Wilson Sends Armistice Demand Amid Inhuman German Acts
President Wilson replies to Berlin with no peace while Germany’s inhuman power menaces the world. Terms imposed as preliminary to armistice are declared. Germany must oust the Kaiser or fall with him as Allied powers vow to fight on. German reply is branded fraudulent and peace hopes dim as U boats and artillery persist.
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President Wilson rejects peacetime with German autocracy
President Wilson declares no armistice while Germany's military autocracy persists and attacks on civilians and ships continue. He says peace hinges on Germany's purge of Kaiserism and militarism, with guarantees of Allied military supremacy and no German government can be accepted as is. The note stresses Germany must destroy autocratic power before any peace talks.
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Flu Crest Reaches 1076 New Cases Amid Coffin Shortage
Washington reports 1076 new flu cases last day, deaths reach 77, the highest daily figure yet. Coffins run short as Health Officer Fowler commandeers stock and directs undertakers to requisition through his office. Carloads of coffins expected. two factories in Washington start coffin production to ease demand. An emergency hospital at Eighteenth Street and Virginia Avenue nears occupancy with 600 beds. Army data show 15 152 new influenza cases and 1642 pneumonia deaths over two days. total army figures reach 250 020 influenza cases and 10 741 deaths. Listed fatal cases in Washington include Annie L Pettitt and others.
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Allies Begin Flanders Drive Toward Ghent, Five Miles Gained
Allied forces in Flanders push toward Ghent with a five mile advance and capture Roulers. Courtrai threatened from the north as French troops take 3,000 prisoners. British Belgian and French units cross the waterlines and clash along multiple fronts near Iseghem and Le Cateau.
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6,000 Freed in Laon as French Drive Restores Town
French troops under Gen Mangin entered Laon delivering liberty to about 6,000 inhabitants. Crowds cheered. Germans were expelled from Laon’s area and nearby towns as the French advanced, reclaiming rail and river crossings and pushing toward scattered enemy positions along the Aisne.
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