Suspicions Fly as Becker Attacks Hearst in German Propaganda Inquiry
Washington reports deputy attorney general Alfred I L Becker accuses Senator Reed of representing William Randolph Hearst during cross examination before the senate committee investigating German propaganda. The exchange questions funds tied to Bolo Pasha and Morgan Co. and ends with a Lutheran council loyalty letter in the record.
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Washington
Alfred I L. Becker
New York
Reed
Missouri
Senate Committee
William Randolph Hearst
Becker
Hearst
Bol Pasha
von Bernstorff
Gecker
J. P. Morgan & Co
Bolo Pasha
Bolo
France
Morgan
Paris
Laurier Larsen
National Lutheran Council
General Mencher Named Director of Air Service
Washington December 21 Maj Gen Charles T Mencher who led the Forty second Rainbow division in France is appointed director of air service succeeding John P D Ryan General March announced today Mencher takes over the wartime post as the air force expands its overseas role
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Washington
Charles T. Mencher
France
Air Service
John PD. Ryan
General March
Butte War Chest In Question Premature Death Of Barleycorn
The page notes Barleycorn's death in a war chest context and includes brief items on military opinions about the Huns and local welfare claims, with lists of notices such as the De Siere memorial and roll of honor. It also mentions promotions, prosecutions, and various local notices.
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Butte
Barleycorn
Matthew Patterson
Frank Walsh
Germany
Eckhardt
Mexico
de Siere
Telegraphic
Duthe
Anaconda News
Children in East Side New York Face Hunger
Reports of hunger among East Side children prompt citizens to form a committee to feed them first and investigate later. The group acts amid festive season concerns as milk and staple foods remain unaffordable for many families.
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East Side
New York
Socialists Form Central Executive in Berlin Revolution
The revolutionary parliament granted the cabinet broad control and formed a 27 member central executive of soldiers and workers from the majority socialist ranks. They can eject cabinet members and have limited veto power. A socialization push favors state control of ripe industries starting with coal mines, then steel and chemicals. Berlin’s assembly-seat debates and Weimar as a potential site mark the period’s turmoil.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Friedrich Ebert
Philip Scheidemann
National Assembly
Emil Barth
Ebert
Ithenish
Herr Rickelt
Weimar
Grand Duchy of
Saxe- Weimar-Eisenach
Herr Scheidemann
Germany
Piper Ends His Murder Trial With Suicide in Jail
Milo H. Piper awaiting trial for the murder of Frieda Weichman of Chicago hanged himself in his Muskegon county jail cell. He formed a makeshift noose from a belt and collar, tied it to the cell cross bars, and died after officers initially doubted the report. Attorney Charles B. Cross discovered the body after visiting.
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Muskegon
Mich
Milo H. Piper
Frieda Weichman
Chicago
Tounty
Charles B. Cross
Piper
Samuel A. Jackson
Red Cross Membership Reaches Twelve Million
Washington report shows the American Red Cross tally at 12,000,000 members by noon today. Headquarters announced the Christmas roll call will close Monday night as chapters rush to file returns amid busy voluntary work nationwide.
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Washington
American Red Cross
German Assembly to Meet in Frankfort on Main
Munich Dec 21. Dr Luppe mayor of Frankfort on the Main announces the German national assembly will meet there.
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Frankfort-On-Main
Munich
Luppe
Frankfort-on-the-Main
National Assembly
Senator Lodge Objects to Five Points of Peace
Senator Lodge, Republican leader, challenged five of President Wilson's peace principles in the Senate. He urged postponing secret diplomacy and other issues until after the peace conference, stressing Senate consent for any binding treaty and warning that without explicit Senate views, untoward outcomes could arise. He urged clear resolutions defining postwar terms and cited Belgium restoration and redrawing of Europe as essential guarantees.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Lodge
Germany
League of Nations
United States
Flag Flies Over Coblenz as Marines Command River Boats
The American flag rose over Coblenz central hospital marking the first such display since occupation. Along the Rhine, 11 river patrol boats flew the Stars and Stripes under Marine command with crews of German origin.
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International Film Service
Coblenz
Ehrenbreitstein
Gibraltar of the Rhine
Robert Bogers
West Point
First Pioneer Infantry
Pioneers
Coblenzt
Fridlay
Former Roundup Miner One of a Few Survivors
Joseph Overend, once a Roundup resident, has returned from England after recovery from injuries in Belgium during World War II. He enlisted in the English army, attached to an artillery battery where 44 of 48 men were killed. he and three others were wounded. Shell shock required four months in hospital and a year convalescence, leaving him with gray hair. He will resume mining here and may rejoin his former occupation.
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Joseph Overend
England
Belgium
Overend
Influenza Introduced at the Port of Boston
New York reports Spanish influenza invaded the United States via Boston Harbor. Dr. W Woodward health commissioner of Boston spoke to physicians at a conference on industrial practice confirming the admission of the illness into the country.
