05 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
1
Secretary Baker released Pershing's preliminary report on American operations up to November 20, detailing training era actions and the decisive 1918 counteroffensive. Pershing commends officers and soldiers, notes pivotal battles at Soissons and St Mihiel, and credits American divisions with key breakthroughs.
Jacob Theodore Cremer, newly named Dutch minister to the United States, arrives in Washington and emphasizes Dutch pride. The report highlights American forces under General Pershing in the Meuse Argonne offensive, noting 26,050 prisoners taken and 468 guns captured, and outlines US aviation and tank status, with reliance on French production and eventual self sufficiency.
Three American cruisers are expected to arrive in Lima from San Francisco due to tensions between Peru and Chile. The Chilean consul general departed for Santiago with government archives, amid a continued boycott of Chilean vessels.
Representative Carter Glass of Virginia was nominated by President Wilson for Secretary of the Treasury in Washington D C. The announcement came on December 5.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels announced a large discharge of sailors will take effect at once. He authorized the release of twenty percent of the Navy’s personnel, about one hundred thousand men.
On December 5 the President spent most of his first day at his desk on the George Washington. He rested a few hours in the afternoon on physician advice due to a slight cold.
London announces British naval authorities decide it not necessary to demand Germany or Heligoland's return. Spencer Churchill says after peace, Britain's sea power must remain supreme as it has been.
Secretary McAdoo presents final accounting of wartime costs for the 15 months to last June 30. He estimates total war outlays at 25.22 billion with 8.07 billion in ordinary disbursements and 4.76 billion in loans to allies. He warns current forecasts for the next year are unreliable due to peace.
The Temps comments on President Wilson's visit to France praising duty and justice. It says he travels as a representative of the United States and carries the national flag while seeking peace to uphold liberty defended by American fighters.
Secretary McAdoo outlines the financial history of America's wartime effort as revealed in the annual report before his resignation. The narrative covers tax funding, four Liberty loans, a vast credit pool, treasury agencies paying army navy shipping needs, lending to allies, and support for soldiers families and farmers.
Copenhagen reports Berlin and Bavarian executives agreeing to demand the immediate resignation of Doctor Solf as foreign secretary. They seek a consistent opponent of the old system and the war policy and will bar Mathias Erzberger from peace negotiations.
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