Mauretania Returns First U S Troops From England
The British liner Mauretania returned to Gravesend Bay then Hoboken with the first large group of U S troops from overseas. Admiral Mayo and an army officer of high rank were aboard. Thousands of air service personnel also on board. Soldiers to be sent to demobilization camps for immediate medical exams.
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New York
United States
Gravesend Bay
Hoboken
Henry TC. Mayo
England
Mauretania
General March
Air Service
G. C. H. McManus
Camp Mills
Northern Pacific returns 1100 wounded to Hoboken harbor
The hospital ship Northern Pacific docked in Hoboken with 1100 wounded soldiers and 40 officers aboard. A subdued reception greeted the veterans as the ship passed the Statue of Liberty, with 500 severely wounded among the group. Red Cross ambulances moved the injured to hospitals as relief work began.
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New York
Northern Pacific
Hoboken
Bartholdt
Gravesend Bay
England
The
Red Cross
Two More Vessels Sail Home From Singland War Run
Washington reports two steamers Ascanius and Canopie sailing from Liverpool on November 9 for New York and Boston with 51 officers and 2,467 men. Nearly all aboard are aero units aside from a few casualties and unattached officers. Total returning troops now 13,590, about two thirds of the American force in Singland at armistice time.
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Washington
War Department
Liverpool
Ascanius
New York
Canopie
Boston
Singland
Four Divisions Coming Home From France
Washington reports four divisions in their entirety and major units of eight divisions in France designated for early return. General Pershing and General Marel announce 3 451 officers and men proceed to demobilize as camps discharge about 46 000. By December end, 150 000 to 175 000 expeditionary force members likely home, with plans to transport 300 000 men monthly using naval and cargo vessels.
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Washington
France
Pershing
Marel
Etlisg OT
United States
Gener
Torres
War Department
Forty Million Hogs and Cattle Slaughtered in War Era
Cleveland reports figures by James B. McCrea president of the American Meat Suckers Association showing meat packers sold over 460 million pounds of meat to American allied and neutral governments since August 1914. Beef totaled 2.18 billion pounds and pork 6.28 billion pounds.
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Cleveland
James B. McCrea
American Meat Suckers Association
Yank Troops Cross Border Into Prussia Behind HMS
American forces crossed into Prussia at daylight behind German rear guards. Treves emerged as the first major city occupied with patrolling to clear villages. General Pershing and staff planned advance headquarters at Treves with Brown as military governor and Smith handling civil affairs. The advance averaged about 12 miles. Treves sits on the Moselle, 57 miles southwest of Coblenz. a historic German town with Norian relics and a prewar population around 60 000.
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Prussia
Treves
Pershing
Reves
Preston Brown
Harry A. Smith
Moselle River
Coblenz
Germany
President Wilson to address Congress on peace conference plans
Washington December 2 Congress will hear from President Wilson today about his plans for the peace conference as he leaves for France to deliver his annual address opening the third and final session of the Sixty-fifth Congress Admission cards to the joint session are in high demand with the President also expected to urge wartime to peacetime transition measures.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
France
Newspaper Men Sail for Versailles Peace Conference
The United States transport Oriziba sailed from Hoboken on December 2 carrying nearly 500 newspaper correspondents, including women and photographers, heading to cover the Versailles peace conference. The group has a two day head start on the George Washington, which will depart with President Wilson and his party for the same mission.
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Voboken
N. J
United States
Orzila
Brest
Versailles
Wilson
President Wilson Heads American Peace Delegation
Washington announces that President Wilson will lead the American delegation at the peace conference. Robert Lansing, Colonel E. M. House, Henry White, and General Tasker H. Bliss join as members, with Bliss serving as military representative on the supreme war council at Versailles.
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Washington
Wilson Himnsulf
White Lowe
Robert Lansing
EK. M. Thaouse
Henry White
France
Italy
Tasker HW. Bills
Army
Supreme War Council
Versailles
Holland Ready to Deliver Ex Kaiser Wilhelm
Allied leaders plan to press Holland to hand over the ex Kaiser Wilhelm after he cries in solitude in Holland. Former Empress joins the ex Kaiser as reports say Holland is prepared to comply though the United States may abstain from the demand.
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Holland
Mr. Hohenzollern
London
United States
Former German emperor may return to reclaim throne
London reports via a high standing neutral source that the former German emperor plans an early return to Berlin to lead a revolutionary collapse and reclaim his throne. Officers in civilian dress mingle with crowds, while anti British propaganda is spread to Holland to embitter the allies. Clemenceau and Foch to discuss demanding surrender to the allies.
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London
Germany
The
Daily Mail
Berlin
Holland
Clemenceau
France
Marshal Foch
Former German emperor and empress travel to Amerongen
The former empress arrived with her husband by train at Maarsbergen and drove to Amerongen where the former emperor stays. The empress appeared in high spirits and was met by the wife of the German minister at The Hague. The emperor was not present. villagers watched. An auto load carried baggage to the castle while twenty large trunks remained at the station.
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London
Germany
Maarsbergen
Holland
Amerongen
Rotterdam
Daily Mirror
Hague
Ex Kaiser to seek nerve treatment at Arghem sanitarium
Amsterdam reports the ex Kaiser will leave Amerongen castle for nerve treatment at a sanitarium near Arghem. He suffers fits of weeping and trembling that impair writing. A recent walk led to a confrontation with an interned German soldier who, after refusing salute, shouted a hostile remark about the Hohenzollerns. The Kaiser now travels by car.
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Amsterdam
Amerongen Castle
Arghem
Wilhelm
Berlin government demands abdication from former emperor
Berlin government telegraphs to the exiled former emperor in Holland demanding his formal abdication and that of the former crown prince, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch received via Copenhagen.
