Revolutionists Control Kiel and Hamburg Riots Reported
Copenhagen reports deserters moving to Kiel and Hamburg outbreaks with artillery fire. A soldiers and workers council claims political power, orders naval withdrawal, prisoner releases, and freedom of speech while mutiny spreads among Kiel crews and officers falter under the revolt.
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Baltic
Kiel
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Warnemunde
Germany
Rostock
Schleswig
Hamburg
Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam
Stockholm
Berlin
Demokraten
Politiken
Vamrup
Gedser
Haussman
iNocke
Reichstag
Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Council
Kaiser
Cologne
Hussars
Wandsbeck
Cuxhaven
Wilhelmshaven
Wiel
Spanish Cabinet Resigns After Long Cortes Session
Madrid reports Premier Maury submitted the resignation of his entire cabinet to King Alfonso after an extended session of the cortes.
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Madrid
Cortes
Maury
Alfonso
Complete Chaos in Austria Travelers Report
Travelers report complete chaos in Austria with Tyrolean railroad villages flooded by returning armymen in full disorder as of November 9 in Berne.
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Austria
Berne
Tyrols
Germans Evacuate Roumania Under Mackensen Command
Zurich dispatch says German forces are evacuating Roumania with Field Marshal von Mackensen directing the operation. A report from Jasny confirms the withdrawal plan and leadership.
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Roumania
Paris
Zurich
Jassy
von Mackensen
Belgian Civilian Prisoners Freed Under German Amnesty
Amsterdam reports Berlin says the German government released all Belgian civilian prisoners in Germany in line with its amnesty proclamation. The telegram confirms the action as of the November 8 date.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Berlin
Kaiser's Palaces Turned to Hospitals for Wounded
Copenhagen dispatch reports Das ordered 60 imperial palaces including Sans Souci to be converted into hospitals for the wounded. Emperor William's assets repurposed for medical use.
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London
William
Copenhagen
Das
Armistice Talks At Villa With Austrian Envoys In Italy
A Times correspondent outlines the October 29 Austrian approach near Serravalle and Ala. General von Weber led a eight-person delegation with generals and officers. Badoglio received them at the villa as telegrams with draft terms were exchanged. Orlando provided written lines on armistice conditions.
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Times
Serravalle
Ala
Adige
von Weber
von. Weber
Hiss
Badoglio
Vor. Weber
Badogle
Versailles
Signor Orlando
Gen. von Weber
Austrians Defect To Help U S Forces In Verdun Battle
The Stars and Stripes reprints a World War I anecdote about thirty Austrian recruits who had never met an American soldier. They defected to the Allied side when the Yanks advanced, shouting Republic and offering to surrender. They then used German grenades to silence German machine guns.
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Paris
The
Stars and Stripes
Verdun
Republic
Diaz Promoted Armando Diaz to Full General Rank
Rome November 8 reports King Victor Emmanuel promotes Armando Diaz to full general and Paolo Thaon di Revel to admiral. Diaz now holds the highest army rank while Revel advances from naval chief to admiral in the Italian service.
British Casualties for Week Reported
London reports weekly British casualties totaling 97,648 for the week ending. Officers and men killed or died of wounds numbered 350 and 6,084 respectively. Wounded or missing include 922 officers and 20,288 men.
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London
Germans abandon Ghent after white flag signals
A wireless dispatch to General Bourains reports the German army has decided to abandon Ghent in Belgium where white flags were raised signaling surrender or withdrawal. The date is given as November 9.
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Belgium
Bourains
Ghent
Miss Wilson Sings for Stevedores at Base Post
Paris reports Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of President Wilson sang for the stevedores at a base post as a Y M C A entertainer. She is traveling incognito visiting base posts.
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Miss Wilson
Paris
Margaret Wilson
President Wilson
Grip Kills Veteran Correspondent in Paris Death
Paris dispatch reports the death of Laurence Jerrold longtime London Daily Telegraph correspondent in Paris. He is described as the dean of English correspondents here and died of pneumonia.
