Foe Defenses Collapse on Yankee Front
In France October 16, American forces report a major breakthrough after the Grand Pre capture. Loges wood cleared and a wedge driven toward Huzancy, with gains on both sides of the Meuse. Prisoners indicate Germans expected an armistice today at 3:30 pm, but artillery and infantry attacks continued. One American division has taken prisoners from four German corps in two days.
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France
Grand Pre
Loges Wood
Huzancy
Meuse
West Front
French Troops Maintain Contact on Front Between Oise and Serre
Paris reported that French forces held contact with German troops along the entire front between the Oise and the Serre last night. The war office noted substantial machine gun and artillery activity across the line.
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Paris
Oise
The
Serre
War Office
Serbian Forces Capture Aleksinatz and Mount Kastrebatz
The Serbian war office reported Serbian troops seized Aleksinatz 20 miles northwest of Nish. French forces occupied Pierot 12 miles southeast of Nish. The statement also noted captures of Mount Kressi Baba Mount Kastrebatz and the village of Zilatare with French cavalry taking Pierot.
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London
Aleksinatz
Nish
Serbian War Office
Pierot
Mount Kressi-Baba
Kastrebatz
Zilatare
Bamboo Varieties Grow Rapidly Across Dense Stands
Reports note that thirty bam boo varieties exist with some trees advancing two feet in a day and reaching about 150 feet in height, illustrating remarkable growth rates in large bamboo groves.
German Retreat Rout Feared as Allies Advance in Belgium
Report from London 17 Oct says a major German withdrawal is under way in Belgium with rapid Allied contact loss at some points. British forces reportedly near Lille and Courtrai, while Tourcoing and Roubaix face capture. French cavalry moves toward Thielt as Bruges Ostend Zeebrugge fears rise. Allied offensives expand across Laon Argonne-Meuse Champagne Balkans and Asia Minor approaches near Aleppo.
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Belgium
Lillie
Courtrai
Tourcoing
Roubaix
Thielt
Bruges
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Thourent
Asia Minor
Aleppo
Constantinople
Begin Work on New Hospitality Club
Carpenters and painters will soon begin work on soldiers' and sailors' new Christian Science Up-Town Hospitality club to be located in the Struve and Davia building. The committee in charge, headed by O J C Dutton, will accept donations of money and furniture at the present Hospitality club headquarters, 265 Empire building.
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Soldiers’ and Sailors
New
Christian Science
Struve and
Davia
O. J. C. Dutton
Hospitality Club
Empire Building
Bank President Takes Job Aboard Seattle Shipyard
Alexander Mackel, president of the White Swan Bank of Yakima Washington, is working in a Seattle shipyard to avenge his nephew’s death in France by aiding ship construction.
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Alexander Mackel
White Swan Bank
Yakima
Wash
France
Seattle
Defense League Man Charged With Fraud
Mason L. Mason field secretary of the National Defense League of California was arrested in San Francisco on conspiracy to defraud and embezzlement of over 20600 dollars from the organization by federal officers.
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San Francisco
United States
Mason L. Mason
National Defense League of California
Geiger Heads Pneumonia Squad at Camp Dodge
E Geiger son of Henry Geiger Yukon pioneer leads the pneumonia unit at Camp Dodge Iowa where he serves with the 14th U S infantry.
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E. Geiger
Henry Geiger
Camp Dodge
Iowa
14Th
U. S. Infantry
Germans Prepare Triple Defensive Lines in Belgium for Winter
Washington reports three fortified Belgian lines the German army may use if peace fails. The first runs Ghent to Meuse via Audenarde and Moesieres, the second from Antwerp through Malines to Namur linking at Mezieres, the third from Antwerp to Aix la Chapelle along Dutch Limburg. Holding Antwerp remains critical to Allied plans.
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Washington, D. C
Bruges
France
Belgium
Ghent
Audenarde
Renaix
Loure
Valenciennes
Maubeuge
Meuse
Moesieres
Meuseres
Verdun
Antwerp
Malines
Louvain
Namur
Mezieres
Brussels
Helgium
Diest
Hanselt
Limburg
Aix-la Chapelle
Becheldt
Germany
North Sea
Presemnion
Huna
St. Foch
Pershing
Foch
Luxemburg
Aix la Chapelle
British Forces Break Through Front Near Courtrai Ghent and Lille
British troops push toward Courtrai southwest of Ghent and reach near Lille as armies advance in Flanders. Belgians capture Thourout and Schoorlbanke while French take Ardoye and Lichtervelde. British reach Menin and Courtrai as over 20 villages fall to allied forces.
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Flanders
Courtrai
Ghent
Lille
London
Thourout
Schoorbakke
Haig
Ardoye
Lichtervelde
Dixmude
Lys
Yaer
Menin
Thovrout
Suspended Cop Tied to Boozer Ring Faces Accusations
Patrolman L L Norton is suspended by Chief Warren amid accusations from Pete Dereiko of Tolt that Norton was introduced as a liquor operation protection cog. Dereiko planned to visit Norton's home after meeting with Captain Tennant. Gottstein, linked to a murder case, is jailed. Norton was seen patrolling the Kingston boat area where bootlegging stocks were stored.
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Ll. L. Norton
Warren
Pete Dereiko
Tolt
Norton
Wil
Dereiko
Tennant
Gottstein
Ferdinand Ast. Gottstein
John Murray
Des Moines
Kingst
Railroad Workers Boost Fourth Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Railroad men in the Northwest double subscriptions to support the Fourth Liberty Loan. The average issuance per worker stands at $103.73 with specific company averages: Spokane International $180.48, Northern Pacific $120.84, Great Northern $116.58, Oregon Washington $118.08, Spokane Portland & Seattle $98.49, Chicago Milwaukee St Paul $80.83.
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Liberty Loan
Northwest
Spokane International
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Oregon Washington
Spokane
Portland
Major Rinehart Dies of Pneumonia at Home
Maj. William Vance Rinehart age 41, early Washington pioneer, died Wednesday morning at 750 Belmont Ave North from pneumonia. Funeral services slated for Saturday at 1 30 PM with location to be announced.
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William Vance Rinehart
Washington
Belmont Ave
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Turcoing
Roulers
Wilson
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Panama
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