Montenegrin Starvation Crisis Seeks Allied Aid
United Press reports Montenegro, with an estimated half million population before the war, loses about 6000 people monthly to starvation and disease. Land remains uncultivated as male residents are mostly prisoners of Austrians. Prices soar, bark and bones diet emerge, and efforts by Britain Italy the American Red Cross and others seek Austrian permission to provision the country. Competent authorities say 23,900 tons of food could avert disaster.
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United Press
Rome
Montenegro
Austria
Little Kingdom
Empiresa
Great Britain
Italy
American Red Cross
Danube Bridge Destroyed Again Cuts Berlin to Constantinople Route
BERNE Oct. 8 The Chernovoda Danube bridge linking Romania with Dobruja has been blown up again. The Russians previously damaged it, the Germans repaired it, and the latest blast disrupts traffic between Berlin and Constantinople via Constanta and the Black Sea.
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Danube
Berne
Chernovoda
Danube River
Romania
Dobrudja
Bucharest
Berlin
Constantinople
Constanza
Black Sea
Army Adopts Homegrown Pork From Base Piggeries
Kitchen waste is repurposed to feed pigs at large bases and hospitals enabling soldiers to consume pork produced locally. The program turns waste into lean protein for troops and supports military food supply.
Great Port of Beirut Lost to the Turks
Paris October report states Beirut, population 200000, was entered by a French naval division. Beirut becomes the fourth Levant port linked to the Aleppo Medina railway, with Gaza Joppa and Acre noted as other ports. Allies push toward Tarabolus as Allenby’s forces advance along the Euphrates.
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Beirut
Paris
Levant
Aleppo Medina
Gaza
Joppa
Acre
Alexandria
Aleppo
Tarabolus
Medina
Alexandretta
Allenby
Hussein
Euphrates
Asia Minor
Armenia
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Park and Chateau of Valencay Turned YMCA Club
The Park and Chateau of Due de Valencay, where Napoleon once held captive King Ferdinand VII of Spain for seven years, now serves as a YMCA club for officers on leave, preserving the historic site in a new role.
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Due de Valencay
Napoleon I
Ferdinand Vit
Spain
Armistice Terms for Bulgaria Complete
Armistice terms reported from Sofia require Bulgaria to evacuate 1916 occupied territories, cede control to Entente in Strumnitza, demobilize most forces, and hand over troops and materiel. Bulgarian units west of Uskub capitulate and remain guarded by Entente. Allied armies to supervise departure of Austro German personnel within a month. Bulgar ia informed central powers to quit Bulgarian lands within a month.
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Amsterdam
Bulgaria
Entente
Sofia
Serbia
Greece
Strumnitza
Troopa
Uskub
Berlin
Tagebbatt
British 70 Dig Tunnel to Erin
Special to The Star reports Britain debates another massive tunnel project linking Britain and Ireland. Sir Arthur Fell presents proposals, conference backs starting work soon after the war, citing wartime trade gains and shipping costs. Gershom Stewart and Lloyd George urged consideration in a letter.
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London
Great Britain
Britain
France
Ireland
Arthur Fell
Channel Tunnel Committee
International Parliamentary Commercial Conference
Germany
Lloyd George
Gershom Stewart
Lioyd George
Recruits Swamp Merchant Fleet in September
Washington report shows 11,000 volunteers joined merchant marine training in September. The Shipping Board’s 12 training ships can carry 4,000 men monthly, leaving the fleet overworked. The training fleet is now free of Spanish influenza.
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Washington
Merchant Marine
Shipping Board
Von Hindenburg Resigns After Heated Imperial Clash
London dispatch reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg resigning as chief of the general staff after a quarrel with the emperor. He claims a large scale retreat is unavoidable, signaling a major shift in German military leadership.
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London
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
U S naval officials weigh anti U boat campaign as Germany may strike
Washington reports that Allied leaders and Geddes confer over measures against a likely German U boat drive If peace talks fail Britain and the United States assess reduced U boat effectiveness due to disrupted crews coastal bases loss of Flanders flotilla and increased Allied anti submarine efforts
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Washington
Oct. K
Germany
Geddes
Teuton
Channel
North Sea
America
Flanders
Fritish
Oxtend
Zeebrugke
Wilhelmshaven
Heligoland
Czecho Slovaks to Be Recruited Here
Lieut. Oldrich Spaniel of the Czecho Slovak army arrives in Seattle to address an open air meeting at 318 24th Ave S on the Mt. Baker car line. Recruits for the Czecho Slovak army will be accepted and Spaniel will recount his experiences in Russia and France.
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Seattle
Kk. G. Manders
Ames
Skinner & Shddy Corporation
Oldrich Spaniel
Heattle
24Th Ave. S
Mt. Baker
Fronia
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Chambray
Percale
Hoover Conservation
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