Allies Press 30 Mile Front In Cambrai St Quentin Drive
British French and American forces renew attack from St. Quentin to Cambrai over about 30 miles. Ramillies captured near Cambrai and Cambrai itself entered. More than 8,000 prisoners and numerous guns taken as advances widen across Douai Laon and Artois fronts.
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Haig
Byng
Rawlinson
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Laon
St. Quentin
Malincourt
Villers Outreaux
Leedain
Exunes
Seranvillers
Niergnies
Rouvroy
Montaine-Uterte
Scarpe
Neuvireuil
Fresnes-Les- Montauban
Arnes
Champagne
St. Pierre
Lancon
Argonne Forest
Suippe
Roulers
Ramillies
Escaut Canal
Sweeping Order Diverts Men to War Work
An official sweeping order directs able-bodied workers in listed occupations to report to war plant employment. Older workers will replace them where nonessential roles exist, with permits required for retention in some cases. The list excludes government departments but targets many commercial and service positions for reallocation to war industries.
Seattle War Labor Order Seeks Women And Old Men Replacements
The government community labor board ordered hundreds of able-bodied workers to seek essential war work and be replaced by women and old men. The list covers many occupations and directs employers to comply with enforcement powers and possible penalties.
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Seattle
Community Labor Board
United States Employment Service
Lawrence Wood
Cherry St
Wood
Community Board
Henry McBride
Covernor
Washington
Alaska
Northwest
STAR WANT ADS REACH WIDEST NORTHWEST AUDIENCE
The note promotes Star want ads as a cost effective way to reach a large Northwest audience. It encourages using the ads for future needs and mentions contacting by phone.
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Northwest
Americans Escape Heavy Casualties In Meuse Argonne fighting
London dispatches report American losses yesterday were less than half the prisoners taken. General Pershing cites 1,500 prisoners captured by American forces in the Meuse and Argonne fighting.
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London
Meuse
Argonne
Battle Front
Former Russian Chiefs Shot by Reds in Revolution Span
Stockholm dispatch reports Alexander Trepoff former Russian premier shot at 56 after resigning in 1917. Also says Alexander Gutchkoff former war minister and M Kichkile executed by order of the soviets with information arriving days earlier.
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Stockholm
Alexander Trepoff
Petrograd
Trepoff
Alexander Gutchkoff
M. Kichkile
Seattle reports 984 Spanish flu cases by Wednesday noon
Spanish influenza cases in Seattle rose to 984 by Wednesday noon with 169 new victims at the health department. The surge is the largest in a like period since the outbreak began. No civilian deaths were reported by noon. Officials at the naval training station at the university refused to comment.
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Seattle
Health Department
Naval Training Station
Spray Use Urged by Health Official in Influenza Crisis
Dr T D Tuttle urges antiseptic spray and atomizer use in every home with three daily applications to keep nostrils and throat clean. Seattle reports 401 new civilian influenza cases by noon Wednesday and 14 total deaths. health measures include evacuation of crowds, theater closures, and vaccination drives at shipyards and the naval training station.
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T. D. Tuttle
State Commissioner of Health
Edward Laughlin
St. Charles
Iowa
Roy Marion
New Sharon
Seattle
Health Department
Helmer Scranen
Carr Place
the Star
Charles E. Ford
Hanson
King County Medical Association
Merchant Marine
Weat Seattle
Hood Canal
State of Washington
Spokane
President Wilson Signals New Push After Inquiry
President Wilson is expected to address Congress to elaborate on his inquiry stance. The move is seen as stripping away Germany’s excuses and placing war burden on Germany, while some senators argue the inquiry left questions unresolved. The evacuation terms refer to invaded territories not Alsace, with final peace terms shaping blame and boundary decisions.
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Wilson
Congress
Washington
Germany
Pervons
Senator Lodge
Alsace
France
Germany Tries to Interrupt Allied Victory in West
Rome dispatch reports mixed international reactions to Germany's armistice proposal. Measagero says central powers seek only to interrupt hostilities hoping for a compromise peace. Temps notes public steadiness while Corriere della Sera warns the move signals world war's end approaching.
