Germany replies to Wilson armistice note reported at Berlin
Dispatches from Basel Amsterdam describe Germany's response to President Wilson as either fully acceding to demands or offering far reaching concessions. The telegrams say evacuation of France and Belgium in exchange for neutral peace talks, with Austro German troops staying in parts of Russia and Romania until peace. Allies push on fronts as Balkans tense with Serbian forces near Nish and Italian troops advancing in Albania.
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Austria Hungary and Turkey Ready to Accept Wilson Peace
Berlin reports say Austria-Hungary and Turkey will accept President Wilson's terms. Germany informed by Vienna and Amsterdam dispatches that the two powers will sign upon terms. Amsterdam sources also note a common Allied policy on peace talks. Turkey has reportedly approached the United States seeking peace.
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Huns Are Brutes and Will Remain So Says Balfour
British Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour told American editors in London that Germany commits cowardly crimes while seeking peace. He branded the Leinster sinking as barbarism and said the Huns were brutes before the war and would remain so, despite claimed constitutional changes.
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Work Harder Than Ever Is Haig's Word to Troops
Field Marshal Haig urged officers and men to ignore peace rumors and concentrate on a decisive result, stressing the great task of the British armies and the need for sustained effort.
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Prince Ete Seen as Wilhelm Successor in Germany
Washington Oct 12 Prince Ete is prominently mentioned in Germany as successor to the throne if the Kaiser abdicates according to diplomatic cables.
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Germany
Austrian Premiers File Resignations
Copenhagen dispatch reports both Baron von Huesarek the Austrian premier and Doctor Wekerle the Hungarian premier have resigned, received by Politiken today.
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Walter Hines Page Taken to Hospital on Arrival
Former American ambassador Walter Hines Page arrived at an Atlantic port and was carried ashore to a hospital due to heart disease. He had traveled from Scotland seeking recovery and returned to the United States to his North Carolina home for treatment.
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Classified ads offer quick sale through The Star dealers
When you want to sell real estate, a business, property, or an automobile, use The Star Classified Columns. Dealers advertise there and reach the largest Northwest audience to tell the merits of your listing.
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Huns Struggling to Stop Americans Amid Cries for Aid
United Press dispatch from the American First Army reports stubborn combat along the Altre river and near Grand Pre and St Juvin as German forces lash out with heavy machine gun resistance. American center advances noted eastward amid disorganized German divisions in a desperate effort to halt the advances.
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Unknown Hero of Russia Dies of Flu
A Russian workman who died in Providence hospital from influenza is revealed by papers in his effects to have been Lieut. Kirill B. Logidze a submarine commander who fought Germany while Russia stayed at war. He fled to America, worked in a shipyard, and awaited a U.S. Navy appointment. He wore two honor crosses from the Duma and refused Bolsheviks after the czar fell.
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President Wilson Buys Bonds in Theatre
President Wilson autographed bonds worth 750000 in an hour during a musical comedy performance in New York. He personally took 2000 dollars while James W. Gerard former ambassador to Germany subscribed 15000 dollars. Chorus girls moved through aisles delivering bonds to customers.
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Germany
American Red Cross Chief Honored by Italy
Rome October 12 H P Davinoh head of the American Red Cross was made a grand officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy and awarded the Order of the Red Cross of Merit in ceremony marking recognition of his service.
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General Alexieff Reported Dead in Copenhagen
News records Gen. Alexieff former commander of Russian armies is reported dead in Copenhagen on October 12. The dispatch notes his death as reported from the Danish capital with no immediate details on cause or remainder of his career.
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Copenhagen
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Kaiser caught in peace trap of his own making
The article reports Kaiser Wilhelm II pressed by Wilson’s fourteen points as Austria and Turkey accept the plan, placing Germany in a delicate position. It notes German leaders debate replies with Prince Max before the Reichstag while Allied advances and internal unrest threaten the regime.
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Turks Hastened Plans to Quit Sinking Ship
Allied advances in the Near East push Turkey toward armistice talks with the allies. Ankara seeks a separate peace while Smyrna seeks negotiations in Athens. Venizelos reports devastating conditions in Seres as Greek refugees recount horrors in East Macedonia.
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Seattle firms boost Fourth Liberty Loan subs through double quota drive
Across Seattle more than 100 firms join the double quota push for the Fourth Liberty Loan. The payroll bond club reports 45 firms already reaching 200 percent, with major institutions like Seattle General Hospital Seward Hotel Ford Motor Co and Dexter Horton Bank among those on the honor list. Subscriptions total about 18.1 million toward a 20 million goal as workers rally with bond sales, street sellers, and headquarter drives across Second Avenue and Cherry Street.
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Voters urged to register now for November 5 election
Only two days remain Monday and Tuesday for residents to add their names to the general election register. Chief Registration Clerk William A. Gaines will have staff until 5 p.m. Both registered voters who did not cast a ballot in the spring election must re register to vote on November 4. Registration offices are in the city comptroller's office, first floor, county city building.
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Merchants urged to turn Friday receipts into Liberty bonds
Harbor business leader Ha ven J. Titus proposes a Liberty Loan push by converting the next Friday October 18 receipts from the Chaun cey Wright Restaurants Co four Seattle stores into Liberty bonds. Titus will begin the effort himself urging others to join and asking merchants to consider the theatres of the past week as incentive.
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Murder motive clouds Iowa murder case report
New evidence emerges in the John Murray murder. Sheriff Stringer ties William Gottstein to the crime near Des Moines, with a new witness R N Wilson confirming a ride by auto with Clarence Good. A hat from the scene and missing money raise questions about muddy smuggling links and an offshore liquor operation.
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Seattle Flu Epidemic Update Hits 1921 Record Totals
Seattle reports 1 921 influenza cases since last Saturday as outbreak widens in the shipyards. Bremer ton area and West Seattle see new cases while Beattie restrictions persist. Health officials urge sanitation and ongoing vaccine efforts amid reports of 41 000 doses distributed in a feverish race to control the illness.
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Old Court House
Draft boards prepare order number lists
Beattie draft officials worked Saturday to determine order numbers for local men registered for military service on September 12. Washington has sent the master list, but Seattle numbers will take time due to heavy clerical work. Each board must draft new registration lists and then publish alphabetical name lists at local boards for men to learn their numbers.
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California health officials plan influenza campaign meeting
San Francisco reports 106 new Spanish influenza cases in the last 24 hours, bringing total to 371. Dr. W H Kellogg, secretary of the state board of health, announced that health officers will meet at Riverside on Tuesday to map the campaign.
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T. D. Tuttle
San Francisco
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W. H. Kellogg
State Board of Health
Flu epidemic tightens noose in Seattle area strikes several fronts
The Seattle Star Weekly notes the flu crippling more than 1,000 and bringing many deaths while theatres churches and schools close. It reports mass covid style measures, arrests for sidewalk spitting, shipyard labor campaigns, unemployed relief, and local officials debating city finances, policing, and wartime controls as the city reels on October 12 1918.
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