Germans Push for Armistice Terms and Inquiries
President Wilson informs Germany that any armistice talk requires German forces to withdraw from invaded lands. The note seeks clarification on whether the chancellor speaks for the empire and accepts Wilsons January terms, with Allies’ views guiding the reply. Lansing signs the communication.
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Washington
Dct. C
Wilson
United States
Congress
America
Germany
Notant
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
Switzerland
Congress of the
Italian steamer Alberto Treves sunk by U-boat
Sinking 300 miles off the American coast on October 3 was reported. Thirteen survivors were rescued from a lifeboat by the steamer Orizaba. Two other boats with 21 men remain unaccounted for.
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Alberto Treves
Washington
Oct
Navy Department
Orizaba
Treves
U. S. Merchant Marine Welcomes 11000 September Volunteers
The United States merchant marine reports an 11 000 rise in volunteers during September and notes training ships are free of Spanish influenza. The Shipping Board also announces volunteers can be taken into service.
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Washington
United States Merchant Marine
The
Shipping Board
Antitrust Cases Put Over By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court postponed until next term consideration of all government antitrust suits pending. Including the United States Steel Corporation case.
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U. S. Steel Corporation
Washington
Supreme Court
Uanited States Steel Corporation
British and American forces gain on Hindenburg Line in Oct offensive
London reports a fourteen to fifteen mile front between Cagobral and St Quentin as British and American troops push forward on Tuesday night. Villages such as Villers Outreaux Msigny and Piemont are stated as captured with many prisoners and guns. The French and Americans advance north and northeast of Reims toward Laon, breaking German positions at Isles sur Suippe and Haggacourt. Fires burn east of the Argonne and Brieules on the Meuse remains in German hands.
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London
Cagabral
St. Quentin
Dew
Cal
Villers Outreaux
Msigny
Piemond
Geran
Bolin
Americrne
Reims
Laon
Berry-Au-Bac
Conde-sur-Suipe
Aisne
Aalogne
Isles-sur- Suippe
Haggacourt
Suippe
Retourne
Chemin Dee Dames
Craonne
Meuse
Argonne
Brieules
Charges Link Brewers to Liquor Press and German Alliance
A Washington memorandum claims the United States Brewers Association and individual brewers funded newspapers to promote liquor interests and financed the National German American Alliance. It cites loans tied to Arthur Brisbane and the Washington Times and argues the inquiry should cover broader ties and secret arrangements backed by documentary evidence from Alien Property Custodian and the Justice Department.
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Washington
United States
National
German-American Alliance
Jones
Rep
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Arthur Brisbane
Washington Times
Senate
Subcommittee
Wade
Palmer
Department of Justice
United States Brewers’ Association
Brewers and Liquor Interests Accused of Influencing Elections
The record cites the Brewers' association and various groups as arranging political surveys to sway candidates in favor of liquor traffic. It alleges they encouraged strikes in dry areas and stirred shop tensions, claiming pro German sympathy in the brewery trade. Evidence from federal and state offices and newspapers is noted, with mention of Terre Haute’s former mayor Don Roberts case.
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Brewers’ Association
Brewers and Liquor Dealers
Spealied
National Association of Commerce and Labor
Manufacturers and Dealers’ Association
Business Men's Association
Taxpayers’ League
Home Rule
Attorney General of
Texas
Pittsbrugh
Detroit
Austin
Tex
Camp Head Ends Life Amid Influenza Strain at Camp Grant
Acting commander Col Charles Hagedorn was found dead in his quarters at Camp Grant near Rockford Illinois before breakfast. A pistol lay beside him and a head wound was noted. Officials cited nervous collapse from overwork amid the Spanish influenza epidemic as a likely cause. Hagedorn, born Elmira New York 1866, had only arrived three weeks earlier after organizing a National Army division in San Francisco.
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Charlies
Hegedorn
Camp Grant
Infantry
Charles W. Castle
Hagedorn
Hagadorn
San Francisco
National Army
France
Elmira
N. Y
West Point
Tax changes cut spirits rate while beer tax stays
Senate finance committee revises the war revenue bill lowering the distilled spirits beverage tax to 50 cents per gallon and maintaining beer and wine at higher doubled rates. The oil pipeline transportation tax rises from 6 to 8 percent and Pullman transit rates are kept at 8 percent.