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Grip
Paris
Laurence Jerrold
London Daily Telegraph
Americans See First Fire In Northern Russia Front
In northern Russia American soldiers joining Russo allied forces faced immediate combat twenty four hours after arrival. They relieved French outposts and endured shrapnel from Bolshevik forces while praised by American and British officers for their resolve.
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Russia
France
Vienna Joyous Over Armistice Declared
Vienna erupts in celebration as news of an armistice spreads through the city. Crowds fill streets with cries and embraces while expectations grow that peace will bring food relief, though reports say Emperor Charles may have abdicated and terms are severe for Austria.
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Geneva
Vienna
Charles
Arsenal Workers Plan Thanksgiving War Effort
Fifteen thousand Rock Island arsenal workers will skip Thanksgiving celebrations to produce more munitions and contribute their day’s earnings to the Red Cross and allied United War Work Campaign groups.
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Rock Island Arsenal
Red Cross
Rock Island
United War Work Campaign
Britain and Germany clash over interned U-boat crews
London reports Germany ratifies the prisoner accord with Great Britain but rejects the British proposal to exclude non commissioned officers and men of U boats interned in Holland and Switzerland from the agreement.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Holland
Switzerland
German Air Protest Rebutted by U S Observers
Washington reports that military and diplomatic observers dismiss Berlin's protest against Allied air raids. They note German forces previously conducted raids on defenseless towns in France Belgium and England as well as hospitals. The Swiss legation delivered Germany’s plea on October 1 claiming orders limit German air actions to military targets only.
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Berlin
France
England
Washington
Belgium
State Department
Legation
Kramarz Chosen First President in Czech State
Geneva November 8 Czech-Slovak leaders draft a constitution for a new republic inspired by the United States. Dr Karl Kramarz, former Hungarian Czech party leader who spent years in prison on treason charges before July 1917, was chosen as first president.
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Geneva
New Republic
United States
Karl Kramarz
Beaumont Targeted as Germans Rain Poison Gas
On the Sedan Front on Nov 8 German forces concentrated on Beaumont a village with over 400 French civilians. They unleashed poison gas throughout the night creating fear and disruption as American troops Advance nearby.
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Sedan
Beaumont
Troops Ordered to Budapest Against Revolutionaries
Troops have been ordered to Budapest to suppress revolutionaries seeking to overthrow the Karolyi cabinet and proclaim a republic, according to advices.
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Budapest
Copenhagen
Karolyi
Yanks to Travel Light During Overseas Duty
Washington reports the war department orders soldiers traveling overseas to go light. Only officers may carry ammunition and only for their pistols.
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Washington
War Department
Bank Robbed in Chicago Four-Scarred Bandits Hit Niles Center Bank
A band of four robbed the Niles Center State bank in Chicago, stealing 4000 dollars in currency and 1500 dollars in Liberty bonds. The crime occurred as the robbers resumed operations after a period of inactivity. No arrests reported.
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Chicago
Automobile Bank
Niles Center
Armistice Envoys Meet as Germans Reach Metz Fortress
London dispatch says Marshal Foch and Sir Rosslyn Wemyss met the German armistice envoy at noon Thursday. The Germans arrived at the fortress of Metz Wednesday night and notified Foch of their arrival.
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London
Marshal Foch
Rosslyn Wemyss
Metz
Mary Pickford Owes $108000 to Theatrical Agent
New York Nov 9 The jury verdict binds Mary Pickford moving picture star to pay Mrs. Cora Carrington Wil renling theatrical agent 108330 dollars in a suit torn against the actress.
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Mary
New York
Mary Pickford
Cora Carrington Wilrenling
Investigation into Increased Cost of Living to Open in Chicago
Washington announced immediate bureau of labor statistics inquiry into the Increased cost of living to be conducted in Chicago by the department of labor.
