Allies Press German Defenses Southeast Bruges
Allied forces push toward Ghent as German defenses southeast of Bruges crack. Belgians advance on Becloo while Paris reports rapid moves toward Dorenc and Ghent with Dutch frontier containment and significant prisoner captures.
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Bruges
Ghent
Amsterdam
Becloo
William Phillies Simms
United Press Storr
Paris
Aclre
Dorenc
Valomecinnen
Building permit delays amid wartime controls in Umatilla County
Wartime guidance outlines heavy permit delays for new buildings. Applications must pass local executive board review, then the State Defense Council in Portland, and if recommended, go to Washington for final issuance. Exceptions allow small country buildings under 1000 dollars without permits, and city repairs under 1000 may proceed. Garages may be built in cities. small country garages possible with necessity. Submissions require duplicate affidavits detailing cost and location, sent to M R Chessman, secretary of the Umatilla County Patriotic Service League.
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Umatilla
Jeeve A. Currey
Council of Defense
M. R. Chessman
Former Pendleton Man Dies in Naval Hospital East
Lieutenant Kenneth C. Roper formerly of Pendleton and nephew of Jim McKay died of pneumonia at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital. A 36 year naval ace, he left Pendleton years ago to join the Navy. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. William Roper. aunt Miss Lela McKay of Portland. He served as chief engineer of the U S Totination? when torpedoed by a German submarine. The body to be brought west for burial.
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Kenneth C. Roper
Pendigeon
Jim McKay
Pneumons
Brooklyn Navel
Roper
Ace
Navy
Mre
Willam Roper
Pendleton
Deomand
Tea Msine
Mire Taln Roper
Miew Lela McKay
Portland
Ropers
Erg Neor
U. & & Totttatonle
Jane Dear
m_yorane
Motterdan
Delgian
Krutat
Srand
McLaugh
Iy Orewon
Lieutenant Roper
Thin State
Athena Goes Over At Noon Today
Cel Oct 1 Special to the East Oregonian reports Alho Te over the top at noon Foley in the Youth Liberty Loan reaching her quota of 188000 dollars.
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Athena
East Oregonian
d—AlhoTe
Toon Foley
Hee
Wilson rejects Austria Hungary autonomy as peace basis
President Wilson declares Austria-Hungary cannot be allowed to use autonomy as a peace basis. He insists the oppressed peoples shall determine action and notes Czecho-Slovaks are a belligerent factor. The Czech Slovak national council hails the reply as a master stroketoward disintegrating the dual monarchy.
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Washington
Wilson
Austria-i Hungary
Alice Dantary
Witeon
United States
Austria
Mherty
Wikeon
Congress of
Calta States
Washinton
Kaiser abdication and restoration claim sparked by German ruling class
The Chronicle reports that Germany's ruling classes intervened to restore the Kaiser after an actual abdication and stopped a note agreeing to Wilson's terms from being sent. It claims the Kaiser may have signed his abdication.
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London
the Chronicle Today
Germany
Kaiser
Wilson
Lassen Made Second Lieutenant in Army
Dr C W Lassen, a veterinary officer, is promoted to second lieutenant in the veterinary corps. He received notice this morning and is directed to Petersburg Virginia. Lassen and his family will travel to Detroit and stay there during his army service.
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DR. Lassen
C. W. Lassen
Lassen
Veterinary Corpe
Petersburg
Virginia
Lamen
Mia
Food pledge card campaign to be distributed in county
The Home Card campaign promotes a new food pledge card to be delivered to every household in America between October 38 and November. In Camellia county the ad cord will be distributed among families via schools with teachers supervising. Cards arrive the weekend and distribution will be through schools under Assistant Administrator Chesanin.
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America
Cmatilla
Cnet
Minde
Unmet
Font
Pchnol Dieirferest
Chesanin
Germans Are Being Bottled In Paris and Metz
A damaged dispatch reports British forces advancing and German armies faltering between Metz and Alsace. It suggests a cautious countdown to a broader Allied push toward Aachen and Aix-la-Chapelle, with warnings that German resistance could intensify if Allied demands persist.
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Paris
Metz
Als
Ludensdorf
Aix-la-Chapelleine
Pershing Appeals 10 Americans at Home War Message
General Pershing wired for Liberty Loan support and praised the troops in the field. He urged Americans at home to sustain the war effort as allied forces advance northward and threaten enemy positions. The general stressed daily troop actions shaping history and the need for continued American backing.
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London
Maxingiiian
Northeset
Bohaln
Maisuel
Hale
Worsdiing
Yostrrday
Hieig
Dawa
Bolin
le Caton
God
Wassigny
Iubeauville
Basuel
Se2e
Lye
Masny
Kerr Seo Fretin
Saignpin
Axequoi
Plame
Rouhaix
Tourvoins
Pershing
Warkhington
McAdona
Dr Tamasee Named Captaincy in Army
Dr Tamasee, formerly head of the Eastern State Hospital, has been commissioned as a captain in the medical corps and is to report at Camp Levels within 16 days. He received acceptance after wire inquiries and will report at the hospital duties following his departure. the hospital superintendent McNary will remain in charge pending further arrangements.
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Tamasie
Thregen
Alent
Wwe Cf
Manian Tamanic
Tor
McNary
Fragmentary Report from Miles North of Nes and Niwh
The readable text mentions locations miles north of Nes and Niwh with garbled references to a river and an expedition. It is incomplete and yields no clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond geographic hints. Further context is required to produce a concrete summary.
Lille Stripped Of Valuables And Factory Machinery Robbed
A wartime report notes Lille suffered theft of valuables and factory machinery after German forces crippled local industries. The German actions included removing powered equipment and shipping parts to Germany, with Allied and local resistance reactions referenced.
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Lille
London
Liles Industries
de Gaetuebes
Germany
de Chernin
Lite Promilie
Caprane
Umatilla County Exceeds Bond Quota Amid Subscriptions
Ward notes indicate Umatilla County far surpassed a bond quota with numerous residents, including Marten, Hered, and Pilots Rock communities, contributing sizable sums. The report details local fundraising efforts, promises of future support, and ongoing county efforts to meet or exceed the financial target.
Decree Ordered On High Court Case In Pamia
In Pamia on October 19 the cabinet approved a decree to review the high court case involving three men named in the record. Deputy Lowe and others were named in the decree as part of the immediate action to investigate the state matter.
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Pamia
Taney
Ehatyes
Cabinat
High Court
Germany relinquishes 800 square miles this week
Washington reports that in four days Germany has ceded 800 square miles of held territory. March stated that British forces are approaching Holland’s front line opposite Bruges, signaling advancing operations in the region.
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Washington
Germany
March
Holland
Bruges
American cities reach loan quotas across states
Reports from Indianapolis, Delaware, Seattle and Washington state show each area meeting or overshooting its Liberty Loan quotas. Indianapolis exceeded 5 million dollar oversubscription at noon, Delaware hit its 16 million goal, Seattle reached 26 thousand, and Washington state surpassed its 59 million target by two million.
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Indianapolis
Indiana County
Washington
Delaware
Seattle
Sea
Washington State
Uncertain German reply. camouflaged stance studied
London reports indicate Germany will not give a decisive reply and remains undecided. Dispatches from Halland and Switzerland suggest the German military leadership seeks to avoid complete stalemate while prolonging the dip. In Washington the U S government signals limited reform and ongoing propaganda efforts.
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Halland
Switerland
Washington
Lewis
Germany
Enienia
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