Allies' War Council Aims to Put All Cards On Table
United States presses for a direct declarative war aims statement by the Allies. President Wilson supports an inter allied war council to publish a world spreading declaration of aims and to democratize the allied war machine. The move seeks to erase self interest and unite aims toward defeating German militarism and preserving peace.
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70 Are Rescued After Collision
The small U S destroyer Chauncey sank after a collision on patrol duty in European waters. Twenty one Americans are believed lost while 70 survivors were saved. The Chauncey built in 1902 displaced 420 tons with a crew of 91.
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Americans Meet British Cabinet in Independence Room
In London, Americans and British officials gathered in the historic room where England once acknowledged American independence. The U S mission led by Col. E. M. Howse met with Prime Minister Lloyd George and other British figures to plan the world’s path to independence.
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Headless Campaign Threatens Allied War Effort
In a wartime appeals piece, the writer criticizes political infighting among Allies as dangerous. He cites French cabinet resignation, Gen Haig opposition to a war council, Russian power struggles, and Kaiser dominance, urging united American support for morale and resources behind Lloyd George and Wilson. He warns that any deviation from unity risks ruin.
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Seattle Telephone Strike Heads Toward a Victory
Felix Frankfurter and the mediation commission deny an government ultimatum. Seattle Electrical union leaders forecast a strike end today in victory for the strikers as, unofficially, Labor Secretary Wilson pressures the telephone company to meet demands or face federal seizure. Four telegrams from South sources accompany the claim.
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Germans Flock to Learn How Spy Law Works
Germans in Seattle voluntarily reported to U S Attorney Clay Allen to learn how Wilson s proclamation against alien enemies applies. An estimated 5000 enemy aliens in Seattle face new restrictions, with registration and movement limits enforced by federal and local authorities and Minute Men.
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Steel trust blocks U S ship program says Furuseth
At the American Federation of Labor convention in Buffalo on November 20 President Andrew Furuseth of the Seamen's Union charged that the Lake Carriers' Association and the steel trust are deliberately delaying America's ship building program.
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Film of First Division Review at Camp Lewis
Star-Liberty photographer Frank Jacobs films the 1st division review at Camp Lewis before Gen Greene. It is the unit’s first review, with footage to be shown at Liberty Theatre after clearance by the Washington committee on public information.
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Charles Edward Russell to Speak in Seattle on Monday
Charles Edward Russell journalist and Root commission member will lecture in Seattle next Monday. A vocal supporter of Wilson's war program he tours the Pacific coast to urge full public cooperation. Russell is a socialist who opposes peace at any price and has contributed articles on Russia to The Seattle Star.
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Weather Bureau Issues Small Craft Storm Warnings
The United States Weather Bureau ordered small craft storm warnings displayed on Tuesday to alert mariners of impending hazardous conditions at sea.
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Regiment Staff Headquarters Hit by German Shell
A German shell struck the American regiment headquarters at an ancient chateau in France on November 20 with no casualties reported. In a separate incident on a roadside, American soldiers near the training area suffered shrapnel injuries including a death and four wounded. The shelling followed patrol activity in the French front sector where American units are in action. Each regiment maintains its own headquarters for the staff and colonel.
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Another Sammy Is Killed On Monday
In France two American deaths were reported by Gen. Pershing on November 20. Private Rex L. McKenney, engineer, died November 17 of scarlet fever. Private Cecil A. Illowan, infantry, died November 1 from a gunshot wound. Public notices list emergency addresses for next of kin.
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Fierce Battle Around Monte Grappa In Italy
Italian official reports say the Mellette region captured 306 prisoners and five machine guns as counteroffensive actions continued. Around Monte Fenera, Monte Tomba, and Monte Grappa fierce fighting with Austrian forces pressing to seize heights. The Italians held the line amid heavy bombardment and massed attacks near the Piave and Brenta rivers.
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Government to Control Railroads Not Own Them
W G Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen says the current railroad crisis will result in government control rather than ownership, though government ownership is expected to follow soon. The finding was shared in Cleveland Ohio on November 20.
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