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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1918

Page

5

Away With the Hohenzollerns Declares Senator Borah

Senator Borah of Idaho declares no peace with the central empires and calls to banish the Hohenzollerns. He argues for a government that can guarantee treaties and warns that a league of nations without honest rulers risks failure and conflict.

Senator Borah Idaho Brest-Litovsk Bucharest William FE. Borah New York Times Pitt Lincoln Germany Mmust League of Nations League Nations Hohenzollerns Metternich England Frederick the Great Silesia Maria Theresa Harsing St. Helena Europe France Alsace- Lorraine Poland Constantinople

American Artist Meets Old Chum

London writer Thomas Burke relays a London artist scene with Will True the black and white artist and an American officer. The two plan a frugal studio meal while recalling Greenwich Village days and avoiding gilded restaurants. The piece captures bohemian hospitality and nostalgia.

Thomas Burke London Will True Nestle Continents True Billy The Trocadero Ritz Greenwich Village William True

Negro soldiers prove brave in front and rear in France

With American forces in France on Oct 23, colored troops are praised by American and French commands for coolness and reliability. The piece highlights Chicago and New York units, praise from a French general, fluency in French, and successful front line duty from Verdun to Argonne, including a skirmish drill that impressed observers.

France America Europe Argonne Forest Darkie Doughboys Switzerland Flanders Verdun Chicago New York Middlewest England General Pershing

Ads Spotlight Offers You Today’s Interest Breaks

A reader is invited to check today’s advertisements for notable deals and opportunities. The page hints at bargains, features, and items of interest across local merchants and services.

100 Percent War Savings Stamp Pledges Targeted

Iowa War Savings committee launches a 100 percent pledge redemption drive at Secretary McAdoo’s request. Homer A. Miller urges county and city chairs to collect all delinquent pledges and switch December payments to November to finish by December 1. The state aims to sell its $48 000 quota and finance the war.

Des Moines Evening Journal Liberty Loan Iowa War Savings Committee War Savings Stamp Campainn Iowa McAdoo Deceber

Tape Suggestion Keeps Glass Cutting Edge Secure

A correspondent proposes applying adhesive tape to the underside of a straightedge used for glass cutting to prevent slipping during use. The note emphasizes a simple, practical fix for ensuring accurate cuts.

Western Women Running for Senate

Two Western women seek U.S. Senate seats to become the first female senators. Anne Martin of Reno Nevada and Jeannette Rankin of Helena Montana combine activism for equal suffrage with varied careers. Rankin already serves in the House.

San Francisco Far West United States Senate Anne Martin Reno Nevada Jeannette Rankin Helena Montana Congress Rankin Martin

Predict Winter Weather Coming

A weather bulletin indicates a sharp drop in temperatures across the plains states and eastern Rocky mountains today, expanding by Thursday to the Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys and the west gulf states, with the trend reaching the middle Atlantic, New England, south Atlantic and east gulf regions by Friday night.

Washington, D. C Weather Bureau Plains States Rocky Mountain Mississippi Ohio West Gulf States Middle Atlantic New England South Atlantic East Gulf States

Fall of Hindenburg Line Signals German Setbacks

The report describes the Hindenburg line failure as Germany’s fate, with French and British advances under Foch and a retreating German front from Ghent to Hirson. It notes the capture of Cambrai by Foch and a morale decline among German troops as thirty divisions rout.

Thoure Germany King Albert Plumer Ostend Zeebrugge Belgium Wilhelmshaven Grand Fleet North Sea Hindenburg Cambrai Foch Ghent-Mons- Hirson

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