German reply to Wilson notes shifts power in Germany
Washington dispatch reports Germany’s note to President Wilson is seen as an awkward attempt to accept terms for an armistice. The text claims a new parliamentary government, limits on submarine warfare, and intent to spare civilians, while officials urge waiting for the official text and a durable peace. The note discusses evacuation, military control, and a future constitutional change under German Reichstag scrutiny.
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Wilson
Germany
Heid
London
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Reichstag
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
Massachusetts
Thenoe
United States
Ose
International
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Clermen
Rerard
Seventeen German Planes Downed by American Flyers
Northwest of Verdun on Oct 22 American pursuit planes claimed 17 German aircraft with no American losses. Lieut Charles Dolive of Chicago led pilots including Lieut Cleveland McDermott of Syracuse and Lieut Chester Wright of Brookline in multiple combats. Other names: Weatherhead Cleveland, Cook Munne, Sewall Bath, Harding Washington, Goulding New York, Jones San Francisco, Vernon New York, Dickinson Philadelphia, Biddle Andalusia, Stovall Mississippi, Evers Columbus. On Meuse Argonne opening day 19 German planes fell to American aviators, but 16 American planes were damaged or lost. Lieut McDermott’s plane landed near Brientles and was recovered by infantry.
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Charlies Dolive
Chicago
Cleveland McDermott
Syracuse
Chester Wright
Brookline
Mass
Albert Weatherhead
Cleveland, C
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Munele
Ind
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Bath
Lowell Harding
Washington
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W. E. Goulding
New York
Clinton Jones
San Francisco
Retington Vernon
Dickinson Ste
Philadelphia
Wright
Harding
Charles Biddle
Andalusian
William A. Stovall
Stovall
Miss
Walter Evers
Columbus
Meuse
Argonne
McDermott
Brientles
Americans Gain Small Victory in Bantheville Wood Fight
Northwest of Verdun on Oct 22 American forces pressed a limited assault and secured the Bois De Rappe and related hill positions within three hours. German defenses were active but driven back as the wood fell, with around 10 Germans taken prisoner and the enemy expelled from the northern edge of Bantheville wood.
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Henderson Addresses Labour Backing Wilson Peace Plan
Arthur Henderson, British labor leader, spoke at a Saturday meeting declaring labor stands behind President Wilson. He said the peace program Wilson formulated reflects the aims of the war and urges continued labor support.
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London
Arthur Henderson
Wilson
Orena
Order on liquor not U. S. authority says Chicago
United States Marshal John S. Bradley released a communication from Attorney General T. W. Gregory alleging Chicago liquor regulations issued by Clabaugh without authority or department consultation. Gregory argues only the president can promulgate such orders, claiming local authorities would have been effective if used.
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Chicago
John S. Bradley
United States
T. W. Gregory
Clabaugh
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justices
Tam
Meir
War first then baseball urged by AL president
Chicago reports Ron Jahmeson president of the American League says the war should take priority before resuming 1920 pennant races. He plans to urge club owners at the December meeting to suspend operations next year to focus on victory, believing the war may end soon.
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Perrer
Harry Lauder Receives Call Up to Military Service
Chicago dispatch reports Scottish troubadour Harry Lauder, age forty eight, has received his summons for military service while on tour. He will reportedly step into active duty, extending his public persona as he joins the colors.
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Harry Lauder
London
Chicago
Dundee
Paris Reports Success on Western Front and Ghent Proximity
Paris reports French troops repelling Danube movement in Viden region while British forces advance from Le Cateau toward Valenciennes. Ghent lies under seven miles from Allied lines as Audenarde nears encirclement with Scheldt crossings and Olge river crossing by Anglo American units on a broad front south of Evreux.
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Benillon
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Oiee
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Olge
Evreux
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Laon
Tetrasi Les High Freand
Crucifixion tale questioned over war atrocity claim
Senator Poin Dexter read a letter from Dr. T. H. Howard of St. Louis alleging a brother of Sergt A B Cole of East Liverpool served with Canadian forces and had affidavits to prove the widely spread claim that the sergeant was crucified on a door with German bayonets in France. The letter was presented during a critique of the Committee on Public Information which he said spreads the idea that German atrocities have ceased.
