Crown Prince Renounces German Throne in Peace Delegates Named
Paris dispatch reports the Peace Congress to open in the first week of January after the Inter Allied Conference sets preliminaries. Britain will be represented by Premier Lloyd George, Arthur Balfour, Bonar Law, and George MacNeil Barnes with the labor minister aboard. another delegate to be announced later.
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Paris
Lloyd George
Arthur B. Balfour
A. Bonar Law
George Mac Neil Barnes
Britain to seek 0000000 pounds in reparation at Peace Congress
The London Mail reports Britain will demand one hundred million pounds sterling from Germany for losses suffered in the war. The claims will be presented at the Peace Congress with itemized amounts to avoid doubt.
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London
London Mail
Britain
Germany
Lloyd George recalls Wilson cable urging quick aid
In Leeds on December 7 Premier Lloyd George recounted sending President Wilson a cable requesting urgent American aid and 120000 infantry and machine gunners. Wilson replied by telegraphing, We will send 120 000 men. At the Washington hotel deck, the President relaxed aboard the Pennsylvania, chatted with Jusserand and Henry White, and discussed peace congress plans.
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Leeds
England
Lloyd George
Wilson
Great Britain
Washington
Pennsylvania
Jusserand
Henry White
President Wilson Improves At Sea After Cold
The president enters a third day at sea in improving health as his cold subsides. He reads wireless dispatches about Winston Churchill stating Britain will not yield her fleet, with naval supremacy thought to be uppermost in his mind.
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Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Baruch and Davison May Go to Paris
President Wilson asked Bernard Baruch and Henry Davison who recently resigned from the Federal Industries Board to be ready to serve with the peace delegation in Europe, should a call come.
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Baruch
Davison
Paris
Washington
Wilson
Bernard M. Baruch
Federal Industries Board
Henry P. Davison
Europe
Taft Favors President's Trip in New York Speech
President Taft, delivering remarks in New York, expresses support for the president's upcoming overseas trip. He emphasizes unity and the nation's role in international affairs during the address at a League event.
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Taft
New York
William Howard Taft
The
League
Earthquake renders Stevens Lighthouse useless off coast
Victoria December 7 The quake felt in several coastal cities cracked the Stevens Lighthouse glass spilled mercury and knocked the beacon out of service. The light, powerful enough to be seen fifty miles at sea, is the strongest on the British Columbia coast and usually first picked up by vessels from the Orient.
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B. C
Victoria
Stevens
British Columbia
Orient
British Day Celebrations Spread Across Cities
On December 7 a wide display of the Union Jack marked British Day in New York and shuttle towns with dinners and fetes. Special church services were planned for tomorrow. Across the United States British Day was celebrated with parades and mass meetings in cities including Washington and Portland Oregon.
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New York
Washington
United States
Portland Oregon
United States to raise Lima legation to embassy
Secretary Robert Lansing urged Congress to elevate the American Legation at Lima to an embassy Peru will name an ambassador to the United States The move reflects a formal upgrade in diplomatic relations between the two nations and the pending appointment of a Peruvian ambassador to Washington.
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United States
Peru
Washington
Robert Lansing
Congress
Lima
May order masks to be resumed in San Francisco
San Francisco reports rising influenza cases with 20 new cases by noon. Officials consider ordering residents to resume masking on Monday to curb the spread.
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San Francisco
Kaiser Abdication Decree Leaves Subjects to Choose
London dispatch reports the Kaiser's abdication decree stating he renounces the throne to end mourning and suffering and frees his subjects to select a government deemed most honorable and suited to their interests.
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London
Hearst's Paper Denies German Propaganda Ties
The New York American denies any knowledge of William Bayard Hale's relations with Germany during his Berlin trip. Hale was said to be selected for German propaganda work after being discharged by President Wilson as a special agent in Mexico and earning a salary of $15,000 yearly. Telegrams to the Senate committee report names of men seeking hearings, with Albert Buswell Hart of Harvard among those scheduled for next Tuesday.
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New York
New York American
Hearst
William Bayard Hale
Berlin
Germany
American
Hale
Wilson
Mexico
United States
Washington
Senate Investigating Committee
Albert Buswell Hart
Harvard
Christmas Joy For All In Alaska Ready Gifting
A local reflection celebrates the anticipation of Christmas and the happiness it brings to children and adults alike. It notes that even in Alaska no child should be denied a gift and that societies and generous individuals stand ready to help families in need with presents for the holiday season.
