Turkey Offers Allies Unconditional Surrender YANKEE LINES PUSHED BACK
American troops extended gains Friday east of the Meuse while repelling strong German counterattacks along the Verdun front. Pershing’s communique notes progress west of the Meuse and in the Bois Belleau, with rail line sectors and Bois d’Ormont areas secured amid heavy artillery exchanges.
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Artiltce
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Bourgogne Wood
Pershing
Washington
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Consemore- Tambe
Bois D'Ormont
Bois
Fetrayes
Bois Belleau
Bois Bellau
Grand Pre
Bois Ty Fourgogne
Frshing
Vercun
Bantheville
Bois d’Etrayes
Cote de Chatillon
Bois Des Cuares
Germany’s Next Year Peace Forecast Amid War Persistence
Washington dispatch reports German officials foresee fighting continuing well into next year. Allies’ terms could be so severe Germany may refuse. Austria and Turkey expected to seek separate peace as Hungarians move toward independent terms. Allies must decide next steps.
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Arthur Sears Henning
Washington
Germany
Marshal Foch
Austria
Turkey
Fanbet
French Forces Press Forward on Serre Front in Heavy October Fighting
French troops report continued hard fighting on the Serre front between the Oise and Meuse, capturing Mortiers and advancing along a seven kilometer sector. British third and fourth armies push toward Valenciennes as Mangin and Guillaumat coordinate attacks, with German losses mounting and multiple river lines under strain.
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Mortiers
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Chateau Porcien
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Meuse
Mons
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Mangin
Won
Sissones
Guillaumat
Chateau Procien
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Souche
Petit Caumont
Greceese Penis
Hun Press Condemns Wilson Policy as Brutal Force
The German press in Copenhagen denounces President Wilsons latest note as a betrayal of recent events. Berlin papers warn the peace would place Germany at mercy of opponents, while calling for continued German strength and unity. The discourse cites Wolff and Vorwaerts as voices of dissent and anticipation at the peace conference.
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Wilson
Germany
Kt Falep
Theodore Wolff
Tageblatt
Berlin
Herr Wolff
Ple
Vorwaerts of
British Forces Pressed Between Valenciennes And Meuse
News from the front notes British units pushing between Valenciennes and the Meuse with reports of captured mount Carmel hill and Englebrontaine south of Valenciennes. Echoes of late Wilson note seen in German papers amid stock exchange price advances and war uncertainty.
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Maulde
Valentennes Ert
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Englebrontaine
Wilsons reply to Germany praised in Paris papers
Paris dispatch reports morning papers uniformly endorse President Wilsons reply to Germany. Front pages declare abdication or capitulation, praise his plain words, and stress Allied leaders will insist on the agreed conditions. The press notes General Fochs influence and anticipates a decisive Allied victory.
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Paris
Wilson
Germany
Petit Parisien
Prince Maximilian
Homme Libre
Foch
Viscount Bryce Praises Wilson Ultimatum in London
Viscount Bryce, former British ambassador to the United States, praised President Wilson's note to Germany at an American Luncheon Club event. He called it the straightest and most candid expression of opinion in his lifetime and said America is a good friend when candid. He asserted the peace must reflect Allied military victories.
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London
Alsace-Lorraine Internal Issue Declared by New Governor
Basel Oct 26 The question of Alsace Lorraine is purely a German internal matter said Karl Hauss the new governor in a Strassburg Gazette statement. He asserts the future must be decided by the population vote and that a peace conference has no concern with it. He adds that Alsace Lorraine can become a bridge between France and Germany fostering a joint effort for humanity and prosperity.
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Alsace-Lorraine
Karl Hauss
Alsace- Lorraine
Strassburg
Reichstag
Ricklin
Herr Hauss
Germany
Asace-Lorraine
France
German foreign secretary vows continued reforms in Reichstag
Dr Lolf told the Reichstag that the government will press ahead with reforms already under way in the Al administration. The statement was reported by an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen and carries note of ongoing policy changes.
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London
Lolf
Reichstag
Copenhagen
Russians Raise Great Army to Fight by Side of Allies
A report from Washington cites further success in organizing a united anti-Bolshevik force in Russia. Mobilization of 1915 and 1919 classes is complete, with General Boldoreff named commander in chief of all Russian forces. Mideast front developments include retreats of opposing forces near Samara and new advances along the Kama to Orenturg.
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Washington
Archenge
Boldoreff
Samara
Ural
Tagil
Kangar
Kama
Chistophel
Orenturg
Austria Ready to Demobilize and War Updates
Vienna papers report demobilization prep as two infantry regiments revolt at Koerlowitz Karlowitz. On the Piave British gain footing and seize 444 enemy, Italians break Brenta-Piave line, 400 prisoners taken. Monte Sisemoi falls to French. 800 prisoners total. Swiss-bound Vienna anti-German figuresFrederick Lobkowitz and Nadbern y relay missions. Turkey seeks peace surrender terms. Mesopotamia operations near Tigris. Kerkuk near four miles from Mosul. Izzet Pasha in Constantinople outlines cabinet plan to move displaced citizens back home.
