Millions in War Savings Revealed In Senate Hearings
The report notes Major General Joseph T. Dickman disputes with German Workers Councils in occupied districts while Secretary Baker cites contract cancellations saving about 7.25 billion dollars of the 24.281 billion appropriated for the army. House figures initially projected 12 billion saved but revised to around 7 billion with transfers back to the Treasury.
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Associated Press
Joseph T. Dickman
Harry A. Smith
Washington
Walter
Senate Finance Committee
War Department
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Baker
Sherley
Neress
United States
France
President Wilson Prepares Lifeboat Evacuation After Sailor Alarm
On board the presidential yacht the President faced a wartime drill as an alarm bell rang and a buzzer sounded in his apartment. He prepared to abandon ship, following instructions from Captain McCauley and guiding Mrs. Wilson to the lifeboat. The scene echoed the dangers American troops faced en route to France.
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Associated Press
Wilson
France
McCauley
Weather summary across states with temperatures and forecasts
Ohio reports partly cloudy conditions with snow north and Friday colder in the west and east. Indiana forecasts fair Friday and Saturday with colder temperatures. West Virginia shows partly cloudy skies with colder nights and snow in the mountains. The report lists current and high temperatures and precipitation for numerous stations including Omaha Denver Galveston San Francisco Nashville Memphis Cincinnati and Winnipeg with historical comparisons for December 5 1918.
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Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Western
Omaha
New Orleans
Denver
Galveston
San
Cincinnati
Trade groups press to ease wartime controls in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City on December 5, diverse business groups urged the government to relax wartime restraints. Resolutions favored looser controls and faster merchant marine expansion to expand commerce. The proposals, adopted by ten major groups, were sent to the Reconstruction Congress for final review.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Reconstruction Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Congress
Convict Lied but Frees Girl in New York Murder Trial
Elizabeth Baksa, 19, freeman from Freemansburg Pa, acquitted by directed verdict after the prosecution’s rebuttal witness James Regan, a Sing Sing convict, testified he killed Mrs Helen Hamel. Jurors said Regan lied on the stand and attributed his confession to perjury and pursuit of cheap notoriety.
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Associated Press
New York
Elizabth Baksa
Freemansburg
Rosalsky
James Regan
Sing Sing
Helen Hamel
Miss Baksa
Pennsylvania
Rosaisky
Miss .Baksa
Record Beef Price at Expo Grand Champion Steer
A 21 month old Angus steer named Fyfie Knight sold for 3350 dollars at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago with a rate of 2.50 a pound paid by Wilson and Co. Purdue University raised the steer. The sale follows a previous high of 2.10 per pound for Merry Monarch. A portion of the beef was offered to President Poincare of France.
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Merry Monarch
Fyfie Knight
Poincare
France
Spain Seeks Invitation to Join League of Nations
Madrid reports Spain's outgoing Cabinet unanimously backs President Wilson's League concept. No invitation yet. a special committee studies Spain's entry, including university, jurisprudence academy, military and naval officials, and finance and industrial reps.
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Associated Press
Madrid
League of Nations
Spain
Wilson
Central University
Academy of Jurisprudence
Ministry of Finance
Fiddle and the Flu Among Crown Prince's Pet Diversions
An Associated Press report from Amsterdam describes the former German Crown Prince Frederick William touring Dutch islands in sabots. He rides, plays billiards for villagers, buys candy for children, and enjoys meals at set times. He reportedly suffers depressions, dons a full uniform for mirth, and fears Spanish influenza while keeping a regular preventive routine.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Wieringen
Telegraaf
Frederick William
Hohenzollern
Royal pair greeted by Parisians in warm welcome
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and their son arrived in Paris to an enthusiastic reception. They were officially received by President Poincare and Premier Clemenceau, with crowds along the Champs Elysees and the Seine bridges cheering as the royal procession went by.
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Associated Press
Paris
Albert
Elizabeth
Belgium
Bois de Boulogne
King Albert
Prince Leopold
Madame Poincare
Bruges
Ghent
Brussels
Poincare
Clemaceau
Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Seine
Leopold
Clemenceau
M. Clemenceau
Quai d’Orsay
Houthulst
Koorslede
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Elysee Palace
Riot Riots Isolate Districts in Cologne
Basle reports that certain districts are fully isolated due to riots in Cologne. Continued on Seventh Page.
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Associated Press
Basle
Dec
Cologne
Bar
Brisbane details loaned purchase of The Washington Times
Arthur Brisbane testified before a Senate committee that brewers funded the $375,000 loan for buying The Washington Times with Newark brewer C. J. Feigenspan as the lender. He denied pro German editorials and said Hearst was unaware of the purchase until after it was completed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Arthur Brisbane
Senate
Washington Times
William Randolph Hearst
Brisbane
The
Times
C. J. Feigenspan
Newark
N. J
Feigenspan
Jin
United States
Germany
Hearst
Lis
Explosions Kill Eleven at Du Pont Pompton Lakes Plant
Four blasts wrecked the detonator assembling building at the Du Pont Cap Works in Pompton Lakes New Jersey killing eleven and wounding twenty three. Guards blocked crowds at the gates and injured were rushed to the company hospital. four or five may die.
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DU Pont
Cleveland Strike Ends As 2400 Train Workers Accept Dismissal Deal
After a full day of talks 2400 striking Cleveland Railway Company motormen and conductors voted to accept President John J. Stanley’s plan to dismiss 150 women conductors by March 1. The walkout ends and service returns as workers resume tomorrow. Despite three days without streetcars, no violence occurred as substitutes ferried passengers. Large plants ran own bus lines to shuttle employees.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Cleveland Railway Company
John J. Stanley
Campaign for universal baby training opens in Chicago
Chicago observes the start of a three day session by the American Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality. Roswell H. Johnson of the University of Pittsburg criticizes maternal laxity among Western women and urges encouragement of the fit to prevent propagation. Mrs. William Lowell Putnam of Boston urges clinics with nominal fees for childbirth care.
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Associated Press
Chicago
The
American Association For the Study and Prevention of
Roswell H. Johnson
University of Pittsburg
William Lowell Putman
Boston
Bargains Scarce In Sale Of Jewels Held By Custodian
Jewels seized by A Mitchell Palmer Alien Property Custodian were auctioned in New York for 237050 dollars, surpassing appraisal. The sale drew top jewelers and wealthy bidders, led by a Rose Pearl lot that went for 75000 dollars to a Fifth Avenue firm. The collection, property of Rudolph Hahn Sons of London, had been sent here prewar, then seized as enemy aliens after Hahn family internment and exchange.
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Associated Press
New York
A. Mitchell Palmer
Fifth Avenue
Rut Doph Hahn & Sons
London
Hahns
England
Germany
Geddes Demands Death Penalty for War Leaders
Sir Auckland Geddes calls for trials of former German Emperor Enver Pasha and other war leaders, with their lives forfeit if guilty. David Lloyd George reiterates that war planners must be judged by an international court and supports expulsion of enemy aliens. The remarks come during the wartime election campaign in London.
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Associated Press
London
David Lloyd George
Lloyd -George
Auckland Geddes
Local Government Board
National Service
Enver Pasha
Bulgaria
Austria
German prison camp commandants exposed in war report
The report by Sir Robert Younger exposes Hanover commandants General von Haenisch and Captains Niemeyer for brutal rule over POWs 1917. It describes coercion belittling officers and calls Haenisch a violent, cruel man who insulted prisoners and planned harsher measures.
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Associated Press
London
British Wireless Service
Hanover
Robert Younger
High Court
von Haenisch
Niemeyer
Holzminden
Holaminden
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