Bielaski Reveals German Plot Facts Ahead of Disclosure
Washington expects further government disclosures on German sabotage and espionage methods as Attorney General Gregory and Senate investigators review files from the Bureau of Investigation. Bielaski testifies on wartime secrecy and the handling of enemy agents, while a New York letter details stock transfers involving Warheit and Untermyer.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Just
Bruce Buelaski
Bureau of Investigation
Senate Committee
Department
Gerrmany
Bielaski
Department of Justice
Gregory
Senator Overman
L. E. Miller
New York
Warheit
Miller
Herman
Samuel Untermyer
Untermyer
Reed offers French educational aid to U S soldiers
Andre Reed, commissioner of Franco American affairs, cables Secretary Baker offering to place French government educational resources at the disposal of American soldiers abroad and returning home. Special programs would let U S college students study abroad while serving, with French instruction for all soldiers awaiting transport. No reply from Baker yet.
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D. C
Andre Reed
Pales
Ocane
Baker
California Walnut Crop Promises Record Harvest in 1918
The Los Angeles Times reports California faces a massive walnut crop in 1918 with over sixty five thousand acres harvested. The season is described as the most satisfactory in state history with high quality and prices, boosting cooperative walnut growers and signaling sales exceeding two and a half million dollars worth of nuts.
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California
Los Angeles
Swamp-Root Promoted for Women Kidney Troubles
Thousands of women suffer from kidney and bladder trouble often misattributed to other causes. The ad claims back pains, headaches, and low energy signal kidney issues and urges immediate treatment with Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, offering a sample bottle for ten cents and directing readers to send it to Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton.
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Kilmer
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
British Ready to Concede Free Seas to United States
London reports the British government, ahead of the peace conference, will permit the United States the freest naval development. The Daily Express says Official circles welcome Roosevelt and Daniels praises and sees American sea power as a peace guarantee. Britain seeks only what it freely gives the US freedom of action.
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London
Daily Express
Daniels
Roosevelt
Admiral Sims
United States
Day of Isolation Over Proclaimed by Secretary Daniels
Secretary of the Navy Daniels told a banquet in Baltimore that isolation in the United States is over and the nation must engage global problems. He urged protections in the peace treaty, a league of nations or strong tribunal, and a new three year naval construction program to defend liberty and ensure ships are built and operated domestically.
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Baltimore
United States
Navy
Daniels
Southern Commercal Congress
Peace Congress
League of Nations
Congress
America
Berger Trial Opens as Prosecution Seeks Antiwar Plots
Chicago December 12 Evidence to show planning of an underground railway to Mexico to shelter draft evaders was promised by Joseph B Menning in opening to the jury at the trial of five Socialist leaders. The defense announced two attorneys will address the jury with Stedman for Engdahl Kruse Germer and Tucker and Cochems for Victor Berger.
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Chicago
Mexico
Republic
Camp Grant
United States
Joseph B. Menning
United Resistrict
Seymour Stedman
Henry B. Cochems
Victor I. Berger
Eleer
Milwaukee
Stedman
J. Louis Engdahl
W. J. Kruse
Adolph Germer
Trewin St. John Tucker
Weather Forecast For San Antonio Sees Rain Likely
A high pressure pattern over the Pacific Northwest and east of the Mississippi creates a trough from northern Mexico to the Pacific coast. The storm centers over New Mexico and Vancouver bring unsettled, cloudy weather with rain across central and north Texas and snow in New Mexico and Utah. San Antonio recorded .05 inch of rainfall by today noon.
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San Antonio
Pacific Northwest
Mississippi
Mexico
New Mexico
Vancouver
B.C
Texas
Utah
British Take Over Rhine Bridge
British advance guards entered Bonn and took control of the Rhine bridge there. Bonn sits on the left bank of the Rhine about 16 miles southeast of Cologne and between Cologne and Coblenz, where American troops are now stationed. The city is noted for its university founded in 1518 and its picturesque Rhine surroundings.
