Armistice Talk and French Reaction to German Proposal
In Paris on October 20 the U S response to the German armistice proposal is cited. Marshal Foch is quoted urging evacuation of occupied districts by pushing German forces to the Rhine. The piece frames ongoing battle for democracy and German high command strategies.
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J. M. G. Malleterre
Yeetat Calle
San Antonio
New York
Ie Press Pub
Paris
United States
Marshal Foch
Rhine
German Decision Looms as Armistice or Retreat Beckons
The article analyzes German options amid severe losses and a strategic stalemate. It argues Germany could mass forces in the Ardennes and Alsace Lorraine to hold a winter, but faces a weakened economy and food shortages from a prolonged blockade. The piece contrasts France in 1870 with Germany today and previews Allied advances in the West and Balkan fronts.
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Mand
Rhine
Ardennes
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
France
Isto
Sedan
Metz
Gambetta
Thegause
Grenade Kills Woman in Paris Occupied Advance
Mademoiselle de Vallotts head of the American press section was killed when a guard grenade exploded in reoccupied territory near the front. Miss Elizabeth Thornton of the New Republic was wounded and a French officer injured. another woman was struck by shrapnel and hospitalized. In Washington crowds destroyed banners as three militants from the Women’s Party were arrested during a demonstration in front of the Capitol.
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Paris
Mademoiselle de Valletts
Foreign Offer
Elizabeth Shirley Thornton
New Republic of New York
Kornton
Chever
Washington, D.C
Woman's Party
Cavitot
Courtrai Siege Told by Philip Gibbs Amid Ruined Beauty
War correspondent Philip Gibbs describes the Second Army’s advance east of Courtrai, the siege’s impact on 28,000 to 30,000 civilians, mass shelling and bombardment across the city, and the stoic if shattered townsfolk including Miss Mary Cunningham, cousin of President Wilson, as Courtrai endures brutal occupation and hopeful liberation.
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Philip Gibbs
New York Times Co
San Antonio
Courtrai
Second Army
Lille
Bruges
St. Martin’s Church
Flanders
Edward
England
France
Belgium
International Relief Committee
von Hichthoven
Mary Cunningham
Courtrait
Miss Cunningham
Cathedral
Wilson
Treland
Miss Kimmins
Blast Wrecks Plant in Fort Smith Ark
Ammonia tank explosion at the Fort Smith Commission Company building collapses all floors. Several people trapped or injured, with some leaping from windows. Fire spreads to nearby wholesale houses and across the street as police clear the area. Other note reports Lieutenant H A Davis wounded and a Texas National Guard officer convalescing in Paris.
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Fort. Smith, Ark
Oet
Fort Smith Commission Company
French Renew At Tack In Flanders
French and British forces gain ground on multiple fronts in Flanders as they near Ghent and Valenciennes, with Danube contact signaling Roumania links. Douai reports reveal hundreds of houses unfit for use and German forces exploiting empty dwellings. German destroyers and torpedo boats are believed to have escaped to German ports.
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Toutier
Becloo
Lys-Zeebrugge Canal
Ghent
Scheldt
Yournai
Valenciennes
Haig
Ardennes
Serre-Oise
Champagne
Berthelot
Gouraud
Douai
London
Daily Mail
House of Commons
Janes Thomas MacNamara
Admiralty
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Geman
Major Horton to Command District I Motor Transport Office
Maj Ned Horton, formerly commanding officer of Repair Unit 204 at Fort Sam Houston, is reassigned as district head of District I covering Texas east of Marfa, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. His HQ will be Fort Sam Houston temporarily. Camp Normoyle will become district HQ once complete.
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Ned Horton
Motor Transport Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Horton
Major Horton
Texas
Marfa
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Fort Sem Houston
Camp Normoyle
Florton
Livut
Nicks
Fort Sam Hus
Lon
Chicago Man Here L C Branch to See Work of Camp
LA C Rauch of Chicago arrived Tuesday in San Antonio to confer with Le Brewer community organizer for the service. Rauch, long a prominent director in the Northwest, is to review camp work at several centers and may stay to assist in expanding mutual programs with War Camp Community Service in this field.
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National Board of the
Wer
la. C. Rauch
Chicago
San Antonio
le. Brewer
Braeh
Northwest
Brewer
Hott’ Gamp
Senate Committee Rejects Alternative Tax System in War Revenue Plan
The Senate finance committee removed the alternative tax system for war and excess profits and adopted a compromise plan yielding slightly less revenue than the House version. Major Wheeler transferred to Camp McClellan Alabama, with Maj. Samuel Anderson named adjutant and Capt. Buoch White serving as assistant adjutant. Additional staff changes announced at the 5th Depot Brigade headquarters followed Wheeler's transfer. In other notices, 200 Germans die in a ship panic after the Habsburg struck a mine near Riga. in Sofia a revolutionary outbreak claims over 200 lives. Gen Thr Gonzalez dies in Matamoros after pneumonia.
