Huns Seek Allies as Berlin Occupation Costs Rise
Paris based note relayed from Amsterdam shows the French armistice commission demanding payment for Allied occupation expenses in Germany. Claimed totals include 13.5 million dollars for the American army and 310 million provisionally for Britain, with 500 thousand to be charged to Duren and the remainder to Cologne.
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London
French Armistice Commission
Berlin
Amsterdam
Duren
Cologne
Mbalmer Struck Twice By influenza in Columbus
Leslie Martin 32 embalm er for Brown Ferguson Co. fell ill after embalming 200 influenza deaths at Camp Sherman. He recovered briefly then worsened and was admitted to Grant Hospital. His wife and mother in law also ill with flu. John Elder, husband of Mrs Elder, works for Hocking Valley Railroad.
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Columbus
Leslie Martin
Wilbur Avenue
Brown-Ferguson Company
North High Street
Camp Sherman
Martin
Grant Hospital
John Elder
Athens
Elder
Hocking Valley Railroad
Allied troops to occupy Berlin and Heidelberg actions
The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung cites an alleged American wireless dispatch claiming provisional occupation of Berlin by American and allied troops to police the city. A Heidelberg dispatch notes the Workmen's and Soldiers council says France will likely seize Heidelberg and Mannheim after three French prisoners were killed at Mannheim prison.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Heidelberg
Workmen’s and Soldiers Council
Mannheim
Battle at Essen Amid Riots and Red Flag Incident
Reports from Amsterdam say returning soldiers clashed in Essen as they tried to lower a red flag. Several killed in the riots and shooting with uncertain overall outcome. Thousands of Hamm miners demonstrated but were dispersed by troops with some casualties reported.
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Essen
Amsterdam
Hamm
Ukraine Revolt Sparks Push for Allied Occupation Ports
A delayed dispatch from Constantinople reports a revolution in Ukraine. The government requested Allies to occupy Russian Black Sea ports as the turmoil intensified.
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Ukraine
London
Constantinople
Black Sea
Red Flu Warning Cards Flood Athens Streets
Sanitary Policeman N W Baker prints 500 red quarantine notices warning of influenza. He will post them across the city as doctors predict a long flu season lasting through spring. Authorities rely on physician lists and the health board to guide postings.
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N. W. Baker
Athens
Officer Baker
Policeman Baker
Health Board
Wilson backs regional director plan for rail control
President Wilson supports a regional director approach to railroad control as a solution to the wartime management issue. Congress would have 21 months after peace to act, else government control ends. Senator Sith says Newlands Committee to meet. plans include regional districts with either merged private carriers or regional directors without pooling.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
E. D. Sith
South Carolina
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Smith
Newlands Joint Committee
Newlands
Interstate Commerce Commission
Army S A T C men discharged at university in influenza relief
Joy filled the ranks as most S A T C members received discharge papers this Friday morning. Influenza had confined them for months, spurring many to return to civilian life and resume studies. Cots and bedding were moved to Howard Hall for processing while 55 convalescents awaited ward space. A few remain seriously ill, but overall progress is hopeful as Demobilization targets December 2021 with required medical clearance for all dischargees.
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News Barracks
Quartemaster
Howard Hall
Amme
Navy Corps
Brewster Lad
Ve J. Knox
Turkish Fleet Surrendered to Allies in Constantinople
The Admiralty announced that the entire Turkish fleet has been taken by the allies and interned at the Golden Horn in Constantinople. The former German cruiser Goeben was among the surrendered vessels.
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London
Admiralty
Golden Harbor
Constantinople
Goeben
Dance at Red Men’s Hall Saturday Night Invites Public
A social dance is planned at Red Men’s Hall for Saturday night with public invitation. Attendees can expect an evening of music and dancing hosted by local organizers.
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Red Men's Hall
Weigh Bosses Strike At Ohio Collieries Sugar Creek Mines
Two of three Ohio Collieries Company mines on Sugar Creek idle as weigh bosses at mines 209 210 and 211 quit pending wage settlement. They seek higher pay after state and railroad raised wages for weigh bosses elsewhere. James Pritchard and Mr Miles from arbitration board are in town to mediate with the company.
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Ohio Colleries Company
Sugar Creek
Ohio Colleries Weighmen
James Pritchard
The
Operators Association
Mr. Miles
State Board of Arbitration
President Wilson to appoint aides for Europe aid in France
President Wilson will call officials to France after landing to direct distribution of American foodstuffs and raw materials to suffering Europeans. Bernard Baruch is likely to be named. The George Washington sails east of New York at high speed as Wilson recovers from a cold and continues testing gear.
