26 Nov 1918
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson plans to be in Europe for the peace conference opening. He aims to return within six weeks after ship departure as Italian and French ambassadors join the American peace delegation. News censorship is said to be unfounded and correspondents will have dispatch facilities.
The Red Flag calls for an immediate revolutionary tribunal to sentence the Hohenzollerns father and son and von Bethmann-Hollweg. Munich disclosures allegedly show Germany and Austria conspired to start the war, with drastic terms to Serbia triggering hostilities.
In view of crowding at the city jail four Irish prisoners were moved last night to Shreveport jail. Names listed include Dick Hackler charged with King FF, C Brice, J W Black, Orger y, Gus Irving Evans, and Vina Simmons charged with poisoning wine linked to Louis Dowdey’s death. Deputy Sheriff Dr L Roeper oversaw the transfer.
Fifty British French and Italian warships including battleships cruisers and destroyers form the Allied squadron in the Bosphorus. Headquarters for British and French contingents set up at Constantinople as of November 26 according to reports.
Reports from Lima say Chile cut diplomatic relations with Peru, recalling consuls as a cable blackout spreads. Peru recalls its own consuls and orders return of citizens aboard ships. The Tacna and Area dispute, dubbed the Alsace Lorraine of South America, fuels the crisis.
London report says American officers plan to withdraw troops from England at once. Only medical service units and rest-camp staffs will remain as hospitals are cleared. A steamer is planned to sail to America daily this week.
Washington November 25 naval estimates for 1920 reduced by 1 180 315 000 from 2 646 307 000 to 1 463 992 000 Secretary Daniels indicated no cut in the 100 000 000 second three year building program proposed to congress The reductions hit the bureau of ordnance and navy pay along with several other bureaus as the naval committee prepares hearings on the reduced 1920 naval bill
London reports statistics on independent air forces showing 709 bombing raids by British aviators over German territory in the thirteen months before the armistice, affecting fifty two large towns.
A sweeping war left ten million lives lost while the principal orchestrator evades accountability, drawing sharp condemnation from observers who demand justice and transparency from global leaders.
The Monroe City Board of Health urged parents to keep all school children with colds at home to prevent a fresh influenza outbreak. Dr. Bennett, board president, noted ongoing flu risk but said no alarm if precautions continue and causes of spread are eliminated.
A German Navy lieutenant aboard a warship surrendered to the Allies says the fleet bears a dishonorable record and that no one will want to serve in a disgraced service. Inspectors report vessels in deplorable condition with dirty, miserable sailors and tattered clothing.
Washington reports storm warnings ordered along the Gulf Coast from Bay St. Louis to Carabelle Florida. An unsettled disturbance over the middle gulf may bring strong northeast winds tonight and Wednesday to northern Florida, with fresh to strong northeast to north winds along the Alabama coast and strong winds on the Mississippi coast.
Alien Property Custodian Palmer seized fourteen enemy owned seats across the New York Stock and Cotton Exchanges and the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. The seats, held by Emanuel Haag Franz Schutte Jr and Alfred Niepenberg from Bremen Germany, will be sold privately to American citizens.
German delegates at a mixed conference in Spa protested the rejection of their request for a two week delay to evacuate Luxemburg Lorraine and the Saar region. General Nudant the French conferee said the protest was wholly groundless.
Copenhagen reports General Ludendorff, long the guiding figure in German military affairs, has resigned from German soil and left Sassnitz in Prussia for Sweden. He reportedly held the title of quartermaster general in the German military system.
Rosa Kaschwimmer, linked to the Ford Peace party, says Hungary's food needs are nowhere near urgent after accepting the post of Hungarian ambassador to Switzerland. Her comment remarks on hunger stories as exaggerated amid wartime relief.
New York, Nov 26 James Recan a Sing Sing convict confessed to killing Mrs Kelen Flamel in a boarding house last February. He exonerated Miss Elizabeth Baksa of Freemanburg Pa who is 19 years old on trial for murder after ten hours of questioning.
Monroe transportation manager J Fernandez announced IC C will hold a key meeting at the Federal Building in Monroe on Monday December 2. The session will address freight rate discrimination against Monroe and Texas points, with IC C members and rail officials expected to attend. locals urged to be represented.
The article reports friction and jealousy among Jugo-Slav populations over Italian occupation of eastern and northeastern Adriatic regions. Jugoslovan groups argue occupation should be by mixed Allied forces rather than Italians alone, citing territories aligned with 1915 Allied decisions.
The Red Cross will care for sick and wounded American soldiers prisoners in Germany who cannot be moved. Alfred Ney, the Swiss neutral delegate with German experience, will coordinate the aid from Washington.
Soldiers in uniform voice offense at Bolshevik orators in New York City as city tensions rise over political rhetoric and public demonstrations.
Hundreds of soldiers sailors and marines broke through police lines at Madison Square Garden to attack the international Socialists at a mass meeting supporting Bolshevik ideas. Police detained several for red flag displays as civilians cheered the uniformed public surge.
A nine-newspaper Turkish and French delegation urges American control of Turkish gendarmes and finances and calls for supervision of the educational system with church and state separation. The deputation plans to ask President Wilson for a program submission during his Paris visit.
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