Allies Capture 405000 Foes In Ten Months
Allied forces report 405000 prisoners captured on the western front from January 1 to November 5. British troops took 200000, French 140000, Americans 50000, Belgians 15000. Reporting on advances from Avesnes to Sedan, Pershing’s right wing pushes into Beurey wood and Woevre forest as French seize Mezieres and Sedan outskirts.
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House of Commons
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Tournai
Field Marshal Haig
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Meuse
Pershing
Beurey Wood
Woevre
Sedan
Ecurey Wood
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Brandeuille
Mezieres
Fendh
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Frencis
Haig
Mons
Maubeuge
Aix-La-Chapelle
Valenciennes
Quievrain
Crespin
Angre
Mormal Forest
Monceau-St. Vaast
Dompieree
Avennes
Armistice Terms Demand Austrian and Hungarian Demobilization
Allied armistice terms require complete demobilization of the Austro-Hungarian army, withdrawal of forces from the front, and surrender of large portions of artillery and equipment. The plan opens Austrian and Hungarian territory for Allied operations against Germany under Marshal Foch supervision, with naval and territorial provisions outlined for rapid demobilization and occupation.
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Busi
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Lagosta
Gerat
Zirona
Solta
Branzi
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United States
Allies
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Danube
Austria-Frungary
Austria-Hungary
Pala
Austria-Fungary
Kaiser Hides in Army Hq After Abdication Talks
The German emperor refuses to abdicate and seeks refuge in German army headquarters after a war cabinet meeting discussed his abdication with Paris noting the potential abdication.
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Paris
War Cabinet Council
U. S. Men Land in Austria Near Pola
A Swiss dispatch via diplomatic channels states Italian forces with American troops reached the Austrian Adriatic coast near Pola but landed under Entente protection. Confirmation from Washington remains pending.
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Pola
Washington
Adriatic
Entente
Austrian Chief Resigns From Foreign Ministry
Count Julius Andrassy resigns as Austro Hungarian foreign minister after taking the post on October 25, a Zurich dispatch to Exchange Telegraph reports.
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Count Andrassy
Zurich
London
Julius Andrassy
Exchange Telegraph Company
Adriatic Fleet Gains Absolute Control Amid Turmoil
Desperate conditions reported in Turkey as Armenian correspondents describe anarchy across the country. Deserters number in the hundreds of thousands and remain sustained by robbery of the general population. Constantinople experiences famine while awaiting allied intervention.
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Turkey
Amsterdam
Constantinople
Fire Parisian Homes As British Army Fights In France
Five thousand Valenciennes civilians stayed in the city while about 29,000 were evacuated by German forces to Mons during the week. Many residents died from bombardment using high explosives and gas shells. The reporter entered through the western gate as bridges over the Scheldt were blown and streets left in ruins. The city, famed for lace, appeared largely damaged with the mayor's office found in an attic near the Grand Place.
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Valenciennes
Mons
Scheldt
Laces
Des Moines
Iowa Commission
San Francisco
Commission
Rube McPherrin
J. W. Bailey
Aplington
Sanford Severson
Kanawha
Victor ‘Frist
Villisca
Bot Tribby
Mount Pleasant
Clarence Nesheim
Clear Lake
Thomas A White
Linden
Edwin E. Hites
Ben Adkins
Fairfield
James Goggin
Bernard
Michael Wolfe
North Buena Vista
Jose E. Kilmartin
Malvern
George C. Sheppleman
Joseph H. Wyatt
Webster City
Cox
Ohio
Detroit
Yankees Bag 124 German Planes In Verdun Drive
American airmen shot down 124 German machines in three days north of Verdun during the front drive begun Friday. Twenty-nine of our planes are missing. Bombing squadrons at dawn Monday destroyed enemy dumps and damaged transports with hot machine gun fire at low altitude. Yankee flyers praised for success.
