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Bolsheviki battle near Sjoerkoe Finland reported from Helsinki with artillery fire and retreats. Allies press Holland to extradite the former German emperor and crown prince. German warships mostly surrendered. Koenig and Dresden remain. American troops advance into Prussia with Pinoe and Pasha fronts. Casualties in British Indian Army exceed 101,000 with Mesopotamia suffering most. Demobilization order for 97th Division. Mauretania ferries troops home. Kept in neutral, the paper notes peace talks and postwar logistics across Europe and the Atlantic.
President Feels Duty to Go on Railway Issue
President Wilson says he has no present solution to the railway problem as calls for woman suffrage are pressed. The message is said to have been well received amid foray of political maneuvering and reform appeals.
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Wilson
War Time Woman Suffrage and Peace Treaty Urges
The message calls woman suffrage as wartime service earning voting rights, urges immediate ratification of the Colombia treaty, and favors prompt peace measures. It promotes war-to-peace production resumption, land reclamation for soldiers, continued shipping and food control, and early 1918 1920 tax planning, while urging naval upkeep and Congress to decide railroads. It seeks Allied support for peace and transparency with the conference, stressing no private aims in going to France and asking Congress for backing.
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Columbia
Congress
Belgum
France
America
Belgium
Wilson Announces Purpose to Attend Peace Conference
President Wilson informs Congress in joint session of his plan to attend the peace conference and outlines government roles in postwar readjustment including railways tax plans and arid land reclamation. He stresses duty to go overseas and seeks continued congressional support.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Democrats
House
America
Pershing
Sims
Paris
Cummins
Iowa
Senate
Rodenburg
Illinois
Europe
Judiciary Committee
Oldest University in the World Located at Peking
The oldest university in the world is said to be in Peking called the School for the Sons of the Empire. A grand register reportedly lists 60,000 graduates among 320 stone columns.
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Peking
School For the Sons of the Empire
Back to First Principles in a Time of Fear
An excerpt notes humanity's tendency to seek order and cleanliness when frightened, reflecting on societal behavior and discipline as a response to collective anxiety. It highlights the pull toward stable routines and physical tidiness in crisis periods.
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Newark
Substitute for Metal Pipes in Piping Systems
Piping of compressed cellulose is now used abroad instead of metal pipes. It proves satisfactory for hot and cold air and corrosive acids but is not suitable for steam.
Ingenious Bean Huller Using Clothes Wringer
A clever gardener discovers a bean hulling method with a clothes wringer. By slightly loosening roller tension the beans slip from pods without damage.
Wilson Departs for French Port on George Washington
President Woodrow Wilson sails from New York aboard the George Washington, accompanied by a naval convoy and guns on deck, amid massive cheers. The voyage heads toward Brest for the anticipated peace conference with a fleet of destroyers and the battleship Pennsylvania.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Europe
Atlantic
France
Havdon
New York Harbor
Pershing Praises Army After German Collapse
Secretary Baker released Gen. John J. Pershing's preliminary report on his leadership of the American Expeditionary Forces. The document covers operations through November 20 and closes with Pershing's gratitude to the men who served under him in France.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Baker
France
Letters From Home Week Urges Messages to Overseas Soldiers
The War Department designates December 15 as Letters From Home week to boost morale of men overseas. Mothers, fathers, sisters, wives and sweethearts are urged to write for the home touch during idle periods after weeks of fighting.
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New York
War Department Commission On
War Department
Lapland Docked Amid Welcome Home Troop Parade
The transport Lapland arrived in New York early today with homecoming American troops aboard. As she neared the North River crowds burst into whistles and cheers signaling the welcome.
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Lapland
New York
North River
Germany Plans Inquiry Into Crimes by German Armies
The German government will investigate alleged crimes by German armies in Belgium, according to an official Amsterdam dispatch dated December 5. The inquiry aims to review actions of the crimes committee and related conduct in occupied Belgian territories.
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Germany
Washington
Amsterdam
Belgium
The Joy of Motherhood in Ellensburg
An Ellensburg woman credits Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relief from health troubles after marriage and supports seeking the remedy. The ad emphasizes women’s health and urges others to write Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice, citing 40 years of experience.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Pinkham
Lydia
Joana
L. E. ‘Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Personal Reasons: The Kaiser’s Time to Quit Discussed
In a terse exchange the speakers note the Kaiser’s awareness of his impending departure. They question why he concealed the move for so long, implying strategic considerations and timing influenced by political pressures.
Swamp-Root Promoted For Kidney Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as the top medicine for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims broad relief from distressing cases and urges testing with a ten cent sample via mail from Dr. Kilmer in Binghamton New York, noting bottles available at drug stores.
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Kilmer
How They Conversed
An American liaison officer and a French artillery officer, each limited in the other's language, carried on a lively discussion during intense fighting. The commandant asks if Henri can speak English after several conversations with Americans. Henri replies no, claiming they were speaking German.
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Henri
Henry
War of the furnaces sparks between two citizens
Birmingham Age-Herald quips about two men arguing over heat and furnace make. The exchange suggests each claims authority on heat units, risking open hostilities if their opinions diverge. A sharp aside notes a bright man tends to see light.
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Hach
Birmingham Age-Herald
Simple Life as Honor in Modern Times
A brief meditation contrasts simple living with current trends, arguing that modest, everyday values foster decency and virtue amidst a noisy, material driven era. The piece weighs social expectations and personal integrity in ordinary choices.
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Yellow” Kid) Well
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