Hearst War Telegrams Read In Senate Probe
Government copies of Hearst telegrams about newspaper policy during the war were read in a senate committee hearing on German propaganda. Albert Bushnell Hart testified that Hearst's name was not on the German list, while evidence indicated Wilhelm Hale acted as Hearst’s Berlin representative on the payroll without Hearst’s knowledge.
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Washington
William Randolph Hearst
Senate
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard University
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hale
New York American
Vlearst
Wilhelm Bayard Hale
Tlearst
Berlin
Hearst
America
Germany
United States
Flu Epidemic Returns to Europe Says Dr Hutchinson
Dr Woods Hutchinson of New York told the American Public Health association that the influenza epidemic believed to have come from Europe is returning in a more virulent form. He cited 4000 civilian deaths in England and noted Italy faces an outbreak with royal masks.
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Chicago
Europe
Woods Hutchinson
New York
American Public Health Association
England
Italy
Hutchinson
Arthur Newsholme
Great Britain
Zimmerman Note Forgery Claims Stir Debate in New York
In letters and dispatches, figures including Hearst and Roosevelt dispute the authenticity of the Zimmermann note as a forged provocation to push war powers. The note’s alleged purpose is to frighten Congress and advance espionage bills, with German officials admitting authenticity later in Berlin discussions. Roosevelt urges universal arbitration with Britain, while defending an undivided American nationalism and a navy second to Britain’s.
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Germany
Gregory
Britain
Supreme Bench
Congress
Hale
Francis
New York
Alfred Zimmerman
Mexico
United States
Reichstag Budget Committee
Berlin
Zimmerman
von Bernstorff
U. S
Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam
American Rights League
British Empire
Balfour
Roosevelt
Putnam
A. J. Balfour
England
America
Break Down Barrier of Atlantic Appeal Urges Home Letters
New York Dec 11 War department committee on training camp activities and Secretary Baker urged Americans to write letters full of home flavor to soldiers overseas. Baker said delaying homecomings weighs on troops and home letters are the strongest influence to sustain high American standards abroad and at home.
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New York
War Department
Baker
Raymond B. Fosdick
America
George Washington En Route To Paris for Peace Talks
The steamship George Washington carrying President Wilson and U S delegates was reported passing the Azores as preparations in Brest advance to host the leaders. The voyage comes amid stormy weather while plans for a naval welcome and Franco American talks unfold including leaders Pichon Leygues and Tardieu.
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Brest
France
George Washington
Wilson
Paris
Naval Wireless
Azores
Pichon
Marine Leygues
Andre Tardieu
General Commission For
Wilson Arrives in Paris as U S Party Lands ashore
General Pershing and a high naval group board a liner to bring President Wilson ashore at Quay Three in Cherbourg. The George Washington is due noon Friday with Wilson arriving in Paris at ten Saturday morning. A brief welcome may be held along the Cours and at the depot before the President proceeds to Dauphine station.
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General Pershing
Bliss
W. S. Benson
H. O. Wilson
E. M. House
President
George Washington
Wilson
Paris
Mr. Wilson
Cours
Dauphine Station
Wilson declines visiting Germany amid German officials plea
Paris reports via wireless from the U S S George Washington that Premier Ebert Foreign Secretary Haase and Bavaria's Eisner planned to press Wilson to visit Germany. Wilson reportedly replied that Germany must atone for its crimes over many years and that no true American would visit unless officially compelled.
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Paris
George Washington
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Wilson
Ebert
Haase
Berlin
Eisner
Bavaria
Germany
Want Work Suspended Housing Projects
Washington December 11 The housing corporation of the department of labor is urged by a senate resolution to halt all war worker housing projects less than 75 percent complete. The measure was filed by Senator Hardwick for Senator Reed chair of the public buildings and grounds committee, and Norris requested postponement of action.
