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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1918
Page
5
Turkish forces reportedly quit and Austria 10 follow Germany as terms await. Turkish minister said to have made an offer amounting to surrender, signaling a potential shift in allied negotiations and regional stake.
London report notes Germany may await allied peace terms while demobilization moves are discussed in Vienna. Dispatches quote reactions in Copenhagen and Berne on Wilson's note and calls for subjection. Reports mention Turkish peace offers and potential revolts among two Austrian infantry regiments at Karlowitz in Slavonia.
Copenhagen reports most German papers attack President Wilson's latest note as not altering his prior stance and accuse him of misunderstanding recent German events. Sheodor Wolff in the Tageblatt laments, saying Germany seeks no interference, but warns the proposed peace would humiliate Germany and shows a policy of brutal force.
Berlin papers react to Wilson’s note with mixed signals. Kreuser Zeitung calls for war to the end while others see progress toward peace. Dr. Solf defends the 14 points and Alsace Lorraine questions amid Reichstag remarks.
A correspondent in The Hague reports uncertain guidance on Germanys future course. The piece notes ongoing deliberations and mentions investigators from The Police Ledger Co. with continued coverage expected on the next page.
In well informed circles Saint Julius Adreassy is named as Austro Hungarians foreign minister with peace at any price popular in Vienna and Budapest He may favor direct negotiations with the Entente without Wilsons mediation The Danubian monarchy appears prone to capitulate to allied terms while Prague and Pressburg undergo shifts and Ruthenian aims gain ground Austrians reportedly pursue a secret mission in Switzerland and a Croatian revolt in Fiume is described as suppressed with fierce street fighting in Faine ending in heavy casualties
U boats show near idleness as a military pause while many remain in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The British admiralty views this as part of a German peace offensive, with potential renewed submarine effort expected late December and January. American tonnage has doubled since the war began, per War Department briefing. The government seeks 1,000,000 pounds daily of shipyard charcoal and fruit stones for gas mask production, but only a third is currently available.
A storm system brings rain to the Southwest with San Antonio reporting Saturday morning showers. The Weather Bureau notes a parallel north wind and an approaching "norther" expected Saturday evening or Sunday with freezing temperatures and snow in the Panhandle Nebraska New Mexico and Texas as the high pressure drives cold air southeast.
Freezing weather is forecast for the extreme northern area of East Texas and snow is expected in the Panhandle with possible snowfall in parts of Oklahoma. The Weather Bureau reports general rains across the state with locally heavy precipitation.
Western North Carolina floodwaters rise above flood stage harming Creek and Pacolet Rivers. The Clifton Manufacturing Company mills sit at risk as floodwaters advance, with Campohelto bridge washed away and town creeping inundation observed along the Pacolet River. Snow begins in Dalhart while rains aid grain in Stamford Texas.
Mexico reports Spanish influenza hitting most regions with 60000 cases in the capital area and low deaths while Tampico oil region and Pachuca show high mortality. In the United States camps new cases total 2876 with pneumonia deaths down. New York asks for grave diggers to manage burials. Congressional conferees reach agreement on six billion military bill.
Tonight and Sunday bring rain and colder for San Antonio with a high near 56 to 60. East Texas sees rain and colder air with freezing in the northwest portion and generally fair Sunday. Nearby capitals report mixed skies, moderate winds, and temperatures ranging through the 60s in several cities.
Washington October 26 General Pershing reports heavy fighting on the Verdun route with strong German counter attacks repulsed east of the Meuse except in Keller wood where four assaults forced a partial American withdrawal. West of the Meuse American lines advanced despite determined resistance and gained south of the Consengoye Damvillers road occupying Bois D Ormont. Allies also reach southern Bois De Mourgogne as enemy pressure persists from Bois D Ormont to Bois D Erayes.
General March says five American corps and division commanders who fought in France will return to the United States for new assignments. The officers include Major Generals Bundy Edwards McMahon Cameron Buck and Duncan reassigned or restored to duty. The Franco American line remains a threat to the north Belgian frontier as Meuse to Aisne remains the focus.
Washington October 26 directive from Director General McAdoo cuts non urgent railroad telegraph and telephone traffic. Employees told to use these services only when mail cannot serve, aiming to reduce traffic by over 26 percent. A censoring system will enforce the new instructions to curb non urgent correspondence.
London reports Haig announces British forces press toward Valenciennes and Quesnoy with villages Odomez Maulde Mount Carmel hill Englefontaine taken. Allied operations in Belgium progress as trenches resist. British occupy Ingogsheim Oteghem toward Scheldt. nine thousand German prisoners and numerous guns captured.
On the Serre front southwest of Marle, French troops take Mortiers after heavy fighting. They report progress from Oise to Serre and along the line toward Valenciennes to the Meuse with over 2,000 prisoners and many guns captured. The fighting widens from Valenciennes to the Meuse as Allies push the German line.
Allied forces push through German lines south of Valenciennes as General Vine opens a large scale operation on the Station front. Austrian official statements report heavy artillery from Brent River to Monelle and indicate Italian British and French units joined the assault.
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