British French Push In Verdun Meuse Front Fight Continues
Allied troops report capture of ridges west of the Meuse and advances near Bois D Ormont and Bantheville wood. British near Landrecies while heavy fighting abounds south of Valenciennes as forces absorb German counterattacks and extend positions along the front.
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Meuse
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Rappes Wood
Bantheville Wood
Bois D’ormont
Belleau Wood
Landrecies
Bois L'Eveque
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Ruriden
Valencte SS
Fighe Ritter
France
Belgium
Valenciennes
Americans Seize Immense German Armored Battle Plane
North of Brieulles the American Army captured a giant German armored battle plane, largely intact with pilot and gunners missing. American troops towed the craft to safety after a brief counter fire. instruments and two machine guns were taken, and the bomber carried a unique bomb dropping device and fixed gun sight.
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Associated Press
Verdun
Brieulles
Meuse
German Reichstag Debates Militant Policy Criticism
German deputies from Center and Socialist groups attacked military policy as shrinking civil governance to a puppet role. Philipp Scheidemann warned that the west was misjudged and that Germany may be unable to crush the Allies, urging effort to avoid being crushed.
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New York
Qet
Reichstag
Adolph Groeber
Philipp Scheidemann
Prince Maximilian
Fisch‘beck
People’s Progressive War
Gustav Stresemanne
National Literal Party
Ttheir
Grogber
Groe‘bar
Upsa
von Hertling
von Stein
Prusslan
Wei
von Payer
Stuttgart
Germany
Solf
Dr. Solf
Brest-litovsk
Names of Americans Held in German Camps
Washington reports the War Department released names of four officers and 97 enlisted men held in German prisoner camps. Enlisted men listed include Fred Q. Schuerte of Farmers Retreat Indiana and William Tann of Tasonville Indiana, with others from Indiana and Wisconsin.
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Washington
Associated Pres
Washington, D. C
Terman
War Department
Rastatt
Fred Q. Schuerte
Farmers Retreat
Ind
Whi. Tann
Tasonville
Robert Ua Warnick
Bloonfield
Frank Ta? Waker
Marion
Albert F. Wagner
Wanutoma
Wis
Snow falls across Nebraska with three inch depth
Snow began last evening in Maworth Nebraska and covers ground to about three inches. The storm slows unseasonable summer weather and is described as widespread across western Nebraska with reports of a continuing snowfall.
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Maworth
Neb
Seafaring Yanks Stormy Voyage Reach England
A unit of Black soldiers arriving from France in England caused a stir when one quiet member exclaimed he would not endure ocean waves again and would sail home by New Orleans, promising his fellow soldiers to remember his words. The incident was reported from London via the Reciprocal News Service.
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London
England
America
New Orleans
Paper Delivery Notice Reminds Customers to Call for Missed Issue
The notice asks recipients to call 333 if the paper is not delivered by five o clock. It states a copy will be sent, and that calls reach the office before a specified time. The item reflects a period telephonic customer service instruction in a local newspaper.
War's Most Powerful Cannon Is 16 Inch One Now Used by Americans
Basel dispatch reports Emperor Charles accepted the resignation of Austro Hungarian foreign minister Baron Burian and the Hungarian cabinet led by Dr. Wekerle. Count Julius Andrassy named to succeed Burian as Hungary considers armistice terms with Entente powers.
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War
Austria
TNE
Associated Press
Basel
Switzerland
Charles
Budapest
Baron Burian
Wekerle
Julius Andrassy
Amsterdam
Vienna
Frankfort
Hungary
Paris
Entente
Boveernments
Zurich
Frankfort Zeitung
Baron von Hussarék
Wilson
Hapsburg
American 16 inch naval guns join front action
Washington reports that American 16 inch naval guns manned by naval crews have been deployed with Gen Pershing's army at the front. The weapons are 59 calibre, about 660 feet long, weighing near 100 tons, with shells near a ton. they mark the army's most powerful, hard hitting artillery yet. Naval crews have also operated 12 inch guns in earlier sector actions.
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Washington, D. C
France
Pershing
Vansilles
NAVY
Teabone
Belgian Prisons Promise Acknowledged By German Governor
Gen von Falkhausen, German military governor of occupied Belgium, promised to release all Belgian political prisoners unless military needs demand otherwise. News of Burgomaster Max of Brussels being freed accompanied the report.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Belgium
Germany
von Falkhausen
Max
Brussels
German Chancellor Prince Maxmilian Wins Confidence Vote
Copenhagen dispatches report the German chancellor Prince Maximilian receiving a confidence vote in the Reichstag by 130 to 1082 with 23 not voting amid Berlin coverage. An advertisement note for El Verso Havana Cigar appears at the end.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Cer'min
Reichstas
Maxmilian
Berlin
el Verso
Havana
Elimination of Sunday Murgazine and Press Agent
Pittsburgh Daily Papers announces drastic reductions in Sunday content and advertising. Free publicity and press agents will be prohibited, headlines shortened, and columns lengthened in some cases to 22 inches. Advertising gates rise. news condensed to minimize pages, with ads rejected if they would require excessive page expansion.
House Mission Aims at German Armistice Talks
Col. House Wilson confidant travels to Europe as personal representative to discuss terms for an armistice and peace, accompanied by Adm. Benson and other U S officials. They prepare for negotiations with Allied leaders while military chiefs define possible terms.
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Washington, D.C
Oet
Col
F. M. Flouse
Wilson
State Department
Admin Willian
Benson
Naval Operations
France
United States
Germany
Cal. House
Gordon Auchincloss
Joseph G. Grew
Berlin
Frank J. Cobb
New York
Addiatic
Col. House
America
Washington, D. C
House
Europe
Work or Fight Order Enforced in Duluth
Duluth imposes compulsory labor for able bodied idle men not in military service. Judge J F McGee state fuel administrator acting under the state public safety commission directs the measure to secure manpower for essential industry at the work farm amid a critical fuel shortage.
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Duluth
Commissioner of Public Safety
J. F. McGee
State Public Safety Commission
Enormous Berlin Crowd Demands Abdication of Emperor
An immense crowd gathered before the Reichstag building in Berlin crying for abdication and the formation of a republic. Dr. Karl Liebknecht, released socialist reader, was cheered as he entered a flower-filled carriage to deliver a speech declaring the people's time had arrived.
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Associated Press
Paris
Berlin
William
Sostial Vom
Kart
Liebknecht
Heé
Croatian Soldiers Revolt Seize Fiume. Rail Link Destroyed
Basel dispatch reports Croatian soldiers of the 74th regiment at Fiume revolted seized the city and wrecked the railway facilities. Hungarian ministers faced resignation calls from Count Apponyi Count Andrassy and opposition deputies after the event.
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Associated Press
Basel
Fiume
Count Apponyi
Count Andrassy
Budapest
Anarchists Sentenced in Antiwar Publication Case
In New York on October 25 five avowed anarchists were sentenced in federal court for circulating anti government literature and pamphlets urging munition workers to strike. Three received 20 years, one got three years for turning state's evidence, and a woman was sentenced to 15 years.
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Associated Press
New York
Wilson Urges voters to back Democratic Congress
President Wilson issued an appeal to the people to elect a Democratic majority in both houses in November. He warned a Republican majority would be read as repudiating his leadership and threaten unity and war policy.
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Associated Press
Washington,d. C
Wilson
Congress
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Senate
House of Representatives
Aly
House
Flarty
Germany
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