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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1918
Page
5
Paris reports Germany will not answer until the earliest night. In Paris circles a German chancellor reply to allied terms is expected after Reichstag approval. The Kaiser, described at German HQ, faces pressure with threats of capitulation or abdication.
Two large autos from New York arrived this morning and city shops were scoured for horns rattles and noise machines for an upcoming celebration. Toy stores were visited and all horns and fog horns bought to resell at high prices. return trip to New York began before noon with autos laden.
An official cablegram to the Italian embassy reports Italian troops still occupy Austrian territory under the armistice and have entered the Reschen pass. The Italian 20th army corps is pushing on the French front since November 4, breaking enemy defenses between Chivres and La Rochelle, occupying Lethuet and overcoming German resistance along the Surtaut.
New York City faces an embargo on freight bound for Manhattan as 700 members of the railroad port and terminal workers union strike. They demand an eight hour day with pay for twelve hours and overtime, risking perishable food supplies and overseas army and ally shipments.
Berlin officials report telephone links to Frankfurt disrupted but frame it as a military matter. No disturbances in Berlin. Streets are quiet and factories operate as usual.
Baron Sonnino expresses gratitude to Secretary Lansing via cablegram for the American flag's prominent display in the Italian army victory over Austria. The message lauds American support and shared achievement in the major battle.
Major General Bundy met Secretary of and General March in Washington in November. After conferences he spoke to press representatives but declined publication. He praised the command and called the hero of the second battle of the war.
The War Industries Board released a report on fire hazards in privately owned munition plants. From a survey of 2,315 plants, 102 were reported as bad, 224 as poor, and 241 as fair. The study notes hazards can vary from one to fifty specific factors per site.
A four member delegation from Britain’s cotton industry arrived in Washington to confer with the cotton distribution committee aboard regarding the handling of lower grade cotton by British spinners. The delegates include Alfred V. Caton J. W. Orr Lee and H. D. Henderson.
Juneau reports show James am leading Democrat Charles Sulzer for Alaska's delegate seat with 61 vote margin as Interior districts await returns. Early results indicate a Republican victory pattern across contested areas, enhancing party prospects at the congressional level.
Berne Nov 98 A Prussia cabinet president has resigned after a Berlin political shift. The vice president position was reportedly offered to a Berlin doctor, but details remain unclear.
General Pershing reported the American army pushed six kilometres on a fourteen kilometre front east of the Meuse driving the enemy back toward the WoBvre. Towns including Liszy Ecurey Breheville Peu villains Damvillers Flabas fell as heavy artillery and air activity continued along the line. Our aviators conducted reconnaissance bombed concentrations and destroyed four enemy balloons while three planes were shot down and one missing. In West Hartford a man confessed to killing William Balbone at a guardhouse near the bridge after a gunshot wound left him fading at St Francis hospital.
Seattle November 9 a general strike of steel shipyard workers stretches from San Diego to Vancouver F C. The United States Shipping Board may cancel contracts as American yards face disruption. After two days of committee talks the Pacific council of metal trades enters a tense third session amid demand from radical factions for a general strike.
Stamford reports the Czecho Slovak concentration camp will be abandoned with winter quarters secured in New York City. Earlier friction with Gutzon Borglum over camp property was described as largely trivial and resolved.
St Paul Minn November 9 Minnesota is expected to remain in the wet column as returns from Tuesday's election show the anti-prohibition forces leading by about 8000 votes. The prohibition amendment must secure two thirds to pass and with close counts, adoption appears unlikely.
Three Camp Grant soldiers were killed and 29 or more injured when a special troop train carrying 350 soldiers and football fans collided with a regular morning passenger train on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy line near Sugar Grove Ill None of the Camp Grant football team was injured A guard was placed around the wreck
Samuel Shapiro, 19, a messenger for a stock brokerage, was arrested in New York. authorities say he pilfered Liberty bonds totaling about $35,000. Police recovered $23,000 in bonds and $2,000 in cash from him, while he claimed to have spent and given away most of the rest.
London reports a Polish province revolt in Plock with heavy fighting and many deaths. Leaders were shot by Germans and the male population deported toward Germany, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Zurich.
Paris critics say a Bavarian republic would not affect armistice talks. They assign responsibility for the war to the nation, not just the dynastic government. Two German warships were sunk at Hamburg and two at Kiel, report says.
Washington reports Field Marshal Foch may adjust phrasing of the armistice terms before delivery to the German plenipotentiaries. The actual terms themselves remain fixed and debatable, with changes possible only in wording. State Department says decisions on acceptance or rejection arrive after potential wording edits, which could affect publishing timelines and deadlines.
From a frontline correspondent in Atlanta Constitution. A ruined cathedral and a lone cross keep vigil as Allied resolve. in a nearby village cemetery a larger cross marks a tomb and the hidden machine gun beneath it reveals German sacrilege. The piece contrasts sacred symbol and siege weapon as moral witness.
New York on November 9 reports declines in average loans by 6.636 million while demand deposits rise 48.384 million and time deposits grow 2.425 million. Reserves lift 5.6721 million. Actual loans up 21.828 million with demand deposits increasing 74.852 million and time deposits rising 0.533 million. Reserve base increases 13.1608 million.
