Luxburg Plot Prompts South American Rapprochement Tale
Washington reports reveal Count von Luxburg urged Argentina to enter a secret mutual rapprochement with Chile and Bolivia to oppose North America. Telegrams show attempts to keep relations open with Argentina and hint at a submarine squadron to ease a potential rupture.
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Washington
South America
United States
Berlin
Count von Luxburg
Argentina
State Department
Luxburg
Irigoyen
Chile
Bolivia
North America
Peru
Brazil
Bulivia
Saguier
Santiago
Molina
U. S
Buenos Aires
Germany
Council of Ministers
Goethals Acting Quartermaster General Report Excerpts
Long dispatch fragment covers Goethals named acting quartermaster general and various diplomatic notes. It references plans in 1917 involving Chile Argentina and Brazil, naval attaché, submarine salutes, and U S fleet discussions with Luxburgs letters and ministerial bribery hints.
Summit State Bank Robbed of 46000 in Corn Products Payroll
Cracksmen tunneled through the Summit State bank vault and escaped with 46000 of the 80000 payroll of the Corn Products company. Two suitcases held 38000 and 8000. 30000 remained hidden under safety boxes. They used a sledge hammer and torch to breach the brick vault walls. discovery came at 8 a m. A watchman reported normal conditions at 1:30 a m. No witnesses saw entry or exit.
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Summit, Illl
Summit State Bank
Corn Products Company
Chicago
Dee
United
Schuettler
Otto Plitz
la Grange
Chief Piltz
Britain Outlines War Aims and Palestine Success
Premier Lloyd George declared complete restoration of territories and compensation as war aims, while noting Palestine military gains would have a lasting historical impact. He warned Jerusalem would never return to the Turks and said German colonies would be settled by the peace congress with people’s sentiment guiding trusteeship.
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Jerusalem
Petrograd
Evening Post
Bolshiviki
London
Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Sumarines
Palestine
America
International Council
Versailles
League of Nations
Great Britain
Government Finances Expert McCoy Seeks Salary Rise
Joseph McCoy, U.S. government actuary, is the sole Treasury employee Sec McAdoo requested a raise for. He advises the Ways and Means Committee on appropriations and earns 2500 yearly. McAdoo seeks 4000, citing Britain's honor. Lloyd George warns of trying months as one power declines and another lags behind.
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Joseph Is. McCoy
United States
Treasury Department
McAdoo
McCoy
Ways and Means Committee
House
Mr. Lloyd George
Italys Seventh Day Battle Halts German Break Thrusts
Italian war office reports heavy fighting between Brenta and Piave with a full division of German troops and assault detachments attacking Monte Solarolo and Calcino valley. Italian fire and counter attacks halt the assault. prisoners and machine guns taken while Col Della Beretta actions are crushed.
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Rome
Italian War Office
Brenta
Piave
Monte Solarolo Salent
Col Dell Orso
Porte di Salton
Monte Spinoncl
Monte Solarolo
Calcino
Col Della Beretta
Seek Ownership of Stockyards Seek Ownership of Stockyards
Washington reports sensational disclosures at the federal trade commission hearing on high finance in Chicago. Investigators say $6 million was paid to keep the stockyards and rail lines in Chicago and that profits from the yards were diverted to packers led by J Ogden Armour. The investigation suggests a wider control over the nation's food supply and documents show intercompany letters among organizers and stockholders outlining aggressive reorganization plans to move operations west.
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Washington
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Francis J. Heney
Commission
F.S. Moseley & Co
Boston
Heney
J. Ogden Armour
Germans Ridicule Russ Peace Terms At Brest Litovsk
Telegraphic bulletin reports the Brest Litovsk peace talks have failed with Russian delegates recalled. Russia’s withdrawal terms were rejected and German officials mocked Bolshevik proposals as the conference allegedly broke up in quarrel.
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Brest
Litovsk
Russia
Uncle Joe Cannon Bites Apple In Congress Prank
Washington reports former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon temporarily abandons his cigar and walks into Congress munching a large red apple He scatters peelings along the aisle and onto Miss Rankin's seat then eats the apple including the core in a playful scene that amused onlookers.
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Miss Rankin
Washington
Uncle Joe” Cannon
Congress
Sinking of City of Naples Reported Near Plymouth
An American steamer arriving at an Atlantic port reported the sinking of the British steamer City of Naples on December 5 while under convoy of destroyers by a German submarine. The City of Naples was unladen and ahead of the American ship five days from Plymouth. Destroyers dropped four depth bombs but the outcome for the crew remained unknown.
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Atlantic
City of Naples
White Star Line
Plymouth
England
City of
Naples
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Summit, Ill
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