Crowds in Rome hail President on European tour
President Wilson left Rome for Paris after a bustling Roman farewell with cheers. In Rome he met Premier Orlando and other officials, received gifts from the Pope and Cardinal Gasparri, and his day included a state dinner and citizenship reception, reflecting a strong public display of support.
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Milan
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United States
Pope
Benedict
Guido Renie
St. Peter
Vatican
Cardinal Gasparri
Gasparri
Princeton University
Pietro Cardinal Gasparri
Europe
Italy
Piazza Venezia
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Kaiser Is Back Attends Family Circle in Amerongen
The former German emperor recovered from illness and joined the Von Bentincks, though he did not go outdoors. The Rhine is rising rapidly, flooding lower reaches and isolating farmhouses around Amerongen castle as water encroaches to the castle walls. Boats replace road travel in affected areas.
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von Bentincks
Amerongen Castle
German Foreign Minister Says Germany Must Not Yield
Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau states Germany will not yield to harsh peace terms that diverge from Wilson’s Fourteen Points. Berlin’s Tageblatt supports his stance, warns against self humiliation, and urges demonstrating firm will and loyalty to peace without bowing to Clemenceau. The article notes Germany’s crisis and asserts the people will back the minister.
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Wilson
America
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Brockdorff-Rantzau
Agreement Made for Prisoners Given Out
Washington reports the text of the American German joint commission agreement on prisoner of war treatment, completed in Berne on November 11 and released by the state department. The pact, never ratified, aimed to safeguard health and comfort with neutral inspections and hard pledges from German authorities, seen as among the most humane in diplomatic history.
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Washington
Joint Commission
Berne
Switzerland
State Department
United States
Five Year Extension for Government Rail Control
Washington on January 5 1920 Director General McAdoo urged a five year extension of government management to reach a permanent solution of the railroad problem He called private management and partial consolidation inadequate expedients and warned against railroads becoming political footballs if control ends sooner He said a five year test would clarify whether unified operation is sound and argued against letting railroads drift into politics as the next presidential campaign approaches The senator questions highlighted the search for a comprehensive policy ahead of McAdoo's planned retirement and the pending appointment of a new director general by President Wilson.
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Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Kellogg
Gore
McLean
Townsend
Cummins
Watson
United States
Mr. McAdoo
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Mcdoo
Edgar E. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
Daniels Lands New Eagles From Fords
Washington reports Secretary Daniels says profits on Eagle boats were smaller than for any other naval craft and very small compared with what the navy would allow. Trials of the first Eagles were very satisfactory despite not meeting all hoped for outcomes.
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Washington
Ford
Daniels
Navy Department
Newberry Hearing Postponed By Supreme Court
Washington January 5 The hearing in the Newberry case was postponed as Solicitor General King requested a temporary adjournment due to the illness of counsel for the defense in a federal contempt matter. The delay affects cases arising from a federal grand jury investigation in New York connected to Senator-elect Truman Berry of Michigan.
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Washington
Solicitor General
King
Supreme Cour
York
Truman Berry
Michigan
Germans Demand Release of Interned Men
London Jan 5. The German government instructed its armistice commission at Spa to ask the allies to release all interned Germans, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam.
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London
Spa
Amsterdam
Transport Pocahontas Reaches Port with 2850 on Board
Pocahontas arrived at Newport News from France carrying 2,850 officers and men of the 126th and 338th regiments of field artillery the 100th ammunition train and the 163rd brigade headquarters of the 88th division. On board are 30 wounded or sick officers 13 casual officers and 19 enlisted casualties. Docking was delayed until the next day. Konigen Der Nederlnder expected today with the 125th field artillery regiment totaling 1,442 personnel.
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Newport News
France
Koniegen der Nederlander
125Th Field Artillery
Higher Shoes for Women and Higher Prices
The National Shoe Travelers Association closed its seventh annual convention in Chicago with resolutions predicting higher prices for 1919 and shorter skirts. Speakers noted women’s shoes eight and a half inches or higher in colors like brown gray beaver black and white, and warned that material scarcity will push prices up further. Joseph P. Burns of Rochester New York was elected president F W Stanton of Boston named secretary and Cincinnati will host the 1920 meeting. the association includes twenty one affiliated groups.
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National
Shoe Travelers’ Association
Joseph P. Burns
Rochester
N. Y
F. W. Stanton
Boston
Cincinnati
Gary Predicts Era of Great Prosperity
Pittsburgh on January 5 E H Gary chairman of United States Steel predicts five years of prosperity for America at the Carnegie Steel annual dinner. He says there will be price and wage readjustments, with wages rising slowly and fairly. Labor will recognize the justice if employers are fair.
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America
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation Board of Directors
Carnegie Steel Company
Gary
Troops Saved on Stranded Transport in Fire Island Sketch
Fire Island New York January 5 weary sailors coast guard and rescue crews guided 2 500 soldiers ashore from the grounded Northern Pacific. Last of the troops went over the side as a new moon rose promising fair weather for the rescue effort. Skeleton crew of 250 to assist wreckers before the ship is freed.
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N. Y
Northern Pacific
Coast Guards
Europe
Solace
Connelly
Commission Sails To Complete Food Survey
A commission representing the American committee for relief in the near east sailed on the Mauretania to survey Turkey and Armenia. Dr James L Barton chairs plans to fit two transports and 15 medical units total about 200 staff, with two million dollars allocated. The panel includes J F H Main of Grinnell College Iowa. Work expected to take six to eight months.
