Teutons Rebuked and Peace at Stake in Wilson Visit
Reports from Paris detail President Wilson arriving amid cheers as France and Belgium expect punishments for war crimes. Wilson pledges entente unity and warns that wars cannot start without consequences while praising Allied aid. In Washington, ledgers show a Brooklyn bank robbery and testimony on German propaganda aimed at black troops.
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Belgium
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Premier Clemenceau
Allies Honor Edith Cavell Remembered as War Ends Near
General Peyton reports Ninety Lor troops from Alaska Washington Oregon and other Western states joined the British in Flanders in October. They advanced six kilometers on November 1 on the Scheldt line and conducted patrols on November 4. He says fifteen thousand soldiers are being released daily with expectation of thirty thousand daily soon.
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Old-Timer Parker Dies Frozen After Cook Inlet Boat Trip
On December 2 near China Pot the boat with Frank Ernest and two old timers ran aground during a Cook Inlet cruise. Ernest searched for help while Parker was found frozen to death. John Woodward, 70, longtime Kenai Peninsula pioneer, left Homer in a dory a month ago and is now listed as missing amid stormy seas.
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China Pot
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Grave of Edith Cavell Located in Brussels Cemetery
A German plan of the International cemetery at Brussels suggests Edith Cavell’s grave is there. British commemorations followed in London and a memorial service was held in Bantagy with a wreath from King George and Queen Mary.
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Associated Press
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Bontagy
George
Queen Mary
Christmas gifts shipped to France amid wartime mail effort
General March commends Brigadier General Hines for clearing all Christmas packages to France without delay. The Christmas ships carry 26,000 sacks of mail and 2,248,000 Christmas packages in a push by the army to speed holiday deliveries to troops overseas.
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Associated Press
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France
Michigan Senatorship Contention After Election Certificate
The senate receives the formal certificate of election for Truman Newberry, Republican victor over Henry Ford in Michigan. The move leads to a temporary withdrawal of the lifleate, ending the immediate contest and shifting political control.
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Associated Press
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Michigan
Henry Ford
Reichstag Scheduled to Meet in Near Future
A Berlin dispatch says the Reichstag has been convened to meet at a date yet unannounced.
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Amsterdam
Associated Press
Berlin
Austrian Emperor Denied Swiss Residency
Switzerland declines to permit the former Austrian emperor to reside in the country, according to a dispatch from Munich dated December 14.
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Associated Press
Switzerland
Ten ships return with our boys after voyage home
Ten American dreadnoughts that escorted President Wilson into port sail for New York. The steamship George Washington which carried the President across the Atlantic will take troops aboard tomorrow and depart with four thousand men.
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Atlantic
Allied Mission Heads to Poland for Atrocity Probe
United States and allies plan a special mission to Poland to examine reported atrocities. Vienna reports Czernin disclosed 1917 letters to former Emperor Karl warning of Teuton defeat, showing frank talks on conditions with the emperor.
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Lane Opposed to Withdrawals or Reserving of Public Lands
The Interior Secretary Lane submitted a report to Congress on Alaska Territory policy. It urges no new withdrawals of public lands, calls for extensive coast surveys, roads, and transport reform, and recommends restoring a mail system and strengthening fisheries, education funding, and reindeer industries oversight.
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Alaska
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Lame
Armistice Extension Tied to Peace Conference
The armistice may be extended to cover the peace conference. Delegates at Treves agreed to extend the armistice to the conclusion of preliminary peace talks, with reports placing the extension to January 14. The request and timing influence Germany and Swiss inquiries.
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Associated Press
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Germany Must Pay for Ruin in France Says Ex-Paris Official
Herman J Schoninger former head of the American Chamber of Commerce at Paris tells the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce the French plan is to reconstruct as before and have Germany reimburse individuals for destroyed homes mills and factories. The French boards will value losses and indemnity bonds up to 80 percent of former property value will be issued by the government.
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France
Hernard J Schoninger
American Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Shon Inger
Germany
Unclear Noted Statement on Selling Formation
Fragmentary text records a note about selling formation and possible orders valued by materials. Details are obscured, leaving the specific entities and actions ambiguous.
English Lords to be reformed under Bonar Law plan
Chancellor A. Bonar Law declared in an election address that if returned to power the coalition government would reform the house of lords. He argued the second chamber is necessary but should not preserve hereditary membership and promised direct access to the people to grant the upper house strength.
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House of Lords
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