Revolt expands from Kiel to Schleswig Holstein in 1918 German upheaval
Reports from Copenhagen and London describe mutinies across Kiel Hamburg Altona and Flensburg with red flags and sailors councils seizing ships and key ports. Garrisons desert join protests and demand prisoner releases and free speech as the high seas fleet remains at risk.
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Holstein
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Warngunde
Gaetan
Rostock
Willers
Hlosieln
Schleswig
Flenaburg
Hamburg
Elbe
Hamsteiel
Jutlandia
Haton
German Civil Unrest and Naval Mutiny Reported
Reports from Copenhagen and Amsterdam describe tumult in Kiel Hamburg and Lübeck with riots a general strike and mutinous sailors seizing machine guns rebels forming a naval soviet and releasing Admiral Soucheon while demands include armistice and peace and the army and navy strike actions across Schleswig Holstein.
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Wolfenread
Kiel
Hamburg
Lubeck
Ut Or
Amsterdam
Schleswig- Holstein
Wannbeek
Admiral Soucheon
Admiral Ucheon
League of Nations Assured by Versailles Conference
Washington reports that the Versailles conference has agreed to establish a league of nations. The plan includes placing freedom of the seas under the league, though Britain seeks to preserve some naval control until the new body proves effective.
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Washington, D. C
League of Nations
Great Britain
Suffragists Hopeful After Election Results
New York November 8 suffragists gain confidence that the election will yield votes for the sixty sixth congress to ratify the federal amendment enfranchising the United States women. The report cites ongoing organization and momentum from the suffrage association.
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New York
Anthony
United States
Oritiona
Constantinople Reoccupied as Allies and Turks Demobilize
Washington officials report Allied forces have entered Constantinople while Turkish troops begin demobilizing. A military commission noted orderly disarmament and the Bulgarian capital Sofa was cited in stabilizing steps.
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Constantinople
Washington, D. C
Abs
Sofa
Daring Yankee Airmen Hold Off Germans Near Verdun
Two American aerial observers Lieut. William Erwin of Chicago and Lieut. Bocum fought Germans from their planes and after forced to land on the German side silenced two machine gun nests. They defended themselves through the night near Stenay as advancing infantry arrived.
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London
Kaleer
Kierlave
Kiel
Huswara
Wandsbeck
Cuxhaven
Wilelmahaven
Amsterdam
Kaiser
Saiford
Souchon
Allemands
Verdun
William Erwin
Chicago
Bocum
Erwin
Jocum
Sedan
Stenay
Cabinet Likely to Resign After Long Madrid Session
In Madrid Antonio Maura the premier submitted the resignation of his entire cabinet to King Alfonso after a lengthy chamber session. The move signals a potential overhaul of the government.
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Madrid
Antonio Maura
Alfonso
Location Next in Peage Plans
Paris reports diplomats debating site for peace talks with The Hague, Lausanne, Geneva, Lucerne, Brussels, or Versailles as potential venues. The American signal corps plans to wire Washington for rapid communication with the conference.
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Hague
Switzerland
Lausanne
Geneva
Lucerne
France
Italy
Austria
Germany
Brussels
Versailles
American Signal Corps
Washington
German morale hit by air raids over Rhine valley
Allied air operations over a 260 mile Rhine corridor have carried out 249 raids in three months, dropping 207 tons on rail centers, factories, and airfields. The raids forced German aircraft withdrawal and spread fear across the home front from Mannheim to Berlin, with wealthy flight from war industries adding to civilian unrest.
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Mall
Rhine Valley
Col
Grand Duchy of En
France
Royal Air Force
Rhine
Ludendorff
Mannheim
Cologne
Pir
Berlin
Germany's Bill for War Damages Cited at $7.75 Billion
The document items restitution claims against Germany totaling 7.75 billion dollars. Restorations cited cover Belgium France Serbia and Britain with sums for damaged cities, churches, orchards, and ships. It references the Lusitania sinking and widespread destruction in Europe and Britain.
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France
Serbia
Great Britain
Rheims
London
New nation formed in Geneva with Czech leaders
A new republic emerged when the Geneva conference of Czecho Slovak leaders ended. Dr Karl Kramarz, exiled former Hungarian Czech party leader, was chosen first president. The constitution mirrors the United States. A national parliament will convene in Prague.
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Geneva
United States
Karl Kramarz
Prague
The Last Official Hun War Report
Berlin via London reports German attacks along the Oise and Scheldt as Allied movements continue. The piece notes this is likely the last official German war office statement before an armistice is announced.
