Terror Plot Reported to Trigger Berlin Uprising
Paris dispatch says Dr Liebknecht leads 15000 armed radicals planning a Friday night revolt in Berlin amid widespread rioting. Copenhagen reports machine guns used to quell Cologne food riots with stores looted and multiple casualties among demonstrators and clashes with police.
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Associated Press
Paris
Liebknecht
Berlin
Zurich
Copenhagen
Cologne
Fchod
Private Mellhenny Recalls Ten Lost Years in Battle Reports
Private C. S. Mellhenny of the 112th Infantry, wounded at Fismes and in the Chateau Thierry fighting, returns to his home before departing to Walter Reed Hospital. He says the front line trench experience and German barrage near Fismes cost him years, after landing in New York on November 15 following treatment at Staten Island Embarkation Camp Hospital.
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Mellhenny
Filmes
Pennsylvania
C. S. Melihenny
112Th Infantry
South Thirteenth Street
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
McIlhenny
Chateau Thierry
Fismes
Staten Island Embarkation Camp
Mr. Melihenny
MccIlhenny
New York
T. H. Shaeffer
Washington Hospital
Dauphin County Man Joins Peace Commission
Dr. L Hershey head of international law at State University of Indiana has been appointed adviser in international law and traveled with President Wilson to the Peace Conference. He has worked for the Carnegie endowment in Washington for four months and is a Dauphin county native south of Hershey.
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L. Hershey
State University of Indiana
Wilson
Dr. Hershey
Carnegie Endowment
Washington, D. C
Mr. Hershey
Dauphin County
Hershey, Pa
Clinton M. Hershey
Hummelstown
Weather Summary for Harrisburg and Northeast U.S.
Cloudy night with a near freezing low in Harrisburg area. Friday turns warmer and likely rain. eastern Pennsylvania fair to the north and warmer, rain possible to the north and west. Susquehanna river levels 4.2 feet Friday morning in Harrisburg. Storm from New England brings unsettled conditions with occasional light snow and rain in parts of the northeast and strong coastal winds from Hatteras northward.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Fair
Priwarmer
Susquehanna River
New England
Occasio
Atlas
Hatteras
New York City
Daniels Frees Youths From Navy for Home Duty
Washington announces the discharge of about 100000 Navy personnel, 20 percent of war time strength, as quickly as possible. Private yachts and craft taken by the Navy will be returned, with 700 more craft removed by February. Enlisted youths in schools will complete training then be discharged. certain student bodies will be commissioned in reserve upon graduation.
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Washington
Navy
Daniels
Princeton
Annapolis
Pneumonia Fatal to Pastor in Hershey Area
The Rev. S. S. Garnes, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hershey, died this morning of pneumonia after influenza. He was 28, had served six months in Hershey after moving from Trindle Springs Lutheran Church in Mechanicsburg. His family includes father Rev. Samuel H. Garnes of Newville and brother Rev. Herbert Garnes of Hummelstown. Influenza epidemic spreading in eastern Dauphin and into Lebanon County with Palmyra affected. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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S. S. Garnes
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Hershey
Dauphin County
Garnes
Trindle Springs Lutheran Church
Mechanicsburg
Samuel H. Garnes
Lutheran Church
Newville
Herbert Garnes
United Evangelical Church
Hummelstown
Lebanon County
Palmyra
Grandfather Burgess Ludwick Wins Captain's Bars
Burgess M. L. Ludwick of Penbrook returns from Camp Joseph E. Johnson to claim active duty as a Remount Service captain. A former Eighth Regiment guard, he totals fifteen years in service and was finally admitted after age-limit changes. He is renowned as a horseman and former Governor's Troop sergeant.
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Burgess M. L. Ludwick
Penbrook
Joseph E. Johnson
Jacksonville
Fla
Ludwick
Eighth Regiment
Pennsylvania National Guard
Lusitania
Pennsylvania
Phil
Wilson Busy At Sea On First Day Of European Voyage
President Wilson spent most of the shipboard day in the office area handling letters and telegrams with stenographers. He later rested for a time due to a slight cold and then received calls from ambassadors aboard. The party dined quietly, and a continuation note follows on page 14.
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U. 8
George Washington
A. P
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Dines
President names Glass Virginia as finance head
Representative Carter Glass of Virginia was nominated by President Wilson to be Secretary of the Treasury. The nomination followed an offer to leave Congress, with Glass to assume office December 16 after McAdoo resigns and a successor is named.
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GLASS
Virginia
Washington
Carter Glass
Wilson
the Treasury
Virginian
New York
Congress
McAdoo
Allies united on Germany issue, Clemenceau reports
Paris premier Clemenceau says after London talks the Allies agree on all points especially regarding the former German Emperor. He reports complete agreement among Allied leaders on their approach and policies.
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Paris
Clemenceau
London
Murder of the Romanoff Family Reported by Bolsheviki
The Kiev press, via Amsterdam, cites a valet to the former Empress detailing the Romanoff murders in Ekaterinburg. The family, confined in a convent cellar, were shot one by one on July 17, ending with Empress and children, with Tatiana reportedly wounded and killed by rifle blows.
