Armistice Talks Signal End of War Aid for Austria Hungary
Paris and London report that Austria Hungary signed an armistice with Italy, to take effect Monday. Officials say terms will be published Tuesday and are expected to be stringent, with potential surrender elements and major Allied influence on Germany’s terms.
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Austria
Diaz
Paris
Austria-Hungary
Germany
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Oclock
Vienna
Trattan
George
Liord George
Paria
Glenera Ding
Washington
Wilson
Itellan
Italy
Trent
Triest
Atliatic
State Department
Austria- Hungary
Armistice Terms Weighed by Marshal Pooh Under White Flag
A correspondent notes it is unlikely armistice conditions will reach Germany through formal channels or be published. The procedure mirrors Austria with Marshal Pooh entrusted to draft terms, after which Germany will be notified via blindfolded delegates bearing a white flag and observing time customs.
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Germany
Austria
Marshal Pooh
Destruction of Austrian battleship Veribus Unitis by Italians
Rome dispatch reports Italian sailors sank the Austrian flagship Veribus Unitis in Pola harbor. The action is described as a major retaliation for prior Italian losses. Commander Rossett and Lieutenant Pactucc led the entry and sinking.
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Rome
Washington
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Pactucc
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Verihus Unitis
U S Forces Land on Austrian Adriatic Coast
A Swiss dispatch reported American troops with Italian forces making a landing on the Austrian Adriatic coast near Pola. The operation is said to be under the protection of the Entente Adriatic fleet, which now controls Adriatic waters.
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Pola
Washington
Adriatic
Hundred Thousand Jews Enroll for Palestine Emigration
On the first anniversary of British recognition the Zionist Organization of America reports nearly 100,000 American Jews have enrolled as prospective emigrants to the Jewish national homeland in Palestine.
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New York
Palestine
Zionist Organization of America
British Smash Hun and Seize Forts in Valenciennes Sector
British troops stormed a German steel works southeast of Valenciennes and pushed 1.5 miles east to take St Saulve. The war office reports 5,000 Germans captured in two days on this front. French units advance on the River Alene front taking Givey and La Croix a-Bals as Belgian forces push toward Ghent.
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Valenciennes
St. Saulve
War Office
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Givey
la Croix-a-Bals
London
Insurance Bureau Reports High Army Voluntary Coverage
The War Risk Insurance Bureau says most men enlisting take the full ten thousand dollar government voluntary policy. The average policy amount is about eight thousand seven hundred dollars, costing roughly six dollars a month. The bureau now issues about seventy thousand checks monthly.
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Washington
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Ship Beached After Collision Off Atlantic Port
A British steamship was damaged in a collision with a tug off the harbor. A hole smashed in the bow forced beaching to avoid sinking. The 11 crewmen landed safely. The vessel and cargo are U.S. government owned and expected to be salvaged. the tug suffered no serious damage.
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Atlantic
United States
Trieste Seizure and 100000 Austrian Captures Reported
Rome reports Italian land and sea forces have landed at Trieste and captured 100000 Austrians. Italian cavalry crossed the Tagliamento into Spilimbergo and Rovereto fell to the left wing as the front advances with 3000 cannons taken and ongoing pursuit in northern Italy.
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Firat Arrmy
Agrina
Trieste
Talian
Italy
Italian War Office
Tagiamesto
Spilimberge
NO ATTACKS ON LINERS REPORTED LAST WEEK
Washington reports no passenger ships were attacked by German submarines in the past week. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt declined to give figures but said total sailings were substantial. He suggested Germans may have halted attacks on passenger ships as announced.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pssenger
Bavaria to Claim Thyme King Lud wig I heads throne bid
Bavarian premier informs Berlin the Bavarian royal family asserts the imperial throne if Emperor William abdicates. Ludwig I, born January 27 1845, became regent and king in 1915 after King Otto was declared incapable. Ludwig married Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.
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Berlin
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Leipzig Volks Zeitung
Tague
Daily Mail
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Luipold
Otto
Ludwig
Maria Theresa of
Austria
Norwegians Decline Austrian Emperor Insurance Risk
Stockholm reports that Farmand says an Austrian life insurer asked Norwegian companies to rewrite a large portion of an emperor life policy. None of the Norwegian firms agreed to take on the risk.
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Stockholm
Farmand
Hungarians To Vote On Form Of Government In Hungary
Copenhagen dispatch says the Hungarian National Council led by Count Kurotyi ordered a popular vote on government form. A Hungarian republic is anticipated and traffic to Germany is halted, stopping about 50,000 cars loaded with food. German divisions move toward Hungary from Roumania.
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Hungarian National Council
Count Kurotyi
Tudapest
Germany
Roumania
Hungury
Austro Hungarian Front Withdrawals Prompt Bavarian Fortifications
A Vienna dispatch to Politiken says Austro Hungarian troops are retreating from the western front while German forces strengthen the Bavarian frontier with trenches and fortifications amid fear Allied advances through Austria.
