Great Victory Parade Marks Homecoming of Navy Armada
New York December reports the arrival of twenty one super dreadnoughts and other ships in Hudson as the armada returns from overseas. Secretaries Daniels and Mayo lead a Fifth Avenue victory parade while wounded soldiers greet the escort. The fleet sails past the Mayflower with pennants and salutes, amid cheering crowds and a sign of U.S. naval power.
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Admiral Beatty
Grand Fleet
United States
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Admiral Mayo
Fifth Avenue
France
Brothers In Arms
Atlantic
Secretary of the Navy
Statue of Liberty
Arizona
Mr Daniels
Navy
Oklahoma
Nevada
Utah
Thomass. Rodgers
Pennsylvania
Henry T. Mayo
Atlantic Feet
Hugh Rodman
Texas
Arkansas
Wyoming
Florida
Baker
War Departments
France Reports War Losses By November First
Paris December 26. An under secretary announced in the chamber of deputies that France's total losses in officers and men killed up to November 1 reached 1,071,500. Of these 31,500 were officers and 1,049,000 men. dead, prisoners and missing total 42,600 officers and 1,789,000 men. Men missing are 3,000 officers and 311,000 men. prisoners living amount to 8,300 officers and 458,000 men.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Abraz
France
American Troops Celebrate Christmas Amid Snow in Coblenz
American forces in Coblenz marked Christmas with sunrise services in churches and chapels across occupied areas. German participation occurred as bands marched through streets and a towering illuminated tree on Ehrenbreitstein lit the night sky, contrasting snowbound outlooks across the region.
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Coblenz
Associated Press
Colenz
Teves
Wmaine
Cotlenz
Patrick Dunagan
Sisters of Charity
Royal Palace
Edmund Easterbrook
Ehrenbreitstein
Gratitude from Near East Relief to American Sunday Schools
A cablegram to the American committee for relief in the near east via the state department expresses gratitude from Bethlehem Nazareth and Jerusalem for American Sunday schools relief efforts. General Allenby sends Christmas greetings to scholars teachers and officers thanking them for last year's offering. Cablegram from Cairo relief agents.
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New York
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Jerusalem
Sunday Schools of America
American Committee For Relief In
Near East
State Department
Allenby
Relief Organization
Cairo
Belgium Moves Toward Universal Sufrage in Elections
The Belgian cabinet council met Tuesday under the king and adopted an electoral reform plan to establish universal suffrage for the next elections. An official dispatch from Brussels confirms the development.
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Belgium
Washington
Pruseels
American Warships Reported Bound for Copenhagen Visit
The American legation in Copenhagen says warships will arrive likely Saturday and stay several days on their way into the Baltic Sea.
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Copenhagen
Baltic Sea
President Wilson Garners Historic Welcome in London
Two million people packed the London streets along the royal procession route to Buckingham Palace creating a spontaneous, festive scene. The president and Mrs. Wilson greeted by King George and Queen Mary amid cheers and a waving crowd, with subsequent talks planned with Premier Lloyd George at Buckingham Palace and Downing Street.
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Lloyd George
Buckingham Palace
Downing Street
Associated Press
London
Wilson
England
Admiralty
St. James Park
Green Park
United States
Dover Corporation
Navy
Empire
Palace
Princess Mary
Duke of Connaught
Lioyd-George
Marquis of Crew
Earl of Curzon
Earl of Reading
John W. Davis
Grey
Morley
Pryce
Andrew Bonar Law
Arthur J. Balfour
Ff WH. Asquith
Arthur Henderson
William Adamson
Labor
Downie Street
Imperial War Cabinet
Ainer
League of Nations Union
Viscount Grey
Delegation Includes Viscount Bryce and Oxford Figures
A delegation includes Viscount Bryce General Smuten and Professor Gilbert Murray from Oxford University inviting collaboration.
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Viscount Bryce
General Smuten
Gilbert Murray
Oxford University
Explosion at French mining plant injures four
A violent explosion rocked the explosives store house of a mining company in St Etienne France on December 26 injuring four people and destroying several houses in the area.
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St. Etienne
France
Havas
Pooder Customers and Correspondents Delays in Coal Fields Mail
Mail from Bluefield coal fields is rarely delivered the same day, causing delays in printing and advertising orders. For urgent publications, use the telephone or send a messenger as mail service is unreliable for promptness.
