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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1918

Page

7

Valenciennes Taken and Bulgarian King Abdicates

Italian forces report eighty thousand prisoners and vast artillery gains in the Italian offensive while Haig says Valenciennes has fallen to Canadian and British troops. Bulgarian King Boris abdicated and a peasant government under M Stamhulinsky established at Trnava with a republican army of about forty thousand. Andras sy resigns amid Vienna moves to banish him. Tirnova and Stambulinsky figure in Bulgaria. Bavarian premier warns Berlin of royal claim to throne after William’s abdication.

London Haig Valentiennes Currie Preseau Valenciennes Boris Copenhagen Bulgaria Trnava M. Stamhulinsky Peasants and Agrarians of Lamdon Countafius Andrassy Azurieh Exchange Telegraph Company Tirnova Yantra Danube Sofia Varna Stambulinsky Ferdinand Berlin William

Withdrawal of Austria Halted In War Update

Allied efforts are described as pressed to completion with German ally setbacks. Gen. March notes a major Italian front advance and the aim to cut the Austrian withdrawal line. US units in Italy identified and a Franco American assault in the Argonne forms a pocket near Stenay. Influenza deaths among arriving troops have largely stopped. 25,000 men transported with 70 cases reported. The 92nd Division, including Dodge negroes from Vamp, is on the Belfort sector near the Swiss border.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Germany March Italy 2232Nd Argonne Argonne Forest Stenay Rebarkation Marek 114Th Engineers First Army Meuse 52Nd Pioneer Infantry Fifth Army Corps Dodge Negroes 92Nd Moselle North Dakota Minnesota Iowa Illinois Win? Weigel Belfort Alsace

German Peace Leaflets Dropped Behind American Lines

English language circular entitled The German People Offer Peace circulated in France and Belgium. Leaflets claim a new German stance on Belgium Alsace Lorraine and submarine warfare. The appeal asks who bears responsibility for towns and civilians in war torn areas and ends with an offer of peace from Germany.

Associated Press France Pranaratda Belgium Alsace- Lorraine

Delivery Complaint Notice to Readers

A carrier error or other cause prevented delivery by 8 a.m. Readers are asked to call 23509 and 2 men from Dancr will be sent. Officers request advance notices for future deliveries and prompt contact to correct service.

Crushed Or Burned To Death In Tunnel Wreck

Ninety eight caches were taken from the Malbone street tunnel after a five car train on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit struck a wall on a curve. Motorman William Lewis said he could not recall the crash, while 29 discharged workers were reinstated as the strike ended. Dozens of bodies were charred. many passengers perished or were severely injured. Public officials planned investigations and safety changes as the injured and dead were identified.

Associated Press New York Hytan Lewis Samuel Russo Timothy S. Willans Transit Company Altho Teasis Public Service Commission Kings County Hy- Jan Iompany War Trade Board Hylen Enright Afl Brooklyn Malbone Street Brooklyn Rapid Tran Jit Company Brighton Beach William Lewis Cnls Woman's Motor Corps of America

Armistice Smile House Comments On Outcome In Paris

Paris dispatch notes Col E M House smiling helps project calm as allied leaders and premiers meet in Paris. Versailles talks continue with unity claimed on Germany and Austria terms. A London Express report asserts near final shaping of postwar conditions amid steady coordination.

Paris Inter-Allied Conference Versailles Col E. M. House Col.House Army Signal Corps London Rome the Express Germany Austria Diaz

Wilhelm Coy On Quitting Seeks Refuge To Avoid Abdication

Paris reports heavy type in Temps declaring abdication of William II as an accomplished fact with official publication pending. Zurich dispatch says William II refused to abdicate, seeking refuge at German headquarters after war cabinet meeting. Copenhagen notes Scheidemann's memorial urging abdication. Germania denies war cabinet discussion. Tageblatt comments on the emperor’s front trip fueling conjecture.

Wilhelm Coy Associated Press Paris William IE William Zurich Copenhagen Vossische Zeitung Berlin Philipp Scheidemann Isa Maximilian The Germania Tageblatl

Indictment in Chicago Aircraft Case Amid Hearing Delays

A set of indictments related to a Chicago aircraft incident surfaced as authorities delayed arrest in the case. Names and exact charges remain suppressed while investigations continue, with officials noting ongoing efforts to locate and apprehend the implicated individuals.

