Rainbow Division Cited for Bravery in France
General orders from France praise the Forty second Division for valor during WWI operations with the Fifth Army. Major General Samuel Mummers commends its bravery, highlighting the Eighty fourth artillery brigade and the Seventy first brigade for gallantry and steadfast conduct.
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France
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With Army Corps
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Rery
Douglay Htt
McAr- Warle
Atder
Wiech
Millions Die in War Report From Copenhagen
Taoden reports Austria-Hungary deaths and carnage, with 4,000,000 killed or wounded. German casualty claims vary by source, with 6.8 million cited by Vorwaerts. Malty figures note 16,154 killed or died of wounds. over 17,090 from disease or unclassified.
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Austria-Hungary
Tost
Copenhagen
Jossey
Vorwaerta
Ber
Extradition Question Hinges on City’s View
Paris authorities conclude ex Kaiser ally William Gohensat-Yorn may be extradited after reviewing conflicting accounts, with officials noting a possible path to resolution by following the later testimonies and evidence.
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Paris
William Gohensat- Yorn
Signals and Armies At Severn Placee Mheniah Border
Disjointed telegrams report American signal corps and ambulance workers crossing near Severn Placee Mheniah on the German frontier while locals are said to show friendliness. Other dispatches note Vatican interests in peace talks, Turks and Americans relations, and casualties in WWI context. Officials anticipate Wilson’s reception on returning to the U S.
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Signal Corps
Unite
Rhenish Vrusie
Bavaria Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties With Berlin
London reports Bavaria has broken diplomatic relations with Berlin over the political crisis in Germany. Bavarian leaders demand the resignation of key officials, as Prague and Vienna watch developments. Lloyd George in Newcastle states Germany must pay war indemnities to capacity and hints at future accountability for the Kaiser and German leaders. New York begins selling municipally stored eggs to curb costs. Five killed in Chicago Heights auto-train crash. Whitlock returns to Brussels as ambassador. Germany loses 200 U boats in the war.
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Isle of Jutland
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Losheim
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Strassburg
Army of Occupation
Harwich
Deutschland
United States
Atlante
England
Holland
News From Far and Near Flashing World Events
A collage of brief international notes reports House leaving his bed in Paris, Carranza rejecting a second term, McAdoo ending half-cent rail fare for Pullman, Bolshevik advances into Estonia, Palmer seizing enemy seats on major exchanges, demobilization of student officer corps, and vast war costs across military and civil sectors.
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Col. E. M. House
Mexico City
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Pullman Transportation
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London
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Esthenia
Gulf of Finland
Lake Pelpus
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New York Stock Exchange
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Tax collection crisis due to tax bill delay
Washington reports chaotic conditions in next year's tax collections as Treasury warns only rapid congressional action on the pending revenue bill can avert a resort to new levies. House leaders doubt completion within two weeks.
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Washington
Treasury
Haseen
Congress
Mooney Death Sentence Commuted to Life Term
Governor Stephens of California commutes the death sentence of Thomas J. Mooney to life imprisonment. Mooney had been scheduled to die December 13. The report notes wartime and international context with other items on banishments, suffrage, and taxes.
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California
Eneramoento
Cal
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
W. D. Stephens
Mooney
Yanks Occupy Treves and Germans Clash in Occupation
American troops entered Treves, Moselle, amid armistice channels as General Dickman’s advance guard moved 52 miles northeast toward Nes Cobtenn. Bavarians and Prussians quarrel over unions and shared billets, while civilians along the Moselle greet withdrawing troops as heroes. British reports confirm open arms for German soldiers in villages beyond Treves.
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Frussia
Moselle
Treves
Trier
Dick Juan
Rhine
Coblenz
Reves
Dickiui
William Thaw
First U S Troops to Get Back Home
The Mauretania arrives at quarantine to dock in New York with the first body of American troops returning from overseas. The late arrival spoiled a planned public reception as relatives crowded the docks while most men were sent to Camp Mills for safety and quarantine checks.
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Mauretania
United States
Mnaval
England
Germany
Ambrose Channel
Liverpool
Lapland
Minnekahda
Oren
Camp Mills
National Service
Bolsheviks Capture Pskov in Baltic Push
Helsingfors reports say Bolshevik troops captured Pskov 160 miles southwest of Petrograd on Tuesday. The fate of the volunteer northern army was unknown. Dunaburg near Riga was also reported taken and Narva southwest of Petrograd bombarded.
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Esthenia
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Petrograd
Dunaburg
Riga
Narva
Crowded Paris Faces Hotel Room Shortages
Paris crowds swelled as world leaders gather for a peace conference. With Nov. 30 postings, city hotels are nearly full and lodging is scarce, hinting at overcrowded conditions unseen in prior years.
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Paris
Frisk Yanks for Cooties in New York Port Quarantine
New York health officials issued orders to quarantine ships and thoroughly decootieize returning soldiers to prevent typhus and trench fever carried by cooties from entering ports. Health Commissioner Copeland announced that transports will be held until a complete examination of those aboard is completed.
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New York
Copeland
Villa Rebela Susy Again and the Afghan Warlight
Villa followers aligned with General Holguin attacked Villa Ahumady eighty miles south of Jasiroz, burning a southbound freight car. Wrecks from the conflict are reported as the fuel administration outlines a three-year timeline to refit and bring mines and rail lines back to operation.
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Bolsheviks Raid Legation at Petrograd Reported
Aften poster notes Bolsheviks raided the Norwegian legation in Petrograd and stole confidential papers belonging to the Norwegian and Swiss governments. Meanwhile wounded Americans were transported to U S ports on the Finland with Red Cross nurses and M C A workers among the passengers.
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Evolution and a Young Man’s Dilemma Beneath Humble Dialect
A clipped dialogue portrays an almost philosopher discussing a man whose father once traveled 25 miles to watch a rising ball. The exchange shifts to a stern father urging work and a son confessing he enjoys effort but resists total surrender to pleasing others.
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Ascension
Klas
Weather and the Moon Indicating Climate Beliefs
A brief exchange in Life quotes a man who doubts weather is moon influenced. Another observer notes the moon’s visibility often matches clear weather, with a witty remark about a bright man recently married and living with Leken.
Greatest Armed Struggle of History Shakes Civilization
News Review by Edward W. Pickard surveys Wilsons upcoming Paris peace conference, the peace commission, and questions of governance, with notes on European upheaval, military casualties, and the spread of postwar political tensions across nations.
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America
Memorial Tree Plan Endorsed by Pennsylvania Forestry Leader
Pennsylvania Forestry Commissioner Robert Conkling endorses the American Forestry Association plan to plant memorial trees for World War I heroes and allies. He calls trees a living tribute surpassing stone or bronze, urging prominent plantings to keep alive the memory of soldiers and sailors and the sacrifices they made.
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Pennsylvania
American Forestry Association
Henry
Bowen Hands
World’s Duty to Punish German Atrocities
Archbishop of Canterbury replies to Berlin professor via Upsala Archbishop, urging merciful treatment at peace talks while condemning Germany’s crimes. He cites early Belgian outrages, French devastation, civilian deportations, Lusitania submarine warfare, and mistreatment of prisoners, urging action to prevent a repetition. The note adds that German protests by authorities could have altered the outcome.
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