Germans in retreat as Allied forces press Cambrai front
British and American troops push past Cambrai as German lines waver along a wide front. Meuse sector breaches Kriemhilde line, Americans near Siory-sur-Meuse while Croys falls. British advance toward Le Cateau and Lens pockets. French push on Champagne front under Gouraud's command.
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Cambrai
Picardy
Meuse
Siory-sur-Meuse
Croys
Kriemhilde
Grand Pre
Buzancy
Stenay
Cambrai-St. Quentin
Cambrai- LeCateau
LeCateau
Flanders
Lens
France
Champagne
Gouraud
Ambulanciers Taken In War Captioned Prisoners
Four privates serving with the French army ambulance unit are reported prisoners in German camps. Ellinwood of Bisbee Arizona Lockwood of Boston Brook of Princeton New Jersey and James of Bristol Rhode Island are in Limburg Langensalza and Pomerania camps respectively. Heckert of Philadelphia remains unconfirmed.
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U.S
Paris
Switzerland
United States
Germany
Ralph E. Ellinwood
Bisbee
Ariz
Frederick Lockwood
Boylston Street
Boston
Albert Brook
Spruce Street
Princeton
N. J
Harry K. James
High Street
Bristol
R. L Ellinwood
Lockwood
Limburg
Brook
Langensalza
James
Pomerania
William Heckert
Snyder Avenue
Philadelphia
Sub Treasury Report Reveals Gain in New York
New York October 10 data show the sub-treasury gained 144000 dollars as a cash net increase, bringing the overall gain to 488000 dollars.
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Treasury
New York
Germans Evacuate Argonne Forest In Champagne Front
American forces continuing on the Champagne Meuse front broke the Kriemhilde defenses and forced German withdrawal from the Argonne forest. Reports say Germans aim to stand south of Grand Pre as Americans breach Mamelle and Cunel sectors with heavy artillery, taking many prisoners. The advance drives a southeastern line from Romagne toward Cunel amid clear skies and ongoing combat through the night.
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Champagne
Kriemhilde
Champagne-Meuse
Argonne Forest
Grand Pre
Sommerance-Romagne
Romagne
Romagne-Cunel
Cunel
Artilly
Embilde
Lanton Valley
Retiring Germans Leave Trail of Fire in Cambrai Front
On Oct. 9 British forces report advancing toward Cambrai front with German retreat movements. Fires reported east of La Cateau, villages burned, prisoners and guns captured. British cavalry near Busigny, crossings of the Cambrai region, and American troops aiding the advance. Also note dilution service district reorganization with 12 production districts and named district superintendents.
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London
Cambrai
LeCateau
War Office
Cambrai-St. Quentin
Cambrai-LeCateau
Lens
Sallaumines
Noyelles
Izellez Baquerchin and
Rouvroy
Sallaumines and
la Cateau
Busigny
Bohain-Le- Cateau
le Cateau
Vaux Andigny
Caudry
Inchy
St. Bonin
St. Souplet
Vaux Audigny
Bohain
Bertry
Maretz
Maurice
Hennedy
Wambain
Haucourt
Selvigny
Caullery
Ligny
Montixa
Coudry
Cambrai-Le Cateau
Biscaut
Ramillies
Cambrai- Valenciennes
St. Quentin-Bertry
Leboncourt
Fontaine Notre Dame
Washington
Charles T. Clayton
Department of Labor
Ordnance Department
New York
Fred F. Moran
Boston
A. L. Lewis
Philadelphia
Frank .L.man
Chicago
George W. Seller
War board halves production of brass pens during war
Washington October 10 The war industries board directs the discontinuation of brass and nickel plated pen production to conserve steel and brass. No new pen styles will be manufactured during the war period and existing varieties will be reduced to a single style.
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Washington
War Industries
Boar
Uncertain German Reply Hangs Over World War I Talks
Washington reports that President Wilson’s inquiry to Germany’s chancellor may linger for days. Reichstag meets Saturday to discuss Chancellor Maximilian’s speech and ensuing developments as military fronts shift. Allied gains on Cambrai St Quentin front electrify officials while German supply losses mount and Turkish and Austrian lines shift as peace efforts unfold.
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Washington
Wilson
Reichstag
Maximilian
Cambrai- St. Quentin
Weste
Alt
Germany
Hindenburg
Siegfried Line
le Chateau
Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Tewfik Pasha
Bula
Vienna
Crown Council
Austria
Danbury grocers fined for wheat rule violat ions
Federal Food Administrator Robert Scoville announced two Danbury retailers were convicted of selling flour without required substitutes. G Pastore & Company must donate 100 to the American Red Cross, while Peter Gabrielle & Company must give 50 to the Red Cross. Local weather bulletin follows.
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Red Cross
Hartford
Robert Scoville
Danbury
G. Pastore & Company
Scoville
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