Americans in Front Rank at Durazzo Fight
American ships led a naval assault on Durazzo in the Adriatic aided by American submarine chasers and French and British destroyers. The fleet faced minefields and Austrian batteries, sinking several enemy vessels while sustaining minimal losses. the operation showcased American naval prowess alongside Italian forces.
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Preas
Adriatic
Durazzo
Corfu
Erica
Cattaro
Tlon - de Math
Durazzo Harbor
Hoftan
Quake and tidal wave devastate Porto Rico
Reports from Aguadilla and Ponce detail extensive damage after an earthquake struck San Juan. Aguadilla submerged, city hall wrecked in Ponce, many killed or injured. A later report mentions widespread damage with uncertain locality and one death, hampered Cuba- Porto Rico cables.
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San Juan
P. R
Aguadilla
Ponce
New York
Get
Porto Rico
Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Porto Ico
British Fliers Severely Pummel Road Lifeline
British aviators, fatigued by bombing German lines, delivered massive air strikes over the Le Cateau to Bazuel corridor. In 24 hours they fired hundreds of thousands of rounds and dropped hundreds of tons of bombs, repeatedly blasting a road crowded with dead, wounded, and retreating troops and vehicles.
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Associated
S’ress
France
le Cateau
Bazeul
Wrecking towns shortage of time hinders plan
British forces report German retreat aims to destroy towns as they pull back. Civilians flee in Cambrai and nearby villages amid fires and shelling after the German flag and red cross sign failed to prevent bombardment.
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Philip Gibbs
The
New York Times Co
Ceblu
San Antonio
Cambrai
Vincourt
Serain
Mass Attended by Americans in French Village Scene
A mass held in Sainte Genevieve in occupied France drew Americans, French, soldiers, and civilians to a hilltop church. The village crowd included khaki uniformed men, horizon blue outfits, and local parishioners. The service was simple and solemn, with blessings offered for the Allied cause.
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France
Sainte Geneviéve
Metz
Sainte Genevieve
Jesé
Free lecture on Christian Science at San Antonio church
The Church of Christ Scientist of San Antonio Texas announces a free lecture on Christian Science to be given in the hall Monday evening October by George Shaw R B a member of the board of the Mother Church Boston Massachusetts attendees invited to attend and learn about Christian Science principles
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Christian Science First
Church of Christ Scientist of
Antonio
Texas
Christian Science Out
George Shaw
R. B
Fireabip of
Mother Church
Church of Siri Scientist
Mamachuset Apublic Sa
Coca
Rickenbacher Leads Aces Amid Verdun Skirmish Area
American forces near Verdun report rising ace tallies. Eddie Rickenbacker, formerly an auto driver, has 15 to 18 confirmed victories with several pilots like Frank Luke and Hamilton Coolidge also listed as aces. Anti aircraft guns claim 82 percent of German aircraft downed since the St Mihiel push, with 20 of Oct 4 Montaucon losses by two AA sections.
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Associated Press
Verdun
Neveral
Americana
Eddie Rickenbacker
Frank _ Luke
Phoenix
Ariz
Hamilton Coolidge
Boston
Mass
J.C. Fascoucelli
Denver
Colo
Willian Erwin
Erwin
Rey
St. Mihiel
Montaucon
Junius B. Wood
San Antonio
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Daily New's Co
Argonne Forest
Aire
France
Hindenburg
Hindenburg Line
Tess
St. Mihiel Salient
Uits
First Army
United States
Third Corps
Robert L. Bullard
American steamer Ticonderoga sunk by U boat in mid ocean
The Navy reports Ten officers and 102 enlisted men lost two officers captured and three officers and five enlisted men saved after the German submarine torpedoed and shelled the American steamer Ticonderoga as it trailed its convoy near September 30. Lifeboats were riddled and many sailors were rescued by the Moorish Prince days later.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Camilla Nickmers
Tapply
Liconderoga
Ray Us
Pica
Cnt
Moorish Prince
Tayply
Newberry Campaign Inquiry Resumes in New York Trial
The U S grand jury probe into Michigan senatorial expenditures resumes in New York after two Detroit businessmen and a newspaper writer are found in contempt. Chase Osborne and allies were freed by habeas writs while Blair and others refuse to divulge detailed spending, claiming no money was spent by Commander Newberry.
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Detroit
Newberry
Michigan
Chase $. Osborne
Michhigan
Allen A.templeton
Frank W. Blair
Thomas
Phillips
United States
Henry Bord
Uncertain German reply to Wilson terms eyed
Amid reports of partial acceptance by Austria Hungary and Turkey, officials expect Berlin's response to Wilson's peace terms may be used to influence public opinion. Diplomats warn against assuming unconditional surrender and anticipate possible German tactics to gain a better deal before Allied operations reach German soil.
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Wilson
Germany
Switzerland
Washington
Prince Maximilian
Legation
New York
Berlin
Maximilian
Junkers Defiant as German Press Shifts Tone
Amsterdam reports German junker organs lament Prussia's decline while Berlin bankers view Wilson’s demand for evacuation as unacceptable. Cologne Gazette notes German morale, Pos en Nachrichten admits Wilson as peace idealist, League of Nations aim. Weser Zeitung cites food traders’ panic over stocks and vanished delicacies.
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Junker
Old
Prussia
Bismarck
Berlin
Wilson
Cologne
Phat
Germany
Posen Neueste Nachrichten
League of Nations
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Jong
Tragedy of Otranto Disaster Aboard Otranto and Rescue
The Otranto disaster unfolds with 360 Americans and crew facing high waves as the destroyer Mounsey ferries men aboard amid wreckage. Survivors describe brutal scenes, many crushed or lost, while Islay Island nurses provide care and authorities confirm lists of survivors and missing.
Tragic Collision Sinks Otranto In North Channel
American soldiers and French sailors perished when the British armed merchant cruiser Otranto collided with the Kashmir off Scotland and Ireland. Troops were landed at a Northern Ireland port. many bodies recovered as Islay survivors hailed. The Otranto wrecked on rocks amid a fierce storm. rescue efforts hampered by waves and cliffs.
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Otranto
Bian
Mounsey
T. L. Campbell
Memphis
Monsey
Pumuibell
Campbell
Islay Island
Unity
Islay
Port Charlotte
Kashmir
Scotland
Ireland
United States
Tranto
Balfour Sees Hard Peace As War Ends
London October 12 British Foreign Secretary A J Balfour told a luncheon of American visitors that a right peace is hard to forge and requires a change of hearts in governments. He criticized German conduct in the war and condemned crimes connected to the Leinster outrage, urging restraint as America weighs its role with cobelligerents.
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London
A. J. Balfour
Air
Balfour
Mgr. Balfour
America
President Marches in Liberty Parade Amid Shake Hands Incident
President Wilson led the American division along 72nd Street and Madison Square during a Liberty Parade in New York. A man breached police lines aiming to shake his hand and was detained for disorderly conduct, though officials called his intentions harmless.
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New York
Wilson
72Nd Street
Wifth Avenue
Madison Square
Secret Service
Genuine Indian Chief Serves in Medical Corps at Fort Riley
Junction City reports Private Corbett White, grandson of the late Chick White Horse of the Otoe tribe, serving in the medical corps at Fort Riley. Chief White Horse led the tribe from Nebraska to Oklahoma. he died in 1912. White and his wife, both Indians, with their daughter, reside in Junction City while the father serves at the army camp.
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Junction City
Nan
Medical Corps
Fort Riley
Corbett White
Chick White Horse
White Horse
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Ite
White
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