European Bolsheviks Shake War Tides Across Europe
Several European states face upheaval as German and Russian Bolshevik movements influence nationwide politics. Basal reports note abdications and new socialist governments in Saxe-Weimar Baden and Württemberg while Finland, Sweden, Holland and Switzerland experience strikes, manifolds calls for worker councils and eight hour days.
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Europe
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Spain
Holland
Norway
Switzerland
Finland
Viborg
Petrograd
Copenhagen
Hjalmar Branting
Revolutionary Socialist Party
War Industries Board Revises Priorities List
Washington reports the War Industries Board is near completing a revision of the priorities list. It aims to ease restrictions on non war activities and realign industries after the war. Railroads and shipping are expected to move to the top, with munitions toward the bottom. The revised list will be made public soon.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Mme de Sainte-Croix Aids War Work Campaign in U S
Mme G Avril de Sainte-Croix, noted for combating white slave traffic in Paris and for founding a home for unmarried mothers, is in the United States to support the Great United War Work campaign. She is here to assist wartime relief and social welfare efforts.
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Mme. G. Avril de Sainte-Croix
Paris
Germany on probation as armistice terms inspirit
Washington notes the armistice with Germany places the nation on probation for a month. If terms are not complied with in good faith further steps are anticipated though specifics remain undefined. A peace conference is foreseen but the treaty’s framing will be a complex task with many nations involved.
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Washington
Germany
German Rebels Fight For Rule In Berlin Capital
Fresh fighting reported in Berlin with royalist troops firing on revolutionaries near the Unter den Linden. Telegrams suggest loyal troops intended to crush the revolution, while Bolshevik elements remain a minority in the government power balance.
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Holland
William Hohenzollern
Amsterdam
the Mail
Beverlon
Belgium
Handelstilate
Daily Telegraph
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Daily Mail
Achilleion
Corfu
Navy to release 50,000 men next month in U S navy
Washington announces that the navy will release fifty thousand men next month. Secretary Josephus Daniels says applications for release will be considered immediately as the navy, with over five hundred thousand men currently enrolled, moves to reduce personnel.
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NAVY
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Foch Warns Germans of Prompt Action Over War Crimes
London nov 14 German troops retreating from the front continue pillage and violence despite armistice terms. Marshal Foch has warned the German commander that allied forces will take prompt steps to halt further violations.
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Petrate
Foch
Marshal Foch
Belgium seeks full freedom from guaranteed neutrality
Washington dispatches report that Belgium’s legation announces Belgium will abandon the prewar guaranteed neutrality, aiming for complete independence and equal rights with free nations. The move signals a shift toward sovereign status and independence in international relations.
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Washington
Belgium
President Sends Reassuring Message to Germany in Reply
The Allied high command confirms no changes to armistice terms and adds 24 hours for evacuation of Belgium Luxemburg and Alsace Lor raine to the 14 day period. President Wilson pledges food aid to Germany and replies to Chancellor Ebert via Swiss envoy about delivering sustenance under conditions of order and fair distribution.
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Alsace-Lorraine
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Foe
Washington
Lansing
Sulzer
Switzerland
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Supreme War Council
Versailles
French Troops to Enter Metz and Strasbourg in Solemn Ceremony
Paris Nov 14 American troops crossed the German frontier toward Metz and Strasbourg. Marshal Foch will lead a solemn entry into Metz and Strasbourg next Sunday in the presence of President Poincaré and Prime Minister Clemenceau. American forces have occupied Briey.
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Strausburg
Paris
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Strassburg
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German government formed with Ebert as Premier
Berlin via London November 14 reports the new German government has been organized with Friedrich Ebert named premier.
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London
Frederick Ebert
Truce terms amended after Foch meeting with German plenipotentiaries
Washington reports that Marshal Foch amended armistice terms after his first encounter with German plenipotentiaries. The state department conveyed the changes and noted updates to terms devised during negotiations. The message, signed by Robert Lansing, discusses provisions on food aid and public order conditional on Germany's internal stability.
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Washington
Marshal Foch
State Department
Austro-Hungarian Soldiers Rampage in Trieste Regions
Nov 14 reports a semi anarchic state as Austro Hungarian troops retreating from Italy join mobs in Trieste and surrounding areas, abandoning tanks and looting and torching property amid widespread excesses.
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Trieste
Austria
Vauban First Liner Enters New York Since Ban Removal
The Vauban a Lamport & Holt liner docked in New York becoming the first steamship to enter the harbor after the navy department lifted the restriction on revealing vessel arrivals and departures. The note mentions evading delivery of Germanys submarines and references armistice terms.
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Lamport & Holt
New York Harbor
Navy Department
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