British and American Forces Break Hindenburg Line Fronts
Allied troops renew central operations from the Meuse to the North Sea smashing into the German rear of the Hindenburg line between St Quentin and Cambrai. Haig’s twenty mile front north of St Quentin presses forward as French advance north of Rheims nears Laon. Fire rages behind German lines east of Argonne and Brieulles burns along the Meuse.
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Associated Press
Meuse
North Sea
Hindenburg
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Field Marshal
Haig
Suippe
Rheims
Laon
Berry-au-Bac
Conde-sur-Suippe
Champagne
Aisne
Retourne
Geran
Argonne
Brieulles
French reach outskirts of Conde sur Suippe in northeast Rheims advance
Northeast of Rheims the French sustained progress as the war office announced they had reached the outskirts of Conde sur Suippe at the Suippe and Aisne rivers junction northeast of Berry au Bac. They penetrated Isles sur Suippe along the Suippe river and captured Bazancourt to the west.
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Paris
Rheims
War Office
Conde Sur Suippe
Suippe
Aisne
Berry-au Bac
Isles-sur-Suippe
Bazancourt
German ace Frietz Rumey killed in action
Amsterdam reports Lieutenant Frietz Rumey of the German army famed for forty four aerial victories is dead. The Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin confirms the loss in combat.
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Amsterdam
Frietz Rumey
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Haig Reports Morning Assault Between St Quentin and Cambrai
London October 8 English and American troops attacked the front between St Quentin and Cambrai this morning Haig announced. The operation was described as satisfactory progress was noted in the field headquarters communique.
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London
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Haig
Report Branded as False in Monroe Election
Ben C. Dawkins denies circulating or authorizing any statements insulting Jews or Catholics or opposing his Jewish opponent Herold. He calls reports malicious falsifications meant to sway voters in Ouachita Parish and asks the public not to be deceived.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Herold
Ben C. Dawkins
Germans Leave Coast of Belgium
Amsterdam reports evacuation of the Belgian coast by German forces continues. Frontier telephone lines are torn down and fires destroy materiel at Knokke near the Dutch border. Factories are undermined as troops prepare for possible retreat to Holland in civilian clothes to evade capture and return to Germany.
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Amsterdam
Frontier
Telegraf
Knokke
Holland
Germany
Prisoners Taken in Allied Local Operations Near Mont Brehai
Field marshal reports successful local actions near Mont Brehai and Beaurevoir yesterday. More than 24 prisoners were captured by American and English forces.
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Ress
Mont Brehai
Beaurevoir
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Surge to 1.4 Billion
Washington reports an overnight rise in Liberty Loan subscriptions to 1.4 billion dollars. The increase amounts to about 2 million dollars in a single day as of October 8.
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Washington
Liberty
Treasury
Notice to Users of Electric Current
The power plant is overloaded with one unit, risking shutdown. Parts are scarce and repairs are underway. Citizens must conserve electricity to prevent service interruption and protect the entire system. Mayor H. D. Apgar requests cooperation.
Slacker List Rapid Spread Taken Up By Committee
At Monroe city meeting of the Fourth Liberty Loan salesmen, about 59 names will be turned over to other canvassers for re interviews and roughly 10 will go to the Executive Committee for action. The Slacker List identifies residents who refused to buy bonds and will be reviewed this afternoon. Subscriptions require 10 percent payment by October 10 with final day of grace set for that date. Do not delay payment to avoid banking disapproval. A good colored speaker, Prof M J Foster, is to address Tensas parish communities at Newellton and Waterproof on October 12.
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Liberty Loan
Executive Committee
Monroe
Foster
Tenas
Tensag Parish
M. J. Foster
Tensas
Newellton
Waterproof
Thic
Influenza Spreads Across the South Amid Public Closures
Atlanta reports a broad influenza outbreak with over 50 000 civilian cases and widespread reach into army camps. Jackson Mississippi orders schools theaters and churches closed with more than five deaths and 500 cases. Tennessee seeks to curb draft medical exams due to worsening conditions.
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Atlanta
South
East
Jackson
Miss
Tennessee
Washington
Crowder
President Wilson Likely to Reply on Armistice Demand
Washington reports President Wilson will send his reply to German and Austrian armistice requests before night. Secretary Lansing will likely brief reporters at 4 pm after a conference with Secretary Tu muty and Colonel House, with no indication of a softening stance. Officials expect a firm rejection and insistence on acceptance of U S and Allied terms before any peace talks.
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Washington
Wilson
Colonel House
Lansing
Tumuty
United States
No Peace Without Victory Cited by Italy
Rome reports Italy demands absolute victory and rejects any negotiation after Austria’s peace proposal. Epoca highlights Wilson’s stance and notes Italian press view that an armistice signals Central Powers’ defeat, with Allies urged to deny relief from accountability.
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Rome
Wilson
Epoca
Encca
Worrying Over Peace Terms in Berlin Report
The Lokai Anzeiger in Berlin states President Wilson's points face rejection. It notes two key items: separation of Alsace-Lorraine from Germany and the incorporation of an independent Poland and a Prussian Poland.
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Copenhagen
Det
Lokai Anzeiger
Berlin
Wilson
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Poland
Prussia
Patherland Party Resists Peace Offer After Reichstag Meeting
London report says the Patherland Party in Germany, after the Reichstag session on Saturday, met again and passed resolutions to resist Prince Maximilian the new imperial chancellor peace offer by any means per a Zurich Dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company.
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Patherland Party
London
Germany
Reichstag
Maximilian
Zurich
Exchange Telegraph Company
National Laundry Owners Meet Tops with 75009 in Liberty Bonds
At the National Laundry Owners Association session in Chicago on October 7, delegates heard W. H. Manas of the U S Chamber of Commerce and then broke for fifteen minutes to sell Liberty Bonds, raising 75009 dollars.
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News-Star
Chicago
National Laundry Owners Associations
W. H. Manas
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Monroe City Council authorizes pine timber sale
The Monroe City Council in regular session authorizes mayor H. D. Apgar to deed merchantable pine timber on city land west of the river for 500 dollars with a six year cutting window, and adopts gas ordinance changes reducing service pipe sizes and requiring a 16 dollar street opening deposit.
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Countchman Culpepper
H. D. Apgar
City of
Monroe
Township
North Range
J.P. Breathwitt
Slack
Fas
Organ Fitters
McMillan
City of Monrot
Counciliat
Austin
Dunn
Thomas Street
River Street
Richmond Street
Duar
A. King
Servier Motor Truck Co
Ideber
Santa Grane Street
Peter Palms
People’s Homesteads and Savings Association
DeSiard
President Wilson Likely to Send Reply to Entente
President Wilson consults with Entente premiers on Germany peace proposals. He may seek their approval or present a formulated reply, signaling that only terms already laid down will be accepted and that unconditional surrender remains the objective, with or without addressing Congress.
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Wilson
Germany
Washington
Oct
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
Senate
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Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co., Inc
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Ouachita Agricultural Pair Association
Monro
Walker
Itoms
Baron Burian
Great Britain
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