American Peace Staff Complete Organization Plans
Paris reports the American peace mission outlines a full team anchored by the peace commission. It shows a hierarchy from the secretary to diplomatic intelligence groups, with military, civilian, and technical cadres, plus extensive clerical staffs and cartographers shaping postwar talks. The French association backs a society of nations with obligatory arbitration and arms limitation as core treaty principles.
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Paris
Peace Commission
John C. Grew
Masion
Herbert C. Hoover
The
Red Cross
Salvation Army and
War Trade Board
Europe
Africa
Poland
Turkey
Nation League
France
French Association For A Society of Nations
Pichon
Clemenceau
Society of Nations
British Official Opposes Germany Paying Debts in Goods
Sir Auckland Geddes, president of the local government board, told Plymouth that Germany must not pay the war cost with manufactured goods dumped on Britain. He warned such dumping would crush British industries and push wages beyond living limits, even if some debt remained unpaid.
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Germany
London
Sir Auckland Geddes
Local Government Board
Plymouth
Great Britain
France Needs Rail Stock Protest Over Delayed German Equipment
Paris reports the regions reclaimed from the Germans face a railway shortage. Minister Albert Claveille notes the urgent need for rolling stock as the Matin Accuses the slow delivery of German railway material.
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Paris
France
Albert Claveille
Matin
Seven naval men drown as boat capsizes near Tangier
One officer and six sailors of the American destroyer Lansdale drowned while returning to their ship after spending the afternoon in Tangier. A party of 30 had been ashore in the Moroccan port when their boat capsized in heavy sea conditions.
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Paris
Lansdale
Navas
Tangier
Rail probe to be carried out by joint committee
Congressional readers plan to have the investigation of the railroad problem recommended by President Wilson conducted by the existing joint railroad committee. A resolution will extend the life of the committee which would otherwise expire this month. Arrangements were discussed by Senator Smith of South Carolina and Representative Sims of Tennessee, chairs of the interstate commerce groups.
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Washington
Wilson
Joint Railroad Committee
Smith
South Carolina
Sims
Tennessee
Congressional Interstate Commerce Committees
Yanks Enter Coblenz As Occupation Troops Move In
Berlin reports indicate 180 casualties from Friday fighting as Spartacus militants defend Berlin suburbs with machine guns. An American battalion of the Thirty-ninth Infantry traveled by train from Treves to Coblenz at German request to deter disorder, marking the first American advance into Germany by rail. German officials praise U S behavior as troops pay careful heed to civilian street traffic.
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Zurich
Berlin
Spartacus
Thirty-ninth
Treves
Coblenz
Teuton
Germany
Geldsdorf
Mayen
Kloeng
Schwarden
Amsterdam
Foreign Office
Boycott on German Goods Declared by Exchange
At a special Witwatersrand Commercial Exchange meeting in Johannesburg a resolution barred any enemy nationality from membership or representation. It also urged government, Chamber of Mines and municipalities to avoid enemy origin goods for five years after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Witwatersrand Commercial Exchange
Chamber of Mines
Witwatersrand
Berlin ration cut leaves Berlin with small bread allotment
An official note from Berlin warns that after February 7 only eighty grammes of bread per day will be available, about one third of the present ration, even under favorable conditions. The note also notes Berlin’s rising death rate.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Bosch Magneto firm sold at forced auction
The Bosch Magneto company in Springfield sold to H. C. Griffiths of New York for $4 150 000 by order of alien property custodian A Mitchell Palmer. The sale includes the entire capital stock patents plant and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosch Company
Springfield
Mass
Bosch Magneto Company
H. C. Griffiths
New York City
A. Mitchell Palmer
Senator Owen Plans Private Study Trip on European Banking
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma, chair of the banking and currency committee, announced plans to study European banking conditions. He will visit London Paris Madrid and Rome in a private capacity.
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Owen
London
Paris
Madrid
Rome
New York
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
Germany Tried Bribes to Swedens Alliance
Washington reports Germany twice offered Sweden concessions to join the Central Powers. Finland was offered in 1914 and North Schleswig in 1915, with threats to land troops if Sweden refused. Berlin cited Sweden export controls as evidence of subservience to the Allies.
