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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
2
An English officer at Cambrai had his hand torn off by a trap. A grenade was linked to a piano triggered by a chord. Temps warns residents to beware of symmetric repairs that could trigger hidden devices in homes and yards.
Dispatch from Panama reports Ernesto Lefevre lauding American unity and victories in Europe, urging cordial regional friendship as Latin America supports the Allied cause. It notes Red Cross yarn shortages and post arrival distribution for soldiers overseas, plus other war updates and comments from officials and press.
Washington October 30 Allied and American troops are likely to remain in Russia for an extended police role after German forces depart. Some expect allied forces to increase rather than decrease to prevent a reign of terror as evacuation proceeds. Military officials see morale in German and Austrian lines as frail, with Germans near the Rhine and Belgium risking a withdrawal under armistice terms.
Washington report says the president was asked to draft farm labor or organize a large volunteer force to aid agricultural work amid a labor shortage. The idea was forwarded to executives of major farm organizations for consideration.
New York on October 30 the United States government has entered the thoroughbred stallion Adams Express in the National Horse Show Association exhibition to be held the week of November 11. This marks the first time the government appears as a horse show exhibitor. Adams Express, regarded by experts as a prime army specimen, will be shown to illustrate the type of horse fit for cavalry improvements.
Farmers urged to cooperate in setting a uniform wage for corn hulking. A Woodbury county defense council note says avoid unfair bidding and maintain wage stability. The state council action followed reports of farmers underselling others for hulking labor, with local offers ranging from 8 to 10 cents per bushel.
Surgeon General Bralsted reports the influenza epidemic ended in 10 naval areas and wanes elsewhere except Pearl Harbor and Mare Island. Work up to October shows new cases rising from 4,375 to 5,001 with 207 deaths versus 587 the prior week.
Troops push across the Piave as 20,000 enemy soldiers are captured and villages are liberated. Allies advance while enemy forces fall back, signaling a turning phase in the offensive.
Reports from Washington Paris and Rome detail massive Allied advances on the Italian front with over 100 towns captured and prisoner totals rising. Italy claims 26 000 prisoners and 200 plus guns. the Livena river region near the Plave is reached. Austrian fleet concentrates at Fiume as remnants remain at Pola and Cattaro.
Henry Wood reports Italian forces have widened their offensive to a front beyond 100 kilometers from the Grappa region to the Adriatic. Third and Tenth armies push toward Salgareda Zenson and Conegliano while 20,000+ prisoners are taken. American Ohio units cross the Piave as Italian and British troops surge east, with Conegliano a key railway hub and Vittorio Veneto under threat.
Rioting erupted in Budapest and Constantinople with Germans attacked in both cities. Budapest saw street fighting, deaths, and a growing republican movement as crowds confronted military guards and demanded Karoly’s premier bid. Reports gather that chronic ferment could trigger a broader revolt against the Hapsburgs. In Prague the Czech national committee took over local government, imperial symbols were removed, and oath of fidelity sworn to the Czech state as forces aligned with the revolution.
Lavre reports that between October 14 and 17 alone 18,293 prisoners were captured on the front, including 931 officers. The Belgian army took 7,876, the British 6,535, and the French 6,577. From September 28 to October 14, 12,000 more prisoners were seized, with 609 cannon and 17,000 machine guns captured between October 14 and 27.
Amsterdam reports that as German retreat from Belgium began, Holland anticipated 260,000 refugees seeking safety. By Saturday only about 7,000 had crossed the frontier, with 4,996 arriving Friday. Most were French from Valenciennes Douai Cambrai and Le Quesnoy. Refugees are registered and examined at frontier centers with aid from Dutch Red Cross. The trek, 160 miles, midwinter rain, left many ill or dead, but Belgian kindness is noted as they press toward Maastricht and Brabant Limburg.
New York on October 21 reports that club sandwiches with chicken and bacon or any dish combining more than one kind of meat must disappear from hotel menus under a federal food board interpretation. The food administration allows combinations with eggs or bacon and eggs to remain. Patrons may ask for reduced portions and expect price reductions accordingly.
A sailing vessel was rammed and sank in heavy fog near buoy No 2. The only witnesses aboard were the watchman and the mate who escaped as the steamer struck early this morning at the water front in Mexico.
London reports the Versailles conference has agreed on main armistice terms to be reviewed by military commanders and paired with final peace terms to Germany. Surrender of the German fleet and submarines and allied occupation of Rhine fortresses are among the proposed conditions.
Zurich dispatches report Budapest proclaims siege after 100000 demonstrators seek palace entry demanding a republic. German troops arrive as students form councils with Magyar national leaders. Montenegro revolt forces government to Vienna, Montenegro Comitas enter Cettinje. Archduke Joseph proclaims policy of independence and national autonomy plans emerge. Counts Karolyi and Batthyani meet Emperor Charles in Budapest.
Washington reports the United States Shipping Board cancelled a $40 million Bethlehem Steel plant contract in Alameda California. Officials say the project could not be completed in time to meet its usable life and a troop ship could not be ready by fall next year. The decision aims to save about $60 million, despite pressure from commercial interests urging completion.
Italian and British troops crossed the Piave as Austrian aircraft attacked. A battleplane fired on Italians, but the balloon and the plane collided mid air, both bursting into flames. The pilots and observers escaped unharmed.
Tokyo reports the Japanese minister to China has resigned after a cabinet reshuffle. Haron Onske Higashi will be replaced by Torikiieh Oba. The change comes as authorities address ongoing foreign relations in Pekin and surrounding areas.
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