Mauretania Brings First US Troops Home From Britain
The Mauretania docked at Hoboken after anchoring Gravesend Bay with the first large group of American troops returning from overseas. Admiral Mayo and a high ranking army officer were to go ashore. Thousands of air service personnel and casuals were aboard as the troops head to demobilization camps for medical exams at Camp Mills.
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New York
United States
Gravesend Bay
Hoboken
Henry C. Mayo
England
Mauretania
General March
Air Service
G. C. H. McManus
Camp Mills
Northern Pacific Returns 1100 Wounded from War
The hospital ship Northern Pacific docked at Hoboken with 1100 wounded soldiers and marines aboard including 40 officers. Crowds gave a faint cheer near the Statue of Liberty as the ship neared Gravesend Bay where the Mauretania rested with troops. Five hundred aboard are badly wounded while many can walk ashore, and the Red Cross mobilized ambulances to move the wounded to hospitals.
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New York
Northern Pacific
Hoboken
Bartholdt
Gravesend Bay
England
The
Red Cross
Two More Vessels Sail Homeward From Singland
Washington reports two transports, the Ascanius to New York with 47 officers and 1427 men and the Canopie to Boston with 4 officers and 1067 men, all aero units except a few casualties and unattached officers. They lift the bulk of American troops from Singland, totaling 13 590 en route home, about two thirds of the force there at armistice.
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Washington
War Department
Liverpool
Ascanius
New York
Canopie
Boston
Singland
Four Divisions Coming Home From France
Washington reports General Pershing designates four divisions for early return from France including the 6th 7th and 87th with major units to depart soon. Key elements of several other divisions will follow as transportation allows. Demobilization orders aim to discharge 49 000 in U S camps with about 150 000 to 175 000 expeditionary force members returning by year end. Transport plans target 300 000 men per month with naval vessels and cargo carriers.
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Washington
France
Pershing
Marek
March
United States
Gener
Torres
War Department
Meat packers output during war shocks the nation
Figures released by James B. McCrea show since August 1914 American meat packers supplied governments with over 460 million pounds of meat products. The totals include 2.18 billion pounds of beef and 6.28 billion pounds of pork, with about forty million hogs and four million cattle slaughtered.
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Cleveland
James B. McCrea
American Meat Suckers Association
Yank Troops Cross Border Into Prussia Behind HMS
American troops pierced the frontier into Prussia at daylight behind German rear guards with Treves as the first major occupied city. Pershing remains nearby to oversee operations as Brown acts as military governor at Treves and Smith handles civil affairs. Advance forces covered about 12 miles. Treves lies on the Moselle 57 miles southwest of Coblenz and is noted as an old German town with Norman relics.
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Prussia
Treves
Pershing
Reves
Preston Brown
Harry A. Smith
Moselle River
Coblenz
Germany
Wilson to Address Congress on Peace Conference Plans
Washington December 2 Congress will hear from President Wilson about his plans for the peace conference as he delivers the annual address opening the third and final session of the Sixty-fifth Congress. Officers noted record demand for admission to the house galleries for the joint session. He is also expected to urge legislation for transitioning the nation from war to peace.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
France
Newspaper Men Sail From Hoboken to Versailles Peace Conference
The United States transport Orizaba sailed from Hoboken with nearly 500 newspaper correspondents headed to cover the Versailles peace conference. The party includes several women and many motion picture photographers, gaining a two day lead on the George Washington which sails tomorrow with President Wilson.
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Voboken
N. J
United States
Orzila
Brest
Versailles
Wilson
President Wilson Heads American Delegation at Peace Conference
President Wilson Himsulf will lead the American delegation to the peace conference, announced at the White House. Joining him are Robert Lansing secretary of state Colonel EK M Tharouse Henry White former ambassador to France and Italy General Tasker HW Bills former army chief of staff and now American 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 as Allies Demand
Reports from London say Allied leaders will meet to discuss forcing Holland to hand over the ex Kaiser Wilhelm to the Allies. It is claimed Holland is ready to comply, though the United States may abstain from this demand.
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London
Holland
United States
Former German Emperor's Possible Return and Berlin Revolt
London reports via a high standing neutral source that the former German emperor may return to reclaim the throne as Germany's revolution is led by hidden officers in civilian clothes. These officers in Berlin streets rally crowds while planning a counter revolution if needed.
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London
Germany
The
Daily Mail
Berlin
Holland
Clemenceau
France
Marshal Foch
Exiled German Emperor and Empress Reach Dutch Castle
The former emperor and empress of Germany arrived by train to Maarsbergen Holland and traveled by car 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. Only the emperor was not at the station as villagers gathered and much baggage remained at the station.
