British Smash On Western Front Destroys German Defenses
On the Western Front British forces pushed forward from dawn, seizing a 25 mile front and taking over 6,000 German prisoners with heavy losses among Germans and civilians in shelling of Denain and nearby towns. The drive extended east and southeast of Cambrai to a 30 mile front as canal dikes were breached northeast of Valenciennes to flood the region. British troops cleared towns, neutralized machine gun nests, and faced mines and delayed fuses. Furious resistance cooled as day wore on.
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John T. Parkerson
I. N.S
Bois de Iormal
Denain
Cateau
Biles
Cambra
Valenciennes
Fifty Troops Injured In Train Wreck Near Geneva Ill
A troop train derailed three miles west of Geneva Illinois while en route to Atlantic port. Thirteen cars toppled, many soldiers trapped or injured. Rescue teams struggled to reach wreckage as a number of troops, mostly from western towns, were aboard. Two soldiers feared dead from injuries.
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Tranapoort
Chicago
Geneva
Ill
Laine
Ilmont
California
Genéva
John J. Keegan
Adelphia
Weather Forecast for Pennsylvania Tonight and Friday
The forecast from Washington predicts rain tonight and Friday, with warmer temperatures tonight and cooler conditions on Friday.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Nations get Wilson note as armistice terms framed
Washington reports Germany will receive actual Allied armistice terms. President Wilson’s note is sent to all nations allied with the United States in the war, inviting participation in talks while military and naval chiefs finalize the terms. Officials say the text speaks for itself and no interpretation is needed.
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United States
Wilson
John Edwin Nevin
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Washington
Germany
Entente
Supreme War Council
Versailles
Guarantess
Biggermach
Nauen
Berlin
Berne
Gould Seeks Divorce After Incompatibility Report
New York October 24 Frank T Gould youngest son of the late Jar Gould begins divorce proceedings from his second wife Miss Kelly the former actress cited incompatibility of temper as the grounds Her marriage followed Gould’s earlier remarriage to Ralph T Thomas of New York who died and later to a nobleman’s widow The Paris sourced reports mix names and dates in a troubled chronicle of a high profile split
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New York
Frank T. Could
Jar Gowd
Paris
Frank Gould
Miss Kelly
Gottenders
Gould
Ukrainian Cabinet Resigns as Roumania Closes Ports
London reports a German wireless dispatch stating the Ukrainian cabinet has resigned today. Roumania has closed the Danube ports and the Black Sea ports. The Ukrainian ministry supports overthrow of the Bolshevik faction and seeks friendship with the Entente.
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London
Roumania
Danube
Black Sea
Wilson's Answer Wins Quick Approval in London Press
London reports enthusiastic approval from British press and public for President Wilson's reply to Germany. Whitehall shows rapid movement as ministers jaw about next steps. The Star lauds the note as lightning like and decisive, while the Evening News calls it a direct blow to German diplomacy.
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London
Wilson
Germany
Whitehall
Star
Prince Maxilian
Evening News
Third largest copper mine is captured
London reports Servian troops advancing northward through the Morava valley have seized the ridge of Bukovitar and the town of Ovajanje. Official advices say Allied forces captured a copper mine in northeastern Servia, the world’s third largest, with operations formerly run by 40,000 workers under Austro-German occupation. The mines cover ten miles.
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London
Servia
Morava
Bukovitar
Ovajanje
Meuse Front Advances as Aerial and Ground Actions Continue
Pershing reports that yesterday American forces shot down fifteen enemy aircraft and one observation balloon, with three observation planes destroyed and six machines missing. West of the Meuse, Belleau Wood region and surrounding sectors saw progress, Beis Belleau seized and 190 prisoners taken, plus 74 captives and eight machine guns north of Grand Prè. Artillery fire intensified across the front, and aerial activity increased on both sides of the Meuse. Continued fighting referenced as the report notes an ongoing battlefront.
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Hirgton
Te Meuse
Pershing
Severa Ints
Meuse
Thois D'Estrares
Bois de Wavrille
Meuse Bantheville
Grand Prc
Aire
Evacuation of Clery Le Grand Reported In Foothold Push
American forces northeast of Grand Pre and west of Amncreville pressed advances despite hot German fire. Reports say Germans began evacuating Clery Le Grand, 13 miles east northeast of Grand Pre, as misty morning air limited observation. In air action, Lt Frank C Hunter tallied an unofficial victory northwest of Verdun, with Dine and Ponder each downing one enemy plane. Eleven American planes engaged thirty German machines. Lt Benson flew behind enemy lines, targeting a troop train and dropping bombs.
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Newton C. Parke
E. N.S. Star
Verdun
Grand Pre
Amncreville
Meuse River
Baker to Tell the Senate of His Trip
Secretary of War Baker will appear before the Senate military affairs committee to report on his recent trip to Europe. The hearing is scheduled for tomorrow in Washington.
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Baker
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Senate
Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Europe
Senate ready to Back Up the President in 1920 Battle
Washington October 24 The Senate prepared to support President Wilson by passing in one setting the 6.60 ton urgent deficiency bill carrying large war agency appropriations. The bill dropped the 120 million shipping board request not due to opposition to submarine warfare but because funds could not be spent before December. Prolonged debate on the president's note could delay passage, but it was generally approved by the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Will
Germany
Army
Navy
Senate Appropriations Committee
Shipping Board
Congress
Condé a position of much importance under allied drive
British forces renewed a wide front attack northeast and southeast of Cambrai driving toward Valenciennes. Raismes forest cleared. Beaudignies crossing reported. Douai eastward progress to Conde. Allied advance slows as linkups and bridgeheads form. French gains along Serre river meet stiff German resistance north of Laon. Americans push toward Verdun Meuse corridor. Serbs advance toward the Danube. a copper mine is seized in northeastern Serbia.
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Scheldt
Escaut Canal
France
Oise
Sambre
Cambrai
Valenciennes
Field Marshal Haig
Raismes Forest
Feaillon
Beaudignies
Douai
Conde
Raismes
Mors
Bavay
Valence Cnnes
Belgium
Serre
Laon
Verdun
Pershing
Meuse
Dun Sur Meuse
Balkan
Danube
Morava
Serbia
Epidemic in Camps Shows Big Decline
Washington reports that the influenza epidemic crest has been passed with 48,799 cases in the week ending October 18, down from 90,392 the prior week. Pneumonia cases also fell from 17,882 to 11,012, indicating marked health improvement in camps and cantonments.
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Washington
War Department
German rioters demand amid peace protests in Mannheim
A Vogue dispatch to the Times reports huge peace demonstrations in Mannheim Baden where police fired machine guns at marchers killing several women. The riot spread as bombs were thrown at police. Mannheim, a 150000 population city on the Rhine, hosts the Elector Palatine palace and historic textile trades.
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London
Mannheim
Germany
Vogue
Times
OCR
Cowl Hall
Nehce
Baden
Rhine
Elector Palatine
Machinists Strike in Lancaster Seeks Wage Scale
About 1,500 machinists walked off the job in Lancaster Pennsylvania to press for a wage scale aligned with other industrial centers. Representatives from the American Federation of Labor and the war wage board arrived, and there was no disorder observed.
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Lancaster
American Federation of Labor
War Wage Board
British sweep seizes villages near Cambrai
London reports major advance in the new assault begun yesterday. British forces move east southeast and northeast of Cambrai, capturing a number of villages from Germany. In the Valenciennes area they clear the Forest of Raismes and seize the villages of Thun and Thiershu terive.
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London
Ahea
Cambrai
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