Harden says envoy lied in war end speech excerpt
Amsterdam reports Helmuth von Moltke told the Kaiser in 1914 the war was lost after the Marne turning point. Maximilian Harden cites Bernstorff admitting lies to Wilson. Harden notes missed 1914 and 1916 chances for peace and discusses U boat warfare controversy under Tirpitz.
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Roumanians Demand Union From Transylvania to Hungary
The Roumanian national assembly at Gyulafehervar adopted a resolution calling for all Roumanians in Transylvania Banat and Hungary to proclaim their union with Roumania in a move reported from Amsterdam on December 5 1918.
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Gyulafehervar
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Hungary
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All Must Make Sacrifices On Board the Steamer George Washington
On the steamer George Washington, December 6, President Wilson, upon arrival in France, will demand that all nations at the peace conference be prepared to make sacrifices and that armed domination by any one nation must end.
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George Washington
Wilson
France
Ruthenians Retake Lemberg From Poles
Paris dispatch reports Ruthenians retake the city of Lemberg from Polish forces. The claim notes a shift in control and follows earlier fighting in the region.
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Lemberg
Paris
Carter Glass Nominated Secretary of the Treasury
Representative Carter Glass of Virginia was nominated by President Wilson to be secretary of the treasury. Glass has served since 1903 in Congress and chaired the banking and currency committee, earning a national reputation for conservative views. He owns the Lynchburg Daily News and Daily Advance and has been UVA board of visitors secretary for eight years.
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Berlin fears Bolshevik threat amid German crisis
Berlin reports a bolshevik outbreak fears with Doctor Liebknecht as leader. The Deutsche Zeitung says extremists have artillery and munitions. Bavarian Premier Hisner urges immediate intergovernmental conference at Jena to set a policy program. Two Austrian divisions and part of another flee Hellbronn, leaving artillery, guns, and 6,000 horses.
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Berlin Kreuz Zeitung
Berlin in Disorder as Bolshevik Protests Erupt
London dispatch reports serious disturbances in Berlin with considerable street firing. The unrest is attributed to Bolshevik influence as tensions rise in the German capital.
Hospital ship Comfort Missing After Storm
Army authorities report the hospital ship Comfort carrying four hundred wounded American soldiers from France has not been heard from since Thursday. A heavy storm is believed to have damaged the vessel’s wireless station, leaving its fate unknown.
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Comfort
France
Baker Reduces War Contracts and Powder Surplus
Secretary of War Baker announces large scale cancellations cutting key wartime contracts and a major powder surplus. He says veteran divisions in France likely remain until peace, while Midwest orders fade as cancellations total billions. Estimates of savings and treasury returns vary with new data.
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States Divide War Costs and Army Powder Dilemma
Mr Baker lists the $231 million to Massachusetts, $143 million to Michigan, $99 million each to New York Pennsylvania Ohio and Missouri, $55 million to Illinois, $44 million to Indiana, and $11 million to Wisconsin and Minnesota. He says the army has excess powder and is embarrassed about storing hired explosives.
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Army Third Army advances south of the Moselle in France
Washington reports General Pershing says the Third Army has reached the Bernenstel Malborn Ottenhausen line south of the Moselle. In Prussia hundreds of thousands of Germans bow to American authority with calm acceptance. Normal life continues as peasantry plows fields and factories hum while discharged soldiers pass through American lines.
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Prussia
1924 More Yanks Arrive in New York Amid War Buildup
The British transport Orea docked at West Fifteenth Street with 1,924 American troops sent to Camp Mills. The hospital ship Comfort, carrying 400 wounded, was due to dock today after weather delays. The Leviathan, carrying 9,000 unwounded Americans from France, is to reach the army pier on December 16 after loading troops and supplies at Brest.
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West Fifteenth Street
Madson River
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Brest
France
Baseball to resume in 1919 after war department letter
Ban Johnson received a letter from Gen. Peyton C. March confirming that major leagues may resume baseball in 1919. The War Department chief of staff stated there is no reason why the game should not start up anew, addressing Washington's stance on resuming play.
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Ban Johnson
War Department
Peyton C. March
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Washington
Navy to discharge 20 percent of wartime personnel
Washington reports that about 100,000 naval personnel will be released as quickly as possible. Private yachts and craft taken for the war will be returned by February. Enlisted men in schools will complete training and be discharged, with certain student bodies commissioned in reserve. Over two-fifths of the 2 billion dollar wartime budget has already been cut.
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Wife Slain in Czar's Arms Tale From Amsterdam
London dispatch reports Kiev papers cite a Russian imperial murder tale. The valet of the former empress claims the entire Romanoff family was executed July 17 in a convent cellar at Ekaterinburg, men shot in sequence, and the former emperor Nicholas II’s wife died in his arms. Grand Duchess Tatiana allegedly wounded then killed, bodies burned on the city outskirts.
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Amsterdam
Kiev
Russia
Romanoff
Ekaterinburg
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Tatiana
Prison Camp Abuse Incidents Reported in Saxony
Paris reports serious incidents inside a Saxony prison camp housing allied prisoners. The Echo de Paris says the allied governments intend to act energetically in response to the gravities.
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Saxony
Paris
Echo de Paris
Ex Kaiser's Physician Arrives in Holland on Special Train
Amsterdam Dec 6. Documented evidence of the ex Kaiser’s guilt in urging and planning the war has been found in the Berlin imperial archives. Sir Auckland Geddes urged a justice based peace, with trials for Emperor and other rulers if found guilty. A German physician arrived from Berlin to Holland, three staff members left Amerongen carrying documents, and a Berlin council delegation arrived to oversee negotiations. The Netherlands deliberates whether the ex ruler should stand trial, with the national assembly to decide.
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London
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National Service
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Enver Pasha
Bulgaria
Austria
Holland
Amerengen
Hague
L and Workers’ Councils
Germany
National Assembly
Netherlands
Marchand
Geremunky
Quarreled With the Kaiser Over Britain War Outlook
Former German crown prince told a Daily Mirror correspondent at Wieringen that he argued with his father about Great Britain. He said he predicted British resistance against Germany and that his father did not believe it. Frederick William said he favored an agreement between Germany and Britain and hoped they could collaborate.
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Great Britain
Daily Mirror
Wieringen
Frederick William
Germany
Bank Robbers Loot Leavenworth Bank for $100,000
A band of robbers looted the Leavenworth State Bank in Leavenworth Indiana on December 6, securing Liberty bonds and War Savings Certificates valued at about $100,000. Police and investigators described the case as a major theft, with authorities reviewing security footage and canvassing the area for suspects.
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Leavenworth State Bank
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