Allied advance broadens in Belgium and Italy fronts
Allied forces press Germans from Valenciennes to Ghent as Canadian troops capture Valenciennes after fierce fighting. Haig’s Brit ish and American units push toward Scheldt, with Germans retreating along the Antwerp–Namur–Metz line. In Italy, Italians British and Americans drive toward the Tagliamento front amid German demoralization.
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Associated Press
Valenciennes
Italy
Meuse River
Flanders
Haig
Tournai
Scheldt
Mons
Meubeuge
Ghent
Aisne
Antwerp-Namur- Metz
Belgium
Scheldt River
Piave River
Tagliamento Agenti
Prison camp roll lists Florida and Louisiana natives
Washington reports the announced list of seven officers and fifty eight enlisted men in German captivity includes Robert Quinn New Berry Florida Herschell Crosby Stark Florida Enrique Aguilar Key West at Rastatt and Frank Reitzel Riverton Louisiana at Soltea
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Washington
Robert Quinn
New Berry
Florida
Herschell Crosby
Stark
Enrique Aguilar
Key West
Rastatt
Frank Reitzel
Riverton
Louisiana
Soltea
Austrians Flee Udine Leaving War Material Behind
From Rome dated November 2 reports Austrian troops retreating from Udine about fifty miles east of the Piave. The Austrians abandoned a large stock of war material in the Udine region, which had served as a combined Austro German headquarters during the retreat.
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Rome
Udine
Piave
American Losses Light in Friday Verdun Fight
American forces northwest of Verdun report small losses in Friday fighting while German casualties are described as unusually heavy in AP dispatches.
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Verdun
Associated Press
Valenciennes Captured by British Forces Says Field Marshal Haig
London dispatch reports Valenciennes captured by British forces. Canadians led the assault and field marshal Haig confirms the town fell despite enemy counterattacks that erased a portion of the gains. The scene signals a major Allied advance in the European theater.
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London
Associated Press
Valenciennes
Ilaig
Americans Near Verdun Report Prisoners In Good Health
Northwest of Verdun on November 2 Associated Press reports most prisoners captured by American forces last Friday are in excellent physical condition and show good morale. They understand the breakthrough likely means the loss of a portion of the German army on the Western front.
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Verdun
Associated Press
French Attack East of Aisne Near Vouzlerey
Paris reports the French forces attacked east of the Aisne in the Vouzlerey area as part of ongoing operations. Details on units and outcomes are not provided in the brief dispatch.
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Paris
Aisne
Vouzlerey
Village of Proseau Captured by British Forces
Area around Proseau southeast of Valencciennes renewed this morning as British forces secured the village. Limited details confirm occupation without further engagement or casualty reports.
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Proseau
Valenciennes
Archduke Joseph to Visit Leaders on Austria Hungary Crisis
Vienna dispatch reports Emperor Charles has named Archduke Joseph as his representative to consult political chiefs on possible solutions to the Austria Hungary political crisis.
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Berne
Charles
Archduke Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Anglo French Reach Scheldt Near Ghent
British and French forces advanced to the Scheldt river reaching Meeke seven miles south of Ghent as of yesterday’s operation. The maneuver tightens pressure along the Ghent region front amid the ongoing offensive actions.
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London
Scheldt River
Meeke
Ghent
Austrian Premier Hands Over Government Powers
Amsterdam dispatch says Austrian premier Lammasch informed the president of the State Council he is empowered to surrender the government as it relates to German localities and to the German Austrian State Council.
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Amsterdam
Lammasch
State Council
Vienna
Pershing Reports Victorious Operations West of the Meuse
General Pershing stated the American First Army with the French Fourth Army achieved a victory west of the Meuse. He credited perfect cooperation among infantry, artillery and airplanes as German divisions tried in vain to halt the advance.
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Washington, MV
Pershing
Meuse River
Allied premiers meet in Perris with Colonel House
Paris reports the Allied prime ministers and Colonel House held an informal meeting in Perris this afternoon. No definite end date for the conferences was indicated.
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Paris
Perris
House
Allied terms for Austria delivered to officers at frontier
Rome on November 2 reports General Diaz handed the Allied terms to Austrian officers after the German troops entered the line with a white flag.
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Rome
Austria
Diaz
Court of Appeals quota set for Ouachita district session
The Court of Appeals for this district will meet in Monroe Monday November 4 with a calendar for November 11 13 and 17. Cases include Shelly Blackmon vs Charles Felix A C Cole and others and Succession of Mrs S M Dumas. Ouachita parish is assigned a 57500 quota for the United War Work Campaign November 11 17 urging oversubscription to sustain funding.
