Germans Forced to Yield Largest French City Lille
Allied forces under British leadership compel German retreat from Lille after four years of occupation. The fall follows Haig's offensive south of Valenciennes as Allied units advance past La Caternoy and the Serre. Belgians French and British push along the Flanders front with Courtrai Thourout Lichtervelde and Ardoye fallen. Americans press the Meuse and Argonne forests area as the war moves forward.
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Associated Press
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France
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Serre
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Oise
Meuse
Laon
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Behain
Oise- Serre
Courtrai
Thourout
British Capture Twenty Villages at Courtrai Fight
London report says British forces entered Courtrai during yesterday’s combat and over twenty villages in Belgium were captured by the Allies.
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London
Courtrai
Belgium
French Hold Front From Laon Pocket
Paris reports that along the Oise and Serre rivers the French maintained contact with German forces last night as they drive the enemy from the pocket north of Laon.
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Paris
Oise
Serre
Laon
War Office
American First Army advances north of Argonne toward Champagneville
In a successful advance north of the Argonne forest, the American First Army reached Champagneville one mile north of St Jovin. Eastward they took Cote de Châtillon as Belgian forces cross the Yser and march on Ostend. Fuel administration lifts gasoline free Sundays with immediate effect. Germans execute double retirement in Flanders with Courtrai as pivot.
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Verdun
Associated Press
Argonne Forest
Champagneville
St. Jovin
Neuse
Cote de Chatillon
Flanders
Courtrai
Army of Arnin in retreat after Allied attacks
Paris reports General von Arnin's German army retreating from the North Sea toward Lille after being defeated today. Seventeen divisions face crumbling resistance along the front, with heavy American combat in the Argonne and northern Champagne as Prussian Guards concede ground inch by inch.
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Paris
von Arnin
Argonne
Champagne
Arnin
Northern retreat lines Ostend to north France industrial zone
The report places a northern retreat stretching from Ostend southward and notes impact on the industrial area of northern France, highlighting strategic movement and regional disruption.
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Ostend
France
Monroe Red Cross Chapter Seeks Volunteers
The Monroe Red Cross Chapter again appeals for volunteers including nurses and helpers not necessarily trained. Both white and colored women are urged to assist the sick and support home care and can earn good money. Call 446 or 978.
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Monroe
THE
RED Cross
Kaiser said to be sending valuables to Holland
London reports morning papers discuss Germany potential reply to Wilson note. Some sources claim the kaiser may abdicate as internal upheaval grows. The Express alleges valuables sent to Holland and a socialist plan to govern after abdication to steady the country.
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London
Germany
Wilson
The
Express
Holland
Americans Capture Grand Pre After Bitter Hand to Hand Fight
American forces in Verdun frontier seize Grand Pre on October 17 after crossing the Aire at four points and wading through mud. They attacked without artillery, fought bayonet to bayonet, and drove German defenders from the town by 11 o clock.
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Verdun
Grand Pre
Pershing
Aire
Dawkins Dominates Louisiana Senate Race Amid Flu
Judge Ben C. Dawkins leads in Louisiana senate returns with a large margin over S. L. Herold as influenza hampers rural counts. Herold sends congratulations. Dawkins thanks him. Other notes include British Admiral Keys landing at Ostend and Holmes nominated for U S district judge in Mississippi.
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Ben C. Dawkins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Dawkin
S. L. Herold
Shreveport
Herold
Caddo
Dawkins
Lasalle
Mr. Herold
Monroe
Washington
Edwin Holmes
Yazoo City
Wilson
United States
Mississippi
Alleged Bank Wrecker Released From Federal Penitentiary
Hunter Raine former president of the defunct Mercantile Bank of Memphis was released after serving three years eight months and six days for alleged defalcation totaling one million dollars in an Atlanta period report dated October 17.
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Atlanta
Hunter Raine
Mercantile Bank
Memphis
Federal
Optimistic Bar Byron Burian Seeks Early Peace
Baron Burian, Austro Hungarian foreign minister, spoke optimistically on prospects for early peace to the Austrian legation's Foreign Affairs committee in Basel. The Vienna dispatch notes his hopeful tone and confidence in forthcoming negotiations.
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Basel
Baron Burian
Foreign Affairs Committee
Legation
Vienna
Germany Near Breaking Point Warns Fourth Liberty Loan Urged
Secretary Lansing warned that Germany is bending but not beaten and urged a strong finish of the Fourth Liberty Loan as every dollar and man counts. Reports indicated loan receipts could push total to over three billion six hundred million.
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Washington
Germany
Lansing
Wilson Signs Bill Making Vote Buying Federal Offense
President Wilson signed legislation criminalizing buying or selling votes at congressional elections creating a federal offense. The measure targets corrupt acts affecting the electoral process and seeks to deter improper influence in national contests.
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Washington
Wilson
Townes Mississippi Fuel Administrator Dies in Pneumonia
Charles L. Townes, Mississippi Fuel Administrator, died today in Jackson from pneumonia after influenza, aging unknown. Townes was a public official serving in the state's energy program and medical authorities have not released further details.
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Jackson
Miss
Charles L. Townes
Mississippi
Great changes approved for V. S. & P. passenger service
Businessmen approve a new Vicksburg Shreveport Monroe schedule effective November 10 aiming to restore Monroe’s trade east of town. Three daily trains replace four, with No. 5 and No. 6 discontinued and a new Monroe bound local added, improving service for towns along the line.
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Monroe
Here
Natchez
Vicksburg
Cross
Supt
J. C. Stamm
Stamm
News-Star
Chamber of Commerce
Supt. Stamm
S. G. Hopkins
Monrose
Edson
Stunm
Mr. Hopkins
Shreveport
Delta Point
Ruston
Delta
Germany’s Reply to Wilson Terms May Be Acceptance
Washington reports and European dispatches hint Germany may accept President Wilson’s terms with limited guarantees for German interests. Officials stress no official word on Kaiser’s abdication or Germany’s capitulation, while London and Amsterdam sources indicate a likely immediate German reply.
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Nieuewe Rotterdamsche Courante
Germany
William
London
Reuter
Holland
Wilson
Washington
England
France
Italy
Paris
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