LINE UP FOR CONGRESS PROMISES FIGHT OVER WAR LEADERSHIP
The piece outlines Democratic and Republican preparations for the upcoming congressional contest. It highlights Homer Cummings and Will Hays as key national figures, confirms Wilson's central role, and notes clashes over war leadership versus party lines. It also mentions taft era influences and state races in Illinois, Missouri, and Montana, with candidates Capper, Borah, Nugent, and Rankin cited.
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Liberty Loan
Homer Cummings
Connecticut
Will Hays
Indiana
Hairman
Republican National Commnittee
Lodge
Simeon D Fass
Republican Congressional Committee
Cummings
Democratic Committee
Wilson
United States
Army
Navy
Sanfron
Ihaone
Montana
Walsh Joemoerat
Lansteur
Helena
Jeannette Rankin
John W. Werks
Massachusetts
Tisush Ty Moocrats
Trade fight urged by Lubin at Italian meeting
David Lubin of the International Institute of Agriculture told Italian peers and government officials that a German industrial war looms. He urged wealthy Allied nations to establish commercial bases worldwide and promote modern manufacturing to curb German influence, proposing Italy as a Mediterranean base and a business commission to the United States to develop the plan.
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Countiis
Germany
Ansi
David Lubin
International Institute of Agricul
Lubin
Italy
Mediterranean
United States
Radical change in army officer recruitment announced
The army will centralize officer procurement through the general staff personnel branch. Applications will no longer go to quartermaster ordnance or other divisions. Local recruiting subsects and the Military Training Camps Association will handle needs, with announcements published locally. Civilians should apply via nearest association office and avoid traveling to Washington.
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General Staff
Star Corps
Benergl Staff
Quartermaster Corps
Ordnance Department
Sanitary Corps
Army
Washington
Military Training Camps’ Association
War and reparation debates on German conquest and armistice
A wartime editorial argues that Germany caused the war and must accept occupation and reparations, proposing that troops remain on German soil until guarantees against recurrence. It calls for accountability for invasion and favors no armistice without surrender terms. The piece then notes a My Headline about smoking drops for American airmen prisoners, detailing a plan to air drop cigarettes to prisoners in German camps and a request from Lt. Alan F. Winslow for cigarettes.
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France
Belgium
Germany
The
Presa Publishing Co
Associated Dream
Aviation Headquarters
Alan F. Winslow
River Forest
Ill
Japan's Takashi Hara Promises Democratic Party Reform
Tokyo dispatch reports Takashi Hara Japan’s first commoner premier pledges constitutional progress and party government built on popular will. He rejects fears of aggression toward the United States, affirms open-door China policy, and says Japan seeks closer ties with America while defending defense readiness. A separate incident in Washington notes a stolen car crash involving two soldiers on Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Takashi Hara
Tokyo
U. S
Associated Press
Japan
Seiyukwai
Policles
Great Britain
United States
America
Hara
Hfe
Russia
China
Tremier Hara
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Theodore Michael
New York Avenue
North Capitol and
Harvesta
George Lewis
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast
Wilson Honors Fair Swiss Letter From President Wilson
Geneva reports President Wilson answered a Swiss woman at Montreux with thanks for aiding Switzerland during distress. He said the United States had done its best and regretted not doing more. The autographed letter was published in Swiss newspapers.
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Geneva
Wilson
America
Montreux
Switzerland
United States
Germans Loot Bulgaria After Ferdinand Abdication
Sofia reports the abdication and departure of King Ferdinand ending the terror regime. German troops have left Bulgaria after widespread devastation. About 1000 railroad cars of grain and provisions were looted and taken to Germany. Public property loss is 500 million francs. total losses exceed 1.9 billion francs. Former Premier Hadeslofy fled with retreating troops. Entente officers arrive, with releases of war prisoners expected. American chargé d affaires Mr. Murphy draws attention.
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London Times
Washington Post
The
Public Ledger Co
Sofia
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Germany
Hadeslofy
Entente
Murphy
Tschaikovsky heads reorganized northern Russian ministry
Archangel October dispatch reports a renewed government shake up in northern Russia with Nigholad Tschai kovsky named as supreme leader. Col. Dureff remains governor general and military commander. cabinet includes Duroff Kuropaykin Hera dieff Gorodetski and Paubert with advisory council of fifteen. Duma elections favor socialists while bourgeois votes rise. allies approve cabinet.
