Allies Push To End War As German Armistice Demand Grows
Allied forces drive across northern France and Belgium as Haig seizes Le Quesnoy and presses toward Maubeuge while Americans fight along the Meuse near Montmedy. Talks in Paris and London press for terms, with Bolshevik withdrawal discussions dismissed by Washington as unsupported.
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Allies Press On Ghent as Germans Retreat North
Allied troops near Ghent siege surround the city on three sides as Queen Elizabeth witnesses the assault. Across the Meuse, American forces cross to the east bank and push northward, reporting light casualties amid German demoralization and rapid retreat. Allied lines in France and Belgium stand about one and a half miles from Ghent this morning.
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Flowers Drop Flowers Over Rome Victory Fete
Rome reports a citywide victory celebration as business halts and stores close. Demonstrations run back to back with trams suspended, while airplanes and airships release flowers over crowded streets in a festive display marking Austria's defeat.
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Ten Thousand Arsenal Hands Work On Thanksgiving
Fifteen thousand workers at the Rock Island arsenal plan to forego Thanksgiving festivities and devote the day to turning over their earnings to the Red Cross and United War Work Campaign. The estimated donation amounts to 45,000.
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Reichstag considers punishment of Arch Monsters rulers
A Berlin dispatch reports a Reichstag committee weighing punishment for leading German policymakers since the war began. It notes Bethmann-Hollweg and others may be held accountable for their actions. The commission includes members from varied parties and meets in Washington.
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Election returns to be flashed on screen tonight
Courier plans to receive results from the Associated Press wireless feed and flash them on a front-screen display at the Courier building. Detailed city and county returns aren’t expected until Wednesday, but available local and state figures will be shown as they come in.
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Italian Troops Land on Dalmatian Isles and Fiume
Italian naval forces land troops on Lissa Ta gusta and Fiume, with naval vessels, governors named for the islands and city. Gen Petitti assumes military governorship of Fiume. 20 000 Austrians captured in Trent advance. Italian flag raised over Buon Consiglio castle amid cheering crowds.
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Armistice terms agreed at Versailles drastic and swift
Paris announces allied and United States representatives signed armistice conditions in Paris. Germany faces drastic terms, with expected Berlin transmission through Washington. Diplomatic channels or field command possible for delivery. immediate German reply anticipated. Wilson cancels NJ trip to vote as ministers confirm terms.
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Two Yank Airmen Down Seven German Planes
An American patrol northwest of Verdun engaged seven German aircraft in two brief encounters. Lieutenants Howard Smith of Hudson Falls New York and Richard Aldworth of San Antonio Texas each shot down an enemy plane. One German plane escaped after the battles.
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Ex Boston Journalist Leads Battalion Through Barrage
Former Boston newspaper man Second Lieutenant Dustin Lucier commands his battalion amid German shelling near Semmerance and Tmecourt as major officer is away. He pushes through the barrage to a victorious dash, while Rock Island arsenals plans announce $6.62 million in war-project costs.
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Petain Thanks Red Cross For French Army Aid
General Petain wrote to Harvey L. Gibson American Red Cross commissioner in France expressing gratitude for a 10 million franc donation. The funds are designated to aid needy French officers and men and their families under his command and the army.
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Armistice Terms Rejected By Emperor Charles
Copenhagen dispatch to the Berlin Tageblatt reports Emperor Charles finding Allied armistice terms harsh and dishonorable. He said he would not sign and no longer wished to exercise supreme command. Field Marshal Arz von Straussenburg signed the document as chief of staff.
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Norwegian crew rescued after three weeks at sea
The captain and crew of the Norwegian bark Stifinder, missing since October 13 when stopped by a German submarine and forced into a lifeboat, have been found alive after over three weeks adrift in a near starved condition near Turks Island.
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Kaiser Palaces Converted to Hospitals for Invalids
London reports Emperor William orders 60 imperial palaces including Sans Souci to be transformed into hospitals and recreation homes for invalids. Sans Souci sits in Potsdam park.Built 1745-47 for Frederick the Great.
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Bitter Fighting Along Meuse By American Army
Bitter fighting continues along the Meuse as American patrols cross salvo bridges at Brieulles and Rivecourt. The Germans blow the Stenay bridge. Americans open a second pontoon at Clery le Petit and push on through heavy wooded ground between Clery and Brieulles. Pouilly is captured, Ste. Mene and Jaulnay wood secured, and German forces flee west of the river as flooding locks are opened to widen the Meuse channel.
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Spanish influenza fatality rate reported at Army camp
Camp Dalge reports 702 deaths from Spanish influenza and pneumonia between Sept 29 and Nov as 2 of every 100 soldiers die. Col. E W Rich, division surgeon, announced the tallies. Nationwide flu deaths reach 10 008 with 1 883 developing pneumonia.
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Donkey's Head: U S Doughboys Take German Stronghold
North west of Verdun on November 3 the American army captured Donkey's Head in the Argonne forest. The position, a former rock tunnel and trench system carved into a hill, had eluded attention yet proved vulnerable as doughboys moved swiftly to seize it. The feat highlights a new chapter in American military history as troops overran a seemingly invulnerable outpost.
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10000 Called in Limited Service Needs of Nation
Washington D C November 5 Pro vost Marshal Gen Crowder called for 18300 draft registrants fit for limited service to entrain for camps between November 2h and 27 9 Voluntary enlistments will be accepted until November 20 A variety of trades and occupations are mentioned in the call and 46 states are asked to furnish the necessary number Total calls for military service for November have now passed the 310000 mark and are far in excess of previous monthly mobilization under the draft.
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Lloyd George outlines armistice terms to Wilson
In the House of Commons London November 5 Prime Minister Lloyd George said he could not provide full details of the armistice terms. The terms were sent to President Wilson who would relay them to Germany via Marshal Foch. British naval representatives would join Foch if Germany requests, and Foch is to direct Allied forces on all fronts. He noted Allied successes on the western front and pledged aid to Czecho-Slovaks and Jugoslovs.
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Iowa and Michigan vote forecasts amid heavy campaigns
Des Moines reports forecast of 400000 votes in the Iowa governor race as showers give way to fair weather. Detroit notes heavy early balloting for Michigan with Newberry Ford race and woman suffrage mobilization. Chicago observers expect strong turnout on the big ballot while Illinois focuses on McCormick Lewis race and a large road bond issue. Nebraska eyes Congress and governorship with soldiers voting from France by November 25. Kansas voters face a cloudy day with showers while partial returns trickle in from Wichita and Hutchinson on Capper Thompson, Allen Lansdon, and council contests. Missouri sees mild weather aiding turnout as results unfold.
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Americans Battle Bolsheviks in Northern Russia Frontline
American troops arriving in Northern Russia faced immediate combat as shrapnel and Bolshevik machine guns greeted them shortly after disembarking. British and American units praised the soldiers as they manned outposts, with locals providing hospitality in peasant huts and rail-side stations.
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Demonstration at Bismarck monument supports continued war
London dispatch reports a Berlin protest Sunday before the Bismarck monument urging continuation of the war. A resolution was passed opposing the acceptance of a humiliating peace, according to Tageblatt via Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen.
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