President to Open Congress With War to Peace Address
President Wilson prepares to address Congress Monday on the eve of sailing for Europe to attend the peace conference. The session will be held at 1 PM in the House hall as the president departs Tuesday aboard the George Washington after a voyage with delegation aides and press corps. Resentment grows in the Senate over not naming a member to the delegation, with plans for possible resolutions and a special committee to France under discussion.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Europe
Senate
House
White House
Lansing
Henry White
E. Mo House
Tasker H. Bliss
State Departments
State Department
James Brown Scott
David Hunter Miller
War Department
Bliss
Orizaba
New York
France
Cummins
Iowa
George Washington
Pennsylvania
Hoboken
Albert Gleaver
Atlantic
Edward McCauley
Navy
Lewis Nurton
North German-Lloyd Fleet
David Jayne Hill
Germany
German vessel seized by United States on voyage
The large German ship kept its name after seizure by the United States and may set a new speed record on its next voyage as American engineers boost its engines. London reports suggest President Wilson may be escorted to Brest mainly by American warships with possible British and French participation.
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United States
London
Wilson
European
Brest
Fifty Mile Limit Set for Second Class Parcel Post
Washington on the war revenue bill committee amended rates for second class parcel post set at fifty miles for the one cent rate with one and a half cents beyond. The adopted plan limits the one cent rate to a fifty mile zone, while a later correction may align this with the public understanding of a two hundred mile zone.
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Navy
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Retrenchment Hearings Planned by House Panel Leader
General retrenchment of government expenditures set to begin hearings Monday arranged by Chairman Sherley of the house appropriations committee. Secretary Baker and Chairman Baruch of the war industries board will be the first witnesses.
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Washington
Sherley
House Appropriations Committee
Baker
Baruch
War Industries Board
Gold Reserves of Imperial Banks Decline in Germany
Berlin reports a drop of 241,900 marks in German imperial bank gold reserves under Article 19 of the armistice terms. The total now stands at 2,508,508,000 marks, with obligations to restate Russian and Roumanian gold and return deposits and documents to the allies.
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Berlin
Germany
National Bank of
Belgium
Baruch to resign as War Industries Board chairman
Bernard M. Baruch has sent his resignation to President Wilson effective January 1. The move aligns with his view that the board’s work can end by year’s end and does not depend on a Treasury secretary appointment. Influenza toll in New York totals 150,606 cases and 10,974 deaths, with 19,730 pneumonia cases and 10,229 deaths.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
The
War Industries Board
Wilson
Baruch
New York
Health Department
New York City
Demonstrations at Antofagasta Rise to Serious Proportions
Reports from Chile indicate Antofagasta demonstrations have grown serious. the Chilean government sent the cruiser Captain Prat to the port with troops and mobilized the first two army divisions. In Washington, a Chilean foreign ministry report accuses Peruvian Consul General Llosa of responsibility for the Iquique trouble, while Llosa denies influencing his government. Additional notes from Valparaiso and Iquique describe diplomatic exchanges as French vice consul Le Lorrain relays Llosa’s message. Lima adds three army reserve regiments being called up and two more Chilean consuls sailing for Valparaiso.
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Peru
Valparaiso
Chile
le Lorrain
Iquique
Senor Llosa
Provincal
Ammengual
Diplomatic Corps
Tquique
Burleson Cuts Telephone Installation Charges
Postmaster General Burleson ordered reductions in government controlled telephone installation rates citing labor and material relief. Individual or party line service and extension connections drop to 3.50 per telephone, from 5 to 10. Existing on-premises instrument service adds 1.50 for directory, account, circuit and switchboard costs.
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Washington
Burleson
Retirement Demanded for German Foreign Secretary Solf
The Berlin paper Taceblatt says the workmen and soldiers council has officially demanded Solf's speedy retirement as Foreign Secretary. The council also orders seizure of all foreign affairs documents and the old government system.
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Solf
Amsterdam
Taceblatt
Berlin
W. S. Solf
Hungary to intern Von Mackensen's army in Budapest
Budapest reports the Hungarian government will intern Field Marshal Von Mackensen's 170,000 strong army in response to French demand. Von Mackensen reportedly agreed to yield to the decision as the move is confirmed by Berlin sources.
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Copenhagen
Reuters
Marshal von Mackensen
Budapest
Berlin
Berlin Reply on War Responsibility Cited by Zimmelmann
Former foreign affairs secretary Alfred Zimmermann tells Deutsche Zeitung that Berlin did not prompt Austria Hungary to action after Sarajevo. He says Berlin advised against war and that the Vienna ultimatum was too severe and received too late for mitigation.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Alfred Zimmermann
Kurt Eisner
Deutsche Zeitung
Sarajevo
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Food conservation appeal urges national sacrifice
The United States food administration calls for renewed service and sacrifice as demand remains high, with Deputy Sheriff Akers distributing the appeal to ministers and lodges for a week of observance. It notes two hundred million more mouths to feed since the war ended and stresses individual obligation to aid starving populations in occupied zones.
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United States Food Administration
Akers
United States
America
Wartime harbor restrictions lifted under customs action
The Customs Bureau announced the removal of most wartime harbor controls including mail censorship and vessel searches. Export film censorship ends December 9 1944. Espionage Act harbor licensing and reporting rules are repealed while harbor camera use bans end. some navy rules and certain coastwise reporting remain.
