Intrigue Ties Bernstorff to German Propaganda
Senate records reveal von Bernstorff and German agents aimed to sway U S opinion and block allied war shipments. Documents detail fundraising for biased papers, meetings with senators, and plans to control press influence and embargo efforts in 1915 16. Archibald and others connected to the effort are named as part of the network.
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Associated Press
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
America
Germany
Senate
A. Bruce Bielaski
Department of Justice
Bernard Dernburg
Kaiser
United States
Lusitania
von Bernstorff
Berlin
Chicago
Bielaski
FF. Reiswitz
Leki
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate Foreign Relations Committeé
Buchanan
Archibald
J. F. J. Archibald
Architald
Bernstorff
Ambassador
Weather summary across states with temperatures and conditions
The report covers Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana with fair to partly cloudy skies and rising clouds through Sunday and Monday. It lists current temperatures and highs at stations including Boston, Omaha, Denver, Galveston, San Francisco, Nashville, Cincinnati, and Winnipeg, noting wind, precipitation, and daily records for December 7, 1918.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Boston
Rulers of Europe Expected to Visit the United States
Paris Matin editor Stephane Lauzanne, who has been in the U S on an official mission, predicts major European rulers will visit the United States. He cites President Poincare, King George, King Albert, and King Victor Emmanuel as likely guests during President Wilson’s European tour and notes customary diplomatic courtesy. He says Poincare is due within the year before his term ends in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bielaski
Hitchcock
Omaha World-Herald
Reiswitz
Omaha
United States
Department of Justice
Heimerich F. Albert
Wright Airplane Factory
Dayton
Associated Press
New York
Poincare
France
George
England
Albert
Belgium
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Wilson
Europe
Stephane Lauzanne
Paris Matin
M. Lauzanne
White House
George Washington
Schwab
Bainbridge Colby
United States Shipping Board
Colby
Burleson Replies to Lipsner Resignation Over Aerial Mail
Postmaster General Burleson rejected Lipsner’s charges as misstatements and defended limits on air mail changes. He noted two new air mail departments led by Lt. J Clark Edgerton and Dr J L Bussler, with Lipsner to surrender records in Elizabeth New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Washington
Burleson
Benjamin Lipsner
Aerial
Post Office Department
War Department
Lipsnér
de Haviland
Praeger
Lipsner
Air Mail Service
J. Clark Edgerton
JL. T Bussler
Army
Postal Service
Elizabeth
N. J
Noted Scout of Grant Dies in New York at 87
Robert Ray known as the fox of the Potomac and claimed to be General Grant’s last scout died at the Woman’s Relief Corps Home in Oxford New York. He was 87 years old and reputed to have shot and wounded Belle Boyd the Confederate woman spy of Richmond Virginia.
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Oxford
N. Y
Robert Ray
the Fox of the Potomac
Grant
Belle Boyd
Richmond
Var
Woman’s Relief Corps
Naval Escort Awaits Wilson and Delegates In Paris
The USS Leviathan weathered a fierce gale as it nears the Azores with President Wilson aboard. Navy escort will join after rounding the islands. Col. E M House and Gen Tasker Bliss move into quarters in Paris near the Hotel Crillon and the Foreign Office as inter allied talks begin.
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Paris
E. M. House
Hotel Crillon
Place de la Concordé
Foreign Office
Seine
Tasker H. Bliss
Versailles
Finishing touches put upon Murat mansion for Wilson visit
Paris reports the former Murat mansion is being renovated for President and Mrs. Wilson during their stay. Workers replace furniture and art as American soldiers handle moving operations. The home sits behind a tall stone wall with guards and privacy for the high profile guests.
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Wilson
Modifying Law to Bring U.S. Soldiers Home by Mid Summer
General March announced that eight of the thirteen divisions of the American Third Army now near the Rhine, largely National Guard or National Army troops, are expected to return to American soil by midsummer after formal peace is proclaimed. Presidents and officers indicate a four month window after peace. several divisions remain in frontline or reserve roles near Luxembourg and rail centers in France.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Guard
Thirty-second
Forty-second
National Army
Eightyninth
Ninetieth
Dickman
Army of Occupation
Rhine
Pershing
Thirty-third National Guard
Luxembourg
France
Mohtmedy
Longuyon
Ethin
St. Mihiel
March
Charles Schwab resigns as Emergency Fleet Corp head
Charles M. Schwab resigns as Director General of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. President Wilson accepts the resignation, with future duties handed to Charles Piez. Bainbridge Colby lauds Schwab as his work to boost tonnage nears completion.
