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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
3
Mrs Mary Lee of North Madison passed away at home this morning after a brief illness. She was 28 years old, a member of St Patrick's Catholic Church, and leaves her husband and infant daughter along with four brothers Frank Matthew Daniel Ward.
Nightlong bail continues as Italian forces push along a one mile front at Piave with significant artillery activity and patrols on the Western Front. Paris and London dispatches note German casualties and Austrian retreats while Romanian evacuation rumors and mixed signals from Berlin reflect wartime uncertainty.
Dispatches report Austria-Hungary teetering toward civil war as unrest spreads from Budapest where rioters attacked the royal palace entrance amid food riots. The London broadcast notes turmoil and limited peace efforts as tensions rise across the empire.
A rough transcription notes Berlin authorities and Kaiser facing a push to refuse peace and armistice conditions. The message urges continued fighting as authorities resist concessions. The report references Aotemhen and Walden with unclear dates and places.
Washington reports heavy artillery on the Meuse and Woevre sectors. Enemy assault against Rois De Balleau is repulsed. A raid in Woevre nets a few prisoners. Americans enter Loache de Joreuse and find it occupied. American aviators destroy enemy planes and one balloon.
County Chairman Jos R Colgate names an executive committee including Colgate director of canvass Woote Miller and Prof Guy Pender. Appoints ward and township chairmen as meetings show strong support for a county canvass starting in November aiming to raise 26590 dollars.
The dinsue reports that local German Democrats threaten to mobilize labor and remove the Kaiser. A German peand headquarters will be set up at Dusseldorf as Germans may retreat to the Rhine frontier.
Copenhagen reports the Lokal Anzeiger Berlin says the German note asks for an armistice without conditions, implying Germany seeks equal status in talks. Dr. George St Denny, county health officer, notes influenza in Madison improving, while country districts see new cases and overall county conditions worsen.
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