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Pullman Transportation
U. K.d
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Clairman Stiemens
Pipeline tax seeks to even oil transport rates
The article notes an increased pipeline rate aimed at private pipeline operators to offset freight rate rises not passed along. It states the higher tax is designed to equalize the oil transportation situation while insurance tax provisions were deferred for now.
Men in U S Consulate Safe in Moscow Evacuation
French and British citizens who took refuge in the American consulate general at Moscow were allowed to depart without Bolshiviks interference. The report, dated October 3 from the Norwegian legation at Petrograd, notes Norway’s extraterritorial rights were not violated.
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Washington
Moscow
State Department
Norway
Petrograd
Christmas for the Marines
Army regulations for overseas Christmas packages apply to Marines at American Expeditionary Forces. Other Marines follow ordinary naval rules. Shipments must be mailed by November 20 with address tags from local Red Cross chapters.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Red Cross
Kaiser to Free Leibknecht and Other Political Prisoners
London dispatch says the German government plans pardons for imprisoned politicians including Dr Karl Liebknecht and William Dittman. A general amnesty for political offenders is also expected.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Karl Leibknecht
William Dittman
Diaz Warns Troops Against Trickery From Enemy Peace Proposals
Rome dispatch reports General Diaz, commander of the Italian army, warning soldiers to distrust German peace offers. He cautions such proposals may disguise continued fighting and urges readiness to crush the enemy if guarantees are not provided or if the offer repeats old ruses.
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Senate
Mewspear Pers
America
Rome
Diag
France
Belgium
Marine chiefs Arrive in France on U S Mission
Maj. Gen. George Barnett commandant and Brig. Gen. Charles L. McCawley quartermaster of the United States Marine Corps have arrived in France, Secretary Daniels announced.
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Washington
George Barnett
Charles L. McCawley
United States Marine Corps
France
Daniels
Important German Base Taken Today
A German military base was captured today in a focused operation. Reports indicate decisive troop action, with allied forces extending gains across the area and establishing control over key facilities. Further confirmation from official sources is awaited.
British Capture Cambrai. 8000 Prisoners Taken
The British have captured Cambrai, a key German base on the western front, with Field Marshal Haig reporting 8000 prisoners taken. British forces also reached Walincourt southeast of Cambrai as the Anglo American attack south of Cambrai resumes with rapid progress.
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Evening Journal
London
Cambrai
West Front
Haig
Walnincourt
Allied Forces Take Charny and Villages North of Verdun
Special to Eventage Journal Paris Oct 9 American troops advance east of the Meuse and occupy Charny with French forces. They seize Consey, Brabant, Haumont and Beaumont, taking 3000 prisoners. Allies report 10,000 Germans captured Tuesday.
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Paris
Meuse
Charny
Verdun
Consevey
Brabant
Haumont
Beaumont
Huns Seize More Slaves Kavre October 2
Belgium reports from Kavre that across the coast to Bruges the male population aged fifteen to forty five has been torn from homes and forced into German military labor. The government cites allied talks on measures against systematic destruction and plunder as the enemy evacuates Belgian soil.
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Kavre
Bruges
Belgium
Evacuation and fires hit Belgian coast frontier
The evacuation of the Belgian coast continues as frontier lines are dismantled and stores at Knokke near the Dutch border are set ablaze. Factories have been undermined in preparation for rapid destruction and telecom links to the frontier are being removed.
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Amsterdam
Velegraaf
Knokke
Grenade Production Hit 100 Per Minute in New York Plant
Washington reports Major General Williams commends Single Service corporation of New York workers for achieving 100 hand grenades per minute. He denies reports of ineffectiveness. War Department to erect two shell factories costing 3,880,000 dollars near St. Louis at Laclede Gas Light plants. contract awarded to Avetien eonenw Gevelend.
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Single Service Corporation of
New York
Williams
War Department
Shell
Laclede
St. Louis
Avetien @eonenw Gevelend
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