Peace meet nearing in Europe and repatriation of war prisoners
London reports warn of potential disturbances as Revolutionary councils arise and armistice terms may be terminated on 48 hours notice. Allies aim to reconstruct a new Europe with gradual transition to peace while ensuring German disarmament and expanded Allied occupation. Paris announces 420000 French prisoners, including those held in neutral lands, to be repatriated.
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London
Wireless Service
Central
Europe
Rhine
Urals
Germany
Paris
Holland
Versailles
Armistice Commission to Spa Led by General Rhodes for France
London reports General Rhodes will represent France on the inter allied armistice commission to supervise armistice terms at German headquarters in Spa. Washington dispatches note possible U S representation on the mixed commission accompanying the armistice terms. The upcoming peace council may convene before year’s start with aides including Creel Sisson Walter Rogers and a group of secretaries assisting E M House.
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France
London
Rhodes
Inter-Allied Armistice Commission
Spa
Washington
United States
E. M. House
George Creél
Committee On Public Information
Edgar Sisson
Walter Rogers
New York
Red Flag Factions Stir Across Neutral Lands
Dispatches report Socialists tightening grip in Germany and Austria while revolts spread to Sweden Holland Switzerland. Bolsheviki lose ground in Berlin Soviets. Red Flag returned to former owners. Swiss strike. Dutch and French socialist actions. concerns in Spain Norway Britain about disarmament and wider radical movement.
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New York
Germany
Austria
Sweden
Holland
Switzerland
Berlin
Bolsheviki
Kokal Anzieger
Red Flag
Ebert
Seaman Statesman Wilson Returns Unopposed to Parliament
Joseph Havelock Wilson general secretary of the National Seaman's union has been returned unopposed to Parliament. He strongly advocates boycotting Germany after the war and has aided in adjusting strikes.
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Joseph Havelock Wilson
National Seaman’s Union
Seamen of Great Britain
Germany
After the War Price Talk Sparks Wide Debate
Prices are expected to fall as war demand wanes. Corn and wheat drop due to surplus from Argentina, Australia, Egypt, and India. Hog farmers rush hogs to market amid fear of lower prices, while the National Food Administration sets minimum hog prices to stabilize the market.
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Argentina
South Africa
Australi
Egypt
India
Food Adinistration
Europe
National Food Administration
Bomb Threat Fails to Hit Youngstown Telegram Office
In Youngstown Ohio on November 15 an attempt to bomb the Telegram newspaper office failed to cause serious damage beyond broken windows. The blast cracked nearby walls and damaged surrounding homes within a block. The Telegram has long been a leading dry advocate and a prior dynamite attack occurred years ago against publisher Samuel G McClure.
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Youngstown
Telgram Newspapr
Telegram
Ohio
Samuel G. McClure
Celebration Called Off Until Thanksgiving
Mayor Woodworth announced at noon that the Victory Night celebration planned for tomorrow evening is postponed until Thanksgiving due to the flu in the city. The committee met with local physicians and decided to cancel all arrangements for tomorrow night, including business closings.
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Woodworth
Athens
War Taxes Until 1925 To Continue After War Ends
Washington reports America will maintain war taxes until 1925 with six more years of heavy taxation. Secretary McAdoo notes postwar costs justify continued revenue and a revised bill aims for 6 billion dollars in 1919 and at least 4 billion the following year. Expenditures for the coming year shrink to about 18 billion from 24.1 billion as peace prospects rise. The policy includes limited lending to allies to buy food and materials.
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Washington
America
Treasury
McAdoo
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
O P Control At Columbus As Republicans Win Big
Columbus Nov 15 Republicans gain control of both chambers in Ohio General Assembly with 17 new Senate members and 49 new House members. Republicans will name officers and fill key posts including secretary of state treasurer and attorney general. Democrats elect four new senators and 18 representatives.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Senate
Supreme Court
Robin Oh
Marvesville
Harvey C. Smith
Muskincum County
Secretary of
Bureau of Vital Statistics
J. E. Monger
Greenville
Rudolph W. Archer
Eject
John G. Price
U S Steel Chief Urges Peace to Halt Economic War
James A. Farrell president of U S Steel told the National Foreign Trades Council that the supreme duty is to ensure peace terms block conditions aimed at economic warfare.
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James A. Farrell
U. S. Steel Corporation
National Foreign Trades Council
Yanks Freed in Germany as Armistice Signed
American Red Cross in Switzerland reports that more than 2 582 US prisoners held in German camps were released immediately after the armistice was signed. The figure covers Americans captured up to November 1 with only a few hundred more believed captured after that date.
