Wilson to Seek Naval Reductions and Sea Law at Peace Talks
On board the George Washington the U S president plans public addresses in England and Paris aiming to limit naval arms, promote freedom of the seas, and establish an international police fleet. Officials expect Britain to agree to a pooled fleet or face continued naval competition.
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United Press
George Washington
Winston Churchill
United States
New York
Paris
Azores
Wilson
Friends
England
Oxford
Washington, D.C
Britain
Great Britain
Fall From Traction Car Injures James Watt
James Watt of east Oak street was severely injured when he fell from a fast moving traction car Thursday evening. He was returning from Evansville where his nephew Oliver Watt is being treated for shell shock from France. Watt sustained a scalp wound and a nose cut needing stitches, plus facial bruising. He was taken to Methodist Hospital and able to go home Friday morning.
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James Watt
East Oak Street
Evansville
Oliver Watt
France
Methodist Hospital
Ebert Named as President in German Republic Crisis
Armed soldiers and sailors massed before the chancellors palace proclaimed Chancelor Ebert president of the German republic in a Berlin dispatch. British leaders announced the Rhine crossing in a noon speech by Prime Minister Lloyd George.
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Berlin
Paris
Ebert
Leeds
Eng
Rhine
Liroyd George
Wilson invited to Cologne to discuss German unity
President Wilson was invited by Cologne to meet delegations from Berlin and other German cities to seek an understanding on the integrity of Germany. German papers express concern over separatist movements and Berlin reportedly plans a combined allied and German army to oppose the Bolshevik movement in Russia.
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Berne
Wilson
Cologne
Berlin
Germany
Russia
British Forces Occupy Cologne Reported from Amsterdam
A dispatch from Amsterdam states British troops have occupied Cologne, London reports confirm a shift in control during wartime.
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London
Amsterdam
Cologne
Berlin Papers Report Intense Commission Arrives at Wilhelmshaven
London dispatch notes Berlin newspapers state an intense commission has arrived at Wilhelmshaven, signaling heightened naval or strategic activity amid ongoing wartime tensions.
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London
Berlin
Wilhelmshaven
Substandard men to be discharged in Indiana
129 men employed as assistants in conscription board offices across Indiana will be discharged December 2. They must report to the state conscription office in Indianapolis to receive their discharge. Paul Watt and Dan Rudolph are among those in the Gibson county office. Rudolph lives in Indianapolis.
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Conscription Boards
Indianapolis
Indiana
Paul Watt
Dan Rudolph
Gibson County
Britain’s World War Risk Wins in Imperial Scale
The article lauds Britain’s imperial strategy in World War I, arguing that Britain's willingness to take risks across seas and fronts, rather than focus solely on the western front, led to key Allied victories. It credits Haig and the empire’s broad approach for eroding Germany’s schemes and shaping victory.
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New York
America
Germany
Great Britain
Seven
Seas
Turkey
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Marshal Haig
West Front
United States
Jock
Britain
Leo Rafferty Returns Home After Army Discharge
Leo Rafferty arrives home Friday night from Camp Meade after receiving his final discharge from the army.
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Leo Rafferty
Camp Meade
Army
Attorney McDonald Returns Home After Final Service Discharge
Attorney T. Wiorton McDonald, recently training for YMCA work, arrived home Friday evening upon receiving his final discharge from military service.
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T. Wiorton McDonald
Riots in Mayence amid Rhine city fighting
Reports from Copenhagen dated December 7 say several people were killed in street fighting at Mayence. Mayence, a key Rhine city, is slated to form bridgeheads to be occupied by French forces.
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Copenhagen
Mayence
Rhine
Army Disbands Balkan Force in Berlin Announcement
Field Marshal Von Mackensen's Balkan army is being disarmed, a Berlin bulletin reported on December 7. The disclosure confirms the army's disbandment amid postwar adjustments and Allied oversight.
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Berlin
von Mackensen
Balkan
Attempted assassination shocks Tasbon president
An assailant fired at President Daes in Dy and was arrested. the shot missed its mark.
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Tasbon
Daes
The
X Afet
Ite
Business men protest no-stop train schedule threatening Princeton service
Local business leaders urged action as G and I railroad moves to remove Princeton from stops on southbound train 95 and northbound train 94. New express trains 9 and 10 replace mail service, complicating Chicago mail dispatch and delaying delivery to points east, west, and north.
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G & I. Railroad
Princeton
Somfur
Chicago
Wes
Vincennes
Evansville
Svansyville
Germans Fear Famine Coming From Food Shortage
Germany warns Denmark it faces famine and plans drastic ration cuts. Austria lacks food for a month and Vienna lacks coal. Berlin notes rail traffic will halt soon and street lights, schools, and shops may close.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Denmark
Austria
Vienna
War Dept to cancel 50000 airplane motor contracts
Senate military committee members said the War Department plans to cancel contracts for 50 000 airplane motors. Ten thousand already being built will be stored for future needs.
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Washington
War Department
Senate Military Committee
United States eyeing 18 inch calibre guns
The ordnance report states the arsenal now has capacity to manufacture guns up to 18 inch calibre. This marks a significant expansion beyond prior gun sizes and reflects wartime production goals.
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Washington
United States
Ordnance ‘Department
Women in scrap arraigned before mayor on assault charge
Rosa Hightower appeared before Mayor Noble in city court charged with assault and battery filed by Matilda Johnson. The case was set for this evening amid tense atmosphere as both parties, identified as colored, stood in the proceeding.
