Government restricts enemy aliens under Wilson proclamation
The article reports thousands of unnaturally German residents being moved from docks, warehouses, and terminals as Wilson issues alien enemy rules. Federal agencies offer job help to those unemployed, while enforcement aims to quickly implement regulations and later extend registrations inland. John L. O Bri an oversees enforcement and aims to begin immediate restrictions.
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Eteen Newspaner Union News Sorvice
Washington,d.c
Wilson
Atlantic
John Lord O'Brian
Gregory
Riot at San Francisco meeting derails Peace Council address
San Francisco police dispersed a crowd after three people were arrested for unlawful assembly and defiance at a People's Council of America event. Prof Scott Nearing’s planned talk was canceled when the building was found locked. Alexander Horr and Benjamin Friend, described as anarchists, were among those arrested. bail set at $1,000 each. District Attorney Charles M. Fickert said the two would be turned over to military authorities for trial.
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Council of America For Democracy
Scott Nearing
Peace Council
Alexander Horr
Louise Horr
Benjamin Friend
Charles M. Fickert
Horr
Friend
Enormous Losses of Livestock in Texas Drought
Chicago journalist Charles McCarthy reports special aid to Herbert Hoover after a drought ravaged Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. He notes cotton seed cake and forage commandeered, losses reaching 2.4 billion dollars, and warns 2.6 million cattle could die if relief is delayed. damage centers on the western Texas plains as the drought persists for seven months across the region.
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Charles McCarthy
Herbert C. Hoover
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Texas
New Mex
Colorado
Appeal to Turkey Raisers in Washington Says Keep Immature Turkeys
C Turkeys raisers nationwide were urged by the fund administration to spare immature birds until fall growth rather than slaughter them for Thanksgiving. The administration seeks a steady supply of turkeys at reasonable prices and argues that killing immature flocks would reduce weight and disrupt market pricing.
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Washington
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Fund Administration
Germans Round Up At Hoboken Saloon Front
Federal authorities rounded up more than 240 men in Hoboken water front saloons for failing to show Citizenship papers or cards. They were transported to Ellis Island. The raid followed a presidential proclamation forbidding certain areas near water fronts. Paris conference leaders discussed stock embargo lifts and munitions policy. Washington named David L. Ewing as assistant director of the Shipping Board's operations. F C Jouwberr named to succeed him.
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Bureau of Transportation of Supplies
F.C. Jouwberr
Rail Crisis Ends Draft Appeals Void Plan to Mediate
Washington set to avoid rail strikes as President Wilson authorized by brotherhoods to offer a wage settlement plan. Mediation and compulsory arbitration during the war are favored. Separately, draft rulings end appeals for men not completely crippled, returning them to original status while placing semi qualified in a special service class and subject to targeted summons.
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Washington
Wilson
Brotherhoods
Navy
General Crowder
Busby-Smith
Warshal
British win naval battle near Helgoland in World War I era
British warships pursued German light cruisers to within thirty miles of Helgoland before protection by the German battle fleet. One cruiser was seen in flames and another damaged. A German mine sweeper was sunk. British forces returned without losses though with minor damage and slight casualties among personnel.
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Benden
Helgoland
Admiralty
U S Acts To Curb Spies Amid War Measures
Washington on Friday approved plans to strengthen wartime security against enemy aliens. A presidential proclamation will enact Justice Department regulations requiring registration for enemy allies and extending barred zones. Warnings to spies are renewed with placards reading Beware of Spies posted at navy yards and stations.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Justice
Two Soldiers Die in Cave-In at Camp Bowie
Fort Worth Kentucky dispatch reports two ap tiserymen died and two more were seriously injured when a pit collapsed at Camp Bowie. The disaster followed by a separate note from New York recalls a firefighter rescue of women and children from a burning tenement as police and volunteers risked their lives.
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Lex
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News
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Wren
Frenien
Detroit youth jailed for threatening letter to Edsel Ford
A Detroit youth convicted of sending an alarming letter demanding ransom to Edsel Ford was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $1,000. Authorities noted the threat and court proceedings in Detroit, Michigan during November.
