Yanks Cross Rhine River During Day
American occupation forces plan a Rhine crossing from Boppard Engers St Goardanos and Coblenz to patrol 30 kilometers of German territory. First division units reached Coblenz while the 32nd division with Michigan and Wisconsin troops arrived at the Rhine bank. Two incidents in Coblenz show suppressed anti American sentiment including a bottle throwing attempt and a cafe assault on officers.
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Army OF Occupation
Coblenz
Denial Of Sunday Church Opening Sparks Council Vote
Emphatic denials by Rev Robert Little on churches not opening Sunday amid council action. Debate centers on whether to lift or continue the ban with doctors to offer opinions. Several motions fail as officials seek precautionary measures and more conclusive facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Shanafelt
W. T. Burns
Horton
Shanafelt
Newell
Whaley
Burns
President Wilson Reaches Paris on European Tour
President Wilson becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit Europe, stepping ashore in Brest and boarding a special train. A greeting ceremony included a bouquet for Mrs. Wilson as the flag band played Star Spangled Banner and Marsellaise, with marines at attention along the dock. The party moved toward Bois Boulogne station for arrival in Paris scheduled for tomorrow morning.
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Wilson
International News Service
Brest
Europe
Bois Boulogne
Paris
Hennessy Sent To Camp Lee Hospital
Thomas Hennessy of the 319th Infantry, who arrived in New York from France last week on a hospital ship, will be taken to the Base Hospital at Camp Lee, Va, for treatment. He lived at 1609 Morris Street before induction and trained at Camp Lee before departing in May 1918 with the Eightieth division for overseas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hennessy
319Th Infantry
New York
France
Camp Lee
Morris Street
U. S
Eightieth Division
Conscientious objectors at Camp Sherman amid train departure
Report notes six snapshots from News Six: conscientious objectors discharged at Camp Sherman faced hoots as their train left. Other items report Chicago health officials urging warmer clothing to cut health costs, and 600 student soldiers from a state college discharged from vocational programs.
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Camp Sherman
Chile Promises Peacetime Resolution With Peru
Chile assures the United States it will make every effort to adjust its differences with Peru. The formal reply to a note urging continued peace was received at the State Department. the text was not released.
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United States
International News Service
Washington
Chile
Peru
State Department
Seven trans Atlantic steamships delayed by Atlantic storms
Seven trans Atlantic steamships with US officers and civilian staff aboard were overdue in New York as storms lash the Atlantic sea lanes. The Oregonian, seven days late, finally arrived via the narrows and was tethered to a North River berth with 23 government civilian employees aboard. It carried 2,500 sacks of mail from the American Expeditionary Force.
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International News Service
New York
United States Army and Navy
Oregonian
American Expeditionary Force
Legislature Set to Open on January 7 in State Assembly
Hon R L Wallace of this city and Rev C G Gordon of Volant prepare to attend the opening session of the incoming State Legislature on January 7. The Dry amendment stance of these men is clear and Lawrence county's lawmakers will back it. Dr Jordan, a noted farm advocate, is also expected to strongly support agricultural interests.
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R. L. Wallace
C. G. Gordon
Volant
Lawrence County
Jordan
Mobs Rule In Montreal
Montreal grapples with riotous mobs after a firemen and policemen strike. Fire stations were wrecked as looting spread, $35,000 in goods were stolen from a large store, and mobs swarmed streets while citizens watched. Troops were held in reserve to quell further uprisings.
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Montreal
Que
Lone Yank Triumph Welcomed Back in New York
Sergeant Deland A Kaufmann of Kokomo Indiana returned from France aboard the Oregonian and received a grand harbor welcome. Police boats and harbor craft sounded sirens as dignitaries and crowds cheered with the mayor’s Glee club and women police reserves presenting Kaufmann with cigarets. He brought over Joe the famous charger of General Omar Bundy.
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International News Service
New York
Deland A. Kaufmann
Kokomo
Ind
Oregonian
France
Mayor's Glee Club
Police
Kaufmann
Green Club
Kaufman
Joe
Omar Bundy
Banking hours for Saturday in New Castle
The New Castle Clearing House Association arranged for all city banks to stay open until 3 p m if the influenza ban continues to Saturday night December 14. If the ban is lifted, banks will follow regular Saturday hours 7 to 9 p m.
