Marshall Says Good Will Key To World Peace
Vice-President Marshall urges a world league to prevent war but warns peace must be pursued through universal good will and reciprocal trade. He calls for constitutional limits on military size by referendum and says allied nations must pursue just trade to sustain peace. (Continued on page 8.)
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German Army Chiefs Hatch Fresh Revolt
Paris dispatch reports Field Marshal Von Hindenburg plans a new front behind the neutral zone of the armistice and asks Berlin for explanation. Two active regiments to Frankfort on the Main. Major General Scheusch, von Hindenburg, and Gen Lequis allegedly lead a counter revolutionary movement, declaring the government incapable of stopping it.
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Senate Debates Tax Bill In Washington Session
Washington December 21 Senate spends day debating war revenue measure. Senators Jones and Thomas clash over unequalities while Thomas pushes retrenchment and economy. La Follette plans to discuss substitute as Summons seeks a vote on committee amendments for a 4 billion tax in 1920.
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Railroads To Be Returned Promptly After Peace
New York December meeting of the standing committee of the Association of Railroad Executives outlined a plan for prompt return of the railroads after remedial federal legislation. The program, to be submitted to the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, opposes extending federal control beyond 21 months after peace.
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Kansas City workers seek Taft and Walsh aid in wage dispute
Motormen and conductors of the Kansas City Railway on strike since December 11 held a mass meeting and adopted a resolution asking former President Taft and Frank P. Walsh to come to Kansas City to interpret the wage award proposed by the war labor board. They said they would abide by any decision. Walsh is invited because he was on the board when the award was suggested. The issue is the implementation of the wage award between the company and its employees.
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Budgeted wartime funds left unspent
Washington reports that more than 16 billion dollars in cash appropriations and contract authorizations approved by Congress for war purposes will remain unexpended. Representative Sherley of Kentucky, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the figure. The piece also notes anticipated limits on armaments and the use of submarines and aircraft in future wars as discussed by Army and Navy officials ahead of the peace conference.
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Praise for American motor and spruce in war aircraft
Washington reports Brigadier General J D Cormack lauds Liberty motor and American spruce as critical Allied air program contributions. He cites cotton fabric, dope, and castor oil production efforts by the United States after shortages, noting November output met allies needs alongside other essential materials.
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British schooner Pauline Martin rescued after long gale voyage
The Pauline Martin, leaking and rudderless, drifted for weeks in fierce mid Atlantic gales before her crew of seven was saved. Captain Wayte and six sailors reached New York aboard the Swedish steamship Elizabeth, reporting the ordeal.
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Hold Up at GE Plant Nets $12600 Payroll
Six masked men in a black touring car held up Frank R. Brown pay master of General Electric in Everett Massachusetts. They seized $12 600 the weekly payroll for the steel foundry and wounded Brown as he sat with hands over his head. Guard Everett Lb Nibbe and chauffeur Joseph Shapleigh were also present but unharmed. The robbers used automatic pistols and fled into heavy traffic toward Boston. Brown’s condition was reported critical at a Reston hospital.
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Japanese financier Sakatani named Chinese financial adviser
Baron Sakatani a leading Japanese financier is appointed financial adviser to China. He plans currency reform toward a gold standard to improve Japan China trade relations. Sakatani, ex minister of finance and son in law of Shibusawa, heads a peace society and favors arms limitation.
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Plan Christmas For Boys Just Back
New York plans Christmas for servicemen on leave under the War Camp Community Service program. Dinners theatres dances and gifts will be provided to men who cannot go home for the holidays aiming to foster cheer and community cooperation across the country.
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Miners urged to work five days before Christmas holiday
Washington Dec 21 The United States fuel administration appeals to anthracite mine workers to observe only Christmas Day as a holiday during the coming week and to work industriously on the other five days.
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President Wilson Visits King Victor in Paris
President Wilson this evening paid a formal visit to King Victor Emmanuel in Paris, signaling cordial talks and diplomatic engagement during his European tour. The meeting underscores ongoing collaboration between the United States and European monarchic leadership amid mounting postwar reconstruction efforts.
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The Stagecoach Compared to Modern Want Ads
A nostalgic piece extols the stagecoach era but argues modern readers rely on rapid, efficient want ads. It likens old travel delays to the convenience of today’s classified services, urging readers to use want ads for speedy fulfillment.
