Turks Succeed in Ruining the Country Says Correspondent
London dispatch from December describes Constantinople reporting four years of Turkish misrule under the committee of union and progress. The piece cites mass starvation, wealth concentrated among Turks, price inflation in Constantinople, and widespread desecration of Christian cemeteries and foreign property. It notes German officers and ambassadors involved, with deportations and plunder affecting Christians and Allies.
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London
British Wireless Service
Committee of Union and Progress
Turkey
Constantinople
Morning Post
Ottoman Empire
Pera
Smyrna
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
Gallipoli
Crown Prince Asks Mercy On Dutch Island Internment
London dispatch quotes former German crown prince on the island of Wieringen, speaking with Daily Mirror correspondent Frederick William. He says Britain should seek agreement with Germany, laments family punishment, and expresses desire to live in Vingland as a private citizen. He admits quarreling with his father over Britain and acknowledges British opposition.
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London
Holland
Wieringen
Daily Mirror
Frederick William
Germany
Great Britain
Vingland
Daily Express
Socialist Party
Berlin
Gerumas
Konta Continues Testimony In Brewery Hearing
Alexander Konta of New York testifies before the senate committee Investigating brewery and German propaganda. He is questioned about his ties to German propagandist H F Albert as letters from Konta’s files are read by Major E Lowry Humes during the examination.
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Washington
Alexander Konta
New York
Senate
H. F. Albert
Konta
E. Lowry Humes
Nonpartisan league audits take center stage at convention
St Paul Minn Dec 5 delegates to the annual convention of the Nonpartisan league examined the league's books and accounts in a secret session. President A C Townley announced the auditing work through his press agent as the convention continued its confidential proceedings.
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Nonpartiaan League
League
A. C. Townley
British May Demand Return of Helgoland
London reports Churchill announced no demand will be pressed for Helgoland’s return to Britain from Germany. He stated the government would nationalize the railways and keep naval defenses unrestrained as Britain enters postwar peace talks. Helgoland, a former Danish island, sits in the North Sea near the Kiel Canal.
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Helgoland
London
Great Britain
Germany
Winston Spencer Churchill
Dundee
Churchill
North Sea
Elbe and Weser
Kiel Canal
Three US Soldiers Win Medal of Honor in WWI Action
President Wilson awards the Congressional Medal of Honor to Col Charles Whittlesey and Capt George G McMurtry of the 308th Infantry and Private Thomas C Neibaur. Whittlesey led the Lost Battalion in the Argonne, McMurtry directed a breakout rescue, Neibaur single handedly halted an enemy charge on a ridge and captured eleven Germans despite wounds.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Germany
Charles Whittlesey
308Th Infantry
George G. McMurtry
Thomas C. Neibaur
Whittlesey
McMurtry
308Th
Argonne Forest
Neibaur
Cote de Chatillon
War Labor Board Declines Jurisdiction in Omaha Firemen Case
The War Labor Board ruled that organizing municipal employees is a separate issue from industrial plant organizing and refused to assume jurisdiction in the Omaha Neb firemen case seeking collective bargaining for higher wages.
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War Labor Board
Washington
National War Labor Board
Omaha
Neb
Americans Arrive Aboard Large British Vessel
New York reports the Orca, a British transport, carrying 1,922 American troops, arrived from Liverpool today. It marks the fourth transport bringing returning soldiers to the city.
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New York
Liverpool
Representative Carter Glass Named to Succeed McAdoo
President Wilson submitted Carter Glass of Virginia as nominee to fill the office held by W G McAdoo. Glass, after seven years in the House, will be formally submitted for confirmation. Relations with Secretary McAdoo have been close, with Glass familiar in Treasury matters and a recent European trip cited. The nomination relates to continued war financing and Treasury leadership.
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Wilson
W. G. M’adoo
Washington
Virginia
Gilpes
Tate
White House
Glass
Stokdoc
Treasury
Europe
Penncl
Miy
Santa Claus Girls mobilize for Christmas in Grand Forks
The Santa Claus Girls have opened headquarters in The Herald office to collect donations of money and toys for needy children. The Herald started the list with a $25 donation and appeals for funds as three weeks remain to secure the required toys.
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Santa Claus
Grand Forks
Herald Business
the Herald
Delegates From Germany Arrive At The Hague
A Berlin dispatch says a delegation from the Berlin soldiers and workers council has reached The Hague for negotiations concerning former Emperor William. It notes German councils urged trial by a German tribunal and that abdication by William II had occurred.
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Germany
The
Hague
Copenhagen
Berlin
Netherlands
William
National Assembly
Holland
Admiral von Hintze
William 11
Billion put back in the treasury report cuts navy estimate
Washington December 5 More than a billion dollars has been cut from the navy's expenditures for the coming fiscal year. Secretary Daniels disclosed that the estimates sent to congress Monday were based on the war program and that the reduction process already has eliminated over a half of the 2,800,000,000 total and is continuing.
