Blindfolded German Armistice Delegates Meet Marshal Foch
Paris reports German armistice delegates, blindfolded upon arrival, held a meeting with Marshal Foch in a rain soaked area. The structure included a courier plan and use of a French wireless link. Roads were degraded by heavy rains and damaged bridges. Emperor Wilhelm was said to be at Spa.
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Kaiser Abdicates as Crown Prince to Renounce Throne
The Berlin official wireless says the kaiser abdicates and the crown prince renounces the throne. Amsterdam reports the kaiser asks Prince Max to remain chancellor until abdication decision. Hindenburg may resign if the Kaiser abdicates and Berlin rail traffic is halted amid guard patrols. Krupp strike leaves 75,000 workers idle.
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Seattle Star letter highlights war week and city notes
Residents read a collage of Seattle events from November 1918 including court suits, police suspensions, dope and liquor seizures, rent protests, utility critiques, gun and burglary reports, flu news, gas and juice rate fights, war drive quotas, and Camp Lewis football results with arrests and health updates.
Ban lift imminent says McBride
City influenza officials hint the epidemic may ease and normal conditions could return early next week. On Saturday and Sunday, business districts will close and the public should stay away. Masks remain required and theatres and stores may reopen with inspections for ventilation and sanitation. Health authorities urge renovations to ready closed establishments for lifting the ban.
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Health Department
Dr. J
McBride
Railway Telegraphers threaten nationwide strike over wage increases
Portland reports J W Mitchell general chairman of the Order of Railway Telegraphers says the union has asked the president to issue a nationwide strike vote unless wage increases demanded in August are granted. H B Parham of St Louis is the organization’s president.
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J. W. Mitchell
Order of Railway Telegraphers
H. B. Parham
St. Louis
Mount Supporters Claim Lead In Supreme Court Race
Supporters of Judge Wallace Mount claim a 10 000 vote lead over Judge W C Chapman for the supreme bench based on unofficial returns from nearly all counties in the state.
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Falkland Islands Seen As World’s Windiest Place
Report notes extreme winds in the Falkland Islands hinder tree growth making cultivation and development nearly impossible due to persistent gusts and gusty conditions.
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Falkland Islands
Don’t Quit Our Soldiers Now War Work Campaign Appeal
A wartime plea urges continued support for the United War Work campaign as soldiers in training endure restraint during conflict. With possible early peace, troops may face long delays before returning home, prompting authorities to stress sustaining morale through seven war work organizations providing reading, comforts, and entertainment.
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America
United War
December May See Big Seattle Strike Delegates Debate Action
Thirty delegates from shipbuilding towns on the Pacific Coast convene to decide on a Macy award dispute. A committee urges rejecting the award and sending the case to the federal board of appeals, with a December 8 decision deadline and a vote on a potential strike if no ruling favors a 44 hour week and a $1 per hour basic wage. Mayor Hanson addressed the gathering, receiving applause.
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Mutineers Block Kiel Canal In Revolt Coverage
Reports from Copenhagen and The Hague describe workers and soldiers blocking the Kiel canal with warships and insurgents seizing major German cities including Hamburg Bremen and Berlin. Chancellor Max has resigned as revolution spreads across Bavaria Saxony and Württemberg with navy units joining the mutineers.
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Junta Organizes to Oust Carranza Provisional Mexico Leader Named
An announcement from New York reports a junta formed to oppose the Carranza government. It proposes Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez as provisional president of Mexico, per La Republica in New York.
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Want Ads Pitch Reads Like a Question List
A playful want ad tease poses questions about desires such as a girl, a boy, a room, a partner, a rabbit, a boarder, a home, an auto, a boat, and buying or selling items, inviting readers to turn to Page 6 for more.
German Revolution Spreads Across Empire Amid Turmoil
Reports from neutral sources describe widespread upheaval in Germany with insurrection in Berlin and secession in Bavaria. Munich workers demand Kaiser abdication as cities from Hamburg to Kiel fall under red flag control while Allied forces push Germans from the Metz sector.
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Trotsky Resigns as War Minister in Bolshevik Government
A Helsingfors dispatch reports Leon Trotsky resigning as war minister and former foreign minister. M. Skharsky is said to have succeeded him. Meanwhile about twelve thousand counter revolutionists from Pskoff are marching on Petrograd.
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Bolsheviks expand in Russia and Germany in 1917
Stockholm dispatch reports Soviets organizations forming across Germany awaiting overthrow of autocracy. It notes Lenin and Liebknecht in contact with Russia and warns Bolshevik power may last only months before counter revolutions gain ground. Red Guard fights 15 fronts while Siberia is allied held by Czecho Slovaks and others.
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Haig's Troops Capture Maubeuge in WWI Message
Field Marshal Haig announced that Maubeuge, the fortress city in northern France, has fallen to British forces led by the guards and 52d division. He reported strong progress south of the town and positions well east of the Avesnes Maubeuge road.
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