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Newspaper
Outlook
Location
Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
7
Reports from returning prisoners describe a late war German campaign to recruit French captives to advocate for a softer armistice and socialist ideas. They were told Germany would address social issues and urged to push for leniency in postwar terms including railway material deliveries.
The report states twelve spies were shot in the Tower of London during the war. Carl Hans Lody alias Charles Ringlis, formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, was first executed. Two women were sentenced to death but reprieved and commuted to long prison terms. Lizzie Werthe is noted, Eva De Bournouville is serving life penal servitude. One spy hanged himself in Brixton prison while many others escaped the death penalty.
Tidens Tegn reports a Norwegian response praising German efforts to free the seas from mass peril. The piece argues England and its allies bore greatest blame for wartime losses and asserts they alone had the right to claim sea liberation.
The passage discusses the 1839 treaty that affected Belgium's borders and the control of the Scheldt. It notes lost provinces Leuwig Luxemburg and parts of Eupen Malmady Mont Jose under German confederation influence and Belgian towns gaining lower Scheldt control.
Maximilian Harden of Zukunft Berlin told an Express correspondent that abroad William II was not a coward but a tool of the military party. He claimed the former emperor had no personal role in the war, being controlled by military leaders.
Ottawa reports two Canadian corps divisions are in Germany with orders for the third and fourth to advance from Mons. High command coordinates with local agencies to ensure obedience as 61st and 2nd divisions move toward the Rhine while stationed troops rest following armistice events.
The Times legal correspondent outlines Britain’s stance on the freedom of the seas. He argues for continued open seas, admission of foreign vessels to coastwise trade, and the transformation of a former closed sea into a free one.
Food Controller Clynes states the world faces ongoing anxiety over food supply as officials press for reassurance. Jim and Fetter are among voices urging vigilance in securing essential provisions amid wartime strains.
Col Winston Spencer Churchill, minister of munitions, argued in Dundee that coercion in Ireland is impossible and urged Irish leaders to take responsibility within the British empire. He stressed Britain’s aim for self government for Ireland and called for patience and unity to reach a solution.
General Ferdinand Foch refuses a German request related to armistice terms causing a setback for negotiators. The French and Allied leadership assess options as discussions continue in Paris.
Gets back war pay crowns the market at 29 francs per hundred. These prices mark the lowest level since the war began.
The German cabinet sent a wireless message to the Russian government requesting that no delegation be sent to Berlin for a December 16 conference due to the present situation. The note cites current conditions and seeks to delay talks.
Acting Premier Watt told federal parliament Australia will shift war functions gradually to ease back toward peace. He said it is not sound policy in normal times to rush or force rapid return to peacetime operations.
In a dramatic speech in Strasbourg the veteran French premier Georges Clemenceau spoke of crimes and conquest, calling Alsace Lorraine the goal of his life. He described emotional moments with Alsace Lorraine youth and then returned to work at the ministry of war with calm energy.
Amerongen correspondent reports William Hohenzollern will not answer questions about his pacific stance before the 1914 outbreak. He states he does not want to compromise any government member then in office and will not discuss efforts to prevent war.
A fragment discusses opponents of President Wilson and their stance on enforcing blockade and contraband laws, arguing their position favors British interests and undermines U.S. rights. The wording is archaic and incomplete, reflecting wartime diplomacy rhetoric.
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