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Stenay
Washington
Dominifing Heights
Verdun
Montmedy
Coanflins
Pershing
National Army
Texas
Oklahoma
New York
Missouri
Kansas
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Virginia
West Virginia
New Mexico
District of Columbia
Bomb Roads Near Metz In British Air Operations
British air forces attacked railways and airplane hangars east of Metz in the region, according to an edictal statement. The action targeted transportation routes and military facilities in the contested area.
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London
Metz
British Independent Air Forces
Republicans Win Control of National Legislature Reported
Washington dispatch notes Republicans lead in both chambers with at least 49 Senate seats and 43 House seats, after returns from scattered districts. Manifold race updates include Newberry over Ford in Michigan, Berger elected in Milwaukee, and New York voting delays for soldiers. Wisconsin and Iowa results show Republican gains and Harding reelected by about 10,000.
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Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Eaunee
Connecticut
Delaware
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Georgia
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Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
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Nevada
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New York
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North Carolina
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Oregon
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Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
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House
Detroit
Truman H. Newberry
Henry Ford
Nugent
Gooding
Ron Possble
Claude Kitchin
Oscar Underwood
Champ Clark
Victor Berger
Berger
Milwaukee
Philipp
Harding
Des Moines
W.L. Harding
Iowa
Claude R. Porter
Iarding
Porter
Suffragists Report Expenditures Against Opponents
The National Woman's Suffrage Association led by Carrie Chapman Catt told representatives it spent 7693 dollars to defeat Senator Baird in New Jersey Senator Weeks in Massachusetts and Mr Moses in New Hampshire. It said 4893 dollars were spent in New Jersey for Charles O Hennessey a senate candidate with smaller sums in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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Washington
National Woman’s Suffrage Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
House of Representatives
Senator Baird
New Jersey
Senator Weeks
Massachusetts
Moses
New Hampshire
Charles O. Hennessey
Senate
Socialists Demand Recounts in New York
Socialists in New York state prepare to demand recounts after all congressional candidates lose, including Representative Meyer London. The move signals organized challenge to the election results and seeks confirmation of votes in key districts.
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New York
Meyer London
Arizona Governor Contest Remains In Doubt
In Phoenix incomplete county returns keep the race between Republican T. I. Campbell and Democrat Jed T. Colter unresolved as ballots tally continues. County reports vary and final result awaits full totals.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
T. I. Campbell
Jed T. Colter
Crum couple mark sixtieth wedding anniversary
Bedford residents Mr and Mrs James R Crum celebrate their 60th anniversary. He is 81 and she 78, both healthy. Pioneer Iowans with ties to the state, they are part of a broader wartime community portrait including a new University of Iowa war flag and state defense appeals to farmers.
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James R. Crum
Bedford
Crum
Iowa
University of Iowa
State Council of Defense
Walker
Military Training Camps Association
Page County
Iowa State College
Hamilton County
County Food Administration
Woman's nerves strengthened by Lydia E. Pinkham remedy
Mrs. Albert Sultze of Winona Minnesota credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending years of nervousness and sleepless nights She says she can rest work and feel well the next day The ad presents the product as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration in women
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Erate, Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Albert Sultze
Olmstead St
Winona
Minn
Inheritance Echoes Amid Widow and Late Husband
A terse exchange frames a family matter as a widow delays in settling an estate. The dialogue hints the widow resembles her deceased spouse, underscoring themes of lineage, duty, and memory.
CASTORIA Brand Reminder Noted by Mothers
An advisory urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles for the signature OP and the familiar claim of use for over 30 years. The notice underscores Castoria as the trusted infant remedy while a brief, unrelated exchange about a war garden and vegetables appears in the text.
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Fletcher
Cole a Carbonisalve Heals Burns and Skin Ailments
An ad for Cole a Carbonisalve promises rapid relief from burning itching and other skin diseases and claims instant pain relief from burns with scarless healing. The copy urges readers to send 26 cents to The J W Cole Co Rockford Illinois for a package and notes treatment reports meet with indifference.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Card
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for nasal catarrh and frequent colds. It claims the remedy cleanses the blood and reduces susceptibility, noting internal use and blood action on mucous surfaces. Endorsed by J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Perasons
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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