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Robert J. Bender
U.S
George Washington
United Press
Wilson
France
Bernard Baruch
War Industries Board
New York
French Vessels Lost in Storm on Great Lakes
Search efforts continue along Lake Superior shores for survivors and wreckage of two French mine sweepers Inkerman and Ceriselles, each with 38 crew, believed lost near Keweenaw point during a November 24 storm. Both vessels were built at Fort William and were en route to France.
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Great Lakes
Saulte ST. Marie
Lake Superior
Keweenaw Point
Inkerman
Ceriselles
Fort William
France
Ohio Soldiers to be Demobilized by State
War Department orders segregate discharge by state then transfer to nearby camps. Ohio men from Sherman and southern camps will return for discharge. Six hundred six soldiers left for home, with demobilizations in Adams Pike Scioto Lawrence Franklin Pickaway Madison Guernsey Knox Morgan Licking Richland Perry Belmont Monroe Muskingum and Noble counties as counties rotate weekly.
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Sherman
War Department
Ohio
Adams
Pike
Scioto
Lawrence
Franklin
Pickaway
Madison
Guernsey
Knox
Morgan
Licking
Richland
Perry
Belmont
Monroe
Muskingum
Noble
War relief of great value done in county
The Athens County chapter of the American Red Cross held its annual meeting in the courthouse. New by laws were adopted to reduce quorums and redefine the executive board. The chapter reported funds, memberships, and extensive wartime relief work including thousands of sweaters, socks, hospital garments, refugee clothing, and relief kits shipped or ready for shipment.
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Athens County
The
American Red Cross
L. G. Worstell
I. M. Foster
National
Athens
York Township
Dean Irmaki
Voigt
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Frank S. Roach
Henry Zenner
F. L. Preston
A. Carpenter
James Ginnan
Board of Control of the
War Chest Fund
War Chest
Frank Speck
Military Y. M. C. A
War Council
Mabel K. Brown
Congress backed an early league of nations plan
Washington reports that Congress supported a league of nations to enforce peace over a year before Wilson. A 1916 law allowed Wilson to convene a postwar conference on disarmament and arbitration, naming nine US delegates and funding the effort. Knox disclosed the provision, noting the league would form after a peace treaty.
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Washington
League of Nations
Wilson
Conference of Nations
United States
P. C. Knox
Pennsylvania
League
Bill to allow women as Members of Parliament
Lord Robert Cecil introduces a brief bill stating a woman shall not be disqualified by sex or marriage from being elected to sit, speak, or vote in the Commons. The proposal signals a push toward women’s eligibility for Parliament.
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London
Robert Cecil
Commons House of Parliament
Medals for Mothers Urged in England War
England considers issuing medals or badges to every mother whose son served in the war. Each additional son would earn another clasp, expanding recognition for maternal sacrifice.
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London
England
Fuel Requisitions Cancelled for Coal Shipments
The Fuel Administration cancels all requisitions for bituminous coal shipments to industrial plants. From now on plants must obtain fuel themselves, a policy the administration says can be carried out without difficulty.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Chinese Foreign Minister Leads Delegation to Versailles Peace Talks
Lu Cheng-Hsiang, China’s foreign minister, will head the delegation to the Versailles peace conference. He travels with fifteen companions including M. Decoot of Belgium as an adviser. The group will first visit Japan and then proceed to Paris via the United States.
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Peking
Lu Cheng-Hsiang
China
Versailles
M. Decoot
Japan
Paria
America
German Food Shortages During Occupation Remain Harsh
Webb Miller reports from Treves that while Germany’s occupied Rhenish Prussia faces shortages, the mass of people is not starving. Laborers are undernourished, bread is unpalatable, butter scarce, eggs limited, and sugar costly. meals vary by hotel class, with horse meat and sawdust-like bread common among the poor.
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Webb Miller
Rhenish Prussia
Germany
Treves
Ohio Yanks in Range Lucky Letters State
Columbus reports from governor Cox show the 37th Division formerly the Ohio National Guard is in excellent condition with few casualities. Letters from Nov 10 11 counter rumors of hits. 186th Field Artillery not engaged with the 37th. One letter notes no deaths in the regiment and half its personnel are from Columbus.