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Rosa Hightower
Noble
Matilda Johnson
Prial
Richardson pleads guilty in assault case
Alvin Richardson of Crawleyville, arrested by Sheriff Phillips Friday for assault and battery on his brother Clark Richardson, pleaded guilty this morning and paid the usual fine.
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Alvin Richardson
Crawleyville
Phillips
Clark Richardson
Cousin Marriage News Lillian Mahan Wirt Reed Heagler
Mrs Henry Greer reports the marriage of her Harrisburg Ark cousin Miss Lillian Mahan to Wirt Reed Heagler on November 25 in Cincinnati. The couple will live in St Louis at 519 Cates Avenue.
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Henry Greer
Lillian Mahan
Harrisburg, Ark
Wirt Reed Heagler
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cates Avenue
Meeting Postponed by Queen Esther Circle
The Queen Esther Circle of Gibson Street M E postponed their regular business meeting from December to December 16.
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Queen Esther
Gibson Street
M. E. ‘Hare
Army of Occupation Expands to Thirteen Divisions
Washington December 7 1918 General March announced the American army of occupation now lists the 1st 2nd 8th 4th 5th 7th 28th 32nd 33rd 42nd 79th 89th and 90th divisions with new reserve formations in Luxembourg Montmedy Longuyon and St Mihiel.
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Washington, D. C
Luxenburg Montmedy
Longayen
San Mihiel
March
New York
Novi
Marche
Congress
Cumyp Meade
Boy Struck by Automobile on Main Street
The 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. R A Mosby was struck by an automobile driven by Mrs. Sherman Summers on Friday afternoon in south Main street. He sustained a fracture of the left leg between the hip and knee and was taken to Methodist hospital where the fracture was reduced and he was resting easily.
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R. A. Mosby
West Mulberry Street
Sherman Summers
South Main Street
Navy scales Eagle boat program to 60 boats
The War Department ordered completion of only 60 Eagle boats out of 122 plans. Previously the Navy aimed to finish the full Eagle boat program, but the directive changes the production scope.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Navy
American James Grant directs demobilization of German munition workers
Berlin dispatch reports American James Grant overseeing the demobilization of workers from German munition factories. About 24,000 men in Berlin and 300,000 women munition workers are being demobilized.
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London
James Grant
Berlin
Wounded Brother in France Reaches War Dept Notice
H. F. Smith, a colored man, received word from the War Department that his brother Private John C. Smith was severely wounded in France on November 7. Soldier Smith served with Company E 365th Infantry.
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H. F. Smith
War Department
John C. Smith
France
Soldier Smith
Co. E. 365Th Intt
Soldier Frank Summers Returns Home After Honorable Discharge
Frank Summers has received an honorable discharge and arrived at his Stormont Avenue home this morning. He was stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
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Frank Summers
Stormont Ave
Hivl
Fort Benjamin Tarrison
Princeton Residents Return From Visits
Mrs. M. Welborn returned to Princeton Friday evening after a short visit here. Mrs. A. Wiest returned to Princeton after spending Friday in the city.
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M. Welborn
Princeton
A. Wiest
Evansville
House Rules Committee Backs Freer NSL Investigation
The committee unanimously voted to report favorably the Freer resolution calling for an investigation of the National Security League and its campaign to defeat members of Congress. It will be taken up under a special rule next week.
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Washington, D. C
House Rules Committee
National Security League
Congress
Official possession events move to Metz and Strassburg
President Poncair e and a large Chamber of Deputies delegation depart Paris on special trains to take official possession of Alsace Lorraine on Sunday and Monday with elaborate ceremonies planned.
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Paris
Poncaire
Chamber of Deputies
Metz
Strassburg
Alsace-Lorraine
British Warship Cassandra Mines Baltic
The British warship Cassandra has been mined in the Baltic Sea. The announcement was made today from London, detailing the naval incident and potential consequences for operations in the region.
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London
Baltic
Schwab to Retire as Director of Shipping
Se ua Dec 7. Chairman E N Hurley of the United States Shipping Board is expected to sail for home late this month. Hurley's return is hastened by Charles N Schwab's plea to be released from directing the fleet corporation. Hurley will likely grant Schwab's request.
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Eas
E. N. Hurley
United States Shipping Oe
Siurley
Charles N. Schwab
Fleet Corporation
Hurley
Schwab
Shipbuilding resumption signals private yard work revival
Washington officials say Chairman Hurley may run again early next year with plans to hand over to Hurley as Director General Schw finalizes a scheme to resume private shipbuilding. The Shipping Board lifts the private yard ban to restore work for returning sailors and limit steel ship construction to American firms. Food ships are planned for foreign countries under the program.
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Washington, D. C
Hurley
Eon
Directoreneral Schw
Shipping Board
Navy and Marine Inductions Canceled by Local Boards
The local draft board received orders canceling all inductions into the Navy and Marine Corps. Registrants who are physically qualified may still volunteer directly. No local board records will be kept of those entering the Navy or Marines, reverting to pre selective service volunteering.
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NAVY
Marines
Marine Corps
General Crowder
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Alva Levi
Robert
Bender
I Cologne
Mason's Daily
WAR: Review
T. M. McDonald
A. L. Mosby
Summers
Chas, M. Schwab
Shipping Corporation
Bentain
Shoptaugh’s
William Alcorn
East Broadway
J.M. Seant
West Side Square
Fowler's
Barber Shop
Elborn & Criswell CO
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