Allied Chief May Announce Armistice Terms
United Press War Expert J W T Mason reports Germany seeks to entangle the United States in a peace net while preserving loot and dividing democracies. The piece argues German promises are unreliable, urges armistice terms be guaranteed by American and Allied military strength, and cites Marshal Foch and Gen. Pershing as decisive.
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U. S
J. W. T. Mason
United Press
New York
Germany
America
Maximilian
Reichstag
Marshal Foch
Pershing
Foch
Wilson
Wilson Views German Peace Note Amid Armistice Pressure
Washington report sets the tone of post note diplomacy as President Wilson weighs German terms and Foch control. The piece notes possible occupation of Metz Strassburg and Coblenz and insists on unconditional surrender as the core demand while Congress public opinion pressure grows for a decisive peace.
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Foch
Wilson
Metz
Strassburg
Coblenz
Congress
Missouri
Germany
Mount Vernon
Northcliffe warns on German reply at London luncheon
Lord Northcliffe at a luncheon in the American Officers' club in London said the German reply is an attempt to gain time and confuse the issue. He warned that unless the present offensive is faced resolutely it may become more dangerous than last spring. He also said President Wilson will handle the note as it deserves.
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Germany
Wilson
Junkers
State Department
London
Lord Northcliffe
Allied push nears Valenciennes as fronts tighten
Reported war bulletin notes British forces within under a mile of Valenciennes and close to Tournai, with Allied units at gates of Ghent and near five miles from Valenciennes. Belgians advance along Schupdonck canal front. crossings near Sambre and Kacallon river cited amid broader Franco American flanking action.
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Valenciennes
Tournai
Arde
Ghent
Schupdonck Canal
Meerendre
Wansiging
Kacallon
Laon
Verdun
Balkans Front Advances Reach Danube and Bend Toward Hungary
French detachments arrived at the Danube near Vidin Bulgaria 95 miles north of Sofia 45 miles from Hungary as the Balkan offensive progresses. Serbian troops contact German forces north of Alekalnatz and Krushevats near Nish. British troops push toward Valenciennes closing to within two miles of the city.
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French War Office
Balkan
Danube
Vidin
Bulgaria
Sofia
Lake Dotran
Balkan Front
Alekalnatz
Krushevats
Nish
Cat Hirson
Valenciennes
Mysterious A L Writes Last Letter to Mayor
A. L the secret letter writer continues to haunt Mayor Hanson with daily notes. Detectives pursue the enigmatic sender who signs only with initials and ranges from love to apocalyptic world issues. The mayor vows to stop the nuisance as police review thousands of letters.
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A. L
Hanson
Puyallup
Conklin
A Christmas Idea prompts bond gifts for service families
A reader urges a patriotic drive to send $50 bonds to the mothers wives or children of service members who have sacrificed at home. The Star proposes forming an organization to collect and distribute bonds to those most helped and invites volunteers to join, aiming for about 100 participants.
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the Star
Middle West
Answer Is Crooked German Trick On Terms Of Wilson
Landon Oct 22 British Admiralty Wireless reports German notes mask insincere acceptance of Wilson terms. German translation uses bedingmen instead of satze to imply negotiation basis while rejecting actual terms. German press argues concessions only on Alsace Lorraine and Polish questions, aiming to block self determination and preserve Prussian policies.
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Landon
British Admiralty Wireless
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Prussian Poland
Prussia
Frankfurter Zeitung
Alsace Lorraine
France
Poland
Wilson
In Search of Central Phone for William Short Family
For a week attendants of William Short, president of the State Federation of Labor, ill with influenza at 941 23rd Ave, have failed to obtain central phone connections. Attempts to reach Short at Rea con 1279 also fail. Despite possible life or death need, attendants must go door to door seeking service.
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Central
William Short
State Federation of Labor
23Rd Ave
Short
A Thrift Stamp a Day Keeps the Hun Away
A World War II era notice promotes thrift stamp redemption as a daily habit, urging citizens to save and invest in war savings for victory. The slogan frames thrift stamps as a practical defense and patriotic duty.
British Pan Teuton Note Seen as Sham and Delay
A compilation of British and Allied reactions to a German note. Wemyss denounces surrender as the only proof of sincerity, while Telegraph and Daily News call for evacuation acceptance or immediate Wilson-style guarantees. Times and Manchester Guardian note ambiguities and ongoing atrocities amid reconstruction challenges.
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Pan Teuton
Germany
Foch
Wemyss
Daily News
Wilson
Alboit
THE
TIMES
Manchester Guardian
Paris Midi Calls German Reply Evasive in October Comments
The Paris Midi says the current German government bears no blame, Scheidemann is no better than Bethmann-Hollweg, calling him a "scrap of paper" man. It asserts President Wilson will not be duped by the reply.
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Paris
Scheidemann
Bethmann-Hollweg
Wilson
Revolution erupts in Bulgaria as Sofia battle rages
Copenhagen dispatch reports a Bulgarian revolution with fighting in Sofia between workers and troops. about three thousand people killed.
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Copenhagen
Bulgaria
Vienna
Sofia
William Spurck Slated for Draft Service in Seattle Pursuit
Draft Appeal Agent T F Kennedy labels William Spurck a super-slacker and government agents seek him in Seattle after he moved residence without notifying his board. Spurck sparked fights for release last year and was reclassified to No 1. Pratt board 7 ordered induction at Fort Worden on Wednesday.
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William Spurck
T. J. F. Kennedy
Seattle
Spurck
Camp Lewis
Kennedy
Pratt Board 7
Sparck
Fort Worden
Reply Doesn't Please France in Armistice Diktat Dispute
Paris reports a high French official saying Germany’s reply to armistice terms is unsatisfactory. He states Wilson urged allied command conditions, while Germany seeks favorable bases and questions France’s honor. France asserts neutrals should verify already confirmed facts and doubts any timely Wilson decision.
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Paris
France
United Press
Wilson
Germany
Austria to Reply Soon on Peace Talks Conditions
A Vienna dispatch reports the Austro Hungarian government will answer President Wilson soon because he has not answered the question about possible conditions for peace negotiations.
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Paris
Wilson
Vienna
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Northcliffe
Peage
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Argonne
Balkans
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Satze
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