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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1918
Page
7
A mass meeting at the liberty Hut in Union Station plaza urged a 6000000 fund for seven war relief agencies. Bishop Shahan presided as orators including Corcoran Thom and Mine Ernestine Schumann-Heink urged continued effort to aid Europe amid postwar reconstruction.
New York Nov 2 The Unity League for National Unity urged the absolute evacuation of Huss by Germany as part of peace terms. The statement, signed by Cardinal Gibbons Theodore Vail and Samuel Gomper, says Russia must receive full consideration in any armistice or peace negotiations. It warns Germany’s victory risks starvation and continued internal strife, noting Brest-Litovsk was never recognized by the U.S. or allies and stressing the need to prevent Kaiser rule and German dominance.
Reported in Copenhagen in November that engineers have built a small submarine about 4 feet long and 0 tons with a crew of four. Armed with torpedoes and dual 8 centimeter guns, the craft is described as a compact naval experiment.
An obit-like notice records the death of Cora Sauda, with sparse details from a rough text fragment. It references a wartime port scene and a memorial tone, noting the deceased and a brief context around the loss. The garbled OCR preserves a local obituary mood and mentions related names and places in a fragmentary way.
Allied armies in France and Belgium drive toward the Scheldt as Valenciennes falls to British and Canadian troops. American units report heavy gains near Audenarde with 1599 prisoners taken to date. German forces retreat under heavy street fighting while civilians cheer liberation.
British forces in France and Belgium used patient tactics to compel German withdrawal from Valenciennes. By yesterday afternoon Canadian troops entered the town after Allied outflanking advances from Marly to Preszern, with civilians still present and working parties clearing debris.
Article notes the Kaiser frames four years of war as a period of great German achievements and calls for cooperation with reforms granting fundamental rights. It suggests Allies seek hard armistice terms and anticipates shock and potential unrest in Germany upon demand for capitulation.
The scene near Strassburg shows American delegates reaching the foreign ministry as Pershing and Balfour greet officials. A khaki car halts in the yard, a coiffed crowd gathers, and a clock signals council action with censorship limiting any reference to the talks. The council may reconvene at Versailles on Thursday.
London reports King George praising the Royal Air Force for October air fighting results. He notes success on October 1 and October 30 destruction of German machines, with 18 losses to British aircraft. The independent air force reportedly conducted 31 raids over Germany dropping almost 50 tons of bombs and using heavy missiles, causing damage to German industry.
Special to The Washington Dispatch reports in Baltimore that about 2000 soldiers and sailors flooded the city after quarantine on nearby military camps was lifted. Roughly a third were intoxicated and 30 were jailed as police struggled with the unexpected crowd and assaults on officers.
The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce forms a 160 member committee led by Robert Jones to canvass the city for its 30000 allotment. They will meet November 11 to begin the campaign. Funeral services for Mrs Ruth Ashton Powell were held at 4 pm yesterday at her residence 201 North Washington street. Burial followed at Christ Church Cemetery with pallbearers listed. influenza epidemic restrictions have been lifted and schools theaters and other venues will reopen today.
Lava spouts 106 feet from new cracks near the old rest house as Kilauea erupts after severe earthquakes Friday night. The crater volcano has shown three days of rising fire and streaming lava in multiple directions across Hawaii.
An advertisement warns kidneys and bladder may weaken slowly and urges immediate treatment with GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims Dutch government charter and long heritage, urging purchase from a druggist and refunds if not satisfied, urging three or four capsules daily until pain ends.
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