Austrian Emperor in Flight and Vienna Riots Amid War Turmoil
Washington reports the German and Austrian leaders near surrender while President Wilson and Col. House exchange final armistice messages. Allied fleets in the Black Sea, Goeben and Breslau signals, and tensions rise as Versailles council weighs terms for Germany and Austria.
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John Edwin Nevin
Washington
Wilson
Col. E. M. House
United States
Supreme War Council
Versailles
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Russia
Goeben
Breslau
Germany Is Isolated Yet Armies Stand Firm Says Papers
London reports reflect on Turkey’s surrender and Germany’s isolation. Daily Mail says Germany’s armies are unbroken despite exhaustion. Daily Express argues peace is near as Austria surrenders. The Post cites insufficient troops for two fronts while Daily News calls Germany’s position desperate and irretrievable.
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London
Gallipoli
The
Daily Mail
Turkey
Germany
Daily Express
Austria
Bavaria
Prussia
Daily News
Americans Fight Under King Albert In Belgium Front
By John F. T. Parkerson American troops fighting under King Albert joined British Belgians and French in advancing along a fifteen mile front. The British gained two to three miles while French and American forces also pressed forward. Several hundred prisoners taken as German shelling hit liberated towns. The thrust aimed at Ghent began Thursday morning.
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John FT. Parkerson
N.S
King Albert
Belgium
Armistice Talks Open Between Austria Hungary and Italy
Negotiations for an armistice between Austria-Hungary and Italy are proceeding, a official source reports from London. It remains unclear if fighting has stopped on the Italian front, but a cessation is expected imminently if not already in effect.
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London
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Yankees With Bayonets Drive Gunners At Belleau Woods
The American Army north west of Verdun reports Lieut. David Hunter of Rockford Illinois and Private U L Hartman of Baltimore Maryland distinguished themselves in four days of fighting at Belleau Woods by repeatedly driving German machine gunners from a ridge with bayonets A machine gun positioned in an old dugout delayed the advance for half an hour before Hunter and Hartman crawled in from opposite sides and cleared the nest
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Verdun
David Hunter
Rockford
U. L. Hartman
Baltimore
Belleau Woods
Hunter
Hartman
Aviator Burned To Death In Marine Corps Plane Crash
Miami, Nov 1 Filmer H Brickley a cadet aviator from Philadelphia was burned to death when his aeroplane caught fire at Curtiss field. Investigators say a backfire likely ignited the blaze.
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Miami
Fla
Filmer H. Brickley
Philadelphia
Marine Corps
Curtiss Aviation Field
Uo Brickley
Nearly Two Thousand Sick and Wounded Arrive in Week
Washington reports for the week ending October 25 there were 1 859 sick and wounded men received in the United States from the American Expeditionary Forces. The October total landed in this country rises to 4 339 men.
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Washington
United States
President Wilson needs men in sympathy with him
Propaganda urging voters to back President Wilson by electing supporters who align with his diplomacy and aims to shorten World War I. It contrasts Wilson with Roosevelt and Taft, claims a victorious peace with Allied security, and appeals to American mothers to vote next Tuesday.
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Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Germany
Marshal Foch
Allied War Council
Italian Front Collapses and Italians Push to Tagliamento
London dispatches report the greatest military catastrophe of the war on the Italian front as Austrian-Hungarian lines crumble around Monte Grappa. Italian forces, aided by cavalry, seize prisoners and advance toward Sacile and the Tagliamento as 13,000 Austro-Hungarian troops fall back toward their borders. The Italian tenth army crosses the Livensa River and drives northeast, pursuing retreating enemy and capturing key towns.
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London
Frunli
Rome
Monte Grappa
Diaz
Tagliamento
Livensea
War Office
Sacile
Udine
Brugnoira
Grugnert
Piave
Possible Abdication Decree Hovers Over Kaiser
London dispatches report varying rumors from Berlin about the German Kaiser possibly abdicating. Authorities note no official confirmation by midnight, while Copenhagen sources cite discussions in the war cabinet and a mission by Dr. Delbruck to the front. Independent German socialists push for abdication and removal of Hindenburg, with calls to withdraw rulers Rupprecht and the Crown Prince.
