British Hit German Front Near Valenciennes In New Offense
Allied forces under Field Marshal Haig push from a 15 mile front south of Valenciennes gaining 3 to 4 miles and seizing 6000 prisoners and machine guns. French also launch south of the Oise while West of Maubeuge key villages fall and Valenciennes is encircled.
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Associated Press
Haig
Valenciennes
Maubeuge
Mons
Beaudignies
Lequesnoy
Reuillon
Valenciennnes
Belgium
Oise
No Peace With Kaiser Now or Later No Armistice
Washington conveys President Wilson’s stance that any armistice must follow surrender and no peace is possible with the Kaiser and his war lords. The note to Berlin signals united Allied terms with no separate deals and coordination among Allies.
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Kaiser
Washington
Wilson
Germany
Berlin
M. Oedertin
da Faires
Arlington Naval
Nauen
Europe
Red Cross Urgent Appeal For Volunteers And Supplies
The Red Cross requests volunteers for nursing and general assistance, including colored helpers, with liberal wages. Donations of soup eggs milk and buttermilk are urgently needed and should be sent to headquarters. Requests for nurses doctors and aid should be made by day or night via telephone numbers 446 592 and 772.
Huns Must Pay for Havoc Wrought in France
Paris reports parliament debated German devastation in northern France. Senate President Dubois urged Allied victory to pursue chastisement and reparations. Foreign Minister Pinchon insisted the enemy be condemned to restitution with guarantees. Senators from liberated areas urged a commission to assess the damage, a resolution adopted unanimously.
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Paris
Senate
Dubois
Pinchon
Cotton gins ordered closed in Louisiana for one week
Special to News-Star New Orleans Oct 23 1918 authorities extend order closing all Louisiana cotton gins for seven days to curb the influenza epidemic. Despite gloom local doctors report improving conditions and praise central aid and red cross efforts while urging cases be reported by call numbers 542 or 772.
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News-Star
New Orleans
Louisiana
State Board of Health
Oscar Dowling
Pinion
Monroe
Kea Cross
British Cabinet Hears Wilson Reply From Embassy
London reports the British cabinet met to review President Wilsons reply received from the British embassy in the morning session.
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London
Wilson
British Capture Over 6 000 Prisoners In France
Allied forces in France and Belgium report the British have taken over 6 000 prisoners and many guns in the fresh attack begun yesterday along the front below Valenciennes.
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France
Belgium
Valenciennes
British Repel German Counter Attack Near Valenciennes
British forces cross the Ecallion river and seize Neuville Salesches and Beaudignies as a German counter attack is repulsed. Morning action resumes along the front from Sanbret to the Oise canal and the Scheldt.
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London
Valenciennes
Ecallion River
Neuville
Salesches
Beaudignies
Sanbret
Oise Canal
Scheldt
Boy Scouts Armored in German Cities Used Against Strikes
American intelligence reports that Boy Scouts in Hamburg and other German cities are being armed with machine guns and used frequently to break strikes, crafting a tense picture of paramilitary activity in occupied Germany.
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Verdun
Associated Press
Boy Scouts
Hamburg
American Patrols Penetrate German Lines Near Verdun
American patrols advanced into German positions near Grand Pre and north of Verdun. The German artillery and machine guns fired across the region as the contest continued.
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Verdun
Associated Press
Grand Pre
Hungary to seek direct Armistice terms from Entente
Paris reports Hungary plans to approach Entente governments directly to learn terms for armistice and peace. Budapest political circles cite Vienna’s famine threat as driving unconditional capitulation. A Vienna dispatch notes laws fade and authorities are powerless amid the crisis.
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Paris
Hungary
Budapest
Zurich
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Frankfort Zeitung
President Outlines Basic Armistice Idea
Washington reports focus on terms for an armistice likely to be formed by Allied and American military advisors after Allied governments review German proposals sent by President Wilson. Military officers say the President has ascertained allied willingness to submit the matter to military men and has expressed the basic idea for an immediate armistice.
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Washington
Wilson
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Pershing Advances in Verdun Front Gains Reach Ridge
American forces report continued progress on the Verdun front with enemy positions east of the Meuse penetrated and Bantheville fully occupied. The line holds on the ridge northwest of Bantheville as 15 hostile aircraft and one observation balloon are shot down.
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Washington
Verdun
Pershing
Meuse River
Meuse
Bantheville
Wilsons reply shocks Vienna and humbles Austria
A Frankfurter Zeitung dispatch reports President Wilsons note to Austria created an overwhelming reaction in Vienna. The note caused financial turmoil and is viewed in political circles as highly humiliating to the dual monarchy.
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Basel
Wilson
Austria
Vienna
Frankfort Zeitung
French Cross Sambre Canal Fronts Hold Against Attacks
Southeast of Le Cateau the French crossed the Sam bre canal west of Grand Verli and maintained gains despite strong counter attacks.
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Paris
le Cateau
Sambre Canal
Grand Verli
Democratization of Germany Spreads in Local States
Copenhagen reports a Berlin correspondent dispatch stating that democratization of Germany is spreading through the local states.
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Germany
Copenhagen
Berlin
District and Parish Chairs Appointed for War Work Campaign
The United War Work campaign organizes District No. 14 with five parishes and names key leaders in Monroe and surrounding areas. W. L. Ethridge is district general chairman, C. B. Gould district director, with Mrs J. H Mlourney and others heading divisions. Parish chairmen appointed include R Downes Jr in Ouachita and Edward Everett in Union, among others. Gould travels to finalize plans. Headquarters are at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce as the drive prepares for the November week.
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United War Work
Ouachita
Union
Lincoln Coldwell
Jackson
W. L. Ethridge
Monroe
C. B. Gould
New Orleans
J. H Ml
Union Parish
Edward Evertt
Farmerville
Caldwell Parish
J J. Meredith
Columbia
Jackson Parish
H. L. Nobles
Jonesboro
Lincoln Parish
Gould
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Ouachita Parish
R Downes, Jr
Crosse
Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
War Department
Young Men's Christian Association
The
Young Women’s Christian Association
National Catholic War Council
Jewish Welfare Board
War Camp Community Service
American Library Association
Selvation Army
German Papers Silent as War Policy Discussed
Paris Oct 24 Kaiser held lengthy individual talks with government members then addressed them in a body. Zurich dispatch notes German papers have printed nothing. War Cabinet met again Tuesday while Socialist papers criticise Chancellor Maximilian's Reichstag addresses and say the emperor cannot force extended war.
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Paris
Moncay
Zurich
War Cabinet
Maximillian
Frankische
Nuremberg
Allies Submit Peace Plea Demands Unconditional Surrender
Ten allied powers call for peace terms asserting no armistice unless Germany accepts unconditional surrender. They demand complete disarmament and Allied occupation to end hostilities.
Wilson says Germany must surrender to end war
President Wilson rejects a mere armistice and tells Berlin that any peace must include surrender to prevent renewed hostilities. The note, sent via the Swiss legation, states the U S will deal with Germany only through terms that foreclose recurrence of war and confirms over 2 million American troops have already embarked for overseas service.
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White House
Baker
Wilson
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Reichstag
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