Peace Congress Plans Take Shape Four Months Ahead
Great Britain seeks eight million five hundred thousand pounds in reparations for Britain and dominions, per The Daily Mail. Lloyd George plans to announce the figure in Leeds, with a committee led by Hughes and Cunliffe shaping the demand. Wilson informed of inter allied conference setup and Peace Congress dates. inter allied talks to begin December 16 or 17, at the Quai d’Orsay. Delegates named include Lloyd George, Balfour, Bonar Law, Barnes. French and Italian participants to be announced. The opening sessions target early January with framing of peace preliminaries and delays due to Christmas.
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Daily Mail
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Baron Cunliffe
Bank of England
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Paris
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Peace Congress
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Baron Spanino
Earl of Derby
France
Foreign Office
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Versailles
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Victor Emmanuel
Italy
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Anfour
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George Nicoll Barnes
Congress
Meticans
Weather Outlook Across States With Warmer Temperatures
Ohio sees fair skies and rising warmth with rain or snow likely in the north by Sunday. Indiana reports fair and warmer with Sunday clouding and possible precipitation in the north. Kentucky expects fair for Saturday with warmer conditions west. Sunday partly cloudy. West Virginia fair Saturday. Sunday partly cloudy and warmer.
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Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Will Represent Great Britain at Paris Peace Congress
Announcement from Paris states that men pictured will attend the peace congress sessions. Barnes has been named to the delegation and the fifth member is specified in the notice.
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Great Britain
Paris
Barnes
Americans Enter Mainz and Dusseldorf Advance
American troops entered Mainz the capital of Rhenish Hesse and 300 Belgian cavalry moved into Dusseldorf. Haig’s army report says forces neared the Erft river and Grevenbroich near Cologne as occupation lines extend. Civil authorities plan provisional government with Pershing’s orders guiding turnout and gun confiscation.
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Mainz
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London
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Army of Occupation
War Office
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Schleiden
Erft
Grevenbroich
Air Mail Leaders Revolt Over Novice Appointments
Captain B. B. Lipsner resigns as Superintendent of the Aerial Mail Service amid protest over appointing novices to key posts and plans to use special mail carrying aircraft. Max Miller also resigns, citing similar concerns and alleged public pressure to spend large sums on new planes. The move follows friction with Otto Praeger and a push by manufacturers to alter military planes for postal use.
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Max Miller
Lipsner
Otto Praeger
Manufacturers’ Aircraft Association
Post Office Department
War Department
Baker
Post Office’ Department
Crown Prince Renounces German Throne Amid Turmoil
Crown Prince Frederick William declares renunciation of all rights to the Prussian and Imperial crowns. He says he would return to Germany as a citizen if needed, while Berlin reports the Prussian crown privileges for the Hohenzollern family are withdrawn by the government.
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Paris
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Wieringen
Wilhelm
New York
Frederick William
Germany
Unionists Seize Kiev After Hetman Slain in Ukraine
General Skoropadski, Hetman of the Ukraine, has been killed and power shifted to Unionists. Kiev fell after a brutal battle with 10 000 casualties including 500 officers. Reports say Denikine arrived with Cossacks. unionist forces identity unclear.
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Geneva
Skoropadski
Ukraine
Kiev
Ukraiian Bureau
Lausanne
Denikine
Eisner to Publish Kaiser Documents alleging blame for war
Bavarian Premier Kurt Eisner announced in a London speech that he will publish German Foreign Office papers to prove Emperor William II was responsible for the war. Eisner referenced notations on documents and commentary from Berlin's Tageblatt noting the Kaiser’s impulsiveness may render the materials more damaging to him.
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London
Kurt Eisner
Foreign Office
Wiliam
Copenhagen
Eisner
Wisner
Tageblatt
Berlin
Senate Debates On League Of Nations In Washington
Senate discussion centers on the proposed league with Democrats Lewis Walsh and Williams supporting and Borah Reed opposing. Debate notes questions of enforcement powers and jurisdiction while a separate session reveals confidential DOJ records on German agents discussing The Washington Post and other papers and plans to stir anti allies sentiment.
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League of Nations
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Illinois
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Montana
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Mississippi
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Idaho
Reed
Missouri
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Iowa
Paris
League
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United States
Senate Committee
A. Bruce Bielaski
Department
Bureau of Investigation
Labor Secretary Warns Against Nation Wide Mooney Strike
Secretary of Labor Wilson urged workers to avoid a general strike in protest of Thomas J. Mooney's murder conviction tied to the San Francisco preparedness day bombing. He warned such action could undermine the jury system and noted renewed attempts for a new trial if new evidence proves a conspiracy against Mooney.
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Washington
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Labor
Wilson
Otto A. Hartwig
Oregon State Federation of Labor
Mooney
Stephens
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Wilson
British warship Cassandra sinks after Baltic mine strike
The British warship Cassandra struck a mine in the Baltic near midnight Wednesday and sank at 1 a.m. Thursday. Eleven sailors are missing and presumed killed, while torpedo boat destroyers rescued the rest of the crew. Admiralty lists do not include the Cassandra.
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Associated Press
London
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Admiralty
Baltic
British battleship Hercules arrives at Jahde Bay with delegation
The British battleship Hercules with a naval delegation aboard arrived in Jahde Bay Thursday. Five torpedo boat destroyers escort the ship to Jahde Bay, the port of Wilhelmshaven’s German naval station.
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Hercules
Jahde Bay
Copenhagen
Wilhelmshaven
Coast Line Flyer Wreck Near Elrod Triggers Fatalities
Wilmington December 6 Two persons are believed killed and thirty injured in the Atlantic Coast Line express train wreck from New York to Key West near Elrod North Carolina tonight.
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Atlantic Coast Line
New York
Key West
Expansion of Navy Brings Total Vessels to 1291 by July
Washington December 6 The American navy stood at 1,291 vessels on July 1 1920 including 40 battleships and 29 destroyers. The rise since war began was marked by large gains in submarine chasers destroyers submarines and related ships as orders and contracts shifted to finish major craft.
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