Stop Embargo on Russian Supplies Until Government Stabilizes
The United States suspends all shipments to Russia until a stable government is formed and recognized. If Bolsheviks gain control and seek peace with Germany, the embargo could become permanent. A provisional Russian government has received 3250 million in credits, with funds spent on supplies awaiting shipment and transport vessels allocated.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Germany
Thomas D. Jones
War Trade Board
White House
Wilson
State Department
Francis
Petrograd
Sweden
Kalewines
Don Cossacks
Varonez
Moscow
All Russia
Nicholas
John F. Stevens
American Railway Commission
Vladivistok
Railroads and unions pledge to avert transport strike
Officials report concessions by railroads and four brotherhood leaders to wage dispute settlement through mediation. The plan, extending until peace is won, aims to keep wartime traffic moving as President Wilson prepares to meet representatives at the White House.
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Washington, Navy
Four Brotherhoods
America
Germany
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
White House
Wilson
Brotherhood
Meatless Day Enforcement Proposed by San Francisco Police
San Francisco officials plan to revoke hotel and restaurant liquor permits for failure to observe meatless days, as part of support for the food administration.
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San Francisco
Police Commission
The
Food Administration
First Big Military Review At Camp Lewis
Camp Lewis Tacoma Washington November 21 soldiers marched in platoons in a vast demonstration. Over 25 000 troops showcased the size of war preparations by the Ninety first division drawing cheers from soldiers and civilians alike.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
Northwest
Italians Continue Counter Offensive Along Piave Front
Italian forces advance along the Piave and Brenta front as Duke of Aosta lauds army gains. Monte Tomba repulsed in four attacks while east of the Asilago plateau Italians seize prisoners and weapons. Haig pushes against Germans between St Quentin and Scarpe with apparent gains. British encircle Jerusalem, closing within 12 miles northwest and 15 miles west.
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Italy
Navy
Pinye
Zenson
Figaro
Sega’ Mill
Duke of
Aosta
Piave
Brenta
Adriatie Sea
Monte Tomba
Asilago
Plave
Marshal Haig
St. Quentin
Scarpe
France
Arras
Peronine
Bapaume
Peronne
Cambrai
Jerusalem
Palestine
Ship Saved by Clever Ruse
An Atlantic port report says an American freighter escaped a submarine attack after the crew created heavy smoke by burning non combustible material on the hatches. The U-boat halted and diverted when the captain warned of explosives and imminent explosion.
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Atlantic
Alien Enemies to Register and Restrict Travel Nationwide
President Wilson issued a proclamation requiring all alien enemies to register and obtain travel permits. Enemies are banned from approaching within 100 yards of waterfronts, docks, terminals, or residing in the District of Columbia, with restrictions extending to air travel and canal zones. The measure activates a broader wartime legal framework? awaiting further guidance from the attorney general for registration procedures and enforcement.
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Washington
Wilson
District of Columbia
Germany
United States
Panna Canal Zone
United States Attorney General
Attorney General
Soldier Executed by Firing Squad in France Case
An American soldier in General Pershing's force was executed by firing squad after a court martial found him guilty of raping and murdering a French woman. Details are withheld by the War Department pending a full report. Pershing had authority to carry out the sentence without presidential approval.
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Washington
Kaiser Refuses Peace Talks With Bolsheviki
London dispatches report the German emperor will not negotiate for peace unless with the successor to the imperial Russian government or with the Russian constituent assembly. Bolshevik elements threaten peace on sea terms and remain neutral in the war.
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London
Russia
Petrograd
Five German U boats destroyed in a single day
Premier Lloyd George told the house of commons that five German submarines were destroyed on Saturday, as announced for London on November 20.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
British Take Jaffa as Turks Retreat
London reports the city of Jaffa on the Mediterranean coast has been occupied by Australian and New Zealand troops with no opposition. Turkish forces are said to be retreating along the border as the British advance continues in Palestine.
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London
Jaffa
Mediterranean
Palestine
Sment
American Red Cross unit safe in Petrograd report
News notes list Red Cross members in Petrograd as safe. It also names William Close of Outlook Montana among wounded in Pershing's casualty list. Reports cover a train collision near Walla Walla Washington injuring a busload of schoolchildren and other WWI era items.
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American Red Cross Commission
Petrograd
William Close
Outlook
Montana
Pershing
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Mrs. Thompson Seton
Ernest Thompson Seton
Woman’s Committee
Haig
Columbia
U. S
Kaiser
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Harry A. Garfield
World News
College Place
Walla Walla, Wash
National Fuel Administration
New England
Western Battle Front
Albert
Belgium
Henry Ford
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Copartment
Simon Lake
Switzerland
American Federation of Labor
Buffalo
Conoco
the Continental Oil Company
Colorado Corporation
Lobo
Denver
Pueblo
Boise
Accyence
Albuquerque
Butterake City
Pathé Fréres
Pathe
Pathé Disce
Pathé
Europe
Amerca
Afl
Tattersall’s
Dillon Furniture Co
General Furniture Distributors
E. H. Brundage, Undertaker
Dillon, Montana
Burke Auto Transfer Co
Ned Burke
E. H. Brundage
Black Res
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