Zeebrugge Raid Told By Commanding Officer
An official interview with a Zeebrugge raid commanding officer outlines the complex planning for blocking the Zeebrugge submarine base. Night attacks, smoke screens, and precise timing aimed to bypass shore batteries and heavy guns, with storming parties and blocking ships achieving a complete, celebrated success.
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London
Zeebrugge
Rosslyn Wemyss
Douglas Brownrigg
Thetis
Canal
Fairway
Intrepid
H. M
Iris
Keyes
H. M. S. Warwick
German women chained to guns in WWI fighting tale
John H. Newell of the field hospital corps reports in the Aisne Marne region that American soldiers found German women bound to machine guns and forced to fight. He recounts soldiers' reactions to the grim sight after charging and capturing positions.
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Pittsburgh
John H. Newell
Field Hospital Corps
Aisne-Marne Galleny
One Legged Newsboy Aids Army Recruitment
St Louis newsboy H S Phillips with one leg and one heart enlists 756 legs into the army and persuades 378 eligibles to join the marine corps, according to local recruiting officers.
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St. Louis
H. S. Phillips
United States
Phillips
Marine Corps
Tampa torpedoed in Bristol Channel with 118 missing
Washington reports the U S S Tampa, a coast guard cutter escorting a convoy, was torpedoed September 26 in the Bristol Channel. Ten officers and 102 enlisted men are lost along with one British officer and five civilian employees. No witnesses seen a submarine, but wreckage and an explosion indicate a submarine attack. Captain C Satterlee commanded the Tampa.
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Washington
U. S
Tampa
C. Satterlee
Coast Guard
Thief Takes Supper During burglary in St Louis
A burglar broke into Edward Daly's home in St Louis and helped himself to a piping hot supper and jewels valued at 100 dollars. Police lookout for the thief as investigators inspect the scene.
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St. Louis
Edward Daly
Mosquitoes Drive Wildlife to Lakes in Interior Alaska
Mosquitoes swarm Interior Alaska forcing moose and caribou away from hills to lakes and rivers. Natives traveling by boat must stay midstream to escape shore swarms as researchers note the pest season. Also reported is a plan to lay one of the world’s longest submarine cables between Aden and Hong Kong at a cost of 8 million dollars.
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Alaska
Fairbanks
Aden
Hong Kong
Retreat H I Just Got Here
Chicago residents recount a letter from Lieut. William P. McFarland praising the valor of Chicago troops in France. The message recalls a forthright quip by Fort Sheridan Col. Myron J. Adams about hearing the retreat order as troops arrived.
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Chicago
Joe
Bavarians Seek Peace as Frontier Troops Withdraw
A Swiss dispatch reports Bavarian troops withdrawn from the frontier and replaced. Bavarian deserters reached Swiss outposts amid low German morale. An officer says the country has done enough fighting for the Prussian king.
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Prussia
Washington
Switzerland
Bavaarian Landstrum
Landis' Son Decorated by British for Bravery
Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is praised as his son Lieutenant Reed Landis receives the Distinguished Flying Cross from Britain. A cablegram confirms the decoration after earlier dispatches noted bravery and distinguished service without mentioning the honor.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Wil Son
Reed Landis
Landis
Eagland
Gompers Visits Yank Front in World War I France
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor visited the American front in France and then left for Italy. He was received by King Albert and toured the Belgian front expressing admiration for Belgian troops morale and ardor.
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Havas
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
France
Italy
Gompers
Albert
Ile
Names New Chancellor In German Empire
Amsterdam reports Prince Maximilian of Baden has been named German imperial chancellor per the Zeitung Am Mittag of Berlin. The announcement places the Baden prince in the top post amid shifting German leadership.
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Amsterdam
Prince Maximilian of
Baden
Zeitung Am. Mittag
Berlin
Alleged Spy Is Sentenced in Enid District Court
William Madison Hicks was convicted in federal court of espionage violations and sentenced to twenty years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The case arose in Enid Oklahoma on October 5.
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Enid
Oklo
William Madison Hicks
Death toll estimated at 90 in Swedish wreck
Stockholm October 5 The great railway disaster north of Moline has fatalities estimated at 90. No Americans are believed to be among the casualties.
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Stockholm
Moline
Influenza Closes Joliet State Penitentiary to Visitors
Acting on welfare department orders Warden Murphy shut the Joliet state penitentiary to all visitors to stop the spread of Spanish influenza. No cases are reported at the institution.
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Joliet, I
Department of Public Welfare
Murphy
State Penitentiary
Grippe Kills 45 in Gotham as Cases Surge
In New York City 8386 new Spanish influenza cases and 45 deaths were reported in 24 hours. Health Commissioner Copeland said the disease has reached epidemic proportions in the city.
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Grippe
Gotham
New York
Copeland
Iowa War Relief and Local News Roundup amid 1918 Strife
Reports from Iowa detail 11 soldiers killed in a Springfield Missouri troop train wreck. Adjutant General Lasher notes progress enlisting for new national guard units. Iowa nears Liberty Loan and sugar allotments with quotas and deadlines, while sugar saving contests and patriotic pledges shape civilian life. Local farm rents rise near Ida Grove and a notable arrest in Tama involves a Serbian worker dodging draft age. War savings stamp totals show Iowa slipping to twenty second in August, with Ida county unique for no redemptions.
