Civilians Urge Americans to Reach Rhine Promptly
Reports from German occupied villages show officials and civilians pressing for rapid American troop movement toward the Rhine to prevent post armistice trouble from stragglers. Prisoners of war released with French and Italian soldiers arrive in numbers, and a village priest's note warns of danger if Americans are delayed. Margaret Wilson visits Verdun and nearby war-torn scenes unfold as German withdrawals begin, with rear guards and smuggling noted amid dwindling traffic and balloon observation.
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Associated Press
France
Rhine
Margaret Wilson
Verdun
Monteville
Malancourt
No Man's Land
Montfaucon
Fair Sunday Promised After Storm System Moves East
The San Antonio forecast promises sunny skies and crisp cool conditions for Saturday and Sunday. A Pacific Northwest storm, now moving east, has weakened, bringing a shift to westerly then northerly winds. No severe cold expected, with a lingering high pressure on the west coast.
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San Antonio
Mississippi River
Pacific Northwest
Pacific
Major Buell
Ade Wigist
Weather snapshot across cities with varied conditions
San Antonio and vicinity expect tonight and Sunday cooler with a low 62 to 66 and light to moderate winds. East Texas sees generally fair, cooler weather tonight with a southeast area slightly warmer. Major cities—St. Louis Chicago Kansan City New York Washington—report mixed temperatures from mid 40s to mid 60s with light to moderate southerly or northerly winds and recent low and high temperature readings.
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San Antonio
Texas
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Washington, D. C
SOLF URGES 10-MAN MISSION TO WASHINGTON AND FOOD AID
Berlin report says Foreign Secretary Solf urged Secretary Lansing to obtain President Wilson’s permission for a German commission to travel to the United States to discuss securing foodstuffs and American aid. Solf suggested Hoover assist, noting unbearable hunger and looming famine amid armistice terms and naval blockade. He urged timely action to prevent collapse of the German state.
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Associated Preas
Berlin
London
Self
Lansing
Wilson
Germany
United States
Hoover
Solf
Hague
Herbert
U. Hoorar
Dr. Solf
America
Belgium
North Sea
Baltic
Ebert Foresees Annihilation If New Germany Fails
Berne Nov 16 Chancellor Ebert said if the new German government can carry on for six to eight weeks the future of Germany is assured. He warned that if opponents cause anarchy, adversaries will dictate terms that could annihilate Germany's political life and threaten peace prospects.
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Berne
Switz
Germany
Friedrich Ebert
Berlin
Ebert
German Civilians in Turkey Plea to Stay Amid Armistice
German foreign secretary Dr Solf has sent a note to Secretary Lansing urging that German civilians be allowed to remain in the Turkish empire. He warns that enforcing the armistice clause expelling them would cause hardship, especially to Christians, and threaten German hospitals and orphan asylums serving Armenian children. He requests Wilson's intervention to permit their stay. Joseph Tumulty arrives in Jersey City to visit his ailing father.
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London
Solf
Lansing
Wilson
Turkey
Tumulty
Jersey City
Nor
Joseph Tumulty
President Wilson
Hoover Says Blockade Must Be Lifted To Feed Germany
New York November 16 Herbert Hoover food administrator said feeding Germany requires relaxing the water tight blockade to let food reach starving populations. He urged an aid approach that allows Germany to support itself, get food from Norway Sweden Argentina and achieve a stable government. He planned brief London Paris Belgium visits and return to America by Christmas to coordinate with the allies.
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New York
Germany
Herbert Hoover
Europe
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Norway
Sweden
Argentina
France
Belgium
Hoover
London
Paris
Versailles
America
Infantry Officers Training School at Waco Closes
Five thousand students at Camp MacArthur Waco are to be honorably discharged with orders from the War Department. The move affects five hundred Camp Travis officers who had reported to MacArthur. Officers from Washington authorized immediate discharge or retirement. many chose to return home or continue training. A scramble for transport home followed.
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Camp MacArthur
Waco
War Department
Camp Travis
Pipaten
Washington
Panic grips Munich as reports spark disorder
Munich faced five days of turmoil after alarmist reports spread in the streets. Cries of counter revolution and Prussians rang out while machine guns were set up and communications were disrupted. Order began to return by yesterday.
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Zurich
Munich
Tageblatt
Stuttgart
Our Men Holding 52 Mile Front at Their Best Monday
Washington reports General March outlining the 52 mile front held by the allied armies and American units as fighting ceased. Marek lauds the force’s peak performance the day of cessation while Pershing pursues casualty lists through Laym. Nov. 11. Official tally of American prisoners in Germany stands at 6738 through Oct. 15.
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al March
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Baker
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Supreme War Council
Versailles
Germans Seized to Repair Damage in France After War
American Agricultural Commission proposes that after the war German prisoners should repair the damage they caused in France. The plan argues rehabilitation is an army problem and warns of unexploded shells and destroyed orchards. Misuse of Red Cross by German forces provoked strong American condemnation.
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France
American Agricultural Commission
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Secretary of Agriculture
W. C. Thompson
Ohio State University
Germany
Fraygee
Vrance
Hovigh
Belgium
Church
Bocie i
Ret Cros
Kamerad
Irregular air service between London and Paris established
London Times reports immediate start of passenger air service between London and Paris. Two and a half hours hotel to hotel, 15 guineas fare, two engine planes at 120 mph. Mentions Bonar Law Churchill MacDougal Sykes as aviation users and predicts business leaders will travel by air.
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San Antonio Light
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
London
Paris
Edward Price Bell
San Antonio
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Daily News Co
A. Bonar Law
Winston Spencer Churchill
MacDougal
Canadian Forestry Corps
Sykes
Royal Air Force
France
Glasgow
Hunger drives talk of Dutch revolution amid strikes
A Berne dispatch reports Swiss general strike endgame engineered by Germans and notes hunger fuels disaffection in Holland where Socialists spar over Troelstra amid talks of a new Dutch republic. Denmark Sweden reforms touch voting and foreign policy while Dutch debate rages on food supplies and abdication calls.
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San Antonio Light
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
London
Switzerland
Federat Council
Holland
Revolutionarien
Troelstra
Denmark
Copenhagen
Hague
Parament
Pieter J. Troelstra
Staes
David Wynkop
Trocistra Andbis
Scheidemann
Ebert
Germany
Plan Ship Surrender On German Fleet Talks Near Rosyth
London reports preliminary talks on handing over the German fleet were held at Rosyth tied to the Koenigsberg’s 50 mile approach. Admiral Beatty met with German delegates from the Soldiers and Sailors Council and Vice Admiral Meurer. Escorts accompanied the cruiser to Rosyth as discussions proceed with no major objections, expected to wrap by Saturday’s delegation meeting.
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London
Kosyth
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Sir Beatty
Meurer
Koenigsberg
Isle of May
Scottish
Rosyth
Hirch
Demobilization Plan Outlines Rapid Return of Troops
Washington announces phased demobilization for U S forces in the United States. Development battalions, conscientious objectors, spruce production division, central officer training, and 42nd Rainbow Division to receive special handling as a 200000 man return is set within two weeks. General March cites 30,000 daily releases once full operation begins.
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United States
March
France
Marci
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Sai
Baker
Europe
Washington
Congress
Army Staff Corps
Atlantic Coast
Hos Viton
Charleston
D. C
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