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Boston
New York
United States
W.*. Woodward
Conference Board
Montana Weather Forecast Promises Fair Weekend
Forecaster says father of Montana will see fair conditions on Sunday and Monday with little change in temperatures. No strong fronts or precipitation expected. light winds and dry skies favored across the state.
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Montana
President Wilson Receives Honorary Doctorate in Paris
At the Sorbonne President Wilson is awarded the degree of doctor honoris causa marking the university’s first honorary conferral. French and American dignitaries attend as Wilson salutes the league of nations concept and reflections on peace.
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Paris
University of Paris
Sorbonne
Wilson
Poincare
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
William Graves Sharp
Jean Jules Jusserand
United States
Alfred Croiset
Faculty of Letters
Ferdinand Lamaude
Lucien Poincare
Republic
First Navy Units Arrive at Home Port New York
The first of many fighting ships ordered for Christmas ceremonies arrived in New York harbor. Six battleships the Illinois Alabama Mississippi Iowa Indiana and Kearsarge plus hospital ship Solace docked for holiday leave and to greet home-coming ships en route from the North Sea next week.
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New York
Illinois
Alabama
Mississippi
Iowa
Indiana
Kearsarge
Solace
North Sea
Peace Conference at Versailles Delayed to Early February
Paris reports the preliminary peace conference at Versailles is postponed to the start of February at the earliest. Editor Marcel Hutin cites Wilson's visit to England and post election reconstruction as reasons. Preliminary exchanges scheduled to begin today have been deferred.
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Paris
Versailles
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Wilson
England
Hilligh
Lloyd Crearge
Hindenburgs Plan for People's Guard Reported
Copenhagen dispatch says Bolshevik forces push toward the German frontier to ally with sympathizers while Trotzky takes over war materials as German government backs von Hindenburgs proposal for a secret national guard. London confirms plans and instruction for secrecy, with women to serve in auxiliary roles.
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Copenhagen
Cierman
Russia
Trotzky
London
Piel Marshal von Hindenburg
People's Guard
Daily Mail
Haase and Joffe in the Limelight
Berlin dispatch reports Vorwaerts predicting disclosures by Adolph Joffe former Bolshevik ambassador. Haase denies funding links, while Cohen travels to Moscow amid talks of Spartacus group financing. Radek claims Bolshevist funds supported Berlin and New York operations.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Adolph Joffe
Hugo Haase
Ebert
Herr Haase
Joffe
Reichstag
Spartacus
Qecar Cohen
National
Ministry of Justice
Cohen
Moscow
M. Radek
Carl Liebknecht
Radek
New York
United States
Von Hindenburg Proclaims Remarkable Message
Amsterdam dispatch reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg issuing a remarkable proclamation. The notice appears on page 20, column 5, with the full context continued in the next section.
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Amsterdam
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
Thirty Thousand A Day Demobilized At Home
Washington reports that home demobilization hit 30,600 daily, surpassing the 30,000 target set by the War Department. General March notes seven day totals averaged 27,000 and that by December 14 a cumulative 29,903 officers and 1,?58,562 men had been demobilized, with over 900,000 men slated for early release including divisional troops engineers and aeronautics personnel.
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Washington
War Department
General March
Military Aeronautics Division
President Wilson's England Visit Official Program
The Associated Press reports the arrival at Dover at 12 19 pm and reception by the Duke of Connaught. John W. Davis and Lord Reading will accompany the president who travels to London for a royal welcome and Buckingham Palace banquet. The itinerary includes meetings with ministers, Guildhall ceremony, and travel to Carlisle and Manchester before France.
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Associated Press
London
United States
England
Dover
Duke of Connaught
John W. Davis
Lord Reading
Toin Herscheford
Charles Cust
Calais
Charing Cross Station
Buckingham Palace
Wilson
Guildhall
Lancaster House
Carlisle
Carlile
Manchester
France
AFFAIRS SHAPING FOR BIG MEETING
Paris dispatch reports the president’s first week in France clarifying the peace conference. The talks with French and Italian leaders stress that a treaty alone is not enough and that a broader agreement must cover freedom of the seas and a league of nations. He will proceed to England to extend the discussions along these lines.
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Paris
France
United States
England
Italy
President Wilson Message Continued on Page 20
A brief note from President Wilson is continued on Page 20, Column 8, in Stockholm reporting. The message update appears amid other international coverage and reader alerts.
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Stockholm
Wilson
Italy’s War Losses Size Restitution Demands
Paris reports Salvatore Barzilai, ex Italian cabinet member, says Italy suffered 500000 deaths in World War I with 300000 killed in battle and 200000 from disease. He places 300000 wounded and 500000 of 5900000 called to arms captured. He argues for restitution of Adriatic regions and a league of nations with seas freedom.
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Associated Press
Paris
Salvatore Barzilai
Italan
Victor Emmanuel
Signor Barzalai
Italy
Albania
Macedonia
Piave
Adriatic
Austria
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