Prohibition of Short Selling on Cotton Exchanges
Washington November 13 speculators faced a ban on short selling in cotton on the New York and New Orleans exchanges by the War Industries Board. Chairman Charles J Brand said action aimed to curb undue activity after yesterday’s market drop and to stabilize prices as hedge sales required affidavits of bona fide purchase. The measure followed a 2000 point slide and another 2000 point range during trading.
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Cotton market trembles as government steps in
New York reports a further sensational break in cotton prices as the government intervenes via the War Industries Board through the cotton distribution committee. Traders must detail all yesterday’s liquidations and purchases, including Liverpool and New Orleans accounts, while prices open down from 180 to 190. Washington announces lifting voluntary censorship on ship movements. a severe earthquake shock near Porto Rico is recorded by Georgetown University seismographs.
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Urge President to Attend Conference in Europe
Washington reports high level appeals for President Wilson to attend the peace conference in Europe to settle war issues. Some say he may consider, but officials fear risk and favor delegates. No constitutional bar exists for outside travel. precedents by Roosevelt, Taft, and Harrison are noted. London dispatch says War Cabinet will resume talks on terms of peace with leaders to meet in Ventton.
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Romania Prepares Disarm German Army After War Declaration
Roumania moves toward disarming and expelling German forces led by Von Mackensen as the new Roumanian government under General Coanda takes shape. Earthquakes strike Italy causing damage and casualties near Florence and Forli. Charles and Zita depart Vienna for Eckartsau as a broad Cuban strike spreads with railway workers joining.
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Weather Synopsis for Cities and Regions
The report lists nightly and next day conditions for San Antonio and East Texas with fair skies and mild temperatures. It also provides temperature ranges and winds for St Louis Chicago Kansas City New York Washington and Baltimore with varying wind directions and cloudiness.
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Crown Prince Frederick William Reported Killed by Troops
Dispatches from Amsterdam and Washington report conflicting claims about the German Crown Prince Frederick William being shot while attempting to cross the Dutch front. Officials in Washington say no confirmation yet, while Munich reports via German News Agency that the death is confirmed. The story notes his reported arrival in Maastricht and mentions discussions of a possible estate purchase in Holland.
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Border Battle Rumors and Kaiser Escape Plans
Amsterdam dispatch reports William Hohenzollern may stay in Holland on the same internment terms as other high German officers, with his personal effects allowed while non personal property is confiscated. Dutch frontier revolutionaries allegedly ordered to prevent the former emperor and family from escaping, amid reports of artillery exchanges near the German border.
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Former German emperor will be interned at Arnheim
Amsterdam dispatch reports Eysden advices that German officers, with former Emperor William, will be interned at Arnheim. The emperor will be treated with a moral obligation, not parole, and limited freedom may be permitted. Count von Bentincky says the retinue numbers about 50, lodged at two nearby hotels as the frontiersmen halted the exiled monarch's flight.
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Supreme Army Command
When Do We Start for Home Americans at the Front
Associated Press dispatch from the Meuse Moselle front notes soldiers ask when they will go home and what role Americans will take as an army of occupation. Germans are scarce and many villagers head home. Allies wait on Marshal Foch for direction as front units remain ready for war duties. American lines see cargo trains and supply convoys while ammunition stocks appear sufficient for weeks.
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Fires Of Hell Are Out Says Gibbs In War Message
Special cable reports Gibbs declares the fires of hell extinguished as armistice signs halt hostilities. Crowds cheer in Mons and London newsrooms, with veterans marching home and citizens recalling past battles. Notes of joy and relief frame a world at last at peace.
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German Plea Refused On Armistice Terms
London reports allied high command will not modify armistice conditions including annexes. A 24 hour extension for evacuation of Berlin Luxemburg and Alsace Lorraine was added to the original deadline to allow German headquarters to receive the next instructions. Paris notes German delegates say a brief delay in evacuating entrenched territory and delivering rolling stock is needed to carry out the armistice.
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Paris
Germans Retreat as British Press In France and Belgium
Tuesday November 12 report says main German armies have likely reached the Brussels Charleroi line. Rear guards vanished near Mons earlier. German forces opposite the British raced toward their border all day Monday seeking safety by nightfall.
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Evacuation Report From Brussels Front
Dispatches indicate Germans began evacuating Brussels with movement of troops in districts west of the Rhine. Albert says his family may return to Brussels next Friday as officials warn no further public statements will detail ongoing battle events.
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Reach Turk Capital After Armistice Signed
AP dispatch notes nine British aircraft landed at Galata near Constantinople two days after the Turkish armistice. It reports the first allied officer to reach European Turkish front was Flight Commander Henry Wiser, a Canadian Yale graduate, from Alsace region. Also mentions Alsace Lorraine’s second chamber creating a national council with a provincial executive committee appointed.
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Light urges readers to trust London Times for world news
The San Antonio Light promotes its London Times news service as indispensable for understanding postwar peace negotiations, reconstruction, and European affairs. It markets the Times as a century old clearing house with foreign correspondents, supplementing but not duplicating AP service. The paper emphasizes daily cable service to keep readers fully informed.
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Wilsons reply to Ebert promises aid to Germany
President Wilson assures Germany in a reply relayed by Secretary Lansing that the United States will aid with food and relief if public order is maintained and equitable distribution is guaranteed. The message repeats aims to organize relief like Belgium and stresses orderly distribution amid armistice terms.
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Reds Demand Full Control by Soldiers in Germany
London dispatch reports Independent-Socialists in Germany insist on political power in the hands of the Soldiers' and Workers' Council in a plenary assembly to represent the nation. The plan delays a constituent assembly until institutions from the revolution are consolidated.
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Clemenceau Praises Armistice Terms In Chamber Speech
Paris telegraph reports Clemenceau addressing the deputies on Armistice terms. He says the war was not against humanity but for humanity and notes Allied motives and material concessions. He claims Germany delayed surrender until exhaustion, revealing strains on provisioning and signaling capitulation.
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Bavaria Hunches New Government Seeks Allied Punishment
Copenhagen reports the new Bavarian government sent a message via Switzerland to President Wilson. It fears armistice terms will plunge the destabilized republic into chaos and urges Britain France and Italy to punish the guilty. The note states that the German autocracy and military party deserve no mercy.
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Red Defeat at Beverloo Camp Sparks Dutch Frontiers Clash
Mutinous German troops at Beverloo in Belgium raise the red flag and clash with a supporting force, which fled to the Dutch frontier and was disarmed. The German training ship Schlesien torpedoed by revolutionary warships, now a train ship, earlier fled Kiel and reached Marstal for supplies as two German cruisers patrolled the harbor. The Schlesien, 413 feet long and about 6000 tons, has seen its role shifted since the revolt began.
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Swiss Korver 18 Closed as German Front Quieted
Paris reports indicate disruption in German communications as Swiss sources confirm frontier closure to travelers from Germany. German Chancellor Friedrich Ebert reportedly resigned, with cabinet reshuffle rumored but uncertain amid ongoing political changes and cautious official replies from Zurich.
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