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Brenta
Astego
Monte Sisemoi
London
Mesopotamia
War Office
Tigris
Fatah
Jebel Hamrin
Lesfizah
Vurg
Mosoul
Kerkuk
Tauk
Turkey
Amsterdam
Izzet Pasha
Chamber of Deputies
Constantinople
Peace prospects shift as Austria eyes direct talks and capitulation signs
Paris reports in informed circles that Count Julius Andrasasy’s nomination as Austria’s foreign minister signals a push toward peace negotiations with the Entente without Wilson’s mediation. Vienna and Budapest favor peace at any price as Prague sees Czech mastery, Pressburg renamed Wilsonville, Ruthenian separatist moves grow, and Hungary teeters toward anarchy under Berlin’s influence.
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Baron Burian
Austria
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Zurich
Wilson
Austria-Huoncary
Prague
Pressburg
Wilsonville
Galicia
Hungaria
Apponvi Named Premier in Austria Hungary Succession
A Vienna dispatch to Politiken Copenhagen and circulated via Exchange Telegraph reports Count Albert Apponvi appointed premier in succession to Dr Wekerle in Austria Hungary. The development follows a Vienna dispatch and embraces the political leadership transition during the crisis period in Europe.
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London
Albert Apponvi
Dr Wekerle
Vienna
Politiken
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Allied forces capture Nish and secure railway link to sea
Reports from the Serbian front under Salonika indicate Nish is in Allied hands and rolling stock has been seized to establish rail communication to the coast. The enemy evacuates Serbia swiftly while hints of a more conciliatory tone emerge. At the Zaytcher gold mine an Austrian superintendent left instructions to hand the mine to Serbians, with intact machinery found.
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Saloniki
Nish
Serbia
Zaytcher
Deliberate Ruin by Germans at St Quentin
Paris dispatch reports that German forces destroyed historic documents at St Quentin after inhabitants fled in March 1917. City authorities informed Premier Clemenceau that walled and sealed archives were removed or burned and an attempt was made to mine the cathedral pillars before French forces halted the plan.
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St. Quentin
Clemenceau
Hays Attacks Wilson Over War Politics in Appeal
Wilmington Del October 25 Will H Hays Republican National chairman labels President Wilsons bid to regain Democratic majorities in Congress as the climax of acts to keep politics in the war despite his pledge to keep it out.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Will H. Hays
Wilson
Congress
Joe Garrett Indicted for Selling Prugs in El Paso
Joe Garrett son of the late Pat Garrett and reveled in the post from Las Cruces was indicted by a U S grand jury in El Paso on a charge of illegally selling drugs. The case ties to his father’s sheriff tenure in Dona Ana county New Mexico and the Billy the Kid era.
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Tex
Joe" Garrett
Pat Garrett
Dona Ana County
New Mexico
Billy, the Kid
United States Grand Jury
Garre’t
Las Cruces
Roosevelt Attacks Wilson Over War Time Partisanship
Col Roosevelt, in Oyster Bay, condemns President Wilson for urging voters to back a Democratic Congress. He calls the appeal a partisan move and notes it contrasts with Wilson’s earlier position that politics should be adjourned. Roosevelt says he will respond after reviewing documents and argues the appeal is lamentable during a wartime unity effort.
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Oyster Bay
Wilson
Roosevelt
All the Eater
Clocks to Rewind for Daylight Saving Test
Washington reports that at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning the United States will complete its daylight saving test. Clocks at the naval observatory and other time regulating agencies will stop for one hour while the sun reclaims alignment. Railroads will halt by order of Director General McAdoo for one hour before resuming service.
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United States
Naval Observatory
McAdoo
U-Boat War Effort Dwindling Amid Peace Offensive
London October 26 German submarine activity has fallen to near negligibility as a war measure, though many U boats remain at large in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The British admiralty views this as part of a German peace offensive, expecting a possible surge of submarine activity late December and in January if Germany continues fighting to the end.
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London
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Germany
Mooney Case Petition Filed With U S Supreme Court
A petition was filed by Mooney’s counsel with the United States Supreme Court seeking review of the case of Thomas J Mooney of San Francisco who is under death sentence for murder related to an explosion at a preparedness parade.
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Washington
Thomas J Mooney
San Francisco
Mooney
United States Eupreme Court
French Capture Zulte and British Advance Near Scheldt
Gazette reports French forces taking Zulte after stout resistance while British troops seize Ingavheim Coteghem and push toward the Scheldt river. In the Vale riepnas area the British capture Tuileries east of the Solesmes and continue forward. German withdrawal targets Antwerp to Namur then Meuse line as reserves are exhausted.
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