Wilson Recites Armistice Terms to Congress in Peace Bid
President Wilson reads to Congress the surrender terms for Germany ending the war. The armistice covers evacuation of invaded territories, Rhine crossings, surrender of submarines and weapons, repatriation, and neutral zones, with Allied occupation and naval provisions. The 30 day armistice begins the path to democracy for Germany and restitution for wartime damage.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Congress
Wilson
House
Rhine
Bucharest
Brest-Litovsk
National Bank of
Belgium
Russia
Roumania
Coblenz
Cologne
Mayence
Turkey
Dantzig
Vistula
East Africa
France
Baltic
Baltic Sea
Kattegat
Alsace-Lorraine
Luxemburg
United States
Holland
Gernsheim
Rhinelands
German Empire Splits into Multiple Republics After Crown Crises
King Friedrich August of Saxony has been dethroned according to an official telegram from Berlin. The grand duke of Oldenburg also dethroned and the grand duke of Meckelnburg Schwerin abdicated amid revolutionary turmoil. Fighting between revolutionary forces and imperial troops continued in Berlin Sunday morning.
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United States
Rhineland
Alsace Lorraine
Allie Powers
United? States
Saxony
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Friedrich August of
Berlin
Oldenburg
Meckelmberg-Schwerin
Hamburg
Basel
Switzerland
Ex Kaiser Not Safe In Holland Amid Refugee Squeeze
Reports from Amsterdam and The Hague say William Hohenzollern the former German emperor his son and General von Hindenburg are in a railway train near the Dutch frontier as Britain and England debate extradition. European dispatches note open Dutch frontier extra caution and possible internment debates.
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William Hohenzollern
Hield Marshal von Widdenburg
System
Holland
London
William Jlohenzollern
Rotteram
Paris
Germany
Switzerland
Eysien
Prussia
Bavaria
Wurttemburg
Count von Meutinck
England
Eingland
Copenhagen
Reuters
Berlin
Arnheim
Count Bentineck
Wield
Marshal von Hindenburg
Fylden
Daily Mail
Eysden
Lysden
Liega
Maastricht
Duten
German Revolution Sparks Widespread Royal Fears
A wireless report says King Friedrich August of Saxony is dethroned and the Oldenburg royal family fled. A republic forms in Schleswig Holstein Frankfort Hamburg Cologne Essen and other cities as revolutionaries seize Kiel Wilhelmshaven and more ports with naval and government units in their control.
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Saxony
Oldenburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Frankfort
Hamburg
Cologne
Essen
Maelheim
Aix-la- Chapelle
Emerich
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
Overturn of German Government as Hindenburg Backs New Rule
Reports from London and Copenhagen say Field Marshal von Hindenburg has placed himself and the German army at the disposal of a new people's government in Berlin to avert chaos. Revolt spreads to 14 of 26 states with soldiers and workers councils seizing control, while Dresden and Hess-Darmstadt report provisional authorities in place.
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London
Hindenburg
Berlin
Copenhagen
Cologne
Empire
Karl Liebknecht
Hugh Haase
Err Barth
Associated Press
Germany
Kingdoms
Hess-Darmstatt
Wolff
Berin
Dresden
Soldiers’ Council
Thousands of Our Guns Fire Parting Shot at Eleven
The Ameri vzz Army on the Sedan Front fired a parting shot at the Germans at exactly eleven oclock this morning. The hour of impact was marked by heavy gunfire and the advance toward Verdun, as German shells briefly struck Verdun just before eleven.
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Associated Press
Sedan
Verdun
Cancel Draft Calls as Wilson Orders Discharge of Many
Washington November news reports President Wilson Provost Marshal General Crowder order cancellation of all outstanding draft calls for five days halting movement of about 252000 men and setting aside November calls for over 800000. Navy and Marine Corps calls not affected. Draft boards to continue September 12 registrant classifications. Demobilization of naval forces not planned. Government war contract overtime and Sunday work halted following a high level conference.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Crowder
Baker
Navy
Marine Corps
Daniels
United States
Baker and Daniels
Hurley
New York and Chicago Stock and ComExchanges Close for Peace
On November 1 1920 markets including the New York Stock Exchange Cotton Exchange Consolidated Exchange Chicago Board of Trade Chicago Stock Exchange and Chicago Livestock Exchange declared holidays to celebrate peace. New Orleans Cotton Exchange and other exchanges followed suit while fuel administrator Garretson suspended the blackout for one night for nationwide celebrations.
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Stock and Cotton Exchanges
New York
Wall’ Street
New York Stock Exchange
Cotton Exchange
Consolidated Exchange
Chicago
Chicago Board of Rade
Chicago Stock Exchange
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Zo Ten
Livestock Exchange
Witheld
New Orleans
Navy
Washington, D.C
Isev
Adinistrator
Garniell
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