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Rhine Bridge
London
Bonn
Rhine
Cologne
Coblenz
Reichstag Not Solf and Solfsiens Plan Denied
Berlin December 14 Official denial was issued that the government plans to convene the Reichstag to fortify parliamentary support against the allies. Dr W S Solf resigned as foreign minister and his retirement was accepted. Solf, long prominent in German colonial and wartime diplomacy, faced Radical opposition and calls from Bavaria for removal after the government’s overthrow.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Tageblatt
W. S. Solf
Dr. Sold
Germany
von Kuehlmanna
Solf
Foreign Office
Whert
Washington
Dr. Solf
Bavaria
Guards Get Warm Welcome in Berlin Parade
Copenhagen reports Berlin's Prussian Guard arrival marked by solemnity not triumph. Troops marched under national colors, bands played Deutschland Uber Alles, Brandenburg Gate decorated with evergreens and flags. Soldiers wore iron crosses and rosettes. many veterans recalled the last war battle amid heavy losses. Traffic chaos injured bystanders as the guard passed through the gate. Premier Ebert welcomed the troops and pledged a new German government with the army as its strongest support. The sergeant-led reply urged quiet and the National Assembly soon, resisting Karl Liebknecht and other dreamers.
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Berlin
Deutschland
Brandenburg Gate
Noth
Friederich Ebert
Germany
National Assembly
Karl Liebknecht
Ebert
California Syrup of Figs Adverts Child Health Claim
A vintage ad warns that a child’s irritability and illness signal constipation and promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleansing remedy. It claims the tonic restores energy, improves sleep, and eases stomach, liver, and bowel issues in babies and children and urges readers to ask for the genuine product.
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California Fig Syrup Company
Yankee hero glazebrook returns to front after daring escape
Captain C B Glazebrook of the 12th Field Artillery, wounded and gassed, reportedly stole from his hospital cot, donned a captain's uniform, and rode 36 hours on a truck to rejoin action at the St Mihiel salient. He was later gas exposed and returned to hospital. the chief surgeon warned of court martial, but he recalls the attendant laugh outside the door.
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New York
C. B. Glazebrook
Washington, D. C
12Th Field Artillery
Glazebrook
St. Mihiel Salient
Homefront tribute echoes wartime courage and sacrifice
A moving proclamation lauds veterans for protecting the homeland from invasion and sheltering families, preserving industry and farms amid devastation. It expresses deepest gratitude and says men have never endured or achieved more, urging them to return with heads held high.
Ebert Grows More Stern as Guards Strengthen Government
London dispatch reports Premier Ebert tightening stance against Spartacus group as Prussian Guards arrive in Berlin. The Red Flag warns workers to be prepared for the worst while Copenhagen dispatches say Berlin seeks sharp measures. Officials Baron Rheinbaben and Count Matuschka are accused in the raid on the Soldiers and Workmen's Council.
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Berlin
Ebert
Spartacus
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Spartacus Group
Spartacus Organization
Associated Press
Baron Rheinbaben
Finance
Count Matuschka
Soldiers
Workmen's Council
Lokal Anzeiger
Union Men Still Out In Havana Strike
Havana reports a mixed day as the general sympathy strike lingers. Stores reopen after a proclamation threatening license revocation. soldiers guard some streetcars while unions refuse to return to work. Reports from Washington attribute the Cuba strike to I. W. W. and enemy propaganda, with order said to be maintained in affected districts.
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Havana
Me' Neenl
W. W
Washington, D. C
State Department
Cuba
Raid is Successful Smuggling Arrest At North Concho
A Texas stand proprietor is jailed on charges of smuggling liquor from Mexico into the United States and defrauding the federal government of revenue. Liquor valued over 2000 was seized after a raid by special investigators under Detective Captain Van Riper on North Concho Street. The 32 year old white man was seized while selling liquor, with tequila wine and bitters confiscated and handed to federal officers. This raid marks the third such operation by local detectives in ten days.
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United States
Mexico
Texas
Illo Grande
Army Court Martial Sentences Inmate And Soldier
Private Witt Chancey of the 412th Reserve Labor Battalion was sentenced to 30 years in the Fort Leavenworth Disciplinary Barracks after a court martial at Camp Travis on charges including disobedience and a brutal assault on Second Lieutenant Cauley. Private L Williams of the 165th Depot Brigade received 25 years for AWOL and disobedience after trial at Camp Travis.
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Witt Chancey
412Th Reserve
Labor Tattalion
Fort. Beavenworth
Kansae
D. J. Cauley
Camp Travis
L. Williams
20Th Company
165Th Depot Brigade
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Probe of QUA Attitude Toward Russia Policy Bungle
Washington. Senator Johnson of California demanded a definite policy statement on Russia in a fun Senate address. He asked if war with the Soviet government exists without a formal declaration, introduced a resolution for State Department documents, and pressed questions about U.S. troop presence and aid. He questioned red cross aid, Soviet assurances, and cooperation proposals rejected by the U.S. government. In Fort Worth, Dr. E. D. Fyke’s two year sentence was affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals. his chance to appeal rests with the Supreme Court.