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Senate Committee
Washington, D. C
Tnr
Senate Finance — Committee
Buoch White
Lawrence Lipper
Captain White
Emperor Harden Urges Kaiser to Embrace Cross for Peace
An address in Berlin by Herr Harden, editor of Die Zukunft, calls for the Kaiser to accept sacrifice and steer Germany to peace. He argues Austria Hungary is out, Bulgaria occupied, and Turkey fate sealed, urging withdrawal of troops and Reichstag approval for a peace declaration.
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Germany
Maximilian ‘Harden
Berlin
Herr Hardin
Die Zukunft
Bulgaria
Urkey
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Herr Harden
Empire
Reichstag
Methodists Hold Sixtyeth West Texas Conference in Brooks Church
The West Texan Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church meets for its sixtieth annual session at Sidney Brooks Jr Memorial Church South San Antonio with Bishop W J Ainsworth presiding. Attendance limited to conference members. meetings held outside city limits at Brooks Chapel while boards meet at the Gonter Hotel. pastors in from out of town accommodated at area hotels.
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West Texan Conference
Methodist Episeonal Church
Sidney Brooks Jr
South San Antonio
W. J. Ainsworth
Austin
Gonter
Travis Park
Brooks Chapel
San Antonio
Thh. Glossclose
Eller
Big Realty Deal Hits Dimmit and Anvalo Counties
The Toringo pasture encompassing 600 acres in Dimmit and Anvala counties sold for 85000 through the Central Trust Company land department. Buyers G Huge of Dilley Texty A Bachman of Austin and C M Sones of Lockhart secured the tract two miles north of Brundage as a farming and grazing investment. A separate 850000 deal moved two North Flores street lots to Electric Park Company from Electric Park owner.
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Dimmit
Anvala
Sored
G. Huge
Dilley
A. Bachan
Austin
C. M. Sones
Lockhart
Department of the Central Trust Company
Artesian Hell
Brundage
Pex
Bachman
North Plores Street
Electric Park
The
Electric Park Company
George Runbaugh
Courts to Continue Work Despite Influenza Epidemic
District courts of Bexar County will not halt operations during the influenza epidemic. A conference of judges decided it was unnecessary to close the courts as they face heavy dockets and extended vacations. They will continue in session unless a grave condition arises.
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Bexar
Presdar
Sion
Today’s Aid to Beauty Hair Care Remedy
An advice piece promotes careful hair washing and a homemade shampoo made by dissolving a teaspoonful of Canthrax in hot water to create a full cup of cleansing liquid. The method dissolves impurities, removes dandruff and oil, and leaves hair clean, soft, glossy, and easier to style.
Everett of San Antonio Named Postal Agent for Siberia
Howard H. Everett, former San Antonio resident, appointed United States postal agent with American forces in Siberia. He has served as postal agent at Shanghai and is ordered by cable to Vladivostok to manage civilian and soldier mail services.
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Leelie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Iowa
United States
Charles A. Towne
John J. Clem
Drummer Bay
Shiloh
U. S
Gw, Atkinson
Court of Claims of
Washington
Howard H. Everett
San Antonio
Siberia
Mr. Everett
Shanghai
China
Cable
Vladivostok
Artist Claimed Deserter Goes on Trial Friday
The trial of Maurice Becker a self described conscientious objector who refused Army duty opens at Camp Travis Friday morning. Capt David Glickman leads the defense with civil counsel Marehall Hicks of San Antonio. Becker lists witnesses of high repute though they will not testify in person. letters and affidavits will be admitted. The case aims to finish by week end to avoid delaying the upcoming big trial. Becker deserted February 14 after induction in Delaware and reportedly fled to Mexico for five months before arrest at Laredo August 30 and return to Camp Travis.
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Maurice Becker
Awe
165Th
United States Army
Camp Travis
Devot Brigade
David Glickman
Military Council
Marehall Hicks
San Antonio
Becker
Delaware
Mexico
Laredo
Brasloff Not Missing In Tuesday Casualty List
Nathan V. Brasloff son of Mrs Anne Brasloff of 308 Wyoming Street is listed as wounded in action with undetermined degree. He was previously listed as missing in October and later reported to be in an English hospital. He was injured in August and August 15 and has been moved to London for treatment.
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Nathan V
Brasloff
Anne Brassoff
Wyoming Street
England
Hoe
London
Tragic influenza case ends in massacre and suicide
Chicago October 22 Peter Marrazo in a delirious state from influenza killed his wife and four children by slashing throats and then inflicted serious wounds on himself before dying.
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Chicago
Peter Marrazo
Pape's Diapepsin Quickly Eases Digestive Distress
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as instant relief for stomach acidity indigestion gas and heartburn. The tablets promise quick, pleasant relief from dyspepsia and upset stomachs at low cost from drug stores.
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Pape
Mentho Laxene praised as effective cold remedy
A reader reports dire coughs and colds improved quickly after using Mentho Laxene from Blackburn Products Co. The letter recalls past relief for a husband with persistent coughs and notes trust by sharing a sample with others.
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Blackburn Products Co
Aline
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