Plot to restore imperial Germany uncovered in Berlin
An Amsterdam dispatch reports a plot to restore imperial rule and recall Ex Emperor William. Leaders included Field Marshal von Mackensen General von Born and Count von Arnim. Funds from munitions makers supported agitation. the scheme collapsed after a secret agent overheard a call. No direct William connection established.
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London
William
Berlin
Amsterdam
von Mackensen
von Born
Count von Arnim
Secret Service
William Hohenzollern
Tye
Amerongen
Mackenzen
Monroe District appoints pastors and raises funds in 1918
Special to The News-Star reports Monroe District presiding elder A S Lutz announcing appointments including Rev A S Lutz in Monroe and Rev A J Nell in Bastrop and Collinston. The 1918 year sees district finances rise with $62 040 raised, pastoral support $23 835, missions $7 010 and orphanage $4 789, plus 715 new members.
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News-Star
News
J. McClain
Crew Lake
W. B. Colvin
Gilbert
A. B. George
Harrisonburg
W. T. Woodward
Lake Providence
O. L
Tucker
Mer Rouge
Gek Ridge
W. R. Harvell
Midway
D. W. Smart
Oak Grove
G. D. Nelson
Rayville
Delhi
I. T. Reams
Sicily Island
Tallulah
Newelton
D. Co. Barr
R. F. Harvell
West Monroe
J. L. Roy
Winnsboro
S. D. Howard
Monroe
A. S. Lutz
Eight Subs Surrender In Harwich Total 122 Taken
Eight more German submarines surrendered at Harwich bringing the Allied total to 122. The wartime note records ongoing submarine capitulations and the shifting balance at sea.
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Harwich
Dec
King Albert Enters Liege With Royal Family
King Albert and the royal family arrived in Liege to honor the heroic defense of 1914 as Belgian troops escorted them. Simultaneously a Belgian cavalry brigade entered Aux-la-Chapelle at the request of German authorities.
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Brussels
Albert
Liege
Aux-la-Chapelle
Germany
Powers Son Wounded in Action in France
Honor L Powers learns his son J B Powers enlisted in Philadelphia and landed in France early this year. He reports being wounded in action and in a base hospital doing nicely after previously being listed missing in action. He says he was wounded in Telleau Wood and expects another month in hospital.
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L. R. Powers
J. B Powers
Philadelphia
France
Telleau Wood
Germans Must Move Rapidly Evacuation Orders Extended
Paris December 2 reports eight days remain for German evacuation of the left bank of the Rhine from Lower Alsace to Holland. French and Allied forces have crossed the frontier and received strict instructions regarding their conduct toward Germans in occupied territories.
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Paris
Rhine
Lower
Alsace
Holland
Reichstag to Convene in Germany Soon
Paris December 2 reports say the German Reichstag will be convoked shortly according to newspapers in southern Germany.
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Paris
Reichstag
Germany
Charley Lynch Freed on $500 Bond After Hog Theft Arrest
Charley Lynch was released on a $500 bond after being arrested Friday at his Swartz area home by Sheriff Grant and Deputy Roper for the alleged theft of a hog from G. N. Gibbs. The incident was reported in Saturday's News-Star.
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Charley Lynch
Swartz
Grant
Roper
G. N. Gibbs
News-Star
King Nichols Deposed in Montenegro Assembly Move
London December 2 Montenegrin national assembly deposes King Nichols. Prague dispatch reports a political shift as the monarchy is removed from power. The message notes a peaceful transition under mounting nationalist pressure.
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London
Des
Nichols
Montenegro
Montnegrin National Assembly
Prague
Americans Quell Mob After Esch Destruction
In Esch during the Occupation, four U S soldiers dispersed a thousand strong crowd after Germans shops were wrecked in protest over overcharging Americans. The mob damaged 28 shops, a Hollander department store and Luxemburgers when a chocolate and apple price sparked the riot. Two American lieutenants ordered enlisted men to arm with boards and disperse the crowd.
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Associated Press
Esch
France
Luxemburgers
Dowling tour on clean up campaign in Louisiana
Dr. Oscar Dowling president of the State Board of Health tours Louisiana with Lt. Frank P. Christensen to promote U S health service efforts against vice and drunkenness. Dowling screens the Fit To Fight film at Monroe City School Auditorium at 3 30 this afternoon with strict age limits and broad enforcement of social evil laws.
