1. The Regency Council of Poland, a temporary council appointed by the Central Powers in support of their claim to create an independent Polish monarchy post war, declared Poland independent of Germany. Handwriting on the wall?
2. The Red Army captured Samara, a city on the Volga that in modern times has had a significant role in the Soviet then the Russian space program.
3. Brigadier General Edward Sigerfoos became the only American general to be killed in action during World War One, although his promotion by a Congress unaware of his death was actually on October 10. He had just assumed command of a brigade in the 28th Division an hour prior when he was mortally wounded on September 29.
4. The same day Gen. Doyan of the Marine Corps, stationed to a training role in the United Stated, died of the Spanish Flu.
5. The flu was hitting the front pages of the Wyoming papers:
It was reported in Cheyenne that 285 cases of the Spanish Flu had been reported in Wyoming.
And in Casper "health authorities" were considering closing the schools.
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