American press guests hosted by Northcliffe in London
Forty American newspaper correspondents visiting London with President Wilson were entertained at lunch by Lord Northcliffe at the Times office and at dinner by the Newspaper Proprietors Association. Speeches urged press freedom and praised Anglo American cordiality amid peace conference talks.
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London
Wilson
Lord Northcliffe
Times Office
Newspaper Proprietors’ Association
Baron Burnham
Richard V. Culahan
New York Times
David Lawrence
New York Evening West
Herbert Swope
New York World
Admiral Sims
Rabbi Stephen 8. Wise
New York
United States
England
Great Britain
Pershing Bans Barred Zone Rules On Occupied Lands
The proclamation by General Pershing imposes strict control in the occupied zone. Every resident over twelve must carry identification, households must post occupant lists, and arms must be surrendered. Public gatherings are banned without authority and media is censored. Alcohol sales are restricted and travel is tightly regulated.
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Drew
Pershing
French Deputy Demands Public Peace Sessions
Socialist Deputy Marcel Cachin challenged the government in the Chamber of Deputies asking Premier Clemenceau to confirm that peace conference talks would be public and no secret diplomacy. Crowd in attendance. Briand backs publicity. censorship and military news controls pending cabinet decision.
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Paris
Marcel Cachin
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Cachin
Rénuke
Aristide Striand
Great Brita
Italy
M. Briand
Acordaing
Regulations on American military authority and civic permits
The text outlines strict prohibitions under American military authority, forbidding attacks on troops or infrastructure and detailing penalties. It defines the Burgomaster's authority, requires permits through civil authorities, and urges familiarization with current and future regulations, with city hall as the inquiry point.
City War Record Surpasses Quotas in Liberty Loans
Harrisburg’s Chamber of Commerce reports city war effort overwhelming every drive. Liberty Loan campaigns raised $18,300,060 with 35,546 individual subscribers, averaging $244 per resident. Total war work contributions reached $806,100, about $10.75 per person, while roughly 3,500 men enlisted across services. Population used for calculations is the Harrisburg proper estimate of 75,000.
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Chamber of Commerce
Harrisburg
Red Cross
Y. M
Y. W
Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare Board
Commerce Body Elects Five New Directors For 1919
The Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce held a meeting to select five new directors for the coming year. George S. Reineohl is tipped as likely president. New officers will be elected Monday at 4 pm in the Dauphin Building chamber offices. The annual report details war and civic activities, from fuel distribution to war gardens and national affairs involvement.
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Chamber
Dauphin
George S. Reinoehl
Joan S. Musser
al K. Thomas
William Jennings
EK. J. Stackpole
Frank A. Robbins, Jr
Middletown
Robert McCormick
Treasury, War, and Agricultural Departments
Food and Fuel Administrations
War Industries Board
Committee On Public Information
Liberty Loan
Dauphin County Food Administration
Dauphin County Fuel Administration
Dauphin County Council of National Defense
Committee of Public Safety
Civilian Service and Labor
Community Labor Board
City War Gardens
War Resources Committee
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Dauphin County Farm Bureau
Manufacturers’ Council
Penn-Harris
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of the United States,of America
Chicago
Atlantic City
National Chamber
Federal Department
Monaco Blames Kaiser for War in Revealing Letter
Paris dispatch reports Prince Albert of Monaco provided AP with a letter accusing Wilhelm II of guiding Germany toward war. The document quotes conversations recalling the Kaiser's ideas on Germany's future and steps yielding to military influence, framing the readiness for conflict as a deliberate policy.
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Paris
Prince Albert
Monaco
Associated Press
William Hohenzollern
Princee Lichnowsky
London
Muehen
Krupp
William
Berlin
Kiel
Corfu
Wilhelm II
Germany
Ledenburg
Archduke Ferdinand
Two Harrisburg Boys Named in War Casualty List
War Department casualty reports list two Harrisburg area men among the day’s figures. Private John C. Rodes of 336 Peffer Street is missing in action since November 27, with December 23 family word stating he may be en route to Paris and London before sailing home. Sergeant Russell Leroy Matchett, son of Mrs Lettie Matchett of 1418 Liberty Street, is reported wounded severely, with prior notice from the Telegraph. Other locals include Private Isadore Wiener of Newville severely wounded and Corporal Frank Lee Hart of Carlisle slightly wounded.
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War Department
John C. Rodes
R. L. Matchett
Rodes
Peffer Street
Paris
London
United States
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Russell Leroy Matchett
Telegraph
DPD
One Hundred and Twelfth Infantry
Lettie Matchett
Liberty Street
Isadore Wiener
Newville
Frank Lee Hart
Carlisle
Nevada Turned Guns On British Fleet in Fog
A Nevada crew led by Captain William Co. Cole fired at cruisers in the North Sea after signals went unanswered. The fleet, with about six thousand aboard, remains until January 6. Destroyers may not cross Atlantic in unit. fifty six are bound home via Azores Bermuda or the northern route. New York is home port for only some.
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Nevada
William Co. Cole
North Sea
Grand Fleet
Daniels
Atlantic
Azores
Bermuda
New York
February Vote Anticipated on Ratification Path
A Pittsburgh Gazette-Times survey notes the next Legislature may vote on the prohibition amendment in February or March. Sproul signals willingness to back any plan, with action possibly delayed to January 21 when he becomes governor. If postponed past inauguration, ratification by 21 more states before year’s end seems unlikely. Western Pennsylvania delegates largely pledged to support ratification. Allegheny County contributes many unpledged votes. Also, Abner Kellar fractured three ribs in a hay hole accident near Union Deposit, PA.
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Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Sproul
Senate
BE. BE
Beidleman
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Idaho
Maine
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
Ohio
Tennessee
Washington
California
Minnesota
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
William J. Bryan
Harrisburg
Allegheny County
Fayette
Union Deposit
Abner Kellar
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Robert A. Bell
Herold Astrich
Wendell Y. Blanning
Jackson Herr Boyd
C. Frank Class
Moe Cooper
John F. Culp
Carl B. Ely
F. G. Fahnestock, Jr
Kreamer Co
Shippensburg
Louis Kraemer Company
Russell Jacoby
North Penn Street
Henry Baker
Chambersburg
Ada Long
West Fairview
East Garfield Street
Vera Long
Penbrook
J. Clarence Funk
Fred B. Harry
John C. Herman
Ross A. Hickok
John Price Jackson
Ira C. Kindler
Philip T. Meredith
George R. Moffitt
S. G. Nauman
Nicholas Notarys
E. H. Schell
EB. J. Stackpole, Jr
H. M. Stine
Josef Strouse
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