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Bluefield
Wilson reviews American army on foreign soil at Chaumont
President Wilson told about 10 000 American infantrymen in Chaumont that he would secure a peace preserving their sacrifices. He reviewed the troops on foreign soil, honored veterans from Meuse Argonne Chemin Des Dames and other battles, then dined with officers after a Christmas Day ceremony.
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Associated Press
Chaumont
Wilson
Latiaves
Cacesar
America
Paris
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Pershing
Lincoln
Washington
Imen
Stars and Stripes
Suawanee River
Maryland
Dixie
Blee
Meuse
Argonne
Seventy-Seventh
New England
Draper
Peace Conference Quon Positioned to Take Up Work
Paris December 26 Delegations to the peace congress will total 100 to 120 with five delegates each from Great Britain France the United States and Italy Belgium Portugal Brazil Japan Serbia Greece Italy and other nations represented. Many key figures named though some delegations remain unannounced and timing for opening hopes to begin after the new year.
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Paris
Great Britain
France
United States
Italy
Congress
Preay Wilson
England
Oo Tewalt
Belgium
Paul Fijmans
Emile Vandervelde
Baron van den Henvel
Vatican
Portugal
Senor
Egas Monize
E Papirito Santo Lima
Friere de Andrade
Senor Santos Viga
Augusto Vasconcellos
Brazil
Nilo Pecanha
Ruy Barroessa
Huet Bacellar
Thomhowsky
Japan
Viscount Chinda
Baron Matsui
Serbia
Nikola P. Patchiteh
M. R. Vesniteh
Dr. Cumviteh
Greece
Venizelos
M. Politis
Kremier Orlando
Baron Soninno
Leodia Lissolati-Bergamaschi
Diaz
Paolo Thaon di Revet
David Lloyd-George
Arthur J. Balfour
Andrew Bonar Law
George Nicoll Barnes
War Cabinet
J. G. Smuts
Potha
South Africa
Canada
Australia
India
Frances M. Clemenceau
Stephen Pichon
Leon Bourgeois
Jules Cambon
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Andre ‘Tardieu
General Commission
Aristide Briand
Roumania
China
Siam
Cuba
McCormick Retires as Harvester President, Becomes Chairman
Cyrus R. McCormick, head of the International Harvester Company since its 1902 founding, retires from the presidency and becomes chairman of the board. Harold McCormick, his brother and former treasurer from 1906 to 1912, is elected president by the board.
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Chicago
Cyrus R. McCormick
International ‘Harvester Company
Harold McCormick
Health official orders Princeton closing schools and churches
In response to a telegram reporting 100 influenza cases and a non cooperative mayor, Dr. S. L. Jepson, state health commissioner, ordered Princeton to shut schools and churches and ban public meetings. He directed the local health officer to enforce the orders and warned he would assume control if the mayor did not cooperate and bill the costs to the city.
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Charleston
W. Va
Princeton
Mercer County
8S. L. Jepson
Germans in Action Cities Face Lean Christmas Fare
The report from Berlin dated December 25 describes widespread hunger in major cities. Citizens pay exorbitant prices for butter sausages and other goods from illicit traders while many cannot live on official rations. Even rich households struggle with food and clothing costs as wages fail to cover basics.
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Associated Press
Sterlin
Jean
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Germany
West Virginia to join new commerce committee
William M. Ritter of Welch is named to represent West Virginia on a proposed fourteen member committee to link private business with the Department of Commerce. Secretary Redfield invites Ritter to advise on improving industrial efficiency, conserving materials, standardizing products, and reducing waste, with a first meeting planned for early next year.
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William G. Redfield
Department of Commerce
War Industries Board
West Virginia
William M. Ritter
Welch
Council of National Defense
Pernard M. Baruch
Etter
Isked W Ode
Redfield
Ritter
West Virginian
Secetary Redfield
Airmen Finish First Leg of Cross-Country Flight
De Havilan army planes completing a San Diego to Arcadia leg arrived Wednesday and departed for Washington. The first segment runs from Dorr field to Jacksonville about 200 miles as airmen map aerial mail routes.
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Arcadia
Fla
Pour
de Havilan
San Diego
Cal
Dorr Field
Washington
Jacksonville
Peru Establishes Exchange Fund to Promote Trade
New York December 26 The federal reserve board announced that Peru will establish an exchange fund of fifteen million dollars to pay for purchases of commodities by American merchants in Peru to promote bilateral trade relations.
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Exchange Fund
New York
Peru
Federal Reserve Board Today
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