Armistice Terms Unclear as Germany Negotiations Proceed
Washington reports Germany has not signed armistice terms and Marshal Foch will meet German envoys at 5 p.m. Paris dispatches note German officers with white flags may reach Foch tonight. Berlin dispatches appeal to the people to avoid disturbances as negotiations continue.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
Lansing
Foch
Washington
Wilson
White House
Navy
Marshal Foch
U. S
Paris
War Office
Amsterdam
Maximilian
Berlin
London
Chimay
Fourmies
la Capelle
Guise
Germany
Frew Junker
Austrian Prisoners Trek Through Ravaged Italian Front
War correspondent depicts massed Austrian troops starving and exhausted near Trent as Italian forces press from Belzano. Descriptions include dead horses, halted columns, and civilians suffering in Asiago valley. Italian prisoners' moments of humanity contrasted with grim retreat dynamics.
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Associated Press
Trent
Belzano
Europe
Napoleon
Russia
Rovereto
Asi
Asiago
Mutiny at Kiel Sparks Hamburg Riots Across Germany
Reports from Copenhagen and Amsterdam describe a Hamburg revolt and Kiel mutiny spreading through northern Germany. Naval base riots stir streets as officers are disarmed while 10,000 dockworkers strike and troops enforce demands for political freedoms and released prisoners.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Vamdrub
Politiken
Kiel Zeitung
Naval Base
Wolff Bureau
Berlin
Luebeck
London
Kiel
Exchange Telegraph
Schleswig
Exchange Telegraph Company
Kaiser
Warnemunde
Germany
Rostock
Baltic Sea
Cuxshaven
Wilhelmshaven
Amsterdam
Fehmarn Island
Adv
Rnces
Haussman
Noske
Allied plans for spring 1919 attack on Germany outlined
A British report cites German wireless service quoting Italy and Austria armistice terms and predicts an allied move using freedom of movement to strike Germany. It discusses Foch’s potential command of Italian British French Serbian forces and routes for aggressive action from the south before 1919 spring.
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London
British Wireels Service
Germany
Austria
Bavaria
Munich
Dresden
Leipzig
Berlin
Marshal Foch
Italy
Serbia
Macedonia
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Empress Zita Seeks Bohemian Visit as Private Individual
Prague reports Empress Zita of Austria asked Prague government for permission to travel with her children to Brandeis Castle on the Elbe in Bohemia. Government reply grants entry as a private individual and outlines military and political conditions tied to the council’s demands.
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Zurich
Zita
Austria
Prague
Brandeis Castle
Elbe
Bohemia
Advertising Rates for Waterloo Field Section
The Waterloo Evening Courier announces new advertising rates on page five. Readers and advertisers have long relied on the paper’s advertising columns as a primary savings guide reflecting Waterloo’s status as a leading trading center in the country.
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Www
Courier
Waterloo
Senate control in doubt with three seats undecided
Washington reports ongoing contest in three states where Democratic and Republican candidates trail. Newberry leads Ford by 5339 votes in Michigan with 59 counties yet to report while Gooding narrows Nugent in Idaho. Prohibition and suffrage measures offer separate outcomes as results trickle in.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
South Dakota
South
Dakota
New Mexico
Montana
Inewberry
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Henry Ford
Michigan Republican Committee
Newberry
Fall of
Gooding
Nugent
Idaho
Frank H. Gooding
John F. Nugent
Rly
Gopher Rrid
St. Paul
Alaska
Juneau
Congress
James
Akershaw
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Smith
Whitman
New Yor
Alfred E. Smith
Charles S. Whitman
Salts
Springfield
Seventh Congressional District
James D. Salts
Sam C. Major
Americans Enter Sedan and Hun Lines to Metz
American forces push toward Metz along both Sedan and Hun lines amid river crossings. The bridge over Mouse was destroyed and the river valley flooded since November 1. U.S. troops have taken 6,000 prisoners and freed 2,000 civilians while advancing about 700 square kilometers west of the stream. The race with French for the famed city appears to be won by the Americans.
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Mouse
Sedan
U.S
Meuse
Meusest Sedan
Metz
France
Belgium
Washington, D.C
Pershing
Cote St. Germain
Maraux
Fontaines
Eid
Mouzon
Villemontry
Mont de Brune
Autrecoure
Beau Menil Farm
Connage
Bulson
Haraucourt
Raucourt
LWO U. 5
Argonne
Valenciennes Freed by Canadians After House to House Fight
Reports from the front describe Valenciennes enjoying its first free Sunday since 1914 as Canadian troops entered the city after intense house to house fighting. Civilians suffer privations while bombardment and sniping continue on the outskirts. In Sedan, American forces crossed the Meuse and advanced toward Mouzon as air and ground operations push the German defense.
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Joseph W. Grigg
Bress
New York
Valenciennes
Fee
Mons
Brussels
Margaret Wilson Honored by Clemenceau in Paris Visit
Miss Margaret W. Wilson daughter of the U S president was welcomed by Premier Clemenceau in Paris and invited to sing for French soldiers. She plans a lunch at the Elysee Palace with President and Madame Poincare.
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Associated Press
Paris
Margaret W. Wilson
United States
France
Clemenceau
Elysee’ Palace
Madame Poincare
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