Surrender of the German Fleet Captured by Allied Forces
The article describes exclusive photographs from the USS Wyoming showing the surrender of German ships. It covers celebrations in Seattle for Britain Day with speeches by Mayor Ole Hanson and Lloyd George, plus a mass meeting at the Arena. It notes riots and unrest in German cities along the Rhine as Allied occupation begins.
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Washington Hotel
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Masonic Club
First Ave
Bell St
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Rainier Club
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Arena
Seattle
Lloyd George
Oie Hanson
Washington
America
Ole Hanson
Germany
Rhine
Teuton
Mail Aviator Returns South
Fleet Lieut. A F Hogland of the aviation service left Seattle in a Curtis biplane to assess a Pacific coast aerial mail route between Sacramento and Seattle. After a 745 mile flight in 12 hours 17 minutes the 22 year old officer planned to submit a report to postal authorities. He expected one return stop at Eugene Oregon before arriving in Sacramento.
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Untitled Historical Local Briefs Mixed With Names
Dr Edwin J Brown testifies on county charges while Council delays strike. Scalp ers reported as Liberty bonds from shipyard workers at deep discount. Washington regiments to winter in Germany per orders. Murder conviction for William Gottstein in Seattle. Minute Men start fund for 150000. Shipyard workday investigated. random names scattered. Lincoln Broadway game postponed. Navy events and trials noted.
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Edwin J. Brown
County Grand
Densmore May Appear Before Frisco Probe
San Francisco will see J. B. Densmore return to assist on the Mooney case probe with Wm. Denman present. Secretary Wilson announced Denman’s appointment to represent the labor department and a special prosecutor will join, replacing District Attorney Fickert. Mooney stakes shift as labor groups pause December actions. a general strike is debated but not pursued for now. Frank P. Walsh plans national tour in Mooney defense. Maidstone England issues $5 million in war bonds.
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J. B. Densmore
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Densmore
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Rolph
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Frank P. Walsh
National War Labor Board
Wilson to Insist Upon Sea Freedom
United States seeks an international law at the conference to treat seas as a common highway under all nations. A minimum contraband list and a blockade are anticipated to curb submarine warfare. Wilson may address England publicly and receive an Oxford honorary degree to articulate free seas policy.
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George Washington
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Oxford University
Winston Churchill
Wilson weighs armaments in looming Allied peace stand
President Wilson plans to air views on naval arms after abroad trip with aides predicting he will push for a pooled international police fleet. House Republicans pause naval appropriations awaiting peace-table settlements and debate equal naval strength between Britain and the United States.
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England
Great Britain
League of Nations
Padgett
House Committee
Britain
Kelly
Michigan
British to Demand 40 Billion Payment
The Mail reports Lloyd George will declare in Leeds that Britain will demand 8 billion pounds in indemnity from Germany, a sum equivalent to 40 billion dollars, with France aiming for even higher reparations.
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the Mail
Lloyd George
Leeds
Great Britain
Germany
France
Flu Wave Spreads as City Warns Public
City Health Commissioner McBride warns of continued influenza spread after 11 deaths and 215 new cases reported. A 15 to 25 person team will placard houses and isolate cases as physicians must report full names and addresses to enable quarantine. Improved ventilation urged and vaccine stations promoted.
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Health Department
Old Courthouse
City Hospital
Portland Postpones Save Mooney Strike
Portland union men suspend a planned strike in support of Thomas J. Moorey pending a government investigation of fraud charges in the Mooney trial.
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Portland
Mooney
Thomas J. Mooney
Ukraine National Union Seizes Ukraine After Battle
Lausanne December reports claim 10 000 killed as Ukrainian national union forces occupy Kiev after a fierce fight. Gen Skoropadski, the hetman, and about 500 Russian officers are among the dead. The dispatches say the union now controls all of Ukraine amid German withdrawal and peasant rebellion.
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Switzerland
Ukrainian National Union
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Ukraiian Bureau
Skoropadski
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Britisher and His Sisters Endow Chair of Politics
Maj. David Davies MP and his sisters donate 20 000 pounds to a Welsh university to establish a professorship in international politics. They hope the chair will be associated with the name of Woodrow Wilson.
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London
David Davies
Wales University
Woodrow Wilson
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Abdicates
The Wolff agency reports Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm has formally abdicated the imperial crown in a document dated December 1 at Wehingen. He renounces the crown which could come through Kaiser abdication or other legitimate rights.
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Friedrich Wilhelm
Wierengen
Hohenzollerns Lose Immunity Under German Law
Berlin dispatch reports that the German government has withdrawn the privilege of immunity from the Hohenzollern family members, removing their protected legal status. The Central News service cited the decision from Berlin, dated December 7.
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London
Berlin
Germany Sends Note to Denmark on Imminent Famine
Germany declares to Denmark it is on the verge of famine and will greatly reduce rations to February as cereals run out. The note states current supply is one third of normal. Austria also lacks food, cannot last a month, and Vienna lacks coal prompting possible railway stoppages, street light outages, and closure of schools and shops.
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Denmark
Austria
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Eisner Promises to Prove Bill as War Author
Kurt Eisner head of the Bavarian government vows to publish war office documents in Kaiser handwriting with marginal notes to convict Wilhelm of starting the war. German papers report soldiers council backing the Ebert Haase government and democratic parties reportedly united in Berlin.
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Kurt Eisner
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Soldiers’ Council
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Berlin
Prince Adelbert Backs Ebert in Kiel Telegram
Berlin reports Prince Adelbert son of the former Kaiser telegraphed from Kiel that he will support Chancellor Ebert's government. The message signals royalty backing for the Weimar administration amid postwar turmoil.
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Ebert
Berlin
Kaiser
Kiel
Protests Over Extradition Of Former Kaiser
Copenhagen dispatch notes Berlin Lokal Anzeiger protests that Holland has no right to extradite the former Kaiser. The report contrasts legal claims and international tensions surrounding the key figure.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Anzeiger
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Kaiser
Army overseas buys nine million pounds of candy
Washington reports nine million pounds of candy and 565000 gallons of pickles purchased this week for the army overseas.
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