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Germany
West
Rome
Milan
Answer Challenge to Kaiser Declared by London Express
London newspaper declares President Wilson issued a direct peace test to Germany. The Express calls the move a challenge and says Germany must withdraw armies to Germany before seeking peace. It notes the World awaits a clear German response and cites Chancellor Max as the other figure in the query.
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Kaiser
London Express
London
Wilson
the Express
Max
Germany
Just as Expected Frenchmen Declare PARIS Armistice Reply
Paris reports first reactions to President Wilson's armistice reply issued at noon. The initial assessments described the reply as just as expected by observers including many Frenchmen.
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Paris
Wilson
Wilson Seals Kaiser's Doom Propaganda and Peace Demands
President Wilson presses Germany to answer three points on peace terms and armistice conditions while signaling readiness to negotiate only with a free German people. He warns that any pledge from the Hohenzollerns or the kaiser will not secure true peace and hints at potential German revolt amid German objections to the dynasty.
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Wilson
Maximilian
Germany
Hohenzollern
Bavaria
Pershing pushes front toward Luxemburg border in Argonne drive
General Pershing widens the American advance north of Verdun to reach the Grand Pre roadway thru the Argonne massif. Meuse river remains contested as forces shift east of the Meuse to bring up troops and pressure German positions, with a potential lurch toward the Grand Pre road.
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New York
Meuse
Verdun
Grand Pre
Argonne
The
Hindenburg
General Pershing
Grand Pre Road
Belgians Repel German Counter in Roulers Sector
From the North Sea to Lens the front shows relative stabilization as Belgians repulse a German counter-attack near Roulers. British Americans and French renew assaults from Lens to La Fere and near Cambrai, expanding a 30 mile front with Cambrai already occupied. Artillery battles surge near Rheims and Laon regions while Franco American forces push east of the Meuse, reaching several miles inland as the Verdun front remains quiet.
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North Sea
Lens
Roulers
LA Fere
Cambrai- St. Quentin
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Rheims
Laon
St. Gobain
Verdun
Meuse
Switzerland
Qiflet
Smyrna Governor to Discuss Peace in Athens
A dispatch from Athens dated September 26 reports Rahmi Bey, governor of Smyrna, expected to arrive in Athens that night to discuss peace. The note comes from a London outlet and places Smyrna’s leadership in the peace talks context.
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London
Athens
Rahmi Bey
Smyrna
Hold or Die Is Order to Enemy on West Front
Paris reports the German army orders soldiers to hold or die while massing trench captors and high velocity guns at critical points. Berlin seeks to delay an allied advance as troops rush from Russia and the East. Belgian civilians are forced to work on defenses near Ostend Zee Brugge and Bruges as the Laon salient tightens and pincers close near St Quentin Cambrai Rheims Verdun. Ludendorff shifts scarce guns ammo and reserves frantically to meet mounting pressure.
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Berlin
Russia
East
Germany
Wilson
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Bruges
Marshal von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Belgium
Antwerp-Namur-Metz
Laon Salient
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Rheims
Verdun
Yanks Capture 3000 Prisoners in Meuse Drive
General Pershing reported that American and French forces captured Giurnay and four other villages along the Meuse while driving the enemy beyond them. Over 3,000 prisoners were taken, with 1,500 of them by French units east of the Meuse, as operations near Verdun continued. Sixty-five thousand Bulgarian troops surrendered west of Uskub per armistice provisions.
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Washington
Giurnay
Gen. Pershing
Meuse
Argonne
London
Uskub
Saloniki
French Report on St. Quentin Front Advances
Paris dispatch says French war office reports capture of German positions on a three mile front southeast of St. Quentin. Allied gains include taking bitterly defended positions between Harly and Neuville Saint Armand. Arnes front heavy German losses and 600 prisoners.
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St. Quentin
Paris
French War Office
Arnes
Oise
Suippe
Spanish Premier Maura Resigns. New Cabinet Expected
San Sebastian and Lisbon report Premier Antonio Maura has resigned with his cabinet. Tamagnini Barboza, interior secretary, is believed to form a new cabinet, the Lisbon dispatch says.
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Spain
Antonio Maura
Lisbon
Tamagnini Barboza
Interior
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