Marines Saved Paris and Belleau Wood Heroic Charge
Secretary Daniels recounts U S Marines role in capturing Belleau Wood and stopping the German drive toward Paris. The report notes 8000 Marines entering battle with 69 officers and 1,031 enlisted dead and 75 officers and 2,436 enlisted wounded and 7 captured. It highlights Belleau Wood and Blanc Mont Ridge as pivotal battles in the Champagne offense near Rheims Cambrai and St Quentin. Memorial Day gains new solemn meaning as the United States honors Marine sacrifice and valor in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasrington, Dew
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Bois Ds Belleau
Chateau Thiren
Paris
Rheims
Champagne
Germany
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Belleau Wood
Bois de Bellea
Marine Corps
Hine
Bois de Belleau
Blanc Mont Ridge
Biene Mont Ridge
Duriex
France
Pershing
Murine
Sud
Camtrai
Hesnamburos
Cablesram
Howen
Snémy
Amer
Imperial
Healy Sees War Dept Plan For 165th Infantry Return
Charles Healy of the Veteran Corps reports the War Department plans to bring the 165th Infantry back to New York before St Patrick's Day. Secretary Newton D Baker expects to be in New York on the 165th's return as the Veteran Corps prepares a celebration and a replica regimental color to be presented to Baker by Governor Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Day
Charles Healy
Veteran Corps
60Th
War Department
165Th Infantry
69Th Regiment
New York
St. Patrick's Day
Healy
Washington
Newton D. Baker
165Th
Smith
Baker
168Th
France
Subway Train Jumps Track Fatal Crash in Harlem
A two car subway shuttle jumped a switch at 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue killing motorman Grant Cooper and injuring twelve others. Fire and police units battled flames as four stations worked to extricate victims. Conductor Thomas Fanning and towerman James Hyland faced questioning as investigators probed switch settings and cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
142D Street
Lenox Avenue
Yester
Iater
Shields
Boyle
18Ith Street
Heary
Harlem Hospital
Edward Ervick
Eighth Avenue
Robert Ferrara
106Th Street
Edward
B. Blook
Lons George
Seventh Avenue
Thomas Fanning
James J. Hyland
Newry
Myland
1Ath Street
West Farms
Soldiers Mail From France Surges With Fathers Letters
Paris reports three shipments of homebound mail from the American army totaling 5 million letters left France between November 2 and December 2. The previous week's mail reached 3 million letters. The rise is linked to fathers letters drive, with Stars and Stripes coordinating. most mail expected to reach homes before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rance
Fathers
Paris
France
Stars and Stripes
American Expeditionary Force
Vail Pushes U S Merger of All Wire Lines
Theodore N. Vail, head of American Telephone and Telegraph, urges pooling of country’s telephone, telegraph, and marine cable facilities under a single executive, while preserving private property and avoiding dismemberment. He favors a plan balancing government control with private ownership to improve service and public education, noting feasibility barriers under existing laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Nee
Burleson
Theodore N. Vail
American Telegraph and Telephone
Vail
United States
Enid
Beystem
American Troops Rushed By Train Into Coblenz
American forces begin rapid advance into Coblenz by train as the 39th Infantry departs Treves for Coblenz at the German authorities’ request. The main army pushes forward, reaching Geldsdorfau Mayen Kling and Schwarden as pursuit continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coblenz
Associated Press
39Th Infantry
Treves
Amens
Geldsdorfau
Mayen
Kling
Schwarden
U S Rhine Army Costs Germany Nine Million Daily
U S forces occupying Germany cost the German government about nine million dollars daily for food and supplies. The Third Army consumes 6,000,000 pounds of provisions and 40,000 gallons of gasoline per day as thousands of troops stay in German towns. High officers of the army face a puzzling problem today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.s.rhine
Germany
Fork
Grsbune
Popyrights
Nive Ord
Hee
Army of Occupation
Armed Munich Force Deposes Minister Auer
Armed factions clash across Germany as Munich guards seize the Bavarian Interior Minister Aller at gunpoint forcing his forced resignation. Several Munich newspaper offices are stormed while Berlin endures street battles among factions led by Ebert Hasse and Liebknecht. Sixty casualties reported from deserter parade gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Mai
Aller
Munich
Ebert
Hasse
Liebknheht
Berlin
Spartacus
Armed Raiders Plan To Arrest Berlin Council Frustrated
Berlin dispatch describes the rioting on Friday involving the Soldiers and Workmen's Council executives and a demonstration by soldiers and sailors in support of Chancellor Ebert. The attempted arrest by raiders was thwarted amid ongoing turmoil in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Ebert
Wilson Attends Services Aboard George Washington
President Wilson joined religious services with enlisted men on board the George Washington. He sang along, prayed, and participated in the recital, then walked the deck and rested. The ship sails through calmer seas as warmer weather persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
Anil
Fear of Labor Crisis Holds Men in Camps
Washington reports growing belief that War Department red tape and fears of a labor crisis in wartime are shaping policy. Critics warn that delaying soldier returns could spark wage and price instability, with Congress urging discharge and a shift toward private sector work to ease tension. The debate centers on wages, tariffs, and the government’s handling of troops at home.
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Washington
Dec
Capitol Hill
War Department
Jones
Corporal Smith
Army
Congress
Wilson
Tibune European Bureau
Emprititit
New York
Takane
London
Mee
N Tribune
Charehill
York
Winston
Britain
Orkneys
Parsons
Europe
America
Great Britain
Air travel grows in Germany with passenger planes
British wireless reports air trade links Germany’s major towns. Planes carry mail and passengers at about 1 dollar per mile. Aircraft cruise at eighty miles per hour, enabling routes like Berlin to Munich to be completed quickly. A company is building a large new plane capable of carrying forty passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Great Britain
America
London
Herlin
Munich
Jhow
Hungarian Permit Allows Americans and Allies to Return
Americans, British, and French residents in Hungary during the war will be allowed to leave and return home. A special train from Budapest will be provided to carry them to the Swiss frontier, according to an official Hungarian message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Ceeeet Nies
Ary Wee
Budapest
Premier Is Likely To Be Chairman
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau may chair the French delegation at the peace conference as President Wilson’s presence prompts action. Potential collaborators named include Captain André Tardieu, Jules Cambon, Marshal Foch, Georges Loyelle, and M. Colliard with Bourgeois and Briand also mentioned. A society of nations resolution calls for justice and rights in the peace treaty and obligatory arbitration to limit arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Clemence
Wilson
André Tardien
United State
Jules Cambon
Ministry of Foreign
Aqairy
United States
Marshal F
Briand
Leon Bourgeois
Aristide Briand
French Association For A Sooiety of Nations
Fromtier
Pichon
Clemenceau
Alsace
Lague
Amns
Big American Peace Conference Staff Is Tentatively Organized
Paris reports the planned organization of the U.S. peace mission for Versailles. The structure centers on the Peace Commission with secretaries, diplomatic intelligence, advisers, and large staffs. It includes military attaches, civilian representatives, and agencies like Hoover's food administration and the Red Cross.
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Paris
Dec
United States Peace Mission
America
Versailles
Peace Commission
John Grew
Vader
Matson
Aval
Liaison and Alplomatic Intelligence Office
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Adminise Iterator
Red Cross
YM. C. Ag
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Marines
Victors
Fanning
Hyland
U.S
Wilbur Forrest
Auer
Interio
Pistol Point
U. S
By Carter Field
Frederick Moore
League of Nations
Mir
Tardien
Cambon
Leygues and
Colliard
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