The first clear weather in days aided the Allied advance on the entire front. The war office will report important gains tonight after the morning conditions improved the pace of operations along the lines near Paris on November 9.
Berne reports the German social democrats have altered their call for the Kaiser to abdicate. The change follows advice received today, with the decision framed in light of an eventual armistice.
Paris dispatch says France renewed its advance along the entire front this morning with notable gun and artillery activity at several points during the night according to the war office.
A Columbia State column mocks a colonel for clinging to noisy, tom-tom era thinking rather than reason, lampooning his outdated views and methods.
The Los Angeles Times notes that worry about sugar supply for cranberries is unfounded as shortages never occurred. The column suggests producers faced no sugar scarcity affecting cranberry harvests, implying stable supply factors despite concerns.
Paris prints an official report that the Kaiser has abdicated and renounced his throne. Amsterdam dispatches quoted by Times and a news agency corroborate or dispute the abdication, reflecting conflicting accounts of the German ruler’s status.
Maria Esther Newton widow of George T. Newton former Middletown resident died November 18 at her daughter’s home in West Grange New Jersey aged 74. Funeral Monday at 2 30 from J P Bacon parlors 21 Main Street with Rev G B Gilbert officiating interment in Farm Hill cemetery. She was born in Derby England and lived in South Farms before moving to New Jersey eight years ago. She leaves five children and nine grandchildren. Funeral of May L. Long held this morning from Air Line avenue residence and St Marys church with high requiem mass. Burial in St Marys cemetery.
Robert S Hayes a former resident of this city died in New Haven last evening after several months illness. His funeral will be from W J Coughlin's Sons undertaking rooms Monday at 8 30 and at St John s church at nine where a requiem high mass will be celebrated. Burial will be in the family plot in St John s cemetery.
John Masajada died at Middle Sex Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral from his late home in Staddle Hill on Monday at 7 15 and St Marys church at 8, burial in St Johns Cemetery. George Raymond Brazos funeral held from Oak Street home at 2 pm with Rev F F German officiating, interment in Indian Hill family plot. Patrick J Cody funeral from Bank Street Portland on Sunday at 1 20 p m and St Marys church at 2, burial in St ...
George W Tryon of Hotchkiss street has left Connecticut Co. for The Noiseless Typewriter Co. Mrs Charles Winter of Farm Hill, active Red Cross knitters, has recovered from sciatica and will resume knitting club duties. Meeting set at Farm Hill school on Monday November 1ith. all girls invited.
A Pittsburg Gazette Times piece argues public service by estimating pie costs, noting possible Food Administration oversight of overcharging in eating places. It details a cost breakdown for four pies at 89 cents, listing apples, flour, sugar, lard, fuel, and flavoring, and the pie’s quick disappearance. The article follows with a separate Washington report: influenza reduces coal car loadings, 220,391 this week versus 222,433 last year.
London reports Prince Maximilian of Baden has resigned as chancellor of Germany. No decision yet on resignation. possible future republican style government and elected heads of state discussed. Kaiser reportedly refuses abdication to avoid anarchy. chaos spreads to Munich with workers and soldiers declaring a republic.
A general railway strike has been called in Germany, according to a dispatch to Social Demokraten today. The dispatch notes 200,000 deserters in Berlin amid the upheaval.
The Philippines embrace tractor power and advanced machinery to offset limited labor in sugar cane fields. Large plantations operate under organized, year-round systems with labor-saving devices, harvesting leaves by hand then processing juice to crystallize sugar. American capital drives development and future sugar supply from distant Pacific producers.
A brief note cites the St. Louis Globe-Democrat on American Indians thriving without wheat and questions whether that diet influenced their complexion. An aside mentions an actress not always succeeding on a farewell tour.
New York stocks opened strong but traded narrowly with fractional gains. Copper stocks led small advances while war talks weighed on expectations. Major names like Steel common, Baldwin Locomotive, Mexican Petroleum and Utah copper were quoted with modest moves. Total daily stock volume reached 415,200 shares. weekly volume about 1.6 million. Bonds remained steady as the market awaited armistice developments.
A satirical letter from a reader in the New York Telegraph mocks the maid figure in stage works, praises silent film comedy and Chaplin, and questions the theater’s mirror of nature. The piece previews Nell Brinkley’s romantic painting in the next Sunday New York American.
An advertisement for Schenck’s pills from Dr J H Schenck & Son of Philadelphia claims to lift dull mood bilious feelings and headaches. It promotes both uncoated and sugar coated pills at 25 cents per box and mentions constipation as a benefit.
The board reviewed petitions of Edward Hough and Edward Rogers seeking pardons for murder convictions. Hough, convicted of second degree murder in a Chester case tied to a love triangle, faced a long-ago crime with a confessed early act. Rogers, convicted in 1896 for second degree murder over a Parmelee-era killing near Cobalt, was defended by Lovell Hall and saw key figures in the trial era noted. one principal participant, Rogers, remains alive.
The Returned Traveler reports a quirky exchange on the New York sub. A man asks about substitutes and whether he is a substitute for something else, provoking light amusement.
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