Germany Peace Note Sparks Bipartisan Uproar in Washington
The Washington Post reports a wave of critique as Germany’s peace note is seen as a trap to involve Germany in choosing armament size. President Wilson is expected to respond by possibly referring to Marshal Foch for armistice terms, with GOP and Democratic leaders united in opposition to lenient terms and to German attempts at negotiated peace.
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President Wilson's Armistice Terms Note to Germany
The note outlines Wilson's stance on evacuation and armistice, demanding safeguards to maintain Allied and American military supremacy. It cites German acceptance of terms, German inhumane acts cited by the President, and calls for negotiations led by allied and American commanders. The German reply shifts decision influence to military advisers, proposing a power balance and a mixed military commission. CONTINUED ON HIGTH PAGE.
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Germany
United States
Washington Fourth Liberty Loan totals exceed expectations
Incomplete reports from Washington banks indicate the District will raise over 43 million dollars with more than 235 000 subscribers, though about 45.5 million of that total stems from Navy Department subscriptions for sailors on battleships and destroyers. Actual people’s sum stands over 37.5 million with over 165 000 subscribers. most banks plan to exceed quotas, some by five to ten times, with Navy and Treasury receipts shifting to outlying cities.
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America
Let Kaiser Accept Terms Urges Maximilian Harden
Maximilian Harden urges acceptance of hard terms for peace in Berlin rally, praising swift German peace moves. Subscriptions to the Fourth Liberty Loan rise across agencies. Pershing reports AE F subscriptions at 1.2 million by Oct 14, Navy alone surpasses quotas by over 15 million. Admiral Cowie cites Navy support as vital to the effort.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Maximilian Harden
Berlin
Germany's New Peace Appeal to the U S President
London reports publish the text of Germany's note outlining acceptance for occupying territory evacuation and armistice terms. It asserts peace must reflect military balance, calls for neutral commissions to probe accusations, and describes a new German government backed by broad public support with war decision consent from the Reichstag.
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Germany
United States
Reichstag
French official killed by grenade near front
Paris October 1 Mlle de Vallette head of the American section of the foreign office press department was killed instantly when a hand grenade picked up by mistake in reoccupied territory exploded during a visit by American women. Miss Elizabeth Thornton of the New Republic was wounded and a French officer was injured severely.
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Foreign Office
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New Republic
New York
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Newark
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France
French Troops Reach the Danube and Ventian War News
Paris reports French forces have reached the Danube near Vidin after 34 days of offensive action. They halted river traffic and forced ashore an enemy monitor. Allied units occupy Zeitari near Morava, with Serbian troops skirmishing German forces. Also, Captain Gaston R. Chene, of the French mission at Camp Sheridan, died of influenza turning to pneumonia in Montgomery Alabama.
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Vidin
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Aleksinatz and
Krushevatz
Montgomery, Ala
Gaston R. Chene
Camp Sheridan
Allies Reach Ghent Area As Haig Reports Gains
London reported Oct 21 that British forces north of Le Cateau seized Amerval and pressed toward Valenciennes and Tournai under heavy German resistance. Allied infantry and cyclists crossed the Oise Canal and the Selle River, with American troops crossing under fire and aiding the push into Scheldt country, as Germans suffered heavy losses and some attempted to flee toward the Dutch frontier.
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Tournai
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Etreux
British Army Enters Western Outskirts of Tournai
Special cable dispatch reports a substantial British advance from the Dutch frontier along the Lys Canal toward Ghent and Tournai. The Fifth British Army has entered the western outskirts of Tournai, with German positions offering a chance to mount a stand if desired.
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London
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Ghent
Lys
Desselghem
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Scheldt
Helelun
Tournai
St Amand
Cyclists Capture a Battery as Huns Resist Steadily
Allied forces drive Germans eastward from Courtrai to the Dutch border in heavy rain. French and Belgians close on Ghent within seven miles as British push along the Scheldt north of Tournai. Germans stubborn at forts north of Lille with machine guns. over 2,100 prisoners taken by the third army yesterday. Over 3,000 British prisoners reported north of Le Cateau after Selle River crossing. Oise front unchanged. Mestrecourt-Richecourt occupied between Oise and Serre. Germans recapture Romeries and Amerival north of Le Cateau.
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Amerival
Yanks Take Wood and Hill 299 in Verdun Push
American forces north west of Verdun on October 31 conducted a limited but successful operation. Bois de Rappe and Hill 299 were both captured within three hours amid strong machine gun fire. artillery and aerial activity were high, while the infantry fought two local actions.
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