Austria Quits War as Germany Left Alone
Paris reports an armistice with Austria signed by General Diaz and to be published Tuesday, signaling end of hostilities on the Italian front. Washington notes terms will be stringent and likely mirrored for Germany. Dispatches say Italy and allies pursue naval and territorial implications with Trieste and Adriatic ports under consideration.
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George
London
Nav
Tromier Lloyd Roeorge
Paris
Germany
Aden
Tratlan
Wilson
Traly
Trent
Triest
Will Not Abolish Branch Policy Debate
The finance department recommended to the War Industries Board that a 0 percent tariff on the manufacture of commercial ammunition be kept in effect. Rumors of government curtailment or abolition of the ministry were dismissed.
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Whehington
Iwar Industries
Ship Beached After Collision Off Atlantic Port
A British steamship suffered a bow hole in a collision with a tug off the Atlantic port on November 4. The vessel was beached to prevent sinking and six crewmen landed safely. The cargo, owned by the United States government, is expected to be salvaged. The other ship was undamaged. In Melbourne, Australia, November 4, a contingent of returned Australians arrived with 300 brides, receiving a cordial welcome.
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U.S
Atlantic
United States
Victory Claims Mount in Senate and House Races
Washington November 4 Democrats and Republicans issued bold summaries of Tuesday's elections. Homer Cummings of the Democratic National Committee predicted the Senate majority would grow after 40 contests and 20 to 60 House gains. Republican leaders forecast the next Senate will favor Republicans, with the House majority also Republican.
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Washington
Homer
Cummings
Claireman
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Republcans
Representative Fess
Ohio
National Republican Congressional Committee
Yankees Boost Uncle Sam in Archangel Forces
Archangel Nev troops speak Russian as press agents for Uncle Sam. Prussian service recruits include many Slavic-born soldiers reviving their old tongue and conversing with Russian girls. Amid guard duty, American troops reassure Russians that the United States intends to help, reinforcing Imperial-era tensions.
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Archangel
Nev
Uncle Sam
United States
Ani
Armistice terms to reach Germany via flag escorts
A correspondent reports armistice conditions will be transmitted to Germany through diplomatic or military channels and not published. Marshal Tach will formulate the terms and Germany will be notified to apply, with delegates approaching under a White flag in the traditional manner.
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Parla
Germany
Austria
Tach
Government offers $10,000 life insurance to new soldiers
Washington Nov 4 With few exceptions men entering the army take out the full $10,000 of government life insurance, the largest amount allowed, at about $6 a month. The Bureau of War Risk Insurance reports the average policy is around $5,700 and that 957,000 checks are mailed monthly.
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Washington
Bureau of War Risk Fugurence
Brewery as cartridge mill to aid war effort
Washington November 4 The Anheuser Busch brewery in St Louis will be converted into a cartridge factory producing about 3 000 000 daily. The ordnance department has awarded the contract and production will begin within three weeks.
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Washington
Anheuser- Busch
St. Louis
Ordnance Department
Italians land at Trieste in major offensive
Home Nov 4 Italian land and sea forces mined Trieste, Austria-Hungary's Adriatic seaport, with 100000 Austrians reported taken. Italian cavalry crossed the Tagliamento at Spilimbergo as left wing occupied Rovereto and Rovere, while 3000 cannon and vast materiel fell into Italian hands. The advance of the Mullan Mist army precipitated a collapse of Austrian forces in the Agring valley.
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Traly
Trabia
Taghhuhento
Sypillihergo
Italy
Austria
Pashtas
Mie Hulten Frmy Lis
Reverery
Ts. Nusbing
Prenc
Bavarian Crown Claim Tied to Emperor’s Abdication
Trindon reports the Bavarian royal family asserts the throne if Emperor William abdicates. Ludwig III, born 1845, became regent after his father Duke Ludwig died in 1918 and was proclaimed king in 1913. A Berlin dispute cites the Daily Mail via Leipzig Volks Zeitung amid ongoing succession questions.
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Trindon
Gita
Ludwig
Maria Théresa
Austria
No Attacks Reported on Passenger Liners
Washington on November 4 Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt announced no passenger ships were attacked by German submarines in the mist work though he would not provide figures he believed the total of passenger ship sittings was considerable and suggested German escapades may have targeted liners.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft Sees Hun Surrender In Six Months
Former President William Howard Taft addressed about 1000 members of New Hampshire College's student army training corps. He predicted Germany would surrender unconditionally within one to six months and warned that moral fear would linger unless Americans stayed strong in service.
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Durham
N. W. Ney
Latt
Army Training Corps of
New Hampshire College
Germany
Doctor receives Army captaincy appointment at Fort Riley
Dr. W. A. Lagdig of Wausau was advised by telegram from the War Department that he has been appointed captain in the Medical Corps of the United States Army and must report at once to Fort Riley Kansas. Creditors of James H. Webb Oshkosh have accepted 33 12 cents on the dollar for the bankrupt dealer’s debts, with seventy eight claims allowed totaling 17,485.24, awaiting confirmation by Federal Judge F. A. Geiger of Milwaukee.
