France Beneath U S and Britain Bills for War Aid
United States and Great Britain agreed on mutual indebtedness settles for use of ships troop transport docking and related items. The piece notes vast U S owned permanent structures in France aiding reconstruction and outlines expected high bills from Britain and France for wartime logistics. It lists U S assets in France including locomotives freight cars railways and warehouses and mentions President Wilson's Paris arrival plans in December.
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Explosions Wreck Town in Belgium Netherlands Border
Evacuations continue as fugitives report injuries to Belgians from explosions at the town of Gheel near the Belgian Dutch frontier. The commune is described as completely devastated and the scene as reported from Eindhoven dated November 23.
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Antwerp
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Britain solidifies sea power stance amid pacifist aims
London reports show a surge in public and parliamentary support for maintaining naval supremacy after the prorogation period. Pacifists push to reduce armaments toward a league of nations, while jingoists vow to keep Britannia ruling the waves. The Times and Morning Post back maritime supremacy with cautious disarmament.
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Peaceful revolution shifts power in Germany to Radical Socialists
London reports that Germany’s former Social Democratic government is ousted and Berlin controlled by Radical Socialists. Dr. Liebknecht, recently freed, leads the movement. An agreement with Bolshevik-leaning factions cedes governance to Ebert and allies, adopting a Russian style system.
British squadron to enter Keil and disarm German fleet
London date Nov 25 British mine sweepers clear steam ship passages to Keil and the Keil Canal so the British squadron may enter It will then disarm the remainder of the German fleet still in port
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Senator Harding Proposes Probe Into Shipping Program
Senator Harding of Ohio introduces a senate resolution for a full investigation of the shipping situation. The measure is adopted by the senate. He claims the entire wooden ship program has failed, involving hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.
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Western railroad workers urge permanent government control
Railroad employees across the western system plan a conference to devise a program for a mass meeting aimed at securing permanent government control of all railroads. James Moore, North Western System federation chair, says they will urge McAdoo to reconsider his resignation and appeal to President Wilson for compensation. They promise support to keep railroads under government operation.
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French Army Enters Strassburg with Enormous Enthusiasm
General Gourand led the Fortieth French army into Strassburg on Sunday amid immense crowds. General Foch was to take possession of the city later that afternoon as the French occupation began with substantial public support.
Biscuits, Betrayals, and Blood: Marosi Tragedy Unfolds
In Chicago on November 25, Stephen Marosi fatally wounds his wife with a revolver after flinging a biscuit through a window. He then shoots her father Wolf, her mother-in-law, and fatally shoots himself as the confrontation ends.
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Riots Break Out in Berlin and Across Germany
Series of upheavals reported in Berlin and other German cities with mobs supported by Spartacist factions. Dispatches describe looting, armored troops, and a suspected plan to evacuate Brussels ahead of armistice. Observers in The Hague recount a long procession of loot cars and diverse conveyances as citizens flee famine and soldiers search for sustenance.
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Palais de Justice
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CAPTAIN MOFFETT TO SEA AFTER FOUR YEARS AT GREAT LAKES
Chicago reports Capt. William A. Moffett has been detached from Great Lakes naval training station after four years as commandant and will go to sea the first week in December. His promotion to rear admiral is anticipated within six months. Capt. A. K. Scales will command Great Lakes next.
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Train Station Ordeal Seen As Mass Escape
On a Thursday afternoon a crowd gathered at the station to seek trains for Cologne. A lengthy convoy of carriages and trucks passed slowly, swarmed by men clinging to buffers, footboards, roofs, and even the locomotive cab. The scene portrayed a chaotic, mass movement with people packed tightly along every available surface.
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Giolitti Cleared Of Treason Charge In Parliament
Rome reports a parliamentary committee found no proof Giolitti guilty of treason in the charges raised by Marquis Centurione who accused radical leaders of aiding Italy’s war breakdown after Caporetto. Giolitti called for an inquiry. exoneration prompts demand for Centurione’s resignation.
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Chamber of Eeputies
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Explosion at Hamont Belgium Munitions Station
London reports a munition train explosion at Hamont Belgium causing estimated 1900 to 2000 casualties with 150 dead already counted. The region was engulfed in fire as neighboring houses collapsed burying occupants. Dutch military aid and international assistance respond to the disaster.
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Metz Under French Occupation Stage Set After German Run
American signal corps and ambulances entered Metz as French officials prepared to take over Lorraine. German administration leaders resisted, but Baron von Gemmingen yielded to Commissary Mirman after two days, as natives of Lorraine assume control. Prices drop with better food supplies. municipal government to be run by native Lorraine residents with a civilian commission to assist Mirman.
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Tobacco Tax Cuts Proposed By Senate Finance Panel
Washington November 23 levy cuts total about 1 billion dollars were made on the war revenue bill by the Senate finance committee to set the 1919 tax at roughly 6 billion. Reductions include beverage and tobacco schedules while beer and near beer rates were adjusted. The committee favored tobacco rate reductions to about 40 percent below the present law, lower than House increases.
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