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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
2
Paris reported President Wilson would deliver a speech to the American Expeditionary Force on Christmas Eve. General Pershing arranged for the president to visit major U S concentrations and address them on December 24, detailing the army’s achievements.
A garbled report from a Swiss government communication hints at German anxiety over wartime food shortages. The text references a prompt reply and mentions the impact of rationing and supply lines on morale, with ambiguous notes about authorities seeking information.
Fragmentary OCR cites negotiations and war weariness as leaders discuss possible peace talks. References to Count and military actions imply a cautious push toward ending hostilities, with terms unclear and timing uncertain.
London reports Dr. Sidonio Paes, president of Portugal, shot at a Lisbon railway station and dies minutes later after being struck by three bullets. The assailant Jeetne was killed by the crowd. Paes had been proclaimed president last June and led Portugal’s provisional government since December 1917.
Postmaster General Burleson announced major cuts in long distance and toll rates based on a new basic charge of 6.44 mills per mile with night service at half the day rate between 8 30 p m and midnight and one fourth the day rate from midnight to 4 30 a m. The plan aims to equalize charges nationwide and supports future unification of wires. A San Francisco to New York call could cost about four dollars under night rates versus sixteen during the day.
In a unanimous vote the Paris municipal council moved to grant President Wilson honorary citizenship of Paris reviving a medieval custom. Councillor Gent said the title honored distinguished services to Paris and the nation, noting revolut ion era precedents granting citizenship to British Italian and American figures.
A flotilla of ten American warships returns to port after a voyage to France. The fleet, first to come home, signals ongoing resupply and redeployment as the war continues.
Washington reports Chairman Moon of the post office committee introduced a resolution to make wire lines permanent government owned during and after the war with Appraisal ordered and contracts to be negotiated. The measure cites Wilson’s approval and outlines appraisal and five appraisers for potential purchase.
A Nov 28 clash between the American steamship Monterey's armed navy guard and Mexican customs guards at Tampico left a Mexican captain dead and a Mexican soldier mortally wounded. A chief gunner's mate named Berry in charge of the American guard was wounded less seriously as the Monterey then moved to Havana and Nassau.
Marshal Foch has dispatched officers from the Allied armies to Poland to investigate disorders reported there. Official dispatches from Foreign Minister Pichon say the disturbances were allegedly carried out by released German and Austrian prisoners of war returning from Russia.
Belfast report says the Royal Ulster Yacht Club sent a cablegram to the New York Yacht Club challenging for the America’s Cup. Sir Thomas Lipton intends to sail Shamrock IV as the challenger.
Five people were killed and another dying when an interurban freight car derailed, crashing into two cars in Cleveland on December 14. Three victims were sailors, with two cars and multiple injuries reported in the collision. A separate note reports yeggmen raiding five stores in Cadet Wisconsin on December 16, stealing about $3,000 in cash and Liberty bonds before fleeing.
The United States plans a public naval pageant in New York harbor around December 23 to welcome home ships from the Atlantic fleet led by Admiral Mayo on the Pennsylvania. Nine dreadnoughts, 20 destroyers, and more than 40 support vessels will appear, with some smaller craft possibly missing the event due to varied return dates.
Milwaukee police seek those behind the holdup of International Harvester paymaster Joseph Gruenwald. He was returning from the bank with $25,000 in a satchel when attackers struck him from behind in a passageway near the plant office.
Secretary Baker awarded the Distinguished Service Medal to Gen. Peyton C. March after Pershing's recommendation and Wilson's approval. The decoration honors his efficient service in France as chief of artillery of the First American Army and at home as chief of staff, presented before a large gathering of army officers.
Norway recalls its legation from Petrograd as Aftonposten reports. Denmark is expected to follow. Sweden has already cut diplomatic ties after Bolshevik agents entered the Swedish embassy to seize Swiss government documents.
In the quarter ending Sept. 30, Lloyds register shows 673 more merchant vessels being built in the United States than in the United Kingdom, a surplus exceeding one million tons. England has 382 ships under construction, 373 of them steel, with a gross tonnage of 1,746,933.
Atlantic City officials and national publicity and sales directors agreed on the slogan Lets Finish the Job for the Fifth Liberty Loan campaign. Treasury certificates oversubscribed totaling 13 438 000 over the 660 000 000 issue. The Shipping Board announced doom for wooden ships canceling many vessels still under construction and delaying future builds.
President Wilson told Paris crowds he is eager to join Allied leaders in rapid talks. He outlined that the United States seeks a path to fellowship and proposed preliminaries led by Wilson with one rep from France Italy and Great Britain to draft proposals before a full Entente conference on the peace treaty.
The War Department released the last casualty list of 2,571 names, including many from the northwest. It reports 165 killed in action, 51 died of wounds, 164 died of disease and other causes, 2,046 wounded in action, and 163 missing in action.
The clash between the Ward liner Monterey's armed guard and Mexican soldiers at Tampico is now to be settled through diplomacy. Negotiations continue between the American and Mexican governments per the state department.
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