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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
2
A fragmented wartime reminiscence describes Noyon before the war, the occupation by French troops, and the town’s evacuation. Citizens endure fear, blackout drills, and the slow return of order as soldiers and residents reenter the center amid cautious curiosity.
A fragmentary historical note contemplates a millennial hope for lasting peace as nations strive for synthesis. The text invokes a universal motive, stressing confidence and unity, and cites a quotation about weapons yielding to steadfast resolve. The source fragment references MOA, De Walfe Howe, and Ate Inotle in a martial context.
War report describes an emperor figure atop a tower in an American village spared by shellfire. Despite thousands of shells and explosions nearby, the statue and the locating figure remain intact while American troops and supplies pass the main street. The scene draws comment on the defiant pose amid heavy fighting and bombardment.
Remarkable account describes a pilot pursuing a new personal narrative while preparing to attack enemies with bombs grenades darts or fire machines. It notes German officers in embrasure of annihilation and British low near fear, with white fire and Gorian regiments reportedly decimated.
Fragmentary prose notes reference weighty topics and humor about buying good things. The text hints at dialogue about memory speech and gnawing concerns, with unclear subjects and a wry tone. No clear individuals or events are identifiable from the readable fragments.
In France American soldiers frequent hot chip stalls called Saratoga chips at overseas YM centers. The hot chip stalls and coffee counters run continuously, reflecting their popularity. A wartime morale note ends with a harsh jibe about the enemy.
News reports in Washington detail Austria-Hungary’s complete surrender and access for Allied operations. Terms include demobilization, surrender of artillery and equipment, occupation of strategic sites, and use of Austrian railways for actions against Germany. Marshal Foch to oversee implementation and Austrian forces to move to the rear. Concurrently, Germany’s armistice terms are prepared in Paris with diplomatic unity claimed among Allies.
Rome reports joyous reaction to Trieste occupation with crowds cheering the king army and navy Monte Citorio bells tolling fires burning across mills in Italy. Copenhagen reports Emperor Karl plans abdication and Swiss residence amid Vienna dispatch. Washington notes Treasury receipts from war savings securities totaling 601 million 453 thousand 415 dollars and 86 cents.
In Los Angeles on November 5 four men chosen from a gathering of at least none attempted to hold a service at the Ninth Church of Christ Scientist were arrested and charged with violating a health ordinance.
Vienna dispatch reports quiet after 7 pm with protests in front of the ministry of war. The imperial couple are said to remain in Vienna and an imperial ordinance allows country officers to serve newly formed governments and permit soldiers to transfer. The Berlin Tageblatt cites Vienna Diet actions, cheered red flag laborers. crownless assembly adopts a republic framework, appointing government to be named midweek. Victor Adler tipped for foreign affairs, Leuter for war, Ofer for justice. Officers and soldiers demand a demobilization and abolition of garrisons.
Count Karolyt declares Hungary a republic after obtaining release from fealty to the emperor. Dispatches sent from Vienna via Bund quote Die Zeit and report the political shift amid ongoing turmoil.
Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes, jailed last May for espionage act violations in Kansas City, now arrested in New York on illegal registration charges. W 5 Mantooth, 22, killed when a milk can used as a boiler exploded near Lawton Oklahoma. The Bureau of War Insurance mails 57000 monthly checks to soldiers dependents. The War Dept expands staff with 13000 clerks. Contracts with Britain for 1.5 million trousers and 1.4 million coats for the American Expeditionary Forces. Fourth Liberty Loan oversubscribed by more than 860 million. treasury reports 6.566 billion subscriptions. all Federal Reserve districts exceeded quotas. Count István Tisza, former Hungarian premier, shot dead by a soldier in Budapest.
War dispatches describe American forces pressing on the Meuse front near Sedan. Reports note gains around Sedan and Stenay gaps, with British and French units advancing in multiple sectors and Austria seeking field terms after Italian battles. Allied success includes reductions of German retreats and captures of towns, guns, and prisoners.
Copenhagen reports that the Hungarian National Council has seized government control in Budapest, per a telegram from Count Michael Karilyi to the Berliner Tageblatt. The dispatch notes the upheaval as Germany’s shifting fronts with Allied troops in France and mentions troop movements amid retreat signals.
Geneva reports dozens of trucks arriving at the Buenas chateau on Lake Zug flying the German flag. The article notes Baron Von Kreist as owner and discusses debates over Emperor William's position, saying pressure to abdicate grows while the emperor resists, seeking co operation rather than resignation.
In Brooklyn, a tunnel collision between two Brooklyn Rapid Transit trains near Prospect Park station on the Brighton Line killed more than 100 people and left many injured. The front train reportedly jumped a switch under a new motorman, with the second train rear ending the cars. Four hours after the crash, over a hundred bodies were recovered and identification was challenging due to severe burns.
Lord Robert Cecil announced to the Associated Press that Turkey has accepted an unconditional surrender. Terms include opening the Dardanelles, demobilizing the Turkish army, surrendering war vessels, Allied rights to occupy strategic points, removal of German forces, and cessation of relations with the Central Powers.
Wanda Kreutzinger, a 42 year old German born operator, called one of the United States most dangerous spies, was arrested while at a telegraph key in a New York Postal Telegraph office. She allegedly memorized and relayed munition shipment details to German agents between 1914 and 1915.
Miss Kreutzinger described meeting a German spy system representative near the federal building and city hall park where she memorized and copied messages. She said she passed information to several Germans introduced by the initial recruiter, resumed six weeks ago, and aided a man in Justice custody before authorities uncovered her activities.
Houdini escaped from the matron's ward by squeezing through a transom between bars. Marie Johnson, twenty, was later found hiding under a court anteroom bench and faced charges of robbing Joseph Halsted of 85 dollars during a joy ride. Meanwhile, three Chenoa youths were arrested in Bloomington for speeding toward Peoria to reach the navy recruiting office and were released.
In Merced county at Atwater a war-related death is mourned. Mrs. Frank H. Anderson died from a brain blood clot linked to grief after her husband joined the U. S. Navy bound for France. Separated since March, she declined steadily, fainted, and passed murmuring her husband’s name.
A man with past police service was fined in Marietta for drunkenness despite claiming exemption. After twenty years away he returned to the town, but the arrest proceeded and the old officer defended his status, though the fine stood.
In San Francisco Police Judge Morris Oppenheim heard three women complain their husbands were being taken. He blamed the trend on eligible young men being drafted and urged married men to be more careful while advising women to stop coveting neighbors' husbands.
In Troy Ohio Clyde and George Finley nineteen year old twins in the navy return on furlough. Clyde grew a mustache making him look different. Mrs George Finley could not tell which twin had come home due to their striking likeness.
Monroe Missouri Theodore Sparkman, a miner who fell down a shaft near town and escaped with a shoulder injury, kept his pipe in his mouth during the fall and was found calmly smoking. Oroville California ten women on grand jury. women electing a man Scott Latty foreman.
Pittsburgh reports nine year old Johnny Kearns fled home to avoid tonsil surgery and slept in a nearby cemetery for four nights. In Wausau a child died after falling into a pail of boiling water while washing dishes leading to fatal burns.
Mary was arrested in Albany as part of a police action connected to alleged drug and addiction related activity. Details are unclear due to fragmented text but indicate law enforcement involvement and a named individual.
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