Yanks Fight On And Regain Ground North Of Verdun
American forces under heavy German fire north of the Meuse maintain pressure near Verdun. Artillery pounds German positions while the line stabilizes overnight and prisoners report optimism about a likely German withdrawal. Senator Poindexter introduces a bill to bar further U S talks with Germany until unconditional surrender is achieved. Germany’s wireless reply to President Wilson is viewed as a garbled attempt to outline terms for an armistice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Wilson
France
Cmmand
Vance
Meuse
Tole de Rappes
Hington
Poindexter
Washington
Congress
Fuetther
United States
Germany
Ion Relations Committee
Independence of Hungary to Be Proclaimed
Amsterdam dispatch reports Emperor Charles will issue a manifesto to the Hungarian people declaring independence. It states Hungary will have economic independence and maintain its own army and diplomatic corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Amsterdam
Charles
Budapest
British forces smash German lines along the Selle river
Allied troops breached German defenses north of Le Cateau and seized over 5,000 prisoners. Britons gained ground between the Selle and Farpoix rivers, threatening to outflank the Mormal forest and sever the Valencennes Yvesnes railway link. Farther north and east, progress continued from Denain to the Dutch frontier and toward Ghent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prese
Selle
le Cateau
Farpies
Mormal Forest
Valencennes
Yvesnes
Ferther
Yankees Gain 13 Miles With Anglo American Forces East of Le Cateau
American forces fighting beside the British armies have advanced 13 miles in six days in the Le Cateau sector. Marshal Sir Douglas Haig commends the 27th and 20th divisions for energy courage and determination and notes the lasting esteem of their fellow soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Catea
Douglas Hat
France
Cally
Glorious Page in History with the American Forces
Continued on page 31x column five the feature reflects on American forces and historical achievements with a vivid tone. It connects past valor to contemporary memory and national pride across columns.
Yankee air victory as 17 German planes downed
American pursuit planes in the Meuse Argonne offensive claim 17 enemy aircraft shot down on Friday with no American losses. Pilots listed include Lieuts McDermott Wright Weatherhead Cook Sewall Harding Gouldine Jones Vernon Este Polive and captains Riddle Stovall Evers. One American plane forced to land near Brieulles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Van
Amory
Ger
Cleveland McDermott
Syracuse
Chester Wright
Brookline
Maas
Albert Weatherhead
Leveland
Wier Cook
Munelie
Ind
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Lewell Harding
Washington, IL
FE Gouldine
New York
Clinton Jones
San Francisco
Remington Vernon
Dickinson Este
Philadelphia
Charles Polive
Chicago
Wright
Jerdine
Charles Riddle
Andalusia
William A. Stovall
Stovall
Miss
Walter Evers
Columbus
Oho
Meuse- Argonne
McDermott
Brieulles
Overjoyed Ostend crowds kiss Belgium King and Queen
Ostend residents greet King Albert and Queen in liberated Belgium with jubilant scenes. Dover diary notes crowds lifting the royal couple to city hall and children surrounding the queen as the procession proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostend
London
Belgium
Albert
Keyes
Dover
Daily Mail
Epidemic toll and war news from October briefings
Reports show 21 deaths and 241 new Spanish influenza cases since Saturday afternoon as cresting spread. Nebraska orders schools closed and draft entrainment postponed while iron shipments to allies rise. An Irish steamer Dundalk was torpedoed with 13 rescued from a crew of over 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
State Board OF Health
WAR Department
Dundalk
British Forces Cross Selle River and Capture 3000
British units push east of Courtrai across the Scheldt river seizing a long advance along the river. Reports say Audenarde has been crossed and encircled as German resistance weakens on the Ghent front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Scheldt
Ausenarde
Ghent
Audenarde
Allies push through Belgian flood zones near Ghent and Lys
Branch troops seize a bridgehead across the Lys at Nevelle seven miles west of Ghent while French forces gain a bridgehead over the Grammene. Germans defend riverside lines at Petegem as Belgian advance moves north to the Dutch frontier and south to near Truges with several villages captured. Reports of Keeloo capture and Ghent fate unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alliesl