Austrian Fleet Mutinies in Pola and Rail Halt in Vienna

Mutiny spreads through the Austrian fleet at Pola with crews seizing allied ships and pledging loyalty to national councils. Czech troops seize trains to Germany, halting all Austria to Germany traffic and food shipments. Skoda gun plant taken by Czech committee, German workers dismissed. Provisional soldiers central committee discussed. Hungarian ministry reshuffle reported. Premier Lammascheh says he can hand over government in German areas. Vienna reports orderly Thursday, Emperor Charles remaining in the capital.

Amsterdam Germany Vienna Austria Paris Austria-Hungary Skoda Czech National Committee de, Matin Zurich Comintieg “ Amtsterdam Irarole Basel Buda Michael.Kearolyi Hungarian Independent Party Theodore Batthyanyi Lammasceh State Council Ivienna Copenhagen Berlin

Deserters Rob People in Capital Hunger in Turkey

A Turkish state of anarchy described by the Armenian Correspondence Bureau reports hundreds of thousands of deserters subsisting by robbing the populace. Constantinople is declared famished and awaits Allied forces arrival.

Amsterdam Turkey Constantinople

Work or Fight Order Extended for Wider Draft Ages

Washington November 2. Provost Marshal General Crowder plans extensions of the war fight order. The new provisions are studied from experience with the operation of the ruling since last summer and its impact on registrants aged 18 to 45 who registered September 12.

Washingion D. C Gen. Crowder

Weather forecast for Washington New Mexico week

Weather outlook for Washington New Mexico predicts generally fair conditions at the start of the week with above normal temperatures. The forecast indicates a warming trend through midweek, with temperatures rising around Wednesday and Thursday.

Washington, NM. C

Americans Push Through Verdun Gap In Major Attack

American forces, northwest of Verdun, bombarded rail centers including Conflans, TLongnyon, and Monteneds with heavy steel while advancing on Imecourt. In Bois De Bourgogne, Germans abandoned many machine guns as Americans enveloped woods on both sides. Gas and fierce fighting characterized the central push as towns like La Chuy farm and Landreville fell, with hundreds of prisoners reported.

Associated Press Verdun Conflans Tlongnyon Monteneds Meuse Trent Imecourt Kamerad Bois de Bourgogne Argonne Hazois Bois de Loges Bois de Leges Mons Wets Mers la Chuy Farm Tlazola Landreville Remonville Tron VA

Mrs. Vanderbilt Wins American Liberty Medal for Patriotism

Mrs. French Vanderbilt receives the American Liberty medal from the American Social Science association for untiring work aiding soldiers and sailors at Atlantic ports. The committee praises her as a recognized leader in sound, sane patriotism.

French Vanderbilt American Social Science Association

Naval armistice terms agreed by Versailles council

Washington reports that naval armistice terms were agreed upon by the supreme war council in Versailles and largely align with U S proposals. The exact terms remain sealed pending the council's full strategy and public disclosure will await the complete plan.

Associated Press Washington Dbd. C Supreme War Council Versailles United States Germany J Council

French Troops Press Aisne Front With Prisoners and Batteries

French forces on the Aisne report capturing several hundred prisoners and three inch and four inch batteries. Concentric advances from Olizy Beaurepartes region tighten control northwest of Grand Pre. Operations reach east of the bend near the Aisne with gains near Trimat Brorge farm and Beaurepartie area. Trade ads and a war series installment appear on other pages.

Associated Press Aisne Gon Olizy Beaureparte Grand_Pre Trimat Brorge Beaurepaiie Rilly-au- Quies Somuy Voneg Wourieres Falaise Vouzieres Ssatisfactorr Wagnerie Plateau Maiva Ifarm Chalon Rivulet

Headlong advance drives Austrians from Italian front

Allied forces push through Venetia as Austrian positions collapse on the Isonzo and Piave fronts. Italian troops reach Grigno north of Monte Grappa and threaten Pordenone while Victor Emmanuel tours the Monte Grappa area. Civilians cheer liberation. refugees flood back to Venice as Udine apples flee, and Italian officers report heavy material losses for Austria.

Italy Grigno Monte Diaz Monte Grappa Piaveis Pordenone Victor’ Emmanuel Piave Sacile Amando Fraccaroli Ligenza Tr ‘Ig Tenth Army Padua Verona St. Mark’s Place Venice San Della di Piave Ubin Rome Nor Udine

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