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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
7
Returning prisoners report German agents sought French deputies to advocate a united proletariat and ease armistice terms. Leaders including George Ledebour urged collaboration and calls to soften the armistice, especially on railway material.
The report states twelve spies were shot at the Tower during the war. Carl Hans Lody alias Charles Ringlis, once an Omaha resident, was to be executed. One woman Lizzie Werthe faced death but was commuted to a long prison term. Rowlands was executed. Eve De Bournouville remains imprisoned for life. One spy hanged himself in Brixton. others escaped the penalty.
The Tidens Tegn outlines a German backed view endorsing freedom of the seas while accusing England France Italy and the United States of profiting from wartime harms. It portrays Germany as striving to free seas whereas others caused suffering at sea.
A Temps despatch from Geneva cites a Swiss German paper claiming Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and other Bavarian nobles are at Cerre in Grisons. The report says Rupprecht seeks to restore the Wittelsbach house in Bavaria.
Belgium at the peace conference demands restitution and territorial readjustments, accusing the Netherlands of ceding the lower Scheldt under 1839 treaties. Canadian headquarters report two divisions in Germany and others marching from Mons toward the Rhine, noting quiet German occupation and good health among troops.
Maximilian Harden of Berlin’s Zukunft tells Express that abroad opinion wrongly paints William II as cowardly and ineffectual. Harden says the ex ruler had no real war stake, acted as a tool of militarists, and would have preferred glamour over duty. He adds he opposed censorship to inform the public. He supported Wilson’s fourteen points.
London aldermen decide contracts for the city and county will require a clause prohibiting German origin materials. The penalty for noncompliance is forfeiture of 25 percent of the contract value.
London reports Premier Lloyd George arguing that conscription should end to secure lasting peace while maintaining a defensive navy and noting it was a wartime measure not to be renewed unless peace terms demand. He added that indemnity should fall on those in the wrong and that future conscription would depend on peace terms.
The Times legal correspondent outlines Britain's naval stance after World War I. It supports freedom of the seas in peacetime, a strong navy for safety of the empire, cautious openness to neutrals, and measured moves toward a league of nations. It emphasizes Britain’s priority of protecting vital interests and a modernized maritime warfare view.
London food controller Clynes warns the world’s food supply remains fragile. He notes enemy forces stripped occupied provinces of food and famine risk looms this winter. Some minor restrictions have been lifted, but winter and spring safeguards for fair distribution must stay in place.
Col Winston Spencer Churchill the minister of munitions speaks in Dundee saying coercion of Ulster over Home Rule is wrong and that Britain aims to resolve Ireland's problem. He urges Irish leaders to take responsibility and work with Ulster while noting Britain will press self government and face postwar debts and external obligations.
King George telegraphed the Swiss president to thank him on the termination of the internment scheme for four thousand British officers and men in Switzerland. The king praised the constant kindness shown to the internees and the Swiss president sent a grateful reply.
Marshal Boch refused the German armistice delegates permission to communicate with provinces west of the Rhine now occupied by the Allies. He said maintaining the blockade of Germany as provided by the armistice was necessary.
Vienna newspapers report popular discontent as former Emperor Charles still draws 500000 crowns yearly as Supreme head of the army and recently received back pay of 2500000 crowns despite surrendering command on November 2. Currency values slide with the mark at 60 francs per hundred and the crown at 29 francs per hundred, the lowest since the war began. Swiss bankers foresee further declines as wealthy Germans and Austrians offload holdings.
Germany asks Russia not to send a delegation to Berlin for the December 16 conference citing the present situation in Germany. The Bolshevik delegates were invited by the soldiers and workers council executive committee against the cabinet, fueling opposition. Adolph Joffe accuses Haase Barth and others of backing Russian methods, widening the rift despite denials.
The minister of revictualing has authorized pastry cooks to resume the making of pastry.
Acting Premier Watt told the federal parliament Australia will ease war functions gradually. He warned against sudden termination of executive powers, citing moratorium controls on wheat and other commodities, censorship, aliens and intern powers, with no date set for full return to normal government.
Premier Clemenceau, returning from Alsace Lorraine, delivers a stirring chamber speech praising half a century of sacrifices. He recalls the redemption of Alsace Lorraine and the joy of young Alsatians as he urges visiting their homes and highlights a life devoted to the cause. He then returns to the War Ministry with notable energy.
Kaiser Wilhelm II will not speak on pacific efforts before the 1914 war and postpones any statement until a court appearance. Count von Bentinck says the Kaiser would not compromise any government member from the outbreak year and wishes to delay questioning.
London reports say informal talks leave Britain with concrete proposals closer to Wilson's 14 points while preserving Britain’s rights of search contraband control and blockade enforcement. Wilson allegedly does not abandon these rights and sees no clash with British interests.
Pun gens Nyheter reports a new Russian cabinet contemplated in Stockholm led by former premier Alexander Feodorvich Tripoff. Also named are Prince Vladimir Volkonsky Baron Taube and Senator Jassiadko as members. Entente support claimed as the cabinet would run affairs pending Bolshevik fall.
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