Asquith Liberals May Re unite Under Prem Lloyd George
London reports indicate Asquithian MPs and coalitionLiberals may meet before Parliament opens as Lloyd George dominates post election politics. The coalition wins a sweeping majority while Sinn Fein and Pacifists make gains amid reduced female cand idates.
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Prem. Lloyd George
London
Reuter’s
Reuter’s Limited
Asquithians
H. H. Asquith
Lloyd George
Sinn
Full Inquiry into Northland Affair
The government will hold a full public inquiry in Ottawa into complaints by soldiers who returned on the steamship Northland. Evidence will include Northland veterans and White Star line employees accused of trafficking in food and overcharging. Officials weigh whether a special commission will be named as General Mewburn directs thorough investigation.
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Ottawa
White Star Line
Mewburn
Harden claims Foch beat Teutons in interview
Maximilian Harden, German editor, says Germany was defeated by French General Foch’s superior strategy. He faults von Hindenburg as figurehead, criticizes Wilhelm II, warns of industrial crisis and Bolshevik risk, but believes German national spirit remains strong despite upheaval.
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Germany
Paris
Maximilan Harden
Temps
Marshal Foch
Ludendorff
von Hindenburg
Halden
War indemnities settled as armistice signed
Berlin reports Germany United States and Allies reached a settlement on indemnities with German delegates signing the armistice only if restrictions apply. Fitzberger said war damages and costs must be borne by each nation unless notes specify otherwise. Germany to indemnify districts it occupied in France and Belgium and losses to civilians.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Mathias Fitzberger
France
Belgium
Berlin government reshuffled with three cabinet appointments
Copenhagen dispatch reports the central Council of Soldiers and Workmen of Germany appoints Herr Nohke as Kiel governor, Herr Loebe as editor of Breslau Volks Wacht, and Herr Wishel as Reichstag member to join a new cabinet replacing Foreign Minister Haase, Social Policy Minister Battle, and Demobilization Minister Ditliman who retired Saturday night.
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Kiel
Herr Loebe
Breslau Volks Wacht
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Haase
Ditliman
Berlin
Transport Goes On Rocks Near Isle D Yeun
The American army transport Tenadores, sailing from New York to Brent on December 1, ran aground on rocks near Isle D Yeun in the Bay of Biscay. Reports say all aboard are being rescued with no immediate word on casualties.
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London
New York
Brent
Isle D'Yeun
Bay of Biscay
Hoover denies meet with German officials over food supplies
Washington reports Food Administrator Hoover emphatically refused to meet Baron von Der Lancken and Dr Reith who sought talks on German food conditions. He sent a blunt reply telling them to go to hell, citing past perceived German arrogance and cruelty.
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Europe
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Reith
Faris
Germain
Belgium
Berlin
Walter Liman Brown
Commission For Relief
Rotterdam
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Liquor Demand Surges Before Christmas Amid Flu Epidemic
Calgary reports $3,000 worth of liquor sold on December 23 as the influenza peak nears. Doctors and druggists handled most sales, with painters receiving minimal alcohol. Edmonton saw higher liquor sales in early fall, feeding outside points. post Christmas, demand declined amid easing flu.
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Calgary
Edmonton
Egg prices surge past a dollar in Winnipeg market
In Winnipeg on December 28 new laid eggs are selling at about one dollar per dozen. Retail storage prices range from 65 to 75 cents per dozen as shoppers note the unusual market shift.
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Winnipeg
Desiers
Clemenceau backs Britain over seas freedom
In a chamber of deputies address on December 30 Premier Clemenceau said France would support Great Britain in peace talks on freedom of the seas and noted that President Wilson approved his stance.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Great Britain
Wilson
Mob law in Frankfurt robs city of order as troops refuse
London reports large scale pillaging in Frankfurt Germany with authorities unable to stop it. Troops in the city refused to fire on the rioters, allowing disorder to continue.
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London
Frankfurt
Germany
Amsterdam
Lieutenant Garnet Trimbles Word Picture Of Cambrai Battle
A letter from Lieut Garnet Trimble of the 49th Battalion describes the Cambrai action in which his unit held an advanced position amid heavy shelling. He recounts the intense bombardment and the struggle to join up with the main force, noting the fierce conditions faced by his company during the assault in France.
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Cambrai
J. A.trimble
First Street
Lieut
Garnett Trimble
63Rd
Lieut. Primble
Lloyd George and Wilson in Paris Peace Conference Talks
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Lloyd George says Anglo American talks have yielded general principles for the peace conference. He notes an understanding among entente powers on admission of nations to the talks and says Wilson and British leaders are in accord. The British delegation, he adds, will likely go to Paris after the new year.
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America
England
Paris
Vrance
Italy
Wilson
Thad
Balfour
Downing Street
Defi
United States
Bonar Law
Chancaligy
First Christmas Aboard Filthy Northland Ship
Private L B Harwood of Winnipeg recounts three years abroad and a Christmas on the Northland filled with rotten conditions food shortages and vermin in a filthy ship after Vimy Ridge. He travels home via Ottawa sharing grim تفاصيل of voyage and meals amid influenza fears.
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Vimy Ridge
L. B. Harwood
Winnipeg
Pte
Harwood
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