Helgium
Eine’ Wu
Lys Canal
Nevelle
Ghent
Grammene
Lys
Petegem
Janimene
Truges
Keeloo
Lye River
British Capture Over Six Thousand Prisoners in Le Cateau Push
British forces report more than 3,006 prisoners taken as they cross the Selle river north of Valenciennes and press toward St Amaud. Allied units near Ghent claim progress with Belgian troops securing canal front positions and bridges over the Lys. The Second British Army crosses the Lys, advancing toward Pecq with 6,209 prisoners noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
le Cateau
Selle River
Valenciennes
St. Amaia
Touron
Scheldt
Belgium
Ghent
War Office
Schanders
Weinh
Devze-Becloo
Tmuteh Pontier
Aeltre
Adeghem
Bellem
Ursel
Lys
Gran Mene
Peteghem
Oughem
Pecq
Escaut
St. Leger
Dottignies
Rolleghem
Vichte
de Blyck
Driesch
Douai
Towns Celebrate Deliverance With British Army In France
Roubaix and Turcoing rejoiced after the British Army relieved them on October 21. Residents kissed and greeted soldiers amid widespread destruction left by retreating German forces. Homes were looted and wrecked, with furniture torn, pictures ripped, and interiors vandalized. The countryside around Roubaix Turcoing bears scorch marks and debris from heavy shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Roubaix
Turcoing
Germans Block Ostend Channel and Sink Vindictive
German forces scuttled a mail boat beside the old British warship Vindictive in Ostend to ensure the channel remains blocked for a long time. In liberated Belgian cities German money dominates. many Ostend children now use German as their language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostend
Belgium
Vindictive
Belgian
Allied guards replace Germans at frontier post Maar
German guards at the Maar frontier post near Ghent were replaced today by Allied encent guards. The Las-Van-Gent post seven miles south remained held by Germans who said they were leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maar Amsterdam
van Gent
Watervliet
Ghent
Las-Van-Gent
Tombstone Tops Fourth Liberty Loan Subscriptions
In the Fourth Liberty Loan drive Tombstone, with its county seat fight, surpassed its $49 400 quota by reaching about $74,000. Officials reported strong statewide support and praised Tombstone’s late surge as the county sees rivals in Douglas also meet their goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombstone
Tombnstone
Peter
Sam
Tombstones
Douglas
U S Airman Hurt in Escape Attempt at Internment Camp
In Geneva Oct v an American lieutenant named Duncan and a companion were interned after a Jura Alps landing. Duncan tried to climb down a wall with a rope made from bedclothes at Andermatt camp. the rope broke and he was badly injured but kept trying until guards spotted him and recaptured him near Goeschenen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Geneva
Duncan
Jura Alps
Andermatt
Uecan
Goeschenen
Tie
Shell Kills Former Giants Third Baseman
Captain Edward Grant former third baseman of the New York National League club and attached to the Fourth Infantry was killed by a shell while leading a unit to aid the Lost Battalion. The battalion had been surrounded for five days in the Argonne forest during the World War I fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Verdun
Edward Grant
New York National League Club
Fouth Infantry
Argonne Forest
Grant
Germany orders submarine crews to spare passenger ships
London report details Germany’s note to President Wilson outlining evacuation of occupied territories and armistice terms. It states orders have been sent to submarine commanders to avoid torpedoing passenger ships, with neutral commissions to examine accusations of illegal actions and a constitutional change expanding popular representation in peace and war decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Wilson
Germany
United States
Reichstag
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fopay
Man Sundas
Tucson
Arizona
Arizona October 22, 1918 5 Cents Pains OF News AG
Dagk
de Oa
Deere Td
Associated
BIG Air Victory
Yankees
Santa FE
N. M
C. E. Hutton
AGD
Glendale
Cat
Little LA Bajada
Italy
Treasury
Hag
ST. Amand
Line OF the Scheldt River
Courtrai
Sanday
Associated! Press
Bridgettead
Jasartal
Sonth Liberty
U. S
Shell
Giants
Pepresohiaigh
German Empire
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!