Armistice Terms Pace as German Reply Looms
Allied leaders press for a German reply within 72 hours to armistice terms. German plenipotentiaries received the conditions at Allied headquarters and were told to accept or refuse within 12 hours. A courier crossed lines to Spa for revised instructions as negotiations continue amid public tension.
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Paris
Reichstag
Berlin
Berne
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Helldorf
la Capelle- Fourmies-Treton
Robert Cert
Germany
Cecil
Winterfeld
Helldorff
Comecuie
Buoperial Chancelior
Marshal Foch
Spa
German Kaiser Abdicates Amid Allied Occupation Moves
Five o clock in the afternoon reports say the German emperor has abdicated. Preparations are underway to receive him. He and companions were moved to a department in the Aisne assigned by Marshal Foch. Foch is accompanied by Admiral Wemyss and General Weygand as aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debeney
la Capelle
Department of the Aisne
Marshal Foch
Roslyn Wemyss
Great Britain
Maxine Weygand
Pope sends Vatican official to attend Cardinal Gibbons jubilee
Rome announces Mer. Bonaventura Cerretti papal undersecretary of state and former apostolic delegate to Austria will depart next Wednesday for the United States as special envoy to join the jubilee celebration of Cardinal Gibbons. He is the most prominent Vatican official to travel to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bonaventura Cerretti
Austrian
United States
Vatican
Cardinal Gibbons
Corrett
Wellman Soldier Killed in France
Corp. Charles Polton of Co B 168th Infantry was killed in action on October 11 in France. A Wellman native age 23, he lived his early years there, attended Iowa State University, taught briefly, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Polton with siblings Mrs. Louis Shettler in Pasadena and Mrs. Emma Vernekai in Nevada Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Sheittler
Corporal Polton
Wellman
State University
Iowa City
Martin Polton
Louis Shettler
Pasadena
Calif
Emma Vernekai
Nevada
Iowa
Pastor Offered Army Chaplaincy in Local Telegraph
Presbyter ian pastor Frank A. Gageby, recently taking a union church post in a Chicago suburb, was told by telegram he would be considered for an army chaplain commission. A medical exam later disqualified him for the role, ending his biannual application after a long wait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Gageby
Presbyterian Church
Union
Chicago
Gageby
Camp Taylor
Kentucky
Reform demands force abdication ultimatum in Germany
Scheidemann and fellow socialists press for abdication of Emperor William and crown prince, demanding public assembly rights police restraint and a socialist dominated Reichstag, while the German chancellor reportedly resigns amid the crisis.
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Amsterdam
New
William
Germany
Paris
Kyeperer William
Frederick William
German Socialist Party
Maximilian of Barden
Socialiste
Socialist Party of Germany
Socialist Party
Philipp Scheidemann
Masmullian
Reichstag
Socialist Dilemma Sparks Berlin Dispatch Statement
A Berlin dispatch reports socialists set a noon deadline to respond to conditions or they will quit the government. The note underscores political pressure and potential upheaval within the coalition as the deadline approaches.
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Berlin
Fourth Ward War Work Drive Sets $2042 Goal
The 4th ward Washington plans a Tuesday November 12 fund drive totaling $2 042.00 to support seven patriotic charities. From 9 a m to 4 p m volunteers will assign individual allotments at the Y M C A rooms and urge continued community generosity for the soldiers in France.
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United War Work Campaign
4Th Ward
Washington
S A. m
Death of Mrs Walker Brings Sorrow to Donahie Family
Sam P. Donahey learns of his sister Mrs W E Walker's death at her Bozeman Montana home. A longtime Crawfordville resident she had been ill for years. Survived by husband and six children all at her side except one son serving on a U S Navy warship.
