Americans See Sixteen Inch Guns In Front Line Action
American sixteen inch naval guns manned by navy crews join Pershing’s forces on the Meuse front to bombard railway centers and junctions from Veryvins to Rozey. Paris reports say the weapons represent the war’s most powerful offensive arm with long range capability and heavy explosive shells.
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British advance across Valenciennes line gains three days of ground
British forces aided by American troops cross the Valenciennes Avesnes railway and seize Sepmeries village and Querenning. Haig reports ten thousand prisoners and sixteen field guns captured as a seven mile railway segment from Le Quesny to east of Nain falls under British control. Northwest of Valenciennes Bruille St. Amand and Burdion are taken.
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Bandit Ends Life After Wounding Police and Child
In Lima a man identified by a draft registration card bearing Charles Robert Turner fired his last bullet to evade capture. He had wounded a policeman and a civilian and is not expected to survive. The card was reportedly stolen from George Robert Turner of Springfield, Illinois.
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Doctor Self Sets Limits on Alsace Lorraine Reforms
In a Reichstag address cited by the Ex change Telegraph from Copenhagen, Doctor Self, German foreign secretary, said reforms in Alsace Lorraine would continue but cautioned against predicting a solution. He argued Delish annexation demands conflict with the Wilsonian peace program.
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Apponyi Named Hungarian Premier Amid Cabinet Resignations
A Vienna dispatch reports Count Albert Apponyi appointed Hungarian premier after Baron Burian and the Wekerle cabinet resign amid unrest in Fiume where Croatian troops seized the city and cut the railway. The grand vizier signals peace talks with Wilson principles and broad national inclusion.
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Hague
Berlin
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Colonel House to Represent Wilson in Europe Talks
Col E M House, Wilson's top adviser, accompanied by Admiral Benson, has arrived in France to handle political talks with Entente representatives on Germany’s armistice and peace terms. Admiral Benson and Gen T H Bliss will cover naval and military matters respectively, with aides Gordon Auchincloss and Joseph Grow assisting House.
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Joseph C. Grow
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Gemany
President appeals for Democratic Congress in wartime vote
President Wilson urges voters to back a Democratic majority to aid wartime policies. He warns a Republican win in either chamber would be read as repudiation of his leadership and credits current Republicans for war support while labeling them anti administration. Dr Louis Saboungi, Italian author, arrives in Victoria after Cairo trip en route to Washington.
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Italians Drive Forward on Monte Grappa Front
Italian troops push between the Minve and Bretna rivers in Monte Grappa region seizing Monte Saravela and parts of Monte Pras Solan and Monte Pertien. They hold Orne river banks with thousands captured as weather and artillery pace fighting. British and French aid the offensive.
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Republic cries rise in Berlin as Liebknecht speaks
Paris dispatch reports a vast Berlin crowd demanding abdication of William II and the republic. Dr Karl Liebknecht, released socialist leader, was cheered wildly and spoke from a flower-filled carriage. Turks seek peace under Wilson principles amid Turkish cabinet shifts. Fiume sees severe street fighting as Croatian soldiers mutiny and seize the city prompting political resignations.
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Coalition ministry proposed amid mutinies in Slav regiments
A Zurich dispatch reports two Slav regiments mutinied and captured Karlevicz, 2000 miles east of Finine, with the proposer aiming to present a coalition ministry to the king in response to worsening conditions.
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Lost U S Flyers Return From Verdun Skirmish
Four of six American aviators reported missing after Wednesday operations have been located inside U S lines. Two were forced to land due to motor trouble, two others found their way back. Earlier, Lt Eddie Rickenbacker engaged two German taillines and downed one. Lt Jacques Swah of New York City is credited with destroying a Fokker and a biplane in flames.
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Jacques Swaah
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Wilson acts for suffrage in Oklahoma urging vote
President Wilson spoke to Oklahoma voters urging adoption of the woman suffrage amendment on November 5. He said granting suffrage is a necessary part of justice and Reconstruction in the country.
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Croatian Troops Revolt Seize Fiume Port
Croat ian infantry attached to the Austro Hungarian army has revolted and seized the city of Fiume. Fiume is an Adriatic port in Hungary with about 8,000 people and a history of busy trade prior to the war.
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German Occupation Curbs Unrest in Belgium After Fryatt Death
An inspection of posters in Belgium shows German orders avoided individual responsibility for civilian executions, including Captain Fryatt. Bruges imposed large fines on residents and warned that any protest would be met with artillery fire, while even possessing a telephone could incur the death penalty.
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Allied Forces Hammer Through Lines In West Front
British French and American troops push along multiple sectors of the West Front breaking through German positions with coordinated offensives and rapid advances. Allied commands report gains in several sectors as artillery and infantry pressure continues.
Turkey Surrenders Offer to British and French Seen as Virtual Surrender
Paris dispatch reports renewed west front fighting with heavy bombardment from Valenciennes to the Meuse. Allies push the line, inflicting heavy losses on the Germans who have lost about 5,000 prisoners and 200 guns in four days of the fighting.
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Evening Journal
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Valenciennes
Meuse
Americans Advance on Verdun Front After Fierce Fighting
American forces push west of the Meuse and by Verdun report good progress after heavy combat. General Pershing confirms continued advance and improving position on the western front.
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Verdun Front
Pershing
French pierce defenses near Paris advance two miles
French forces push forward four and a half miles of front between Sissone and Chateau-Procien and reach a two mile depth, piercing German positions prepared in 1917. In London Oct 26, the Turkish minister to Switzerland offers Britain and France a peace that implies near surrender.
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Evening Journal
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Sissone
Chateau-Procien
Turkey
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Switzerland
Austria to Demobilize Armies in Austria Official Notice
Vienna announces Austria plans demobilization of its armed forces. This development reported from Copenhagen via Mventing Journal special. Official confirmation comes from Vienna as military postures shift.
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Austria
Serbian victory pushes enemy from Morava valley
Serbian official report says enemy armies were defeated in the Great Morava valley. Retreating in disorder toward the north, Serbian forces captured Paracine and freed territory northeast of Nish, Varvazin, and Beloushitch, taking more than 200 prisoners as they advance north.
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Great Lakes Declare Epidemic End In Surprise Report
Health authorities announce Great Lakes area fully clear of the flu outbreak with last signs vanished. The note credits strong quarantine and rapid response as key factors in ending what hit the region hardest among midwestern forces.
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