Troop Movements Near Aulnéye Signal Allied Push
Washington October 11 The American troop movement overseas has surpassed 1 900 000 General March urged the public to support the fourth Liberty loan The allies stand about 14 miles from Aulnéye with nine more miles to reach the junction General March cited gains from September 1 30 including 2844 German officers 120192 men 1000 big guns and 10000 machine guns Since July 15 Allied captures rise to 5518 officers 248494 men 3619 big guns and vast quantities of war materiel The 29th Division with elements of the 156th Infantry and the 2nd Virginia is in the Vosges towards the southern end of the Hindenburg line
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Washington
General March
Idtision
Aulnéye
Anineye
Mareh
France
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia
Vosges Mountains
Alsace
Hindenburg Line
Winchester Cold Storage Ad Seeks Ten Men At Once
No epidemic at hospital. Reports of ill soldiers at Memorial Hospital were inaccurate. Only a few influenza cases treated. source mistaken. Winchester Cold Storage Company solicits ten workers immediately.
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Winchester Cold Storage Company
Memorial Hospital
Winchester Steam Laundry Notice on Service Disruption
Due to labor shortage and sickness the laundry discontinues ironing family washes. Bundle work of men’s clothing and flat items like spreads tables towels napkins and rough dries can be handled as usual. Managers apologize and promise best possible service under trying conditions.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Statement of Accounts Owed to William Sullivan
All persons owing William Sullivan, Harveyman, will Dey the undersigned at once. PAL. Be REARDON, Trustee. em 2P a
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William T. Sullivan
Reardon
Two Girls Die of Pneumonia After Influenza
Two young women Miss Catherine Keating of this city and Miss Julia Reilly of Harrisonburg Va died after contracting influenza and pneumonia. Keating worked in the Hansbrough and Carter insurance office and was active in church and civic life. Reilly, sister of John Reilly the Harrisonburg druggist, died after about a week of illness. Funeral plans had not been set.
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Winchester
Catherine Keating
Julia Reilly
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Keating
Hansbrough and Carter
Richmond
Miss Keating
William Keating
South Main Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
John Keating
Cumberland
James Clark
Nannie
Helen Keating
Miss Reilly
William O’ Reilly
John Reilly
Migs Keating
Anglo Americans Press Le Cateau Gains On French Front
British and American forces advanced about 15 miles through the Cambrai salient and captured Le Cateau. Allied troops pushed toward the Belgian border near Cambrai as German resistance collapsed. American units between the Meuse and Argonne cleared remaining German positions in the northern woods and seized several villages while Grandpré was reported on fire.
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London
Hindenburg
Cambrai
le Cateau
Meuse
Argonne
Grandé Pre
Argonne Clears as American Army Breaks Last German Resistance
American forces advancing in the Argonne forest shattered the final German resistance in the region. Reports say they captured Marcq and Chevieres, two to three miles east of Benny, where heavy fighting had raged.
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Verdun
Argonne Forest
Marcq
Chevieres
Benny
French Advance Four Miles Near St Quentin
Paris reports the French have advanced about four miles east of St Quentin capturing many villages. German rear guard resistance collapsed as French and Italian troops push along the Chemin des Dames. The Oise canal retreat and Aisne crossing east of Orilly are noted with further German falls back near Berry au Bac and Grand Pre station.
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Paris
St. Quentin
French War Office
Chemin Des Dames
Oise Canal
Aisne Canal
Orilly
Berry-au-Bac
Ean
Grand Pre
British forces cross Selle River near Le Cateau gains
London reports British troops have forced a crossing of the Selle river north of Le Cateau and fighting continues in the zone. They reach the outskirts of St. Vaast and St. Aubert, about eight miles north of Cambrai, with advances toward Douai and prisoners taken north of Cambrai. The army also moves north of the Scarpe and along the Hauteduel canal east of Lens.
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London
le Cateau
Selle River
War Office
St. Vaast
St. Aubert
Cambrai
Douai
Scarpe River
Lens
French Advance Gains Six Villages Near Vouziers
Paris reports the French war office stating six more villages were captured from the Germans. Allies now press within three and a half miles of Vouziers as total German prisoners reached over 500,000 since July 18.
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Paris
French War Office
Vouziers
Power Fails Again Hammers The Star In City Wide Outage
An electric power failure struck today halting most local news coverage at The Star. Telegraph and other departments were largely unable to process material as outages disrupted operations and staff efforts.
County Schools Postponed Opening Notice
The County Board of Flewlth decided to notify the County School Board to postpone the opening of the public schools with further notice. They say the influenza situation is not alarming and there is no panic, but many children should not gather when schools start.
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County Board of Flewlth
Furnished Room for Rent in Central Location
Classified item offering a furnished room for rent with bath and electric lights. Suitable for one or two gentlemen. terse OCR notes indicate central location and basic amenities.
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Bath
Walter Tebt
Virginia State Volunteers Adjutant General Inspection Call
Notice calls all Virginia State Volunteers in Frederick County to assemble Monday night at 7 46 o'clock in full uniform for inspection by the adjutant general. Sixty four men now enlisted. organizers urge Winchester and Frederick County men to surpass 100 by Monday. Open to men 18 to 45 ready to join without urging.
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Adjutant General of Virginia
Virginia Volunteers
Frederick County
Winchester
Winchester grocers cited for flour rule and sales notices
A Winchester notice warns grocers to sell four pounds of flour with one pound of substitute or face heavy fines. It also lists October sugar certificate availability, a Dodge car for sale, and multiple livestock sales by A L Price on October 16 1918. Additional items include job wants 15 good workmen at National Fruit Product Co and two Ford trucks en route. Seed wheat priced at 2.60 per bushel from Winchester Seed Co and rental listings on Braddock Street.
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Winchester
Evacuation Talks and Allied Reactions Across Europe
Wire report from London and Rome notes Germany open to evacuating France and Belgium after a peace inquiry. Italian press to Wilson note praise evac plan. Berlin rumors say Hindenburg and Ludendorff may resign if Reichstag backs evacuation. Tehran ministries hint at Turkish surrender and Dardanelles opening as Constantinople declares siege.
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The
Star
London
Germany
Wilgon
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Russia
Rcumenia
Amsterdam
Daily Empress
Italy
Wilson
Rome
Logne
Belgium
Kaiser
Frand Ludendorf
Seid
Reichstag
Hindenburg
Taidendorf
Berlin
Zurich
Vienna
Budepest
Constantinople
Turkey
Dardenelles
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Liberty Loan
Owen
Lecateas
To the Star
British Cross
Telegraph
Virginia State Volunteers
Shirley Carter
W. D. Smith
A. L. Price
A.L. Price
National Fruit Product. Co
Pairmont Avenue
Tipat
Chapman's Auto Supply CO
Winchester Seed Co., Inc
East Piccadilly Street
Braddock St
Blumery Hodge
Rene
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