German Women Plea for Mercy Over Armistice Terms
A 1918 dispatch from Berlin records German women urging Mrs. Woodrow Wilson to press allied powers to amend the armistice. They warn that Germany will starve its own women and children and require railway rolling stock to move food from farms to cities. The appeal, signed by Gertrud Bauhmber and Alice Salomon, urges humanitarian action.
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Germany
United States of America
National Council of Women of Germany
Gertrud Bauhmber
Alice Salomon
Message to Miss Addams on German pleas for truce aid
Paz Nov 18 1918 To Jane Addams Hull House Chicago German women foresee famine and mutiny and urge American sisters to intercede relief of truce conditions regarding demobilization blockade wagons locomotives We are all exposed to implications of this appeal from German women seeking aid from American relief efforts.
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Miss Addams
Free Voters of a Free Republic Greeting
The note extends warm greetings to readers, signed by Anita Augsburg, presenting a public message from a civic community perspective. The short message emphasizes inclusivity and patriotism without additional context or actions.
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Anita Augsburg
False Appeal Shows German Propaganda Doubts Armistice Terms
The article contends that German women’s appeal is insincere and will be ignored by the United States and allies. It argues armistice demands focus on reclaiming stolen rolling stock from occupied territories, noting Germany’s past looting from Russia Romania Luxemburg and Belgium and accusing German propaganda of continuing.
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United States
France
Germany
Russia
Romania
Luxemburg
Belgium
Miss Adams Notified on German Plea Identity
Chicago November 14 Miss Janet Adams says she has not received a message of appeal from the women of Germany and has no information on the signer Anita Augsburg. She had no comment.
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Chicago
Janet Addams
Germany
Anita Augsburg
Red Cross Continues Christmas Parcel Drive
Boston Metropolitan Chapter of the American Red Cross says it will not withhold Christmas parcels for troops over rumors. Mrs. George S. Derby states no official information on any return of American forces from France and that parcel sending continues as planned.
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Boston
American Red Cross
101St Infantry and Artillery
George S. Derby
Mayo Visits Venice Dines With King Victor
Admiral Henry T. Mayo commander of the American Atlantic fleet visited Venice and dined with King Victor Emmanuel expressing admiration for Italy's victory. He later departed for Paris.
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Mayo
Venice
King Victor
Associated Press
Henry T. Mayo
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Paris
German troops begin evacuation of France and Belgium
Paris reports Germany starts withdrawing from France and Belgium on Tuesday as Allied forces push forward with American units advancing toward Metz and Strassburg. Marshal Foch will enter the German fortresses Sunday in Paris with President Poincare and Premier Clemenceau, riding into the cities on Croesus.
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Paris
Associated Press
Germany
France
Belgium
Metz
Strassburg
Foch
Poincare
Clemenceau
Croesus
Allied and Belgian Armistice Updates Report
Reports outline reestablishment of old French prefecture names in Alsace Lorraine and provisional administration plans. Belgium’s liberation accelerates as Brussels hosts royal reentry. honors awarded to Queen and heir. Armistice dictates 15 day arms evacuation and mine clearance actions in key stations and Belgian towns.
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Rewon
Bas Rhin
Strassburg
Haut Rhin
Colmar
Moselle
Metz
Rhine
Belgium
Brussels
Legion of Honor
Marshal Foch
Ostend
Luxemburg
Alsace
Lorraine
Bruges
German Move to Hand Over Arms and Material in Rhine Negotiations
Germany plans to surrender arms and material and is sending an officer to Chimay to meet French officers for a formal handover. The article also discusses German and Luxembourg railroad and canal systems and Rhine navigation developments.
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Tion
Luxemburg
Chimay
Germany
Pacific Mail Steamer Pennsylvania Destroyed by Fire
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer Pennsylvania sank at her dock in Iquique Chili on November 13 after a fire burned her to the water’s edge. No lives were reported lost. The 3000 ton vessel valued at $600,000 was chartered to the United States Shipping Board and originally sailed the Red Star line between Philadelphia and Amsterdam.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Pennsylvania
Iquique
Chill
United States Shipping Board
Red Star
Philadelphia
Amsterdam
Petain Urges French Armies to Rhine Liberation Mission
General Petain, French commander in chief, issues day of victory order praising four years of tenacity and announcing plans to march arms to the Rhine and into Alsace Lor raine as liberators. He calls for discipline and dignity toward civilians, honors the dead, and sends greetings to families at home. Vive la France.
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France
Navy
Associated Press
Petain
Rhine
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Busunga 3500-ton Wooden Ship Launched in New York Harbor
The Busunga, a 3600-ton wooden cargo vessel named by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, was launched today by Johnson Shipyards Corporation at Mariners Harbor Staten Island and is being built for the United States Shipping Board.
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New York
Busunga
Woodrow Wilson
Johnson Shipyards Corporation
Mariners Harbor
Staten Island
United States Shipping Board
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