Allies Capture Zeebrugge and Advance Toward Ghent
Allied forces have seized Zeebrugge and push toward Ghent as line flattening along the Scarpe to the sea continues. British troops penetrate Turcoing after Haig reports over 4,000 prisoners and advances between the Sensee Canal and Lys River while American airmen bomb towns north of the line.
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London
Ghent
Antwerp
Serre
Oise
la Fere
Scheldt
Belgium
Amsterdam
Mmbhabitants
Turcoing
Lille
Field Marshall
Haig
Bohain-Le Cateau
British War Office
Sensee
Lys
Cambrai
Douai
Bayonville
Fokkers
Remonville
Briquenay
Verpel
Clery le Grand
Amcreville
Imecourt
Buzancy
Opium Seizure Vanishes From Treasury Storerooms
Ten thousand dollars worth of opium seized by government narcotic staff goes missing from treasury storerooms. Secret service agents search for clues, after eight boxes of fifty pounds each were moved from public health headquarters, later reduced to six boxes.
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Washington
Treasury
Secret Service
Public Health
Hand of English officer torn by Cambrai trap
Special dispatch to the Temps reports an English officer lost his hand in Cambrai after stepping on an infernal trap. A plane lay abandoned in a street. the officer struck a chord, triggering an explosion linked to a grenade with keys. Temps cautions returning residents to stay vigilant.
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Paris
Cambrai
The
Temps
Cambral
Howling About Humanity in German Press
Berlin papers urge the Entente to seek peace for humanity while Germania says negotiations remain possible. Conservative organs anticipate only a continued struggle with no moves toward peace.
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Basel
Berlin
Germania
Army calls for air service observers from civil life
General Pershing orders urgent recruitment of air service observers. The Agronautical Bureau of the army will fill posts from civil life and volunteers. Major General Kenly states no age limits and no rigid requirements, promising rapid action for qualified applicants.
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Washington
Pershing
Agronautical Bureau
Army
Kenly
Anti Wilson Note Sparks Berlin Debate on League of Nations
Berlin dispatches report growing opposition to President Wilson among military and peace supporters. Reichstag member Herr Gothein claims Wilson’s note dealt a death blow to the league idea. A Cologne Volkszeitung分析 dispatch notes plans for exhaustive deliberations among Reichstag, Federal Council, Supreme Command, and party leaders before replying to Wilson.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Herr Gothein
Reichstag
Zeitung Ay Mittag
Wilson
League of Nations
Cologne Volks Zeitung
Federal Council
Supreme Command
Butchers Pay Penalty for Overcharging Lamb
Fifty seven of 234 New York butchers summoned for trial before the Federal Food Board pled guilty or were convicted. They chose to refund all overcharges sign pledges to follow price lists and donate $100 each to the Red Cross instead of losing meat supply.
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New York
Federal Food Board
Red Cross
Warning Against Fees for War Department Insurance Claims
The War Department asks the public to report any individuals charging fees to collect soldiers insurance or allotments for those who died in service. The government promises settlements without outside intervention and offers free legal advice from draft district advisory boards to beneficiaries.
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Washington
War Department
Relief for Belgians Secures 20 Million Emergency Rations
Washington reports arrangements by the Belgian Relief Commission with the British Quartermaster General to supply 20,000,000 emergency rations to rescued Belgian civilians. Hoover, chairman, says rations come from British army stores in Belgium and will be paid for by the relief commission.
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Washington
Belgian Relief Commission
Belgium
Herbert Hoover
Relief Commission
Crisis in Austria-Hungary Signals Political Upheaval
Dispatches from Berne indicate a decisive political crisis in Austria-Hungary with reports that Emperor may issue a manifesto to the people proposing a more liberal government during a meeting with Austrian and Hungarian delegations.
