23 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1918
Page
1
A terse report notes authorities in Prussia brand treason linked to elections and impose punishment, highlighting political crackdown and state stance during the period.
Reports from Lux embourg and Berlin detail expulsions of German diplomat K von Buch and several Luxemburg ministers fleeing to Paris. In Prussia, Poland election moves provoke treason warnings and police orders to arrest election organizers. Germany vows to defend Danzig with measures from the National Government.
Walter Hines Page former Ambassador to Great Britain died at Pinehurst North Carolina after a long illness aged sixty three. He served as American representative at the court of St James. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday at Page Memorial Church Aberdeen North Carolina.
Three leading parties including the Bavarian people's party German people's party and Munich liberal branch issue an ultimatum to the provisional government led by Minister President Eisner. They warn of danger to press freedom assembly and the ballot and demand a definite answer in action, not words, amid recent theater of turmoil.
An extended weather report covers cold snaps across Ohio and neighboring states with snow chances and cloud trends. It lists current to high temperatures at multiple US stations plus a Cincinnati December 22, 1918 record comparison and hourly observations ending at 7 pm.
News of the death of former Ambassador Page reached State Department officials tonight from members of Dr. Continued on Seventh Page.
New York reports Captain Robert A Bartlett will head a June Arctic survey by airplane, conceived with Rear Admiral Peary. The plan seeks to explore and photograph the Polar Basin and test aerial science with a ship laboratory, funding target at 250000 dollars.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Beatty, choosing not to seize the U-9 from Weddigen’s crew, received the submarine yet the German crew traded the prize for 500 marks per man, seeking to reach England despite the German high sea war record.
Allied powers press to resolve the Russ Muddle with a pledge to unwind the tangled diplomacy. Officials from participating nations seek clearer channels and firm timelines to restore regional stability and trust.
The article reports allied concerns over the Russian question with no plan yet formed. It notes possible discussions with President Wilson during his London visit and cites uncertainty about Bolshevist strength and discipline. It mentions anti Bolshevik governments in the Kuban region under Denikine and figures like Sergius Sazonoff.
Italy will act as trustee of 500000 tons of Austrian shipping in Italian ports for war support and transport not for commerce. The Allied Maritime Council will fly the new flag as four Allied admirals oversee distribution, with Italy Spain and the Adriatic as key regions for relief use.
In Lemans France on December 22 Ambassador William G. Sharp praised Wilbur Wright and Ohioans during the Wright Lafayette ceremony for laying the foundation stone of the Wilbur Wright monument. He denounced aviation misuse in war, urged outlawing bombing practices, and highlighted Wright as a beloved Ohioan and symbol of national pride.
The British Board of Admiralty reports its admiration for the US Sixth Battle Squadron under Vice Admiral Rodman and the mine force under Rear Admiral Strauss. The letter, released by Secretary Daniels, lauds the allied cooperation and the squadron's year and a half in British waters as part of the Grand Fleet. The Board extends warm thanks and congratulations to Rear Admiral Rodman and notes the mine forces will return home.
President Wilson toured the Red Cross Hospital at Neuilly and the Val de Grace, speaking to 1,200 badly wounded Americans from Chateau Thierry. He spent over four hours visiting wards, chatting with soldiers, and offering encouragement.
Paris dispatch reports Food Administrator Herbert Hoover appoints Colonel Wood to direct relief for Serbia and Yugoslavia with a staff of six. McIntosh heads supply bases in Trieste. Allied teams plan relief for Poland, Belgium, and Romania as towns face severe shortages.
General John J. Pershing arrived in the Rhineland in a private car, visiting a town unnoticed by most inhabitants. Only General Dickman and a few headquarters officers were aware of the Commander-in-Chief of the American Forces being among them.
In Mexico City on December 22 the armistice and a socialist government in Germany prompt a rift in German and Austrian communities in Mexico. Dr John Yest says most German residents opposed the war and the anti American propaganda, calling for world peace and an end to propagandistic influence by the junker backed leaders. He adds German socialists and antimilitarists mirror German peers who fear backlash.
The first page of The Matin was censored today. Headlines read that yesterday's utopia becomes tomorrow's reality and that the constitution of a Society of Nations is under serious consideration. It notes Germany and her allies will be admitted only if they accept agreed Entente principles.
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