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Herman Yonkers
Linn County
Springfield
Lasher
National Guard
Federal Reserve District
Iowa
Pell County
W. T.’. McIlroy
Ottumwa
Sugar
The
Food Administration
Ruth Shoemaker
Rockwell City
Baltimore
Kansas City
L. BL. Schermerhorn
Des Moines
Schermerhorn
Les
Cake
John Herriott
Stuart
Cummins
Bunalo Center
Wmdward
Holstein
Alfred Peterson
State Council of Defense
Red Cross
Whet
Isaac Critchfield
Asa Fenton
Jacob Hartman
Soan
Food Administration For
Kate ‘D. Barr
Keokuk
Arba L. i Stuntz
Cedar Falls
Homer C. Stuntz
Methodist Church
Benjamin Boardman
Wagner Company
Marshall Shaller
Constable Impson
Tama
Sam ‘Popovitch
Ferguson
America
Serbia
Treasury Department
Ida County
British Capture Old Damascus
Damascus, long a stronghold in Syria, fell to General Allenby’s forces, marking a 180 mile advance since September 20. The key city connects to Aleppo and Alexandretta, with over 60,000 prisoners taken and several Turkish armies destroyed. Damascus, famed as possibly the world’s oldest city, sits 208 miles southeast of Beirut in the Lebanon region.
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London
Daninseug
Syria
Allenby
British War Office
Damascus
Palestine
Richard Gotthell
Columbia University
School of Archaeology At
Jerusalem
Aleppo
Alexandretta
Jerusaian
Ttrk
Lebanon
Beirrut
Josephus
Aran
St. Paul
Leirut
Medina
Red Cross Lists Nurses For Service Worldwide
The American Red Cross lists graduates pupils practical nurses midwives and hospital attendants 18 total this week at the request of Secretary of War and Surgeon General Gorgas The appeal covers the United States territories insular possessions and chapters in China and Japan The government seeks to know available nurses and how many can be withdrawn without harming civilian welfare The Spanish influenza epidemic heightens the demand for nurses nationwide
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Washington
American Red Cross
Wir Baler
Gorgas
Continental
United States
China
Japan
Army
Navy
Red Cross Chief Davison Receives Legion of Honor
Paris on October 4 reports Davison chairman of the Red Cross war council was awarded the Legion of Honor commander cross the highest American civilian honor. President Poincare hosted Davison and Harvey D. Gibson at a luncheon at the Elysee palace where the award was conferred.
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Paris
Davison
Sted Cross War Council
Bulgarian peace delegates return to Sofia
Peace delegates who set terms at Saloniki and signed the armistice with the Allies have returned to Sofia.
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Amsterdam
Saloniki
Alles
Sofia
Mills Blaze Near State Line Causes Large Loss
Fire partially destroyed the I. S. Kidder Flour mills near the Kansas State Line in Kansas City Missouri on October 5. Loss estimated between 100000 and 150000 dollars. Spontaneous combustion blamed.
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Kansas City
I. S. Kidder
Kansas State
Buffalo Car Men Strike Halts Lines Nationwide
Buffalo New York October 5 strike spreads across all lines of the international railway in the city and nearby towns. The tie up is complete with service halted and workers walking off at four AM.
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Buffalo
N. Y
International Railway
Russian gold shipments reach German front official says
Amsterdam reports the second shipment of Russian gold has arrived at the German frontier and been taken over by an official of the Reichsbank per a Berlin dispatch.
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Russia
Amsterdam
Germany
Reichsbbank
Berlin
Ohio City Closes Schools Over Flu Reports
Chillicothe Ohio, Oct 4 The city board of health ordered all schools churches lodges clubs and movies closed after physicians diagnosed 100 cases of influenza in the city.
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Ohio City
Chillicothe
City Board of Health
Who Is My Neighbor in the Good Samaritan Parable
A reflection on Luke 10:25-37 urging universal Christian service. It contrasts religious officials who ignored the wounded man with the Samaritan who helps, calling Americans to practice self denial, charity, and world outreach, especially amid wartime suffering.
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Tiexnt
Jesus
Ile
Christ
Jericho
America
Temple of God
Wach
Jesus Christ
John the Forerunner
Belgium
France
Roumania
Armenia
Drussia
Christian Heart of America
Samaria
Prayer and Plan in Moody Message on Walking with God
A Reverend sermon contrasts prayer and planning with reliance on God. It urges constant prayer to discover divine plans, emphasizing a single purpose to walk with God. Moody cites that many Christians settle for pardon rather than joyful fellowship, urging prayerful outreach to others.
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Moody
God Honors No Grafis Where There Are No Deposits
A brief editorial maxim comments that faith or favor shows where financial backing is absent, arguing substance and effort matter more than reputation. The note implies limited reward without tangible contributions or resources backing action.
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Zeebrugge
Ostend
Hne
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Bristol Channel
Iowa State News
Railway Administration
McAdoo
United States Railroad Administration
Col
Reed
Yank Front
Pershing
Old Damascus
Abraham
Fiu
H. P. Davison
Buffalo Car
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