Daniels' Navy Report Praises War Effort and Calls for Expansion
Secretary Daniels releases an annual Navy report detailing naval feats in World War I and urging continued expansion. He highlights transporting 2,000,000 troops to France without loss, Marine Brigade heroism at Paris, and a future role for navies as international police. He recommends a new three year program to add 156 ships, including ten dreadnoughts and six battle cruisers, to sustain peace and global security.
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Liberty fuel inventor from La Grange aids war effort
Maj. O. B. Zimmerman of La Grange Illinois helps introduce liberty fuel a new kerosene based substitute for gasoline. It reportedly explodes below zero and offers higher mileage while remaining safe from premature detonation. The article notes heavy Allied casualties and Marine captures illustrating brutal fighting in which the brigade was involved.
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Greek merchant leaves fortune to government
Athens December 9 Simon Panteropoulos a leading Greek merchant died leaving his entire fortune of 12,000,000 francs to the Greek government.
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Athens
Simon Panteropoulos
Aliens to Quit U S as War Ends
New York says immigration will invert to emigration after peace. Frederick C. Howe, immigration commissioner, cites four year steamship data showing over 1,250,000 seeking return to Russia, Poland, and Bohemia. He warns Europe may curb emigration with wartime labor needed. American exodus could follow.
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Bohemia
Wilson Goes 10 Church At Sea On George Washington
President Wilson joined enlisted men for Sunday religious services on the George Washington in smoother seas. He rested and did no work, then began formal conferences Monday with Lansing and ambassadors as the ship nears Brest. Boat drills continued with Mrs Wilson assisted to lifeboats. voyage toward Paris continues with expected Azores passage.
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Denman Declines Labor Dept Grand Jury Role in Mooney Case
San Francisco December 9 William Denman former chairman of the United States Shipping Board has declined appointment by Secretary of Labor Wilson as special representative in a county grand jury investigation of alleged irregularities charged in a report signed by John B Densmore relating to the case of Thomas J Mooney.
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William Denman
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Secretary of Labor
Wilson
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Thomas J. Mooney
Life Sentence for Tire Theft in Tinnington West Virginia
Robert Bayles, about forty, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge T. N. Taylor for stealing one automobile tire and one inner tube. The third offense triggers a life term under West Virginia law, marking the judge's only recourse in the case.
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West Virginia
Americans Hold Coblenz After German Evacuation
London notes Coblenz is now held by American forces after German troops evacuated the city at the Rhine Moselle confluence. Authorities urged American occupation to prevent disorders as the withdrawal of German troops accelerates.
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King Albert Leaves Paris for Bruges in Paris
King Albert Queen Elizabeth and Prince Leopold depart Paris for Bruges as President Poincare Premier Clemenceau Foreign Minister Pichon and the British ambassador bid them farewell at the station.
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Italy and Jugoslavs clash over Adriatic aims
Swiss press reports growing hostility between Italy and the new Jugoslav state as tensions rise over Adriatic access. Both sides seek President Wilson to mediate while Montenegro’s union with Serbia and the deposition of King Nicolas add fuel to rival claims for sea outlets and regional influence.
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Adriatic
Balfour Sees League of Nations Key Postwar Task
In London December the British foreign minister Arthur Balfour told American correspondents that the United States will shoulder its share in postwar world protection. He said inter-allied preliminary deliberations will be longer than the final peace conference and that the foremost task is the establishment of a league of nations aimed at preserving broad international justice.
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Arthur Jones Balfour
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Britain thanks the United States for wartime help
Premier Lloyd George expresses appreciation for Americas response to the allied call last spring and for the American navy. He commends the prompt decisive action of the American president and people and notes the role in freeing the seas from German threat.
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Graduates Get Straps From Camp Stanley Commencement
San Antonio Texas reports about 1 100 men will receive commissions and certification of graduation from the officers and noncommissioned officers training school at Camp Stanley.
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San Antonio, Tex
Camp Stanley
Not After Plunder
London editorial defends British aims in peace efforts. The Times rejects claims of imperial plunder and asserts Britain will work to secure a world safe for democracy and free from oppression without risking its own existence. It notes interallied boards may aid the League of Nations and urges unity amid skepticism in some quarters.
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Prairie division to stay and occupy Luxemburg in Germany
Washington announces five additional divisions join the American army of occupation advancing into Germany. Prairie division joins the 33rd to form the second line, assigned to areas near Montmedy St Mihiel and Longuyon under Maj. Gen. Dickman. Pershing lists 5,236 officers and 125,515 men for early return.
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Living Cost and Wages to Decline This Coming Year
Washington officials and lawmakers expect a gradual decline in clothing costs and materials used in manufacturing and construction starting early next year. They foresee wage reductions aligning with lower living costs, a weaker dollar, and a return to prewar price levels as government controls wind down. Representative George M. Young predicts wheat prices may fall up to a dollar in twelve months, while the government’s wheat price guarantee may need continued control to protect 1920 markets.
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Dakota Wheat Belt
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America
Large Chile quake razes hundreds of buildings
Reports from Chile on December 7 recount Copiapó the capital of Atacama province with 409 buildings destroyed including the municipal building and 8 million pesos lost. Chañaral and Antofagasta coast towns suffered tidal waves, while Taltal saw several deaths and many injured with widespread property damage.
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