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London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Holland
Germans Wear Red Ribbons Reported by Occupation Army
Observation of retreating German troops shows increasing number of Germans wearing red ribbons on their breasts. Reports mention officers being stripped of insignia and joining their men in private uniforms for protection.
Mooney Protest Strike Favored In Minneapolis
Minneapolis labor groups backed a general protest strike on December 19 to press for a new Mooney trial. The Minneapolis Trades and Labor assembly adopted resolutions and will let each local union decide by majority vote whether to strike in the city.
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Minneapolis
Thomas J. Mooney
Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly
WILL REQUIRE TEN MONTHS TO BRING BACK AMERICANS
Washington reports the war department plans to use Boston New York Newport News and Charleston as ports for returning troops. Even with idle German ships the last army unit cannot arrive in less than eight months with six to ten months as a conservative minimum. If Europe keeps some American forces for the peace talks the last division may reach the United States by October 1919.
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Washington
Boston
New York
Newport News
Charleston
S. C
War Department
United States
Department
Europe
Allied forces seize Volga and subs as German fleet assets found
Paris reports the allied squadron at Sevastopol took command of the Russian battleship Volga one destroyer and five German submarines. Fourteen German merchantmen were located in Black Sea ports and will be used by the allies as transports.
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Paris
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Montana Casualties List From War Report
The notice lists Montana service members killed in action from various towns including Helena Great Falls Billings and Missoula. Names span ranks Pvt to Corp with locations such as Butte Kalispell and Baker, noting deaths from wounds diseases and missing in action.
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Arkyrich Kouvaras
Victor
Victor H. Freyler
Helena
Carl L. Furstenau
Great Falls
Earl L. Cherry
Sidney
Harvey R. Cole
Mandlow
Ingebret I. Hadland
Halsecock
Mike Preputin
Loma
Roy FE. Coleman
Wall Heights
Peter A. Hanks
Graham
August Jappe
Big Sandy
Percy C. Booth
Oscar IS. Uliness
Saco
Pye
John Lik
Moccasin
Billings
Dan Ford
Harry Swanson
Riverside
Leo. M. Anderson
Bozeman
Herbert L. Havens
Baker
A. M. Thompson
Wolf Point
Louis Bergtoll
Opheim
Melvin J. Merta
Kenilworth
Reinhard Solberg
Perry
Andrew C. Modle
John Marcinka
Stockett
H. J. Trevatten
Devon
Wagoner Williams Adams
Walter
Orville C. Ross
Andrew Rudi
Forsyth
Win
KR. Sargent
Sioux Pass
Ralph B. Sherold
George Salter
Butte
Chas
A. McLaughlin
Belfr
Dirk den Ouden
E. EB. Carruthers
Lewistown
Harvey I. Shearer
Paul “. Dornblaser
Missoula
Louis Barbolini
Bearcreek
Pete Rude
Melvin Reeves
Reed Point
Jos
J. Christopher
Sand Coulee
J. Kelly
Medicine Lake
Harry H. Graham
Glasgow
Thos. P. Ginrich
Ashmore
Robert Swords
Oscar Nelson
Lothair
Hans Strand
East Helena
Wm. Peterson
Alvin J. Harris
Fallon
J. W.johnson
Hall
James B. Webb
F. Lavis
Ana
Brewers Reject Plan to Lift Brewing Ban Across Nation
United States Brewers' Association president Christian W. Feigenspan says no effort will be made to lift the wartime ban on brewing. Wilson-issued order paused brewing since December 1 to conserve grain.
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Christian W. Feigenspan
United States Brewers’ Association
United States
Wilson
War Work Fund Oversubscribed by $32 Million
New York reports total subscriptions to the United War Work Campaign reached 203,179,038 dollars, exceeding the seven war relief organizations' target by 32,679,038 dollars as the army and navy demobilize.
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War Work Fund
New York
United War Work Campaign
Army
Navy
Telephone installation charges reduced by Postmaster General Burleson
Washington December 2 The Postmaster General Burleson ordered a reduction in telephone installation charges for government controlled lines citing relief from labor and material shortages. Individual or party line services private branch connections and extension station connections now cost 320 dollars per telephone down from 5 to 15 dollars.
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Washington
Burleson
Senate Finance Completes War Revenue Bill Revision
The Senate Finance Committee rewrote the war revenue bill to raise about 6 billion dollars in 1919 and 4 billion in 1920. The measure, with new second class postage rates, moves to the printer and faces possible delays as Republicans oppose 1920 rates. If not enacted by January 1, collections may rely on current law, with emergency measures under consideration.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Simmons
Treasury Department
McAdoo Seeks One More War Loan In April
Secretary McAdoo tells bankers the treasury will launch another major war loan campaign in April likely in the last three weeks. The plan includes selling short term bonds under ten years and certificates of indebtedness with about 5 billion dollars targeted, replacing earlier ideas of a continuous bond program.
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Washington
McAdoo
Treasury
Mooney sentence commuted to life by California governor
Governor Stephens commuted Thomas J. Mooney's death sentence for the 1916 preparedness day bombing deaths in San Francisco to life imprisonment. The decision, signed Thursday evening, was announced to the Associated Press via the governor's private secretary with no further comment.
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Sacramento
Cal
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
William D. Stephens
Associated Press
Martin Madsen
Baruch Resigns From War Industries Board
Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of the War Industries Board, has forwarded his resignation to President Wilson to take effect January 1. No announcement has been made on its acceptance. Baruch's move is seen as aligning with his belief that the board's affairs can be closed by year-end.
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Baruch
War Board
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Wilson
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