Expose of Pro German Americans List Draws Contempt
English papers deride a pro German Americans list as a failed attempt by the former crown prince and others to claim innocence amid Germany's ruin. Washington states no official US position on the Kaiser's controversy. officials say the government remains neutral. Prince Albert, son of the former Kaiser, is reported at Potsdam with the German government.
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Associated Press
Germany
Daily Mail
Washington
United
Kaiser
State Department
Siey
Prince Albert
Potsdam
War Casualty Reporting Gaps Cited by U S Army
Washington December 6. Army officials acknowledge large unreported casualty totals with sixteen thousand men listed as killed in action wounded and missing not yet reported to next of kin. Minor casualties arrears are even larger and still unreported.
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Washington
United States Army
Wilson due in Paris next Friday
The Keho de Paris reports President Wilson will arrive in Paris on Friday December 13. The notice appears in a dispatch dated December 6.
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Wilson
Paris
Keho de Paris
President Wilson Sends Official Wireless Messages
Wireless messages directing official business have begun arriving from President Wilson, signaling government communications by radio. The dispatches indicate rapid, centralized executive correspondence reaching departments and agencies.
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Washington
Wilson
Brest to Hail the Champion of Liberty
Brest prepares an elaborate reception for President Wilson. The landing site mirrors where American troops first arrived in Europe. A triumphal arch and Liberty statue recreation will greet the chief executive with banners praising the Apostle of International Justice.
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Associated Press
Brest
Wilson
Europe
Apostle
Miller Defeats Yodel to Capture World Middleweight Title
Walter Miller defeated Mike Yodel in Los Angeles last night to claim the world middleweight championship, winning two falls to one in the match held here.
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Los Angeles
Asso. 1
Walter Miller
Mike Yodel
Miller
Wilson Enjoys Make-Believe Sub Attack Aboard Steamer
President Wilson and the ship’s company practiced a life preserver drill as the George Washington simulated a submarine attack. The alarm rang in Wilson’s room, he helped his wife to a lifeboat, and the crew prepared to abandon ship in ten minutes as rough seas rose.
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George
Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
France
Punishment of Military Prisoners Abolished by War Department
The War Department abolishes tying prisoners to cell bars and other severe corporal punishments. Secretary Baker says the practice was abolished as efficiency and necessity were questioned. The order reflects a shift in treatment of detainees amid wartime policies.
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Washington
Dec
War Department
Baker
Asbo
Alaska Gold Prices Reported in New York Trading
Alaska Gold quotes listed in New York on December 6 show Alaska Juneau at 2. The note records stock quotations with minimal context and no further detail.
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New York
Alaska
Alaska Juneau
Peace Conference Opens in Paris December 17
Paris announces an inter allied peace preliminaries conference will open December 17 and run to January 15 with German plenipotentiaries admitted at the start of the main sessions.
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Paris
Vancouver Struck by Violent earthquake at 12 45
A strong quake hit Vancouver at 12 45 last night lasting about two minutes. Residents in tall buildings felt nausea as furniture toppled and dishes broke. The quake was also felt in Victoria with needles dislodged at the observatory and a distant 2500 mile south source noted by officials.
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Vancouver
Associated Press
MD Victoria
Washington
Mackensen Deserted Instead of Submitting
A Frankfort dispatch reports General Mackensen deserted the army he led from Romania rather than allow them to be disarmed. The move follows his decision to return home rather than face demobilization.
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Paris
Associated Press
Frankfort
Mackensen
Romania
World War Merchant Tonnage Loss Near Fifteen Million
Official figures show total merchant tonnage losses during the war reached 15,053,786 tons from the war start to end of last October. The tally underscores the severe disruption to global maritime trade and shipping capacity.
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London
Associated Press
Hogland Starts Back Home in an Air Ship
Lieutenant Hogland begins return flight to Sacramento from Seattle after a decisive holiday airship journey. Weather and route details remain sparse but officials expect arrival later today.
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Hogland
Seattle
Associated Press
Sacramento
Businessmen's Commission To Aid Europe
The organized business men of America through the reconstruction congress of war service Committees will send a commission to Europe to assist in solving economic problems if needed. The move aims to provide assistance to the American people and coordinate efforts amid wartime reconstruction and economic challenges.
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Nah
Hyssochited Press
Organized Business Men of America
Re Construction Congress of War Servce
Europe
Three Frenchmen Shot in German Prison Camp Report
A Berlin dispatch reports three French prisoners executed in a German camp. The incident details remain sparse as Allied and neutral lines confirm the deaths amid ongoing Nazi reprisals.
Fairbanks Officials Given Reappointments
Washington December 6 court records show Judge Charl Bunnell and TA. named from Fairbanks sent to the Senate for confirmation as judge and district attorney of the Alaska division as presidential nominees.
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Deo
Charl Bunnell
Fairbanks
Senate
Alaska
Explosion at powder mill kills thirteen in Pompton
An explosion at a powder mill in Pompton last night killed thirteen people and injured more than twenty. Rescue teams and workers battled to contain the blaze as flames raged through the damaged building and surrounding areas.
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Dee
Influenza Claims Six Thousand in Samoa
Report from Melbourne notes Spanish influenza casualties in Samoa, with figures cited as six thousand. Medical staff disputing totals amid Australia administration reports. unclear details from Associated Press dispatch.
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Samoa
London Press
Sam
Dee
Associated Atch
Melbourne
Motor Trucks Used in Rural Mail Routes
The Post Office Department tests a nationwide rural mail truck system with 70 routes, mostly east of the Mississippi. A Philadelphia to Washington route costs 800 dollars monthly but earns 16 thousand dollars monthly after eight months. Another Washington route handles 28 parcels daily and moves one ton of traffic every 24 hours. The program envisions 260 million dollars yearly for road construction or other uses. General Pershing noted with 9 000 miles?
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Washington
Post Office Department
James Keslee
Philadelphia
Hax
Mississippi
General Pershing
Hockey poised to regain popularity with Pacific Coast plan
Vancouver report confirms pacific coast hockey association to meet soon to set plans and schedules for a league reopening after the war. Victoria will host on January 1 with Seattle and Vancouver teams ready. influenza shutdowns may delay Portland and Spokane participation. many veterans are expected to join rosters.
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B.C
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
Oams
Patrick
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Spokane
Soa
Damaging Evidence Tied to German Links Revealed
Stanford University, Cal, discloses that Dr. David Starr Jordan denies any ties to the Bernstorff affair. The Associated Press report describes bureau files detailing confidential lists of pro German figures among prominent Americans and media figures. The material includes names such as William Randolph Hearst and Oswald Garrison Villard.
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Bivlaski
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New York Magazine
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Rutherland
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Associated Press
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Sauder von
Allied Occupation of Berlin Reported by Wireless Message
Dispatches from Copenhagen and Washington report plans for a temporary Allied occupation of Berlin. General Pershing issued a proclamation urging Germans to resume normal tasks while maintaining order as American troops advance in Germany.
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Associated Press
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Deutsche Alleger
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de Zeitung
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Ameri Rhine
Lages Bre
General Pershing
Washington
Germany
Unionists Take Kiev After Desperate Battle
Geneva December 6 Axycinted Press reports General Skoropanovski hetman of the Ukraine is dead. Unionists claim control of Kiev after a battle that left ten thousand dead and wounded.
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Geneva
Ayocinted Press
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Ukraine
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