Allied Forces Drive German Line Back in Northern France
Allied troops push the German front back toward Belgium from the Ancre river to Le Cateau as July offensives widen the wedge southeast of Cambrai. Petain's French troops advance near Oise and Guise while Pershing's Americans pressure the Meuse front and near Laon, with further advances anticipated.
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Associated Press
France
Ancre
Albert
le Cateau
Jine
Maubege
Foch
Ludendorff
Cambrai
Petain
Oise
Guise
Wassigny
Laon
Aisne
Champagne
Meuse
Pershing
Germans Evacuate St Gobain Forests Amid Allied Push
London report dated October 11 notes German evacuation of St Goblan and Chemin des Dames under pressure. Allies push west and south, with river Serre to Soissons line under strain as French American forces advance in Champagne near Agonne and Gran Pre. American units clear a pocket near Verdun toward Livery on the Meuse.
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London
St Gobian
Chemin-des-Dames
Serre
Soissons
Laon
Champagne
Agonne
Gran Pre
Allied Drive Breaks German Resistance in France Advance
Washington dispatch reports General March described an Anglo American push between St Quentin and Cambrai that disrupted German ranks. In three days fourteen miles were gained marking the fastest advance since the counteroffensive began as the Eighty second division, with troops from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, moved east of the Argonne.
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Washington
St. Quentin
Cambrai Gereral
Merch
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Argonne
Local Red Cross in the Influenza Fight
The local Red Cross Chapter seeks volunteers with nursing training or willingness to assist nurses and urges doctors to call Red Cross headquarters for nurse referrals. The State Board of Health notes influenza can resemble a cold, with general aches and fever, and offers practical home care tips to reduce spread and improve recovery.
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Red Cross
State Board of Health
1 900 000 U S troops in France urged to aid Liberty Loan
American forces overseas have surpassed 1 900 000 as General March announces a renewed push to support the Liberty Loan. He warns that more troops will follow the initial two million, urging immediate public backing. Emperor William calls all German sovereigns to Berlin for a conference in response to Wilson's note, a first in German history.
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Washington
March
Ioan
War Department
New Submarine Campaign Reported by Daily Mail
London reports a new submarine campaign ten days old with the sinking of the Japanese steamer Hirono Maru and the Dulin mail boat Leidster. The submarines are described as larger and more heavily armed than prior vessels.
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London
Dulin Mail
Leidster
Daily Mail
French Advance Near Aisne Captures Two Towns
French forces last night advanced north of the Aisne river capturing Chivey and Hiouilins and pressed into Champagne. They crossed the Suippes river gaining a foothold between St. Quentin and Boult-Sur-Suippe.
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Paris
Aisne
Chivey
Hiouilins
Champagne
Suipps
St. Quentin
Boult-Sur- Suippe
Serbian forces advance after Leskovitz capture
Serbian troops pushed north after seizing Leskovitz and captured 2,000 prisoners. They extended their line to ten miles north of the town, signaling a further breakthrough in the campaign near London.
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London
Leskovitz
Death rate climbs in army camps amid influenza surge
Washington reports influenza and pneumonia push army camp deaths higher than any week since mobilization. Officials say admissions show the rate has practically doubled and a peak is expected soon, per the Surgeon General.
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Washington
Artillery Firing Reported Northwest of Verdun
Heavy artillery in the region west of the Meuse began before daybreak with American forces initiating the bombardment and German reply. Fires were seen in many towns behind the lines, believed started by American shells.
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Verdun
Meuse
Archbishop Challet Carried Away by Germans in Cambrai
Monsignor Challet archbishop of Cambrai was seized by German troops as they evacuated Cambrai during the fall of the city on October 11.
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Archishop
France
Monsignor Challet
Cambrai
Evacuation of Chemin-des-Dames Begins
German troops moved to evacuate the Chemin-des-Dames sector north of the Aisne and south of Laon today as operations continued in the area.
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London
Chemin-des-Dames
Aisne
Laon
Conference of German Sovereigns Sparks Washington Speculation
Washington observers discuss the Kaiser called conference of all German states as possibly signaling renewed fealty to the war lord or even abdication. The meeting is seen as potentially addressing President Wilson's peace reply and may precede drastic changes in the German empire.
