Americans Join Kiel Sailors in Seizure of Sedan City
Americans take the city of Sedan in an intense fight and join sailors at Kiel to form a Council of Soldiers and Workmen. The German revolution spreads as the navy at Schleswig is reported in rebel hands and councils seize control of workshops and transit.
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City OF Sedan
Kiel
London
Schleswig
Copenhagen
Baltic
Wiel
Warnemunde
Germany
Rostock
Tauschmann
Noski
Workmens and Soldiers’ Council
Empress Zita Seeks Grand Tour of Bohemia with Heir
Empress Zita of Austria requests Prague permission to visit Brandeis Castle in Bohemia with her children. The Prague government grants consent for private entry. Meanwhile French cavalry enters action and advances toward the Meuse river.
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Zurich
Zita
Prague
Brandeis Castle
Bohemia
Theovernment
Paris Front Pursuit of the Re Increases Across France
Paris reports the ongoing pursuit of the retreating forces along the entire French front. Military actions intensify as Allied units press forward against and around retreating German columns. The campaign details remain fluid with fluctuating gains and renewed engagements.
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Paris
Appeal by Maximilian to German People Amid War
Amsterdam dispatch reports Maximilian issuing an appeal to the German people urging an end to bloodshed. A deputation has gone to the front and he warns that negotiations are jeopardized by disturbances and lack of discipline.
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Amsterdam
Maximilian
Red Cross Seeks Nurses Aids for War Service
The Red Cross appeals for women ages 25 to 45 to become Nurses Aids after completing home care and one month hospital experience. Earn $30 a month plus maintenance, with immediate volunteers offered possible service in France. A class will be formed if enough respond, led by Mrs. Collins, with practical training at St Francis Sanitarium. Courses cost $2.59 for fifteen lessons plus 40 cents for textbooks.
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The
Red Cross
Seeme
France
Collins
St. Francis Sanitarium
Complete Returns Show Big Win for Suffrage in Parish
Official returns from Tuesday's election reported by the Parish Democratic Executive Committee show broad support for the ticket. Notable results include Judge Ben C. Dawkins with 4576 votes for Associate Justice and Amendment No. 12, Woman Suffrage, approved by 422 to 104.
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Parish Democratic Executive Committee
Ben C. Dawkins
Supreme Court District
Amend - Ouachita Parish
Women Ready for War Work Drive Monday
The United War Work Drive begins Monday morning with local volunteers collecting funds. Miss Katherine Goodson heads Ouachita Parish efforts and appoints women solicitors across multiple streets and avenues to gather subscriptions and amounts for the campaign.
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Chamber of Commerce
Katherine Goodson
Ouachita Parish
United War Work Campaign
Hudson Lane
Camille Parker
Second
DeSiard
Stubbs Avenue
John Potts
Wakefield
A. J. Renaud
Alonzo
Alleged embezzler arrested in Texas
L. A. Baker was arrested yesterday at Snyder in Scurry County Texas for alleged embezzlement of $600 from W F Coe on October 14. The two men were stock partners who brought a carload of horses for sale in October. Coe reportedly fell ill with influenza and Baker disposed of the stock and fled with the proceeds. Baker is said to be willing to return to Louisiana without a requisition. Sheriff Grant planned to accompany the prisoner to Texas.
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L. A. Baker
Snyder
Scurry County
Texas
W. F. Coe
Coe
Baker
Louisiana
Grant
Germany Seeks Armistice Deals Deep Public Shock
Paris reports that the German white flag party has gone to the front. The German government prompt action surprised France and erased doubts about an armistice. The impression grows that Germany faces worse conditions than expected.
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Paris
Front
France
Germany
Maura Submits Resignation of Entire Spanish Cabinet
After a long session in the Chamber of Deputies, Antonio Maura, the premier, went to the king to present the resignations of the entire cabinet. The move follows intense debate and marks a critical political turning point in Madrid.
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Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Antonio Maura
Armistice News and Sedan Advance Report
Paris and Washington report no armistice signing yet as German delegates delay at Foch HQ. In Sedan a German town since Franco-Prussian War, American forces advance west of the Meuse over thirty-four miles since Sept 26, with Allied progress across the Scheldt-Meuse front and British and French gains noted.
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Associated Press
Sedan
Meuse
Scheldt
France
Hamburg Dock Strike Involving 14000 Reported
London dispatch notes a Hamburg dock workers strike affecting 14 000 men, reported by the Exchange Telegraph correspondent from Amsterdam.
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Hamburg
London
Amsterdam
Social Democrats Demand Peace Move Stirred in Germany
Amsterdam dispatch reports German Social Democrats told Frederick Ebert they will resign their ministerial posts if the war does not end immediately. The message was sent through Ebert, vice president of the party and head of the Reichstag committee.
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Amsterdam
Social Democrats
Frederick Ebert
Reichstag
German Emperor Praises Western Army on Oise Aisne Front
Amsterdam reports the German emperor sent messages to western army groups thanking them for extraordinary achievements. He expressed gratitude to the troops on the Oise and the Aisne whose bravery frustrated the enemy’s great plans.
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Amsterdam
Oise
Aisne
Germans Decide Battle Front Ghent Abandoned
An Allied report says on Wednesday General Beauman received a wireless from Germany announcing the decision to abandon Ghent Belgium and asking Belgians not to fire on suburbs where white flags were shown.
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Battle Front
Belgium
Navy
Associated Press
Beauman
Ghent
Americans Enter Sedan Front West Bank Meuse River
Forces of the American Army have crossed into Sedan on the west bank of the Meuse as the bridge at Sedan was destroyed and the valley flooded. Since November 1 American troops have taken 6,000 prisoners and freed all French territory west of the Meuse, covering 700 square kilometers and 200 civilians. Rail junction at Aulnoy seized by British forces.
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Sedan
Associated Press
Meuse
Metz
France
Belgium
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Supreme Court Louisiana
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Park
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