Germany Must Ask Fo ch For Terms Near Meuse Front
The American army crossed the Meuse and pushed toward Stenay as Germans retreated. Casualties were light while pontoon crossings at Brieulles and Clery le Petit enabled the Americans to establish a new line east of the river. Pouilly and the west bank up to Stenay fell under U.S. control.
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Sedan
Meuse
Stenay
Brieulles
Laneuville
Briculles
Cleryle-Petit
Clery
Smetlles
Pouilly
British take Le Quesnoy and push toward Mons and Maubeuge
British forces announced capture of Le Quesnoy after surrounding the fortress and taking the garrison of over 1000 and the citadel. Additional gains include Jolimetz Lerond Queene Frasroy Le Petit Marais and Eth as advances reach three to four miles toward Mons Maubeuge with 10 000 prisoners and 200 guns seized along a 380 mile front.
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London
Valenciennes
le Quesnoy
Haig
Mons
Maubeuge
Jolimetz
Lerond Queene
Frasroy
le Petit Marais
Mormal Forest
Eth
Laig
Sambre Canal
Persing Announces Gains In Major Army Advance
Washington November 5 The American First Army reports victory across its entire front in a general advance led by General Pershing. The right flank pushed through the Meuse valley and forest of Dientet capturing the Beaumont Stenay road and a vital river crossing at Stenay. Leftward progress penetrated Grandes Aromises amid heavy machine gun and artillery fire as enemy forces sent fresh troops.
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Washington, D. C
Ieneral Wershing
Meuse
Dientet
Stenay
Beaumont Stenay
Beatmont
San Antonio flyer Richard Aldworth bags a Hun plane
Lieut Richard Aldworth, famed as a San Antonio baseball star and praised by Connie Mack as a top pitching find of 1915, shot down an enemy aircraft in Verdun sector while serving in the American army. The briefing notes two German planes were downed in two brief battles northwest of Verdun. Aldworth, 30, trained in France and Italy after Austin officer training, is the son of Mrs Agne Aldworth of 108 Vereda Street. He formerly played in San Antonio, where he worked in the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway freight department before enlisting. The Army report says his pitching has "come back" since joining the service.
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Verdun
Aldworth
Army Headquarters
Shemiteh
Richard Aldworth
San Antonio
Exas
Howand Smith
Tucson Falls
N.Y
Agne Aldworth
Vereida Street
Austin
France
Italy
Aldsworth
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
Bing
Hey
San Antonio & Aransas Lasso Railway
Att
Jones in kitchen police at Camp Polk
Congressman Marvin Jones of Texas, recently enlisted in the Tank Corps, has been assigned to the kitchen police at Camp Polk. The Democrat faces re election in the 11th District of Texas as he manages duties washing dishes and cleaning up the company kitchen.
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Raleigh
N.C
Marvin Jones
Texas
Tank Corps
Camp Polk
Jones
Kitehor
Vaunted Bavarian Peace Leap Sparks Kaiser's Dilemma
London dispatches relay Bavarian and German press urging a separate peace with the Entente. Bavarian leaders warn an invasion would devastate the country and dishonor its women and children. The Kaiser’s future course remains unsettled amid reports of party and army divisions and abdication rumors.
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London Times Service
Cabia
San Antonio
Philadelphia
Pulitis Ledger
The
Public Ledger Co
London
Hague
Bavaria
Disseldorf
Buzancy Looted and Wrecked After German Departure
The Associated Press reports Buzancy, northwest of Verdun, looted and befouled by retreating German forces. Desolation, filth, and destruction mark the town, now a center of American troop movements with traffic and convoy trains filling the streets two days after occupation.
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Buzancy
Verdun
Buzaney
Quarantine Toned Up as San Antonio Epidemic Shows Progress
Officials at a noon meeting in the city hall reported the influence epidemic has passed its worst stage with steady improvement, tensions over lifting quarantine to be considered at Saturday noon. Dr. King and local and federal health officers noted rising cases but fewer deaths, while planning for possible quarantine continuation if needed. Two American officers, Maj Alfred Reginald Allen and Capt Henry Tagerspell, were killed in action in France near Mont Faucon.
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San Antonio
W. A. King
J. Berrey
Bexar County
Gardner
John W. Boggess
United States Public Trenith Service
Wilson
Fort Sam Houston
J. H. Burleson
Tr. W
Law
City Board of Health
BE. O Vans
Hil
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Sam Bell
Wright
Tesshardt
City Health Department
King
France
Alfred Reginald Allen
Mont Faucon
Henry Tagerspell
Mont Faucan
Queen Sees Start of a New Drive on Ghent
Allied troops began the siege of Ghent as the city remained almost surrounded on three sides. Queen Elizabeth of Belgium witnessed the assault with Belgian, French, and American soldiers, while units pressed to the eastern outskirts with light resistance as German forces reportedly evacuated Ahplae. The western front battles from Valenciennes to Stenay threaten a pivotal shift as Germans face sustained Allied pressure and possible strategic collapse.
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Ghent
France
Belgium
Elizabeth
Ah Plae
Associated Brass
Valenciennes
Stenay
Election Returns Slow Across Nation With Quiet Local Results
Official word says returns from today’s election will be slow nationwide with main interest in congressional contests. Late tallies may not be ready before Wednesday morning. Local races are deemed minor, and The Light will skip election extras or rapid screen scans tonight.
Weather Summary for San Antonio and East Texas
Tonight and Wednesday cloudy with a high around 65 in San Antonio area. Light to moderate southerly winds. East Texas will be cloudy and warmer tonight with cooler conditions in the northwest outlook for Wednesday.
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San Antonio
Texas
Weather roundup for several cities including Chicago and New York
The report lists temperatures and wind directions for multiple cities. St Koulk shows southeast wind and mixed temperatures with a high near 66. Chicago records clear skies with southeast wind and a 44 low, Kansas City reports partly cloudy with southeast wind and a 70 high, New York notes rain and north winds with a 26 low and 70 high not fully confirmed, Washington shows cloudy skies with north wind and a 98 hour high around 64.
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St. Koulk
Lowe
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Lhwest Temporaries
Hichesl
Allies Demand Unconditional German Surrender Armistice Terms
London reports Premier Lloyd George announces Germany must apply to Marshal Foch for an armistice and that the terms are as drastic as those imposed on Austria. The Times says Allied advances boost confidence Germany will accept. Washington says terms are with Marshal Foch for field presentation.
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Austria
London
Montreal
Germany
Marshal Foch
Lloyd George
House of Commons
George Cave
Wilson
Foch
Times Paris
Washington, D. C
United States
Paris
Geneeral Foch
Berlin
Princeton
N. J
White House
Ustal
Lansing
Versailles
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Frankfurter Zeitung
Progressive Peoples’ Party
League of Nations
Gere Tman
Koelnische Volks Zeitung
Krupps
Ludendorff
Rheinische Westfachsche Zeitung
Krupp
Reichstag
SOE
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Kamenieff
Moscow
Stockholm
Weremany
Dusseldorf
Naebrichten
Mary Kaiser
Social Hemocrats
Geois
Leipziger Volksheitung
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