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Washington
Wilson
Nations May Decide Own Future
Basel reports that Emperor Charles of Austria will issue a proclamation about the right of the empire’s various nations to determine their own futures, as cited by the Frankfurt Telegraf.
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Basel
Charles of Austria
Frankfort
Strassburg Post Talks Peace Outlook in Fog of War
Basel dated October 11 reports the Strassburg Post noting peace is not dead but shrouded in fog. The note remains only partially rejected and hope endures that peace could be realized under constrained terms.
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Basel
Strassburg
President Wilson Peace Note Approved by French Chamber Committee
Paris dispatch reports the committee on Foreign Affairs of the chamber of deputies approved President Wilson's reply to the German peace note by a Thursday vote. The action follows earlier U.S. and allied diplomacy amid ongoing wartime efforts.
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Wilson
Paris
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Chamber of Deputies
Kaiser Opposed Peace Proposal Sparks Conference Talk
London reports Maximilian's peace proposal in direct opposition to Kaiser views. A neutral observer who left Germany says the proposal may explain why German sovereigns were summoned to a conference. No official confirmation has been given.
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Kaiser
London
Maximillian
Germany
New Governor Named for Alsace Lorraine in Strassburg Telegram
Amsterdam Oct 11 Karl Hauss a Reichstag member and Center party leader in the Prussian diet has been chosen to succeed the retiring governor of Alsace Lorraine a Strassburg telegram published in Dutch papers indicates the appointment is imminent.
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Amsterdam
Karl Hauss
Reichstag
Center Party
Alsace-Lorraine
Strassburg
Grand Jury Postponed Amid Influenza Epidemic
Ouachita Parish Grand Jury will not meet Monday October 14 due to Spanish influenza outbreak. Dr Bennett reports 400 city cases with four pneumonia cases. emphasis on fresh air and avoiding crowding. Several meetings postponed including Fifth District Medical Society and Sunday School Association. Boy Scouts suspended meetings until further notice.
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Ouachita
K. C. Bennett
City Board of Health
News- Star
F. C. Bennett
Monroe
Bennett
A. St. Johnson
G. Malanahan
Fifth District Medical Society
Celled
Ouachita Parish Sunday School Association
Red River
Otie Seabough
DeSfeld
North Third
C. . Gray
Ouachita Parish
Earl Hill
Sereant Blanks
Boy Scouts
300 Lives Lost When Steamship Was Sunk
The Japanese steamer Hirano Maru of 7995 tons was torpedoed and sunk about 360 miles south of Ireland by a German submarine early Thursday. About 300 people are feared dead. 20 survivors were rescued by the American destroyer Sterrett, with 22 Japanese crew saved. The Sterrett faced torpedoes from the U boat but escaped damage.
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Associated Press
Japan
Ireland
Sterret
Sterrett
Sinking of Leidster Mail Steamer in Irish Sea
Dublin October 11 reports a torpedo strike on the mail steamer Leidster in the Irish Sea. It is believed 600 lives were lost and only 150 rescued so far.
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Dublin
Leidster
Irish Sea
Great Bayptele On Thirty Mile Front
Anglo American forces push to the Cambrai region on a front nearly thirty miles as of Oct 11. British troops advance with little opposition aside from scattered enemy gunners. German retreat accelerates north of Le Cateau toward Douai. Evacuation of Douai expected soon.
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Cambrai
le Cateau
Douai Salient
America Must Not Forget Wrong by Germany
Emphatic call to remember wartime wrongs attributed to Germany. Urges collective memory and accountability, stressing that history's abuses should not be erased or overlooked.
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America
Prightelll
Germany
Justice and Mercy Must Guide Postwar Peace Terms
Secretary Lansing urged that any future peace must be guided by stern justice tempered with mercy, to prevent a return of Prussian militarism. He proclaimed that the period after victory will test new social orders and demanded discrimination between the ignorant and intelligent, and between masters and serfs. The speech, given in Auburn during the seminary anniversary, warned against revanchist anger and called for a Christian era of fraternity and liberty.
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Auburn Theological Seminary
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