Evacuation of Antwerp as British Reach Tournai
British troops entered Tournai Belgium with Valenciennes railway a key German line in reach. Belgians on the Holland frontier advance liberating villages while heavy cannonading marks the northern Flanders front and French troops establish a bridgehead near Ghent.
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Servia
Zagedar
Danube River
London
Lille
Selie
Havre
Belgian War Office
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Thatch
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Oude Caeleble
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Daily Express
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Solvay
Count Tizza speech foresees separate peace for Austria Hungary
Amsterdam dispatch notes that political manifestations after Count Tizza's speech are viewed as a forerunner to a separate peace for Austria Hungary. Hungarian press Azos Budapest reports the view and a separate dispatch warns Austria faces starvation by November cited in Budapest.
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Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Azos
Budapest
Austria
Germany outlines armistice terms and war conduct
The note asserts armistice procedures should be guided by military judgment and Germany denies intentional destruction of lifeboats or passengers. It says troops spared private property, claims peace is from a government free of arbitrary influence, and notes submarines ordered not to torpedo passenger ships though not all commanders may follow. It urges leaving decisions to military leaders and proposes neutral probes into alleged outrages.
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Wilson
Nauen
Berlin
Abeu
Supreme War Council
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Haig
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AM Germany
High Seas
Wison
America
Washington
Epidemic on the Wane in Massachusetts
Boston reports reopening of public spaces after three weeks of influenza closures. Daily deaths drop from over 200 to about a score. total city deaths reach 4,000 in six weeks as the epidemic wanes. Washington mobilizes auto transport to move 25,000 war workers from streetcars to reduce infection risk. Chicago reports 311 influenza and pneumonia deaths in 24 hours. 100,000 vaccine doses arrive from Dr E C Rosenow. Noted Toledo politician Bernard Daily dies of influenza. Camp Sherman sees few new cases as recovering patients rise.
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Mayo Brothers Foundation
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Minn
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Toledo
Ohio
Brand Whitlock
Baker
Camp Sherman
Columbus
Treasury on Fourth Liberty Loan quota prospects
Treasury officials pursued definite figures on the fourth liberty loan but expected announcements by Thursday at the earliest. Every district was believed to have at least met its quota with an oversubscription around 600 million dollars. Chicago exceeded its 252 million goal by about 30 million, and the seventh federal district topped its 870 thousand quota by over 56 million.
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Wasington
Treasury
Owever
Chicago
Federal District
Famine Fears Rise in Germany and Austria
Paris dispatch quotes German sources saying both Germany and Austria face famine. Hungary halted wheat exports, Bohemia won t raise supplies, and Poland curtails shipments. Information begins English edition as first column.
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Germany
Austria
Berne
Information
Iungary
Bohemia
Poland
J'Information
Sweden Backs Denmark Plebiscite Request in North Schleswig
Sweden supports Denmark in asking for a plebiscite of the people of Northern Schleswig Holstein for self determination, according to Norwegian advices. Washington reports a forecast of fair and cooler conditions near Lake Erie Tuesday and warmer overall.
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Denmark
Amsterdam
Scheltswing-Holstein
Norway
Washington
Lake Erie
German reply to Wilson peace note from Nauen wireless station
The German note, issued from the Nauen wireless station near Berlin, rejects accusations of inhuman acts and torpedoing passenger ships. It asks that armistice terms be reviewed by military leaders and proposes a neutrals commission to investigate alleged wartime outrages while asserting German honor.
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Nauen
Berlin
Wilson
London
Germany
Servian Right Flank Advances Up Frontier
London Oct 21 The Servian right flank advancing up the Bulgarian frontier has captured agec har and Bolievaty according to the Servian War Office. Unofficial reports say the center is under 190 miles from the Danube, the left wing 75 miles from Bosnia, and the right wing 30 miles from the Romanian border.
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Bert N. Ford
F.on
SS. Stull
London
Agechar
Bolievaty
Servian War Office
Danube
Bosnia
New Infantry Training School To Produce 20 Lieutenants
The War Department announced a new Infantry Officers Training School will open at Camp Fremont California on December 1 to produce second lieutenants. Candidates will include army enlisted men and civilians. Eligible applicants are draft registrants aged 18 to 46, physically qualified for military service, including pre September 12 registrants and those deferred for occupation or employment.
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Washington, Ort
Fremont
Califonia
War Department
Army
Officials Skeptical Over Germany Peace Reply
Washington reports say the unofficial German peace reply mirrors the official note. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing awaited the cableed text, with officials predicting Wilson may reject concessions yet acknowledge Germany’s intent to seek terms. Public sentiment favored enforcing the president’s demands.
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John Edwin Nevin
Washington
Germany
Wilson
Lansing
United States
Charpe D'Affaires
Field Marshal Haig Sends Appreciation Letter
Field Marshal Haig, British commander in chief, sent a communication to British and American army commanders praising officers and men for their magnificent quality. He noted they advanced more than ten miles and took more than prisoners since September 27 despite powerful resistance.
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John T. Patterson
Haig
Mander
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