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Associated Press
Russia
Nigholad Tschaikovsky
Col. Dureff
M. Tschaikovsky
Col. Duroff
Prince Kuropaykin
Finance
M. Heradieff
S. N. Gorodetski
Justice
Paubert
Tschaikovsky
Duma
Tolstoi Escapes Bolshevik Terror in Sweden Arrival
Russian refugee Count Leo Tolstoi arrives in Stockholm solo with his Swedish wife after fleeing Petrograd. He criticizes Bolshevik rule, calling it ruinous to Russia and condemning terror, while noting his family in Yasnaya Polyana is sheltered yet watched. He predicts Russia will emerge free from the nightmare, though its future remains unclear.
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London Times
Washington
The
Public Ledger Co
Stockholm
Count Leo Tolstoi
Count Tolstoi
Petrograd
America
Canada
Near East
Russia
Vestocha
Sweden
Yasnaya Poliana
Death of Baltimore minister linked to church closure prayer
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore Oct 20 describes Rev J Wynne Jones of Highlandtown who prayed that God would not allow churches to close on Sunday and died forty five minutes later of heart failure. He led a 40 year ministry and founded Abbott Memorial Presbyterian Church. He resembled President McKinney in appearance.
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Washington
Baltimore
J. Wynne Jones
Highlandtown
Jones
Abbott Memorial Presbyterian Church
McKinney
Fire Alarm Scare at Wardman Courts Apartments
An unknown person triggered the fire alarm at Wardman Courts at Fourteenth and Clifton streets yesterday at 4 30 PM. Tenants fled into the street and several invalids were carried out before investigators found the alarm was false.
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Wardman Courts
Fourteenth
Clifton
District's loan soars as Washington paces drive
District liberty loan officials expect Washington to top national targets in the fourth loan with estimates possibly exceeding 40 million dollars. Banks worked late balancing last minute subscriptions, with most institutions meeting quotas and some doubling them. Individual subscriptions may exceed 150 000.
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District Liberty Loan Committee
National Capital
United States
Washington
John Poole
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Across Ismthmus and Nations
Panama vies for large fourth liberty loan allotment as Canal Zone civilians Colon and Panama cities and canal garrison contribute 35000 300000 and 375000 respectively. Panamanian paper notes war support and shifts in attitude since the war began. Subscriptions also reported in Vladivostok with 76000 toward a 250000 goal and in Mexico City where the republic’s quota is 1006000 but 2380000 has been subscribed including border state totals credited to American banks.
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Panama
Isthmus
Canal Zone
Colon
Canal
Panama News
United States
Republic
Mexico
Mexico City
Every Reserve District Over the Top in Liberty Loan
The Fighting Fourth liberty loan oversubscription is expected near 500 million, with all reserve districts reportedly over the top in unofficial tallies. Atlanta shows 54.3 percent, yet unofficial reports claim a safe loan and full subscription across states. Indians under Commissioner Cato Sells contribute 4.5 million to reach 206 million in Liberty bonds.
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Atlanta
Treasury Department
Frank R. Wilson
Cato Sells
Indian Affairs
Liberty Bonds
FRENCH PLANE BUILDER DIES MORANE DIES AT AGE OF AVIATION PIONEER
Paris reports Leon Morane, famed French aviator and aircraft designer, has died. In 1910 he set a speed record and reached 8,471 feet in altitude, then the highest altitude by a pilot. After an October 1910 injury he devoted himself to building airplanes.
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Paris
Hawaa
Leon Morane
Czecho Slovaks organize with Paris headquarters
Paris reports a provisional Czecho Slovak government formed with seat in Paris. Masaryk as president Benes foreign minister Stefanik war minister. Recognition cited from United States and England France Italy between Sept and Oct 1918. Also noted death of Gen Jamont born 1831 and career in Crimea and other campaigns.
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Paris
Stephen Pichon
M. Benes
United States
England
France
Italy
T. G. Masaryk
Eduard Benes
Milan Stefanik
Havas
Edouard Fernand Jamont
Jamont
Dorn
Military College
Crimea
China
Mexico
Superior War Council
Americans in Siberia Help Keep Peace and Translate News
In a Siberian tour Gen Graves reports the American troops are highly popular, aiding residents and maintaining stability as Bolshevik and other forces clash. Swedish Red Cross agents in Khabarovsk are described as German spies, with documents and orders found linking them to espionage and cholera plans.
