Thirty Three Thousand Austrian Prisoners Captured
An official Rome dispatch reports 33,000 Austrian troops captured along with hundreds of guns and many machine guns as Italian and Allied forces push south along the Piave river. The 332nd U S infantry, from Ohio and Pennsylvania, has joined action. Albania operations also advance with San Giovanni Di Medua taken and Scutari pressed. More than 100 villages liberated. Austrian left flank retreats.
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Envoys Leave For Entente Capitals In October
Constantinople sources say Turkey began official peace talks with the Entente, with delegates already leaving Ankara while other reports claim negotiations are unofficial. Russian envoy demands U S evacuation as armistice condition. Germany seeks delay tactics and democratization notes surface in Washington as Austria, Bolshevik leaders react to looming military collapse.
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British Advancing on Northern Italian Front
London reports British troops have crossed the Monticane river in the northern Italian offensive. The Tenth Army has reached Roncadelle Ormelle Fontanellato and the line of the Montlane to Ramara with advances at several points.
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November Draft Calls Ready for Mobilization
Washington dispatch reports that the new draft ages will be mobilized in early November under a Provost Marshal General plan. More than 200,000 men eligible for general service will be entrained, with numbers allocated by each state. October delays due to influenza have eased and may finish before the November quota moves to cantonments.
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British Line Rests On Scheldt After Valenciennes Drive
Associated Press report from October 30 notes British troops in France and Belgium resting along the Scheldt river and canal after forcing the enemy to withdraw. Germans plan a retreat to a new line, while railways and highways are destroyed. Civilians remain, towns like Tournai largely intact thanks to British precautions.
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Reed attacks Fourteenth Point in Wilson peace plan
In St Louis on Tuesday night Senator Reed condemned President Wilsons fourteenth point advocating a league of nations. He warned such a plank would entangle the United States in European intrigues and erode sovereignty while insisting Germany must be rendered impotent before lasting peace.
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Indianapolis Lifts Influenza Ban, Resumes Business
Indianapolis restarts normal operations as the influenza ban is lifted citywide. State health officials expect most counties to end the restrictions by Saturday midnight.
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Exporters Discuss After War Policy Convention
New York October 31 America's foreign trade after the war and how to finance foreign operations educate representatives for foreign trade service and advertise and protect patents and trademarks were discussed at the two day prepare for after the war convention of the American Manufacturers' Export Association. The meeting drew bankers manufacturers and advertising men from across the country with George Edward Smith declaring the year a supreme test of forethought while aiming for prosperity without harming allied nations later resolutions honored France and Belgium pledged support for Belgium's restoration rebuilding its industries and unconditional defeat of Germany.
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American Pilots Have Banner Day Over Verdun
American chasing aviators downed twenty one German flyers near Verdun as clear weather allowed morning and afternoon bombing against enemy troop concentrations. Two American airmen are missing after heavy combat with German aircraft.
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Austro Hungarian Foreign Minister Plans Direct Talks With Italy
London Oct 31 reports Count Andrassy the Austro Hungarian foreign minister has decided to begin direct peace negotiations with Italy, describing Austria's sole antagonist. A Vienna telegram relayed by Central News Agency notes the move.
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Street Fighting in Budapest Leaves Many Dead and Wounded
Demonstrators clashed with troops in Budapest on Sunday as marchers tried to pass over the great chain bridge toward the old castle. Troops held the bridge and Danube banks, firing rifles and machine guns and bayoneting rioters. The confrontation lasted most of the night.
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Supplemental Report On Campaign
Washington Oct 31 The Republican senatorial campaign committee filed a supplemental report with the clerk of the house showing additional contributions of 44900 bringing total contributions to 116700 and total expenditures to 86185 New expenditures include 10000 to Kentucky 7500 to New Mexico 5000 to West Virginia 5000 to New Hampshire total 15000 for that state and 2500 to Michigan New contributions include 35000 from the National Republican committee 2500 each from D R Hanna Lenox Mass and O E Weller Baltimore treasurer and 1000 from A R Kuser Newark N J Other contributions ranged from 50 to 500
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Newark
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Garfield's Son Receives French War Cross
Lieutenant Stanton Garfield, youngest son of Fuel Administrator Garfield, has been decorated with the Cross de Guerre for action at the front in France. He previously drove an ambulance there and later joined the French artillery program after completing the artillery course.
