British Capture Tilburg Traps German 15th Army
British and Canadian forces drive toward the German 15th Army in Holland and seize Tilburg, a strategic rail and road hub with 81,000 residents. Torami crowds celebrate as German retreat follows a heavy offensive push. Allied armor closes escape routes near Loon Op Zand and Bergen op Zoom while Beveland link strengthens as Canadian and British units advance along canals.
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Holland
Tilburg
Associated Press
Roger D. Greene
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Tiburg
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Loon
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Willian F. Boni
Canadian First Army
Fank
North Sea
Antwerp
Boni
Roosendaal
Bergen Op Zag
Beveland Island
Schelde
British Eighth Army Reaches Ronco River Front in Italy
The British Eighth Army presses to the Ronco River two miles east of Forli after a two and a half mile advance along the Rimini Bologna highway in northern Italy. Allied reports say rain and swollen rivers hinder movement but British forces crossed the barrier and reached a broad front, with key communications centers within range of light artillery south of Bologna.
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Rome
Eighth
Ronco
Forli
Bologna
Allied forces plan 460000 daily food pounds for Belgium
Maj Gen George Erskine announced a relief program to feed Belgians with 460000 pounds of food daily for twenty days starting November 4. The plan aims to ease wartime shortages and assist the Belgian people under Allied supervision.
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Brussels
Reds Clear Approaches To Slovakia
Soviet forces report continued advances toward Hungary and Slovakia as Ungvar falls and a link up forms between Ivan Petrov's Fourth Ukrainian Army and Matinovsky's Second Ukrainian Army. Berlin notes evacuations near Gumbinnen as Third White Russian Army faces fierce combat on the eastern front. Continued on Page Fourteen.
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Uzhorod
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Stalin Ihe H
Budapest
Ivan Petrov
Ukraine
Redign
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Hungary
Prussia
Ivan D. Cherniekovsky
Berlin
Gumbinnen
Kaunes-Konigsberg
Insterburg
New Jap Gain Made in China
Japanese troops sweep south from Kiyang, advancing sixty miles in eight days and capturing Ningyuan the Hunan communications center, as reinforcements pour in to break a Chinese counterattack near Pingnam and tighten near Kweilin. The advance aims to protect the enemy’s Kwangai offensive while Chinese forces strike southward toward Sitning.
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Chungking
Kwei- Yin
Pingnam
Kweilin
West River
Italy Still Seeks Status As Ally
Premier Ivanoe Bonomi urged that Italy be granted ally status, arguing recognition must go beyond restating diplomatic ties with the United Nations, Great Britain, and the United States, which announced restoration of normal relations with the Trajan government.
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Rome
Ivanoe Bonomi
Italy
United Nations
Great Britain
United States
Trajan
Goebbels Vows Bitter Fight To End-Maybe
Goebbels in a broadcast to the German nation declared the Germans will fight until peace guarantees their right to live national independence and the basis of their existence. He warned enemies will bring hell if arms are laid down and touted new weapons and bombers as Germany presses a race for time.
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London
Gpi
Peut Joseph
Goebbels
Germany
French Tighten Border to Block Spanish Republicans
Paris reports say the French government has set a frontier zone about ten miles deep along the Spanish border to bar Spanish Republicans from entering or operating in France. French officials say the move aims to protect diplomatic relations with Spain and prevent French territory from being used to foment revolution, with about 46 000 Spanish Republicans in France expected to receive sanctuary under League of Nations protections.
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Paris
Tde de Gaullement
Spain
Generalissiman
France
Beiz Oe
League of Nations
Spool In Pocket Said To Cause Child’s Death
An eight year old, Robert Schultz, died after a fog caused by a small wooden spool in his pocket. The medical examiner said he suffered a ruptured spleen when he fell yesterday, landing on the spool.
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Robert Schultz
MacArthur Slaughters Jaap Conquerors of Bataan and Jap ships
Navy reports on the Pacific battles claim forty Japanese ships sunk or crippled across three engagements near the Philippines. Admirals Sherman Nimitz King voice cautious optimism while noting incomplete figures. Officials say the Japanese fleet is weakened and may take time to recover.