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H. C. of L
Chicago
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
War department approves Grand Rapids acid plant
The War Department authorized spending 1 500 000 dollars to build and equip a sulfuric acid plant at Grand Rapids Michigan. The facility will produce 75 000 net tons annually.
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Grand Rapids
Washington
War Department
Mich
Bavarians Form New Republic Revives German Revolt News
The report from Basle on November 11 claims Bulgaria became a republic amid revolution. In Germany mutinous sailors hoisted red flags and seized major ports including Hamburg and Bremen. Sailors and soldiers formed councils in Bremen, Kiel, and other ports as ports, rail hubs, and factories faced revolutionary control.
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Bulgaria
Prussia
London
Germany
Prince Henry
Inehler
Wiel
Blensburg
Schleswig
Kiel
Hamburg
Bremen
Hatubure
Cologne
Karl Liebkiecht
Thassen
Krupp
Hanover
Sassnitz
Bremenhaven
Cuxhaven
Schleswig Volks Zeitungsigs
Allies Reassure Syrians on Autonomy After War
Paris dispatch reports France and Britain issued a joint declaration to aid the peoples between the Taurus region and the Persian Gulf. It promises support for native governments and administrations in Syria and Mesopotamia and recognition once established.
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Paris
Taurus
Persian Gulf
France
Great Britain
Syria
Mesopotamia
Pope Sends Vatican Envoy to U S Jubilee
Rome announces Mgr Bonaventura Cerretti papal undersecretary of state will depart next Wednesday or Thursday as special envoy to attend the jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons. He is the Vatican’s most prominent official ever to visit the United States.
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Mgr. Bonaventura Cerretti
Vatican
Gibbons
Rome
Mgr
Bonaventura Cerretti
Austria
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
Cerretti
Serbian Troops Cross Danube Into Hungary
Serbian troops crossed the Danube into Hungary and were welcomed with great enthusiasm, according to an official statement from the Serbian war office.
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Danube
Hungary
London
Methodist church pledges $5 million for postwar reconstruction
Yonkers New York November 11 The Methodist Episcopal church through its board of foreign missions appropriated five million dollars for reconstruction work in Europe and at home after the war.
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Yonkers
N. Y
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Board of Foreign Missions
Europe
Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes Is Released From Charge
New York November 11 Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes who faced arrest on an illegal registration charge was discharged by the court. The ruling held that her Kangas conviction did not deprive her of citizenship.
German Social Democrats pledge full democratic liberty
Vorwaerts of Berlin publishes a proclamation by the social democratic party stressing the firm intention to secure full democratic liberty for the people in Copenhagen dated November 11.
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Copenhagen
Vorwaerts of
Berlin
Social Democratic Party
Spencer Defeats Folk in Senate Race with 35,000 Lead
In St. Louis voters show incomplete returns with Selden Spencer, Republican, leading Joseph W. Folk, Democrat, for the U S Senate by about 35 000 votes. The prohibition amendment is reported defeated.
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St. Louis
Selden
Spencer
Joseph W. Folk
United States Senate
Mackensen Arrives in Hungary for Frontline Talks
Basel Nov 11 Field Marshal Mackensen of Germany arrives in Budapest from Bucharest to confer with Premier Miksa Károlyi on passage of German divisions through Hungary as World War I advances shape European frontlines.
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Mackensen
Hungary
Basel
Sudapest
Bucharest
Michael Karolyi
Keep Good Cows and Feed Them Well
An article urges dairy farmers to maximize milk from each cow using intensive feeding and cow testing. It compares yields under different grain levels, highlights the value of high producing cows, and recommends feeding per production to improve income over feed costs.
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Ffence
Ives
England
Liberal ration for profitable dairy cows
To feed dairy cows profitably they need a liberal ration through all seasons. Summer relies on pasture with possible supplements from crops, silage, or concentrates. Winter favors hay silage and grain blends balanced to roughage, considering cost, bulk, palatability, and physiological effects. Individual feeding, regular salt, and ample clean water are essential.
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