11 Nov 1918
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1918
Page
1
A 3,000-strong sailor delegation moves toward Berlin to pledge support for the new socialist government as Ebert and Scheidemann seize control. Reports say Berlin militias and regiments align with the socialist move, signaling a government change amid turmoil.
French forces say pursuit of retreating Germans intensified with many wagons and trains captured. West of Mezieres the French crossed the Sormonne and reached Mezieres sur Renne, while on the Meuse they pressed from Lames to Donchery. British and German reports corroborate a broad retreat along the front with Allied advances near Mons and Renaix, west of Brussels.
Mr and Mrs C C Stubbs found their car on Sycamore street with a rear wheel broken off after being parked for shopping. Police noted the dent and traced numbers to Des Moines while another witness cited a Grandy Center plate. Earlier a collision near St Francia Hospital left Harry Pines Fairtank’s car badly damaged with one person hurt.
Rome reports 40000 infants from Austria's famine regions Bohemia Dalmatia Herzegovina and Istria are being cared for by Croatia and Slavonia. the effort mirrors wartime alliances. Premiering armistice talks in Corfu and Vienna leave German readers wary as Berlin watches for potential southeast attacks and cabinet reassurances.
Amsterdam reports German armistice delegation has left Berlin for the western front amid divided public opinion. Many see honor in negotiating with Foch while others fear disarmament. Munich and Rhine regions show panic and protests as peace sentiment grows among workers and liberals.
The two fertile provinces ask Austria Hungary to allow aid to other Slav nations. They would exempt from military requisition in return. Rejected, they began gathering babies from Bohemia Dalmatia Herzegovina and Istria. Children are placed with Croatian and Slavonian families regardless of religion. Feed and educate them to preserve the Southern Slav race for a future independent state.
London reports governments in several nations compiling compensation totals Germany must pay under peace terms. Estimates run to hundreds of millions of pounds for damage to civilians and property by land sea and air. Britain’s bill likely includes shipping losses and damages to east and southeast coast towns. city air raids add to the total.
Star umpires take winter posts in military and civil roles. Sik O Loughlin serves in the U.S. Army intelligence division while Charley Rigler works as a field secretary in France. Billy Evaris may not return to baseball. Ernest Quigley coaches football at St Louis University. Billy Dineen supervises a Boston area shipyard, and others hold jobs from farming to factory work across New York, Detroit, California, and Ontario.
Prince Maximilian of Baden warned Germans abroad before resigning as chancellor that after five years of war, Germany could no longer wage war against superior foes. He urged resilience and stated the true victory lay in overcoming faith in the right of might.
A German People's government forms in Berlin as most garrison troops move to the new regime. Ebert runs imperial chancellor duties with SD deputies, while a general strike call spreads via Vorwaerts as the workmen and soldiers' council claims authority and aims to maintain order.
An American intelligence officer near Fere-en-Tardenois captured two traitors and a German messenger pigeon that had mated with a traitor pigeon. The tube held a July 19 message stating the situation unchanged. The traitors and their three eggs will be punished, and the captor plans executions after the family is raised.
East High erases a 12 0 deficit to defeat Cedar Falls 14 12 at Cedar River Park Saturday afternoon. Capt Joe Sage keying a late drive with Parkins and OConnor scoring as East capitalizes on Cedar Falls fumbles and strong defense led by Sage Miller and Fourdine.
George T. Bye reports soldiers from the American 30th and English Sixth divisions training and fighting together on the British front. He notes shared Anglo-Saxon origins, bonds formed between Tennessee, Carolina, and English counties, and describes battlefield scenes including burial duties and a British tank turning the German outpost with casualties on both sides.
The Associated Press reports from Belgium that indications suggest the German forces do not plan a long defense before Brussels and Charleroi. Allied troops advance as observers note a shift in German strategy and retreat patterns amid ongoing operations.
A Munich proclamation from the council of workers soldiers and peasants declares a republic in Bavaria. It promises self government by soldiers councils and aims to preserve Germany while avoiding chaos after the armistice with all citizens and officials urged to cooperate in the new order.
A wireless report from the Nauen station explains in Berlin that the armistice courier was held up at the line by an explosion on the German side. The courier said he could not pass as Germans had not ceased firing due to a fire and blast at an ammunition depot. The message adds the courier received cross-line instructions and armistice terms could arrive in Berlin at any hour.
Rail timetable notices list Illinois Central and Cedar Rapids routes with multiple departures to Dubuque Chicago Omaha and Sioux City. The passage notes 500 influenza cases in Waterloo area and widespread shop closures including barber shops and druggists as authorities regulate print to prevent circulation boosts.
Lieut J C Percy and Lieut H T C Walker of Vindictive fame arrive in New York to oversee an Irish naval pictures exhibition. famed for Bulls and Blunders, Percy is an Irish Institution of Journalistes president elect and a noted raconteur. Yeomen install officers after a 41-candidate initiation with Fred Ormsby as foreman and other newly appointed leaders.
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