German Sabotage Plans Detailed in Bielaski Testimony
Voluminous documents presented to the Senate Committee reveal the German system for destroying munitions plants and maintaining secrecy. A. Bruce Bielaski described sabotage networks both before and after U.S. entry, with agents and methods not yet fully disclosed. The Justice Department emphasized strict secrecy on many wartime investigations while Attorney General Gregory said further details would be released at the proper time.
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Bruce Bielaski
Bureau of Care
United States
Germany
Bielaski
Dee
Senate
Department of Justice
Gregory
Germans fear Allies may shun new government
Berlin reports the German cabinet fears the Allies will refuse to deal with the new government, signaling uncertainty in postwar diplomacy. The dispatch notes potential Western resistance as Germany seeks recognition and terms from Allied powers amid shifting leadership.
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Berlin
Associated
Prow
Government bonds to finance year described in briefing
Secretary McAdoo told the House Ways and Means Committee that five to five and a half billion dollars more in bonds will be needed to finance the government this year. He cited roughly eighteen billion dollars in expenditures, a figure committee members viewed as not too low.
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Washington
McAdoo
House’ Ways and Means
First American Officers Arrive in Berlin Today
Brigadier General Harries and Lieutenants Glard and Schelling of the American commission for the repatriation of war prisoners arrived in Berlin after a 25 hour ride from Spa Belgium. They were the first American officers to reach Berlin since the armistice. The weather section notes North Dakota as partly cloudy.
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Associated Press
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Spa
Belgium
Brest Welcomes Wilson as He Arrives in France
Brest, France, Dec 12. President Wilson will arrive at noon tomorrow marking his first European landing. French officials and Brest citizens prepare for a naval spectacle amid rain with flags and mottos. the George Washington steams toward Brest and a formal greeting is planned with ministers and generals aboard. The president’s party will land and tour before departing for Paris.
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Ambassador Sharp
St. Tudre
Grey Warns Servile Commons May Drive Dictatorship
In Dewsbury England on December 13 Viscount Grey warned that electing a servile house of commons could steer Britain toward dictatorship or Bolshevism. He praised wartime leaders and argued a postwar bond with the United States, stressing naval policy and the need for a league of nations to secure peace.
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Baek Ne
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League of Nations
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Germany
496 More Wounded Marines Arrive in New York From Mercy
New York December 12 wounded soldiers aboard the hospital ship Mercy landed at quarantine and then docked in New York. Among the returning group were Lieut. A P Conover of San Francisco and Col John A Hughes of the Sixth Marines. Marines argued that their bravery slowed German advance toward Paris at St Mihiel. Others listed include Private Harry Kessen of Birnamwood and Captain Wardlaw Miles, formerly a Princeton professor, wounded near the Aisne.
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Bordeaux
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San Francisco
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Sixth Marines
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Birnamwood
127Th Infantry
Soissons Septemar
Wardlaw Miles
308Th Infantry
Princeton University
Aisne River
Gold From Russia Deposited in Bank of France
An official French finance ministry statement says $60,000,000 in Russian gold has arrived from Germany and been deposited in the Bank of France. The funds are credited to the Allied common account under the armistice terms.
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Bank of France
Paris
Ministry of Finance
Fifty One Officers And Twenty Two Enlisted Men Freed
Washington dispatch reports the war department released the names of fifty one officers and twenty two enlisted men freed from a German prison camp at Villingen. They traversed Switzerland on November 29 en route to France, with the list made public today.
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Switzerland
France
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Telegraphic Briefs From Washington and Beyond
Telegraphic briefs report govern ment control of railroads extended to January 4 1924 per McAdoo. U S asks South American nations to back amicable Chile Peru settlement. Six killed and thirty injured in a Brook lyn explode on Yokohama armored cruiser. Nineteen war projects costing over 100 million abandoned. Army officers and men denied front line service receive liver chevrons for six months. Presidential proclamation urges 30 million for Armenian and Syrian relief. Former German emperor may seek sanctuary in Holland. Bolshevik assaults repelled near Narusevo Archangel.
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Washington
Brooklyn
Yokohama
Japan
Riots Hit Bohemia As Troops Fire On Mob
Dispatches from Prague report rioting in Ausalg Bohemia with machine guns and rifles fired on protesters. Three killed and five seriously hurt as troops also used arms in Schoenwiesen. Disturbances continued late into the night. London reports Viscount Milner may resign as war secretary.
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Ausalg
Bohemia
Prague
Schoenwiesen
Navy Lived Up To Best Traditions In War Time
Washington reports that the Navy and Marine Corps showed improved conduct during the war with fewer court martials as induction rose 184 percent. The judge advocate general Captain Gear Clark praised naval prison conditions and Welfare League efforts, citing Portsmouth yard improvements. However probation completion fell from 71 to 50 percent.
