Austria Returns to Peace Talks Accepts Wilson Plan
Austro-Hungary accepts all Wilson peace conditions and urges immediate armistice. Notes from Basel and Berne state the government will begin negotiations without delay and support rights of Czecho Slavs and Jugo Slavs. Paris coverage notes capital sources and reactions questioning Hungary’s leadership and future borders.
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Austro-Hungary
United States
Berne
Paris
Austria- Hungary
Wilson
Austria-Hungary
Basel
Stockholm
Washington
Princess Sophia Sinks With 343 Lost Near Alaska
Seattle report says 343 passengers, mostly Yukon and Alaska bound, perish when the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia strikes Vanderbilt reef and sinks in Lynn Canal near Skagway Alaska. Wireless from Dunagan Alaska confirms no survivors. Dawson YT notes Klondike residents among the dead and hints at a possible gold shipment worth around $1,000,000.
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Seattle
Wash
Klondike
World War Headlines Roundup From The Week
Highteen new ships totaling 98 900 dead weight tons joined the American fleet during the week ending October 25. British forces report 26 German aircraft downed with 11 British machines lost. A Duroc boar Cherry Bob sold for 1000 in Marion Ohio from Black Stone Arkansas weighing 800 pounds. Capt Eddie Rickenbacker reportedly downed his 22nd German plane in France. Russia may address a note to President Wilson seeking allied support against Germany. Milwaukee attorney John C. Kleist arrested on seditious utterances indictment. Former Terre Haute mayor Donn M. Roberts paroled after three years of a six year term. Two flying cadets killed in a Fort Worth aviation collision. German offensive losses in Lys salient tallied at 14 000 killed, 6 000 prisoners, 80 000 wounded or missing. Surgeon General Braisted says influenza epidemic over in ten naval districts. Three American POWs escape from Germany to Holland. King George receives field marshal sword from Japan. praises Japanese forces. Commons reports 327 416 enemy prisoners taken since war began. 97 000 Germans remain in UK camps. Draft evader Leslie Krueger to be tried for desertion by military authorities.
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Haig
London
Marion
Blackstone
Ark
Eddie Rickerbacker
Columbus
France
Vladivostok
Omsk
Wilson
Russia
Germany
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Milwaukee
Kleist
Donn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Ind
Leavenworth
Kan
Howard Burnett
Dodge City
Howell Williams
Tippston
Fort Worth
Tex
Lys River
Braisted
Washington
Paris Island
S. C
Mare Island
Cal
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Holland
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R. I
John O. Donaldson
Robert Anderson
Honolulu
George
Yerthiro
Japan
Buckingham Palace
King George
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Leslie Krueger
Brainerd
Minn
la Crosse
Wis
Owen
Krueger
Princess Sophia Wreck Dead Bodies Lined Shore
Wireless reports from the Lynn Canal describe shores strewn with bodies after the Princess Sophia went down with more than 300 aboard. Despite 25 ships on scene heavy seas prevent landings and rescue.
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Juneau
Alaska
Lynn Canal
British cut hog rations to aid wartime freight shift
London officials announced a likely end to the small ration of concentrated feed for pigs as shipping space is diverted to transport American troops and their supplies to France. The policy aims to push the war to an early success by reducing feed usage.
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London
Board of Agriculture
France
British Cut Turkish Line In Mesopotamia
British forces advancing in Mesopotamia have cut the Sherghet to Mosul road, a main Turkish communications route. The move likely compels a Turkish withdrawal toward Mosul.
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London
Mesopotamia
Sherghet
Mosul
President urges China citizen admission to West Point
President Wilson asks Congress to pass a joint resolution permitting Zeng Tz Wong, a Chinese citizen, to attend West Point Military Academy. The president states passage would be an act of courtesy to the government of China.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Zeng Tz Wong
China
West Point Military Academy
Influenza Epidemic Declared Over in Most Naval Districts
Surgeon General Braisted announced the influenza epidemic is over in ten naval districts and waning in others. Paris Island in South Carolina and Mare Island in California remain noted as exceptions to the improvement.
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Washington
Braisted
Naval
Paris Island
S. C
Mare Island
Cal
Commodity Price List From U S Food Administration
The document lists flour, hay, eggs, cattle, hogs and sheep prices with per bushel or per hundredweight ranges. Flour prices include barley and corn flours from 6.75 to 11.85 per barrel in jute sacks. Hay shows timothy and clover varieties from 15.00 to 32.00. Eggs cover multiple grades and defects, with checks at 3.78 and other varied figures. Cattle, hogs and sheep prices given across quality grades and weights.
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United States Food Administration
Huge Crowds Shut Saloons in Camden During Influenza Panic
Philadelphia reports crowds of Philadelphians flocking to Camden prompting Camden board of health president H H Davis to reimpose saloon closures for public health. The ban, briefly lifted, was tightened again as police were deployed. churches will reopen Sunday and schools Monday.
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Camden
N. J
H. H. Davis
Camden Board of Health
Germany awaits U S terms says Hon Note
Copenhagen dispatch reports Germany replies to President Wilson dated October 24 and says the new civilian government now governs peace talks and will propose an armistice as the first step toward just peace. Reichstag acts to place military command under civilian control amid rumors of the Kaiser’s abdication and Ludendorff’s resignation.
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Germany
Wilson
United States
Reichstag
Berlin
Kaiser
Frankfurter Zeitung
von Ludendorff
War Cabinet
Quartermaster General
Two Ships Sunk Off New Jersey Coast Reported
Reports received by the coast guard say survivors from two steam ships torpedoed off Monmouth Beach have been landed. one life boat reached Barnegat and the other Egg Harbor. Details are unclear.
