British forces enter western outskirts of Valenciennes amid Belgian drive
British troops push into the western suburbs of Valenciennes as Haig reports a crossing of the Scheldt canal and deeper penetration into the Foret de Raismes. French and British operations extend toward Ghent and Tournai with heavy fighting along the Lorraine front and at Vauziers in Champagne, while Belgian fronts writhe under stiff German resistance.
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Valenciennes
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Foret de Raismes
St. Amarid
Tournai
Solesmes-Le Cateau
Lys
Ghent
Vauziers
Laon
Oise- Serre
Crecy-sur-Sere
Champagne
Vau Ziers
Lorraine
Alsace
Canada Bars W. W. Mail Content In Ottawa Ban
Washington report states Canada blocks all printed material issued by or for the Industrial Workers of the World from the mails. Postmaster General Burleson confirms the Canadian prohibition and refuses to accept material deemed commercial or provocative.
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Washington
Det
Industrial Workers of the World
Postrmaster
British Weekly Casualties Report For Week Ended Monday
British casualties for the week ending Monday totalled 87,150, up from 85,710. The breakdown shows killed or died of wounds: officers 517, men 4,971. wounded or missing: officers 1,464, men 30,198.
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London
Wilson Honors Generals for Distinguished Service Medal
Washington date reports President Wilson conferred the Distinguished Service Medal on Marshal Foch Marshal Joffre Field Marshal Haig General Petain General Diaz General Gillian and General Pershing in a ceremony.
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Wilson
Washington
President Wilson
Marshal Foch
Marshal Joffre
Haig
Petain
Diaz
Gillian
Pershing
Yankee gains held near Verdun as fighting slows
American forces northwest of Verdun report Brieulles and Clery le Petit burning along the Meuse while minimal action continues. German shells target the American left but new positions show no bombardment, and two mines explode in Chatel Chelery after Germans were driven out. Prisoners come from all divisions facing the line. The 28th German division appears unused in this sector. An allied lieutenant is wounded when a shell strikes Maj. Gen. William G. Haan’s dugout. Haan escapes unharmed.
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Verdun
Oet
Brieulles
Clery-le-Petit
Meuse
Chatel Chelery
Germany
Huns Plan 10 Free Belgians and King to Receive Sword
From Rome and Paris reports, Baron von der Laneken informs Cardinal Mercier that deported Belgians and political prisoners will be released when Germans evacuate Belgium. A Belgian sword of honor for King Albert is to be sent to Brussels for his entry. Germany’s Belgian war bill totals over 1 billion dollars with mass deportations and material requisitions noted.
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Rome
Baron van der Laneken
Belgium
Albert
Wilson
Brussels
Paris
Holland
Don t Burn Pope Appeals to German Chancellor
The holy see appeals to Prince Maximilian to spare Belgian towns that German forces retreating through. The Osservatore Romano cites a reply dated October 13 promising that the German general staff has issued instructions to preserve and respect localities as much as possible.
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Rome
Maximilian
Holy See
Belgium
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Chicago Wife Found Dead in Fulton Street Home
Mrs Ella Carlton aged twenty nine, wife of a man in France, was found dead with a bullet through her heart at 1137 Fulton street. Police say evidence of a struggle in the room indicates murder.
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Chicago
Ella Carlton
France
Fulton Street
Rain Quenches Minnesota Forest Fires
A heavy soaking rain in Duluth on October 23 dampens hot spots, ending remaining embers of the northern Minnesota conflagration and likely would have prevented much damage had it fallen earlier.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Destructon
Guatemala Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 159
Reports from Guatemala indicate a severe quake has killed 159 people and caused extensive property damage with reports reaching Panama on October 23.
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Panama
Guatemala
Germans Unleash Largest Air Raid on American Lines
The Oct 28 report details a German air raid across American front and rear areas along the Meuse and Argonne, with bombs near Rarecourt hospital wards and damage to barracks windows. Nurses Margery Sawyer and Mabel Butler aided patients. no injuries beyond the nurse being blown from a bed. Washington officials anticipate a new Allied drive after renewed Belgrade and northern France actions, with potential attacks by American forces east and west of the Meuse and a French assault near the Argonne.
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Argonne
Clermont
Montfaucon
Rarecourt
Red Cross
Margery Sawyer
Buffalo
N. Y
Mabel Butler
New Haven
Conn
Miss Sawyer
Washington
Belgran Flanders
France
Canunot
Bud Lard
Sedan
Montmedy
Snuch
Alsace
War Department Announces Record Motor Equipment Contracts
Washington announces that the War Department has let contracts for motor equipment including trucks tractors passenger cars and motorcycles totaling about 120 million dollars the largest order ever issued by the government for such equipment.
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Washington
Motor Transport Corps
War Department
German note to Wilson unchanged stance on policy
Washington October 23 The German note was delivered to President Wilson this morning by the Swiss charge d affaires to Secretary Lansing. The note’s contents fail to alter the president s position on war and peace terms.
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Wilson
Washington
Laws
Duchess of Marlborough W The German Note and Armistice Stance
The State Department says the German note does not change the president's resolve not to seek an armistice with the Allies until all occupied territory is evacuated. The statement clarifies U S policy amid ongoing wartime diplomacy.
British Open Assaults Near Le Cateau and Solesmes
British forces opened a new assault between Le Cateau and Solesmes this morning. Good progress is reported as success in this sector could push toward the former allied salient in Picardy.
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LeCateau
Solesmer
Picar
Senate Revamps War Profits Tax Plan For Excess Profits
The Senate Finance Committee discarded the alternate tax method and adopted a compromise scheme to raise just under 3.2 billion dollars. The plan keeps a 50 percent general rate on war profits but lowers the excess profits rate and uses house credits to compute taxes under three brackets with specified credits and deductions.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
McAdoo
Belgians Demand Integrity Independence and Reparations
The Belgian legation in Washington stated that Belgium seeks national integrity political economic and military independence and guarantees against a renewal of 1914 aggression, with reparations required as part of peace terms.
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Washington
Belgium
Albert
Germany
Americans Take 75 German Prisoners Near Verdun
American forces northwest of Verdun report capturing 75 German prisoners after heavy fighting as they cleansed Bois de Foret on October 23.
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Verdun
Bois de Foret
Austria Says She Has Freed Poles
A Vienna dispatch reports Austrian authorities in the Polish occupied region have handed over administration to Polish authorities in that area. The transfer marks a shift in control as of late October reports indicate.
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Austria
Amsterdam
Poland
Vienna
Fifth Liberty Loan Aims For Spring 1919 Effort
The article notes preparations underway for a fifth Liberty loan in spring 1919 with no fixed date or amount. It predicts large government needs even if peace moves succeed, and mentions publicity plans including an honor flag buttons window cards stickers and art posters. It suggests using the Roman numeral V for five and victory.
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Treasury
Genman
Liberty Loan
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