German Propaganda Plots Revealed in Washington Demand
London reports Britain will demand 8 trillion pounds in reparations from Germany. Prime Minister Lloyd George to announce in Leeds that Britain and dominions bear the war cost, easing British taxpayers by about 400 million pounds yearly. The peace conference is set to begin the first week of January and may last four months.
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Paris
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Senate Debates War Revenue Bill Tax Plan in Senate
War Revenue bill details debated in Washington with a 5.95 billion 1919 levy proposed under Finance Committee chairman Simmons. House reductions trimmed the measure while preserving broad reach. Opposition by Senator Penrose La Follette and Brncot signals possible delays.
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Congress
United States
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Penrose
la Folette
Brncot
Head of Air Mail Quits Service in Protest
Captain B B Lipsner, head of the air mail service, resigns to protest spending on special airplanes while military aircraft suffice. Pilot Max Miller also resigns, citing efficiency of military planes and objecting to delays in extending the air mail program.
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B. B. Lipsner
Air Mail Service
New York
Washington
Burleson
Max Miller
Lipaner
or _ie
Otto Praeger
Manufacturers’ Aircraft Association
Post Office Department
War Department
Baker
Mine sinks Cassandra with eleven missing in Baltic
The British warship Cassandra struck a mine in the Baltic and sank after midnight. Eleven men are missing and presumed killed, while the rest of the crew were saved by destroyers. No Admiralty list includes the Cassandra.
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London
Admiralty
Baltic
British Warships Reach Wilhelmshaven Port
The battleship Hercules and a naval delegation arrived at Jahde Bay, the German naval station Wilhelmshaven, escorted by five torpedo boat destroyers, according to a Copenhagen Telegraph dispatch.
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Jahde Bay
Copenhagen
Wilhelmshaven
Wilson Studies Big Themes See British Naval Supremacy Call
Wilson hears of a British push for naval supremacy and signals no comment. The discussion turns to disarmament policy and strategic balance.
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Wilson
Rhineland Moves for a Republic Amid Prussian Ties
Berlin dispatch reports Cologne mass meetings vow to support a Rhine Westphalia state within a new German Republic. Speakers include Reichstag members Trimborn and Marx, Cologne Volkszeitung editor Huber, and Cardinal Hartmann allies. Calls for independence amid Berlin distrust cited.
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New York Times
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Westphalia
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Trimborn
Marx
Huber
Cologne Volkszeitung
Cardinal Hartmann
Hartmann
Germany
Adolph Hoffman
Crown Prince Renounces Crown Rights. Hohenzollern Immunity Withdrawn
German Crown Prince Frederick William renounces all rights to the Prussian and Imperial crowns in a signed document dated December 1 1918. He later told an AP correspondent he had signed nothing and would work as a laborer if Germany becomes a republic. The Prussian government also withdraws legal immunity for the Hohenzollern family.
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Paris
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Basle
Wolff Bureau
Berlin
Wileringen
Wilhelm
Wieringen
Germany
Wilson to be briefed on Inter-Allied Conference plans
The Associated Press reports President Wilson will be informed by wireless about plans for the Inter-Allied Conference and Peace Congress. Discussions hinge on Mr House's talks with Clemenceau and Sonnino, with meetings set for December 16 or 17 at the Quai dOrsay and a January start for the Peace Congress.
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Quai d'Orsay
Versailles
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Great Britain
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
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George Nicoll Barnes
War Cabinet
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Amaniiog
Cable censorship sparks Senate fight over News in Peace Conference
Senators Johnson of California and New of Indiana denounce any cable restrictions as harmful to full public knowledge of Peace Conference talks. They oppose Creel's role and demand full, uncensored dispatches, warning against news holds that would deprive Americans of critical developments. The debate centers on word limits and press access during negotiations.
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Senate
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California
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Indiana
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France
Creel
Republic
Europe
En BA
German plots blamed in Untermyer Hearst era case
Sensational Senate testimony by A Bruce Bielaski details alleged German influence operations in the United States. He cites Samuel Untermyer’s bid to buy The New York Sun and claims The Washington Post was offered for three million dollars with a two month usage option. The hearing lists names of scholars and others labeled important by German officials, and notes Hale’s German government payments while with Hearst.
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A. Bruce Bislaski
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Senate
Bielaski
Samuel Untermyer
New York Sun
Untermyer
Heinrich Albert
Park Row
von Bernstorff
Bernhard Dernburg
Dr. Albert
Washington Post
John R. McLean
Post
Edward HB. Melees
Mme
George Bakhmeteff
Russia
United States
von Papen
Pacific
Fox
Germany
Japan
Fos
United States Army
A. Kari Puhr
Tokio
Fuehr
William R. Shephard
Columbia University
New York
Hugo Mvuensterberg
Harvard University
Cambridge
Maas
William M. Sloane
Cit
Edmund von Mach
Shepherd St
Mass
Arthur von Briesen
Broad &J
New York City
John W. Surgess
Athenwood
Rhode Island
Newport
R. I
SMITH
Columbia Univer
Kaiser's Notations on State Documents Published as War Proof
Bavarian Premier Kurt Elsner said he will publish German Foreign Office documents to prove Emperor William II caused the war. Berlin press notes that notations on papers show impulsiveness and may harm the Kaiser more than the authors, while Bergen reports detail the Kaiser's July 1914 activities aboard his yacht and heavy wireless telegrams with ciphered messages.
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Foreign Office
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Berlin
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Bergen
Norway
Kaizer
Europe
Wilson urged to push table date for peace conference
Berne reports a cablegram from Switzerland asks President Wilson to do his utmost to secure the earliest possible date for the peace conference. The message stresses timely action and emphasizes the importance of a swift and successful gathering to shape postwar settlement.
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Wilson
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Bell-Ans Ad Claims Quick Digestion Relief
An old classified style ad touts Bell-Ans for indigestion with a reminder that six tablets provide relief, presenting a compact promotional note typical of period ads.
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