Rastatt Holds 2300 American POWs in German Camp
Cable from Lem G. Levy of the prisoners relief section reports 2300 American prisoners at Rastatt well organized clothed and morale high. German inspector willing to release them at once under nineteen American officers from Karlsruhe to take charge. a train should be sent immediately for delivery. International Red Cross aims to arrange transfers and reception for additional prisoners from Villengen to Switzerland.
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American Red Cross
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Red Cross
Copenhagen
Villengen
Switzerland
Expert traffic expert opinions kept secret in Harrisburg report
Residents dispute a traffic expert's recommendations for trolley line improvements and warn that closing Market Street could worsen congestion around the Square. Officials cite legal limits on building a street level comfort station, referencing a Supreme Court opinion via the late city solicitor.
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League
Market Street
Arnold
Daniel S. Seitz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Market Square
Reformist meetings push constitutional reform agenda
News flashes report the Reformist party beginning meetings to promote constitutional reform. Paris notes French aviators plan an association to foster aerial sports and place pilots at government and industrial service.
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Mrarid
Reformist
Paris
President Wilson's European voyage in flux
In Washington the President could not remain in the capital and New York delays his sailing for Europe. A Treasury Secretary nomination was expected to be sent to the Senate today. Navy orders from Brest outline a warship flotilla to meet the transport carrying President Wilson to a French port.
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Europe
Washington
Senate
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Navy Department
Brest
Wilton
Germany Unable to Meet Armistice Car Delivery Timetable
Aesovtated Peeve Paria reports Germany may fail to hand over all five thousand locomotives specified in the armistice by December, risking delays to peace talks as allied negotiators await complete fulfillment of conditions and Wilson participation.
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Controversy Delays Comfort Station Site Change
City council approves ash collection rules and next year contract specs amid delay over location for the comfort station. Penalties for contractors include fines for missed pickups and unsanitary conditions. the city may purchase equipment at appraised value and cancel for nonperformance. An ordinance reallocates a $1,002 witness fee from the solicitor’s fund to two street grading funds.
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Market Square
Lynch
Kaiser and Hohenzollerns Face International Odium
London dispatch reports German foreign secretary Hugo Haase saying former emperor and Hohenzollerns lack sanctuary and may suffer from international odium. Haase notes shared guilt for the war by German and Austrian militarism and mentions ongoing prewar foreign office investigations into secret funds with punishment planned after conclusions.
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Hohenzollerns
Hugo Haase
the Express
Hate
Foreign Office
Chaplain of Grand Lodge of Mason Dies at 87
Philadelphia memorial reports the death of Dr. James Wiltbank Robbins at age 87. He served for many years as grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Pennsylvania and was a long time clergyman in the Protestant Episcopal diocese.
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Grand Lodge OF Mason
Associated Press
Philadelphia
James ‘Wiltbank Robbins
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Pennsylvania
Robbins
Lodge of Masons
To Wed Daughter of Andrew Carnegie
Informal announcement from the Carnegie mansion in New York says Ensign Roswell Miller, son of the former president of the St. Paul Railroad, will wed Margaret Carnegie, the steel magnate’s only child. Miller, a Stevens Institute of Technology engineer student turned Navy ensign, is 21. Carnegie’s estate to widow and daughter Dorothy Miler totals 576,313 dollars.
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Margaret Carnegie
Carnegie
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Stevena Institute of Technology
Hoboken
Navy
Dorothy Miler
Miss Carnegie
Mr. Miller
Market Upturn After Sharp Decline Amid Commerce News
The New York market rebounded near noon after a 544 point drop, with steel, electrical, motor and oil shares leading gains. Firms like Bethlehem Steel, Crucible Steel, Baldwin Locomotive, Studebaker, American Can, Texas Company and Mexican Petroleum posted advances of two to six points as short covering surged. Grain and refined sugar markets showed mixed to higher moves, while agricultural quotes for wheat, butter, cheese and live poultry reflected a cautious uptick in several sectors.
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Bec. 3
Bethlehem
Crucible Steels
Baldwin Locomotive
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Texas Company
Mexican Petroleum
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California Petroleum
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Crucible Steel
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Great Northern
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Southern Pacific
Eee
BBY Union
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Utah Copper
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Abs Willys-Overland
Maryland
American Envoy Back on Job in Belgium
Brand Whitlock resumes his post in Brussels as American envoy to Belgium after years of occupation relief work. He and General Pershing represented the U S when King Albert spoke to Parliament, amid wartime tensions and political debate in Washington over the President’s Peace Conference plans.
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George Washington
Wilson
Versailice
Belgium
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
General Pershing
Albert
Market notes and commodity prices from Chicago and Texas markets
A garbled market summary reports on hogs cattle and sheep receipts and price trends with various per ton and per hundredweight figures. It notes firm hogs with ranges for butchers and packing, cattle steady to slightly higher, calves strong, and rising beef and veal values, alongside futures quotes for grains and pork.
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New Jersey
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Giubael.ib
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Maryland
Orida
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Kansas
Associated Press
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President Wilson Receives Mixed Reception In Congress
Congress showed divided support during President Wilsons address as lawmakers tempered enthusiasm for his overseas voyage. Some anticipated criticism and questions, but both houses adjourned with little protest and no major rebuke of the presidents wartime diplomacy.
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Congress
Evon
Senate
Americans March Toward Rhine In Teuton Land
American Army of Occupation advances toward Coblenz after a night in Germany. The front extends along the Rhine arc and Moselle line, overlapping British and French positions, with bridges and roads aiding the movement. Treves has been occupied by American forces as Pershing reports.
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Ukraine plots death trap in Lemberg drive
Dispatch from Vienna reports Ukrainian troops plan to encircle Lemberg held by Poles. Rail lines cut and reinforcements arriving from the Italian front signal a strong effort to starve the city. Ukrainians deny Bolshevist ties and claim historic right to the capital. Galicia and Silesia face worsening wartime conditions as new republics recruit soldiers from returning troops. Officers are being paid to engage in hostilities.
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Lemberg
Odeberg
Austrian Silesia
Galicia
Silesia
Surieus Front
Germans Quit Hope of Extending Armistice
A Reuters Berlin dispatch says the ultimatum deadline is 24 hours and Mathias Erzberger offered to hand over locomotives after repairs. German papers note no chance of prolonging the armistice and predict Allied occupation of Germany if terms are not met. The London dispatch referenced has not yet arrived.
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Associated Press
London
Reuter
Berlin
Mathias Erzberger
German Armistice Commission
Germany
Belgium Assesses War Damages At 1.200112 Million Dollars
Belgium's central industrial committee, after inquiry, estimates losses from German occupation and seizures at 16,000,550,000 francs or 1,200,112,000 dollars. The change in meeting hours for the Shimmell Red Cross Auxiliary is Fridays from 10 to 6.
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Central Industrial Committee of
Belgium
Shimmell Red Cross
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