Allied forces press Cambrai St Quentin front in Oct 9 battle
News from Oct 9 reports unceasing bombardment as British and American troops advance eastward toward Le Cateau and Bertry. By 2 pm allied line holds the Cambrai St Quentin railway with German forces in retreat along a twenty mile front. Cambrai fallen and pursuit by British cavalry continues as infantry move through abandoned villages.
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Associated Press
ST. Quentin
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Field Marshal Haig
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London
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Quentin
Allies Rout German Forces as Captives and Guns Surge
Allied forces push south from the Scarpe river past St. Quentin after a rout of thirty German divisions. They take 11 000 prisoners and 200 guns, burn villages, and advance through Cambrai area toward Le Cateau, Busigny, Bohain, and beyond with heavy enemy losses and widespread retreat.
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Treasury laments slow fourth liberty loan progress
Washington reports the fourth liberty loan is only 30 percent subscribed with three weeks left to meet a six billion dollar goal. The treasury urges larger contributions and notes influenza disrupted campaigning while listing district totals and staff subscription figures.
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No New Licenses To Fuel Distributors
The Fuel Administration announces that no additional licenses will be granted for coal and coke distribution. A seven month rise in distributors has reached about 200 percent. The agency says many new entrants lack the skill and experience needed for wartime distribution.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Swarm to Swiss capital seeks armistice talks
Switserland swarmed by German, Austrian and Turkish peace fanatics traveling from their capitals to contact diplomats of allied nations in a bid to mediate an armistice and avoid further fighting.
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Ghnava
Switserland
Diplomata
German Plans Upset In Champagne Front
German plans are upset as Allied pressure intensifies from the Aisne to the Suippe and BaZancourt attacks. French forces under Gouraud defend positions near St Etienne on the Arnes, while German counter moves east of the Aisne fail to secure a safe retreat.
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Aisne
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Bazancourt
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Arnes
Gouraud
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Soissons
Senate Cuts House Auto Taxes In Two
Washington Oct 10 The senate finance committee halves the ten percent house tax on passenger automobiles and motorcycles to five percent aligning with trucks and tractors. It also reduces the tire and accessory tax to five percent while keeping the candy levy at ten percent and chewing gum to four percent. Clothing taxes remain largely unchanged with exemptions for suits over fifty dollars and dresses under forty dollars.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Des Moines Council Closes Public Places to Fight influenza
Des Moines city officials order the shutdown of churches theaters motion picture houses schools lodges pool halls indoor skating rinks and all outdoor public events to curb rising Spanish influenza cases. Streetcars limited to seated passengers as the city battles the outbreak.
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Des Moines
Strike Enemy Hard Now Crowell Says
Acting Secretary of War Crowell urged maximum national effort to finance and wage war against the central powers. He warned that slowing down now would be the worst time to pause as the enemy is being driven back and civilians should join the push.
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Washington
Crowell
Inference on German Reply to Wilson Note
Officials expect Prince Max to offer cautious half way admissions in reply to President Wilson’s inquiry. Pressure from Austria plus internal Reichstag tensions could yield a middle course, while Foch’s western front blows and Austrian defection fears add to the military and diplomatic gamble. The Sharp probe on German atrocities signals possible broader accountability measures.
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Wilson
Austria
Max
Entente
Reichstag
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Empire
Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Teutonic Confederation
Sharp
State Department
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Belgium
Mr. Shrap
Allied bombing squad passes over lines in Champagne front
American air forces support the final phase of the Romagne operations as 79 allied bombing planes strike Bu zancy and rail hubs behind German lines. American pursuit planes shoot down four Fokkers around Memovill and Ainereville as bombers return in a single flock.
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Associated Preast
Champagne
Romagne
Buzancy
Memonvill
Ainereville
Allied forces capture nearly ten thousand Germans at multiple fronts
Paris dispatch reports about ten thousand German troops taken prisoner by Allied forces on Tuesday as fighting rages on several fronts. German evacuations are described from the Argonne forest, per Marcel Hutin in Echo de Paris.