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Washington
Housing Corporation of
Department of Labor
Senate
Hardwick
Georgia
Reed
Public Buildings and Grounds Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Bill 10 Regulates Packers in Government Control Plan
Washington December 11 A bill to enforce FTC recommendations to President Wilson would let the President acquire and operate meat packing facilities including stockyards cold storage plants and refrigerator cars. The move aims to dismantle a perceived monopoly held by Swift Armour Morris Wilson and Cudahy and regulate the meat industry nationwide.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
House
Sims
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Department of Justice
White House
Swift and Company
Armour and Company
Morris and Company
Wilson Company, Inc
Cudahy Packing Company
Ramley Protests Colch Indictment in Yoes No1
Ramley leads protests against the Colch indictment as supporters gather in Yoes No1 to voice opposition. The event draws local groups and reflects ongoing political tensions amid the legal proceeding.
German property case looms as Rumely faces charges
A New York arraignment reveals Dr. Rumely under indictment on Dec. 2 for failure to report to the alien property custodian debts to Germany totaling 1 451 700 and for withholding control of SS McClure stock. He fights transfer of trial to Washington, arguing perjury charges add burdens on his legal team and records.
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Tee Ee
Evening Mail
Gover
United S‘ Missioner
Washington, D. C
Germany
S. S. McClure Newspaper Corporation
New York
Washington
Resolution Asks For Liberty Of Armenia
Two resolutions urging independence for Armenia and Lithuania were introduced by Senator Lodge and sent to the foreign relations committee. One resolution also calls for Asia Minor areas where Greeks predominate to come under Greek government control.
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Washington
Armenia
Lithuania
Asia Minor
Senator Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Abandon Camp Projects Including Camp Dodge Enlargement
The War Department orders abandonment of additional military construction projects, including the enlargement of Camp Dodge in Iowa, as part of shifting wartime priorities.
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Washington
War Department
Camp Dodge
Towa
The Whig Want Ads Help Rescuers in Quiet Times
A reflective piece praises everyday rescuers who aid people in need such as finding work housing or the right job. It extols the unseen helpers behind WHIG WANT ADS who supply timely assistance and relief in daily life.
Yanks Get Cheers in Rhine City Coblenz
American troops marching into Coblenz on Sunday were greeted by cheers from civilians along the railroad and in the city. A large crowd, including officials and students, saw the battalion under Lt Colonel James Lockett arrive, with German-crewed trains and journalists in one coach.
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YANKS
Rhine City
Associated Press
Coblenz
Gernan
James Lockett
Fred Hackett
Danish Rumor Says William Tries Death by Own Action
London dispatch reports former German emperor William Hohenzollern attempted suicide amid mental distress. The Leipziger Tageblatt, cited by Exchange Telegraph, says a member of his entourage prevented the act and received a wound.
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William
London
William Hohenzollern
Leipsic Tageblatt
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Herr Hohenzollern
Rhine Provinces Fear Heavy Tax Burden Under Occupation
In Kaiserslautern on December 7, residents fear a heavy tax burden from Allied occupation as Bavarians in the Palatinate oppose further ties to Prussia. Some advocate Rhein province secession and a redefined front with France. Sarrebruck and Saareloos merchants warn that occupation could disrupt Rhine commerce and hurt Alsace Lorraine relations.
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Associated Press
Kaiserlautern
Germany
Rhenish
Berlin
Palatinate
Prussia
Rhie
Sarre
Sarrebruck
Saarelouis
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Rhine
Americans Enter Coblenz as Rhine Front Changes Hands
Col. James Rhea leads the American commission in Coblenz as German troops retreat beyond the Rhine. A local command assists the Americans in securing bridgeheads and stores while Mayor refuses violence and asks residents to aid the occupation.
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Rhine
James Rhea
Texas
American Commission
Coblenz
Rhea
Clarence Sherrill
Greensboro
N. C
Paul Bing
Sweetwater
Mich
Henry M. White
Kentucky
Joffe Admits Bolshevik Circulation in Germany and Arms Pact
Adolph Joffe former Russian Bolshevik ambassador to Germany now admits in a telegram that he circulated seditious literature via the independent socialists and that weapons were handed to Berth the secretary of the independent social democratic party. He says he received only a few thousand marks and claims the aim was to aid the German revolution in alliance with Hasse Berth Ledebour and others.
