17 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
1
Washington officials deny rumors of imminent peace talks amid ongoing war. The advisory urges the public to distrust unverified reports and to await official statements from credible sources.
Washington reports say peace rumors circulate without official sources while Allied offensives batter a fractured German army. Officials estimate Germany may capitulate soon as morale breaks and supplies run low. Chicago faces urgent Liberty Loan duties, needing $28 million daily to meet its $262 million quota.
British forces press a new assault between Bahrain and Le Cauneau as American participation appears unofficially probable. Allied estimates put troops, including about 16,000, moving in Flanders theater.
British and French forces push southeast of Cambrai with progress between Bohain and Le Cateau. Americans may be aiding near St Scoudit as Courtrai falls and Thielt is near capture. Fronts extend to Lille Domine, 60 miles of retreat, and Belgian advance claims 12 miles as Verdun area sees renewed American assaults in the Grant Pre sector.
Paris report cites Marcel Hutin in Echo de arts predicting Ostend and Bruges to fall within eight days. Baankirk referenced as now free from German long range fire.
Lille, the German base in northern France since 1914, was captured by British forces as part of a renewed Allied offensive on the Flanders front. The fall threatens nearby Turcoing and Roubaix and marks a major strategic victory with Lille lying 38 miles from the coast and serving as a key rail and road hub.
London reports rumor that Germany’s capitulation terms rest with President Wilson but no confirmation. Press Bureau refutes claims of surrender while newspapers debate whether peace is near and note rising anti Kaiser unrest across German cities.
British forces push two miles on the Le Cateau Bohain front as French and American actions report ongoing contact with German positions. German counterattacks near Verdun are repelled by American artillery while French troops maintain pressure along the Serre to Qise line.
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Friday with only possible showers near Lake Erie. Cooler air moves in Friday with lower temperatures and light winds shaping the weekend.
Secretary Lansing appeals to Americans to back the fourth Liberty Loan urging full support for funding war efforts. He states that the war is not over, men and munitions must reach France, and every dollar, gun, and man counts toward victory.
The German Reichstag will meet in Berlin tomorrow as German opinion reacts to President Wilsons answer. Militant factions seek a national defense government. News from German sources predicts a decline in Lille base control in northern France.
Discontinuance of the order Pro ately is announced ending gasless Sundays.
Washington reports Fue l administrator Garfield announced an immediate end to gasless Sundays. Priority will go to overseas shipments, with the ban potentially reinstated if gasoline reserves fall too low.
Berlin report says Czechoslovaks in Bohemia proclaimed a republic in Prague. Independence proclaimed for Poland in Warsaw with a street procession observed.
The Navy Department announced the deaths of two naval reserve members. Roderick P. Taylor a machinist mate from Orlando Florida drowned October 10 while in foreign service. Ralph W. Christenson a seaman from Itio Wisconsin fell overboard from the U S S Huntington on October 1.
Washington October 17 the administration asked for a vote of confidence on foreign policy as Senator James Hamilton Lewis introduced a resolution backing whatever course the President may follow with Germany and Austria. The Lewis measure is the first of several peace resolutions from administration allies in the Senate.
Washington October 17 Senator Lewis of Illinois proposes an amendment to the army appropriations bill providing ten million dollars to fight the Spanish influenza epidemic. Congress has already appropriated one million dollars for disease battle efforts.
Mrs. Margaret Eyre Sterling Baldwin a Baltimore beauty who posed as Columbia for the Fourth Liberty Loan promotion died in Baltimore from pneumonia after influenza. The report notes her fame in Baltimore society and her public role in the patriotic campaign.
Washington lawmakers rally in bipartisan unity to push a 6.345 trillion deficiency appropriation. The measure funds the American military force with over 6.1 trillion for manpower and quick passage is urged by representatives Sherley Cannon Ware as urgency mounts to back the army without delay.
London dispatch reports German battle ships from the Black Sea halted the Turkish revolution against the Young Turks. Twenty warships arrived off Constantinople as German forces warned revolutionists they would bombard the city.
Copenhagen reports Berlin stating Turkey will surrender unconditionally. Advices say Turkey has made peace overtures to America and England. Meanwhile American troops northwest of Verdun report German prisoners aware of Germanys peace note and President Wilsons reply.
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