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Edsel Ford
Detroit
Mich
Rancom
Drisen
British Merchant Losses Hit New Low In Week
London reports only one British merchant ship over 1,600 tons sunk by mine or submarine last week. The figure marks the lowest loss since Germany began its submarine campaign. Five vessels under 1,600 tons and one fishing boat were sunk during the same period.
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London
Germany
Fearful note on missing American ship Kansaa City
Washington reports the American merchant vessel Kansas City has not been heard from since September 5 and is believed sunk by German submarines. Secretary of the Navy Daniels announced the loss. One signal man aboard the Kansas City is identified in the notice.
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Daniels
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Kansaa City
Foe of U. S. Kills Three in Virginia Home
Police say robbery motive suspected after three people are killed in Virginia home. Victims include a man and two women known as Mr Kind Mes Paul Aue and Aw boarder Peter Vrepiel. An amount of 32000 dollars was reported in Mahir's home.
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Aw Boarder
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Virginia
Twiberty Woods
Red Cross
Mahir
Kaiser’s Aides Hunted in Boston Report
Aoatun correspondent reports pacifists claim German government agents use public spaces such as street cars and hotel lobbies to spread propaganda, with aides supposedly being sought by authorities in Boston.
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Boston
Aoatun
Activn
Mrs Whitney Warren Fined in New York Court
New York on November 20 fines totaling 34000 were imposed in federal court after Mrs Whitney Warren pleaded guilty to undervaluing a import from Paris. The case stems from a Keowns she brought in this commerce from Paris.
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New York
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Paris
Unity urged as Wilson sends House to supreme war council
Colonel Edward M House, head of the American mission, received a cable from President Wilson urging unity of plan and control among all allies. House is asked to attend the first wartime council in Paris, with General Tasker Bliss as adviser, before month’s end. The Times calls the move the most important Allied development. Lloyd George stresses unity of plan and control.
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Edward M. Hose
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United States
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Wilson Hs
Tasker E. Bliss
Paris
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Allied Council
Lloyd George
France limits censorship under Clemenceau rule
Tariq Nov 19 The French government led by premier George Clemenceau plans to set up a special war department office to advise daily newspapers on news deemed dangerous to the war effort. Editors defying the advice could face court martial. Treason cases and enemy relations would be referred to military tribunals under existing wartime law.
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George Clemenceau
War Department
Labor Federation shifts to active politics in election year
The American Federation of Labor voted 265 to 21 to move its annual meeting from November to June to shape its stance on campaign issues for the fall elections. Historically the federation kept out of politics by holding conventions after elections.
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American Federation of Labor
British Troops Capture Jaffa Amid Turko Withdrawal
Nov 20 report from Tandon states the City of Jaffa on the Mediterranean coast was taken by the British army in Palestine. Turkish forces offered no resistance as they withdrew toward the interior, with Austra tian New Zealand mounted units cited in the dispatch. The overall action marks a British success with minimal opposing force encountered.
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Jaffa
Palestine
Congressmen Hit At Front With British Armies In Belgium
Five members of a congressional delegation on a tour of the front in Belgium near Betgium were shot at November 18. Militiaman watchers noticed opposing fire and bullets whizzed among the party as heavy machine gun fire erupted, injuring one man and wounding others.
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United States
Betgium
Avertein
Student Sailor Injured in Fall at Naval Station
A student from Miami in Pinellas County and a New York man were aboard the naval station ship when a fall from height led to injuries. The incident occurred as the seaphine collapsed, the victim plunging toward Diseagne Bay, with fast night hours cited.
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Thames PL
New York
Naval Die Station
Furs
Diseagne Bay
Strike at Norfolk Ties Up Shipping
Striking clerks and longshoremen close ships and halt port traffic at Norfolk Virginia, with only select workers continuing operations, disrupting harbor shipping and related activity in the area.
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Sittles
Ad Rheairway
Seahord Ate Tae
Latest Exemptions Ruling To Speed Appeals At Iowa Capitol
Des Moines reports a Provost Marshal General order halting reopenings of exemption cases and barring local and district boards from reconsidering certainties. Only the Adjutant General can reopen or order new reviews, while relatives at Camp Dodge face fewer chances of exemptions as officials push military readiness and discipline amid shortages and coal controls.
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Camp Dodge
Eorsico
Loew
Mien
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State House
Wit
Nniess
Germany
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