Leinster Sinks After Torpedo Hit In Irish Sea
The Leinster sank after a torpedo blast with many dead and survivors landed at Kingston. Reports say the lifeboats failed to launch as funnels were blown apart, with several passengers lost overboard. The incident marks a new German U boat campaign and involves large armed subs and routes to American troop movements. Lady Alexandra Hamilton is listed among the missing.
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Leinster
Dublin
Daily Mail
Kingston
Mark
Mail
Germany
Alexandra Phyllis Hamilton
Duchess of
Allied Advance Pushes Huns Back on Western Front
Perspective map shows allied forces driving the enemy toward the German border along the Cambrai to St Quent in front. The retreat is rapid in the Laon and Argonne sectors where American troops are noted for strong efforts.
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St.-Quenting
Laon
Argonne
Hirano Maru Sunk By German Submarine With Loss of 300
The Japanese steamship Hirano Maru, 7935 tons, was torpedoed and sunk about 300 miles south of Ireland early Friday. About 200 passengers were aboard and 300 lives are feared lost. Survivors were rescued by the American destroyer Sterrett, which also repelled two torpedo attacks and fired on the submarine.
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Japan
Ireland
Sterret
Sterlwett
Survivors Tell of Ticonderoga Sinking Off Atlantic
Twenty survivors arriving from an Atlantic port relayed a deadly engagement as the steamship Ticonderoga carrying 250 crew was torpedoed by a German submarine about 1700 miles off the coast. Shrapnel raked decks. eight lifeboats were damaged. only one boat survived with 20 men.
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Atlantic
Ticonderoga
UT Gang
Wisconsin Conservation Commission Cannot Shorten Deer Season
The Wisconsin Attorney General states the Conservation Commission has no power to shorten the deer killing period from November 10 to November 20 across thirty counties. The AG note adds the commission can, however, close the season and enforce the one buck law if desired, suggesting a potential order limiting deer killings.
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Madison Wis
Atty
Gen
Haven
The
Conservation Commission
Serbian Forces Reach Line North of Leskovac
Serbian troops advancing from Leskovac report reaching a frontline ten miles north of the town. An official general staff statement says more than 100 prisoners were captured and five guns seized. The report reflects continued Serbian pressure during the campaign.
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London
Leskovate
Watch the Little Pimples Nature's Warning
Ad for 8 8 8 blood medicine claims pimples signal blood disorders and that the remedy purifies blood. Urges readers to mail a history of their case to Swift Specific Co. at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia for free instructions. Contains promotional health claims and instruction to contact.
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Huns Continue Mad Flight in North
Telegraphed dispatches report mass civilian losses with 2500 found in Caudry while Allied forces press east of Lens and seize Rouvroy. Sidebotham’s wire describes a great victory near Le Cateau with German retreat, plus praise for Haig and Allied cooperation with American troops.
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Caudry
Lens
Rouvroy
Allied drive advances in northern France and Oise reach
Allied forces press the German line across northern France with the aim of clearing occupied territory. British American units widen the Cambrai wedge while Petain’s troops push toward the River Oise and join with British and American forces near Wassigny. American forces bolster the Argonne advance as Pershing’s troops hammer the Meuse line. In the north, Anglo-Belgian forces aim to close the Douai pocket as German withdrawals continue. Influenza spreads rapidly in Cape Town and broader South Africa, overwhelming medical capacity.
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la Cateau
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Withdraw from Southern Portions in Major Allied Advance
Report describes Allied forces pressing from the south with light casualties. Observers note roads deserted and German transports halted as American troops move through former German advance areas. Allied aircraft engage enemy formations while anti aircraft fire shells fail to halt the invasion.
French Troops Drive Front Retreats Across Aisne Sectors
Paris reports French forces advancing north of the Aisne capturing Ghivey and Moulins and pushing beyond as Italian troops move toward Courtecon. French cross the Aisne at Termes and Grand Pre with prisoners taken while German retreat continues along the front.
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Moulins
French War Office
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Chemin Des Dames
Cerny-en-Laonnois
Champagne
Suippe
St. Mtienne
Corbon and
Bieres
Pershing Reports Meuse Victories and Argonne Cleared
General Pershing's daily message says French units with the First American Army advanced on the right bank of the Meuse clearing heights east of Sivry and storming the Cote Dame Marie on the left. The Argonne forest has been driven out and Allied troops reached lines near Sommerance Mareuil and Grand Pre with over a thousand prisoners. Separately seven Wingate crewmen are listed as missing after a recent collision. Willie Allen, a noted jockey, is reported to have killed himself at Laurel.
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Gentral Pershing
Meuse
Sivry
Cote Dame Marie
Argonne Forest
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Grand Pre
Kaiser Calls S Over Engs to Discuss Note
Copenhagen dispatch reports that after a conference with Prince Maximilian and German leaders a draft reply to President Wilson's note has been prepared. A Berlin dispatch quotes the Reichstag conservative faction urging an immediate session to discuss Wilson's reply and the peace proposal.
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Peace Vote Response Cites Fog Over Path to Truce
A Strassburg West note on the German peace vote warns the path to peace remains unclear as fog envelops negotiations, saying the only bone lies in the fact that progress is blocked by uncertainty and misperceptions.
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Strassburg West
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