Socialists Quit Cabinet Move Aimed at Berlin Government
A 3000 sailors delegation heads to Berlin to pledge support as Ebert and Scheidemann seize control. The state department released German dispatches from Nauen noting questionable authenticity and signaling a socialist led shift toward a new government under Friedrich Ebert and Chancellor candidate Karl Liebknecht.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Gerfiman
Nauen
Iere
State Department
Berlin
Socialist Party
G Party
Yider
Ebert
Mitrom
Friedrich Kert
Channellor
Alaximilian
Steichstag
Wels
Alexander
Reichstag
Weleda
Scheidermann
Ihey
French and British Forces Press German Retreat
Paris reports renewed pursuit as German retreat grows precipitate with German material abandoned. French forces seize rail cars, cannon, vehicles and trains while crossing the Meuse and advancing toward Mezieres and Hirson. London says Craig’s troops follow along the front and occupy Fau Bertaumont near Mons as Renais is approached. Berlin notes American attacks on the Meuse heights and Sormonne crossings.
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Paris
Foch
Mezleres
Gie
Sormonne
Sorine
Mezieres-sur-Rennez
Meuse
Lames
Mons
Bel
Faubourg
Bertaimont
Furtther
Lenze
Renais
Berlin
London
Scheldt
Rousse
Eeuze
St. Guislain
Maubeuce
Trevand
Sormonne River
Charleville
Meuse Heights
Woevre
Automobile collision near St Francis injures no one
Report describes two cars involved in a nighttime crash near St Francis. One car from Des Moines and another from Grundy Center are traced by police. No injuries occurred.
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Syreamore Street
Bors
Des Moines
St. Francis Hesp
Harry Me
Fairbank
Ray
Stahhs
Slavs Strive To Save Babies From Famine In Croatia
In a relief effort amid World War I, Croatia and Slavonia take in forty thousand famine-stricken babies from Bohemia, Dalmatia, Herzegovina, and Istria. Children are housed in mixed Catholic and Orthodox families, fed, educated, and raised toward a future independent Southern Slav state.
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Roma
Italy
Austria
Bohemia
Dalmatia
Herzegovina
Istria
Croatia
Slavonia
Ante Trimbio
Corfu
Serbia
Germany Faces Vast War Reparations Bill Under Peace Terms
London reports that multiple governments assess compensation for civilian losses and property damage caused by Germany's aggression by sea and air. Commissions in Belgium France and Italy gather estimates, with preliminary Belgium damage alone reaching hundreds of millions of pounds and shipping losses adding to the bill.
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the Press Publishing Co
New York Worlds
London
Germany
Rious
Belgium
France
Italy
Begium
Imust
German People See No Dishonor in Going 70
German public opinion splits over armistice terms as Berlin learns Japan delegation left for the western front. Many accept surrender with dignity, while others fear disarmament and possible invasion. Demonstrations and speeches shape a tense mood across Munich and Bavaria.
Outdated Message From Col Meyers Amid Pigeon Plot
American intelligence near Fereen-Tardenois captured two traitors after a pursuit in woods north of Fere. A German messenger pigeon found with a note signed Col Meyers shows the line unchanged. The captor plans executions once the traitors’ pigeon family matures.
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Paris
Fereen-Tardenois
Fere
Col. Meyers
Umpire Winter Paths. Diverse Careers Gather in New York
New York reports show umpires from baseball and football pursuing varied winter roles. Silk O Lovellin serves in the US Army intelligence division while Charles Rigler works as a V M G 2 field secretary in France. Others like Ernest Quieter coach at St Louis University and Brick Owens toiled in shipyards reflect a broad post season landscape.
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New York
Silk O'Lovellin
United States Army
Charles Rigler
France
Bill Evyara
Closeinad
Ernest Quieter
St. Louis University
St. Mary's College
Kansey Dineen
Boston
William Byron
Netroit
George Hildebrand
California
Brick Owens
Chester
Hil Kiem
Lakewood
Naish Nallin
Marrlant
Tammy Connolly
Aeee
First Law
Eni
Dov
Qataria
Aed Tery Ford
Jee Vanrin
Pune
Ble
Yaa Far Bay
Joe
Sinop
Max in Confessing Defeat Declares Germany Won Over Belief in Might
London November 10 Prince Maximilian of Baden resigned as imperial chancellor after issuing an appeal to Germans abroad. He acknowledged the fifth year of war, deserted by allies, and said the German people could no longer wage war against superior forces. He asserted the nation achieved a victory over its belief in the right of might and urged renewed strength for hard times.
