Yankees Pierce Hun Defenses Near Verdun in October Drive
American patrols penetrated deep into German lines north of Verdun near Grand Pre and east of the Meuse as aerial bombing and heavy artillery continued. British and French reports note pushes toward Valenciennes Maubeuge and the Oise canal with heavy enemy resistance and Allied prisoner and gun captures.
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Grand Prédad
Ee Meuse
Bois Etraves
Ois de Wavhille
Bois le Barricourt
Bois de Folie
Pershing
Washingtoen
Meuse
Meuse Banthe- Wwille
London
Times
Argonne
Grand Pre
Landres
Kriemhilde
Ght
Romagne
Sous
Montfaucon
Cuel
Cierges
Mantillois
Meusere
Ludendorff
Valenciennes
Maubeuge
Mons
Escaillon
Beaudignies
le Quesnoy
British Educator Caroline Spurgeon Distinguished English Scholar
Miss Caroline Spurgeon, one of two women on the British educational mission to the United States, is a professor of English literature at the University of London. She is highly esteemed in England and is renowned in the United States for Five Hundred Years of Chaucer Criticism and Allusion.
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Caroline Spurgeon
United States
University of London
England
Senators Tie Up War Time Tax Proposals
Washington October 25. Senate finance committee adopts plan to tax inheritances of 10000 or more and to set later rates. New levy cuts distillers spirits tax to 2.20 per gallon for nonbeverage uses while estate taxes shift to heirs after state taxes. House senate conference on wartime measures fail to resolve rent profiteering section. A new emergency power bill moves toward approval authorizing up to 50 million to aid power expansion.
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House
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Lfe
Senate Committee
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Ecommerce Committee
War Industries Board
War Finance
Wilson Note Backed by Allied Premiers Master Stroke
Washington reports President Wilson's note to Germany is hailed as a master stroke backed by Allied premiers and expected to force terms by Marshal Foch. Envoys in Europe and the Versailles council are poised to ratify, with guarantees and disarmament as essential to prevent renewed hostilities and deter autocratic rule in Prussia.
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Wilson
Washington
Marshal Foch
United States
Germany
U. S
Europe
Supreme Council of Versailles
New York City
Foch
Prussia
President Wilson urges vote for Democratic Congress
President Wilson appeals to the nation to elect a solid Democratic Congress in November. He warns that a Republican victory would be seen as a repudiation of his leadership during the war and the critical period.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Col House Reaches France for Washington Visit
Col House has reached France on a mission linked to the White House as President Wilson’s closest adviser and now official representative. The report notes his arrival as part of ongoing diplomacy from Washington.
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Col. House
President Allson
US Delegation Arrives in France for Allied Representation
Admiral Benson has arrived safely in France and will represent the United States alongside the ee TEs alive group. They prepare to coordinate with Allied commands and participate in ongoing operations.
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Admiral Benson
France
United States
Huns in Peace Riots and German Armistice Plea
Reports from Hamburg Mannheim and Paris describe widespread demonstrations in Germany and at the Reichstag. Mob violence included machine guns and bombs as police and troops tried to quell crowds amid debates on peace terms and republican government.
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Mannheim
London
Germany
the Hague
the Times
Wilson's Armistice Plan Receives Allied Backing in Paris
Paris reports President Wilson's reply to Germany was received with full approval. Newspapers publish the note in English and French at authorities' request. The Temps notes the reply shifts debate to facts and stresses that armistice terms must prevent Germany from resuming war. Allied governments must now consult on guarantees.
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Paris
Wilson
Germany
la Liberte
Europe
United States
German Spy Inquiry Into Troop Train Wreck
Chicago reporters say a triple inquiry is under way to determine if German spies caused a troop train wreck 80 miles west of Chicago. Twenty nine soldiers were injured and two Pullman porters hurt. two soldiers may die on the way to France.
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Chicago
United States
France
Turkey Ready for Peace Basis Declared in Parliament
The Turkish government accepts a peace basis built on the principles of right and justice as laid out by President Wilson. Grand Vizier stated in parliament that Turkey approves these principles.
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Turkey
Wilson
Americans Shell Hun Rail Centers
American 16 inch guns manned by blue jackets began firing on German railroad centers behind the Serre Oise front in France as the American Army advances.
Italians Launch New Offensive Between Piave and Brenta
London reports Italian troops have launched a new offensive between the Piave and Brenta. They captured Monte Salarolo and Monte Prassolan in the engagement.
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London
French Troops Win in Italy Take 700 Prisoners
Rome reports French forces broke enemy lines at Monte Sissnol on the Aslago plateau and captured more than 700 prisoners in the operation.
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Italy
Rome
Italia
Monte Sissnol
Aslago Plateau
Allies Capture Copper Mine and Town in Serbian Push
Serbian troops advancing in the Morava valley seize the ridge of Bukovitsa and the town of Granjanje. Allied forces take a copper mine in northeastern Serbia described as the third largest in the world, once operated by 40,000 workers under Austro-German occupation. Works span ten miles.
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London
Serbia
Morava
Bukovitsa
Granjanje
Court Ousts Payne as Receiver
Howard Payne, accused of using his position as receiver of impounded money to aid personal financial interests in California land litigation, was removed as receiver by United States District Judge M. Dooling in San Francisco on Oct. 25.
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Payne
San Francisco
Howard Payne
California
United States District
M. Dooling
Princess Sophia Wreck Halts Alaska Voyage Near Skagway
Wireless reports say the CPR steamer Princess Sophia ran ashore near Skagway while traveling south from Skagway. Over 200 passengers were aboard, mostly Alaskans, but no loss of life is feared due to well protected Lynn Canal boats.
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Victoria
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Skagway
Seattle
Wash
Sophia
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