British American advance drives back Germans north of Cambrai
Allied lines push through Cambrai to St Quentin area as Haig reports rapid progress on a front over 30 miles. German resistance stiffens east of Reims but overall German losses are light while American and French forces capture thousands of prisoners and guns.
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Associated Press
London
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Quentin
Ain
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Hose Biles
Gouraud
Berthelot
Cambrai St. Quentin
Premont
Washington, D. C
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Pershing
Gornay
Argonne Forest
Pollus
Paris
Harly
Neuville-St.Amand
French War Office
Bulgaria’s King Boris vows to heed will of the people
The Associated Press dispatch from Sofia reports King Boris of Bulgaria says the will of the people will guide him as new ruler. He declares he will do his utmost to accomplish his task and rely on patriotic advisers, pledging full dependence on national devotion in times of danger.
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Associated Press
Bulgaria
Boris
Sofia
Eonga Down 4 German Planes in 20 Minutes
Paris reports Lieut Rene Fonck has shot down four German planes in twenty minutes. He now has seventy official victories and has brought down a hundred German machines overall. Washington notes a speed-up contest spurring rapid processing of registrants. Oklahoma boards completed classification and examination of all adult registrants. Town reporter confirms the same.
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Paris
Rene Fonck
Fone
Haas
Washington, D. C
Crowder
Oklahoma
Audi
Hindenburg Line Breached as Allies Advance Open Front
Paris dispatch reports the Hindenburg line no longer blocks Allied pursuit as Anglo American forces break through north of the Cambrai St Quentin front. U.S. troops push toward Bohain, near Guise, while Gouraud’s attack drives on Juniville and Maucourt, with heavy prisoner and gun captures across the sector.
Masked bandits seize funds at Hopkins bank vault
Four armed masked men entered the First National bank in Hopkins Minnesota shortly before noon and locked staff in a vault before escaping with about 7000 dollars. The incident was reported by the Associated Press with details as printed.
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Associated Press
Hopkins, Minn
First National Bank
Hopkins
Locke
Surrender of Turkey Seen Within 48 Hours
London dispatch says the Evening Standard reports belief a Turkish surrender within 48 hours is anticipated. British authorities allegedly possess information indicating disintegration is underway in Constantinople.
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London
Associated Press
Turkey
Evening Standard
Constantinople
Germans Counter Attacks Along Suippe Front Deepens War Fears
The Pointed Press reports heavy German counter attacks on the Suippe river front near Champagne as French forces defend around Reims. German gains are checked by French resistance with Berry au Bac bridgehead threats and renewed troops on the flanks. A German soldier fears French retaliation, while the front line sees shifting control and bombardment.
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London
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Champagne
Reims
Suippé
Hindenburg
Stippe
Aisne
St. Etienne
Berryau-Bac
Foch
Germany
Aisne Canal
Veste
Nogent-la- Abbesse
Rorimont
Nogent-la-Abbessen
Fire damages Dotson Kerwin clothing store in early morning blaze
Fire thought to stem from wiring damaged the Dotson Kerwin clothing store at 1 20 am. Much luggage and merchandise on the second floor destroyed including suits and overcoats. Loss estimated between 30060 and 40000 dollars with 40040 total possible. Insurance expected to cover the loss and store to reopen after adjusters complete work.
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Dotson-Kerwin
Staoke
Altho
New Light Bomb Carried by Planes Reported By Paris
Paris Oct 9 Germans have adopted a new inflammable air bomb described as highly effective yet lightweight. A single airplane reportedly carries 200 of these bombs. Firefighting faces difficulty as water worsens the blaze due to bomb chemicals, leaving isolation as the only solution. War Size Diamond Joe cigar advertisement noted.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mothers Carry On Navy Head's Wife Message
Mrs. Josephus Daniels wife of the secretary of the Navy delivers a message to the mothers of America at Great Lakes training station. She urges mothers to carry on with their sons who have volunteered and notes the vital support of women whose sons are overseas and the need for all women to push the war effort toward a successful end.
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Great Lakes Navel
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Mothers of America
President's Counter Move Seen as Strategic Front Tactics
The president's counter move is described as strategic, likened to the combined methods of Foch, Hindenburg, and Ludendorff on the front. Experts assess the move as decisive, signaling a cautious yet forceful shift in policy and military posture.
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Foch
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Thorny German Peace Effort Faces Allied Demands
Across Paris and Washington the news centers on Wilson's reply to the German peace note and Allied reactions. Reports from Geneva and London detail German, Austrian, and Turkish leaders stepping down while Central Powers push for an armistice. Belgium warns of continued depredations as Allied forces monitor events.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Associated Press
France
Wilson
Washington, D. C
Belgium
Ambass
Wilson replies to German peace proposal clever and logical
In diplomatic circles in London and Washington officials view President Wilson's reply to Prince Maximilian's peace terms as adroit and strategic. The president asks whether the German proposal comes from the military masters or the whole German people, leaving a path to peace while signaling preparedness to counter.
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London
Wilson
Maximilian
Trapshington
D. C
Marshall Joan
Hindenburg
Ludendorft
Prince Maximilian
Princeton Six Faculty Casualties Abroad
Princeton, N J Oct 9 word has been received of the death in action in France on July 20 of William P McConnell professor of Spanish at Princeton University He is the sixth member of the faculty reported in the casualty list A party of American editors who sailed Sept 26 as guests of the ministry of information has arrived safely at a British port
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N. J
France
William P. McConnell
Princeton University
McConnell
Britain
Asated Press
Lonton, Ay
Ministry of Information
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