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Paris
American Red Cross
Switzerland
Robt A Van Wyck First Mayor of Greater New York Dead in Paris
Word arrived that Robt A Van Wyck, first mayor of greater New York, died in Paris after an illness. He was born in New York in 1850.
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New York
Robr. A. van Wyck
Greater
Paris
Grippe
Turks to abandon Europe for Asia after Constantinople loss
Sir Charles Elliot reports the Turks have long anticipated leaving Europe. They have talked of yielding Constantinople and moving to Asia to establish a new capital.
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London
Sir Charles Eliot
Europe
Constantinople
Asia
Corset Fittings By Proxy Promise From U S Office
In Columbus Ohio a Dayton department store asked the U S Employment Office for a corset fitter and received one the next day. The Dayton office supplied a sample of women help including typist saleslady cook clerk janitress machinist tailoress timekeeper dishwasher and factory hand. Water tanks for Australia built from native clays near 10 000 gallon capacity.
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Columbus
Ps-s-st
Sam
Dayton
United States Employment Office
Beng
Io Australia
France Cleared of German Forces as War Moves End
Paris reports the last German armies have retired beyond France borders. Copenhagen notes German evacuation of Poland begins amid revolt as Warsaw rioters are disarmed. London dispatches say Belgians control Antwerp and Holland faces turmoil with calls for Queen Wilhelmina abdication and a new Dutch government to be formed.
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Paris
France
Poland
Copenhagen
Berlin
Warsaw
London
Antwerp
Holland
The
Express
Wilhelmina
Jonkherr Colyn
Formr
England
Plunder and casualties amid Berlin revolution reports
Reports from Copenhagen on November 15 say 100 people were killed and buried in Friedrichstrasse churchyard during the Berlin revolt. German deserters formed a flying division at Bremen and plundered the Hanover railway station and other sites. 36 were captured and sent to Berlin where three were executed.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Freidrich
Strasse
Bremen
Hanover
Camp Sherman Soldiers to Play Ohio University Saturday
The Camp Sherman base hospital football team, arriving after a train delay, will play Ohio University in Athens. They are quartered at the Jerry Hotel and will practice on Ohio Field. All gate receipts beyond expenses go to the soldiers.
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Camp Sherman Base Hospital
Ohio University
Marietta
Athens
Jerry Hotel
Ohio Field
Laundry costs in Paris rise for families
Paris on November 15 reports the family laundry is expensive with pajamas washed at 50 cents, shirts at 24 to 40 cents, a B V B item at 20 cents, a soft collar at 5 cents, socks at 6 cents a pair and a handkerchief at 3 cents.
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Paris
France
B. V.B
Mrs Walsh Turns Home Into Clothing Factory for French Children
Mrs Thomas F Walsh longtime Washington hostess now runs a practical clothing factory from her large home. From 10 a m to 6 p m six days a week she oversees production of garments for French children using discarded clothing collected from local residents. Over last summer the operation produced more than three hundred outfits.
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Thomas F. Walsh
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Kaiser May Be Handed Over By Dutch People
Paris reports a tug of war over Kaiser Wilhelm's fate as the Miasses resist his escape and push for an international high court to judge him. Jan Van Hamel of Amsterdam doubts the Dutch government will shelter him if an international court demands his appearance.
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William Philip Simma
Paris
Wilhelm
Kaiser
International High Court
Drafttees Urged to Hear Lecture on Fit to Fight
The United States Public Health Service under the Provost Marshal General directs every Class One draftee to attend the lecture Fit to Fight. Dr J M Shapire and W Eugene Jones will lead a session in Athens on Wednesday November 20 at seven o clock in Ewing Hall.
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United States Public Health Service
John H. Byrne
Boards of Instruction
J. M. Shapire
Wm. Eugene Jones
Southern District of
Ohio
Athens County Board of Instruction
Ewing Hall
Athens
Athens County
Belgium faces German railway limits after armistice
Washington reports Allied and U S views to limit seizure of railway material while Germany must maintain order. Responses cite Belgian devastation and German behavior as armistice strains. The piece notes German appeals to Jane Addams and Woodrow Wilson, and calls for tribunals to judge wartime acts.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
Mies
Jane Adame
Hull House
Chicago
Belgium
Anitaburg
Gertrude Budemer
Solomon
Jane Adams
Adams
Frau Augsburg
Munieh
Bavaria
National Council
Ie Berli Troulaie Radonec
Intertional Council of Women
Berlin
Hague
Miseri
Anita Augsburg
Munich
Grmany
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