Wilson spends Sunday in Paris with church visits and wreath
President Wilson attends the American Presbyterian church in Rue De Berri with Mrs. Wilson and Admiral Grayson. He visits the tomb of LaFayette at Picpus cemetery, lays a wreath silently, and confers briefly with Premier Clemenceau and Col. House before relaxing at the Murat residence in Paris.
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Paris
Wilson
LaFayette
Premier Clemenceau
Col. F. M. House
Madame Poincare
Palace of the Elysee
Harts
Secret Service
Armistice to Germany Extended to January 17
Copenhagen reports the German armistice is extended to five o clock in the morning of January 17. Added conditions from the November 11 agreement include the allies reserving the right to occupy the neutral zone on the right bank of the Rhine north of the Cologne bridge head up to the Dutch frontier, with six days notice.
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Vopenhagen
Treves
Alies
Rhine
Cologne
Doctor Paes, President of Portugal, Shot and Killed
London reports Dr. Sidoriones Sidorio Paes, president of Portugal, was shot at a Lisbon railway station while awaiting a train to Porto Rico. Three bullets struck him and he died within minutes. The assassin, named Jeenne, was killed by the crowd. Paes had been formally proclaimed president on June 9 and led a December 1917 revolt.
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London
Sidoriones
Portugal
Lisbon
Porto Rico
Paes
Jeenne
Sidorio Paes
German Papers Plead They Were Deceived Over Wilson Visit
Berlin dispatches show newspapers that once attacked President Wilson now plead they were deceived by his Paris arrival and are scrutinizing his utterances. The press regionally emphasizes the reversal in tone as Wilson’s policies are reexamined.
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Berlin
Wilson
Paris
Soldiers to Retain Their Overcoats and Uniforms
Washington Secretary Baker informed Chairman Dent of the house military committee that the war department had decided discharged soldiers may permanently retain the uniform and overcoat they wear when mustered out. Dent prepared a bill embodying the authority. Previously the department had planned to have the clothing returned to government three months after a soldier's discharge.
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Washington
Baker
Dent
House Military Committee
War Department
Abandonment of all tent camp construction ordered
The War Department ordered abandonment of all construction in progress at designated tent camps. Affected sites include Wheeler Georgia, Hancock Georgia, Wadsworth District of Columbia, Sevier North Carolina, McLellan Alabama, Sheridan Alabama, Logan Texas, Bowie Texas, Beauregard Louisiana, Cody New Mexico, Doniphan Oklahoma, Fremont California, and Kearney California.
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Washington
War Department
Wheeler
Hancock
Wadsworth
D. C
Sevier
Greene
N.C
McClellan
Ala
Sheridan
Logan
Tex
Bowie
Texas
Beauregard
Cody
N. M
Doniphan
Okla
Fremont
Cal
Kearney
Government Should Control Railroads Five Year Period
Washington report states Director McAdoo urged continued government control of railroads for five years or until January 1, 1924. The aim is a fair trial of government operation and to avoid unsettled conditions in the next year or two without major legislation. He stressed the recommendation does not endorse any theory on ultimate policy.
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Washington
McAdoo
Senate
House Interstate Commerce Committees
Mr. McAdoo
President Wilson Welcomed in France Amid Enthusiastic Welcome
President Wilson landed at Brest and then Paris to a massive demonstration of French and American support. The scene featured naval salutes, cheers, and a parade while Mrs Wilson and General Pershing accompanied him ashore. French leaders Stephen Pichon and Leygues greeted the guest of honor in a ceremonial pavilion.
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Brest
Wilson
France
Paris
Europe
Rising of cotton price by Congress no longer feared
Washington reports that all government regulations governing raw cotton ended with the dissolution of the cotton distribution committee of the War Industries Board. No public announcement was made by leaders but officials conveyed that control over distribution was no longer needed as world markets reopen.
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Congress
Washington
Cotton Distribution Committee
The
War Industries Board
Charles J. Brand
Committee
Baruch
French Offer Educational Resources for American Soldiers
Washington reports Andre Tardieu, high commissioner for Franco American affairs, cabled Secretary Baker from Paris offering to place French educational resources and facilities at the disposal of American troops in the occupation army and those delayed returning home. Special opportunities would be provided for American college students with the army and for learning French. Baker had not yet replied.
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Washington
Andre Tardieu
High Commission of
Navy tests on influenza germs at Puget Sound island
Navy department experiments at the navy public health service hospital on Gallup Island show negative results. One hundred volunteers inhaled and ingested influenza germs and were fed, some inoculated with serums, but no disease developed. Increased appetite and vigor were the only noticeable effects as tests continue.
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Boston
Navy Department
Navy Public Health Service
Galilupe Island
Influenza Epidemic Warns Not Yet Ended Across Nation
Washington reports the influenza epidemic is by no means ended. Surgeon General Blue warns the nation to take precautions, citing widespread recrudescence from coast to coast and urging individual preventive measures.
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Washington
President Wilson to Address Troops in Europe
President Wilson plans a major address to American troops in Europe. He is expected to visit devastated areas in France and may travel into former German territories depending on personal wishes. The speech is anticipated as one of his most important during the European stay.
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Paris
Wilson
Europe
France
Two Enlisted Men Killed in Hydro Airplane Crash
Nortok reports two enlisted men died and two others injured when a hydro-airplane named 18-16 crashed into the Willoughby club near Seventh Street station, Willoughby spit. The craft was wrecked. roof and veranda of the clubhouse torn away. Escape of other crew described as miraculous.
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Nortok
Willoughby Club
Seventh Street
Willoughby Spit
Czernin Letter Urges Peace Talks in 1917
Vienna reports reveal former Austro Hungarian foreign minister Czernin read by a correspondent his 1917 letter to Emperor Charles. He warned Austria’s condition was desperate and that another winter campaign was impossible. He urged peace negotiations to begin.