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President Wilson Plans London Visit After Christmas
Paris dispatches describe President Wilson’s planned England trip after Christmas with Mrs Wilson unaccompanied in Paris. He discusses peace conference aims, praise for the British fleet, and hope for allied cooperation, as Lord Northcliffe provides Times interview excerpts.
Commercial Cable Accepts Plain English or French Cablegrams
New Bath on Cables New York Dec 21 The Commercial Cable company has announced that cablegrams in plain English or French would now be accepted for Serbia subject to censorship and senders risk.
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Vienna coal shortage leaves 48000 jobless in Vienna
Secretary Hanush announced that due to coal shortages the shortage of fuel has left 48,000 people out of work in Vienna. The report cites the city’s urgent energy crisis and unemployment amid winter conditions.
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Havas
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Cancel Flour Restrictions Bran Goes Up
Washington announces the cancellation of all flour milling regulations, including fair price schedules and price and quantity limits on wheat flour. Officials say cheaper flour may follow as mill feeds rise, with profiteering and hoarding rules still in force.
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Wireless messages to soldiers overseas via navy base
Relatives may send and receive messages with soldiers returning from overseas through a navy department program. Messages are filed at telegraph offices and flashed to ships via New York or Boston bases, with 16 cents per word including tolls. Payable in advance options exist for those needing prepaid answers, and messages are accepted only after the ship has passed the forty‑mile oblique meridian about halfway across the Atlantic.
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British Labor Seeks Interview In London
The British labor mission en route to Paris for the world labor conference aims to present an address to President Wilson in the name of the entire labor and socialist movement. Westminster authorities plan street decorations to honor Wilson’s visit.
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See Little Hope Of Settlement In Peru
Buenos Aires dispatch says Chilean political circles see little chance for settlement with Peru and Bolivia by compromise. Peru may carry Tacna and Arica to the peace congress. In Tarapaca 18,000 nitrate workers ordered by Chile to return to Peru.
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Governor appeals for Boston landing of New England troops
Boston dispatch reports Governor McCall urged Secretary Baker to allow New England troops returning from overseas to disembark in Boston. He said Massachusetts is deeply disappointed by news that no more disembarkations will occur there, insisting the lack of facilities is an error and requesting reconsideration so local troops can land at a home port.
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Banquet for President Wilson at Buckingham Palace
London reports King George to honor President Wilson with an overnight stay at Buckingham Palace. This marks the first time a US president will be entertained there in history.
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Army Demobilization Surges as 300000 Soldiers Discharged
Washington reports well over 300,000 soldiers have been discharged from the army and returned to civilian status. Secretary Baker announced the demobilization rate has reached 150,000 a week and the War Department aims to average 1,000 daily discharges per camp.
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Spartacus Group Hiss Decision To Hasten Elections
In Berlin on Thursday, the congress of soldiers and workers councils voted 200 to back changing the national assembly election date from February 16 to January 19. Applause greeted the move while Spartacus ally Liebknecht’s supporters hissed from galleries. Independent Socialists withdrew in protest over Hugo Haase’s remarks on cabinet attitude toward the yet-to-be-chosen executive committee.
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Protecting Sailors From Underworld During Fleet Review
New York December 21 means to shield sailors and soldiers from thieves during the upcoming fleet review were set after a conference among the provost marshal's office army sanitary corps naval reserve corps law enforcement division and the district attorney's office. The plan targets about 33,000 sailors with potential $7 million in cash and calls for thousands of naval and military police to guard gatherings and dispersal points.
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Famous Beef Resort In New York Closes After 48 Years
Dolang Beef and restaurant a downtown landmark for 48 years has closed its doors in Park Row and Nassau street where judges, lawyers, politicians and newspaper men went for luncheon. It has been sold by owner Peter J Meehan who will convert the site into a bakery and quick lunch room. Meehan, nephew of the late Patrick Dolan founder, plans a seeing America tour and then retirement.
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Crowds Cheer Victor Through Paris Visit
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy was received at Hotel de Ville by the Paris council. He then toured the Hotel des Invalides and the French Army Museum as crowds cheered him on a drizzly December day in Paris.
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