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Gear
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Welfare League
Portsmouth
N. H
Yard
Judge Advocate General
Thomas Mott Osborne
New York State
German Imperial Revenues Paid for Former Royals
Copenhagen reports December revenues paid to former royal personages in Germany. The Vossische Zeitung says former emperor has authorized Prince Eitel Frederick, his second son, to represent him in all matters concerning the former imperial house.
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Berlin
Germany
Vossiche-Zeitung
Eitel Frederick
Santa Claus Girls drive Christmas gifts in Grand Forks
The Herald reports urgent Santa Claus Girls fund drive in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks with less than a week to raise money for gifts. Contributions come in, totaling 49.85 in East Grand Forks, plus toys and clothing items donated by residents including sleds and stockings. All funds and donations must be received by next Wednesday to allow a week for purchasing and wrapping.
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Santa Claus Girls Fund Seeks Grand Forks Helpers
A citizen requests to join the Herald Santa Claus Girls Fund as an assistant to ensure a merry Christmas for children in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. The note asks to enter a subscription and signs with a name.
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Republicans Criticize McAdoo's Railroads Proposal
Chicago December 12 Republicans attack McAdoo's plan to hold the railroads. Government crop report shows 1918 corn yield the smallest in five years, triggering a sharp rise in prices by as much as seven cents a bushel. May option activity surged with volatile prices, closing near 1.37 against 1.20 day prior.
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Kellogg Attacks McAdoo Rail Government Control Plan
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota denounces Secretary McAdoo's proposal to keep railroads under government control for a five year test as a move toward permanent ownership. He notes the wartime takeover and urges a unified plan with strong government control and federal regulation of railroad securities.
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Kellogg
Minnesota
Congressional Interstate Commerce Committee
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Senate Committee
Kalings
Kellward
American fleet sails to escort Washington to Brest
The United States battle fleet left Portland to form part of the escort for the U S 5 George Washington into Brest. Vice Admiral Simms commanded the Wyoming with two battleship divisions under Admirals Rodman and Rodgers and a destroyer division. Twenty Brest destroyers will meet them at sea. The George Washington, carrying the president and his party, will be met at about nine o clock tomorrow morning one hundred ninety miles from Brest.
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United States
U. S
George Washington
Brest
Portland
Simms
Wyoming
British Free Seas Attitude Set for Peace Talks
London reports the British government will concede U S freedom to expand naval power as a condition for peace. The Daily Express says officials welcome wider American sea power and see it as a key to world peace. In Cuba, a general strike led by T W W disrupts roads and ports, with some transport workers and taxi drivers involved. In Havana, restoration steps include revoking licenses for closed businesses and using convicts to ease port congestion.
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London
Daily Express
Daniels
Roosevelt
Admiral Lima
United States
Washington
State Department
Cuba
Railroad and Electric Company
Havana
Matanzas
Menocala
Half Billion Spent on the Railroads Under Government Control
Washington reports that railroad administration figures show spending of about half a billion dollars on additions and betterments through November. Capital charges amount to 463.6 million, with 203.3 million for tracks and buildings and 245.1 million for cars and locomotives. In Eau Claire burglars blew the safe at A F Schwahn Sons, taking over one thousand dollars with no clues yet.
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Railroad Administration
Eau Claire
Wis
A. F. Schwahn & Sons
Discharged Soldiers May Turn In Liberty Bonds To Government
Discharged soldiers who do not wish to continue payments on Liberty bond subscriptions will have payments returned and the subscription cancelled. Army officers said the plan may not affect many subscriptions. Michael E. Burke Dead in Beaver Dam Wis, former congressman and longtime public servant dies after lingering illness. Burke served in both Wisconsin Legislature houses, was Beaver Dam city attorney and mayor before serving in Congress.
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Liberty
Army
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Beaver Dam
Wis
Michael E. Burke
Wisconsin
Winess
Burke
Edward Vogt
Sheboygan
Berlin Welcomes Prussian Guard for Solemn Tuesday
Copenhagen reports Berlin’s reception of the Prussian guard was solemn not triumphant. Troops paraded under the German flag with bands playing Deutschland Uber Alles. Brandenburg Gate and streets were festooned with evergreens and flags. Officers wore nation rosettes and iron crowns. Soldiers claimed a new government had been established and the army would support it. Troops urged convening a national assembly soon and urged restraint from radical leaders.
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Berlin
Cobora
Brandenburg Gate
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Qain
National Assembly
Karl Liebeknecht
Ebert
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