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Germany
Sweden
Washington
Finland
Schleswig
Soldiers Home by Midsummer
Washington, Dec 9. Chief of Staff General March said eight of thirteen American army divisions in France are National Guard or National Army troops and are expected to return home within four months after peace is proclaimed. He noted Congress may need to modify law to allow longer stay for units remaining in Europe. A total of 5 325 officers and 125 515 men were assigned for early return.
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Washington
Rhine
National Guard
National Army
General March
Wilson
Congress
France
Europe
March
Pershing
Royalty May Return Call to United States Trip Discussed
Paris Matin editor Stephane Lauzanne said before sailing for France that President Poincare of France King George of England King Albert of Belgium King Victor Emmanuel of Italy and other heads of state may visit the United States during President Wilsons European trip. Lauzanne has been in the United States on official mission for months.
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United States
New York
Poincare
France
George
England
Albert
Belgium
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Wilson
Europe
Stephane Lauzanne
Paris Matin
M. Lauzanne
Occupation Costs To Be Paid By Germany
The French armistice commission sent a note to Berlin demanding payment of Allied occupation expenses to date. About 13.5 million dollars cover the American army, 8 million dollars provisional for British troops, and 10.8 million dollars for French troops. Heavier levies are planned on Duren and Cologne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
French Armistice Commission
Berlin
Amsterdam
Duren
Cologne
Enormous War Bill for Reparations Reported
London Daily Mail claims Britain will demand 40 billion dollars from Germany as reparation for the war. David Lloyd George is said to announce in Leeds that Britain and dominions will be paid about 40 billion dollars, with annual relief of 40 billion dollars per year. The Daily Mail adds the French claim will be much larger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
London
Great Britain
Germany
Daily Mail
David Lloyd George
Leeds
MEN QUALIFY FOR OFFICERS Enlisted Soldiers Show High Order of Intelligence
Washington reports that 11 percent of 1.5 million enlisted men subjected to psychologic tests could qualify to become officers and over 26 percent were rated above average. Eighty three percent of officers tested met the required intelligence standard, per War department data from the division of psychology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Division of Psychology
Medical Department
McAdoo to Work Two Weeks Without Salary
Secretary McAdoo will quit the cabinet due to low pay and serve two weeks for the government without salary. He retires as Treasury head December 16 while his $12,000 yearly pay ends, though he remains director general of railroads without pay until January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. McAdoo
Washington
McAdoo
the Treasury
Bavarian Premier Claims Kaiser Personal War Responsibility
Bavarian premier Kurt Eisner says notations in the former Kaiser Wilhelm’s handwriting on key foreign office papers prove his personal responsibility for the war. He adds the papers about the war’s start will be published soon in diplomatic advisories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Foreign Office
Wilhelm
Kurt Eisner
Prussian Government Withdraws Hohenzollern Immunity
Berlin reports the Prussian government formally withdraws the special privilege of immunity from law for the Hohenzollern family. In Amsterdam Emanuel Wurn, German food minister, travels to Brussels with Entente consent to confer with Herbert Hoover on food matters.
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Berlin
Ban On Grain Trading Raised
Washington reports the Food Administration has removed restrictions on trading in corn oats rye and barley on December 8. The policy change relaxes controls affecting grain markets and commodity movements nationwide.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Belgium to Get Money Back Soon
Paris reports a Spa mixed conference decision forbids alienation or mortgaging railroads mines and other undertakings in which Germany holds an interest. Foreign German stocks and Reichsbank gold fall under the rule and negotiable documents records art and bank bills taken by Germans will be returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Paris
Spa
Germany
Reichsbank
France
Building Great American Navy to Reach 1291 Vessels by 1920
Rear Admiral Griffin reports to the House Naval Committee that the US Navy will total 1,291 ships by July 1, 1920, including 40 battleships and 329 destroyers. At war start there were 364 ships. by Nov 1, 1918 the fleet stood at 777, with major gains in submarine chasers and destroyers. Contracts remain for 29 ships and several hulls are under construction or planned.
