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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
2
A tangled U.S. inquiry details German efforts to sway American opinion during World War I. The report cites A. Bruce Bleinski and Bernstoet material on Berlin links, Hearst papers, and suspected hires of U.S. journalists. It lists notable scholars, universities, and figures tied to the attempted propaganda.
Secretary Baker told the Senate committee that none of the veteran divisions in France will return home until peace is formally declared. He said contract cancellations will cost about 7.25 billion of the 24.281 billion voted for the army and that about 1.1 billion more will be needed to cover unappropriated contracts. He listed state allocations and noted excess army powder and storage concerns.
Representative Carter Glass of Virginia, long a leader on the House banking committee, was nominated by President Wilson to be secretary of the treasury. He has served Virginia in Congress since 1900 and chaired the banking and currency panel during the creation of the Federal Reserve Act, gaining a national reputation for prudent and conservative policy. Mrs. Glass recently traveled to Europe to study war aftermath conditions.
Paris reports serious gravity incidents within a Saxony prison camp housing allied prisoners. Harvard War Records state 222 Harvard men killed in the war, including 11 in the army and navy. Auto pursuit by county detectives continues for masked bandits who robbed the First National Bank in Bridgeville, then escaped with 720400. Turkish fleet falls to allies as Constantinople’s Golden Horn is reached. Senate committee votes against sending a France-bound fact-finding mission. Chile calls up 1917 military reserves. Perugini consul ship dispute denied. Britain stops exports to Germany in retaliation for coal blockade.
Secretary McAdoo’s final accounting shows 15 months ending last June with war costs totaling about 19.222 billion dollars and ordinary receipts 4.147 billion. He forecast future disbursements near 27.718 billion and expected receipts around 21.122 billion, noting potential changes as peace nears. public debt stood at 12.206 billion.
Washington reports Harry Garfield has resigned as United States Fuel Administrator with the resignation to take effect at the president’s pleasure. The White House states the president accepted the resignation. Garfield will stay through the month and then return to Williams College as president after the holidays.
London reports Southern Baden seeks incorporation with the Alpine Republic. Copenhagen dispatch notes political moves amid European unrest as Baden newspapers publish the item.
President Woodrow Wilson sailed from New York aboard the transport George Washington to join five U S representatives at the peace conference in France. He traveled with Secretary of State Lansing and Henry White, Cal B M House, and Gen Tasker Bliss already in Europe. The departure drew cheering troops and a band as sixteen warships accompanied the liner out of New York Harbor.
Sault Ste. Marie reports the loss of two French minesweepers, Crreseles and Inker, built for the French Navy at Fort Williams, in a Lake Superior gale on the night of November. A crew of 78 officers and men is believed to have perished. The Sebasto Pol, flagship of the Geet, arrived safely at a Canadian port.
Dec 7 dispatch notes President Wilson will demand ration sacrifices at the peace table. Other items report Twelve Die in Pompton Lakes powder plant blasts, a $100,000 bank robbery at Leavenworth, praise for Persic crew, demobilization moves, ship sinking near Paranagua, and disabled soldiers to receive $64 monthly reeducation pay.
Washington officials and lawmakers contend that prices for clothing, materials, and construction will gradually fall starting early next year, with corresponding wage declines and a stronger dollar. They expect reduced government controls to lower production costs and ease hardship for producers and consumers. Representative George M. Young warns wheat prices may drop about a dollar in twelve months unless the government continues wheat price support.
War Labor Policies Board telegrams governors urging public works during demobilization. States to provide data on construction projects for the Annapolis conference December 16. Mayors report about $800 million in wartime stoppages could restart as workers and materials become available.
A Jewish committee in Jerusalem counted the city’s Jewish population about 18 months ago. It found men outnumber women and that children under ten accounted for more than a quarter of the total. A rain day savings note from the Albany Journal accompanies the piece.
General Pershing’s account to Secretary Baker outlines American operations from training through the Meuse Argonne victory. He praises officers and soldiers, notes key actions at Cantigny Chateau Thierry Belleau Wood and St Mihiel, and details the formation of the First American Army and Meuse offensive.
Secretary Baker reports that permanent army organization is deferred until after the peace conference. For now he proposes a temporary reorganization plan to form the nucleus of any future force and to seek by law the perpetuation of the strong general staff developed during the war. Local text reflects Washington date December 5 in coverage of national military policy.
General Pershing's communique describes the Third Army's march into Germany with the French army also moving toward the Rhine. The advance into German territory proceeds without incident, orderly and quiet as troops cross the frontier. A note from Rome says Italy will join the France England alliance while a contingent of American sailors arrives and is housed near courts. Aquatic plants should not be planted in ponds that ice over as root protection relies on unfrozen water below the ice.
In Lendon on December 1, American soldiers and sailors face difficulty securing sleeping accommodations. The municipal government offers quarters in public buildings, including the law courts and the parliament building, with the American Red Cross providing assistance.
In Henry VIII era a teedit was a valuable coin used as a plot point in a English comedy about law. Under Elizabeth I gloves were prized as a fitting gift for the sovereign. Henry V of France exhausted courtly resources with extravagant habits, noted by Sully in his memoirs, including many handkerchiefs for a cold head.
A device records sea water salinity by measuring electrical conductivity. Two electrolytic cells in a Wheatstone bridge provide temperature compensation. An alternating current galvanometer drives a recorder for continuous salinity data.
The Roumenican national assembly, meeting at Gyulafebervar, Hungarian Transylvania, urged patriots to consolidate the provinces of Roumienia and proclaim union with Romania. The resolution emphasizes unity across Transylvania and neighboring regions under Roumian leadership.
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