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London
Delbruck
Berlin
Copenhagen
Vossische Zeitung
War Cabinet
Amsterdam
Germany
Kaiser
Hindenburg
Rupprecht
Exchange Telegraph Company
Remarkable Documents Captured Show German Struggle
Western Front reports reveal captured documents from October 12 and late October urging German troops to slow British advances on the Hermann Goering line. They show high command fearing armistice if battles halt, while British and American forces surge with heavy enemy division engagement and a river Selle defense.
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John Z. Parkerson
Western Front
Selle River
German retreat threatens Meuse front and Metz pivot
From the Verdun front, reports say German forces are retreating west of the Meuse toward the German border with Metz as the key point. Enemy divisions reach German soil between the Meuse and Switzerland while rail facilities are torn up and heavy artillery is shifted to the Metz and Vosges regions. American front artillery fire intensifies as patrols of the Second Army operate.
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Bert N. Ford
I. N.S. Stat
Verdun
Meuse
Metz
Switzerland
Germany
St. Quentin
Vosges
Hughes Aircraft Report Receives Little Attention in Washington
Washington reports minimal public interest in Chas Hughes air craft investigation findings released yesterday. General satisfaction noted as irregularities cited occurred in early stages of aviation effort and not after coordination under John D. Ryan. Investigative results were seen as quelling charges of massive waste and misspent funds.
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Washington
Chas. &. Hughes
America
John D. Ryan
Hughes
Emperor Charles Dispatches Archduke to Budapest
London reports Emperor Charles of Austria ordered Austro-Hungarian authorities to yield and avoid conflict as new order takes hold. An exchange telegram quoted the emperor directing Archduke Joseph to end the Budapest clashes. The Archduke departed for Budapest after the Hungarian republic proclamation.
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London
Charles
Austria
Zurich
Archduke Joseph
Budapest
Revolution in Austria Hungary Triggers New Civil Unrest
Copenhagen reports Charles of Austria fled Vienna for Godello near Budapest as Austro-Hungarian navy rebels join Hungary. Magyar councils seize power, rioting and property damage erupt in Vienna. Budapest mobs shout for independent democratic Hungary amid food blockade and civil war fears. Count Tizza killed in Budapest as unrest deepens.
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Copenhagen
Charles of Austria
Vienna
Godello
Budapest
Pola
Hungary
Friedrich Adler
Adler
Stuergek
Austria-Hungary
National Council
Renner
Magyar Council
Council
Zurich
Austriai Hungary
Nationa
Austria
Count Tizza
London
Count Tissa
Fourth Liberty loan tops goal by sixty six million
Washington reports the Fourth Liberty loan exceeded its $6 billion quota by more than 66 million, with total subscriptions at 6,866,416,400 or 14.44 percent above target. Estimated subscribers exceed twenty-one million, with prior loans showing growing participation. Final tallies and details expected within a week. Cleveland district estimates show 500 million gusts? no. subscription 622,221,350.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Clevéland
Princess Mistakes Diplomat for Kaiser’s Former Dentist
London dispatch reports John W. Davis, newly appointed American ambassador to England, meeting a princess who praised his Kaiser writings yet joked she wished he had pulled out all the Kaiser’s teeth or done something drastic. The remark underscores wartime humor and diplomatic cordiality.
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Kaiser
London
John W. Davis
England
Mr. White
Three Lieutenants Escape from German Prison Camp
Washington reports the war department announced that Lieutenants George W. Puryear of Memphis Harold Willis of Newton Massachusetts and E V Isaacs of Portsmouth Virginia will leave Berne Switzerland at once for France to report for duty after escaping from German prison camps.
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Washington
War Department
Berne
Switzerland
France
George W. Puryear
Memphis
Harold Willis
Newton
Mass
E. V. Isaacs
Portsmouth
Weather Forecast For Washington Nov 1
Fair to night and Saturday in Washington with continued cool conditions. Tonight may see frost if skies clear. This brief forecast notes clear skies, cool temperatures, and potential frost risk overnight and into Saturday.
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Washington
New British Drive Makes Progress South of Valenciennes
War office reports successful progress in a new offensive launched south of Valenciennes with heavy artillery duels near Guise and St. Fergneux. Paris and London officials note gains as French and British forces capture prisoners on the front.
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London
Valenciennes
War Office
Paris
Guise
St. Fergneux
Thane
Thegian
von Flanders
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Wekerle
Tizza
Hulgary
Cleveland
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