Price of Peace Impartial Justice To All Nations
President Wilson urges a League of Nations at the peace conference with Germany as a member and insists peace requires impartial justice for all. He outlines five principles: no discrimination, no single-nation advantage, no exclusive leagues, no selfish economic blocs, and full disclosure of treaties. He says the United States will share responsibility for enforcement.
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New York
League of Nations
Germany
Wilson
Fourth Liberty Loan
Central Powers
Russia
Roumania
League
America
United States
Bulgarians Seek Peace Armistice in World War I
Bulgaria asked for a 48 hour armistice to discuss peace as Allied Commander in Chief General dEsperey would receive Bulgarian delegates. British officials confirmed the official bid while warning Allies will not be tricked and the offer would be dealt with officially.
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London
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Franchet d’Esperey
Macedonia
Paris
d'Esperey
Robert Cecil
Balfour
Cecil
Robert
Hoover assures aid clothing for Belgians safe from Germans
Herbert Hoover stated that clothing donations for Belgians will be kept from German capture. The message was released here by R. Arrowsmith, who runs the clothing collection drive under the Commission for Relief in Belgium.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Puiblic
R. Arrowsmith
Commission For Relief In
Belgium
U-boat Chief Advanced to Navy Secretary Post
Rear Admiral Edler von Mann designated to succeed Vice Admiral von Capelle as Secretary of the Navy. Von Mann currently leads the U-boat section of the Navy Department in Amsterdam per The Cologne Volkszeitung.
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Amsterdam
Edler von Mann
von Capelle
Navy
Cologne Volkszeitung
von Mann
Navy Department
Germany to extend meatless weeks through winter months
Amsterdam reports Germany will keep meatless weeks through November December and January. Berlin's Zeitung am Mittag confirms the proposal officially.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Zeitung Am Mittag
Berlin
British Offense At Cambrai Nets Prisoners On Fourteen Mile Front
Allied forces launch a major push along a fourteen mile front near Cambrai and gain three miles of ground. The action yields 5,000 to 6,000 prisoners and several guns including a complete battery. Americans on the Verdun front report progress with gains along the Champagne sector as well.
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Cambrai
Verdun
Champagne
Varennes
Ivoiry
Montfaucon
Mont Blainville
Charpentry
Gierges
Forest of Cierges
Forest de Mont
Very
Epinonville
Sandy-Lestree
Gouseauecourt
Hindenburg
le Catelet
St. Quentin
Marshal Haig
Pat Kearney Must Die in Kentucky Electric Chair
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upholds the death sentence for Pat Kearney for the murder of John Rehm and the robbery at the Ninth Ward Building and Loan Association in Covington on March 5. Kearney will be executed in the electric chair once Governor Stanley sets a date. The crime also left Treasurer Andrew Nordmeyer and Police Chief Theodore Kluemper wounded.
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Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Kearney
John Treehm
Covington
Stanley
Ninth Ward Building and Loan Association
John Rehm
Andrew Nordmeyer
Theodore Kluemper
Christmas parcels for navy men must reach New York by Nov 15
Secretary Daniels announced new rules for sending Christmas packages to sailors aboard ships at home and overseas. Parcels posted by parcel post must follow postal regulations and be in sturdy boxes with hinged or screw covers to ease opening and inspection.
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Washington
New York
Daniels
Naval Service
Serbs Advance 40 Miles in Balkans Invasion
British and Greeks push along the Belachista Ridge northeast of Doiran Lake while Strumnitza area forces cross the Bulgarian border near Kosturino. Serbian advance on Istip continues, encircling retreating Bulgarian troops as Veles falls.
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London
Bulgaria
Belachista Ridge
Doiran Lake
Dzuma Obasi
Strumnitza
Kosturino
Istip
Prilep
Veles
Uskub
French Advance Overruns German Holdout Near St Quentin
In France General Debeny's forces pressed toward St Quentin and occupied Dallon, where the 221st German Division was ordered to hold to the last drop of blood. Ten officers and over 500 men chose death over capture, fighting under artillery curtain before waves of French assault compelled surrender to avoid captivity.
