Liberty Loan Victory Forges Far Reaches of Quincy Adams County
Quincy and Adams County closed the fourth Liberty loan with over a quar ter million pledged in the final 24 hours, oversubscribing the county quota. Quincy beat its target by noon and townships outside the city also met their shares. Workers celebrated a hard won victory, recalling long campaigns and volunteer day pledges as Adams County prepared to press the drive beyond the quota in three weeks.
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Kaiser Leaves Throne Report Stuns London Chronicle
London reports claim Kaiser abdicated for hours and signed the act before intervention by German classes restored him. Chronicle says an armistice terms agreement was under way when the ruling caste halted the reply to Wilson and the Kaiser was restored amid rumors of Berlin leaders and riots.
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Barcelona Honors Wilson Citizenship Accord
In Barcelona Spain on October 19 President Wilson was unanimously proclaimed a citizen of Barcelona in recognition of his great efforts in favor of world justice. Several other Spanish cities plan similar honors for the U S president.
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Atlanta Goes Over Fourth Liberty Loan Quota
Atlanta district reports a tagulated total of 200000000 dollars, surpassing the quota of 192000000 dollars for the fourth liberty loan, as of October 20. The announcement notes the drive surpassed expectations with strong local participation.
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Nation goes over pass goal on fourth Liberty Loan
Subscriptions to the fourth liberty loan surged past the six billion target as the drive closed. Officials expect a substantial oversubscription depending on large lump sum gifts and mass small subscriptions, with early totals showing about 4.6 billion already reported and more to come from banks and districts nationwide. Navy subscriptions add about 33 million, surpassing the navy’s prior three loans. Also, film actor Harold Lockwood died of Spanish influenza at 29 in New York, leaving a widow and child.
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Germany Accepts Wilson Terms With Submarine War Continuation
Berlin dispatches report Germany will offer a conciliatory note on suspending submarine warfare and recalls subs conditionally. Cologne Gazette says Germany ready for a peace of right not a peace of might. Germania protests cruelty accusations and justifies U boat warfare as war measure. Geneva sources note general acceptance with one exception: submarines continue until war end.
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Bruges Cleared Of Foe As Allied Drive Advances
Allied forces report Bruges freed from enemy control with Belgian pursuit pushing toward the North Sea. British troops press the Germans near Templeuve and along the Escaut river as civilian rescues continue. coastal operations near Zeebrugge described with torpedo actions and no casualties.
Denies Report That New York Is Stricken
New York Health Commissioner Copeland rejects Washington figures on influenza cases in the city. He says even halving and halving again would still exceed the total cases since the epidemic began, placing the count far below 125000 rather than 500000.
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Rumanian Deputies Create Their Own Assembly
The Vienna press reports that Rumanian deputies in the Austrian parliament have formed a separate Rumanian national assembly in a move reflecting ongoing nationalist tensions among minorities within the empire.
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Wilson rejects Austria Hungary armistice call in peace note
President Wilson rejects discussions with Austria-Hungary on armistice and peace negotiations while clarifying that any settlement must uphold self determination for Czecho-Slovaks and other subject nationalities. The Vienna government seeks talks on his peace program, but Washington insists on full freedom for oppressed peoples as a prerequisite.
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Crown Council Has Dramatic Peace Debate
London report cites Essen Zeitung on Berlin crown council meeting where Ludendorff faced reproach and Favored II urged ending the war. Kaiser Wilhelm, princes, and rulers weighed surrender terms and a separate peace as Austria-Hungary signals weariness. Turkey expected to comply with surrender demands.
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German Reply Held Up After War Cabinet Session
Washington dispatches report Germany's reply to President Wilson's note was delayed after a five hour war cabinet meeting with military leaders. Berlin conditions were described as disquieting, prompting further deliberation before a final decision. Vorwaerts notes workers expect a ministry led by Hasse and Ledebour representing the working class and supported by committees.
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Army Airmen Parade 115 Planes In San Diego Show
SAN DIEGO CAL Oct 20 An army airmen event drew 115 planes from North Island in a massed formation to celebrate the liberty loan. The display proceeded with perfect timing and no accidents as planes returned to their hangars, each strut and stick in place.
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Austrian War Bulletin Report on Mountain Front Actions
Vienna dispatch notes lively reconnoitering along the mountain front with activity at many points. Albanian fronts report Teutonic allied troops engaging the enemy before their western Morava lines. North of Alexinats Serbian attacks were repulsed.
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Douai Smoldering as Germans Torch Towns in Retreat
With Allied forces advancing in Belgium and France, British troops move along the Lille to Tournai line, reach Douai outskirts near Auberchicourt Pecquincourt and Ecallion, liberating civilians. Fires rekindle in Douai but are quickly quenched as Germans flee. Belgian bridges repaired. Mines removed amid heavy bombardment.
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Disease Subsides Rapidly in Camps
Spanish influenza is subsiding quickly in U S military camps while civilian cases rise toward a peak. New army camp cases dropped by 1103, pneumonia fell 298, and deaths declined by 153 to 472. Since the outbreak began, total camp cases reached about 243 331 with deaths. Camp McClellan Alabama led in new cases.
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Haig Praises American Troops On European Front
Field Marshal Haig issues a resume praising the 27th and 30th divisions of the second American corps for gallantry in three major offensives and multiple attacks with the Fourth British Army. He notes captures of Bellefort and Nancy, advances from Mont Brehain to St Souplet and west of the Sambre, and over five thousand prisoners and numerous guns taken.
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Page Improves. Walter Hines Page Heart Trouble Diminishes
Walter Hines Page former ambassador to Great Britain arrives in New York and is seriously ill with heart trouble but shows rapid improvement. Physicians report daily bulletins will be discontinued as he seems out of danger and in better condition.
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