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Washington
Austria-Hungary
State Department
Berne
Private Buck Sentenced by Court Martial at Camp Meade
Private Frank Buck of Norristown Pennsylvania, a conscientious objector who refused farm work uniforms or utilities detachment service, was sentenced to 25 years hard labor. The Reviewing Board cut the sentence to 15 years and a dishonorable discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Meade
Frank Buck
Norristown
Quartermasters Corps
Braddon to Establish Permanent Australia Mission in U S
Henry Y. Braddon, temporary representative of the Australian Commonwealth, says New York Australia will keep a permanent commission in the United States after the war. His mission includes fostering American Australian trade and addressing general relations issues between the two countries.
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New York
Australia
United States
Enry Y. Braddon
Offelala
Mr. Braddon
Emperor Charles plans separate treatment of Austria reform
Basel reports Baron Burian has resigned as Austrian premier. London notes the manifesto of Emperor Charles promises reconstruction without breaking up the Crown lands, pledging independence for each nation and protection of common interests within the empire.
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Basel
Baron Burian
Vienna
London
Charles
Hungary
Emperor Charles outlines federalized Austria plan
The proclamation declares Austria to be organized on a federal basis with Trieste treated separately by popular will. Emperor Charles appeals to land and sea forces and to the people to support a peaceful, prosperous confederation, asserting harmony and a natural, solid basis for the new state after wartime sacrifices.
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Charles
Trieste
Vienna
Austria
Austrian
Poland
Influenza Deaths Rise in Ohio as Columbus Counts Climb
Ohio influenza toll surpasses 80000 statewide with Columbus reporting 1479 cases and 15 additional deaths bringing city deaths to 104. A call goes out through Red Cross chapters for trained nurses to assist.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Barracks
Red Cross
Peru Chamber Backs Wilson in Democratic World Stand
Lima Peru The Peruvian Chamber of Deputies passed a resolution applauding President Wilson's recent declaration and pledging Peru's adhesion to the principle that secures democracy's right worldwide.
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Lima
Peru
Peruvian Chamber of Deputies
Wilson
Buenos Aires Reports 200000 Influenza Cases
Medical authorities in Buenos Aires report 200000 influenza cases in the city. Officials stress the outbreak is not Spanish flu and note no deaths have been recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Porto Rico Appeals for Aid After Deadly Island Earthquake
New York report says more than 100 people are dead and thousands left without shelter food or clothing after a massive island quake. Tidal waves followed the quake increasing devastation. Mayaguez city was nearly destroyed and Agudilla suffered serious damage.
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New York
Porto Rico
Congress
American Red Cross
Washington
Mayaguez
Agudilla
Nebraska women may wear men's clothes in war work
Lincoln Neb new war work ruling says neither state law nor religious doctrine bars women from wearing male garments while serving in the war effort. Attorney General Reed advised Rev W B Longpre who asked Governor Neville about Bible bearing on the question. The governor forwarded the query to Reed and the opinion was delivered.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
W. B. Reed
Reed
W. B. Longpre
Maxwell, Neb
Keith Neville
Neville
Widespread Vaccination Plan Announced for Chicago
Health Commissioner Dr John Dill Robertson says Chicago will vaccinate all residents against pneumonia following influenza. An initial 500000 doses arrive from Rochester Minnesota and 100000 people will be vaccinated daily until immunity is achieved. Those who have had influenza are exempted from the order.
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Chicago
John Dill Robertson
Rochester
Minn
Questionnaires Released Across Large Draft Districts
Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered release of questionnaires for men of the 87 to 46 and 18 years ago classes in all local boards where other groups have been classified. The action affects more than half the territory in the United States as progress surpasses earlier estimates.
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Washington
Crowder
United States
Yellow Fever Reported in San Salvador Port
Yellow fever cases reported in San Stak Guate mala with the commandant and port doctor dying. A steamer arriving at Acajutla was quarantined after touching San Jose. Four passengers from Guatemala recorded temperatures around 100.4.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
San Stak
Guatemala
Acajutla
San Jose
German occupation to end in fifteen days Brussels weary
A high German official in Belgium said on October 9 that the German occupation of Brussels would end within 15 days. Civilians along the Belgian coast have been moved back into Belgium and British aviators report fires over a broad area.