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Walker
Sam P. Donahey
W. E. Walker
Bozeman
Mont
Crawfordeville
United States Navy
Red Cross Notes West Chester Work Room Reopens
The West Chester Red Cross work room reopens next Tuesday afternoon after a quarantine pause. Volunteers are urged to finish the sewing of wrench pads and heat the shop Monday for Christmas box preparations. The initial Nov 15 deadline was missed but no further hindrance remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Red Cross
Twin babies arrive at Taylor farm north of town
Mr and Mrs D W Crawford celebrate the arrival of twins Helen Louise and Robert Carroll at the J F H Taylor farm just north of town each weighing seven and one half pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Crawford
J. F. H. Taylor Farm
Helen Louise
Robert Carroll
Yanks Take Sedan and Expand Front Across Meuse
American troops crossed the Meuse and completed the occupation of Sedan as detachments from the Rainbow division and National Guard units helped seal the western city. French forces reached Liart and Singley with Frenois near Sedan as Paris marks a triumph and rebukes the German bid for peace amid chaos in Germany.
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Meuse
Sedan
Rainbow
National Guard
Wisconsin
Michigan
Paris
War Office
Liort
Rethel
Singley
Mezieres
Frenois
France
Germany
Dr. Hull Leaves as City Health Officer After Eighteen Years
Dr Henry C Hull departing as Washington Iowa city health officer after eighteen years to join the army medical corps as a captain. His tenure reduced typhoid cases, led sanitation education, and oversaw responses to smallpox infantile paralysis and the influenza quarantine, earning statewide board of health praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Hull
Medical Corps of
Army
Camp Funston
Fort Riley
Kansas
Hull
Washington
Iowa
Geo. F. Ross
C. H. Wilson
A. N. Alberson
J. A. Cunningham
B. F. Dixon
J. D. Glasgow
O. K. Mauck
Board of Health of
State Board of Health
United War Work Meeting Notices Light Local Attendance
A Graham Theatre mass meeting is set for Sunday at 3 PM to support the United War Work campaign with brief speeches. Riverside will host speakers J L Brookhart and W H Butterfield at 3 30 PM, while a union meeting is planned for Ainsworth that evening.
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United War Work
Graham Theatre
Riverside
J. L. Brookhart
W. H. Butterfield
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Wellman
Kalona
J. B. Cratl
Frank R. Sage
Clay Congregational Church
McCleery
Washington
Army Welfare
Evangelistic Campaign At Grace Hill Church Begins
The article notes an evangelistic campaign at Grace Hill Church starting Wednesday at 7 39 PM. Rev John Greenfield will attend and deliver the first sermon. Greenfield is described as a prominent figure with a reserved appearance on his program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Greenfield
Insurgents Attack City as Revolutionaries Seize Post Office
Report says insurgents attacked the city and leaders seized and burned the post office in the German capital as revolutionists took control.
Allies Pound Ahead on Eve of Armistice
Special to Evening Journal reports unconfirmed dispatch from Berlin with rioting insurgents storming the Post Office and City Hall and setting fires as the battle nears an anticipated armistice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Berlin
British Capture Fortress Manbesde
London dispatch reports British forces capture the Fortress of Manbesde. Haig announced the victory to the war office. Meanwhile the American army east of the Meuse presses its advance despite heavy machine gun fire.
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London
Manbesde
Field Marshall Haig
War Office
Meuse
Rockford Camp Grant Football Train Wreck Near Aurora
A troop train from Rockford carrying Camp Grant football players and fans collided with a passenger train near Aurora. Several reported killed, with hundreds of mournful spectators and rescuers at the scene.
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Evening Journal
Aurora
Hdl
Rockford
Camp Grant
Chicago
New Rock Island Time Card Takes Effect Sunday
A new Rock Island time card goes into effect Sunday with minor train time shifts. Morning No. 29 departs 8:52, No. 49 arrives 5:10 and leaves 5:15, No. 11 changes to 12:26, and No. 12 to 4:02. No changes for Nos. 50, 450. No. 430 moves to 6:30. Freight bill collection by agents is prohibited per McAdoo policy.
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Rock Island
Knoxville
Davenport
H. W. Russell
W. G. McAdoo
Russell
Calvert
Milwaukee
Mrs George Baker and Miss Mayme Walker Visit Brighton
Mrs George Baker and Miss Mayme Walker of West Chester spent last night in town and traveled to Brighton this morning to spend the day with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baker
Mies Mayme Walker
West Chester
Brighton
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Wilhelm
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Scheidemann
Max
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J. B. Crail
Red
Maubeuge
Kew
Liart
Haig
Riley
ING City Health
Grace Hill
Cheroch
Post Office
Rock Island Trains
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