Unofficial Reception To Be Hearty Homecoming
New York officials and citizens prepare a warm homecoming for aviators returning from World War I. A reception committee led by Alan Hawley will meet the transport near Sandy Hook and plan displays in the city amid Mayor Hylan’s protests against Fifth Avenue decorations.
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Henry Woodhouse
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Charles Edwards
Robert A. Bartlett
Germany's Defeat Quietly Shifts Morocco Loyalties
News of Germany's armistice and collapse spreads through Morocco's rebellious zones, triggering widespread shock and swift submissions. In Tadla region many tribes surrender, and across the rebel areas, tribes begin joining the Entente, showing demonstrations of loyalty.
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Morocco
Tadla
Paul Chapman Saved Is Given Life Sentence
Albany November 20 Governor Whitman commuted the death sentence of Paul Chapman a Brooklyn choir boy for the murder of Harry Regens burg to life imprisonment. The teen had been 16 at conviction and the case drew petitions for clemency. Chapmans mother and attorney expressed mixed feelings as the governor cited youth.
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Chile deploys warship as riots spread to port
BUENOS AYRES reports Chile sends cruiser Capitan Prat to Antofagasta with troops and orders mobilization of the first and second army divisions as demonstrations reach a serious level. authorities act to halt new riots amid rising unrest in Chile.
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New List Adds 28 000 to U S Losses in War
General March reports amended casualty totals for the American expeditionary forces. Prisoner counts are unreadable in parts of Pershing’s cable, but new data add 20 000 names to the war toll. Pershing clarifies that the 27th and Ruth divisions have not yet been sent home. President Wilson orders Distinguished Service Medals for several generals.
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Red Flag Lowered by Students at Leipzig
A red flag over the University of Leipzig was hauled down by a student committee of soldiers just returned from the front. They posted a bulletin protesting threats to academic freedom and lamenting Germany's lack of unity in its darkest hour.
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Littuania Declares Itself a Republic
Lithuania proclaims independence with Karl Ullman as president in Riga before the National Council and large crowds. The Baltic state, amid Brest-Litovsk ambiguities, faced monarchical aims from Germans and a Baltic democratic council pushing a plebiscite on independence and possible reunion with Russia or federation.
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Germans Surrender Seized Russian Warships
London November 20 report that an Allied Naval Squadron which sailed through the Dardanelles into the Black Sea anchored off Sebastopol on November 26. The Russian ships in German possession and some German submarines were surrendered to Allied naval representatives.
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Kaiser Signs Formal Abdication Warms Suite to Hopeful Return
Amsterdam reports William Hohenzollern renounced future Prussian crowns and freed officers from fealty oath in a signed document. Germans in his suite whisper of a return to power as his wife arrives, amid cautious optimism. Empress travels with eight companions including Countess von Keller and Prince von ___, with continuation promised.
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Kaiser Renunciation Text Declares Abdication Of Crown
Berlin dispatch publishes the former German Emperor William II renouncing forever all claims to the Prussian crown and the German imperial crown. It frees officials and soldiers from oath of fidelity and calls on authorities to protect the German people from anarchy famine and foreign domination. Signed at Amerongen November 28 with imperial seal.
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Germany Proposes Neutral Commission on War Blame
Berlin reports Germany asks Entente powers to form a neutral commission to determine war responsibility. The note, sent via Switzerland to France Great Britain Italy and the U.S., requests belligerents place secret documents at the commission for examination.
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Democrats in Open Revolt Over Rubber Stamp Envoys
A bitter congressional division over Wilson’s peace commission led to talks of sending a Senate delegation to Versailles to report on the peace talks. Senators Hitchcock and Cummins debated resolutions proposing an eight member delegation, reflecting strong anti administration sentiment among Democrats and Republicans alike.
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Baruch Resigns Post Effective January 1
Baruch chairman of the War Industries Board forwarded his resignation to President Wilson, to take effect January 1. No announcement on acceptance has been made. The move is seen as aligned with his belief that the board’s affairs can be closed by year’s end, and it does not affect reports of him potentially becoming Secretary of the Treasury.
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California
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British Air Forces Lose 2680 Men in Six Months
The Royal Air Forces communities from April, after amalgamation in November 11, report killed wounded missing and prisoners total casualties to be announced later. The official Air Ministry statement notes these figures as part of ongoing war casualty accounting.
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