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Berlin
London
Oise
Scheldt
German War Office
War Office
Grant Full Amnesty to All Costa Ricans
San Jose Costa Rica announces full amnesty to all citizens who voluntarily left the country extending to those implicated in last February’s revolutionary attempt to overthrow President Tinoco.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Tinoco
Mexican cabinet reshuffle under pro ally rumors
General Candido Aguilar resigns as foreign minister to become governor of Vera Cruz. Ernesto Garza Perez named minister of the Interior as cabinet shifts spark talk of pro ally control over policy in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Mex
Candido Aguilar
Vera Cruz
Ge | Aguilar
Prent Carranga
Ernesto Garza Perez
Ford In Fine Aad Beaten At Finish
In Michigan Truman H. New led Henry Ford by about 6000 votes with few rural Republican precincts left. Ford supporters may pursue a recount if Newberry’s majority remains under 40. Newberry managers expect the final tally to confirm that margin. Albany dispatch notes New York returns give 24 Republicans and 20 Democrats in the congressional delegation, a loss of three Republicans.
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Truman H. New
Henry Ford
Ford
Io Newberry
Newberry
Albany
Praely
New York
Republi
Trade and Industry to Be Readjusted
Washington, Nov 7. President Wilson will receive recommendations from heads of war agencies for legislation to control readjustment of trade and industry after armistice. Baruch said a program is being considered to shift priorities if war work surges or war contracts cancel, reallocating materials from munitions to other essential industries during reconstruction.
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Wilson
Germany
Baruch
War Industries Board Today
Protests Over German Plans to Destroy Belgian Mines
Secretary Lan sing published a note to the Swiss minister protesting German authorities in Belgium for planning to destroy coal mines upon evacuation. The United States warns such acts would show German assurances are not in good faith and urges America’s protest against these measures.
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Lansing
Belgium
United States
Germany
Germany fears allied move on Germany from Austria
London dispatch reports on armistice conditions as Italian to Austrian terms. German wireless warns that Allies intend to use Austria as a route to attack Germany, naming Munich Dresden Leipzig Berlin and possible routes through Bavaria and the Balkans with allied and colonial forces.
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Austria
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Dresden
Leipale
Berlin
Marshal Foch
Iroposal
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Serbia
Macedonia
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Abish
Smith Wins Governor Contest Over Whitman in New York
Alfred B. Smith, Democrat, leads Gov. Charles E. Whitman, Republican, by 12 245 votes with 44 districts missing and uncounted soldier votes. Republicans concede soldiers favor Smith as revised returns show Smith ahead.
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New York
Alfred B. Smith
Charles 8. Whitman
Smith
Blind London wedding unites captain and wife am id battle blinding
The bishop of London officiated at a blind wedding last month as Captain Ian Prager married his bride, with a yard of honor of 16 blinded British officers. Despite the blindness, reports say the ceremony carried notable happiness and a brief sermon hailed marriage as a beautiful comradeship.
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Los Angeles Times
London
Ian Prager
the Gomme
Harding Leads in Iowa Vote for Governor Amid Mixed Returns
Early returns from Des Moines show Governor Harding with a conservative lead over Claude Porter in a tight race. Across Iowa precincts and army camps, Porter trails by small margins, while Republicans indicate possible statewide gains including a likely GOP congressional delegation.
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Harding
Porter
Claude R. Porter
A'L Parte
Iowa
Hardiets
Dies Moines
W. L. Harding
Jande Porter
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Ohio
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Devons
Mase
Camp Stumphries
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Rawaon
McCash
Uate
Sweet
Haugen
HH. M. Hivners
Alien
Hoyt
Shaw
Kaiser urged to abdicate by German socialist leader
A manifesto from the German socialist party led by Philipp Schledeman with party consent calls on Chancellor to directly seek Emperor William's abdication.
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Berne
Switseriana
Nov. T
Sage
Philipp Schledeman
Elperor William
Bavaria Threatens to Quit Germany
London reports Bavaria may pursue a separate peace if armistice terms are not accepted. Munich dispatches describe frontier troop movements as German disintegration fears grow and southern states may seek a new political alignment. Nevada declares prohibition taking effect as incomplete returns show dry status.
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Varia
Express
Havaria
Amsterdam
Munich
Germany
Parla
Austria-Hungary
Iowa Boy Held in German Prison
Washington reports Private James D. Matchett of Glenwood Iowa is in a hospital at Strasbourg Germany after capture during wartime service. The war department issued the release with acknowledgment of his status and location.
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War Department
James D. Matchett
Glenwood, Ty
Bsirassburg
Ciermuny
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