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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
6
British and American forces press along the Cambrai front amid fires and destruction. Allied troops advance rapidly, driving German resistance and regaining ground. Reports say large numbers of prisoners taken and a widening gap in the German line.
Treasury officials urged every citizen to double his loan subscription to match Allied victories in France. McAdoo called for rapid action as fourth Liberty Loan progress lagged behind the third while big business and wealthy individuals were expected to contribute more. Subscriptions total near 30 percent of six billion goal, with differing pace compared to the third loan.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Bruges uprising against German deportation attempts. German troops opened fire, leaving numerous Belgians dead or wounded, per Les Nouvelles.
Des Moines reports 8000 suspected influenza cases statewide as a health official notes heavy opposition to the disease. Cities cancel public gatherings, schools and theatres shut, with Des Moines and Ottumwa closing most venues. Jesup, Cedar Rapids, Ames, Sioux City report cases and quarantine measures. Marshalltown closes theatres, schools, churches and more for at least two weeks. Camp Grant reports declining pneumonia deaths, while Wisconsin and Ohio move to close schools and theatres amid the flu surge.
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Vienna reports the Austro Hungarian ministerial council will introduce national autonomy to fulfill President Wilson’s stipulation. A separate movement pushes for Hungary Austria separation, with Count Batthyanyi urging quick division. Czech and Polish plans for future state structures are noted amid German federation talks in Austria.
Associated Press report shows Senate debate on President Wilson's peace note. Senator Pittman assaults Senator Lodge's critique, arguing the lodge statement serves no good purpose amid Turks and European peace hopes. London papers largely back Wilson, while other dispatches discuss German moves and air mail service plans.
The Second Circuit Court sets maximum prices for roll and sheet newsprint, retroactive to April 1, with a per ton profit allowance for manufacturers. The ruling, seen as a win for producers, could push paper prices toward four cents per pound, affecting publishers and advertising rates as costs rise.
British and American forces push from Cambrai toward the front held by the French after heavy bombardments. Canadians and English advance, entering Cambrai from both north and south, with hundreds of Germans killed or captured. Cavalry and fast tanks pour through the breach as fires burn but many buildings survive intact.
Four bandits blew open the Turtle Lake bank safe and escaped after a pistol battle with about a dozen citizens. The raid resulted in one local man's death and $35,000 in gold and currency taken.
An Atlantic port report states a large American steamship, possibly the Ticonderoga, was sunk by a submarine after shelling and torpedoing five days earlier. A British freighter rescued 20 survivors, with many crew members feared lost. The vessel had been interned at Manila at war’s start. Washington later noted the Ticonderoga separated from its convoy, with no further word.
Washington Oct 10 six officers and 37 enlisted men of the Herman Frasch crew, sunk after colliding with the George C Henry on Oct 4, were officially reported missing by the navy. Officers listed include Lieut Commander C B Stod dard and Lieuts Wm C Stewart and Francis P Smith. Ensigns Wheeldon Abograst and Robert E Deakin. The report notes oxygen tanks to be carried by aviators crossing enemy lines at altitude.
An American bombing expedition near Verdun involved over 350 aircraft dropping 32 tons of explosives on German cantonments between Wavrille and Damviller. The operation, the air war’s high spot, saw 12 enemy planes destroyed, one Entente plane missing, and five German aircraft plus one balloon shot down. Photographs and newspapers were dropped to American troops.
Two army officers died and six were burned or injured in a fire at United States Army General Hospital No. 3 in Colonia near Rahway New Jersey. Capt. Fred F. Cole of Portsmouth New Hampshire and Capt. Warren T. Walker of Syracuse New York were killed. Names of the others were withheld, with officials saying they likely would recover. The blaze started at 2 a.m. in officers quarters about 100 feet from the main hospital and the building housed 25 occupants. Hospital fire crews extinguished the flames quickly and no general alarm was sounded.
New York October 10 unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation on September 30 stood at 8,297,905 tons, down 461,137 tons from August 31. Advertising note about a 5c cigar appears in the page margin.
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