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Oscar Dowling
State Board of Health
Louisiana
United States Public Health Service
Monroe
Shreveport
Frank P. Christensen
U. S. Sanitary Corps
Hynor
West Monroe
Dowling
News-Star
Capital Issues Committee
Americans Enter German Front as Occupation Army Advances
The American Army of Occupation advances into Germany with Major General Dickman at the lead. No demonstrations occur as troops cross the frontier and move twelve miles by night. Children are noted to be trained for the scene and quiet is observed.
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Associated Press
Dickman
Germany
Judge Samuel W. Greene Lectures on Christian Science
A Sunday audience at the City School Auditorium heard Judge Samuel W. Greene of Louisville deliver a compelling Christian Science lecture. Introduced by E S N Faulk, the talk highlighted Mary Baker Eddy’s claim that thinkers guide religion and noted the Mother Church Board of Lectureship selects its speakers.
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City School
Samuel W. Green
C. S
Louisville
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Green
Esn. Faulk
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Church
Samuel W. Greene
Theatregoers urged to dress for comfort and health
The notice asks patrons to dress accordingly as theatres cannot always keep heat at their preferred level. It also requests coughers sneezers and spitters to stay away to maintain a healthy environment for other attendees.
Monroe Citizens Meet for British Day and Soldiers’ Reception
Mayor Apgar called a public meeting at 3 o clock Tuesday in City Hall to plan British Day observance and a welcoming program for returning Monroe soldiers. Governor Pleasent requested the meeting to gather suggestions from all citizens, with emphasis on female participation.
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Mayor Apgar
Governor Pleasent
Monroe
Apgar
Council Chamber
Norwegians Demand Break With Soviet Relations
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily Mail says Bolshevists entered the Norwegian legation in Petrograd and seized documents for Switzerland, which Norway protected. The Norwegian minister protested and Norwegian newspapers call for severing diplomatic relations with the Soviet government.
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London
Bolshevists
Petrograd
Switzerland
Norway
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Four Thousand Officers Call to End Bolshevist Agitation
In Amsterdam on Saturday four thousand non commissioned officers adopted a resolution urging the government to end Bolshevist agitation surrounding Liebknecht and Luxemburg and demanding the convocation of the national assembly.
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Bolshevists
Amstedam
Associated Press
Liebknecht
Luxemburg
National Assembly
Troops Arrive in Port on Mauretania from England
The British steamship Mauretania arrives in New York with the first large contingent of American troops from overseas. About four thousand men, mostly non-combatants stationed in England, will be sent to Camp Mills Long Island for demobilization.
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New York
England
Camp Mills
Long Island
Violence in Lemberg drives Jews from homes
Hundreds of Jews are homeless in Lemberg after programs against Jews. Reports confirm many killed and wounded, with Jewish leaders saying disorders stem from anti Jewish actions rather than Bolshevik influence, tying it to the idea of self determination.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Lemberg
Wilson
President Wilson to Attend Peace Conference Amid Address to Congress
President Wilson announced before a joint session of Congress that he will travel to Paris for the peace conference. He outlined aims for a unified cable system, urged cooperation from Congress and the public, and discussed railroads, export priorities, and a three year naval program. He praised wartime efforts and pressed for federal woman suffrage. Republicans were largely silent during the announcement.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Paris
Roue
Europe
Anon
Cotton Report From Ouachita Parish 1918
There were 10 337 bales counted as half bales ginned in Ouachita Parish from the 1918 crop up to November 11 1918 compared with 11 123 bales ginned by November 14 1917.
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Ouachita Parish
Hohenzollerns dismissed for failure to conquer
Paris reports the National Zeitung of Basel states the former emperor’s renunciation led to the Hohenzollerns being dismissed not for breaking humanity laws but for failing to conquer, shaping postwar judgment.
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Paris
Germany
National Zeitung
Basla
Republicans Move to Oust President Wilson
Washington December 2 Republicans would oust President Wilson by a joint resolution introduced by Representative Rodenberg Republican of Illinois. The measure says the president’s Europe trip shows inability to discharge duties and that the vice president should act while he is away. referred to the Judiciary Committee.
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Washington
Rodenberg
Mllinois
Congress
Europe
Judiciary Committee
American Prisoners Return From German Camps Complain
Washington reports American prisoners coming home from German camps allege scanty rations and poor housing. General Pershing told the War Department there is no evidence of discrimination or authenticated reports of brutality toward them.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
Captain Victor Blue Promoted to Rear Admiral
Washington reports Captain Victor Blue now commands the superdreadnought Texas and has been selected for detail as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation with the rank of rear admiral.
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Washington
Victor Blue
Texas
Bureau of Navigation
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