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
Associated Presa
Washington
Charles M. Schwab
Wilson
Schwab
Altho
Europe
Charles Piez
State Auditor Seeks Four Year Terms and Eight Hour Day
State Auditor A. V. Donahey plans a reform agenda in his forthcoming report. He advocates four year terms for public officials, an eight hour workday with salary deductions for lost time, and elimination of biennial elections to save costs. He calls for permanent voter registration and limits on sheriff proclamations, arguing these changes could cut government expenses by about a million dollars yearly. He criticizes the judiciary for long vacations with full pay.
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Associated Press
Columbus
A. V. Donahey
Donathey
Donahey
Tak
Shipyard Strike Off For Pacific Coast Workers
Seattle reports there will be no strike of shipyard workers on the Pacific Coast Monday in protest of the Macy wage award, according to union officers.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Coast
Macy
Millionaire dies in Two Harbors after Sweden inheritance
Max A. Anderson died of pneumonia in Two Harbors four weeks after learning a Swedish relative left him over 1,000,000. He had received several advances on the estate and spent it rapidly. Physicians cited the lifestyle change as a death contributor. He left no relatives in this country and the estate's distribution between Minnesota and Sweden will be settled by the courts.
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Bielaski
Braun
Bernstorff
Albert
Berlin
Lusitania
Department of Justice
Associated Press
Duluth
Minn
Max A. Anderson
Andersen
Sweden
Minnesota
Transports for America Gathered From the Seven Seas
London reports British aid sped American troop movements. The Shipping Controller notes a March shift to use British bottoms and fittings in the United States facility drive. About 850000 troops, mostly in British ships, moved in six and September months, with over 1 million of the total 2 million American troops ferried by British vessels.
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Associated Press
London
United States
France
United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Soldiers and Sailors Demand Assembly for Germany
In Berlin soldiers and sailors demonstrated before the Chancellor's Palace praising Ebert as Germany's first president. They urged December 20 convocation of a National Assembly and demanded limits on executive power while Chancellor Ebert urged patience and government consultation. The crowd dispersed after marching away.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
German Republic
Ebert
Berlin
Wolff Bureau
Germany
Kiel
Munich troops demand speedy summons to assembly
Berlin dispatch reports returning troops led by officers and bearing imperial flags demanded timely call of the Bavarian Assembly. Kurteisner promised early assembly, Esmner surrounded by guards, armored cars deployed and then withdrawn after soldier protests. A Berlin ex council member Gerhard was arrested on charges linked to opposing Liebknecht.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Munich
Berlin
National Assembly
Kurteisner
Esmner
Berlin Soldiers Parade Ends in Bloodshed
In Berlin a demonstration by soldiers and deserters over representation on the Executive Council of the Soldiers and Workmen’s Council escalated after the arrest of the Berlin council. Gunfire killed sixteen and wounded fifteen as troops dispersed the meeting with machine guns.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Berlin
Berlin Soldiers’ and Workmen’s Council
Riots Hit Berlin as Soldiers and Workmen’s Council Leaders Arrested
Dispatches report radical Spartakus activity after the Executive Committee of Berlin’s Soldiers and Workmen’s Council was seized. The government denied ordering the arrest and promised release. Riots erupted with gunfire near the Reichstag and troops occupied the University Building at night.
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Associated Press
London
Spartacus
Berlin
Copenhagen
Politiken
Reichstag
Asquith Calls For Punishment For War Atrocities
Former British prime minister Herbert H. Asquith spoke in Rochdale Lancashire asserting that those responsible for the war and atrocities shall receive adequate punishment. He aligned with Allied plans to bring high German leaders before an international tribunal. The remarks contrasted harshly with what he termed calumnies defending fairness.
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British Wireless Service
London
Herbert H. Asquith
Rochdale
Lancanshire
Geboys
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T. E. Lowe
Fatherland
Marcus Braun
Dernburg
Fair Play
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Congress
State Department
Austria
House
U. S.oren
Dec
Azores
Prince
Prin Joachim Murat
Mnment
Lx Fre
Rue de Monceau
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Ste. Marie
Gale
Guard of Honor
U.S
Tion
General March
Are
Charles Sghwab Hag
Seven Seas
South Africa
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Australia
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Gerhard
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Karl Liebknecht
Soldiers’ Council
Herman Molkenbuhr
Asquith
HM Punishment
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