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London
Germany
Maarsbergen
Holland
Amerongen
Rotterdam
Daily Mirror
Hague
Ex Kaiser to undergo nerve treatment at a sanitarium
The ex Kaiser will leave Amerongen castle for nerve treatment at a sanitarium near Arghem. He reportedly suffers frequent weeping spells and tremors making writing difficult. A recent walk involved an interned German soldier who refused to salute. the Kaiser asked for an explanation and the soldier shouted an anti Hohenzollern remark. The Kaiser now prefers a closed automobile ride.
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Amsterdam
Amerongen Castle
Wilhelm
Berlin government demands abdication from former emperor
London reports a Copenhagen dispatch that Berlin has telegraphed the former German emperor in Holland and demanded his formal abdication along with the former crown prince.
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London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Holland
Germans in Occupied Germany Don Red Ribbons
Nov. 20 report from the American Army of Occupation notes increasing use of red ribbons by Germans behind retreating forces. Instances include officers stripped of distinctions by soldiers or taking private uniforms to march with their units for protection.
Mooney Protest Strike Favored in Minneapolis
Minneapolis unions adopt resolutions backing a general protest strike on December 19 unless Thomas J. Mooney is granted a new trial. The Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly will let each local union decide by majority vote whether to strike.
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Minneapolis
Thomas J. Mooney
Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly
WILL REQUIRE TEN MONTHS TO BRING BACK
Washington reports the war department plans to use Boston New York Newport News and Charleston for U S Army returns from overseas. Even with German ships idle the return could not reach the United States in less than eight months with six to ten months as the minimum. If continued at full speed the last division may not reach before October 1919.
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Washington
Boston
New York
Newport News
Charleston
S. C
War Department
United States
Department
Europe
Allied seize Volga and subs as German fleet assets fall
Paris reports the allied squadron near Sevastopol took possession of the Russian battleship Volga one destroyer and five German submarines. Fourteen German merchantmen were found in Black sea ports and will be used by the Allies as transports.
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Paris
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Montana Casualties Killed in Action and Missing in War
The list records Montana service members by status killed in action died of wounds missing in action and deaths from disease. Individuals are named with towns such as Helena Great Falls Billings Butte and others across the state along with several ranks and units. The compilation reflects a wartime casualty roster detailing personnel from numerous communities.
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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 E. 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 Barbolino
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
US Brewers Reject Lift of Prohibition Ban
United States Brewers association president states no effort to lift brewing ban. Civil orders during World War I cut brewing in December.
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Christian W. Feigenspan
United States Brewers’ Association
United States
Wilson
War Work Fund Oversubscribed Exceeds Goals
New York reports total subscriptions to the United War Work campaign at 203 million dollars, surpassing the seven war relief groups’ target by 32.7 million as demobilization proceeds.
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War Work Fund
New York
United War Work Campaign
Army
Navy
Telephone Installation Charges Reduced by Postmaster General
Washington December 2 Postmaster General Burleson ordered reductions in installation charges for government controlled wires citing relief from labor and material shortages. Individual or party line service private branch connections and extension station connections now priced at 320 per telephone down from 5 to 15.
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Washington
Burleson
Senate Finance Committee Revamps War Revenue Bill
The Senate finance committee completed a revised war revenue bill aiming to raise about 6 billion dollars in 1919 and 4 billion in 1920. It shifts to print and is slated for Senate action next week with debate possible after the weekend. The measure faces Republican opposition over 1920 rates and potential delays beyond March 3, 1919. New postage rates are included, replacing zone rates with one cent per pound within 200 miles and one and a half cents beyond, plus restored two cent per ounce letters and one cent postcards from July 1, 1919.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Simmons
Treasury Department
McAdoo Signals April War Loan Campaign
Secretary McAdoo says the United States must prepare for another intensive war loan drive in April. The plan outlines issuing short term bonds and certificates of indebtedness over six months with a targeted total near five billion dollars. The treasury intends to hold the sale during the last three weeks of April.
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Washington
McAdoo
Treasury
Mooney sentence commuted to life in California
Sacramento reports Governor Stephens commuted Thomas J. Mooney s death sentence for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing deaths in San Francisco to life imprisonment. The decision was signed Thursday evening and forwarded to the Associated Press with no further comment beyond the governor s written statement.
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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 sent his resignation to President Wilson to take effect January 1. No decision on acceptance has been announced. Baruch's step is said to have no link to the president's reported plan to appoint him secretary of the treasury, and reflects his view that board affairs can close by year end.
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Baruch
War Board
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Wilson
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