Mauretania Returns Troops After Delay in Harbor
The Mauretania carrying more than 5,000 troops from England could not dock before 10 this morning due to a northwest gale. Mayor Hylan sought federal permission for a Fifth Avenue parade and a dinner for officers, while crowds waited at Battery Park and Custard Pier for the returning soldiers.
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Mauretania
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North River
Army Department
Sandy Hook
John F. Hylan
Murray Mulbert
Baker
J. Frankin Beil
Department of the Mast
Nathaniel R. Usher
Third Naval District
Fifth Avenue
General Bell
City of
New York
Seventy-second Street
Ambrose Channel
Plasa
Delay of Tax Bill Costs Nation, Roper Warns McAdoo
Commissioner Daniel C. Roper warns Secretary McAdoo that Congress delays in passing revenue legislation threaten internal tax collection. He outlines two dire options: apply current law or wait for a new act, risking disruption to administration and business. He urges swift enactment by January 1, 1918.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Daniel C. Roper
Commissioner of
Internal Revenue
McAdoo
Ways and
House
Finance Committee
Senate
Freer Subway Ruins Rupees Capital Or Ren Your
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a subway, rupees, and capital but lacks clear names, dates, or events. Readable elements suggest a transportation or financial note, but specifics are absent.
Bucharest in Flames as Peasant Revolts Reported
Copenhagen dispatch says Bucharest is burning and peasant revolts have broken out across Romania. The Associated Press reports unrest spreading through the countryside and major towns.
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Bucharest
Copenhagen
Associated Press
Bertin
Rumania
President Tells Congress on Peace Trip and Prussia Advance
President discusses peace trip before Congress as American forces push 12 miles into Prussia. Berlin foreign office reports a likely clean sweep. German officials show signs of potential splits over separate peace terms. Generals resist, while cabinet pushes for Eberhardt’s dismissal over disorders in Lennep.
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Congress
Prussia
Berlin
Eisner and Solf clash over German war aims and Bavarian politics
Reports from Berlin and Copenhagen outline the Streit between Kurt Eisner and Dr Solf over a national convention and peace terms. Bavarian separatist pressures and Die Rote Fahne commentary color the controversy as Germany braces for a potential shift in leadership and policy. The ex Kaiser interview adds to blame shifting on the eve of renewed mobilization talk.
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Eisner
Liebknecht
Hisner
Bavaria
Germany
Entente
Berlin
Professor Forster
Switzerland
Soldiers’ Council
Hindenburg Urges Harmony Between Councils and Army
Amsterdam dispatch reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg issuing a proclamation via the Cologne Volkszeitung calling for avoiding clashes between Soldiers and Workmen's Councils and the army. He asks central government to curb council interference with army commanders and says red flag displays may occur if done properly.
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Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Cologne Volkszeitung
Dutch Decide Wilhelm's Status in The Netherlands
The Netherlands government forms a commission to report on former German Emperor Wilhelm Hohenzollern’s status in Holland and the legal questions around his admission and stay. Members are Lt. C. J. Lodner, Prof. A A H Struycken, and A E Alex. Continued on Page Four.
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Netherlands
Holland
William Hohengebern
C. J. Lodner
A. A. H. Struycken
A. E. Alex
Army Occupation Troops Enter Treves Front
The American Army of Occupation crossed the Sauer and Moselle rivers and moved toward Treves in a 90 kilometer front. Frontline divisions include the 1st 2d 32d and 34th. Treves expected to be reached today in cold clear weather with troops in full battle order.
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32D
Treves
Habsacheid
Lichtenborn
Oberweis
Irrel Kordel
Saarburg
Serrig
Americans Cross Frontiers Into Prussia Capture Treves
American troops crossed into Prussia at daylight behind German rearguards. Treves emerged as the most important city thus far occupied while patrols spread through numerous villages. General Pershing nears the area with advance headquarters planned at Treves and Brown and Smith named to govern military and civil affairs. The advance covered about twelve miles.