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New York
American Committee For Relief In the
Near East
American Committee For Armenian and Syrian Relief
Mauretania
Turkey
Armenia
James L. Barton
Boston
J. F. H. Main
Grinnell College
Towa
Unitarian Mip Plans New Pastor in Chicago
A Chicago Unitarian center plans to hire Dr Holmes as pastor and editor of its religious paper. He will direct settlement activities at the center if he accepts the offer. The Messiah Church has been Unitarian for 95 years.
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CIA Rdel
Abra
Chicago
Jenkin Lloyd
Holmes
Church of the Messiah
Wilson Acquitted on Draft Charge and Mann Act Plea
A Cincinnati man was acquitted by court on a charge of violating the draft law and four months in jail after pleading to the Mann Act. The case arose amid wartime strain as details emerged from the Associated Press dispatches dated January.
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Itcher
Frodder
Cincinnati
WHIG WANT AD Col Highlights Town Market Ads
A WHIG want ad column offers guidance on placing notices to attract desired items or guests. It suggests that a perfect table setting with snowy linen and glassware can impress guests, and that carefully crafted ads help readers find sought items readily.
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Sen
Allies Capture 202 Subsea Boats In War
London Jan 5 The allies destroyed or captured 202 German submarines during the war. Fourteen sunk by the Germans, seven interned in neutral countries. Surrender not complete. 122 submarines already in British ports, at least 58 more to be surrendered. Germans still building subs, Allies plan to use them when completed.
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London
British
Adriatic
Flanders
Arrest of Suffragists in Washington Park
Alice Paul chairwoman of the national women's party and four other members were arrested Saturday night for violating park regulations and setting fires on government property. They were released on bond for appearance in police court Monday.
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Washington
Alice Paul
National Women's Party
Pope Asks Wilson To Aid Needy
Rome dispatch reports a 30 minute meeting between President Wilson and the Pope. They discussed social problems treaties and touched on Palestine and Armenia. The Pope presented telegrams about Armenian plight to the president.
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Wilson
Ondon
Central News
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Palestine
Armenia
Americans Hold Kadish Front in Bitter Snow Fight
Archangel Friday Jan 3 American forces press in Kadish after recapture on December 30. Bolshevik odds nearly three to one, yet tired troops endure extreme cold. Hidden machine guns, trench mortars, and night shelling complicate supply along the Petrograd road as patrols clash on the Onega sector.
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Archangel
Kadish
Petrograd Road
Vologda
Onega
Corps awards honor soldiers of 339th Infantry
The 339th Infantry’s Captain Boyd and Privates Smith of Kalamazoo and Downs of Detroit received distinguished service honors. Smith earned the military cross and Downs the distinguished service medal for their roles in repulsing Bolshevik attacks and aiding the Scotch and Canadian garrisons at Tulgas after a harrowing march under fire.
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Bay 410
Alett M. Smith
Kalamazoo
Mich
J. Co, Downs
Detroit
339Th Infantry
Smith
Downs
Tulgas
Protesting Iowa Troops Demand Inquiry From Baker
Iowa Governor W L Harding telegraphed Secretary Baker and Senators Kenyon and Cummins seeking an investigation into complaints about the treatment of Iowa soldiers abroad and at domestic camps. A telegram from Estherville signed by ten mothers of soldiers at Camp Dix claims cold and hunger, lack of care, and no mail or money reach the men. A public letter from Iowans at Camp Pike accuses discrimination in the discharge of enlisted men.
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Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Baker
Kenyon and Cummins
Iowa
Estherville
Camp Dix
Camp Pike
Secret 1915 Treaty and Serbia’s Stand in Paris
Serbian minister in France Dr Vesnitch told the Associated Press that a secret 1915 treaty among England France Russia and Italy would threaten Serbia if affirmed at peace talks. Serbia objects to Italian control of eastern Adriatic coast and rejects vassalage to any nation. He urged U S backing for small nations and warned Jugoslavs do not recognize postwar compacts.
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Associated Press
Paris
England
France
Russia
Italy
Adriatic
Serbia
U. S
M. R. Vesnitch
United States
Promise Good Jobs for Blind Soldiers
New York reports Sir Arthur Parson, blind philanthropist and chairman of England's Blind Soldiers' Care committee, says most blinded soldiers can be rehabilitated and become assets. He will advise the Red Cross on blind soldiers care and visit the Red Cross home for the blind in Baltimore.
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New York
Arthur Parson
Blind Soldiers’ Care Committee
England
Arthur
Red Cross
Red Cross Home For
Baltimore
North Schleswig Voters Urge Ignoring German Elections
The North Schleswig voters association and inspectors council adopt a resolution urging residents to refrain from voting in the German national assembly elections. They argue it would be improper to influence Germany’s internal affairs amid pending separation and Denmark’s peacetime plebiscite plans.
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Associated Press
Apenrade
Schleswig
Jan
North Schleswig
Germany
Denmark
North- Schleswig
German National Assembly
Stop Barges At Cairo As Ice Floes Halt Mississippi Traffic
Ice floes in the Mississippi River at Cairo Ill force A Mackie manager of the Government barge line to order barges sailing from the south to stop at Cairo and terminate voyages at that point. The disruption affects traffic heading to St Louis from southern ports.
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Louis
Mississippi River
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