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Graves
Siberia
Nicholas Romanoff
Wilson
Russia
Germany
Khabarovsk
Gen. Kalmikoff
Red Cross
Hedelum
Opshaug
Med Cross
New York Herald Cn
Propaganda Down by Allied Russian Census T: none
The Allied intelligence board formed here is effective in suppressing pro German propaganda among the Russian population. A strict cable and postal censorship is in place, with orders for registering enemy aliens. Russian officials cooperate in the effort.
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Vladivostok
Associated Press
Allied Intelligence Board
Famine in Macedonia Report from Athens Oct 15
Athens reports intense distress in eastern Macedonia as Greek troops enter Serres. Death, famine, and destitution affect old men and children while women speak of suffering under Bulgarian and German influence. Revictualing the distressed populations remains urgent to curb rising mortality.
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London Times
Washington Post
The
Pubic Ledger Co
Athens
Macedonia
Serres
German Kultur
Balkan Peninsula
Phelps Named Captain in Army Ordnance Unit
Oliver A. Phelps, major and adjutant of the Home Defense Rifles, was officially notified yesterday of his appointment to a captaincy in the army ordnance department with orders to report for duty at once. Phelps, an attorney experienced in military affairs, has long been regarded as a leading drillmaster for the Home Rifles.
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Oliver A. Phelps
Home Defense League Rifles
Ordnance Department of
Army
Capt. Phelps
Home Rifles
Foch Presses for Allied Dictated Peace Terms
Germany distorted peace talks with President Wilson, insisting negotiations rather than imposed terms. The State Department sees no final German note, while press reports quote officials on possible conciliatory positions and counter propositions. Count Karolyi urges Hungary to sever from Austria to gain economic and political independence.
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Offic
Wilson
Germany
United States
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Cologne
State Department
Kaiser Forced Austria Into War and Kept Her There
Count Karolyi, addressing Hungary's lower house, blamed Austria Hungary's foreign policy for the world war by sending the ultimatum to Serbia. He cited Wilhelm Muehlen that Austrian diplomacy plotted. Gertrude Martin, 83, reportedly attempted suicide by hanging with her stocking, found by a policeman and taken to hospital.
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Amsterdam
Michael Karoly
Hungarian Independent Party
Hungary
Austria
Budapest
Kaiser
Count Karolyi
Serbia
Wilhelm Muehlen
Krupp Works
Fourth Precinct
Gertrude Martin
V Street
Frye
Washington Asylum Hospital
Bohemia Governor Proclaims Peace Efforts in Prague
Count von Coudenhove, Bohemia governor, announced constitutional reforms underway in Prague. He warned against demonstrations, pledging strict suppression, and urged calm unity to complete the path to peace.
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Paris
Count von Coudenhove
Bohemia
Prague
German Socialists Push Courts for War Guilters
Berne reports Bavarian socialists adopted a resolution to set up courts to judge those responsible for prolonging the war. Vorwärts notes the courts would start after peace. Munich Neueste Nachrichten discusses the emperor abdication in widespread circles. Independent socialists Kaase and Lewedour were invited to discuss Germany’s reply to President Wilson.
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Berne
Associated Press
Vorwuerts
Berlin
Munich
Kaase
Ledebour
Wiser
Berlin Trade Unions Reject Peace at Any Price
Berlin unions warn against peace at any price and vow firm resistance if the enemy refuses terms. Independent socialists report drafting notes with Reichstag leaders Fehrenbach and Haase. The unions’ organ says they will defend themselves and reject imperial oaths and dictates from France and England.
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Amsterdam
Wilson
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Hugo Haase
Reichstag
Georg Tedebour
Konstantin Fehrenbach
General Commission of Trades Unions
France
England
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad Offers Urinary Health Relief
A 200 year old remedy promises relief for kidney liver and urinary tract troubles. The safe gentle Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claim to restore vigor with a daily three to four capsules and a refund if unsatisfied. Buy only the original imported product in three sealed sizes from drug stores.
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