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Copenhagen
Adolph Joffe
Germany
Bolsheviki
Independent Socialists
Herr Berth
Independent Social Democratic Party
M. Joffe
Hasse
Berth
Berlin
Haase
Ledebour
Joffe
Purchasing Agent of Army Is Coming Back
Paris reports Edward R. Stettinius of the U S War Department who supervised the large European purchase for the American Expeditionary Forces will sail home Saturday. He will return mid January to discuss liquidation of AEF business and disposal of its property on advantageous terms.
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Paris
Edward R. Stettinius
United States War Department
Europe
America
Baker
Washington
Stettinius
United States
Sailor Crews Released After Captivity by German Raiders
Four hundred sailors from American and British ships, many crew members of vessels captured by Moewe and Wolf, reached Aarhus Denmark from Germany. They report harsh treatment during internment and say most are English and American with some others.
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London
Moewe
Wolf
Aarhus
Denmark
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Telegrapher wage order not to cut pay says rail board
Washington December 11 tele graphers will not see wage reductions under the latest order railroad administration officials explain in reply to telegraphers representatives that the order may in some cases reduce pay. A further wage increase for tele graphers is under consideration by the railroad administration's board of wages and working conditions.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Board of Wages and Working Conditions
Wilson directs wartime boards into permanent Commerce
President Wilson through the director of War Industries Board transfers the resources and conversion section to the Department of Commerce as a permanent step, with Secretary Redfield announcing the move though noting it may be temporary.
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Washington
Wilson
Conserveton
Wari Industries Boards
Department of Commerce
Redfield
Entente Likely to Withhold Peace Treaty Until German Assembly
The Deutsch Tages Zeitung, cited by a Berlin copy, reports from a reliable source that the Entente powers will refuse to conclude a parliamentary peace treaty with Germany before the meeting of a German national assembly.
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Ama&terdam
Deutsch Tages Zeitung
Berlin
Germany
French Occupation Force Enters Mainz Fortress City
The main body of the French army of Occupation headed by band has entered Mayence Mainz, one of the principal fortresses on the Rhine, as Basel despatches report from Berlin.
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WNTER
Mainz
Berlin
Basel
Havas
Band
Mayence
Germany
Rhina
Empress of Britain Brings 2450 U S Troops Home
The British transport Empress of Britain docked in New York with 2450 American soldiers including 405 wounded and ten officers after a stormy voyage. Gifts of cigars and tobacco totaling 10 000 packages were distributed by the mayoral reception committee. Soldiers recalled raid sirens and hail from divisions 27th 380th 33rd 37th and aero squadrons 37th 361st 140th 337th 256th and 831th with construction crews of 10th 18th 14th and 17th aero forces.
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New York
Empress of Britain
Aimong
England
14Th
17Th
Aero Force Construction
U S and Britain Transports See No Losses in War Armies
Official figures show American naval transports carried 912 082 soldiers plus 40 499 in other American ships while British bottoms carried 1 006 987 and 68 246 in Italian ships and 52 066 in French and Italian ships. From May 1917 to November 11 last there were 391 US naval transport sailings and 123 American troop ships. Not a single soldier aboard US naval transports was lost.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Marshall Acts As President At The Cabinet Session
Vice President Marshall presided over a cabinet meeting at President Wilson’s request while Wilson traveled to Europe. He stressed he attended informally and without exercising presidential duties, noting no business requiring the president arose and no message was sent to the ship George Washington. Secretary McAdoo bids farewell as Carter Glass prepares to succeed him next Monday.
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Washington
Marshall
Wilson
Europe
White House
Murshall
George Washington
McAdoo
Carter Glass
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