Britain Demands Kaiser Trial and War Crimes Punishment
Premier Lloyd George declares Britain will press for the Kaiser and war makers to stand trial. He calls for expulsion of enemy aliens, insists the war was a crime, and says London will use influence at the peace conference to secure justice and reparations. Geddes backs stern justice and trials for leaders like Enver Pasha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Europe
Brugh
Kaiser
England
High Seas
Germany
Ges
Lloyd George
Russia
Geddes
Sir Auckland Geddes
Local Government Board
Church Federation Plans Formulated
Philadelphia Dec 7 The congress for church unity approved a federation plan and an inter denominational committee with one member per 600000 communicants from each denomination to pursue organic church union. The home and foreign missionary societies gain one member each. Delegates from 19 denominations attended, led by Rev Wilbur Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Federation of Churches
Home
Organic Church Union
Congress For Church Unity
Ths
Wilbur Chapman
Federation
Germany Offered Bribes to Sweden to Join Central Powers
Washington reports that Germany twice tried to induce Sweden to join the central powers and offered Finland in 1914 and North Schleswig in 1915. Berlin threatened a German landing and a separate peace with Russia to gain Sweden’s support, while Sweden’s export policies and shipping pacts drew German pressure. Reichenau’s conduct was disavowed after Sweden’s request, and he was recalled.
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Washington
Germany
Sweden
Finland
Schleswig
Reichenau
Russia
Scandinavia
New Regulations on Grain Futures
Chicago December 7. Following talks between the Chicago Board of Trade and the food administration the removal of time restrictions on futures trading for corn oats rye and barley was announced. The board adopted limits on current month contracts barring unlicensed purchases or sales and restricting speculative commitments to 200,000 bushels per commodity with 200,000 bushels spread allowances. Grainmen expect price trends to ease gradually without sudden shifts.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
The
Food Administration
Board of Directors
Americans Reach Rhine On December 8 In Occupation
The American army of occupation, led by General Brown and General Smith, expands control, expects to enter the Rhine by December 8, with Treves and nearby towns already cooperating. Firearms are being turned in, pepper scarce due to mustard gas production, and civilians show mixed welcome as Pershing plans to visit Treves without pomp.
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Associated Press
Brown
Treves
Smith
Pershing
Rhine
One Wall
Coblens
General Pershing
International Live Stock show sets records at Bushnell exposition
Chicago dispatch reports record prices and superior quality at the International Live Stock exposition. Thirty loads of cattle sold for 27.47 per hundred dollars, about nine fifty above last year. Breeding champions in horses cows and swine named from entities including Kettling Bold T lon Truman's Pioneer Stud Farm Bushnell Illinois and Royal Tulip Truman's Starm Wellington Sunbeam A. J. Sonderberg Osceo Illinois and others.
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Chicago
Skola
Slater
Eureka Standard
Truman’s Farm
Truman's Farm
Royal Tulip
Truman's Starm
Wellington
Sunbeam
A. J. Sonderberg
Osceo
Ill
A. F. Rising and Company
Champaign
Carlotta L. F
EH. Croft
Keffer
Gwendolyn Thi
H. Croft
Adams
Litchfield
Mich
Adama
Poland-Chinas
G. F. Bager
Belvidere
Bert Irwin
Oxfords
Jam
R. J. Stone
Stonington, St. Champion
John Graham and Sons
Eldora, Iowa
W. C. T. U. to Send Delegation to Versailles Conference
Chicago December 7 The executive committee of the National W C T U announces a six member delegation led by Miss Anna Gordon to Versailles to carry a message from the national body to the peace conference. The committee replaces a convention this year and plans to hold next year’s gathering soon after the November election in St Louis.
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Chicago
National
Anna Gordon
Ella A. Boole
Lena Lowe Yost
Washington
Versailles
National Organization
St. Louis
Hohenzollern Immunity From Law Withdrawn
Berlin report states the Prussian government formally withdraws immunity from law for the Hohenzollern family. The move ends a longstanding privilege, affecting princes and estates within the empire.
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Hohenzollern
Berlin
NOME PREPARES FOR WILSON CEREMONIAL IN ROME
Rome reports preparation for a grand reception for President Wilson as Rome confers citizenship. The central municipal building will be joined with the nearby Kapitalco museums for the event.
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NOME
Wilson
Rome
Capitol Building
Kapitalco
Bal four views fit with ours on peace aims
London December 7 Arthur J Balfour secretary of state for foreign affairs outlined his views to the Associated Press on the Paris peace conference. He expected the March meeting of allied governments to draft the core terms and ratification to follow. He stressed a league of nations as vital and US participation as essential, and warned against assuming democracy alone would secure peace.
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Associated Press
London
Arthur J. Balfour
Foreign Affairs
Paris
Associated
Balfour
Wilson
England
Great Britain
Mr. Balfour
League of Nations
United States
Taft Interprets Peace League Idea
Former president William Howard Taft told the League to Enforce Peace committee that German colonies should be governed by a permanent League of Nations to enforce postwar treaties. He said the United States is already in a world league and urged its permanent creation at the peace table, stressing national loyalty over extreme internationalism.
