American naval guns aid front in France World War I
American sixteen inch guns manned by naval crews fired on German railroad targets behind the Serre Oise line. British and American troops cross the Valenciennes Avesnes rail corridor taking two towns. Pershing reports 10,000 enemy soldiers and 150 guns engaged as Meuse front sees fierce fighting.
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British Forces Press Victory Near Valenciennes In WWI
British confirmation reports in Field Marshal Taig’s lines as Turkish warding collapses. Captured Sepmeries village east of the key line and Querenaing west of the railway. Ten thousand prisoners and fifteen guns counted amid three days of forward push. Seven mile railway stretch from Le Quesny to east of Nain taken. Braille St. Amand and Burdion fall as forces advance toward Valenciennes.
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Apponyi Named Hungarian Premier After Wekerle Resigns
A Vienna dispatch reports Count Albert Apponyi appointed Hungarian premier succeeding Doctor Wekerle amid political turmoil. In Fiume Croatian soldiers revolted seizing the city and destroying the railroad. Andrassy and Apponyi called for the ministry’s resignation. Turkey says it will accept Wilsonian peace principles and grant political rights to all groups.
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Berlin Crowds Demand Abdication of Kaiser and Republic
Paris dispatches report massive Berlin crowds calling for Emperor William II to abdicate and for a republic. Dr Karl Liebknecht, newly released socialist leader, applauded as he spoke from a flower-filled carriage. Turkish cabinet signals peace based on Wilson principles amid ongoing European turmoil.
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Colonel House Goes to France as Wilson Peace Envoy
Colonel E. M. House travels to Europe accompanied by Admiral William Benson to represent President Wilson in political diplomacy with the Entente. Admiral Benson leads naval matters while Gen. Task Bliss handles military questions and aides accompany House to assist in diplomatic procedures.
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Turkey signals peace offer and potential surrender
London October 26 Turkey s Minister to Switzerland has handed to British and French ministers an offer of peace that virtually amounts to surrender. The Ottoman government has followed events in Bulgaria with interest and would welcome similar terms from entente powers.
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Austria Prepares Demobilization of Armies
Vienna announces Austria plans to demobilize its armed forces as part of a formal demobilization program reported from Copenhagen on October 26.
Great Battle Flare Along Entire Western Front
Paris reports heavy fighting along the western front from Valenciennes to the Meuse. Allies press the advance on the Meuse line amid German resistance and counter attacks. German losses total 15,000 prisoners and 200 guns over the past four days.
Heavy Snow in Nebraska Cools Influenza Surge
Ellsworth Nebraska reports three inches of snow on October 26 with continuing snowfall. Officials hope the unseasonable onset will help check a severe influenza epidemic affecting the region.
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No New Red Cross Drive Planned Until Spring
Washington announces there will be no new Red Cross fund drive in the United States until spring next year. The war council says current demands exceed expectations but funds on hand cover immediate needs. Last spring's drive raised 178,000,000 for relief work.
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Great Lakes Patients Call Off Flu Quarantine
Spanish influenza has been driven from the Great Lakes naval training station in Illinois. Health officials say conditions are as good as they can be and the last signs of the epidemic have disappeared after strict quarantine measures were enforced at the camp, once the hardest hit in the Midwest.
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Italian Author Arrives In Victoria From Cairo En Route
Dr Louis Saboungi, Italian author held in Constantinople 25 years and once secretary to Abdul Hamid I, passes through Victoria on his journey from Cairo to Washington. He comments that Turkey is at the end of her tether.
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French Push Through Strong German Line to Soissons Front
Paris reports French forces broke the German line between Soissons and Chateau Porcien on a front of four and a half miles. The gain averages about two miles deep, achieved through fortified positions prepared by the Germans since 1917 and later strengthened. In a separate item, two Slav regiments mutinied and captured Karlovicz in Hungary, with further mutinies alleged elsewhere.
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Karlovica
Hungary
Belgrade
Fiume
Fear of reprisals cited in Belgian posters during occupation
The report notes German posts in Belgium showing officials avoided individual responsibility for civilian death penalties. Bruges is highlighted where Captain Fryatt faced a firing squad before an order arrived halting his execution. Local alderman M. Echevin recalls his bravery and describes extortion, requisition, and strict orders to suppress unrest during the occupation.
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Bruges
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Fryatt
Brussels
Germany
Wilson urges voters to keep Congress Democratic in war effort
President Wilson at the White House calls Americans to elect a Democratic Congress to back his war policy. He warns a Republican majority in Senate or House would be seen abroad as repudiation of his leadership, while praising current Republicans for supporting the war yet labeling them anti administration.
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Lost U S Flyers Return of Verdun
Four of six American aviators reported missing after Wednesday’s operations were found within the American lines. Two forced to land due to motor trouble. two others lost their way home and reported in. Lieut Eddie Rickenbacker engaged two German planes and downed one in a brief duel. Lieut Jacques Swaab of New York is credited with downing a Fokker in flames.
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Jacques Swaab
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