Churchill calls for abolition of conscription across Europe
London and Dundee dispatches report Winston Churchill in a speech demanding general abolition of conscription throughout Europe. He argues those responsible for the war should be tried by an international tribunal and England will not tolerate any curtailment of national strength.
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Churchill
England
Europe
Associated Press
London
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Dundee
Winston Spencer Churchill
Reuter
William
Thio
Pariof l
Natal
Pritts
Business leader advocates United States Board of Trade
In Atlantic City a business critic urges forming a United States Board of Trade to oversee industrial and commercial activity, equating it with the Supreme Court in dignity and appointment. He argues government and industry must cooperate to guide international commerce for lasting peace and national trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board OF Trade
Supreme Court
Atl City
N. J
Deer
Requa
United States Fuel Administration
Light and Power Group
France
United States Board of Trade
Supreme Court of the United States
Tits Board Choalt
Supreme Bench
Pretty Young Woman Arrested for Burglary Loot in Sheridan
A young woman, reportedly well known in Sheridan and Billings, is under arrest on burglary charges. Police found stolen jewelry and other items in her Sheridan rooms identified as belonging to Billings residents, including Mrs. M Yegon. She is to be turned over to Billings authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pheridan
Billings
Mont
M. Yegon
Sheridan
Yegon
F.A. Edson
William Grossman
Steamship Beanie Leaves Federal Control Under McAdoo
The Clyde Mallory Merchant and Miners Southern Steamship company are relinquished from federal control by order of Director General McAdoo. The steamer Beanie, owned by railroads, will remain under railroad administration management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, Deo. Bi
Clyde Mallory Merchant and
Southern Steamship Company
McAdoo
Paitroad Administration
Explosion at Du Pont works kills ten in Pompton Lake
Ten killed and 23 injured in Pompton Lake New Jersey when four blasts at the Du Pont works leveled large buildings and shook the countryside. Fire that followed remained confined to one area and property loss was reported light.
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DU Pont Works
Pompton Lake
N. J
Dee
Tounion
du Pont
Wight
Villa Marching On Chihuahua City
General Francisco Murgia with 2000 cavalry hurried from Juarez toward Chihuahua City after learning that Francisco Villa and his main force had doubled back from Casas Grandes and were marching to attack the state capital. A battle near Chihuahua City is expected soon.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Mexico
Francisco Murgia
Chihuahua ‘City
Francisco Villa
Santa Clara Canyon
Casas Grandes
Chihuahua City
Washington Drowned Sorrow at Departure of President
Washington police conducted a broad dragnet arresting about 400 people for liquor transport and possession. Officials reported surprise at the volume as trains electric cars and automobiles entering the city were screened for intoxicants.
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Washington
Associated Presa
Congress
Baltimore
Armenian Deportations Reported by Armenian Officer
M. Hanzidian an Armenian ex Turkish navy officer arrived in Saloniki and said German and Turkish statistics seen in Constantinople in 1916 show 1,896,550 Armenians deported and 1,056,550 murdered. He thanked the Greek government for sympathy and urged Armenians to unite against Turkish oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saloniki
M. Hanzidian
Constantinople
Park County Commissioners Vote to Not Renew Saloon Licenses
A telegram from the local headquarters states Park County officials voted not to renew any saloon licenses for the coming year, shutting out saloons across the county.
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Park CO
Ww. Co. T. OU
Commissioners of
Park County
Riots Surge in Cologne with Looting and Riots
Riots spread across Cologne with heavy looting as troops seal off districts. Prisoners are killed or wounded while police and guards impose strict controls against marauding gangs. machine guns deployed and crowds dispersed. Berlin seeks wartime guilt by examining former emperor documents.
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Associated Press
Basel
Switzerland
Cologne
Copenhagen
Dec
Berlin
Reverend Hartman Remains Gravely Ill With Spanish Flu
John Hartman, seriously ill from Spanish influenza at St. John’s hospital, shows no marked improvement. Bishop P. A. McGovern reported at 8 p.m. that Hartman has a high temperature and a touch of pneumonia, though he rested well last night while continuing nourishment.
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John Hartman
St. John's Hospital
P. A. McGovern
Director General Vacancy May Take Weeks To Fill
Washington December 5 A new director general of railroads to succeed W G McAdoo may not be announced for two weeks or more The resignation of Robert Lovett as director of railroad administration committee was announced today and he intends to return to the Union Pacific system Officials say the director general is seeking a candidate to propose and it may be filled by someone outside the railroad administration
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Washington, D. C
W. G. McAdoo
Robert 8. Lovett
Railroad Administration
Ca Mues
Union Pacific System
Thin
McAdoo
Wilson
Genera
Church Union Proposed By Broad Interdenominational Congress
In Philadelphia a congress for church union approved a plan to form an interdenominational committee to pursue organic church unity. Each denomination gains a delegate count tied to communicants, with a 1920 convention to decide decisive actions. The federation remains spiritual with no structural church changes.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Union of Churches
Organic Church Union
Congress For Church Union
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Presbyterian
Federation
Resoluion
Senate Debates on Peace Conference Move to Paris Committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes to oppose Senator Cummins's plan for a special delegation to Paris. Senator Pittman issues a separate report arguing the proposed committee would lack legal status and rely on hearsay, potentially hindering treaty negotiations.
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Washington
Senate
Cummings
Iowa
Paris
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pittman
Ite
Powerful Wireless Keeps President in Yough With All That Is Happening
The Navy announces continuous transmission with the George Washington and the Pennsylvania keeping President Wilson in touch as his party sails from New York. Arlington station handles messages, with France and England receiving special transmissions as ships approach Europe.
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Associated Proef
Washington
D.C
Navy Department
Hight
George Shashingeon
New
Peneylvania
Arlington
George Waellneten
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Europe
France
England
Paris
London
Annapolis
Telegraphers Renew Push for Higher Wages in Washington
A delegation from the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, led by Kelso of the Prisco lines, urged Director General McAdoo to renew their pay raise request. They intend to meet again tomorrow and then present their case to the Wages and Working Conditions committee.
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Washington, RD. C
McAdoo
Kelso
Prisco
Acquittal and verdict in US murder case described
Elizabeth Taksa of Freemansburg was acquitted by Judge Rosalsky in a murder trial of her boarding house keeper. James Regan was found guilty of perjury after denying involvement as a witness and claiming to have killed Mrs Helen Hamel. jurors doubted his house presence and motive for notoriety.
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Associaieu Pras
New York
Dos
Elizabeth Taksa
Freemansburg
Pennsylvania
Rosalsky
James Regan
Helen Hamel
Miss Baxon
Jrr
Hosalsky
Misa Likse
Regan
Iamel
Translators 73 Languages Needed for Peace Congress
Paris dispatch reports General William H. Taft calling for translators in 22 languages including Chinese Arabic and Russian to aid the American delegation at the Peace Conference. The diverse mix reflects the many races and nations with interests before the conference due to wartime participation or other ties.
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Presa
Paris
Dec
UF Melgadlier
William Vs. Viert
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Federal Control Order OF
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Chihuahua
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