Senator Chamberlain to retire as war work panel chair
Washington November 29 Senator Chamberlain announces he will relinquish the chair of the Senate military affairs committee on March 4 when Republicans take power He says his work during the war met criticism but helped win the war and hints Senator Warren may succeed him He expects demobilization steps under the Overman act and a reduced role for the committee after the army bill passage
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General Pershing
Washington
Senator Chamberlain
E-Senate Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Tie
Chamberlain
Military Affairs Committee
Wilson
Kaiser Considers Return To Rule Germany
London reports former Kaiser Wilhelm II plans an early return to Germany to reclaim the throne. The Daily Mail says the revolution was staged by former high officials and officers to preserve a republic until a peace treaty favors Germany. After peace is signed the Kaiser would return as emperor of all Germany.
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Germany
Berlin
British staff to Paris for peace conference
London reports the British government will send 400 staff to Paris for the peace conference. Assistant Secretary Towle states the Majestic Hotel will house the delegation with a matching servant corps. He notes Paris hotels anticipate high prices and the food ministry will manage catering with help from the House of Commons.
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London
Paris
Towle
Food Ministry
Majestic
House of Commons
Long Line of U Boats at Harwich Surrender Site
A Reuters report from London describes an “U-boat avenue” off Harwich where surrendered submarines lie in a line over a mile long. Submarines are towed in batches of threes and fours. Guards describe their flag as red. A bloodstained cat o nine tails was found under a captain’s bunk in a Deutschland type submarine.
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London
Reuter
Harwich
King George III and Prince of Wales visit Paris with parade
King George and the prince of Wales arrived in Paris on a special train. President Poincare and Premier Clemenceau greeted them. The procession passed the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees with German guns and French troops along the route. Among spectators were released prisoners King George met. Airplanes and light tanks appeared as a doughboy division joined the parade.
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George
Prince of Wales
Gare ¢U Nord
Poincare
Clemenceau
Arc de Triomphe
Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Rawlinson
St. Quentin
Mons
Western Front
Roy A. Weagant’s Wireless Static Eliminator Patented
Roy A. Weagant, chief engineer of Marconi wireless plants nationwide, invented a device that eliminates static. The invention has been adopted by the United States and allied navies during the world war, enabling receiving antennas to be stretched only a few feet from the ground.
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Roy A. Weagant
Marconi Wireless
United States
Weagant
Hun makes protest over Rhine evacuation delay
The protest notes that Hungary does not want Germany deprived of the Rhine country and seeks a delay in evacuation. It reflects wartime tensions as Hungary presses for continued access and relief amid shifting borders and allied pressure.
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Germany
Rhine
Zurich
W. S. Solf
Terman
Belgium
France
Luxemburg
Alsace-Lorraine
Prum
Herzig
Sarreguemines
Sarrelouis
Sarrebruck
German Armistice Commission
Bavaria Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Berlin
Copenhagen reports Bavaria has broken diplomatic relations with Berlin over continued deception by the Bern government. Kurt Eisner and others demanded ousting Erzberger and Solf for allegedly pushing Prussian policy. The move follows days of mounting threats.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Republic of Bavaria
Bern
Kurt Eisner
Tavarlin
Tle
Mthias Erzberger
W. S. Solf
Germany Must Pay To Capacity Extent
Premier Lloyd George declared in New Castle England that Germany must pay the costs of the war to the limit of her capacity. He spoke amid postwar consequences and reparations debate.
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Germany
New Castle
England
Lloyd
Austria-Hungary Lost Four Million In War Losses
A Vienna statement reports Austria-Hungary suffered four million killed or wounded in the war. In London, leaders of the Allied nations announce a meeting in the coming week as a prelude to the Paris peace conference.
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Austria-Hungary
Berne
Vienna
Allied reps to visit Berlin for armistice talks
Amsterdam Nov 29 announced that representatives of Great Britain France and the United States will arrive in Berlin shortly to discuss issues stemming from the armistice.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Represntatives
Great Britain
France
United States
May Send Army to Balkans
Washington reports entente powers will not pull forces from the Balkans and may deploy larger expeditions to Hungary and Austria amid rising disorder. Bohemian mobilization and Romanian moves in Transylvania are cited as tensions rise.
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Washington
Balkans
Hungary
Austria
Transylvania
Austrian Government Orders Former Emperor to Leave
Copenhagen Nov 29 The Austrian government has ordered former Emperor Karl to depart the country at once due to persistent anti revolution agitation led by conservatives.
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Copenhagen
Carl
Thanksgiving Football Scores Across Midwest and Plains
Thanksgiving games featured Wisconsin routing Michigan Aggies 173 to 6 in Madison while Nebraska and Notre Dame tied 0 at Lincoln. Texas topped Texas A and M 26–0 in Oklahoma City. Texas defeated A and M 7–0 in Houston. Camp Dodge beat Camp Funston 7–0 in Kansas City. Kansas University toppled Kansas Aggies 18–7 at Lawrence.
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Pershing 1920 presidential bid launched in Ohio
The Pershing National Republican League was incorporated in Columbus on November 26 1919 to back Gen John J Pershing for president in 1920. Akron senator Charles Dick heads a slate of 14 Akron Summit county Republicans who signed the incorporation papers.
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Columbus
John J. Pershing
France
Ohio
Pershing National Republican League
United States
Charles Dick
Akron
Summit County
Mr. Dick
Fire damages steel plant in Crescent works Pittsburgh
Fire with an oil explosion at the Crescent plant of the Crucible Steel company in Pittsburgh causes major damage. About two hundred workers were inside, all escaped unharmed except one slightly burned. Washington reports that the one half cent per mile extra Pullman fare will be eliminated starting December 1, per Director General McAdoo.
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Pittsburch
Crescent
Crucible Steel Company
Washington
Pullman Transportation
McAdoo
Belgium insists on left bank of Scheldt at peace talks
Belgian leaders across parties unite on occupying the left bank of the Scheldt as at least a key demand in postwar settlement. Some extremism favors Rhine frontier, others Luxemburg, but consensus backs Scheldt control with reparations pegged at about 88 billion francs.
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Scheldt
U. S
Rhine
Brussels
Belgium
Luxemburg
Bolsheviki Invade Estonia Across Narva Front
Russian bolshevik troops crossed the River Narva on a broad front and entered Estonia between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Pelpus according to a Central News dispatch from Stockholm. Herbert Hoover and his party arrived in Paris from England and plan to confer with Colonel House and Food Minister Boret.
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London
Narva
Estonia
Gulf of Finland
Lake Pelpus
Stockholm
Hoover
Paris
Herbert Hoover
England
Colonel House
Boret
Red Guards Execute Opponents in Ras ala
Socialist workers resisting Bolshevik functionaries in Ras ala are being executed by Red guards. The purge targets include aristocracy, petty officers, and the bourgeoisie amid revolutionary turmoil in Paris.
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Red Guards
Paris
Rasala
Big Allied Fleet to Meet Wilson at Sea
A large fleet combining British French and American warships will rendezvous with President Wilson’s ship at sea and escort it to port with naval honors. The landing is expected later in the day as arrangements proceed.
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London
Wilson
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