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Washington
Griffin
Bureau of Steam Engineers
House Naval Committee
Taylor
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Navy Department
Admiral Griffin
Tennessee
California
Admiral Taylor
Senators Confirm Glass as Treasury Secretary
The Senate confirmed Representative Carter Glass to be Secretary of the Treasury succeeding William G. McAdoo. Glass will resign from Congress after 16 years and assume his duties December 16. McAdoo remains director general of railroads until his successor is appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter Glass
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Senate
Glass
Congress
McAdoo
Doctor cites poison gas as influenza cause
Dr. Albert J. Croft of Chicago argues in a paper to the Douglas branch of the Chicago Medical Society that the world influenza epidemic is caused by poison gas in the air. He claims it is not highly contagious and not spread by coughing or sneezing but by what he calls an irritated atmosphere.
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Chicago
Douglas
Chicago Medical Society
Albert J. Croft
Wilson reads Churchill on British naval supremacy
President Wilson read wireless dispatches about Churchill's renewed decoration for British naval supremacy aboard the U.S.S. George Washington. He showed interest but made no comment, and is expected to speak on the subject after reaching France.
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Churchill
George Washington
Wilson
Winster Churchill
France
Washington Denies Involvement on Kaiser Extradition
The State Department said in Washington on December 9 that the United States has not considered extradition of the former German emperor and has expressed no opinion on the matter.
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Extra
Ion
Kaiser
Washington
United States
Europe
State Department
Federation of churches urged unity in Philadelphia
The congress for church unity met in Philadelphia on December 9 and approved a federation plan. Resolutions call for an inter denom inational committee with one member per 600000 Catholics on each Steeetite tign, and delegates will attend a 1920 convention.
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Church Federation
Philadelphia
Federation of Churches
Foreign Missionary Societies
Organic Church Union
Congress For Church Unity
Steeetite Tign
California Syrup of Figs Health Ad Grows Children
Old promotional text urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for infants and children. It claims a coated tongue signals constipation and stomach issues, promising quick relief within hours and stressing genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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Cross
California
Gil
California Fig Syrup Company
Adv
Queens and Tobacco Across Royal Lines
The passage notes various queens and royal figures reputedly fond of smoking, including Queen Mary of England and Amelia of Portugal, with influences traced to mothers or consorts. It mentions the dowager empress of Russia and the tsaritzh enjoying cigarettes with tea, and Balkan princesses widely preferring Turkish tobacco.
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Mary
England
Quen Amelia
Portugal
Countess
Paris
Empress
Russia
Tsaritzh
Nathalia
Serbia
Roumania
Soothe Itching Skins With Cuticura
Advice to bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water then dry and apply Ointment for relief. Offers free samples by mail from Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Not Frederick Deed Question Reveals Family Tension
A lawyer probes a deed with a florid woman and a meek husband named Frederick. Friction erupts as the lawyer questions whether the husband coerced the woman, while she deflects and invites Frederick to compel her, highlighting a domestic rift.
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Frederick
Come-back Man Returns to Strength with Haarlem Oil
An advertisement touts Haarlem Oil Capsules as a health tonic for overwork and poor habits. It claims three capsules daily revive weakened men, addressing uric acid poisoning kidneys stomach and bladder issues with a medal on each box and three sizes available.
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Seyswil
Amer
Haarlem
Ades
Severe Injury Civilian Quote from War Era
Fringe wartime exchange shows a civilian asking a soldier about a wound stripe and a private replying that his heart broke when marching did not reach Berlin. The terse dialogue reflects personal cost and morale in combat history.
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Berlin
Gaddy Claim Sparks Domestic Dispute Confidentiality
Mrs. Gaddy asserts she caused her husband to act foolishly, prompting a sharp retort that she did indeed make a fool of him. The exchange appears in a local society or court record reflecting a disputed personal matter between the couple.
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