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Wausau
War Department
Washington
Medical Corps
United States Army
Fort Riley
Kans
James H. Webb
Oshkosh
House
F. A. Geiger
Milwaukee
Losh
General Welfare Association
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Girls’ Club
Charity Circle
Mercy Circle
Luese
Thomas Clithero
Parcage
Fort Winnebago
George EH. Bush
Leslie Krueger
la Crosse
United States
A. C. Wolfe
Madigan
Acré-of-Corn Club
Wisconsin
Ni¢ Pap
AUSC
Serbia
Hau Claire
Wisconsin Railway, Light and Power Co
State Railroad Commission
Boy Scouts of
United War
Victory Boys
United States Department of Agriculture
Fond du Lac
J. 3. McCreary
Chicago
Middle West
Northwest
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
San Francisco
Austrians Evacuate Odessa Reported from Moscow Patch
Paris dispatch reports Austrians evacuating Odessa, cited in a Moscow to Zurich patch of Matin. The brief note notes the strategic retreat as Allied and European powers monitor developments in the region.
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Odessa
Paris
Moscow
Zurich
Wisconsin War News and Local Losses Across State
Green Bay council funds coal for poor families and officials warn of possible duplicate orders. Madison notes include George Sayre earning captain’s bars, a fatal auto crash in La Crosse, a conductor killed near Seattle, and espionage charges against Darlington youth Vorious. Wisconsin reports moose sighting, rising industrial accidents, Red Cross posts, and war finance appeals as state officials urge support for campaigns and food conservation.
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Irank Homing
Wausaw
Milwaukee Road
Seattle
Washignagvy Wayneski
Darlington
Madison
Dane County
Franely Connors
Isaac Connors
Janesville
Fort Sheridan
Berlin
Tremble
Walter Gelasky
Bible Industrial School
John F. Snell
Seymour
Oulagamb County
KH. L. Philipp
Herbert Hoover
Wisconsin Food Administration
Emma Sawtell
Oskkoubh
C. A
Conservation Commission
Axsleland County
M. E. Barber
Minnesot
Wisconsin
Fred Raw
Bes
Rau
Wisconsin National Guard
France
Paris
Czechs Seize Skoda Works Amid Occupation
Paris dispatch reports the Czech National Committee has taken possession of the Skoda gun plant at Pilsen and discharged all German workers. The event follows a telegram from Zurich via the Matin correspondent.
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Paris
Austria-Hungary
Skoda
Zurich
Yankees Drive Eight Miles On Thirty Mile Line
London reports the American First and French Fourth armies pushed seven to eight miles northward west of the Meuse as German lines retreat east of the river. Aviators say roads northward are packed with troops artillery and trucks. Pass All Objectives Pershing forces progress overnight with isolated resistance while prisoners and captured guns rise. Second American Army under General Bullard joins the sector attack.
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London
Wau
Meuse
Verdun
Bullard
Pershing
America
Gans
Materiare
Yanks Win Great Air Battle North of Verdun
Nov 4 report of a major air combat near the Argonne forest where seven American airmen claimed 11 German Fokker planes. Victors named include James P. Manning, P. W. Graham, James R. McKay, Z. B. Shonky, Ora R. Md Murry, C. A. Rinney, Nil, and B. G. Plush, with others noted from Chicago Wheaton Evanston Plainfield Madison and Portona.
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Verdun
Argonne Forest
Amicricans
James P. Manning
P. W. Graham
Chicago
James Rk. McKay
Wheaton
Nil
Evanston
Kaiser Hides in Army Headquarters Amid Abdication Talks
Paris reports the German emperor remains in retreat with the German army command as a new war cabinet meets. A Geneva dispatch says abdication may be a fact, with official publication prepared and awaiting a suitable moment for announcement.
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Paris
War Cabinet
Geneva
Terps
Massive Berlin Blitz Kills Many in Bonn Raid
A large air raid by British bombers hits Bonn, killing many and wounding others as bombs devastate the city center near railway yards. The Cologne Volks Zeitung reports the casualties and damage, informing readers of the heavy toll from the November 4 attack.
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Amsterdam
Iaege
Rilteel Mod Mun
Wongid
Bany
Moorhe
Evorhoy
Cologne Volks Zeltung
Tear Gas Inventor Honored in Rome Medal Award
Balithmore Md Nov 4 Major Robert W Wood professor of experimental physics at Johns Hopkins University and inventor of the tear gas has been awarded the gold medal at the Italian Academy of Sciences in Rome for the year 1918. The medal was given for recent work in physics.
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Major Wood
Johne Hopkins
Italy
Balithmore
Robert W. Wood
Joins Hopkins University
Italian Academy of Sciences
Rome
Royal Air Force Popular in London Recruiting Push
London reports rising interest in the Royal Air Force at the recruiting office with many youths under seventeen years and seven months attempting to enlist. Birth certificates are now required with each application to verify age.
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London
Royal Air Force
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