Allies Drive on Lille After Cambrai St Quentin Fall
Allied forces push toward Lille as Cambrai and St Quentin fall to Anglo Belgian and French troops. British and Belgian advances from Flanders reach the Lys crossing near Comines, with German lines collapsing from Rheims to Verdun and Belgium preparing for evacuation.
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Rheims
Lille
Argonne
Belgium
Hindenburg
Foch
Turkey
International News Service
Germany
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Hindenburg Line
Thierry
Betheny
Ostend
Flanders
Bagize
Cominesc
Vauziers
Holland
Amsterdam
Balkans
Bulgaria
Allenby
Palestine
Damascus
London
Ledegehem
Roulers
Lys
Wervieq
Comines
Havre
France
Hooglede
Wervicq
Lichtervelde
Germans plan to evacuate Belgium as war shifts
London reports indicate German morale collapse and a rapid pullout from Belgium. Amsterdam and Geneva dispatches cite Turkey ultimatums and growing peace sentiment in Austria Hungary. Zurich notes uprisings in Roumania and Bulgaria’s collapse altering German and Austrian positions. Belgian population welcomed prospects of withdrawal as German forces anticipate leaving within weeks.
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London
Germany
Amsterdam
Belgium
Geneva
Daily Express
Turkey
Berlin
Black Sea
Roumahiada
Bulgaria
Austria
Switzerland
Austria- Hungary
van Faulkenhausen
Brussels
Luke declares missing ace Luke returns to shoot balloons
Avistor Luke, famed American ace from Phoenix, were listed as missing after departure last Sunday. He reappeared north west of Avoncourt last night, firing on three German balloons in flames in quick succession. Luke had flown from Verdun area on a solo balloon hunt, then landed near Verdun and continued the action without reporting. He is officially credited with fourteen balloons and five airplanes destroyed.
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Avistor Luke
Verdun
Frank Luke
Phoenix
Ariz
Avoncourt
Luke
Spain May Enter War In new cabinet meeting urged
Madrid reports indicate the Spanish cabinet was summoned as signals grew that Spain would join the war on the side of the Allies. The shift follows the destruction of Spanish ships by German submarines and Germanys threats of commercial reprisals.
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Spain
Agence Radio
Fie L. N
Madrid
Germany
Sub-Treasury Losses Reported in New York Markets
New York October 2 1920 The sub treasury registrar reports that Tuesday's bank losses totaled 1 764 000 dollars. The cash net loss since Friday stood at 401 000 dollars amid ongoing market pressures.
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Sub-Treasury
New York
Elimination of Turkey Seen by U S Officials
Washington notes a shift toward a waiting stance on the near eastern scene as officials expect Turkey's elimination to come. Austria Hungary rests under pressure while German intrigues prompt talk of a new peace move led by Reichstag liberals. The United States foresees continued Allied pressure, with Italy planning a new western push and Turkey isolated once Berlin-Vienna-Constantinople lines are cut.
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Washington
Foch
Germany
Turkey
State Department
Austria-Hungary
Wilson
New York
United States
France
Belgium
Junker
Junkers
Austra-Hungary
Bulgaria
Italy
Balkan
Berlin-Vienna
Constantinople
Connecticut Wheat Regulations Spark Threat of Local Insolvency
Hartford reports indicate Connecticut growers violate new liberal wheat conservation rules by selling flour with insufficient substitutes. Federal official Robert Scoville warns violations could ruin those involved. Separate dispatches note British warships bombarding German positions in Flanders and mixed weather forecasts for New Haven area with unsettled, showery conditions across Connecticut and surrounding regions.
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Connecticut
Robert Scoville
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Meriden
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London
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Amsterdam
Telegraaf
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Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
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Buffalo
Cincinnati
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Middletown Liberty Loan Committee
Toggery
ST. Quentin and
Cambrai-St Quentin
War Office
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Guoy
Thirty Second
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Beaurevoir
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Vesle
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Champagne
Wansiera AI
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