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Senate Strikes Out House Tax Provision
Washington October 31 the senate finance committee revised the war revenue bill and removed the 10 business license tax on individuals with gross earnings over 2500. Chairman Simmons said the change aligns with extending war excess profits taxes to individuals and partnerships engaged in trade or business.
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Lighthouse Vessel Galiano In Distress Off Ikeda Island
Naval authorities report an S C 3 distress call from the Dominion government steam er Galiano a lighthouse vessel en route from Triangle island to Ikeda Queen Charlotte islands in the inside passage the message said the vessel was taking water rapidly with a crew of 30 aboard no further word was received
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Prussian General Takes Command At Front
London dispatch reports General Broener the Prussian war minister has left the emperor and moved to German headquarters to succeed General Ludendorff who resigned days earlier. Debbeney's first army adds to gains with the encircling of Guise per official war office statement.
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Copenhagen
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War Office
Hughes Finds Good and Bad In Air Report
Washington October 31 The Hughes air craft investigation report praised government efforts to mobilize air power and praised cooperation with manufacturers while criticizing inefficiencies and waste in plants and spending. Attorney General Gregory reviewed the report and prepared a transmittal letter with his comments. The volume was to be sent to the White House and released before noon today.
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Adjourment Plans Blocked by Senate Deadlock
Washington October 31 Plans for a congressional adjournment after the election were blocked by partisan Senate conflict. With less than a quorum 18 in Washington and Republicans vowing to prevent a recess the Senate may discuss peace negotiations. Democratic leaders plan to forestall prolonged debate by a point of no quorum as central powers resolutions loom.
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Frankfort Paper Questions Kaiser in German Change
The Frankfort Zeitung surveys Germany’s political shift and doubts Kaiser William II would personally accept consequences. It praises his religious nature as a sign of good intent but calls him a symbol of the old regime and not the author of the great war.
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British Take 1 000 Turks In Holy Land
British forces report heavy fighting north of Kaleh Sherghat in Mesopotamia. An official dispatch says ten thousand Turks captured and one Turkish army left. A Athens dispatch cites the sole remaining Turkish army at Bulair near Gallipoli and Tchatalja positions being prepared as Constantinople’s second line of defense.
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Will Refer Vienna Note To Versailles
The note is said to address Austria and Hungary's steps toward releasing subject peoples from political bondage and would be referred to allied governments. Officials believe Austria is near defeat and seeking favorable terms short of unconditional surrender. Reports that Count Andrassy may offer peace to Italy are seen as confirming the hopeless dual empire situation. Italy would refer any such move to the supreme war council.
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Silence Atop War Council Stirs Public Inference
No official briefings on the supreme war council’s deliberations as it meets to discuss armistice terms. Col. E. M. House, in Paris, is said to report to Washington, but his messages reportedly reflect personal discussions rather than council discussions with entente leaders and officers.
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May Demand Mines To Repay Belgium
A proposed armistice clause would require Germany to reimburse Belgium and France for occupation losses. It envisions the entente powers retaining control of key Rhine industrial cities and mine products as security for repayment.
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Salavage Service In Army Saves Supplies
General Pershing in a cablegram to Secretary McAdoo praises American salvage plants in France. The salvage service saves government over 100000 dollars daily and preserves material vital to the front, frees ocean tonnage, and releases labor for shipyards and railroads.
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German Emperor Promises Freest People in the World
Kaiser William proclaims Germans will be the freest people in the world in a Berlin dispatch cited by the Rheinische Westfaelische Zeitung. The remark was made on October 21 to the new state secretary, with reporting dated October 30 in Amsterdam.
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Rumanian Nationals Protest Vienna Federation Plan
The Rumanian National League of America representing Rumanians of Transylvania in Washington denounces both Charles scheme for federation of Austria Hungary and the Hungarian plan to win autonomy from oppressed nationals. The Cleveland meeting repudiates any federation under Hungarian or Austro German leadership as a continuation of past oppression.
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