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Johnson
California
Senate
Russia
State Department
Abe Wee
Ek Ott
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Breet
Siberia
East
Ege
Highest Economic Council
America
Red Cross
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Soviet Russia
Department of State
Moscow
Petrograd
Germany
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Creel Committee
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Ybhe
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Fyke
Fort Worth
Tex
E. D. Fyke
Herguson
United States Court of Appeals
New Orleans
United States Supreme Court
Yyke
Sloan's Tiniment Promises Quick Relief for Aches
An old ad copy touts Sloan's Tiniment for external aches and stiffness. It urges applying freely without rubbing and promises soothing relief as the product penetrates naturally. The ad claims efficacy for back strains, cramped muscles, and strained sinews, noting cleanliness and economy.
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Ericka
Sloan
France Looks to Wilson for Peace in Europe
France plans to align with Wilson to secure moderation among European states amid postwar differences. Paris aims to guide foreign policy toward human, honest law and order, seeking peace as a guiding principle for the next century.
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France
Wilson
Europe
de French
Women and Carrie Catt Press for Peace Commission Representation
Carrie Chapman Catt, head of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, urged national women’s groups to seek joint action to ensure women have a seat on the peace commission. The appeal argues inclusion is both desirable and necessary, despite precedent, noting women’s active roles in war effort and industry.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Peace Commission
New York World
Rowell outlines new status of British empire at Orono talk
At Orono Ontario N W Rowell declares after London premiers conference the British empire of commonwealth is vastly greater than a world power or coalition of self governing nations. He says it is a unified commonwealth bound by common ideals with an imperial war cabinet to meet shared needs.
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N. W. Rowell
Orono
Ont
Canada
London
Commonwealth
Imperial War Cabinet
Winnipes Freeress
Japan Takes Germanys Pencil Trade In Tokio Shift
Japan expands role in global pencil trade as Tokyo houses over twenty manufacturers with six million gross monthly exports. Graphite source remains in Japan but quality cited as not good. Before the war Germany controlled most of the market, shipping four hundred thousand gross annually.
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Japan
Germany
Tokio
Chronicle Telegraph
Arrival plans for new San Antonio bishop altered by influenza
Archbishop Shay of New Orleans and Bishop Arthur Drossaerts were due to arrive for a public reception and installation in San Antonio. The program was to include a consecration and large crowd attendance, but influenza concerns have forced the plans to be put on hold while Archbishop Shaw arrives and preparations are paused.
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Shay
New Orleans
San Antonio
Arthur Drossaerts
Drossaerts
Bighoy Shaw
Shaw
Col Chase Retired After 30 Years Service
Col Wilson Chase of the 24th Infantry at Columbus New Mexico has retired by his own request after 30 years in the army. He will be sent to his home and previously led Kelly Field before Col W Dr Chitty. Also reported is Col George W Stackle of the sn Cavalry who retired in December after 30 years of service.
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Wilson Chase
24Th Infantry
Columbus
New Mexico
Southern Department
Chase
W. Dr. Chitty
Kelly Field
George W.stackle
Sn Cavalry
United States Army
Fish Rescue Work in the Mississippi Floods
The Bureau of Fisheries reports improved success in rescuing fishes from Mississippi River pools before drying up. In July 1917 the salvaged and replanted total reached 7,709,700 fish, with many carp and black bass. For the year ending July 30, 1918, food fishes rescued numbered 25,587,700, at costs from nine to fifty four cents per thousand fish across fields.
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Mississippi
Bureau of Fisheries
Furmer
Scientific American
Allies plan intervention to restore order in Russia 1918
Special Cable reports Allied forces tightening ring around Bolshevist Russia. In Archangel and Finsk, British detachments land. French general Janin to lead anti Bolshevik volunteers at Omsk. Allies seize Odessa Sebastopol Baku Batumi and advance toward Bucharest, as Romanians reach into Bessarabia.
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Paul Scot Mowrer
San Antonio
Chicago Daily Nava
Chicago Daily News Co
Paria
France
Russia
Archangel
Finksnd
Liha
Janin
Omsk
Reds
Odessa
Sebastopol
Baku
Batun
Bucharest
Bessarabia
Ukrainia
Bolshevist
Zemo antiseptic promises relief for eczema and skin troubles
An ad touts Zemo as a clean inexpensive antiseptic liquid from The E W Rose Co Cleveland O. It claims to remove eczema stop itching and heal sores burns wounds and chafing when used as directed. It markets 35c for a bottle and 1.00 for a large size and urges readers to try it as the most effective product they have used.
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W. Rose Co
Cleveland, O
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