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France
Debeny
St. Quentin
Dallon
von Lachevallerie
Senator Overman Sets Scope of Brewery Inquiry
Washington Senator Overman chairman of the State Judiciary Subcommittee returned from his home and immediately called a meeting to determine the scope of the inquiry into brewery interests and charges the Washington Times was bought with brewer money by Arthur Brisbane.
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Washington
Senator Overman
North Carolina
State Judiciary
The
Washington Times
Arthur Brisbane
Peace Talk Revived in Lausanne Dispatch
Lausanne dispatch reports public irritation in Constantinople rising over ongoing war. Rumors spread that the Ottoman government may seek a separate peace if the Entente Powers offer favorable terms. The Sultan is said to prefer a peace separate from the coalition if achievable.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Constantinople
Tokyo
Marquis Okuma
Sainji
Five of Staff Convicted for Espionage in Philadelphia Paper
Five former and present staff members of the Philadelphia Tagblatt, a German language morning newspaper, were convicted in federal court of conspiracy to violate the espionage act by publishing articles and false reports to aid the enemy and hinder U.S. recruiting and enlistment efforts.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Tageblatt
Federal District Court
United States
Serbs To Have New Capital Paris
Dr M B Vesniteh Serbian Minister to France says Monastir or Prilep will be the seat of the Serbian government once allied lines north of those cities are definitively established.
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Paris
Monastir
Prilep
M. BR. Vesniteh
France
War Prisoner Conference Opens in Berne
The American German war prisoners conference opened in Berne under Swiss President Calonder and Paul Dinichert Swiss Minister Plenipotentiary. The event marks the start of talks on prisoner issues with Swiss oversight.
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Berne
Paul Dinichert
Calonder
Switzerland
Entrainments for October Canceled by Gen Crowder
The War Department canceled the entrainment of 142 000 draft registrants for October 7 to 11 due to Spanish influenza outbreaks in army camps. 24 hours saw 6 139 new influenza cases and 170 deaths, chiefly pneumonia after influenza, with 728 new pneumonia cases. Camp Dix reported the highest flu increase, while Camp Devens showed rising pneumonia and deaths.
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Washington
Crowder
Surgeon General of the Army
Camp Devens
Mass
General Crowder
General March
District of Columbia
Camp Dix
Camp
Devens
New England
Increased Cost of Living in Major Districts
Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys show New York district living costs 62.07% higher than December 1914 and 17.80% higher than December 1917. Clothing up 108.89%, food 65.40%, housing 5.52%. Philadelphia up 67% and Boston 65.24% over the same periods.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Spanish Flu Spreads in Army Camps
Spanish influenza continues to spread in army camps with 6 824 new cases reported to the Surgeon General for the day ending at noon. The total cases in all camps reach 42 367. Pneumonia cases fell to 717 from 728. Daily deaths totaled 170, mostly from pneumonia.
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Washington
Surgeon General of the Army
Oon
Bond sales go over the top in fourth Liberty loan drive
Western Newspaper Union reports Treasury data show strong demand for the fourth Liberty loan with New York subscribing 200 million dollars and many cities already exceeding quotas. Atlanta also boosts efforts as counties note early success and better organization this time.
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Union News Service
Washington
Treasury Department
New York
Atlanta
Allenby reports British gains in Palestine campaign
Official dispatch from General Sir Edmund Allenby confirms capture of 50,000 prisoners and 325 guns. Australian units crossed the Upper Jordan, seized Turkish positions, and Ottoman forces were driven through Mezerib southeast of Lake Tiberias near Irbid and El Remte.
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London
Palestine
War Office
Edmund Allenby
Upper
Jordan
Lake Tiberias
Irbid
el Remte
Mezerib
Destruction of City of Moscow Warned by German Writer
Hans Vorst reports to the Berlin Tageblatt that Bolsheviks forced from Moscow will destroy the city and slaughter the bourgeois wholesale. He says authentic sources claim hostage shooting continues and destruction devices are set in upper stories of tall buildings.
