Austrian army chief in Italy asks armistice
London reports that the Austrian commander in chief on the Italian front has applied to General Diaz for an armistice and that the request was sent to the inter allied council at Versailles. Also noted are armistice talks with Turkey at Salonika and the surrender of Turkish forces in Mesopotamia.
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London
Diaz
Inter-Allied Council
Versailles
Turkey
Salonika
Dardanelles
Tigris
Mesopotamia
Ismail Hakki
Marshall
George Cave
Mudros
Calthorpe
Berlin Receives Foch Terms Report Delayed
Washington reports lack of confirmation on dispatch of General Foch armistice terms to Berlin. State and War departments withheld discussion about Versailles conference with indications the submission path may depend on military authorities. Allied embassies thought terms could already be sent and announcement awaited Berlin acknowledgment.
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Washington
Foch
Berlin
State Departments
State Department
Germany
Peace terms shaping at Versailles as Austria seeks armistice
United States to dispatch Austrian armistice note to allies while Turkey’s plea followed by the signal that an armistice had been concluded with the sultan. The Versailles council prepares for a united peace statement as Germany’s response loom remains uncertain and President Wilson may attend the conference.
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Washington
United States
Versailles Council
Czechs disrupt rail links between Berlin and Vienna
Wire report from Zurich dated October 31 states Czech forces have cut all railways between Berlin and Vienna via Orderberg and Bodenbach. Communications among Budapest, Agram, Fiume, and Vienna are completely interrupted, signaling a major disruption in regional transit and military supply lines.
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Zurich
Berlin
Vienna
Orderberg
Bodenbach
Budapest
Agram
Fiume
Seattle Port Commission backs car traction purchase plan
All three Seattle Port Commission members endorse buying the traction system from Puget Sound Traction Co. They urged a Yes vote for the Tuesday election. Written statement by former president. Oral views given by President T. S. Lappy and Judge C. KE. Rema Derg.
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Seattle
Vicar Sums Up War in Four Words
Lyndon dispatch notes vicar of Skillington sums up war to date with the line Yanks, Yanks, spamks, thanks. The brief quip captures wartime sentiment in a colonial era bulletin with a playful misspelling.
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Lyndon
Skillington
What Every One Should Know Drama Presented in Seattle
A Seattle Star Page 8 drama titled What Every One Should Know advertises a large Northwest audience. Act I features the main character and a dramatic charge, Act II promises perfect satisfaction, and Act III concludes with a splendid finale and the couple ending happily in a small home.
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Seattle
Northwest
Mayor Hanson Orders Citywide Closures to Fight Epidemic
Seattle officials close all stores wholesale houses and offices except drug and food shops and medical offices. Closings begin at 3 p m Thursday and end at 3 p m Friday with further closures through Saturday and Sunday. Health officials cite death rate jump from 7.23 to 27 per 1 000 and urge walking when possible. Coagulin lung treatment discussed by Health Commissioner McBride as pneumonia deaths rise.
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Hanson
McBride
Meier
Seattle
A Thrift Stamp A Day Keeps The Hun Away Phrase
A wartime caption promotes thrift stamps as a daily habit to support the war effort. The slogan links regular saving to national defense, urging readers to buy stamps each day and help fund military needs.
Bob Bridges Backing Public Ownership Drives Car Purchase Vote
Editor notes Robert Bridges, port commission veteran and former president, who faced vilification for backing public ownership, now supports city purchase of the traction system as Seattle shines in port trade behind New York. Bridges' vision of a bigger port is cited as vindication.
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Robert Bridges
Port Commission
Seattle
United States
New York
Bob Bridges
Bridges
Reat
Traction System
Vote Yes on Seattle Street Car Purchase Proposition
Port Commissioner Robert Bridges urges Seattle voters to support the mayor and council in buying the street car system at the November 5 election. He argues taxation concerns are misused by opponents, notes the city must first collect revenues, and insists citizens should back the city’s plan to purchase the cer line system.
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Seattle
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company
Cotterill
City of
Kuehlmann to Be Hin Representative at Peace Conference
Richard Von Kuehlmann the former German foreign secretary is named as a representative at the peace conference. He previously served as ambassador to the Netherlands and Turkey and resigned in July 1917 amid pan-German opposition to his moderate war views. Kansas City may soon begin noon prayers for victory.
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Richard von Kuehlmann
Germany
Berlin
von Kuehlmann
Netherlands
Turkey
Lansing Receives Austrians Note on Intervention Appeal
Washington Oct 31 The Austrian personal note was delivered to Secretary Lansing this morning. It closely mirrors the press text and asks Secretary Lansing to intervene with President Wilson on Austria's behalf.
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Washington
Lansing
Wilson
Austria
Serbian Cavalry Reaches Danube
Paris reports in the Salonika communiqué that Serbian cavalry has reached the Danube east of Semendria about 22 miles southeast of Belgrade, confirmed by the French war office last night.
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Paris
Danube
Semendria
Belgrade
Saloniki Commiunique
Italians widen Austro Italian front advance to 80 miles
London Oct 31 Italian forces push along the Austro Italian front capturing Oderzo and Vittorio base. British and Italian troops enter Asiago and reach the Livenza near Francenigo. Prisoners exceed 45,000 with 300 guns seized as 100 villages liberated. Gen Treat’s U S troops near Piave.
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London
Rome
Paris
Treat
U. S
Ohio State
Piave
Oderzo
Asiago
Vittorio
War Office
Montello
Ormello
Tenth
Conegliano
Manzue
Pordeno
Sacile
Livenza
Francenigo
Poland Notified Enemy Will Leave Polish Territory
Vienna dispatch reports Austria informed the Polish government that military and civil authority in occupied Poland will be handed over and Austrian troops will evacuate immediately.
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Milan
Austria
Warsaw
Vienna
Kaiserin's Health Deteriorates Amid Abdication Pressure
BERNE October 31 reports say the kaiserin is seriously ill and very weak. She is haunted by memories of the Russian revolution and is said to insist that the kaiser abdicate.
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Berne
Allied Chiefs Discuss Terms In Paris Meeting
Paris October 81 noon Allied leaders met at Col House headquarters after returning from Versailles. Clemenceau and Foch appeared pleased. The Austrian note to President Wilson was delivered by United Press. Asked about a separate peace, House smiled and said opinions vary. High diplomats see the note as formal severance of the Austro German alliance.
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Diaz
Charles
Austria
Adriatic
Germany
Wilson
Clemenceau
Marshal Foch
Versailles
Col. House
United Press
Prussia
Austria to evacuate occupied Italian region says war office
Vienna reports the Austrian war office states it will evacuate the occupied territory of Italy as part of a pursuit of armistice and peace. The note hints Belgrade may be part of the withdrawal, with Serbia's Danube and Save river junctions noted. Philadelphia announces the city will hire married women as school teachers.
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Vienna
London
Austrian War Office
Italy
Belgrade
Serbia
Danube
Drina
Montenegro
Philadelphia
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