Vienna Seeks Armistice and Separate Peace Talks
Austrian foreign minister Count Andrassy asks Secretary Lansing to urge President Wilson for an immediate armistice. Vienna notes say Austria-Hungary may act separately to restore peace, while discussions of reforms and run to a broader regional autonomy plan unfold. Demonstrations in Budapest rally 100000 as Karolyi backs independent Hungary and a shift away from Germany.
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Hungarian Independent State Declared by Karolyi
Dispatches report crowds in Budapest as Count Karolyi forms an independent anti-dynastic Hungarian state. He claims the program was presented to Emperor Charles, who refused it, leading Karolyi to implement his plan with Czech and south Slovene backing.
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Senate panel expands war excess profits tax scope
Washington reports the Senate finance committee extends war excess profits taxes from open corporations to individuals and partnerships in trade or business. It aims to restore revenue to about 3.2 billion dollars, aligning with the bill's target after committee revisions.
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Austria Peace Note and Allied Trust Amid War Talks
Washington officials monitor Austria’s new armistice proposal received via Sweden. Vienna and Berlin are viewed as acting in harmony with the German case against harsh terms. A German bolshevik uprising rumor is used to pressure Allies toward lenient terms.
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France warns Germany over Laon civilians repatriation
Paris protests forcible removal of Laon residents and demands their immediate return to French custody. In Fort Worth Texas two flying cadets Howard Barnett of Dodge City Kansas and Howell Williams of Tipton Pennsylvania were killed in a midair collision over an aviation field.
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Allied Heads Urge Crush for First Allied Victory
London reports the interallied parliamentary committee calls for surrender of the German fleet and all submarines, removal of Rhine fortresses, and a postwar society of nations. It also urges compensating mercantile losses, unity of allied planes, and common control of wartime production.
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King George Receives Japanese Field Marshal Sword
London reported King George was presented at Buckingham Palace with the sword and badge of a field marshal of the Japanese army by Prince Yorihito on behalf of the Emperor. The King paid tribute to Japanese land and sea forces for their service.
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German General Headquarters Press Bureau Dissolved
An official dispatch from Switzerland states the press bureau at German general headquarters has been dissolved amid reports Berlin newspapers accused it of spreading false news about the central powers military strength.
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Thebureau
No Grip in Naval Districts Ends Spread of Influenza
Surgeon General Braisted said the influenza epidemic is over in ten naval districts and waning elsewhere except Paris Island and Mare Island. In Washington a fuel order lets countryside use bituminous or steam coal when surplus allows with limits on domestic sizes for cooking or heating.
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Allied Drive Nets 25 000 Still Going
Allied troops push east of the Piave river driving disorganized Austrians across a 40 mile front. British French Italian forces report weakened enemy resistance with 25 000 prisoners counted and more held on the east bank awaiting crossing. Cavalry and light infantry cross Monticano river and advance toward the Livenza as Italians storm Val Dobladende and Mont Mionar.
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Armistice Conditions Seen as Allied Set Only
Newspapers and editors in Paris monitor Julius Ambrassy’s note to Wilson as Austrians’ capitulation looms. Argue armistice possible only on Allied terms, warn against hidden snares, and note Germany’s fate tied to Austria Hungary’s collapse.
Allied push drives Austrians from the Livenza line
Allied forces report heavy captures and artillery action as fighting shifts north toward the Grappa region. The ex tensive Austrian aviation center at Porto Buffalo is in flames, signaling a strong Allied advance. Hundreds of Austrian troops surrender, British forces take captives near Monticano, and the center of the line moves forward with diminishing enemy resistance.
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Eagle No. 1 Completed for U Boat Chase
Washington reports Eagle No. 1, the Henry Ford submarine chaser, is in commission at Detroit. The craft, a forerunner of several more, will sail to the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence or Erie Canal system for anti submarine duties.
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Russia to seek allied help against Germany in note to Wilson
Report from Omsk says the all-Russian government plans to address President Wilson with a note seeking allied support for Russia in the war against Germany.
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Omsk
Wilson
Russia
Germany
America’s aircraft program shows strong results and De Havilland role
Washington reports that American aviation efforts, including De Havilland aircraft and Liberty engines, are delivering clear wartime value. Western front records and production charts show the engine and two seat battleplane as pivotal, with U S planes supporting bombing and observation missions and ability to fit into various foreign designs.
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Western Front
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Europe
Allied Council Decision Reframes Recognition Policy
The Allied Council decides on the point that neither the Kaiser nor a military party representative will be recognized. No further details provided on proceedings or implications.
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Italians in big drive reclaim 100 towns with allies help
Special to Eventing Journal from London reports Italians and Allied forces drive north reclaim 100 towns and seize Austrian positions with aid from American troops. The piece notes no dealings with the Kaiser or German military representatives will occur if the allies accept a German armistice proposal.
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Allies
Italians Drive Ahead As Allied Forces Liberate Towns
Special to Evening Journal from the Italian front reports American troops including Ohio units crossing the Piave and advancing with Italian and English forces. One hundred towns are liberated and Conegliano is occupied. Twenty thousand prisoners taken as Austrian retreat under heavy allied pressure.
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Germans Write Some More Armistice Note
A second note from Germany reached Washington on October 30 confirming that armistice terms are awaited and noting changes that supposedly show the Kaiser has been deprived of power by the German government.
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Austro-Hungarian Minister Opens Direct Peace Talks With Italy
Swiss sources report Count Andrassy intends direct negotiations with Italy. The Evening Journal notes a Bolshevik threat to massacre the upper classes on November 1, describing a Russia night of terror akin to St. Bartholomew.
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Count Andrassy
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Evening Journal
Russia
German Lys offensive losses reported in authoritative calc
London reports German casualties from the Lys river offensive as 14 000 killed 6 000 prisoners and about 0 000 wounded and missing. German efforts began in June with large ammunition dumps extending fifteen miles and 1500 tons abandoned in a five by three mile area.
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LaGuardia Returns From War with Decorations
Major Fiorello H. LaGuardia, former congressman now serving in the aviation corps, attended a New York dinner in his honor after returning from the Italian front. He wore three decorations and spoke on American airmen and allied praise as he campaigns for re election against Scott Nearing on both Democratic and Republican tickets.
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