Kaiser Note to All Nations Calls For Peace Basis
Berlin December 13 The note from Germany and allies to entente and neutrals proposes a basis for lasting peace. It asserts war aims are not to crush foes and urges immediate negotiations, while warning that further fighting will continue if peace is rejected. Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg appeals to neutral powers to convey the communication.
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Kaiser Wilhelm Proposes Peace Terms to End War
Kaiser Wilhelm I proposes peace terms to end the war, outlining conditions for a negotiation settlement and seeking an armistice or negotiated settlement to conclude hostilities.
Fight On Kaiser Tells Generals to Endure
Berlin announces Emperor William has offered peace to the enemy in a message to generals. He orders soldiers to keep fighting until acceptance is certain and notes the navy has loyally staked its strength in the common fight.
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London
Amsterdam
Berlin
William
Germany
Lambert suit dismissed against millionaire Lambert
Roger B. Cornell drops his 200000 dollar damages suit for alienation of affections against Colonel John Lambert of Joliet after a Will County circuit court stipulation. Cornell cites Lambert's innocence and criticizes former counsel Michael A. Kiely as spurious in a Busch brewery office conference.
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St. Louis
Roger B. Cornell
John Lambert
Joliet
Lillian Johnson Cornell
Circuit Court
Will County
Irving R.”. Gaertner
Cornell
Gaertner
Busch Brewery
Colonel Lambert
Michael A. Kiely
War Tax Imposed on Roumania By Germans
Telegraph from Jassy reports in Roumania the German occupation levies a heavy war tax on Bucharest. An edict bans unmarked paper money, demanding 30 percent value. Craiova is said to pay a 15 percent contribution totaling about 2 million pounds.
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London
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Roumania
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Makeup of French cabinet presented in unofficial list
Paris December 13 reports a French cabinet lineup from an unofficial list. It names Aristide Briand as premier and foreign affairs minister, Alexandre Ribot as finance minister, General Hubert J. Yaney as war minister, and Pierre Lanne as minister of education, with others including a minister of marine and transportation linked posts.
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Paris
Follay 8
Aristide’ Bridge
Alexandre Ribot
Huto¢ J. Yantey
Poop Rina Lanse
Alwert Thomes
Peace Terms in German Offer Move Winds of War
German chancellor proposed peace negotiations leaving terms unclear while President Wilson seeks a central role for the United States. Officials say the U S should press for early peace and dictate terms in concert with Allies as Berlin debates Belgium, Poland and Lithuania restoral and Balkan status. Irish party opposes conscription while British papers mock the German bid.
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France
Poland
Lithuania
Balkans
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Brock murder trial opens in circuit court
Brock charged with killing Harra Manson, a colored youth, on April 29. Manson was on an errand when Brock allegedly struck him and fired, leading to Manson's death days later.
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Ind
Barns Brock
Brock
Harra Manson
Manson
Prock
Esate Ehries
Hi Revolver
Marison
Lotatella Rie Ao I Uggl
Roxt Cay
Allied Armies new commander on Western Front rising to top
Reports from Paris say General Petain, Verdun defender, will succeed Joffre as supreme commander of allied forces on the western front. Briand plans radical cabinet changes and a wartime administrative overhaul to mirror England and streamline war management.
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Western Front
Briand
England
Washington
Paris
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Verdun
Joffre
Matin
Des Moines Orpet Case Arrest Reported
Des Moines announces the arrest in Speria Michigan of Kimmake Widener twenty seven of Des Moines. Chief Charles Jackson says Widener will be returned to Des Moines to face murder charges. Elizabeth Walls twenty one was found in her Heriotia room in a fainting state and died the following day. The coroner ruled death by suicide with no homicide finding.
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Speria
Kimmake Widener
Lex Moines
Charles Jack
Mudh
Waukegan
Widener
Des Moin
Lilizabeth Walls
Jin
The Arizona U S Dreadnaught Disabled at Sea
The Arizona Navy battleship suffered an unidentified malfunction at sea causing temporary disablement. Commands reported engineering issues but the vessel remained seaworthy and continued its voyage after repairs.
Irish Nationalist John Redmond Opposes German Peace Plan
John Redmond opposing the German peace plan signals opposition from Irish Nationalists to centralized settlement terms. The stance highlights Irish political pushback during negotiations and potential impact on Home Rule considerations within wartime diplomacy.
War Stoles Slump as Peace Talk Echoes in Market
New York December 13 Practic declines in the stock market followed cable news that Germany notified neutral countries of entering peace negotiations. Bethlehem Steel fell twenty seven points and munition and steel shares declined four to seven points as bankers with German ties stayed cautious.
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Bethlehem Steel
Berlin
Austria
United States Steel
Cuba
Senate votes to exclude Japs from immigration bill
Senate adopts committee amendment to insert the Root Takahira gentlemen's agreement limiting Japanese immigration by a 42 to 14 vote. The panel rejects wider exclusions while debating a "picture brides" clause aimed at barring Japanese women by race.
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Gentioron
Japan
Washington
Phelan
California
United States
Angel Island
San Francisco Bay
Pacific Coast
Tims
Reed
Missouri
Africa
West Indies
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Stock sale record broken in demoralized market
In New York on December 13 the market’s last hour activity pushed total daily transactions to over 2,500,000 shares, a multi year record. Prices fell two to five points from early afternoon levels as demand surged and ticketing lagged by fifteen to twenty minutes.
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New York
Fibre Plant Head Killed in Milwaukee Area
John Raabe of Milwaukee a superintendent at the Kaukauna Fiber company plant was killed in Appleton when he was caught in a large woodworking shaft. The incident occurred December 13 and details indicate a fatal industrial accident at the factory facility.
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Appleton
John Raabe
Milwaukee
Kaukauna Fiber Company
Chicago live stock and grain markets report
Hogs receipts 47 000 with bids 9.50 to 10.05 for light shipping and heavy packing 9.80 to 10.05. good to fancy pigs 8.10 to 8.80. Cattle receipts 8 000 with steers 10.50 to 11.50, cows 6.90 to 7.40, vealers 12.00 to 12.50. Wheat No 2 hard winter 1.70 to 1.74, corn No 3 white 89.34 to 90c, No 8 yellow 89 14 to 90c, oats No 3 white 52c. Butter extras 87 to 74c, firsts 88 to 85c, seconds 82 to 85c. cheese grades listed.
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Chicago
Warship Arizona Disabled After Turbine Failure
The United States battleship Arizona, recently commissioned and praised as a fast dreadnought, sails north along the Atlantic coast with only its port engine and starboard turbine crippled. The turbine failure occurred during maneuvers off Guantanamo, Cuba, and the ship is expected to reach its home port by December.
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New York
United States
Atlantic
Cguantansamo
Brooklyn
Danville Man Sues Labor Leader for $10000 Damages
James Kellett of Gillespie sues John Walker head of the Lincoln Leaders included in labor group for $10000 in damages in Danville court. The case cites telegrams and a December 7 prior incident with unclear details.
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James Kellett
den H. Walker
Danvilee
Gillespie
Ewepits
Danville
John My Walker
Llincois Laders Tion
National Mine Work “Uy
Waller
Kellett
Sprineield
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