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Wednesday, September 18, 1918

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The Headlines

PREPARED FOR NEW PEACE MOVE BY AUSTRIA-HUNGARY; May Propose a Discussion Restricted to the Principles Laid Down by President Wilson.EVACUATION PRE-REQUISITEEnemy Would Have to Relinquish All Conquests BeforeConference Could Begin.REPLY TO AUSTRIA SENTPresident's Prompt Refusal Believedto Have Ended First Phaseof Peace Offensive. Restriction of Discussion. The Fourteen Prime Essentials. PREPARED FOR PEACE MOVE BY VIENNA Peace offensive Merely Checked. Leadership of United States. Must Crush Prussianism.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Till We Meet Again

Richard A. Whiting

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1918

  • The Yanks are coming

Tech Check

Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.

Cost of Living (1910)

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Gallon of Gas

$0.15

Average Home

$3,600

New Car

$950

Time Elapsed

39,342 days ago

(107 years, 287 days)