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Columbus
37Th Division
Ohio National Guard
Cox
Buckeye
186Th Field Artillery
St. Mihiel
Allies seek extradition of former kaiser
Paris reports America may join a coordinated push to extradite the former kaiser as London declares he must be prosecuted. Lloyd George says the coalition will push for punishment of war crimes and aims to ensure indemnities are paid, with allies forming a commission to devise the method.
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Paris
America
London
Lloyd George
Coaltion
England
First Talk of Peace Set to Begin in Paris
Preliminary peace discussions to begin in Paris December 17 with President Wilson in attendance and are expected to last about a month. The formal peace congress with German representatives likely to start January 15, with a treaty anticipated by April or May.
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William Phillip Simms
Paris
Wilson
Troop One Reaches Fifty Members
At last night s meeting Troop One, Boy Scouts added Rex Roush John Brown and Robert Douthitt as new members bringing total to fifty. Douthitt recently served as assistant patrol leader in Troop 14 at San Antonio Texas. Next Thursday is registration day with each member paying twenty five cents for 1919. The troop has sold about twenty five thousand dollars worth of Thrift Stamps this year and plans to end the program. Most scouts have earned achievement and or ace medals. Many will join the annual Christmas trip to New York with Prof. Morgan.
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Troop One
Boy Scouts
Rex Roush
John Brown
Robert Douthitt
San Antonio
Texas
New York
Prof
Morgan
USDA Imports South American Grain as Wheat Substitute
The United States Department of Agriculture imports quinoa from South America hoping it can be domesticated as an alternative to wheat. The move aims to diversify grain crops and reduce reliance on traditional cereals.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Eleven Dead in Great Explosion at Du Pont Works
Eleven men are dead and twenty two severely injured at the Du Pont Cap Works detonator assembling unit in Pompton Lakes New Jersey after four explosions. The plant employed more than four thousand workers and the blasts shook the surrounding countryside.
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Tnnted Press
Pompton Lakes N
Dee 6
Nator
Dupont Cap Works
Women conductorettes plan national fight to retain jobs
Cleveland women streetcar workers announce a meeting to discuss a national fight to keep their jobs after the company orders all conductorettes dismissed by March 1. Leader Mise Re Moriarity says the group will seek support from the National Woman's Trade Union League to finance a test case.
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Cleveland
Mise Re Moriarity
National Woman's Trade Unit League
Washington
Chile Eyes Return of Dreadnoughts From Britain
War ministry suggests asking Britain to return two Chilean dreadnoughts seized at the start of World War I. Chilean crowds plan a pro-Colombian demonstration as details note both ships, 28 000 tons each with 23 knot design, were built in England. The Lima cabinet resigns as Barreta is asked to form a new ministry amid Bolivian moves in the region.
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Santiago
Chile
War Ministry
Great Britain
England
Lima
Perry
Vian
Barreta
Huge saving in war expenses will be made along the Rhine
Senator immons reports a six billion dollar revenue bill to the Senate as Republicans delay. Secretary Baker says war department cancellations may save about 7.25 billion of 24.281 billion in army appropriations. House committee notes potential return of roughly 12 billion to the treasury. American forces near the Rhine. Pershing assumes control at Treves and national staff to supervise public works and schools.
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Washington
Immons
Finance Committee
Senate
Wilson
Congress
Baker
Senate Finance Committee
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Webb Miller
Prussia
Rhine
Coblenz
Takig
General Pershing
Federal
Treves Ag
Fire destroys Franklin Sugar Refining warehouse
A large Franklin Sugar Refining Co warehouse on the Delaware River front in Philadelphia burned, destroying two million pounds of sugar bound for Europe. Ten workers were injured and the loss is estimated in the thousands of dollars.
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Europe
Franklin Sugar Refining Company
Delaware River
Huns Sought Sweden Alliance in World War I Talks
Washington reports detail German attempts to bribe Sweden to join the Central Powers in 1914 and 1915. Finland was offered to Sweden in 1914 and North Slesvig was put forward a year later. Germany threatened landings of troops if Sweden refused.
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Washington
Germany
Sweden
Finland
Schleswig
Tax classification amendment defeated by voters
State voters rejected the classification for taxation amendments while the mortgage exemption measure passed. Officials say the conflicting amendments will be resolved by the one with the greater majority, guiding future tax plans and funding for schools and state institutions.
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General Assembly
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