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Wilson
Mr. Balfour
Germany
Europe
America
League of Nations
Russia
Balfour
New York
England
France
William H. Taft
Committee On Information
League
Taft
United States
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Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. Stops irritation soothes and heals. You can get restful sleep after the first application. Price 50c. Adv.
American War Losses and Casualty Roll
A wartime casualty list shows totals for died of disease wounded severely and undetermined degrees across Illinois Missouri and Iowa. The roster includes privates corporals buglers nurses lieutenants captains and sergeants with names and towns such as Chicago St Louis Kirksville Beardstown Galesburg and many others. The document enumerates killed in action died of wounds died of accident and other causes and wounded in action with counts for each rank and location.
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Fromllinois
Missouri
Iowa
Iiton H. Bros
Coataburg
Ill
Gane P. Coney
Williamstown
Peter T. Cowgill
Hanson
Wm. F. Curti, Jr
Chicago
Herschel H. Dawson
Galesburg
Maine
White Rock
M. Rex McCormick
Stotesbury
Leon T. McNish
Regi
Illinois
Jos
Collinsville
Frank A. Gordon
St. Louis
James L. Murdoch
Brimfield
Frederick A. McAdamza
Edw. Williams, Jr
Meadville
Interurban Strike Settled? Conference Ends With No Settlement
In Peoria Illinois a conference between Illinois Traction System officials and its employees adjourned without a strike settlement. Brotherhood leader C G Berard urged workers to return home pending further negotiations from his hotel bedside. Vice president H E Chubbuck said the session adjourned until employees obey their president’s order and attend future talks.
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Peoria
Illinois Traction System
Brotherhood
C. G. Berard
Milwaukee
Brotherhood of Interurban
Jefferson Hotel
H. E. Chubbuck
Chubbuck
Labor Temple Bowling Triumph Over Brewers in Handicap Match
The Labor Temple association bowling team defeated the Brewers Friday night with a 64 pin handicap. Lehbrink led with an average of 167 and Vorndam posted the high single 177. Final scores were 2398 for the winners and 2086 for the Brewers, with detailed per-player tallies listed. Three killed in a wreck near Wilmington, NC when an Atlantic Coast Line southbound train derailed after a switch was split at Elrod.
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Brewers
Labor Temple Association
Bornham
Lehbrink
Grover
Hunter
F. Vornham
Motze
Wilmington
N.C
Ittts
Atlantic Coast Line
Elrod
Headache and Body Pain Relief Ad Promotes Laxative Brom Quinine
Cold symptoms bring feverish headaches and body pains, relief advertised with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. The box bears E. W. GROVE'S signature. 30 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Britain to Seek Eight Billion Pounds in War Reparations
London news reports Prime Minister Lloyd George will announce in Leeds that Britain asks Germany to pay 8,000,000,000 pounds in war reparations for Britain and its dominions. The Daily Mail says annual German payments would relieve British taxpayers by about 400,000,000 pounds sterling.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Daily Mail
David Lloyd George
Leeds
Use of Novices Triggers Air Mail Chief to Quit
New York December 7 Captain B B Lipsner resigns as superintendent of the aerial mail service to Postmaster General Burleson. He cites plans to place novices in charge of key branches and to assign special airplanes for mail as the reason. Max Miller, first pilot, also resigns for the same cause.
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New York
B. B. Lipsner
Burleson
Max Miller
Student Airman Killed Near Brooks Field
Second Lieut. I. W. Bird of North Platte Nebraska died instantly when his aircraft fell into a tall spin three miles from Brooks Field Texas December 7. He reported for duty as a student aviator at Brooks Field on November 18.
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San Antonio
Texas
Brooks Field
North Platte
Nebr
Hird
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Britain
Ister
National Service
Enver Pasha
Bulgaria
Austria
Weilers
Philadelphia Academy of Medicine
Pittsburgh
DR. Welsch
Hampshire
Quincy
North
Rhine River
Bushnell Rian
Temperance Union
Jos. P. Voliman
Antoinette W. Lippolt
Joseph Chadricki
Joliet
Edgar Cole
Tipton
Mannard J. Day
Brandsville
Frank Dilly
Little Rock
Clyde E. Eliott
Koszeta
Laurence Fortham
Walnut
Martin H. Gehner
Mt. Olive
Albert E. Gipson
Jacksonville
Earl J. Houchin
Metropolis
Clifford J
Zumwalt
Any
Henry C. Mess
West Side
Hassell BE. Meinhard
Harry R. Moore
Canton
Robert A. Nash
Sioux City
Robert O’'Howell
Barnard
Maurice P. Quillen
Cuba
Thos
F. Cooney
Albert H. Guelker
Beardstown
Bellans
Bella
Lans
Baylis
Perry
Jack
I. B. Stauffer
Griggaville
Auo. Bam Grammar
Will Snyder
Clerks
ED Lake
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