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Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Forrest P. Sherman
Chester W. Ninitz
Sherman
Navy Day
Nimitz
Honolulu
Leyte
Navy
Forrestal
Chicago
Navy League
Argentina Calls Policy Conference in Americas
In a memorandum the Argentine government urges a conference of all foreign ministers in the Americas over what it regards as interference by some governments with Argentina’s international commitments. The proposal, conveyed by its charge d’affaires in Washington to Rodolfo Garcia Arias at the Pan American Union, seeks to let American nations express viewpoints without exclusion.
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Argencina
Americas
Foreign Ministry
Washington
Rodolfo Garcia
Arias
Pan-American Union
Argentina
Zentine
Roosevelt Accuses GOP of Placing Politics Over Patriotism
President Roosevelt in Philadelphia denounces Republican tactics as votes over country. He cites Admiral Nimitz fleet readiness and warns that GOP critics seek political advantage over peace and avoiding future wars. Crowds fill 33,000 seats as he speaks from a ballfield platform amid rally atmosphere.
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Roosevelt
Wilmington
Del
Camden
Ceres
World Organization For Peace
Vitamin talk at dietetics meet derides most supplements
Dr Edward L Tuohy of the Duluth clinic told the American Dietetic Association that about 85 percent of vitamins bought by the public are utter waste. He urged dietitians to counter bad eating habits and overemphasis on supplements while stressing better nutrition for middle aged and elderly as life expectancy rises toward 77 percent reaching age 70.
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American Dietetic Asseiation
Trohy
Dewey Calls Special Session to Extend Voting Hours
Governor Dewey called a one day session of the Legislature to extend voting hours for the November 7 election. The move follows a Breitel report urging hours be extended from 7 p m to 9 p m or 3 p m to accommodate turmoil and ensure voters can cast ballots. Registration and soldier votes were cited as factors in New York.
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Dewey
Charles D. Breitel
Joe R Hanley
Bec” Brefiei Talg
Perl
Ren
Democratic
American Labor and
Liberal
Political Action Committee
New York
Cit. Sul
Herbert HL Leb
G Ls to Get Three Cups of Coffee Daily
Cjapture from a wartime note reports G Ls to receive three cups of coffee daily under a remedial plan. Col C F Kearney of the Quartermaster’s Office announced the adjustment yesterday, replacing the previous one cup with a provision for three cups per day, usable at any time.
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G. Ls
Grew Warns Against Jap Peace Bid
American Ambassador Joseph C. Grew warned Navy League listeners that Japan may offer a surrender peace under a weakened government as defeat looms. He urged the United States to reject any compromise and continue full pressure until Japan’s war capability is crushed.
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CPI
Joseph Clark Grew
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Navy Dar
Wren
Navy League
Cerain
Siaiaman
Hberel” Jabet
Manchuria
Brazil Maintains Firm Stance Toward Japan
A Brazilian government official stated that Brazil’s attitude toward Japan remains unchanged and that Brazil will continue to cooperate with the United States in the Pacific war after Germany’s defeat. He noted Brazil has no plans to declare war on Japan and emphasized continued alliance with the U S.
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Rio de Janiere
Brazil
Japan
Neturai Endlogutel
United States
Germany
Brazi
Foes 16th Division Annihilated on Leyte and Samar
General MacArthur’s forces report the enemy 16th Division wiped out on Leyte. American troops seized Samar Island, liberated coastal towns, and pushed toward Dagami as resistance collapsed. Casualties reach 14 045 Japanese killed or wounded, with air and naval forces piling pressure from Leyte’s coast.
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Leyte
Philippines
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Samar Island
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Japan
Batasa
Douglas MacArthur
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Carigara Bay
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Duiag
Leyte Valley
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Pastrana
Palo
Far East
Naval
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Lexie
Notable Nazi Numbers Stranded in Aegean After Allied Push
Report notes about 23,000 Nazis remaining stranded in the Aegean and Crete with limited prospects of escape as Allied forces consolidate control. Mentions islands Rhodes and Crete in the context of escape disruptions and military movements.
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