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Paris
Belgium
Brussels
Huris Warned to Watch in Amsterdam War News
German papers prepare public for a Turkey withdrawal from the war. Frankfort Gazette cites a Constantinople dispatch signaling far reaching events imminent.
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Huris
Amsterdam
Turkey
Frankfort Gazette
Constantinople
Executions Planned as Red Terror Congress Opens
Stockholm reports a congress of Russia's extraordinary commissions opened at Petrograd to forge a general plan of action for the red terror. The body aims to improve coordination and cooperation among the commissions.
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Stockholm
Russia
Petrograd
Dunkirk Bombardment Claims Two Americans
German attack on Dunkirk kills two Americans and wounds another as damage to property is reported. The bombardment also mentions material losses in Dunkirk with authorities outlining the casualty and damage details.
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Paris
Dunkirk
Bonds oversubscribed in Fourth Liberty Loan drive
An estimated 25 million or more people bought Fourth Liberty Loan bonds as the drive closed. Officials expect the $6 billion popular war credit to be oversubscribed though final figures will take days to tally. Banks have until Thursday to report to Federal Reserve Banks. Indian reservations report $4.5 million subscriptions, bringing total to about $20 million for all four loans.
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Union News Service
Washington
New York
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Cato Sells
Indian Affairs
Women urged to train in war nursing and home care
An appeal promotes learning war nursing and home care with the Common Sense Medical Adviser. It touts Dr. Pierce tonics and Favorite Prescription as aids for weak or expectant women, with testimonials from Mrs. Bessie Baumgardner.
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Washington Street
Buffalo
Pierce
N. Y
Bessie Baumgardner
77Th St
Denmark Demands Treaty Terms Implemented in Schleswig Plea
Amsterdam reports Denmark has sent a note to Germany urging enforcement of 1860s 1864 treaty terms. Article V of the 1864 pact ceded Schleswig-Holstein and Lauenburg to Prussia and promised a Schleswig plebiscite, which the Vaderland says was never held.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Denmark
Vaderland
Schleswig-Holstein
Lauenburg
Prussia
Schleswig
Immense Airdromes Left By Huns in Europe
The article notes that German forces withdrew from Flanders and the Belgian coast leaving behind large airfields. It argues Northern Belgium would have been a Gotha base, and that moving east weakens raids on England. It concludes Germany will struggle to attack London from now on.
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London
Flanders
Belgian
Belgium
England
Boiler Explodes on Freight Locomotive in Columbus
Engine 2840 blew up at the Norfolk and Western crossing on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Engineer Henry Hall and Fireman Carson of Newark died. The engine was demolished. Carson died en route to a hospital. Hall’s body was not recovered for hours. No other injuries reported.
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Columbus
Baltimore and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Henry Hall
Carson
Newark
Hall
Friendship Sought By Japan Premier Seeks US Ties
Tokyo dispatch says Takashi Hara Japan’s first commoner premier and Seiyukai party leader outlined policy aims including ongoing work on postwar questions. He affirmed the Britain alliance as cornerstone while stressing efforts to promote friendly relations with the United States.
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Japan
Tokyo
Takashi Hara
Seiyukwai Party
Great Britain
United States
Fifteen Thousand German Soldiers Interned in Holland
Report from the frontier to Amsterdam via Exchange Telegraph states about fifteen thousand retreating German troops have been interned in Holland after Belgian forces moved north from Hecloo and secured the Dutch-Belgian border. Belgian troops were greeted warmly by local residents along the frontier.
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London
Holland
Hecloo
Amsterdam
Exchange ‘Telegraph Company
Yanks Lead Parade in Paris Amid Rainy Liberation Festivities
In Paris a rain soaked celebration marked the liberation of French towns from the enemy and the opening of a new French loan drive. American troops led the Allied parade bearing the flag of the Three Hundred and First Infantry, followed by Belgian, Brazilian and British forces along with Greek troops from the Macedonian front. Polish, Portuguese, Serbian and Czechoslovak soldiers joined the procession.
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Paris
Three Hundred and First Infantry
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