30 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1918
Page
1
Austria delivers acceptance to the State Department for forwarding to Versailles as terms for armistice and peace are expected to be concluded soon. Germany’s fate rests with the Supreme Council as negotiations advance toward an agreement.
London reports the allied plenary council agreed on terms for both armistice and peace with Germany. The conditions mirror Wilson's fourteen points with slight adjustments. Austria likely to accept terms to hasten peace as Czecho Slavs and Jugos affect its food supply. Washington indicates Austria will forward acceptance to Versailles and await the German reply before end of the week.
Frederick Obderlin, acting Chargé d Affaires at the Swiss Legation, personally presents to Lansing a supplementary note describing Berlin's reply dated October 20. The document appears part of ongoing diplomatic exchanges between the United States and Germany.
Frederick Oederlin, acting Swiss chargé d affaires, hands Secretary Lansing a supplementary note to Germany’s October 2 note. The text, described as supplemental, reportedly explains German moves toward civilian control and armistice proposals. Wilson works on Austria note reply to the alliance, with disposition expected later.
The text notes no confirmation from state department officials on terms discussed at Versailles and implies no public disclosure before delivery to Berlin. It cites delicacy of negotiations requiring no premature publication and mentions Secretary Lansing denying knowledge of a Vienna note to him via Count Andrassy.
Washington on October 30 Secretary Lansing denounced as a plain lie the claim that "made in Germany" toys reaching New York via a Holland American liner were shipped to the exclusion of Belgian made products. The origin of the report remains unclear.
Washington reports that on the front of the First Army yesterday American aviators shot down eighteen enemy aircraft. Five American planes failed to return. The Verdun front saw heavy artillery and machine gun fire, with intensified activity north of Verdun and west of the Meuse.
London reports the British war office states that 30000 prisoners have been captured on the Belgian front since September 28. From October 14 to 27 British forces also took 509 guns, including 110 heavy calibres and 84 for coast defense, with machine guns exceeding 1200.
Washington reports the price fixing committee and industry representatives have agreed to extend the existing maximum prices on black harness leather through November 30. The decision preserves current pricing amid ongoing industry adjustments.
London reports twenty thousand Austro-Hungarians captured in the latest Italian front offensive through last night. The advance continues as authorities confirm the heavy toll and ongoing operations.
A dispatch reports ongoing rioting in Budapest with many killed and a general labor revolt feared. The clashes began during negotiations involving Count Karrolyi and Emperor Franz Joseph, with bayonets and machine guns used in the fighting.
Paris reports German forces ordered to hold their lines at all costs to aid diplomats in seeking a peace bargain. French advances west of Rethel threaten German retreat eastward while Austrian forces rally, with Italian front reporting a spreading offensive.
Summary of Daniel’s disclosures detailing extensive Navy construction at Boston yards, Harvard facilities, and related sites across Massachusetts. Reports total expenditure and contracts reaching 229.5 million dollars within the state.
Secretary Daniels told a Democratic gathering in Boston that the navy department has spent or contracted 239.5 million dollars in Massachusetts since the war began. He contrasted this with 6.4 million spent in the eighteen months before Wilson’s era. He noted Boston Navy Yard employment rose from 1,892 in 1912 to 9,374 in July 1918, highlighting large scale material expansion and skilled worker contribution.
A state of siege is proclaimed at Budapest and German troops from Austria are being rushed there to quell disorders. Demonstrators in Budapest march and demand a republic amid the unrest reported from Vienna.
Lieut Maurice F. Maxwell of New Hope Pennsylvania was killed in Houston Texas when his plane struck a tree during landing. Maxwell a 1906 University of Pennsylvania graduate and architect in Washington DC joined the colors.
Washington October 30 Attorney General Gregory today considered Charles Evans Hughes report on the aeroplane situation He planned to prepare a following report for submission to President Wilson either late today or tomorrow White House officials said the President would make the report public after reading it
Paris on October 30 reports that since August 8 the British armies in France and Belgium have taken about 140000 prisoners and 1600 guns. The estimate comes from Henry Bidou, a leading European military expert.
Reports from London recount a Reichstag speech by the Independent socialist asserting that Generals Moltke and Falkenhayn knew Germany’s defeat after the first Marne battle in 1914. The piece notes political and military pressures shaping peace efforts and cites Wilson’s mediation as central to the crisis. Allied forces also report Hungarian bombardments across the Danube at the Iron Gate, near the Hungary Romania boundary.
London reports a Zurich dispatch stating the Turks evacuated Baku, the Caspian Sea port in the Caucasus, without resistance.
Milan dispatch reports American and Italian forces driving Austro-Hungarians back along a forty mile Italian front. Ten miles gained with 20 25 thousand prisoners taken and 150 guns seized. King Victor Emmanuel cheered as Monte Pinar and Monte Perlo fell.
An Exchange graph dispatch from Copenhagen reports the Bolsheviks plan a general onslaught against the upper classes on October 10, described as another Bartholomew's night. The item appears in a European dispatch with weather notes noting partly cloudy conditions for Washington.
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