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Poindexter
Senate
T. H. Howard
St. Louis
Sergt
A. B. Cole
East Liverpool
France
Committee On Public Information
Porto Rico Earthquake Death Toll Given At 200
Latest estimates place the Porto Rico earthquake death toll at not more than 200 with property damage near 35 million dollars. Train service between San Juan and Mayaguez resumed. The Viequez Island station cites shifting rock as the probable cause.
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Porto Rico
Muayaguez
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Viequez Island
Judge probes loan failures in Fond du Lac county
Fond du Lac county towns face inquiry under Wisconsin statute to determine reasons for failure to meet fourth Liberty loan quotas. Judge Fowler presiding as proceedings begin. In Berne, the Augsburger Abendzeitung reports famine looming in Germany and Austria with Hungary halting wheat exports and Bohemia restricting wheat and Poland trimming shipments.
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Fowler
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Hone
Berne
Augsburger Abendzeitung
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Austria
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Poland
Record Liberty Loan Surpasses Previous Public Subscriptions
Treasury reports show about 25,000,000 subscribers and an amount far beyond the 86,000,000,000 goal for the fourth Liberty loan. Coupon and registered bonds are being issued rapidly as district reports indicate a broad public participation surpassing prior loans and rivaling the British Victory bond reach.
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Get
Treasury
Boston
Philadelphia
United States
Peace Notes To Not Stop Allies Of Wilson Reply
The article reports that peace notes will not halt support from Allied powers and references President Wilson's response. Officials emphasize continued alliance cohesion and diplomatic messaging amid ongoing negotiations.
Armies Smash On Near Valen ciennes and French Beach Rail
British forces rapidly approach Valen ciennes and a French beach railway northeast of Assis sur Serre as World War I action continues. The German note to President Wilson was received by cable at the Swiss legation and will be decoded for Secretary Lansing. Fighting will continue without interruption regardless of the reply.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D.C
Wilson
Lansing
British advance nears Valenciennes after Beallion crossing
British forces push to the left bank of the Beallion River and capture the western part of Thiant. They stand five miles from Valenciennes and within a mile of Tournai, signaling a rapid advance in the sector.
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London
Beallion River
Thiant
Valenciennes
Trornai
French Make Gains Near Assis sur Serre Front
French forces advance on the Serre Front and reach the railway northeast of Assis sur Serre, Paris announces on October 22. The action follows earlier progress consolidating positions along the line.
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Paris
Serre
Assis-sur-Serre
Bulgarians Face Revolt Starts Within Bulgaria
Special to Evenme Journal reports from Copenhagen that an internal revolution is beginning in Bulgaria as of October 22. The dispatch notes official confirmation of rising unrest within the country.
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Evenme Journal
Wagner Ticker
Iowa City
Copenhagen
Bulgaria
Capt. Edward Grant Killed At Verdun In War
Captain Edward Grant former NY National League third baseman was killed by a shell while leading a unit to aid the Lost Battalion. He belonged to the Three Hundred and Seventh Infantry and fell during a rescue attempt in the Argonne forest where the battalion was surrounded for five days.
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Edward Grant
New York National League Club
Three Hundred and Seventh Infantry
Argonne Forest
Grant
Liggett and Bullard Nominated for Lieutenant Generals
President Wilson nominates Maj. Generals Hunter Liggett and Robert Bullard to lieutenant general rank. Liggett commands the First American Field Army in France while Bullard leads the Second Army.
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Washington
Hunter Liggett
Robert Bullard
Wilson
General Liggett
France
General Bullard
Serbs Capture Towns Near Moravia and Danube
London reports Franco-Serbian troops have entered Zaletchar 28 miles from the Danube and 45 miles northeast of Nish. West of Zaletebar, Balyevatz has fallen and Trstenik has been entered in the Weat Moravia river valley.
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Zaletchar
Danube
Negotin
Nish
Zaletebar
Balyevatz
New Allied Loans Set by Treasury for Italy and France
Treasury establishes new credits of 200 million dollars for Italy and 100 million for France, bringing total Allied loans to Italy to 31.06 billion and to France to 2.165 billion. American loans to all allies reach 7.520476 billion.
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France
Washington
Treasury
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