Allied Forces Press Italian Front Capture Of Hundred Towns
Allied forces push the Austrian line on the Piave front taking more than 100 villages and towns. The Sixth Austrian corps is in a critical position as Italian troops advance toward Conegliano and Monte Grappa with over 150 guns captured and 1000 prisoners mentioned.
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Allied Pressure Increases on Piave Front in War News
At Italian Piave HQ on Tuesday October 26 Austrian forces retreat under rising Allied pressure as a huge allied corps crosses the Piave with supplies. The Italian population is aided by the American Red Cross. 150 Austrian guns and 1 000 prisoners were reported captured. King Victor Emmanuel toured reconquered areas amid tough fighting around Grappa.
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Weather snapshot for cities across the nation
San Antonio and vicinity fair and colder tonight with 62 to 68 expected. East Texas frost interior and fair Thursday. St. Louis 48 to 68 with northwest wind 12 miles per hour. Chicago 44 to 60 with northwest breeze. New York 66 to 78 and southwest wind. Washington 60 to 82 with southwest wind.
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Americans Shot Down Eighteen Enemies in Verdun Front Skirmish
American aviators claimed eighteen enemy planes shot down with five American losses during recon missions. Bombers attacked Aloutigny Vouvilliers and other troop concentrations while big guns shelled Conflans Mangiennes and surrounding rail hubs. Captains Meissner and Kaye each downed Fokker aircraft.
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Cancel Ship Orders and Troop Transport Contracts
Washington announces cancellation of 50 contracts for constructing troop ships totaling 60 million dollars by Bethician Union Shipyards in Alameda California. The Shipping Board says added ships are unnecessary as conversion plans for large freighters to troop transports are perfected, with new contracts not to be completed by end of 1919.
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Austrian Fleet Concentrates at Fiume Amid Hungary Talks
A Rome dispatch dated October 27 reports the Austrian fleet hastily concentrated at Fiume with few ships remaining at Pola and Cattaro vessels having left. The move is said to be demanded by Hungary to control the fleet if the dual monarchy dissolves amid a surge of Hungarian independence sentiment and reports that Emperor Charles supports independence.
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Peace conference at The Hague signals talks
French press associations lease a chateau at The Hague a move seen as signaling a peace conference. Report notes American army connection and that the development was revealed today in San Antonio Light and Chicago Daily News.
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Gas supply cut off due to swollen Red River breaks
Dallas and Fort Worth report gas shortages after Red River floods two miles wide. Pipes damaged by recent rains render gas unavailable for cooking and heating. Lone Star Gas officials warn repairs may take days and affect Dallas Fort Worth supply.
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Censorship and Allied Talks Shaped Paris Dispatches
Reports from Paris describe strict Allied censorship and cable delays as inter Allied council discusses armistice terms and German fleet surrender. London sources say Versailles conference has outlined main armistice points with final peace terms to Germany, including Rhine fortresses occupation.
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Judge Ven son Suffering Stroke In Dattas
Judge John Venson prominent Dattas attorney and former Ban Antonio official has been at Baptist Sanitarium for ten days with paralysis. At noon today he was said to be getting worse but doctors and friends remain hopeful for recovery.
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Revolutions in the Rhine district threaten Kaiser rule
Reports from Westphalia describe growing unrest in Germany with calls for peace from food shortages and a push to depose the Kaiser. Observers say Russia's example influences German workers as strikes spread through Krupp and Ruhr sites while police crack down.
Airplane Dives Into Balloon Mass Crash
Italian headquarters report October 28 that an Austrian fighter attacked an Italian observation balloon during the Vinne crossing with British troops. The craft and balloon caught fire after a collision. the burning wreckage fell near Montello. Both pilots and observers survived unharmed.
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Germany Ups Pressure With Detailed Armistice Note
Washington reports a new German note explaining government changes transferring power to the Reichstag. Swiss chargé Frederick Oedertin delivered it to the State Department. It says the Kaiser no longer controls war or peace and that the note will go to Paris for Allied review. President Wilson prepares a reply to Vienna’s submission as Allied peace terms loom.
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