Germans Near Rout as Weather Hinders Retreat
Paris reports a German white flag party leaving for the front as Allied forces press the retreat with rain complicating operations. British troops near Maubeuge, French armies converging on Hirson, and American units demolishing the western front pillar around the Meuse. The German retreat appears doomed, with no rest before the Rhine.
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Paris
France
Germany
Maubeuge
Hirson
Meuse
Charleville
Mezieres
Foch
Gouraud
Rhine
Fire Alarms Report Barn Fire After Visit to 1225 Independence Ave
Fire department called to 1225 Independence Avenue yesterday at 6:20 p m. Damage to a barn on the lot was small. An advertisement for Play Safe insurance with Bronson Insurance Agency appears in the notice. Officers' recruiting for the infantry training school at Camp Fremont is delayed indefinitely. Lieut Frank S Kerr was to visit but was reassigned.
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Independence Avenue
Infantry
Camp Fremont
Berkeley
Cal
Commer- Girl Club
Frank S. Kerr
Germany Out of South American Trade for a Decade
D G Davidson of the Anglo South American Bank says Germany will not be a competitive factor in South American trade for at least ten years after the war. He notes Germany has few ships ready to carry trade and must first rebuild its own economy. He cites Germany’s control of 106 million pounds of wool in Argentina and plans to ship it home aboard 38 German vessels there, despite Allied objections.
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New York
Navy
Germany
D. G. Davidson
Anglo-South American Bank, Ltd
London
Valparaiso
Chilean Outbreaks Over Tacna and Arica Provinces
In Lima on Wednesday November 6 minor hostile demonstrations erupted in Peruvian and Chilean ports over the Tacna and Arica provinces now held by Chile. Both governments move to quiet agitations as Tacna and Arica form the boundary between Chile and Peru. A Buenos Aires report said the Peruvian consulate at Iquique Chile faced heavy guard due to anti Peruvian demonstrations.
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Lima
Peru
Tacnai
Arica
Chile
Tacna
Buenos Aires
Iquige
Mormal Forest Thoroughly Cleared Out by British Troops
British forces have thoroly cleared out Mormal forest with the Allies in France and Belgium. Germans remain near Berlaimont and risk being cut off as British advance east of Porquerie toward Pont-sur-Sambre. New Zealand units move toward Bavay near Hargnies. The 3rd British army reports 128 officers and 5,879 men captured since Monday, with thousands more by nightfall. the 4th and 1st armies also claim sizable captures. Unionists of Central America convene in La Union with delegates or proxies from all republics.
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France
Belgium
Reuter’s
Mormal Forest
Berlaimont
Porquerie
Pont-sur-Sambre
New Zealand
Bavay
Hargnies
Vast Stores of Foe Equipment Taken by Yanks
Allied forces push toward Sedan as four villages fall including Villemontry Mont de Brun Autrecourt Con nage Bulson Waraucourt Raucourt. Desperate fighting east of the Meuse continues with gains of about two and a half miles and captures at Mutyvaux Fontaines and Hill 284. Enormous war material, commissary stores, and railroad equipment reported seized.
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Sedan
Meuse
Americdus
Villemontry
Mont de Brun
Autrecourt
Connage
Qmicourt
Bulson
Waraucourt
Raucourt
Mutyvaux
Fontaines
Hill 284
How to Fight Off the Grip
A 1900s style health ad urges readers to stay well by cleanliness, warmth, and rest. It recommends avoiding crowded houses with flu, not overexerting, and treating early colds with Father John’s Medicine. It claims sixty years of success and guarantees no alcohol or narcotic ingredients.
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Father John’s
Father John
Soviet Embassy in Berlin Accused as Sedition Center
Copenhagen reports that German Russia relations fractured after Berlin newspapers claimed the Russian embassy in Berlin distributed seditious literature with M Joffe organizing over 400 couriers in a short tenure as ambassador.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Germany
M. Joffe
Corporal Sitts Recovers From Gas Injury in France
Corporal Walter A. Sitts writes his sister on October 18 from a military hospital in Montes reporting two weeks of illness due to gas exposure. He says his eyes were nonfunctional for a week but he was recovering and hopes to rejoin his regiment. he enlisted last May after serving as an assistant in the county engineer’s office. He describes seeing Paris and much of France and longs to see the United States again.
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Walter A. Sitts
France
C. H. Eightey
Montes
Sitts
Nathan B. Barber
Paris
U.S. A
Submarine fires on Greek crew seeking escape
An Associated Press report from Athens dated November 7 states a German submarine after torpedoing a Greek sailing ship fired on its crew as they attempted to escape the sinking vessel. A lifeboat was found shattered by the submarine’s gunfire, raising questions amid German denials.
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Associated Press
Athens
Crete
Germans flag signals save and ally guns urged
Dispatch says Germans abandon Ghent and ask Belgians not to fire on suburbs where white flags fly. Ohio troops under Gen Farnsworth help relieve Ghent with a bold assault as Allied plans unfold. University news features Becker Field debate and a designation push for the town athletic field. Traffic men of Waterloo discuss shipping matters with regional officials. War work and wartime conditions appear in scattered notices.
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Chee Hecke
Sullent
Ees
Srout
Ghent
Belgium
Beaurains
Ohio
Farnsworth
Atkinson to Speak at Pep Meeting Before Minnesota Iowa Game
W. Atkinson leaves tomorrow for Iowa City to be principal speaker at a pep meeting on the eve of the Minnesota Iowa football game. The event highlights excitement ahead of the big clash between the two teams with local attendance anticipated.
Welfare League Reports Influenza Epidemic Impact
The Social Welfare League directors heard October reports from Ada M. Palmer and Frances Day showing a 50 percent rise in service to 167 families totaling 540 individuals. County relief reached 83 cases for 4 dollars. 300 nursing calls included 224 tied to influenza. Baby clinics will resume tomorrow from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Social Welfare League
Ada M. Palmer
Frances Day
Miss Day
Nursing Department
Red Cross Motor Corps
Miss Palmer
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