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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
1
British troops enter Cologne as Berlin soldiers clash in protest over representation and armistice terms. Fifteen wounded and sixteen killed in shootings during a demonstration in Berlin. German cabinet weighs extraordinary measures as Solf likely to retire.
Amsterdam dispatch reports a Dutch minister, arriving via Germany, urging workers worldwide to oppose Bolshevism. He declares Bolshevism the end of civilization and condemns its alleged principles of forced idleness, looting, and lack of accountability.
Berlin reports summarize President Wilsons Congress address noting Germans will gain little comfort from the peace conference. Korrespondenz the National Liberals organ says Germany will have only a shadowy existence at the talks.
London reports a possible demand for compensation from Holland over neutrality violations. Germany was allowed to pass through Limburg during its retreat and ships were said to have landed at Antwerp. Observers suggest compensation could involve frontier territory containing a Belgian population.
Spanish influenza cases rise in San Francisco with twenty new infections by noon. The city may reimpose masks as health officials monitor the outbreak. The steamer Northwestern is due Monday morning to load copper ore and sail to Seattle via Juneau and Ketchikan.
Unconfirmed reports from Lima indicate Brazil is mobilizing. The Associated Press notes current statements are not verified and details remain unclear as tensions rise.
President Taft has refused the proposal to serve on the National Baseball Commission. The decision comes after an offer was extended to him and was reported by the Associated Press from New York on December 7.
Premier Lloyd George spoke at a political meeting in gland recounting sending Wilson a cable on the war situation and urging immediate American aid. He quoted Wilson promising ships and troops, noting the pledge followed by a large Allied reinforcement.
Former President Taft joined Wo Hla at a League of Enforce Peace meeting urging transfer of German colonies to an international league. Taft supported Wilson’s Europe trip, believing it would reinforce the need for such a league and his initial view on collective security.
Lieutenant Hogland, an aviator, departed from here carrying mail and planned to reach Eugene, Oregon, by tonight. He is flying at fifty miles an hour.
Secretary of State Lansing asked Congress to raise the American legation at Lima Peru to the rank of an embassy. Vera is to appoint an ambassador to the United States.
General March announces more than two hundred thousand troops released in America last week. Eighteen thousand officers have sailed from F, five additional divisions assigned to the American army of occupation entering Germany. Five divisions tasked with occupying Luxemburg as a second line, ready to reinforce the Rhine if needed.
President Wilson, on his third day at sea, recovers from a cold and enjoys deck walks. He reads a wireless dispatch on Churchill’s naval stance and converses with the French ambassador and Henry White while socializing with passengers.
The War Department ordered vast quantities of candy for soldiers, with millions of pounds destined for overseas use. The report notes additional orders for pickles and other provisions, highlighting a large war-time ration effort announced amid press coverage.
Finnish readers in Duluth and New York respond to the war’s end with editorial praise. Paivalehti urges liberation of small nations and Finland’s future independence, while Untiset foresees peaceful postwar recovery and orderly development as children anticipate spring vacation.
Paris reports Le Matin states support grows for an international jury to try the former Kaiser. The French attorney general has filed a murder charge over the torpedoing of the Sussex, asserting the case is admissible in French courts.
Dispatches from Amsterdam relay grim figures of Armenian deaths as Turkish forces reportedly massacre tens of thousands. Reports claim cities like Aline and Towne suffer near total population extermination with Tartars aiding plunder.
Secretary of War Baker asks returning soldiers to avoid giving them intoxicants during homecoming events. The appeal aims to keep celebrations orderly and free of liquor.
Telegrams from men named on the German list of those friendly to Germany are before the senate committee probing German and brewery propaganda. Next Tuesday is set for hearing Albert Bushnell Howard who has requested to be heard.
Victoria BC dispatch reports an earthquake damaged the Stevens Point lighthouse, spilling mercury and cracking the lamps and tower. The light, visible fifty miles at sea, was the strongest beacon for ships from the Orient and first sighted by arrivals.
President Wilson asks Bernard Baruch and Henry P Davison to be ready to join the peace delegation in Europe upon request. The two financiers are urged to hold themselves in readiness to respond to the call for service in diplomatic negotiations.
Washington observes British Day with parades dinners fetes and church services. New York marks the Union Jack display and city churches plan special services and events tonight. Coast cities including Pratt and Portland also observe British Day with scheduled ceremonies.
Thousands of Berlin workers face unemployment as mobilization progresses. An American feature head states ten thousand registered. by mobilization, about twenty five thousand more are expected to be idle.
An unidentified man fired at President Sidonia Pass in Lisbon today. The shot missed its mark as security intervened, leaving the president unharmed and the assailant’s motives unclear. Police and officials continue investigations.
Greek community in Canton celebrated the dedication of a new church with notable guests including an archbishop, a Greek consul, and the U.S. minister. The president urged the local committee to assist in the ceremony and reception as many prominent locals attended the event.
Amsterdam dispatch says Holland would yield on extradition if allies accept a statement of intention to intern the former Kaiser and crown prince for life in a Dutch colony. The proposal would see them held in a Dutch colony rather than facing extradition.
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