Wabash, IN Daily Times-Star, Oct. 17, 1918 - and 50 similar items

Newspaper: Wabash Daily Times Star, Wabash, Indiana. Date: October 17, 1918. Prominent news stories include: British capture Ostend in Belgium - drive out Germans; Two Wabash soldiers die. Condition: 8 pages, complete and intact. Very good condition, with minimal wear aside from small right edge tear along middle fold, as shown. Comes folded or rolled, depending upon existing fold lines. Comments: World War I (WWI), also known as the First World War, was a global conflict fought between two coalitions, the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. Fighting took place throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. One of the deadliest wars in history, it resulted in an estimated 9 million soldiers dead and 23 million wounded, plus another 5 million civilian deaths from various causes. Fighting ended with the Armistice of November 11, 1918, while the subsequent Paris Peace Conference imposed various settlements on the defeated powers, notably the Treaty of Versailles.