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Copenhagen
Austria
Bevarian
Vienna
Yanks and French Drive Germans East of Meuse
American and French forces pushed west of Verdun and across the Meuse, advancing seven to eight miles and forcing German retreat. Reports say roads northward are clogged with troops artillery and trucks as prisoners and captured guns mount. General Bullard’s Second Army spearheads the effort with Pershing’s forces progressing and rout widening east of the Meuse.
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London
Meuse
Verdun
Bullard
Yankees Boost Uncle Sam Archangel
American troops in Archangel who speak Russian act as press agents for the United States. Slavic born soldiers in Russian service revive their language, charm Russian girls, and persuade Russian workmen that the Allies are there to help.
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Archangel
Uncle Sam
United States
Yanks Win Great Air Battle North of Verdun
Seven American pilots led by Lieuts James F. Manning Jr Graham James R. McKay P Shonky Ora St. McMurry L C Plush and C A Rinnew downed eleven German Fokker planes in a clash near the Argonne forest.
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Argonne Forest
James F. Manning, Jr
PW. Graham
Chicago
James R. McKay
Wheaton
Evanston
P. Shonky
Plainfield
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Ora St. McMurry
Madison, Wis
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C. A. Rinnew
Pomona, Cal
Dutch Bar Hun Refugees Refused at Frontier
Amsterdam reports German authorities notified by the Dutch government that no refugees will be permitted to cross the Belgian Netherlands frontier moving forward.
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Holland
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Austrians Evacuate Odessa Reported by Moscow Dispatch
A Moscow to Zurich copy to the Matin reports Austrian forces are evacuating Odessa. The dispatch notes movement underway as Russian and Allied observers track the retreat. The report emphasizes strategic withdrawal rather than battle action.
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Paris
Odessa
Moscow
Zurich
Anheuser Busch Brewery to Become Cartridge Factory
Washington reports the Anheuser Busch brewery in St. Louis will be converted into a cartridge factory capable of producing 3,000,000 daily. The ordnance department awarded the contract and production will start in three weeks. Northwest of Verdun prisoners’ statements claim Austrian forces are entraining for Austria as American troops report on the German front in the Woevre region.
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Washington
Anheuser Busch
St. Louis
Ordnance Department
Verdun
Woevre
Austria
Party Chairs Claim Victory in Elections
Democratic national committeeman Homer S. Cummings predicted the Senate majority would grow across 40 contests and Democrats gain 30 to 60 seats while Republicans would control the next House by about 25. Republican leader Fess said no formal statement on Senate contests but party leaders expect a Republican Senate.
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Aoting
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Representative Fess
Ohio
National Republican Congressional Committee
Taft Predicts German Surrender Within Months
Former President Taft told about 1,000 students at New Hampshire College that Germany would surrender unconditionally within one to six months. He said the students’ service would have a moral effect even if they stayed home.
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Durham
N.hh
Taft
Army Training Corps
New Hampshire College
Germany
Bomb Raid Kills Many at Bonn Station
A Cologne Volks Zeitung report says a German air raid by British bombers struck Bonn center at the railway station, killing a large number of people and wounding many others.
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Cologne
Volks Zeitung
Amsterdam
Bonn
Cologne Volks Zeitung
Belgians in Ghent Capture Key Stronghold in War Push
Belgian forces seize a critical Ghent stronghold in a Sunday operation as Allied advances continue. Austria-Hungary is reported eliminated from the war and armistice terms are being finalized.
Americans Reach Sommauthe Front Near Sedan
Special to Evening Journal reports American forces advancing toward Sedan have reached Sommauthe thirteen miles from Sedan. Northwest of Verdun over four thousand prisoners were taken in the Sunday haul, including the capture of several enemy strong points.
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Sedan Front
Sedan
Sommauthe
Verdun
Belgians Capture Ghent Amid Joyful Welcome
Special to Evening Journal from London reports Belgian forces captured Ghent on Sunday and entered the city to widespread demonstrations of gratitude and joy from its residents.
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Evening Journal
London
Ghent
American First Army Captures Twenty Villages and More
Washington November 4 General Pershing reports the American first army in a continued Meuse westward attack has captured twenty villages and four thousand prisoners and one hundred guns. Troops also take heights northwest of Verdun and advance twelve miles on an eight mile front.
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Washington, D. C
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Meuse
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Armistice Terms Set For Austria-Hungary Surrender
Terms of armistice require complete surrender of Austria-Hungary and demobilization. Allied forces gain access to Austrian and Hungarian territory for operations against Germany, with railway use and occupation rights. Evacuation of invaded areas, restitution of looted goods, and repatriation of prisoners are included to be carried out by bow.
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Austria-Hungary
Germany
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War board urged 0 percent restriction on manure facture
The ordnance department urged the war industries board to enforce a further 0 percent restriction on the manure facture of commercial ammunition. Rumors that the government would abolish the industry were denied. In Paris, the Skoda plant in Austria-Hungary was seized by the Czech national committee. All German workers at the plant were discharged.
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Coronel House
Wilson
Washington
Ordnance Department
War Industries Board
Austria-Hungary
Skoda
Gierman
Women’s Hair Used as Belts by German Factories
Reports from the ports indicate German factories are using women’s hair as a substitute for leather belts. Many women allegedly volunteer to supply their hair to assist the war effort, according to local sources.
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