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Egg Harbor
Monmouth Beach
N. J
Coast Guard Service
Barneget
Few Persons Really Happy
A New York physician quoted by the New York Tribune estimates that about one in a hundred people are truly happy. He notes that many seek medical help and that psycho analysis increasingly influences medicine, revealing how the subconscious shapes our happiness.
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New York City
New York ‘Tribune
American Naval Hospital Planned Near Queenstown Ireland
A large dwelling near Queenstown is acquired for an American naval hospital to serve men from U S warships. Wooden dormitories will expand capacity to 250 beds, built in sections in America and shipped to Ireland in knock-down form.
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Ireland
Queenstown
America
Tam Proclaims Right to Complain About Heat
The Kansas City Star quotes Father Van Quentin predicting he will complain again this summer if the weather turns hot. He notes he was the only man in Kansas City who did not refrain from criticism last winter and reserves the right to speak up if conditions worsen.
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Tam
Father van Quentin
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Letter from a Wife Urges Keeping Jim in Army
A captain recalls experiences and letters from wives of his men. One note asks the captain to keep Jim in the service, praising earning money and noting his past dependence on his wife. The letter highlights family dynamics and wartime attitudes toward service.
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Jim
Allied Forces Break Through on 40 Mile Piave Front
Allied troops push east of the Piave with Italian, French and British units advancing along a 40 mile front from Mont Grappa toward Ponte di Piave. 25,000 prisoners reported. Austrians retreat as cavalry operates openly and heavy matériel is seized.
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Piave
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Livenza
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Ponte di Piave
the Piave
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Colfosto
Sausegam
Conegliana
Montellothe
Mont Pionsi
Orne River
Alano di Piave
Brenta
Asiago
Doctor Emma Gillmore Joins Public Health Service
After the death of Capt Robert T Gillmore, United States medical reserve corps, his wife Dr Emma Wheat Gillmore joined the United States public health service. Her early role was active assistant surgeon in the Fort Oglethorpe extra-cantonment zone, and she chairs the women physicians group on the general medical board council of national defense. She also represents the Medical Women of America on the central governing board of the Volunteer Medical Service Corps.
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United States Medical Reserve Corps
Emma Wheat Gillmore
United States Public Health Service
Fort Oglethorpe
Women Physicians
General Medical Board Council of National Defense
Medical Women of America
Volunteer Medical Service Corps
Easy drill for men past 31 prepares older draftees
Washington reports older drafted men will be trained with modified, less arduous exercises to ease initial stages. Camp commanders ordered gradual training to prevent injury. Baker says no plan to draft men up to age 45 by Jan 1, draft flow remains steady. Influenza causes minor delays, not peace talks.
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War Department
Baker
John R. Mott
Mr. Baker
Habits ears not handles in rabbit behavior note
In Boys' Life Harry Bradford explains rabbits are not easily guided by their ears. He observes rabbits lack clear vision, relying on smell rather than sight, and notes their cautious approach to heights and edges when placed on elevated surfaces.
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Harry Bradford
Boys’ Life
Boy Scouts
Austria on Knees Begs Wilson for Immediate Peace
Count Andrassy asks Secretary Lansing to press President Wilson for an immediate armistice amid Austrian moves toward separate negotiations. Vienna notes say Austria is ready to act independently for peace, while Hungary and German Austria push autonomia and wide reforms. Demonstrations in Budapest rally 100000 in support of new state concepts.
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Berne
Andrassy
Wilson
Lansing
Vienna
Austria
Basel
Austria-Hungary
London
Arbeiter Zeitung
Germany
Michael Karolyi
Hungarian Independent Party
Hungary
First Aerial Mail In 1805 Dates Back To Jefferson
The article notes that the first aerial mail service between New York and Washington occurred in 1805 during Thomas Jefferson's administration. Jefferson sent carrier pigeons to New York to await the return of deeds related to the Louisiana Purchase, releasing them upon word of the vessel's arrival.
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Barneson
New York
Washinton
Thomas Jefferson
Lanuisisna Purchase
France
Jefferson
Washington
Paris
Eighteen Ships Added to American Fleet
The Shipping Board announced that eighteen vessels totaling 98,900 deadweight tons were added to the U S fleet in the week ending October 25. Notable deliveries include the Victorious of 11 800 tons built at Alameda California and the Cape May of 10 100 tons built at Sparrows Point Maryland.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
Victorious
Alameda
Cal
Cape May
Sparrows Point
The Gazelboat and the Burping Brakes
A satirical profile from The Quixterian mocks a figure called the Gazelboat. It describes him as pale and sly with a smile like the devil and a trouble-avoiding habit of bromide use. The piece portrays him as critical, disruptive, and pervasive in organizations and social life.
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Gazelboat
Losses in sinking of the American steamer Ticonderoga
The War Department in Washington announced that September 30 the sinking of the Ticonderoga caused the deaths of two officers and 99 enlisted men, bringing total US losses to 213 with 10 officers and 102 crew previously dead and two officers captured by a submarine.
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Army
War Department
Washington
Navy
France Demands Return of Laon Civilians
Paris protests to Berlin over the forcible removal of Laon civilians. France warns that repatriation of German civilians from France will halt unless the Laon residents are promptly returned to French custody.
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Paris
Germany
Laon
France
Terre Haute Mayor Paroled After Fraud Sentence
In Leavenworth Kansas on October 29 Dom M Roberts the former mayor of Terre Haute Ind was paroled after serving three years of a six year federal prison term for election frauds.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Dom M. Roberts
Terr Haute
Ind
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