Cable Lines Case Seeks Government Control of Submarine Cables
The Commercial Cable Company sues Albert S. Burleson seeking to prevent government takeover and to unwind wartime cable control. The suit claims Congress empowered the president to supervise or seize telegraph and cable systems during the war, ending with the armistice. The document notes the company’s long operation from New York to Europe and Canada and its government message transmission use.
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Charles E. Hughes
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Commercial
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New York
Albert S. Burleson
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Canada
Azores Islands
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France
United States
Congress of the
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Berlin Restitutes Russian Gold and Art Treasures
Berlin hands over 300 million francs in gold from the Russian treasury to the Allies. The French recover artworks including etcher Quentin Delatour pieces and Watteau paintings from Valenciennes, valued among the returned masterworks.
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Paris
Quentin Delatour
St. Quentin
Antoine Watteau
Valenciennes
Ex Kaiser Silent Now Through Fear
In Amersfoort Holland, December 8, a former German governor reports that Wilhelm II refused to speak for publication while in Holland. The Crown Prince’s telegram about the KruGer dispatch is confirmed as fact by the ex-emperor, who says he signed the telegram under pressure and accepts responsibility.
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Amerongen
Holland
Associated Press
Metz
William Hohenzollern
Kaiser's abdication and confusion over Prussia crown
News from Amsterdam reports that Wilhelm II misunderstood abdication formalities for German Emperor versus King of Prussia. The German government and the ex-emperor were both unaware of the full requirements, leading to a rapid, muddled move to abdicate with headquarters and Prince Max issuing statements through Wolff Bureau. The ex-Kaiser learned of his abdication only from newspapers.
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Amsterdam
William Hohenzollern
Berlin
Prussia
Wolff Bureau
Max
Th Olland
Germans Anxious to Avert War Ravages at Home
Special cable from Treves reports the American Army of Occupation enforcing lenient rules to protect civilians. General Pershing’s proclamation promises minimal disruption as shops open, trams run, and newspapers appear. Germans show hesitancy but increasingly relate to Americans, while fear of French hostility and a preference for American occupation emerge in public mood.
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Prussia
Pershing
Treves
United States
Europe
Ex-Kaiser Trapped in Measured Exile at Amerongen Castle
George Kenwick sketches the ex Kaiser and his Empress at Huis te Amerongen. The exile’s mood darkens as villagers ignore him and the palace grounds resemble a prison. The Empress labors to lift his spirits but success is fleeting. The scene recalls Napoleon in his last days and hints at a gradual fading of global attention.
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Amerongen
William the Last
Germany
Berlin
Helena
Napoleon
Prussia
Empire
Jess
German Professor Declares Copyright, 1918, by Tus New York Truss
Copenhagen dispatch reports Professor Kahl of Berlin denying the ex Kaiser can be handed to the Allies. German law forbids delivery to foreign powers. Holland only may surrender with Germany’s permission, which is unlikely to be granted.
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New York Times
New York
Copenhagen
Berlingske Tidendeenya
Kahi
Berlin
Kahl
Holland
Germany
Allies Consider Terms for Germany Repayment and Ex-Kaiser Extradition
London reports the allied conference, in four Downing Street meetings, weighing Germanys capacity to pay indemnities, armistice extensions, the Peace Congress timetable, German colonials fate, and extradition of the ex Kaiser. The Kaiser is said to consider surrender to America if Holland pressures rise.
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New York Times Company
Tua New Youk Times
London
Downing Street
Imperial War Cabinet
Hughes
Australia
General Smuts
Dominions
Marers
Arthur J. Whe
France
Italy
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Unopposed Coalition MPs Dominate Day of Nominations
London reports a large share of unopposed returns among 707 seats with 104 MPs declared. Notable names include A. J. Balfour, Par liamentary Under Secretary John Cobert Clynes, J Austen Chamberlain, Will Crooks, and Sinn Fein gains with Edward de Valera, Count Plunkett, and William Cosgrove. Lloyd George faces challenger Austin Harrison in Carnarvon on a platform of a league of nations and conscription removal.
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London
Lloyd George
Carnarvon
Austin Harrison
English Review
League of Nations
A. J. Balfour
William Brace
Home Department
John Cobert Clynes
J. Austen Chamberlain
James William Lowther
House of Commons
Will Crooks
Edward de Valera
East Clare
Count Plunkett
North Roscommon
William Cosgrove
Kilkenny
Sinn Fenners
France Cancels Trade Treaties and Seeks Economic Unity
In postwar France the government denounces all MFN trade pacts to aid national recovery. Fernand de Ribes-Christofle and M Clementel discuss replacing liberty with planned cooperation, stressing sacrifices by collective interests. The aim is to prevent economic conquest and redefine relations between industry heads and labor.
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Fernand de Ribes- Christofle
France
M. Clementes
Germany
Carter Glass Emerges as Treasury Nominee in Senate Move
Washington reports on strong authority that Representative Carter Glass of Virginia, chair of the Banking and Currency Committee, will be sent to the Senate within 48 hours as Secretary of the Treasury. Glass denies health concerns and says his health is excellent. Secretary Lane is also touted as a possible Director General of Railroads, with Baruch ruled out. Tumulty confirms no final Treasury choice has been made yet.
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Washington
Glass
New York
Europe
McAdoo
Mr. Glass
Treasury
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Baruch
Secretary Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lane
Congress
Senate
Representative Glass
the Treasury
Joseph P. Tumulty
Knickerbocker
Allied conference backs heavy German reparations and war-crime trials
At the inter allied conference London agrees on pressuring Germany to pay to the limit of capacity and bringing to trial those responsible for wartime outrages. A committee will study payment potential and determine amounts before presenting to the Allies and President Wilson.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Germany
United States
House
Wilson
Bootle
Andrew Bonar Law
Exchequer
William
France Denounces Commerce Treaties In Postwar Bid
Paris announces denunciation of all commercial treaties containing most favored nation clauses as it seeks a role in the postwar economic zone. In Washington officials say the action may have limited immediate impact on U S France trade, with no clear changes found in existing treaties.
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New York Times
Washington
France
United States
Concession to Holland outlined by War Trade Board
The War Trade Board announced a trade arrangement with Holland allowing licensed imports. Dutch ships only may transport goods, shipments go to the Netherlands Overseas Trust, and exporters must secure an import certificate from the trust. The measure aims to regulate postwar imports through a controlled framework.
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Holland
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Netherlands Trust
Mysterious Kiev Tale on Romanoff Deaths
Amsterdam dispatch cites Kiev papers quoting the former tsar’s valet describing Bolshevik murder of the Romanoff family. He claims the family were confined in a convent cellar at Ekaterinburg for weeks and shot in succession on July 17, with Nicholas’s dying wish for his ill wife to die at his side.
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Exchange
Amsterdam
Kiev
Hussia
Ekaterinburg
Nicholas
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President Wilson Sails for Brest in Historic European Visit
President Wilson departed New York aboard the George Washington at 10 15 AM to attend the peace conference in Brest France becoming the first sitting U S president to visit Europe. Thousands gathered on waterfronts as destroyers and a flotilla escorted the liner. The presidential party included Secretary Robesrt Lov and other officials. Security was heightened with 1000 soldiers and armed guards at Hoboken and Pier 4.
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United States
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New York
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