Demand for the Kaiser's Head Sparks War Crimes Debate
Reports from London and Berlin discuss extradition of Wilhelm II and trials for the Hohenzollerns and key German leaders. The Red Flag calls for revolutionary tribunals, while Vorwaerts and Die Freiheit urge accountability for Bethmann-Hollweg Jugow and Zimmermann.
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Karl Liebknecht
Munich
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William II
Spartacus
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Austria
Serbia
Vorwaerts
Vienna
Die Freiheit
William
von Bethmann-Hollweg
von Jugow
Zimmermann
Im pending German revolt rumors spark army role
Amsterdam dispatch reports rumors of a pending German revolution with the army backing old socialists. Independents win only small council seats as General von Dermarwitz leads troops via Trav is and claims Verdun front command, signaling potential counterrevolution.
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Kaiser’s
BIG Army
Baruch Offered Treasury Post in Wilson Cabinet
London reports confirm German Austrian plots to provoke war. The Bavarian minister’s notes support Entente suspicions that Austria’s harsh Serbia ultimatum aimed to spark hostilities. In Washington Baruch, head of the War Industries Board, is offered McAdoo’s Treasury portfolio by President Wilson.
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Holland
Berlin
Germany
Austria
The
War Industries Board
Wilson
Secretary of Treasury
William
Senate Panel Drops Auto License Tax Amid War Revenue Revision
Washington November 27 the senate finance committee removed the federal license tax on motor vehicles from the war revenue bill. The move eliminates about 86 million in expected revenue for senate rates and roughly 75 million the house planned. The tax on vehicle sales remains. The panel then set 1920 tax aims including lower excess profits, abolition of war profits taxes, and income tax rates cut to 8 percent overall with 4 percent for individuals up to 6000.
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Senate Finance Committee
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Senate Committee
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Simmons
Republican Committee
Miss Sara Collier to Wed Lieut Charles Gordon of British Navy
Miss Sara Price Collier a Washington and New York social figure will marry Lieut. Charles F. Gordon of the British navy. Gordon has served on the HMS Warrior, formerly Frederick W. Vanderbilt's yacht, for eight months as it hosted major entertainments.
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Washington
New York
Charles F. Gordon
Gordon
HT. M. &. Warrior
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Miss Collier
Price Collier
High Commission
Chile Peru tension looms as Chilean chamber reshuffles
Washington monitors Chile Peru dispute with possible good offices from the United States. In Santiago the chamber of deputies met amid a stormy session over the Peruvian question, Cardenas urged peaceful settlement, and the cabinet and leadership resigned amid protests. The foreign office notes the Peruvian consul left Iquique aboard a steamer with companions.
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Chile
Peru
State Department
Santiago
Chamber of Deputies
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Gardenas
Anr Viea
Cardenas
Wilson to stay six weeks in Europe for peace talks
President Wilson plans a six week European stay for the opening of the peace conference and preliminary discussions. He will sail with Count di Cellere Jusserand and the American peace delegation. No censorship on news is expected. correspondents will be given full dispatch facilities.
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Wilson
Europe
Count di Cellere
Jusserand
France
Rail Keymen Favor Strike Across Railroads
Chicago delegates from 51 O R T divisions vote to strike telegraphers on all U S and Canadian railroads. Similar meetings are held in Boston Baltimore and Atlanta.
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United States
Canada
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Baltimore
Atlanta
Peru Apology Ends Diplomatic Strife Between Nations
A breakdown in Peru Peru’s apology halts hostilities after tensions rose as economic representatives were recalled from neighboring cities. The apology came from the Peruvian government and the consul general in New York, easing the dispute between the two nations.
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Washington
Peru
Econo
New York
Mauretania Ships 6000 Troops Home From England
Reports indicate the Mauretania has 6 000 troops aboard from the flying corps and plans to dispatch a steamer to America daily this week. Secretary Baker says no active division can land in the U S before Christmas, with first line units released from France and England returning gradually. Mayo, commander of the Atlantic fleet, is returning.
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United States
Baker
England
Pershing
France
St. Nazaire
le Mana
Mauretania
London
Flying Corps
America
Igland
Turks Seek American Oversight in Turkish Affairs
A group of nine newspapers in Constantinople urge American control of the Turkish gendarmerie and finances, plus supervision of education and a wall between church and state. They plan to present the program to President Wilson during his Paris visit. Abdul Medjid defends the sultan, condemns Armenian atrocities as war-instigated and not the will of the people.
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Wilson
Paris
Turkey
Abdul Medjid
Yanks Capture German Officer in Argonne After Two Front Blows
In Paris on November 27 a German officer, captured by American troops, asked how many divisions fought. told there was only one. The American intelligence officer noted the lone division had defeated him at Chateau Thierry and St Mihiel before taking him in the Argonne.
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Paris
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Yarks Occupy Treves as American Army Advances
American troops entered Treves on the Moselle while Dickman’s advance guard held the line. British praise from Field Marshal Haig highlighted the Twenty seventh and Thirtieth American divisions for major attacks and rapid advances in Belgium and France.
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Ger
Saig
France
Flanders
Fourth Army
Hindenburg
Bellecourt
Nauroy
Kullantly
Bony
Brancourt
Premont
Busigny
Vaux-Andigny
Masked Men Hold Up Bank in Chicago Wild West Style
Three masked bandits robbed Commonwealth Savings bank at 7405 Vincennes Avenue during busy hours. Two entered the bank while a lookout guarded a running auto. They stole cash in cages and from customers, fired nearly a dozen shots, and caused smoke and panic. Total loot about 2900 dollars including 2000 dollar bank loss, 600 cash and 300 in checks taken from a messenger.
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Commonwealth Savines Bank
Vincennes Avenue
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