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New Castle Clearing House Association
Car Strike Time Nears in Mahoning Valley
Local leaders report the Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light company has not replied to a wage increase demand as a possible Saturday night strike looms. Youngstown council weighed a six cent fare, with outcome depending on revenue and company concessions.
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Mahoning and Shenango
Admitted List Includes Several Local Names
Admitted persons include Alice Mears of Butler avenue Ella McCreary on Wash ington street Jack Walls on Terrace avenue Lillian Cocarchi of Hillsville Florindo di Micco of Lutton street.
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Alice Mears
Butler Avenue
Ella McCreary
Washington Street
Jack Walls
Terrace Avenue
Lillian
Cocarchi
Hillsville
Florindo di Micco
Lutton Street
President Wilson Honored in Brest Front Page News
International dispatches and long editorials lauded President Wilson after his arrival. Seventeen American Red Cross canteen workers, led by Florence Harrison and Beatrice Allen, presented a bouquet to Mrs Wilson as German POWs watched from the background.
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Brest
Goude
Goode
President Wilson
George Washington
International News
Paris
Wilson
Red Cross
Florence Harrison
Beatrice Allen
New York City
Agnes Childers
New Mexico
Lillian Clemons
Bayonne
N. J
Margaret Techner
Columbus
Grace Bell
St. Paul
Helen Ander
Philadelphia
Death notices listing residents of Ellwood City and nearby areas
A death record lists Hannah McQuiston 58 of 613 James A Carr East New Castle, Mrs Adam Kirkwood 53 of 112 1 2 Street, Mrs Joseph Hahn 34 of 316 Reis, Mrs N R Nelson 26 of Ellwood City Pa, Romeo Filauro 36 of Ellwood City, and Henry A Fortunato 27 of Ellwood City.
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Hannah McQuiston
James A. Carr
East New Castle
Adam Kirkwood
Joseph Hahn
Reis Street
N. R. Nelson
Ellwood City
Romeo Filauro
Captain Campbell Returns Home From Army Service
Captain W. L. Campbell arrived in New Castle from Allentown after several months in service at Camp Crane and Camp Georgia. He will not resume a general practice but plans to open downtown offices soon to aid the local medical situation and relieve overworked physicians.
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W. L. Campbell
New Castle
Camp Crane
Allentown
Captain Campbell
Campbell
Georgia
Thousand More Yankees Arrive
The troop ship DeKalb with 180 officers and men aboard arrived for quarantine shortly before noon and planned to dock later in the day. Other vessels reported include the Zaca pa, El Sol, Siam ese Prince with 298 surgical cases, Susquehanna with 755 officers and men, Santa Anna with 48 officers and 21 men, L Occidente, and Dochra.
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International Neas Service
New York
DeKalb
el Sol
Susquehanna
Santa Anna
L’occidente
Dochra
Thirteen Lucky For President
President Wilson arrived in France on Friday the 18th, a date tied to his long belief that 13 is his lucky number. The piece notes many instances where the number 13 has seemed favorable to his political career.
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Brest
Justice and Peace
Wilson
George Washington
Stephen Picton
Georges Leygues
France
Memorial proposal for Lawrence county soldiers past and present
Community leaders push a soldiers memorial combining library and historical data rooms. They urge listing veterans from the Civil War to World War I on corridor plaques and preserving local World War I records, Liberty Loans, and Four Minute Men.
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H. K. Gregory
Lawrence County
Objections Hearing Postponed on Randolph Street Report
Attorney W. E. Porter for Isaac D. Price requested a one week postponement of the objections hearing to the Randolph street throughway report. The meeting agreed to delay action until a week hence.
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Rhine
HMS
Bert Ford
Peer
Eel Wilson
Bel” Art
G. L. Patterson
Citizen’s Committee
M. L. Rabinovitz
Dr. Pollock
Pollock
White House
Mrs. Wilson
Hennessy
Camp Lee Hospital
The
Health Administration of
Chicago
State College
Luke Suggies
Youngstown
Mercer Council
Cleveland
War Labor Board
Floyd ‘Haskin
Enon _ Valley
Pittsburgospital
Samuel i
Columbia
Capitol
Lone Yank
Henry A. Fortunato
Ellwood City, Pa
Capt. Campbell
Army
Wylie McCaslin
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