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London
Maximilian of
Baden
Berlin Regime Claims Berlin Largely Its Ally
The People's government reports that the Berlin garrison and troops joined the new regime. Social Democratic leaders vow not to fire on the people and will intercede to maintain order. Ebert presides over imperial chancellor duties as the movement spreads with a general strike called by workers and soldiers councils.
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Berlin
London
Social Democratic Party
Herr Ebert
Social Democrats
Istryrecall
Vorwaerts
Seciet Democratic Party
Germany
Workmen's and Soldiers’ Council of
Comsion
Democratic Party of Germany
Independent
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Workmen's and Soldiers’ Council
The
Social Republic
Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Council
German Empire
Denmark Tightens Border as Iron Cross Prohibited
Copenhagen reports stricter frontier control by the German soldiers' council aiming to stop escapes by wealthy figures. Cockades and helmet eagles are removed and replaced with a red band. The iron cross is forbidden.
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Copenhagen
Anglo American soldiers train together on British front
American and English divisions completed joint training at the front, uniting Tennessee North and South Carolina recruits with Shropshire Yorkshire Lancashire Norfolk and East Kent soldiers. The 30th division is noted for Anglo-Saxon roots in the south. Burial detail and battlefield losses are described with grim images of German casualties and mixed Allied dead on the line.
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George T. Bye
Tennessee
North and
South Carolina
Shropshire
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Norfolk
East Kent
Middlewest
Bohain
Perselles
Montreibehain
Re SisLin
Protracted Han Stand Unlikely Near Brussels Say Allies
AP dispatch from Bel lum reports Allied forces noting German forces do not plan a drawn out defense before Brussels and surrounding areas as fighting continues this weekend. The message cites multiple indicators of a short, decisive engagement rather than a long stalemate.
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Associated Press
Bellum
Brussels
Tharterol
Proclamation of Bavarian Socialist Republic Amid War End
A late November proclamation from Manuel on behalf of workers and peasants councils in Bavaria declares a republic and a self governed socialist state. It promises equal suffrage for Bavarians and outlines a peace oriented exit from war with soldiers’ councils overseeing barracks. Officials remain in place as the populace cooperates.
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Amsterdam
Manuel
Council of Workers, Salliers and Prasants
Tiavaria
Bavaria
Germany
Promisi
Hasyaviey
East High Triumphs in Wild Comeback Over Cedar Falls
East High rallied from 12 0 down to beat Cedar Falls 14 12 at Cedar River Park. Captain Sage and O Connor led late drives with charges through the line and a scoring run by O Connor after a late forward pass. Defensive stands by Sage Miller Fourdine Garrimoni Brugse man and Eickelberg helped hold Cedar Falls’s offense.
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East High
Cedar Falls
Cedar River Park
East
Joe Sage
Dec O’connor
Vicory
Parkins
Sage
Paulson
O'Connor
Gast
Miller
Fourdine
Garrimoni
Brugseman
Eickelberg
Berg
Ransom
Hansen
East High Cedar Pulls
Jameson . Dahlamon
Heinbere
Paulsen
Smiley
Parkersburg
Leeper
Waterloo
Armistice Courier Delayed by Explosions at German Lines
Berlin officials say the courier bearing armistice terms was delayed crossing the lines due to an explosion on the German side and ongoing fire. The German courier reportedly learned of the delay via wireless and was corrected to cross. arrival of terms could be expected any hour. Paris dispatch notes the courier reached German headquarters at 9 o clock this morning with an official statement.
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Washington, D. C
Wnauen
Berlin
Tfiffelstower
Ger-mans
Paris
Havas
Influenza Closes Most Barber Shops in St Louis
Amid fresh influenza cases in St Louis, all barber shops closed except drugstores. A Waterloo reader notes closures extend to most shops, with rail timetable notices and publisher policies mixed in this dense, OCR-heavy clipping.
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ST. Louis
Waterlon
Barder
Bulls and Blunders and Irish Humor Parade
Lieut. J. C. Percy and Lieut. H. T. C. Walker tour New York exhibition of British naval pictures while Percy, ex-president of the Irish Institute of Journalists, is renowned as an after-winter speaker. The piece notes his Bulls books and witty anecdotes, mentions Sir Boyle Roche and Irish humor, and adds a short Yeomen officers installation and a hometown note of a brother in France.
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J. C. Percy
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
New York
H. T. C. Walker
Lieut. Percy
Irish Institute of Journalists
Boyle Hache
Limerick
Havana
Tra
Irish Court of Appeal
Henry VIII
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Albany
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Washington, D.C
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Louis Tracy
Yeomen
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
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