President Wilson Rejects German Peace Demands
President Wilson refused Germany’s peace proposals stressing that any armistice must safeguard Allied military supremacy and reject atrocities. He argued the German government must end autocratic rule and that peace depends on Germany’s elimination of arbitrary power and adherence to civilized warfare norms. The issue hinges on guarantees and the Allied governments’ acceptance of the terms.
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Mount Vernon
Doctor Yamamoto at Chautauqua engages public on Japan relations
Dr. Mino suke Toshi Yamamoto, a Japanese scholar and author, speaks at Chautauqua on three impartial topics about Japan relation to the United States, aiming to clarify a vital but misunderstood subject. The event is highlighted among other local notices and civic updates.
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Robert Landing Italian Troops Capture Durasco Port
Dispatch from the Italian embassy reports Italian troops capture Durasto port. Malian forces occupy the area following raids by Dritieh and Malian naval units that damaged an Austrian base. The president will issue a separate statement.
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French Pound Fleeing Germans In Retreat
Paris reports French troops maintain contact with retiring Germans and push beyond Laon as they advance along the front from the Oise to the Allotte. Civilians liberated in Laon number about six and a half thousand while Germans retreat amid railroad bombardment. British forces outflank Bouchain and move toward Denain as American units push toward Dun-Bar Meuse in the Argonne sector.
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Argonne Neoter
BRIEF NEWS OF THE WAR REPORTS ADVANCE IN FRANCE
The battle line in France bends under allied pressure as enemy retreats become orderly yet costly. French forces blot La Fere and Laon and push into the Bt Gobain massif while Voussers is captured. The American First Army hammers forward in northern France protecting routes to home soil via Mots and Montmedy. In the Balkans and Palestine allied forces press hard. Albania is cleared of Austro-Hungarian troops and Nish is retaken north of Prune.
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Little Kingdom
Forest Fire Toll In Minnesota Reaches High Deaths
In Duluth Minnesota authorities report nearly 1000 dead from forest fires across northeastern Minnesota over the weekend. Twelve thousand homeless refugees crowd hospitals churches schools and armories as towns like Cloquet Brookston Brevator Coroba Adolph Thompson Arnold Moose Lake and Wright are said to be wiped out and vast property and timber losses are expected.
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Otranto disaster claims many lives and naval changes
Reports from the North Channel recount 336 American soldiers and 30 French sailors among 420 lost as the Otranto wrecks after collision in a storm. Leinster sinking brings total dead to about 480 with 687 aboard. The Kashmir and Islay survivors noted. Also U S Field Armies expand in France under Bullard and Liggett. Influenza cases rise at Camp Lewis with 487 new infections and fewer deaths.
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Government foresters survey Bull Run watershed land
Government foresters begin cruising and appraising privately owned land in the Bull Run watershed district. Owners are expected to exchange their rights for a government reserve area. Bull Run watershed supplies Portland's water.
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Babies Must Have Milk for Health and War Effort
Dr Labbe urged milk as vital for children in France and at patriotic events, arguing milk gives more calories per penny and strengthens the race. He called for all to support dairy herds, noting ships builders and others drink milk and benefit at work. He cited milk’s food value and urged daily pint per child, coop among dairymen, and ongoing dairy campaigns.
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France
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Oregon
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John Hopkins University
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Oregon News Notes: General Interest Summary
Oregon reports include 11 applicants at Galemander for state bar certificates, two draft calls totaling 426 Class 1 men for Fort Mevens and Fort McArthur, and entrapment schedules in a five day window starting October 21. Hood River apple shipments to caster points expected near 1200 carloads. alfalfa land interest surges. trial pledge drive for food conservation set October 8 to November 2. A farmer moved 6 tons of dried prunes, netting $17,100. Banks led by state purchases of treasury certificates. Industrial accidents total 599, with three fatalities in shipbuilding and lumbering. Klamath Falls discusses petition elector requirements. Siuslaw and Umpqua salmon runs peak with many carloads shipped to New York. Secretary of State Olcott involvement noted. Bend area leader Thomas Taylor dies before Masonic session. Kamal War water permit sought for 1,063 acres on Williamson River via US Indian Irrigation Service.
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