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D. N. Thompson
Monroe
C. V Porter
Natchitoches
R. J. Dawkinss
Ruston
Cource
Shelly C. Blackmon
Chas
M. Felix
A. C. Cole
Th. Grant
Sheriff
Robert R. Redditt
Sam McClary
A. Miller
Lee Weretheimer
S. M. Dumas
Mary R. Dumas
Josie Dumas
Edwards
Jno
Covington Appellant
W. Willis, Jr
Monroe Machine Boiler & Iron Works
John V. Hemsler
Appel
New Orleans
United War Work Campaign
John R. Mott
W. A. Scott
War Department
Prish
Ouachita Parish
United War Work
Pugh and Masur Appeals Submitted on Briefs
Legal notice lists W. L. Pugh against Rebecca Hunter and Herman Masur with Geismar as appellant and Ed Neuwirth as respondent. Both cases show submission on briefs to be filed and indicate multiple parties and appellants in a single docket note.
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W. L. Pugh
Rebecca Hunter
Herman
Sig Masur
Has. Geismar
Ed. Neuwirth
Austrian General Is Told of Allies Terms for Armistice
The Daily Express reports full Allied unity at Versailles on how Germany and Austria will be treated. Delegates are said to agree on all policies and a final plan is near. General Diaz is reported to have received Austria’s terms from Versailles.
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Germany
Austria
Diaz
Versailles
Kaiser Refuses Abdication and Seeks Army Protection
The Kaiser, after the Way Cabinet meeting where abdication was discussed, refused to abdicate and took shelter at German headquarters seeking protection for his forces.
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Kaiser
Imperial
Associated Press
Paris
Germ
Way Cabinet
Italians Sink An Austrian Battleship Verbius Anotis
Italian naval forces entered Pola harbor and sank the Austrian battleship Verbius Anotis, flagship of the Austria-Hungarian fleet, Friday morning.
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Rome
Pola
Verbius Anotis
Eet
Austrian Soldiers Going Home From Verdun Front
The American First Army pressed the offensive ahead of schedule after yesterday’s successes. German resistance persists as Austrian forces on the German front in the Woerg area arm for Austria, with prisoners reporting en train transfers.
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Verdun
Woeve
Austria
Turkey in state of anarchy amid deserters and famine
Amsterdam dispatch reports a Turkish state of anarchy with hundreds of thousands of deserters living by robbery. The Constantinople population is described as literally famished and awaiting Allied arrival.
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Amsterdam
Turkey
Armedian
Constantinople
Czech National Committee Takes Skoda Gun Plant
A Pilsen telegram reported by Matin Zurich correspondent says the Skoda gun plant at Austria-Hungary has been taken possession of by the Czech national committee and all German workers discharged.
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Paris
Austria-Hungary
Skoda
Matin
Zurich
Debacle of Germany’s Allies Tightens War Front
Washington reports Allied forces pressing toward completion of a major German resistance shift by concentrating in one nation. Allies on the Jalian front claim 37 miles of progress and have cut the Austrian withdrawal line. New Franco American attacks near the Argonne push German lines toward an early withdrawal as American artillery closes in.
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Washington
Germany
Jalian
Argonne
Argonne Forest
Stenacy
Bavarian Royalty Claims Imperial Throne After Abdication
The Bavarian premier notified Berlin that the Bavarian royal family claims the imperial throne if the Kaiser abdicates, according to the Socialist Leipziger Volkszeitung.
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London
Berlin
Leipsig Volke Zeitung
Boris of Bulgaria Abdicates After Short Reign
Copenhagen reports King Boris of Bulgaria abdicates after ascending the throne on October 3. A peasant government forms at Tirnovo led by St Ambuliswki, previously peasant chief, said to command a republican army of 40 000 men.
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Copenhagen
Boris
Bulgaria
Tirnovo
St. Ambuliswki
Battle Rages as Irish-Italian Forces Hold Line
Italians and Austrians clash near Levinza Port with heavy losses reported on both sides. Allied commands confirm stiff resistance and continued fighting as reinforcements move into the sector.
Italian Front Rout Expands as Austrians Lose Guns
An official Rome dispatch reports a continuing rout of Austrian forces on the Italian front with rapid prisoner gains and over 700 captured guns. Italian cavalry push toward Udine after overtaking Livenza, aided by air forces and reinforcements, while Adriatic zones shift under Italian control.
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Washington
Rome
Livenza
Tagliamento
Udine
Pordorone
Red Army
Adriatic
Belun
Twelfth
St. Elvio
Astica
Allied Forces Push Across European Fronts Aims Shift
AP reports Teutonic forces violently attacked in mountains of Northern Italy and plains of Flanders while Entente troops gain in Belgium France and Italy. US troops contribute to Italian and Belgian advances as Austrians and Germans retreat in Serbia and Belgrade is reached by French and Serbian cavalry. Continuous fighting aims to rid occupied regions as the front moves westward.
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Italy
Venetia
France
Belgium
Associated Press
Plain of
Teutonic Allies
United States
Serbia
Little Kingdom
Danube
Belgrade
Save
Albania
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