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Paris
Alon
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Argonne Forest
Anglo American advance retakes Busigny rail hub
The Standard reports that Anglo American forces push forward between Cambrai and St Quentin and have captured the large railroad town of Busigny southwest of Le Cateau. The report notes ongoing progress in the Cambrai St Quentin corridor.
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Busigny
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Standard
Cambrai
St. Quentin
le Cuteau
Influenza Epidemic Spreads Across States and Camps
Spanish influenza has become epidemic in most regions, with new cases rising in army camps. States named include Arizona Maryland Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Washington West Virginia and others. Camp Funston Camp Custer Camp Taylor and Camp Meade report high case totals and pneumonia spikes as public gatherings are restricted in several locations.
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Baruch Urges Shifting Labor From Less Essential Roles
Baruch, head of the War Industries Board, told a Wednesday audience that shipyards and ordnance plants need 310000 more workers. Plans call for transferring workers from private chauffeurs traveling salesmen hotel staff and similar jobs to essential war work. The Labor Department and WIB will coordinate to meet the labor shortfall.
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Labor Department
Establish Hospitals In Southern France
Washington October 10 Thirty thousand beds are ready for American wounded in new hospitals in southern France under Major W H Browne Detroit. Hospital units of American physicians and nurses are being sent to Nice and other Riviera cities where the hospitals are located, the American Red Cross dispatch said.
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France
W. H. Browne
Detroit
Nice
Riviera
American Red Cross
Ministers Retain Posts in Spain Crisis Resolution
Madrid Oct 10 The ministerial crisis ends with an official announcement that all ministers will keep their portfolios except Santiago Alba who will be replaced by Count Ramancea as minister of public instruction.
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Former Senator J. B. McCreary Dies in Richmond
Former Kentucky governor and U S senator J B Mc Creary died at his Richmond home on Tuesday after a long public career including six years in the U S Senate and multiple terms in the Kentucky General Assembly.
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J. B. McCreary
Kentucky
Congress
Navy Quarantine Lifted at Great Lakes Station
Chicago Oct 10 All restrictions on sailors liberty at the Great Lakes naval training center have been lifted after influenza nearly disappeared at the station.
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Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Marriage licenses surge in Chicago 1917 figures
Chicago reports a sharp rise in marriages with 1913 licenses totaling 1 950, 1916 reaching 84 285, and 1917 climbing to 36 936 as war era social shifts influence unions.
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Chicago
Three Americans Wounded Abroad
The overseas casualty list lists R. Hanslip Davenport Iowa L C Kerns Alpena Michigan and J Glasner Jackson Michigan all listed as wounded in Ottawa on October 10.
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R. Hanslip
Davenport
Iowa
L. C. Kerns
Alpena
Mich
British Admiral Geddes Visits Washington Tomb
Sir Eric Geddes first lord of the British Admiralty visited Mount Vernon on October 10 as secretary Daniels guest and laid a wreath of roses on Washington's tomb.
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Washineton
Americans Hold Ground On Meuse In World War I Action
American forces with French support held gains east of the Meuse and pressed toward Livry and Chaune wood. They entered Chaune west of the Meuse against fresh divisions, linked with French units in Argonne, and captured key heights south of Marcq as operations continued near Cunel Romagne.
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Associated Press
Verdun
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Livry
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Argonne
Marcq
Haig Wins Cambrai as Allied Forces Break German Lines
British American and French troops drive a rout across the Cambrai front. Cambrai fell to Canadian forces with over 10,000 Germans captured and many guns seized. Allied cavalry pursue retreating units east of the old Hindenburg line, while Americans push along the Meuse toward Sedan and French forces press at St. Gobain, Laon, and Champagne.
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Guentin
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Oise
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Americans Break Through German Lines In Meuse Sector
American and French forces push forward east of the Meuse with major and minor successes. U.S. divisions advance and clear a troublesome German sector by opening enfilading fire against their positions.
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Meuse
Advancine
Think German Army Plans Retreat
American and allied observers in Washington assess that Germany may withdraw from conquered territory as urged by President Wilson. Foch surrounds German lines, signs of wear in exhausted divisions, and a looming encirclement threaten the western front as Allied forces press from St. Quentin to Lens and Douai, with Crescents toward Lille and Cambrai signaling possible early evacuation.
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