Cabinet hears latest reports on Central Powers unrest
Washington reports reveal intensified upheaval in Germany and Austria as officials note reticence to discuss developments. Austria and Turkey are seen as out of the war while plans for peace terms focus on demobilization, occupation, and surrender of key military assets before a final conference.
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State Department
John Edwin Nevin
Washington
Germany
Austria
State
Laning
Berne
Vienna
Berlin
Bucharest
Hungary
Turkey
Balkan
Europe
Versailles
Adriatic
Foch
Wilson
Lansing
War Council
Holland
Kiel Canal
Metz
Bringing Big Guns To Firing Line In Verdun Campaign
Newton C. Parke recounts the American effort to deploy massive artillery east of Verdun in October, detailing initial doubts about transport and railway compatibility in France. After overcoming tunnel and track concerns, one gun was moved and three giants opened fire, their projectiles visible to the naked eye.
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Newton C. Parke
M. S
Verdun
Atlantic
Germany
Civil War Disturbances in Budapest Reach Great Palace
Dispatch from Zurich reports serious upheavals in Budapest with frantic rioters wrecking the entrance to the Great Palace. Sporadic outbreaks and clashes unfold as authorities confront the unrest.
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Zurich
Budapest
Great Palace
End of Austro-Hungarian rule eyed in war notes
London and Zurich reports describe civil unrest in Budapest Montenegrin revolt expanding, with Austrian officials fleeing Centinje. Terms proposed by Czecho-Slavs demand 75 percent territory loss, unconditional surrender, and redrawing borders to favor Yugoslavs, Romanians, and Italians. Wilson note supports Yugoslav freedom while Chronicle calls surrender the beginning of the end.
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London
Austria-Hungary
Zurich
Budapest
Magyar National Committee
Reichsrath
Austria
Fead
Hungary
Montenegro
Centinje
Berane
Scutari
Rjeka
Wilson
the Chronicle Today
Germany
Roumania
Ukraine
Yank Fliers Shoot Down German Planes In Big Battle
American and German air forces clash north of Verdun with eight U.S. planes against thirteen German aircraft. Three enemy planes and one observation balloon downed, all American machines return safely. Patrols from the 78th division reach La Belle Jus and La Belle Joyeus as war fronts shift near Bantheville Cunel Brieulles amid heavy artillery and gas activity.
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Bert Ford
Verdun
Bantheville
Pershing
Washington
First
78Th
la Belle Jus
Meuse
Bois Des Belleau
First Army
Grand Pre
la Belle Joyeus
Cunel
Brieulles
Allies Won’t Be Duped On Armistice, Clemenceau Paper Says
Paris dispatches report that Clemenceau’s Homme Libre declares the Allies will not be duped by the armistice proposal and that French conditions come first before any peace. Front reports note German morale remains stubborn with Saxon Bavarian and Prussian unit discussions hindering amalgamation.
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Paris
Homme Libre
Clemenceau
Paris Midi
Allied advance dominates Italian front in global war update
Frank Charlton notes Allies push on Italian fronts with five miles gained and 16 000 prisoners captured. Americans may join the fight as fronts extend nearly forty miles from Piave to Victor. French and American efforts around Guise Hirson and the Oise valley gain ground while British actions in Mesopotamia And Aleppo continue. Belgrade nears as Servians press westward and Austrian movements prompt Danube concerns.
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Frank Charlton
I. N.S. Cable
March
Italy
Piave
Victor
Guise
Debbeny
Oise
Aisne
Brune
Serre
Hirson
France
Argonne
Flanders
Belgium
Callway
Meuse
Mesopotamia
Turkey
Allenby
Aleppo
Balkan
Belgrade
Kragu Jevatz
Danube
Austria-Hungary
Vatkans
Twenty Eighth Division Cited for Argonne Work at Stubborn Hold
The Twenty Eighth Division earns praise for Argonne operations as stubborn enemy lines collapse. Warren Boy Tu leads a company that had lost officers, driving the enemy back ten kilometres from strongholds. casualties include wounded men.
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Warren Boy Tu
Twenty-Eighth Division Cited for Bravery in Aire and Argonne
A New York Sun dispatch highlights the Twenty-Eighth Division's bravery during the Aire valley advance and in the Argonne Forest. Major General Charles H. Muir commends officers and soldiers for steadfast effort from September 26 to October 8, driving the German line back across ten kilometers and forcing out defenders at Grand Bourequilles Petit Bourequilles Viennes Montblainville Apremont Pleinchamp Farm La Forge Chatel Cheltery and Hill strongholds. Ralph E. Summerton of Company Q is noted for exceptional heroism.
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Valley of the
Aire
Argonne Forest
Charles H. Muir
New York Sun
Raymond G. Carroll
Ralph £. Summerton
France
Waller
Sweeney
Grand Bourequilles
Petit Bourequilles
Viennes
Montblainville
Apremont
Pleinchamp Farm
la Forge
Chatel Cheltery
Why a Republican Congress in wartime
The piece argues Republicans must justify electing a Republican Congress in November by showing how it would hasten victory, secure a favorable peace, and how it would affect the president’s ability to conduct the war. It recalls past warnings in 1898 and urges leaders to clearly explain benefits to the war effort and world peace.
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Germany
United States
Spain
Harrison
Roosevelt
Europe
McKinley
Wilson
Fess
Republican Congressional Committee
Count Karolyi Heads A New Dynastic State
London reports Count Karolyi formed an independent anti dynastic state in Hungary with ties to the Czechs and southern Slavonians. He was greeted by thousands in Budapest. He said a plan for an independent state was agreed, but Emperor Karl refused to accept it.
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London
Count Karolyi
Hungary
Copenhagen
Karolyi
Budapest
Karl
Weather Brief for Washington Tonight and Wednesday
Washington forecast notes a change in temperature with fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. The brief states a steady or slight drop in temps and continued dry weather. No precipitation is expected as the pattern remains settled over the region.
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Decisive Struggle Rages On Italian Front War Front
On October 29 reports from Rome and Amsterdam describe fierce battle action on the Italian front with Allied advances, prisoners and guns increasing, and Italian and British forces breaking through at multiple points near Piave and Monte Canon. Austro-Hungarian and German reports admit heavy casualties and stubborn defense along a 35 to 36 mile front.
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Italian War Office
Noromic Torrent
Grave di Papadopoti
Monte Canon
Borgo Malanette
Tezze Rais
Michel de Biave
Cimadormo
St. Gala di Piave
Lucidiapia
Vazzelo
Piave River
Amsterdam
Austrian War Office
Vienna
Brenta
Piave
Fonta Secca
Vider
Montello
Tezze San Polo
Monte Gano
Spinocia
Rocaadelle
Vitel
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