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Washington
Mas
Germany
Customs Bureau
Elections in Germany set for February 16
Berlin reports the council of the peoples' commissioners fixed February 16 for elections to a constituent assembly. Approval depends on the soldiers' and workers' congress meeting December 16. Germany will have 38 electoral districts with six to sixteen seats each, based on prewar territory.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Council of the Peoples’ Commissioners
Constituent Assembly
Soldiers’ and Workmens’ Congress
Empire
Americans Released From German Prisoners Repatriated via Switzerland
One hundred fifty six American officers and enlisted men, the first prisoners of war in Germany freed through Switzerland, were repatriated in Berne on Friday. Most were captured about five months ago, with some only five weeks in German prison camps, many among them aviators.
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Associated Press
Berne
Switz
Germany
Switzerland
Berlin proposes neutral commission on war responsibility
Berlin through Amsterdam reports that the German government has proposed to the entente powers the creation of a neutral commission to examine and determine who was responsible for the war.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Governmental enterprise tends to inefficiency says Hughes
Charles E. Hughes told Columbia University listeners that government ownership tends to inefficiency and would threaten liberty if extended to all industry. He urged prompt readjustment after the war and warned that wartime powers should not govern peace. He praised the American instinct to thwart such plans and warned against Prussianism.
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
Institute of Arts and Sciences atColumbia University
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Mr. Hughes
Integrity of Lines Restored in War Era Reorganization
Washington reports that the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio lines along with the Erie Pennsylvania route and the Pittsburg and Parkersburg line were united with the Allegheny operating region by orders from Director-General McAdoo. The Allegheny region aims to improve fuel transport and divert western traffic from Pittsburg to northern trunk lines, freeing the eastern lines for local fuel traffic. District Director H A Worcester in Cincinnati will remain in his post, answering to regional directors of both Allegheny and the east.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Erie
Pittsburg
Parkersburg
W. Va
Allegheny
McAdoo
Pennsylvania
H. A. Worcester
Cincinnati
Election certified as counts pending for senator and congress
Judge Maynard in Charleston confirmed the election based on returns to Judge J Frank Maynard. Four counties still withheld official results delaying final declaration of the United States senator and three or four congressional seats.
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Charleston
W. Va
Cornwell
J. Frank Maynard
Criminal Court
Mercer County
United States
Congress
Influenza Orphan Figures Alarm Pennsylvania Officials
Harrisburg reports from the state department of health indicate the influenza epidemic will push child orphans beyond early estimates. Schuylkill County alone may count up to five thousand orphans, with the statewide total feared to exceed fifty thousand.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Health
Schuylkill County
Cooties Carry Typhus as Well as Trench Fever
New York health officials warn that soldiers returning from overseas must be thoroughly deloused before meeting relatives. Health Commissioner Copeland says typhus and trench fever are carried by cooties and stresses immediate government action to prepare equipment and procedures.
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Dr. Copeland
New York
Debarkation
Copeland
Baptist Laymen's Convention Opens in Charleston Va
The Baptist laymen's convention meets in Charleston at the Temple for a three day session starting Monday. Fred O. Time leads the organizing committee and letters from about five hundred churches indicate strong attendance. It marks the first general Baptist laymen's convention held in the state.
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Charleston
Fred O. Tiue
Baptist Temple
Cincinnati Brewery Closures Leave 1200 Out of Work
In Cincinnati and nearby towns nineteen brew houses shut down and halted beer manufacture tonight. Despite the stoppage there remains enough beer to cover four to five months of demand. About 1,200 workers lose their jobs.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ciites
No Decision At Tax Collection Conference
Washington reports no conclusion after Senate finance committee leaders met with Secretary McAdoo Tumulty and Commissioner Roper about the six billion dollar war revenue bill. Disagreements may push a flat eighty percent tax on 1918 war profits if the bill fails, with Treasury to start 1919 tax work by January 15 under either plan.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Mo\doo
Tumulty
Internal Revenue
Roper
Treasury
McAdoo
Senate
Movement to Obtain a New Trial Not Abandoned
San Francisco reports renewed labor pressure over Thomas J. Mooney case. A telegram directed John B. Densmore to appear before the county grand jury regarding published charges of attempted corruption in Mrs. Mooney's prosecution. Densmore, in Seattle, declines, awaiting secretary of labor guidance. December strikes by labor groups are cited as proof the new trial push remains active.
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San Francisco
John B. Densmore
Densmore
Rena Mooney
Wilson
KE. P. Morgan
Superior Court
Seattle
Edward PD. Nolan
International Workers Defense League
Thomas J. Mooney
Porto Rico Orders School Church and Theatre Closures
Governor Yager acting on the health commissioner’s report ordered all schools churches and theatres closed and banned public gatherings to curb a worsening influenza outbreak. An estimated 100000 cases are reported on the island.
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Porto Rico
Latin American Steamship Plan Aims At Tehuantepec Route
Mexico City reports a proposed closer Latin American union to compete with the Panama Canal. Jost De Lavelle, Peru’s commercial envoy to Mexico, presents a plan to form joint steamship companies using the Tehuantepec Railway with bases on both ends between Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz to lower freight charges. The Mexican government controls the isthmus and will share the plan with other Latin American governments.
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Mexico City
Panama Canal
Jost .de Lavelle
Peru
Mexico
Pacific
Tehuantepec
Coatzacoalcos
Gulf of Mexico
Salina Cruiz
Four divisions in entirety will start home soon
Washington notes that four divisions and a major unit of eight other divisions are designated for early return from France. The list includes the thirty-ninth, seventy-sixth, eighty-seventh and ninety second divisions with major elements to follow as transport allows. American casualties total 262 693 through November 26, excluding prisoners.
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March
Persshing
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War Department
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117Th Field Artillery
118Th Field Artillery
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14Th Field Artillery
146Th Field Artillery
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