American Mission to Meet HM Leaders in Spa
An American mission under Major General Rhodes will depart Saturday for Spa to meet German high command. The six officers and nineteen soldiers travel by nine motorcars, with instructions to pass through La Capelle Beaumonte Phillipeville Liege and Spa.
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Exchange Telegraph
Poland
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Copenhagen
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Navy
Paris
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Amiral Aube
Firth of Forth
Scotand
Grasset
Hindenburg
Frankfort
Wilhelmshohe
Cassel
Napoleon
Sedan
War Work Fund Urged as Peacetime Task at Home
Secretary Baker asks support for the united war work campaign to aid welfare workers for returning soldiers. Crowder warns against waning generosity as troops stay in service. emphasizes rehab, peace programs, and engaging activities to sustain morale and welfare until world peace is secured.
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Washington
United War Work
America
Baker
United War Work Fund
Holland Rebels Demand Abdication of Queen Wilhelmina
Radical Dutch movement pushes for abdication of Queen Wilhelmina amid turmoil. Reports tag the group as anti monarchy, seeking constitutional changes and influential support within public circles.
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Holland
Wilhelmina
German Cruiser Sunk In Baltic Engagement Across Fronts
Disjointed reports describe a German cruiser sunk in a naval melee as Mackensen’s troops revolt in Roumania, Reds seize Vienna parliament, and Dutch political crisis looms. Dispatches note shortages threaten Holland and concerns grow among Allies as Kaiser-era ties falter and Belgian, Austrian, and German forces shift loyalties amidst upheaval.
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Mackensen
Roumania
Vienna
London
Budapest
Copenhagen
Exchange
Teegraph Company
Battle sinks Wiesbaden crew perishes in German clash
Berne reports a naval engagement involving the German cruiser Wiesbaden. The crew of 330 is believed lost after the ship was torpedoed while attempting to escape a German port under revolutionary pursuit. The vessel remained aligned with the German state amid upheaval.
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Wiesbaden
Man Navy
Belgian capital Brussels falls to King Albert troops
Paris dispatch reports King Albert of Belgium forces entering Brussels today, the capital long held by the enemy. German troops lie nine miles away, signaling a pivotal advance in the campaign.
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King Albert
Belgium
Paris
Albert
Brussels
Troops curb reign of Reds in Germany hopeful reports
Copenhagen reports a more hopeful tone as socialist government pronounces that the constituent assembly is a certainty. Berlin wird Fremdenblatt correspondent notes many soldiers' council members have removed red bands from their sleeves, signaling reduced Bolshevik influence.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Vorwaerts
Constituent Assembly
Berlin
Hamburg Fremdenblatt
Emperor William’s fall linked to ambition says Yomiuri
The Yomuri Shimbun in Tokyo on November 16 attributes Emperor William’s downfall to excessive ambition. It says he was conceited and mistook force for right. The paper likens the former Kaiser to a man who desires either the groom’s role at a wedding or the corpse at a funeral, claiming he secured the latter.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yomuri Shimbun
William
Switzerland Ends General Strike Ends
Washington reports that the general strike in Switzerland has ended. President Colander of the Swiss confederation announced the resolution to the Swiss chamber.
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Switzerland
Washington
Colander
Swiss Confederation
Swiss Chamber
Voluntary Censorship Ends In United States War Effort
Washington November 15 George Creel chairman of the committee on public information announced the withdrawal of all volunteer censorship requests used since the nation entered the war. After talks with Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels the press is told there is no further need for the censorship of military policies plans and troop movements. The government card of requests is canceled and the agreement is no longer binding.
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Washington
United States
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Baker
Daniels
Creel
GUILTY WILL BE TRIED DEMOBILIZE TROOPS IN THE CAMPS HERE
Paris reports precise charges against German officers for shocking crimes in Lille and nearby regions. An inquiry commission findings lead the justice ministry to initiate criminal proceedings at once. Washington dispatch notes General Marsh orders gradual demobilization of troops in the United States.
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Paris
Lille
Department of the North
Ministry of Justice
Demobilization Begins With Unfit Development Battalions
Secretary Baker announced that development battalions, about 50,000 strong, will be the first army units demobilized. They consist of men found temporarily unsuited for active service due to physical or other reasons and will be mustered out after required medical examinations.
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Washington
Baker
Sedition trial for soldier at Camp Grant
Sergt. Charles Trapp of the quartermaster corps was ordered to general court martial for alleged false and seditious remarks about the disposition of dead bodies during the recent epidemic. His Milwaukee home is noted as part of the record and authorities vow to pursue all such reports.
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Camp Grant
Charles Trapp
Utilities Department
Quartermaster’s Corps
Milwaukee
Ohio Prohibition Amendment Wins Statewide Vote
Ohio voters approved the statewide prohibition amendment to the constitution by 24,719 in last week's election. Official returns from all but five counties indicate the measure passed, while Gov. James M. Cox's Democratic margin over Republican Frank B. Willis was 8,546 according to the secretary of state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Secretary of State
James M. Cox
Frank B. Willis
Dutch Government Interns Former Kaiser at Amerongen Castle
A dispatch from The Hague reports the Dutch government has interned the former German Kaiser at Amerongen Castle. The fortress is under triple guard by troops, reinforcing security amid tensions of the era.
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Amerongen Castle
London
Hague
Daily Mail
Hundreds Die as Berlin Falls in Imperial Overthrow
A Copenhagen sourced dispatch reports about 100 persons killed in fierce Berlin fighting that toppled the Imperial government. It notes German deserters forming a Bremen flying division and plundering towns while Berlin jailings proceed with 36 arrests and three executions.
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London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Bremen
Christmas mail limit extended for troops abroad
Washington announces extension to November 80 for mailing Christmas parcels to American expeditionary forces in France. Delays due to divisions in combat caused late parcel labeling. Post office and war departments urge sending parcels as soon as possible to ensure Christmas delivery.
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Washington
France
Post Office
War Departments
Post Office Department
Germany thanks president for food aid offer in note
Berlin Nov 16 reports the German government and people gratefully acknowledge that the president of the United States is ready to consider sending food to Germany. The note asks the United States to send plenipotentiaries to The Hague or another venue to proceed with talks.
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Washington
Anerican
Charles D. Rhodes
Rainbow
Belgium
Rhodes
Alsace-Lorraine
Metz-Thionville
Strassburg-on-the-Rhine
Marshal Foch
Germany
France
Berlin
London
Holland
Wilhelmina
The
Hague
Daily Express
Mackensen
Lansing
United States
Hans Told Where to Go in Belgium and Nancy Instructions
Communications were sent to the German authorities directing German delegates to report to Belgian king's delegates at Bruges on November 15 and to the allies' commission presidents at Nancy on November 16 for guidance on railways navigation and telegraphs.
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London
Bruges
Allies’ Commission of Railways
Iinterallied Commission of Navigation
Nancy
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