along the North Sea to Lille.
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Belgium
Bruges
Antwerp
Ostend
Zeebrugge
French
Flanders
Lille
North Sea
Switzerland
von Arnam
Keyes
Lombaertzyde
France
le Cateau- Bohain
Cambrai
Haig
Albert
Sixte von Arnim
von Arnim
Must Raise Big Loan for Fourth Liberty Bond Drive
Secretary McAdoo urges immediate action to reach the $6,000,000,000 goal for the fourth Liberty loan with two days left. He says America can and must fund the war effort, calling on citizens to subscribe to the limit and use installment plans if needed. He ties success to Allied victories and the worldwide struggle for liberty.
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America
Washington
McAdoo
United States
Liberty Loan
France
Europe
W. G. Madoo
Americans Cross River Aire Under Fire At Grandpre
American and British forces attacked the German positions south of Le Cateau and crossed the River Selle after dawn. They reached Grandpre near Verdun by fording the Aire at four points, wading through mud and engaging in hand to hand combat to secure the town and the rail head.
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le Cateau
Selle
Verdun
Grandpre
Argonne Forest
Aire
Mortality Surges in Major Cities During Influenza Epidemic
Washington reports peak Spanish influenza death rates in major centers. Census figures show mortality rising from normal levels by up to sevenfold. Fall River leads with 100.4 per 1000, Philadelphia 97.2, Lowell 89.8, Boston 87.3, with New York 30.1 and Chicago 33.7 as the epidemic spreads through civilian communities.
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Washington
United States Census Bureau
Philadelphia
Lowell
Mass
Boston
New York
Chicago
British Near Tourcoing Close to German Base
British forces that captured Lille are within a mile of Tourcoing to the northeast. Tourcoing is described as an important city used as a secondary base by German forces.
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Tourcoing
London
Lille
Asquith Praises Wilson as Spokesman for Free Nations
London Oct 18 Former prime minister Asquith proclaimed no man better suited than President Wilson to speak for free nations and urged allies that peace plans originate from the German people. He lauded Belgium’s king and Britain's navy while condemning German diplomacy and Prussian militarism in a pointed critique of the war’s conduct.
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The
Free Nations
United States
London
Herbert H. Asquith
National Liberal Club
Wilson
Asquith
England
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
Belgium
Haig
France
Mercantile Marine
Ald
Flanders
German retreat from Laon sector narrows pocket
Reports say German forces are initiating a major retirement in the area between the Oise and Serre rivers and along the line from Laon to Cambrai. The salient near Laon is now seriously outflanked, making the retirement potentially costly or disastrous for the German army.
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Serre
Laon
Cambrai
Ger
Towns Saved from Fires in Minnesota Frontier
Federal Dam Aitkin Crosby and Ironton on the Minneapolis Saint Paul and Sault Ste Marie line are reported safe from fires that approached them. Fifty fires are reported in St Louis county with iron and Crosby shut down. McGrath under control while McGregor Pallisede Libby Aitkin area still burning.
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Duluth, Minn
Federal Dam
Aitkin
Crosby and
Ironton
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie
St. Louis County
Crosby
McGrath
McGregor
Pallisade
Libby
Chamber urges help for Russia with civic and economic aid
The American-Russian chamber of commerce urges immediate civic and economic assistance for the Russian people. It calls for aid to Siberia this fall to follow allied military action and create rallying points for Russians freed from German Bolshevik rule. If order cannot be restored, the masses may not support a new government.
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New York
Latin American support for U.S. war effort voiced in Panama
Ernesto T. Lefevre, Panama secretary for foreign affairs, told a Liberty loan meeting that Latin America from Patagonia to Mexico is proud of American victories in Europe. He said past tensions in Panama have given way to cordial friendship and pledged solidarity with U.S. soldiers in France.
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Panama
Latin America
Ernesto T. Lefevre
United States
Patagonia
Mexico
Europe
France
Lift Ban On Shipping News On Pacific Coast
Washington reports the censorship ban on shipping movements has been lifted. Except for war vessels transports and munitions carriers the navy no longer asks newspapers to withhold publishing ships in and out of Pacific ports.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Navy
Pacific Ports
Long range gun kills two Americans in Dunkerque bombardment
Paris reports that two Americans were killed and one wounded when a German long range gun fired on Dunkerque causing material damage. The attack occurred during ongoing bombardments with no further details on victims or parties involved.
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Dunkerque
Paris
Australian war loan total reaches 185 million
Melbourne reports the seventh Australian war loan has accumulated about 185 million dollars with further subscriptions anticipated.
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Melbourne
Administration backs future policy with Lewis peace resolution
Washington reports the Senate is urged to vote confidence in the administration’s foreign policy as Senator James Hamilton Lewis introduces a resolution endorsing whatever course the president chooses in future dealings with Germany and Austria. The measure aims to commit the Senate to approving the president’s diplomatic actions to secure victorious peace and the war’s underlying principles.
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Washington
James Hamilton Lewis
Senate
Germany
Austria
Lewis
White House
United States
Tonnage Will Win the War
Edward N Hurley sent a telegram to U S shipyards urging continued fighting spirit against peace talks. He said the war is not over and that long preparation will yield results with every ton launched pushing toward victory next spring.
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Chicago
Edward N. Hiurley
America
Submarine Fire Damages Church at St Kilda
London reports a German submarine fired on St Kilda Scotland at long range causing damage to a church and surrounding buildings. Doctor McNamara under secretary of the admiralty informed the House of Commons of the incident.
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London
St. Kilda
Scotland
Doctor McNamara
Admiralty
House of Commons
Notable Russian revolutionary dies in hiding
Katharin Breshkovskaya known as The little grandmother of the Russian revolution dies in hiding somewhere in Russia. A German newspaper received in Boston records her death from malnutrition.
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Boston
Katharin Breshkovskaya
Russia
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New York American-Russian Association
Pan-America
U. S
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