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Treves
General Pershing
Preston Brown
Harry A. Smith
Treves Germany Oldest Town On Moselle River
Treves sits on the Moselle’s right bank about fifty seven miles southwest of Coblenz and is described as possibly Germany’s oldest city. It houses ancient cathedral and a Provincial Museum with antiquities. It became an archbishopric in the ninth century, later a free imperial city, and was assigned to Prussia by the Vienna settlement. Population at the war’s start was about sixty thousand.
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Treves
Moselle
Coblenz
Germany
Prussia
Four Doughboys Quell Riot in Esch
Four American soldiers dispersed a mob of thousands in Esch after it wrecked twenty eight shops in protest over high prices and overcharging. Losses run between 4 000 000 and 7 000 000 francs as Germans and Luxemburgers were targeted. Two lieutenants allied with four enlisted men used broken boards to restore order.
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Associated Press
Esch
Local Brief Fragment Reports Unclear Details
Fragmentary OCR text mentions memes and a named figure with unclear context and a reference to a wall and auction or event. Unable to determine full facts from the readable lines.
Berlin Government Probes Cavell Murder and Allied Atrocities
Berlin begins an inquiry into German crimes in Belgium including deportations and the Cavell murder. Named officials linked to Brussels and Louvain violence are listed among those held responsible. Genève reports Dr. Wilhelm Muehlen recalled to Berlin amid claims of war responsibility.
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Cavell
Muehlen
London
Belgium
Edith Cavell
Fryatt
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
von Sauberzweig
Brussels
Baron Kurt von Manteuffel
Louvain
Baron von der Lancken
Miss Cavell
Geneva
Wilhelm Muehlen
Krupp
Essen
London Welcomes Foch Clemenceau For Preliminary Peace Talks
London greeted Marshal Foch and Premier Clemenceau with grand ceremonies as they arrived for preliminary peace talks ahead of Versailles. American troops on leave cheered as crowds filled Trafalgar Square and hotel routes.
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London
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Clemenceau
Orlando
Sonnino
Italy
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Legland
France
Associated Press
Marshal Foch
M. Clemenceau
Vittorio Orlando
Baron Sonnino
Lloyd George
Duke of Connaught
Tiger
Trafalgar Square
Germany cuts legation staff at Berne after armistice
Berlin reports personnel shifts at the German Legation in Berne with Baron von Komberg to depart and Conrad Haussmann expected to take over. Major von Bismarck and Legation Councillor von Bethmann Hollwegs retire, reducing the legation staff in Switzerland. Pinehurst ad follows.
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Berne
Herne
Baron von Komberg
Conrad Haussmann
von Bismarck
Legation
von Bethmann Hollweg
Lve
Oberhofen Castle
Lake Thun
Switzerland
Plan Big Joint Board for Inter Allied Commission
The plan calls for a permanent Interallied Commission representing Great Britain France Italy and the United States on maritime financial and food questions. It would replace three temporary committees and is a top item for the Supreme Council of Premiers in London. American members include Raymond Stevens George Rublee Oscar Crosby and Louis Shelton.
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Germany
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Italy
Poland
Versailles
Dastily Chronicle
League of Nations
Great Britain
Lincoln
United States
Washington
Interallied Maritime Committee
Raymond B. Stevens
George Rublee
United States Shipping Board
Interallied Financial Committee
Oscar T. Crosby
the Treasury
America
Food Committee
Louis P. Shelton
The
American Food Ad
Wilson Defends Peace Tour Amid Senate Clash
President Wilson prepared to address Congress and depart for France as debates over his six week trip intensify. Senator Knox plans a speech criticizing the exclusion of the Senate from the Peace Delegation while Ex President Taft counsels restraint. A Cummins resolution proposes a nine member Senate observer group to Paris, amid warnings of potential interruptions at the joint session.
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Tech
Wilson
Congress
France
House of Representatives
Senate
Knox
House
Taft
Cummins
Iowa
Paris
Foreign Relations Committee
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Nebraska
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