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Washington
Navy
Daniels
Congress
Montenegro Elects National Assembly by Universal Suffrage
Nationwide Montenegro election results show the National Assembly chosen by universal suffrage. In Cologne reports note machine guns used to quell food riots while disruptions across the city damaged property and government forces subdued convulsions.
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National Assembly of
Montenegro
Copenhagen
Cologne
Nicholas
Dem
Serbia
Onstrants
Skupshtiua
Assembly
Telegraphic Briefs Chan Western and World News
Washington Marine Corps recruit drill to resume at once. New York railroad executives urge return of lines to private owners. Washington Greece given a second credit of 23 764 000. Paris socialist deputies plan delegation to salute President Wilson. Santiago Chile earthquake kills and leaves many homeless. Washington Red Cross plans participation in world wide peace time relief.
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Washington
Greece
Paris
Wilson
Santiago
Chile
American Red Cross
President Wilson Spends Day Aboard Steamship
On the George Washington President Wilson labors aboard in his suite, receives officials, rests due to a cold, and walks with Mrs. Wilson. The party dines quietly as guards and ships assist, with wireless contact kept to announce brief dispatches and international messages. Berlin fears a Friday revolution led by Dr Liebknecht, with 11,000 armed men and gangs roaming the city.
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Associated Press
Wile Won
Cary T. Grayson
Wilson
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Sail‘org
Paris
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Liebknecht
Berlin
Zurich
Liebkendht
Asq
Allied forces take control of Turkish fleet in 1918
London announces that the entire Turkish fleet has fallen to the Allies after surrender. The ships were interned in the Golden Horn at Constantinople, and the former German cruiser Goeben was among the surrendered vessels.
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Turkah
Admiralty
Golden Horn
Constantinople
Goeben
Holland May Send Ex Kaiser Back
In The Hague today a Netherlands upper chamber debate raised the possibility that if the former German emperor’s presence causes abroad difficulties the government should ask him to return to Germany. The issue centers on maintaining international stability amid ongoing tensions.
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Marchand
Holland
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Duke OF Grafton
London
Fitz-Roy
Interview with Crown Prince Draws Interest
London reports the Associated Press interview with Frederick William, the former German crown prince, as a major news item. British papers publish editorial comment praising its sensational nature and questioning its purpose to exculpate him at others' expense.
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London
Frederick William
Associated Press
Great Britain
New York
Evening News
Daily News
Bay State Car Men Are Given Raise
The war labor board awarded wage increases for Bay State street railway employees in eastern Massachusetts. Motormen and conductors gain 41 to 48 cents an hour with other workers receiving about ten percent, retroactive to October 22, with fare adjustments anticipated due to higher operating costs.
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Washington
Bay State Street Railway
Massachusetts
War Labor Board
Lovett Resigns From Railroad Administration
Robert G. Lovett resigns as director of the railroad administration’s division of capital expenditures and will return January 1 to chair the executive committee of Union Pacific. Building Big Road notes two Juab county Utah communities join to build a road up Pigeon creek canyon to gain timber, costing about 32000 in money and labor. Weather forecast cites unsettled and colder conditions for Minnesota tonight and Friday, with colder air in the south and a chilly North Dakota outlook.
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Robert G. Lovett
The
Railroad Administration
Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
Utah
Juab County
County Farm Bureau
Pigeon Creek Canyon
Minnesota
North Dakota
Street Car Strikers in Cleveland May End Walkout Today
Cleveland Ohio December 5 The 3 40 street car men who struck at 5 am Tuesday over women conductors may return to work by 4 30 pm with cars on all lines. Strikers will meet at 1 pm to vote on terms accepted by union leaders.
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Cleveland
Ohio
President Wilson At Sea Reports Busy Morning Aboard
The president's ship, 450 miles offshore, travels at 17 knots in clear cold weather. Wilson dines with Mrs. Wilson and then works with his stenographer, reviewing wireless messages including clemency requests. Mail will depart Azores via destroyer and return to the United States. Carter Glass appointment noted in Washington.
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Washington
President Wilson
Wilson
Azores
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Sancahascath
Tissenry
Carter Glass
the Treasury
Wood
Navy to Release 100000 Men From Wartime Service
Washington reports 20 percent of the navy's wartime personnel, about 100000 men, will be discharged as quickly as possible with consideration for service. Private yachts and craft taken for the war are being returned to owners. By February 7, 700 vessels will be struck from navy roll. Naval units in schools will complete training and be discharged for special student bodies. graduating classes will be commissioned.
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Washington
Haseen
Daniels
Dantals
Princeton
Annapolis
Fourteen Women Nominated for Parliament in Britain
London reports fourteen women nominated for Parliament this week. Among the candidates are the daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst, the early suffrage leader, Mrs Clarence, joint editor of Votes For, and Mary McArthur, secretary of the suffrage movement.
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London
Par
Emseline Pankhurst
Clarrence
Mary McArthur
Germany in turmoil as factions clash in Berlin
London Express notes chaotic German politics with Socialists, Sittacy and Bolaberiti factions at odds. Extremists press for a hard line while the republic struggles to form a stable government, signaling wide unrest across the country.
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