McAdoo Reveals Financial War Effort and Four Major Loans
Secretary McAdoo presents the U S financial role in World War I detailing taxes, four Liberty Loans and vast credit mobilization. He highlights payments to the army navy shipping board and allied war industries, noting strong finances despite wartime strain and his impending retirement. The report estimates 15 months costs, tax shares, and loan activities, with projections and debt considerations.
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Rumor Glass May Be Named Treasury Secretary
Washington reports circulate that Representative Carter Glass of Virginia, senior member of the Banking and Currency Committee, has been selected by President Wilson to become Secretary of the Treasury. An announcement was anticipated as Secretary Tumulty was in New York with the President heading to Europe.
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Regan Flips on Hamel Murder in Courtroom Spectacle
Sing Sing inmate James I Regan testified in New York criminal court claiming Miss Elizabeth Baksa 19 is innocent and that Hamel murder occurred during a house robbery by Regan and a partner He admitted tying a towel around Hamels neck but denied killing her, challenging prosecutors to "do justice" for Baksa.
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Weather Across Cities Wednesday Night And Thursday
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinities calls for frost Wednesday night with a low around 24 and a high near 50. Chicago and Kansas City show clear to partly cloudy skies with winds varying from northwest to west and temperatures ranging from the upper teens to mid forties. New York and Washington report mild conditions with light south or northwest winds and temperatures mostly in the forties.
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Germany shows no traces of war suffering
Noble Hall reports on the American Army of Occupation in Germany, noting orderly progress on the frontier, clean towns, and inhabitants dressing in their best. He contrasts German-occupied areas with France and Belgium, observes few signs of hardship among locals, and notes British POWs in ragged clothes. He predicts German disintegration and possible small republics, urging cautious policy.
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German cruelty in prison camps shocks moral sensibilities
Eyewitness notes from Namur and surrounding towns describe German neglect of sick British prisoners. Hospitals overrun, meals scarce, wards filthy, with dozens dying and others abandoned for days. The account condemns the treatment as one of the war’s vilest acts.
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Balloon voyage ends with daring parachute escape
Three men aboard a captive balloon loaned to Brooks Field escaped a wild ride near Leming and Brooks Field. A snapped cable sent the balloon rising to 7950 feet before a parachute descent saved one crewman. The blimp landed safely with two officers thrown from the basket and all three uninjured.
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TAKE MORE HUN SHIPS British fleet allocates vessels
The British fleet has seized ships including small craft in the harbor and raised the Russian dreadnought Volyn under the British flag. Five destroyers are divided among allies with two for Britain, two for France, and one for Italy. Four German submarines are shared by the Germans and British. About 1,000 German troops remain in Crimea seeking to move to Germany via Trieste.
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Reports Denial of Allied Occupation Threat in London
London dispatch reports denial of a German threat regarding occupation terms. It states Germany has not complied with the armistice timetable and emphasizes no fixed deadline has been set. The article notes warnings attributed to officials about delays and possible responsibility for them.
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Russia bars own men from frontiers amid prisoner issue
Berlin dispatches quote the Russian government denying 1,000,000 Russian soldiers held as prisoners in Germany, sending them back to the frontier. The incident sparks concern over feeding prisoners, while reports claim four ships of the Western Press were seized for housing them, with aid from the British Red Cross.
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Troops Return As Lapland Arrives With More Units
Reports say the British transport Lapland and several other vessels are returning American troops to New York and nearby ports this week. Severe seas hindered ships and several vessels were forced to port with damaged superstructures. American sailors faced lodging shortages in London and were housed in public buildings including law courts and Parliament, as the Red Cross arranged beds for about 600 sailors arriving overseas.
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Beatty Denounces German Navy as Despicable Beast
Admiral Sir David Beatty proclaimed the German navy despicable and unworthy of contempt in a scathing address aboard the Lion. He praised British sailors and warned that the enemy’s conduct on war’s seas betrayed a lack of chivalry.
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Wilson sails to Europe for peace conference mission
President Woodrow Wilson sails from Hoboken aboard the George Washington to join five U.S. delegates for the Paris peace conference. He pledges to oppose militarism in any form as he travels with Secretary Lansing, Henry White, Col. J. M. House, Gen. Tasker Bliss, and other officials.
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