100 years ago: 1918 The most wonderful sight in Maine yesterday was the giant, impromptu parade as it wound through Lisbon Street across the North Bridge into Auburn. Probably, had it been planned for weeks in advance, it wouldn’t have been half so elaborate and fine. It was the spirit of the thing — the […]

Due to the significance of this day, we are featuring just the 100 years ago item. 100 years ago: 1918 (One hundred years ago tomorrow, Nov. 11, Lewiston Daily Sun readers woke up to this welcome historic news.) At 6 o’clock this morning Lewiston’s Mayor Lemaire declared a public holiday. There is to be a […]

100 years ago: 1918 So far as the American government was advised late today, no word has been received by Marshal Foch from the German high command since the courier of the armistice envoys started back through the battle lines last night with the surrender terms and the ultimatum for their acceptance by 11 o’clock Monday […]

100 years ago: 1918 Germany’s armistice plenipotentiaries, having entered the French lines under a white flag last night, met Marshal Foch at 9 o’clock, French time, Friday morning. From him, they will receive the armistice terms of the allies and the United States. The historic meeting occurred in a little village in the department of […]

100 years ago: 1918: The armistice terms prepared for Germany by the Supreme War Council soon will be the hands of German emissaries now on their way from Berlin to the western front, but the time that must elapse before there is a decision largely as to their acceptance or rejection probably will depend largely […]

100 years ago: 1918 Diplomats and officials here believe the terms of the armistice for Germany signed by the United States and the Allies in Paris yesterday are in the hands of Gen. Foch for presentation to the German commanders on the western front. There has been no explanation of the method determined upon of […]

100 years ago: 1918 Austria-Hungary is out of the war. Deserted by her last ally, Germany fights alone a battle which means ultimate defeat or abject surrender. After days of pleading, an armistice has been granted Austria-Hungary, whose badly defeated armies in the Italian theatre are staggering homeward under the violence of the blows of […]

100 Years Ago: 1918   Hundreds of tons of steel were fired by the big American guns, northwest of Verdun, in the direction of the railroad centers of Conflans, Longuyon, Montmedy and other points today in cooperation with the infantry attack west of the Meuse. The guns began firing early in the morning and kept up their […]

100 years ago: 1918   Austria’s armies, shattered by the blows of the Italians, British and French, are fleeing pell-mell on a front of more than 100 miles from the Brenta river east and south to the Adriatic. Apparently, the enemy lost all power of resistance on the important sectors. Countless bombers of prisoners are […]