Austria Welcomes Wilson Still Demands Liberty For All
President Wilson rejects Austria Hungary armistice terms. He insists autonomy is not enough and calls for full liberty for Austro Hungarian peoples. The note cites Wilsons January 8 peace terms and recognizes Czecho Slovaks and Jugoslovs as belligerent and pursuing national rights.
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Peace foundations in Wilson points cited by Smith
Sir H Babington Smith noted that negotiations should use Wilson's fourteen points of January 8 1918 and the four points of February 12 1918 as a foundation. He said Allison’s views in his September 27 1918 address should also be considered. The note is addressed to Robert Lans ing, secretary of state, Washington.
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Oversubscribed Fourth Liberty Loan Reaches Far Top Levels
In Washington on October 21 reports show the fourth Liberty loan likely to exceed half a billion in total. Atlanta, once last at 54.3 percent, unofficially tops its quota, while Chicago and Cook County oversubscribed by about 30 million, lifting the district beyond 282.8 million. Illinois counties outside Chicago total 119.97 million against a 118.1 million quota, yielding a 105.22 percent result.
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Favor Brussels for Parley
The Hague reports that Germany would offer Brussels as the seat of peace negotiations if President Wilson's terms are considered.
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French Troops Complete Capture of Thielt West of Ghent
Unofficial dispatches say General Mangin's army broke through the Wagnerian defense and advanced toward Marles as German troops retreat. French forces seized Thielt, reached Grammene and Wielsbeke, while British along the Courtrai line moved east toward the Scheldt and Denain fell under Allied advance.
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British Peace Offer Linked to Hindenburg Breakthrough
London report states Marshal Foch told Field Marshal Haig that Britain’s breakthrough of the Hindenburg line prompted the German peace offer. The disclosure comes via the Manchester Guardian’s London correspondent, cited as indirect yet unquestionable.
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Indiana Exceeds Liberty Loan Quota by 150000
Indianapolis reports Indiana oversubscribed its fourth Liberty loan quota of 108 750 000 by 150 000 with several millions more expected.
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Indiana
Germans Consider Armistice Terms With Wilson
Paris reports Germany will suspend unrestricted submarine warfare and offer political guarantees. Notes claim Germany would evacuate Belgium over months, contest foreign meddling in internal affairs, and deny abuses in sinkings while seeking provisional peace talks.
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Swiss diplomat Oederlin may have transmitted Germany's surrender
Frederick Oederlin, charge d affaires ad interim of the Swiss legation in Washington, aged 38, is said to have transmitted Germany's surrender note to the U S president and to have received the reply. Germany hopes the U S will approve no irreconcilable demands and seeks a peace of justice, with a neutral commission to clear facts. It proposes evacuation details for occupied territories.
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Washington
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Governor Harding Stricken With Spanish Influenza
Des Moines reports Gov. Harding is confined to his home with Spanish Influenza. Onset occurred Thursday night and doctors say no pneumonia or major complications have appeared.
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Harding
Two Yanks Capture 96 with American First Army
An Irish-American former New York World pressman McLenahan and German-Hebrew-American Rapport cleared a principal street in St Juvin north of the Aire near Meuse. They advanced along opposite sides, repelled heavy sniper fire, and secured several enemy soldiers with a grenade aided by bayonet work.
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Father and Son Die in Garage Electrocution
In Springfield a father Warren Hl Edwards and his son Ployd were killed by an electric line while examining an automobile in their garage. The bodies suggest the son died trying to help his father.
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Warren Hl. Edwards
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Czecho-Slovaks Win Battle At Shanghai Fight
Bolshevik troops moving toward Yakaterinburg suffer a sharp defeat by Czecho Slovak and Siberian forces. About 1,000 Bolshevik soldiers are killed and three armored trains are captured or destroyed.
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Yakaterinburg
Lille Plunder After Evacuation Sparks French Vengeance Cry
Maris Oct 21 Lille city, now established, was plundered by German forces before evacuation. Unlike Cambrai and Lens, Lille was not destroyed. French resolve to avenge towns grows as Paris warns German under-officers to follow orders or face reckoning.
Spanish influenza cases drop at Camp Custer
Camp Custer Michigan reports influenza and pneumonia cases down with a notable decrease in pneumonia and almost complete eradication of influenza. Fifteen deaths were recorded.
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