Peace moves pace toward end of war as Foch presents terms
Reports from Washington say Marshal Foch will soon present armistice terms directly to German commanders. Officials caution Germany may reject, keeping fighting alive. Austria Hungary and Turkey collapse heightens urgency as Germans remove civilians and threat of new attacks, with Danube route and Black Sea access key factors.
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Allied Leaders Gather for Armistice Terms Deliberations
Allied prime ministers and senior officers convened at the Col. House apartments in Paris to confine armistice terms to military needs while echoing President Wilson’s principles. Gen Bliss led US delegation with Lloyd George and Foch among early arrivals as talks center on Germany and Austrian affairs.
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Barlin
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Armistice Terms Harden Turkey Surrender Move
The armistice with Turkey yields unconditional surrender terms. Allies gain control of Dardanelles and Bosphorus forts, expel Turkish troops from southern Persia, and intern or release prisoners. All warships to be surrendered and Turkish routes opened to Allied ships. Evacuations and demobilization ordered, with Turkish army cut to frontier duties as Allied oversight begins.
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Ninetemanth
Ministry of Supplies
Train Wreck in Brooklyn Kills and Injures Hundreds
A deadly rail collision in Brooklyn left 75 to 100 dead with many injured. Officials say the crash involved two Rapid Transit trains, one rear-ended by the other, causing a catastrophic wreck. Authorities arrest a motorman and link the accident to a fault in switching, as investigators probe motive linked to a labor dispute and reinstatement orders.
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Armistice terms handed to Austria reported
This dispatch from Vienna and Berlin describes armistice terms handed to Austria, fleets transferred to Yugoslavia, Italian Austro Hungarian negotiations, and Budapest revolutions. It cites Karolyi announcing a revolt won, socialist cabinet moves, and a national assembly in Vienna forming a republic with a new power structure.
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Accora
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Harolyt
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New York Architectural League adopts pledge for engineers and designers
The New York Architectural League has adopted a pledge urging engineers and architects to join a coalition of professional groups. Figures include Gen Inouye named military attaché and discussions touch on standards set by the American Academy of Design and related societies.
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Tokyo
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Washington
12 Towns Taken in Big U S Drive on Italy Front
Allied forces push along northern Italy from the mountains to the plain of Venetia and into Belgium and France. Entente troops report rapid advances, with 700 guns and thousands of prisoners captured, 60,000 Italians freed, and Italian lines breaching Monte Grappa. Franco American units aid in clearing the Argonne Massif while Belgian and French forces press toward Ghent and Valenciennes.
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Ghent
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Adriatic
Adine
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Aldo
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Marinest
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Americans Gain Ground in Allied Offensive Across Fronts
Allied forces push from Verdon to Amiens area driving German resistance. American troops capture dozens of villages and more than 3,000 prisoners as they advance past Imecourt and Bayonyis toward Andevan and Bois des Loges amid heavy opposition. Continued advances widen on the Belgian and Italian fronts with large prisoner captures and rapid artillery use.
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Bote Des Loges
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