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Vienna
Count Yaerpin
Charles
Austria
Czernin
Postwar Trade Aids Urged Expansion Of Foreign Commerce Bureau
Washington notes merit of expanding the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce to aid American manufacturers and merchants in postwar world trade opportunities. Report cites merchandise exports at 5.928 billion dollars and imports at 2.946 billion with a trade surplus of 2.982 billion. Proposes development of a government owned Intracoastal Waterway linking lakes to the Atlantic. Calls for more commercial attaches and trade commissioners to boost postwar competitiveness.
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Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com Serce
Redfield
Atlantic Seaboard
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United States
Surrendered ships will not fly German flag again
London Archibald S Hurd writes in The Daily Telegraph that Germans’ belief surrendered ships will return to Germany after peace is mistaken. He argues the ships must be distributed among allies according to losses, and German submarines should be broken up for other uses.
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London
Archibald S. Hurd
Daily Telegraph
Germany
Hurd
Mr. Hurd
American ships carried 46 percent of troops to France
New figures from the navy department under Admiral Gleaves show the distribution of the 2,078,880 troops sent to France. 46 percent traveled on American ships, 48 percent on British vessels, with the remainder on French and Italian ships. numbers include 912,082 on American transports and 1,006,987 on British bottoms, plus smaller totals on other lines.
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New York
Navy Department
Gleaves
France
German Officials Push War Readiness Amid Planes to Furniture
Washington reports German officials protest a plan to convert surplus airplanes into furniture while insisting Germany must prepare for another war. The move, relayed through official channels, aims to maintain readiness and adapt wartime assets for future contingencies.
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Washington
Sirplane Rein
Germany
Ad Vives
Iti Mre
Associusstions
Fire destroys major power plant at Newport
News dispatch reports a great fire at Newport destroying a large power plant fed from an unknown source. The blaze illuminated Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay for miles, with rumors that the naval operating base may have been razed, loss estimated at about half a million dollars.
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Newport News
Naval Operating Base
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
Railroad Executives Oppose Delayed Government Control
Philadelphia based executives representing 125 roads and 82 percent of national mileage issued a formal statement. They argue Director General McAdoo’s proposal to retain government control until January 1824 would cause delay and demoralization, and that there is ample time under current law to study the railroad problem and devise a fair plan for the country, shippers, and public. The statement was released by Thomas DeWitt Cuyler.
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Philadelphia
McAdoo
Thomas DeWitt Cuyler
Association of Railway Executives
Senate
House
Determination to Make Our Navy Second to No Other
Washington reports that the general board of the navy will push to make the U S Navy second to none by 1925 with sufficient appropriations. Rear Admiral Charles J Badger urged Congress to fund a steady buildup amid war end and league of nations talks. He said navies must form the international police force and the United States will bear a large share of the responsibility.
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Washington
League of Nations
General Board of the Navy
Charles J. Badger
House “Naval” Affairs
General Board
Badger
United States Navy
United States
Public Health Conference Debates Influenza Fight
The American Public Health Association adjourned after four days of discussion on influenza. Divergent medical views prevented a single plan. Copies of all data and explanations were distributed by retiring president Dr Charlon J Hastings.
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Chicago
American Public Health Association
Charlon J. Hastings
German loyal oath quiets Berlin fears over troops
Stockholm reports cavalry lifeguard regiments under General Lequist stationed at Potsdam took oath to support the current government. The move calms anxiety in Berlin as troops entered the city and swore allegiance, improving the situation until the constitutional assembly convenes. General Lequist also swore allegiance to the republic.
British Army to Disperse Hundreds of Thousands of Horses
London reports the British Army will begin dispersing about 250000 horses due to ongoing losses from warfare and bombing. In 1915 and 1916 losses ran about 14 percent yearly, 1918 saw 27 percent, with mules totaling 10000 in England unwanted by buyers. The plan aims to sell as many horses as possible in England amid poor mule demand.
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London
England
Englad
Camp Sevier Demobilization and Base Hospital Shift
Camp Sevier rapidly demobilizes as 6 170 officers and men discharged. Camp Jackson officers transfer to Fort Sill for artillery schooling. Forty-eighth Infantry expected to arrive from Camp Sevier. Brig. Gen. Currie reassigned to Fort Sill. Col. Booker to command camp temporarily. Insurance campaign organized. First Regiment Band to disband. Camp Sevier to be abandoned soon. base hospital to continue. Corporal Bert Mash arrives for convalescence. Building opened for the Lutherans in Columbia with a community house funded by the brotherhood.
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Forty-eighth Infantry
Camp Sevier
D. H. Currie
R. M. Danford
Camp Jackson
Fort Sill
Oklo
Fice
P. W. Booker
Field Artillery
Cat
General Banford
Columbia
Washington
Milton R. Little
Amore ‘Arg
Tailranel
Potcis
Ater
United States
Huying
A. Bessat
Y. M
Bessat
156Th Repot
Bert Mash
Delhi
Noph Carolina
the Marne
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Murat
Doctor Paes
Peter A. Mortenson
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Lonice
Rene Ea Ose
Wiloet
Gacaneh Otaneeabee
Iacya Gested Ccm Arts Caring Tererstoligen
President Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Jules J. Jusserand
Count Czernin
James Austin Wilders
James Austin Wilders, Chie Sea Scout
Boy Scouts of America
Newport
Gol. Booker
W. Ws
Hi * Power
Pégtheal Conaa Comaner
Brotherhood
Lutheran’ Brother
Scetatmodern I Gs
C. J. Kimball
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