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Moscow
London
Hans Vorst
Berlin Tageblatt
Germany's Most Serious Hour in Bulgarian Question
The Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin warns that Bulgaria faces a critical moment and cautions against glossing over the news. The Frankfurter Zeitung notes preparations to veil secession threats and questions the usefulness of attaching hope to semi official attempts.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Lokal Anzeigr
Berlin
Frankfort Zeitung
Bulgaria
Allied forces capture 40,000 prisoners in three days
British American French Belgian troops report 40,000 prisoners and 800 guns seized in three days. Since July 18 Allies hold about 200,000 prisoners, 8,000 guns, 20,000 machine guns and large amounts of matériel, not counting Macedonia and Palestine actions.
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Paris
Macedonia
Palestine
French Ace Fonck Extends Aerial Victory Record
Lieutenant Rene Fonck the leading French aviator shot down six enemy planes on September 26 bringing his total to 66. He equals his own record and matches the marks of Captain Trollope and Lieutenant Claxton of the British Flying Corps.
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Paris
Rene Fonck
Fonk
Trollope
Claxton
British Flying Corps
Minnesota Hits Mine Off Delaware Breakwater
The American battleship Minnesota struck a mine off the Delaware Breakwater with no casualties. The vessel is proceeding to port under its own power.
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Washington
Minnesota
Delaware
Bombers Destroy Two German Trains in Flanders Raid
British aircraft cooperating with Allied forces dropped 18 tons of bombs in Flanders and set two German trains on fire. The action aimed to hinder German military movements amid ongoing offensives.
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London
Flanders
Verdun Battlefield Find Shows Heroic Standoff
American staff officers touring the Verdun front discovered a dead American soldier encircled by ten German corpses. The fallen GI appears to have killed the enemy before he fell in combat, illustrating a fierce engagement amid the battle.
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Verdun
Automobile Wreck Kills Four In Clay Center Collision
A New York Central Railroad train struck an automobile at Clay Center, Toledo. Four persons were killed instantly and another injured victim died later, according to reports from the scene.
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Toledo
New York Central Railroad
Clay Center
Old age fatherhood myths and remarkable patriarchs in history
The article recalls multiple late life fathers and long lived patriarchs. It notes Mr. Jackson, Sir William Nicholson, Sir Stephen Fox, William Prest, Thomas Beatty, and Thomas Parr, highlighting ages at fatherhood and longevity across eras, including children born to men well into their eighties, nineties, and beyond.
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Jackson
London
William Nicholson
Glenberry
William
Sir Stephen
William Prest
Ripon
Thomas Beatty
Drumcondra
Dublin
Thomas Parr
Lesson in Pig Rearing Shows Efficiency in Louisiana
In Louisiana two men raised eight week old litter mates. One pig reached 520 pounds while the other weighed 61 pounds. Costs were 15.64 and 5 dollars. One sold for a fraction of the other for 8 dollars each. The result shows weight, expenses, and selling price in a 1 to 8 8.11 to 1 7.25 to 1 ratio, suggesting scientific methods can curb the razorback hog.
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Louisiana
Ability of the Aged
The article notes that age does not prevent learning new trades with examples. Peter S. Duponceau, eighty, wrote his treatise on the Cochinchinese language after taking up study. John Bigelow remained prolific as an author into his ninety-fifth year.
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Peter
du Ponceau
John Bigelow
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Effigies of Luck and Resurrection Across Ancient Cultures
The scarab of the Pyra mids symbolizes rebirth and longevity. Ancient customs spread the beetle image as a charm. Warriors wore divine images as talismans, and old fighters adorned brooches and pins with luck-bringing effigies.
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Land of the Pyramids
Love Apples and Tomato Folklore
A historical note explains tomatoes once called love apples and shared by sweethearts to avert bad luck. Early beliefs treated tomatoes as poisonous, making the simple act of sharing one daring and symbolic of bravery.
Regular Fellows Ignore Habits, Says Philosopher
A witty remark notes that many so called regular fellows are irregular in their habits, highlighting a paradox in everyday conduct and social labels.
Cincinnati Markets report on grains butter eggs and livestock
Market notes list various hay and grain prices for Timothy and clover mixed hay, No 2 and white oats, corn and mixed grain. Butter prices, eggs prices, live poultry rates, and ranges for cattle hogs sheep are given with standard quality distinctions and typical weights.
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HMNS
Mr. McFarland
Vitrimont
Pat Kearney
Létip
Gradsko
HMS
Gen. Crowder
Japan
London Journal
Cincinnati
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