U S Mission Heads For Spa With Officers And Soldiers
An American mission led by Major General Rhodes sailed for Spa to meet German high command. The six officers and 19 soldiers travel in nine motorcars, seeking safe passage as Allied instructions are issued. Airmen landed at Cologne, and Germany begins evacuating Poland amid disarmament. Naval armistice terms are being carried out with Admiral Rodman to meet German delegates.
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Rhine
Poland
London
Rhodes
Spa
Marshal Foch
la Capelle
Beaumonte
Phillipeville
Liege
Cologne
Copenhagen Politiken
Exchange Telegraph Company
Exchange
Copenhagen
Berlin
Warsaw
Workers’ Council
Red Guards
von Beerfeld
Paris
Hugh Rodman
Aube
Brest
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Grasset
Intertu!ned
Hindenburg
Frankfort
Wilhelmshohe
Cassel
Napoleon
Sedan
Wilson
Hague
Luansing
Troops curb reign of Reds in Germany report hopeful
Copenhagen reports a more hopeful tone as German socialist government promises a constituent assembly. Vorwaerts says the assembly is a certainty and Berlin observers note many soldiers' councils have scrapped red bands from their sleeves.
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Copenhagen
Germany
G Socialist
Vorwaerts
Constituent Assembly
Berlin
Hamburg
Flemdenblatt
K of C Secretary William OConnor Dies at 54
Paris reports the death of William OConnor secretary of the Knights of Columbus at age fifty four. He passed away in Paris on November 18.
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K. of
German Officers Charged Over War Crimes
Paris reports that investigations in Lille and the Nord region have established precise charges against German officers accused of ordering shocking crimes. The case highlights ongoing efforts to document abuses during the conflict.
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Paris
Lille
Department of the North
Post Office Extends Christmas Parcel Mail to Troops
Washington announces extended deadline to November 30 for mailing Christmas parcels to American Expeditionary Forces in France. The extension lasts through November 30 to ensure gifts reach service members overseas.
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Washington
France
Gen Johnson Hagood Promoted to Frontline Command
Paris November 18 announcement states Gen Johnson Hagood chief of staff of the American department of supply has been promoted to a frontline command Brig Gen W D Connor succeeds him as chief of staff in the supply department.
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Johnson Hagood
Paris
Department of Supply
W. D. Connor
U. S. Schooner Abbie Bowker Lost Off Nassau
The American schooner Abbie Bowker a 132 ton timber carrier from Jacksonville to Cuba was lost off Nassau. All eight crew members were saved in the incident reported from Jacksonville Florida dated November 16.
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U. S
Jacksonville
Fla
Abbie Bowker
Cuba
Nassau
Iowa News in Brief On War, Wages And Public Life
Iowa reports Gas Mask Day and shell collection for government chemicals. Governor Harding wins re election with Republican ticket margins likely over 10,000. SA T C units estimate 225000 college men, 220000 called by July 1 1919. Bread prices set at 10 and 15 cents per loaf. Independence Methodist church marks 50th anniversary with former pastors speaking. Iowa Patriotic League enrollment reaches 48000 high school students. Cedar Rapids police wage bonus of 10 dollars monthly rather than raise. Highway bulletin notes 60 July August deaths and 966 nonfatal accidents. Webster City pays off last fire station bonds. Lamoni reports flu rise delaying reopening. Chawa Kwai Halloween party at Iowa provides campus entertainment but was postponed due to quarantine.
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Harding
W. O. Finkbine
R. Porter
Sorps
Kansas City
Jowa
United States
Food Administration Office
Methodist Church
Independence
W. W.carlson
Charles ‘City
Iowa
Iowa Patriotic League
University of Iowa
State Council of Defense
Tony Dezorzis
Centeville
Dezorzis
Frank Dannes
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Highway Commission Service
Webster City
Central Fire Station
Electric Light
Liberty
Lamoni
Board of Health
Graceland College
Chawa Kwai
Yankee Troops Enter Germany Amid Allied Advances
Reports from Paris and London describe Allied forces advancing into German frontier areas as Marshal Foch prepares triumphant entries into Metz and Strassburg. Cabinet meetings in Paris outline Alsace Lorraine governance and security appointments as German authorities face rising unrest.
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Paris
Metz
Strassburg
Foch
Poincare
Clemence
Alsace and Lorraine
Goverment
Mets
Alsace- Lorraine
George Maringer
Ational Security
Albert Wirmann
Deny Poulet
Calmuar
Geneva
Alsace-Lorraine
Rhine
London
von [Lindenburg
Germany
Marshal Foch
Belgium
Brussels
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Amnerican Red Cross
Switzerland
Dt dx
Navy
Abe
Elgiliagis
Hundred Million Credit Set for Italy by U S Treasury
The treasury department announced a credit of $100,000,000 for Italy to pay for foodstuffs and war supplies already ordered or in production. Tinly's aggregate loans from the United States reach $1,160,000,006 and allied loans total $7,012,976,006.
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Washington
Italy
Treasury Department
Tinly
United States
Won't Stop Vie Campaign.
Secretary Baker telegraphed Governor Philipp that signing the armistice does not lessen civil duties to protect soldiers. Five laborers killed by a train crash near Arcadia, Oklahoma, as a Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train struck a small track car.
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Madison, Wis
Newton D. Baker
Philipp
Oklahoma City
Okla
Arcadia
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Ban on Auto Shows Lifted
Washington war industries board lifts ban on trade exhibits after wartime postponements. Automobile furniture electrical and similar shows resume as the United States remains at war with changes in policy.
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Washington
War Industries Board
United States
Belgians Fight German Forces in Brussels
Forty killed and wounded as Belgian civilians clash with German soldiers in Brussels on Tuesday. Belgians fight from housetops amid heavy bombardment and street fighting across the city.
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Brussels
Amsterdam
Young Beau Touts Manners After Hot Visit
Charles and his father visited elsewhere. On return, the father praised the boy as beautiful and hotter remarks. The boy stated he used all the manners he had. The family judged his behavior in the following days.
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Charles
Instant relief for upset stomachs and heartburn ad
An old advertisement promises quick relief for stomach distress including belching gas acids and undigested food with a claim of no waking. The copy mentions heartburn and headaches as conditions treated and emphasizes fast action.
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Pape
Ady
Untitled Snippet Reflects War Service Registration Talk
A fragment from Past 45 discusses a wife claiming five years younger than her husband while noting the husband is not required to register for war service and a boy wonders when his mother will stop being surprised by his actions.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules for kidney relief
Century old standard remedy promotes kidney and bladder health. Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claim to cleanse kidneys, purify blood, and relieve weariness and pain with guaranteed results and money back if not as represented. Available from druggists in three sealed sizes imported from Holland.
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Haarlem
Imarlem
Holland
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Swift & Company
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Swift
Barnette Hacen
U.S
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Iowa State
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THE
Centaun Company
New York City
Pearson's Weekly
Cascara
Aomor
Ile
David Roberts
Pho Cattle
David Roberts Veterinary .Co
Grand Ave
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Col
Methelkoff
Batonio
Itamus
Batonig
Batonic
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