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Associated Press
London
Exchange
Amsterdam
Kiev
Russia
Romanoff
Ekaterinburg
Pete
Nicholas
Tatiana
Ekaterinbure
Mayor selects the community tree boosters
Mayor Keister names Flavel L. Wright chair of the Municipal Christmas Tree Committee with RK. Seaman as secretary. The committee includes civic leaders to plan the Christmas Eve celebration and aims for a large, festive event marking the first Christmas Eve after wartime hardship. The first meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the city council chamber.
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Flavel L. Wright
Keister
RK. Ross
Eaman
Wright
Seaman
Frank B. Musser
L. L. Ferree
Robert F. Irons
Paul Johnston
S. S. Rutherford
A. Boyd Hamilton
Two French Mine Sweepers Lost In Lake Storm
Sault Ste Marie Mich Dec 5 Two French mine sweepers the Cerisoles Inkerman and Sebastopol and about eighty men are believed lost after severe Lake Superior storms in the past 16 weeks Sebastopol reached Kingston Ont no word from the other two ships since November 23 they were built for the Finch government and were 150 feet long with four inch guns.
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Associated Press
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Lake Superior
Cerisoles
Inkerman
Sebastopol
Fort William
Ont
Finch
Kingston
Sugar Sale Restrictions Lifted in Dauphin County
A new order announced by Dauphin County food administrator Donald McCormick removes all sugar sale restrictions. Restaurants hotels and eating houses may serve unlimited sugar while price controls remain in force. Grocers may sell as much sugar as customers want and need not keep sales records. The sugar conservation order ends and bowls may return to tables.
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Donald McCormick
Dauphin County
Sofar
Harrisburg Boy Believed On George Washington With Peace Party
Raymond P. Marsh of 1058 South Cameron Street is thought to be aboard the U S transport George Washington carrying President Wilson and the peace party to Europe. Marsh, serving as chief petty distributing officer, last went home on furlough while still on the ship. Local friends fear he may be traveling overseas with the party.
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Harrisburg
George Washington
Raymond P. Marsh
South
Cameron Street
U. S
Wilson
Europe
Marsh
Jitneys May Disappear From Harrisburg Streets
The long fight by jitney carriers ends with the Public Service Commission ruling and Superior Court drafts, as drivers are urged to stop appeals due to costs and possible arrests. Jitneys first appeared in 1914, grew popular, faced licensing fees, bonds, and city regulation, then declined amid legal challenges.
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Harrisburg
Superior Court
Public Service Commission
City Coungeil
Harrisbore Railways Company
Allies Take Turkish Fleet in Golden Horn Surrender
The entire Turkish fleet is in Allied hands, the admiralty announced. Warships surrendered at Constantinople were interned in the Golden Horn, including the former German cruiser Goeben.
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Golden Horn
London
Admiralty
Constantinople
Goeben
Navy budgets cut by over a billion in new year
Secretary Daniels announced that more than a billion dollars has been trimmed from the Navy estimates for the coming fiscal year. The reductions, tied to the war program, have already shaved over two fifths of the $2.6 billion total and further cuts are underway.
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Daniels
Navy
Washington
Congress
Wilson Honors Three Yankees as War Heroes
President Wilson awarded the first U S medals for valor in World War I to Colonel Charles W Whittlesey Captain George McMurtry and Private Thomas C Neibaur. Whittlesey and McMurtry led the Lost Battalion at the Argonne forest and Neibaur stopped an enemy charge on a ridge earning eleven German prisoners with wounds in both knees.
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McMurtry
Lont
Three Hundred and Eighth
Argonne Forest
Neibaur
Rainbow
Cote de Chatillon
Volunteer days to bring many to the Red Cross
Red Cross workers at headquarters announce upcoming volunteer days next week. Officials say these are the busiest days since the war began, aimed at welfare for soldiers in France and support from folks at home.
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THE
RED Cross
France
Return to the Family Altar Is Synod Aim
Presbyterians plan a four day Pennsylvania Synod conference in Harrisburg at Pine Street Church starting Tuesday. About 250 commissioners from state churches will attend with leaders including Rev L S Mudge Rev Geo KE Hawes and Rev Harvey Klaer coordinating events. The New Era program seeks to rehabilitate the home and restore the Family Altar.
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Presbyterian
Presbyterian Synod of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
L. 8. Mudge
Mudge
Geo. KE. Hawes
Market Square Presbyterian Church
Harvey Klaer
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Private Freedman Returns to Duty Report
Private Freedman resumed duty after a reported injury scare. the article notes he was present for duty following an earlier claim of death or absence while serving in Harrisburg. The report confirms his return without further details.
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Freedman
Dury
Harrisburty
Yedde
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State Synod
Gould
George J Gould
Committee On Legislation of the State Sealers
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Heil
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William F. Heily
Hastert, Pennsylvania
Evan
Lehigh Valley
McAdoqo
Harrisburg—Federal Court
Prac
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Victor
Morrisburg
Harry M. ‘Bretz
Fcf
Guy ‘Helman
Fresen
Br Nehitis
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Lester A
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Huntingdons
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