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Alaska
Wiey
Monster plane by Germans to cross Atlantic
Berlin reports the Germans are constructing an aeroplane capable of 3000 horsepower with wingspread around 198 feet for a trans Atlantic flight. They plan to maintain a regular schedule across the Atlantic and expect more monster planes if the first proves practical.
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London
Berlin
London Express
Atlantic
Pickles and Candy Ordered for Soldiers Overseas
Nine billion pounds of candy have been ordered for Christmas along with 555,000 gallons of pickles. The men overseas will receive a real Christmas dinner, whether on Allied or German soil, under current plans reported from Washington.
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Washington
Wartime Casualty Reports Delayed to Next of Kin
Washington December 7 16 000 major casualties including killed in action died of wounds and missing not reported to the next of kin by the War Department Arrears in minor casualties are much larger
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Washington
War Department
Former President of Portugal Fired At by A Citizen
In Lisbon an unidentified man fired at former President Sidonia on December 7. the shot missed and the assailant was arrested.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Dr. Sidonia
British warship Cassandra hits mine in Baltic Sea
London report says the British warship Cassandra struck a mine in the Baltic Sea and eleven sailors are missing. The official announcement was issued last evening, confirming the incident and ongoing search efforts.
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London
Baltic Sea
Mail Aviator Hogland Heads to Sacramento Route
Lieut Hogland the mail aviator departed Seattle carrying mail bound for Sacramento and planned to land in Eugene Oregon tonight traveling at five miles an hour.
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Seattle
Hogland
Sacramento
Eugene
Oregon
Turks Massacres Reported Across Caucasus and Baku
Amsterdam reports from Berlin allege Turkish forces massacred Armenians during evacuations of three Caucasian towns. fuller details claim fighting continues in Baku with over fifty thousand killed and Tartars permitted to plunder Armenian victims.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Baku
Tartar
Troop Discharges Speeds Up as War Ends
Washington dispatches report Gen. Peyton C. March announced over 200000 troops released in the United States last week and a plan to speed the discharge program. Some 18000 officers and men have sailed from France. Secretary Baker urged friends and families to avoid providing intoxicants to soldiers during homecomings.
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Washington
Peyton C. March
United States
France
Newton D. Baker
Department of War
Shipbuilders Granted Greater Freedom on Private Contracts
Washington reports that shipbuilders may accept private contracts for steel and wooden vessels for American interests and wooden vessels for foreign interests without needing a government permit, expanding private contracting latitude as of December 7.
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Washington
Enemies Interned in United States Reach 5037
Washington December report from the Adjutant General shows 5,037 enemy aliens interned in the United States.
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The
United States
Washington
Adjutant General
Taft declines offer to be National Baseball Commissioner
New York December 7 William Isleward Taft has declined the offer to become National Baseball Commissioner.
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Taft
Baseball Commission
New York
William Isleward Taft
Two Nations to Agree on Peace Terms Declared
London authorities stated no possibility of a dispute between British and American governments over peace terms. Lord Robert Cecil, under secretary for foreign affairs, told a New York Tribune correspondent that disagreement could not be conceived.
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London
Lord Robert Cecil
New York Tribune
Brazil Mobilizes Forces Reported In Lima
Lima dispatch reports confirmed rumors that Brazil is mobilizing its military forces. No further details were provided on timing or scope.
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Lima
Une
Brazil
German Crown Prince Renounces Right to Throne
Paris dispatch reports Crown Prince Frederick renounced all claim to the German throne amid unrest in Berlin. Amsterdam sources note Holland may extradite the Kaiser if pressed, but could seek a lifetime internment of Kaiser and Crown Prince in a Dutch colony.
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Berlin
Paris
Frederick
London
Amsterdam
Holland
Murder charge filed against Kaiser in France
Paris reports a charge of murder against the former Kaiser was filed by Attorney General Lescoure, based on a claim by Madame Prieur related to her husband killed in the Sussex torpedoing. The ministry views the charge admissible for trial in French courts under extradition laws.
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Paris
Matin
Kaiser
France
Lescoure
Ministry of Justice
Madame Prieur
Sussex
Prussian Government Ends Immunity for Hohenzollerns
Berlin reports the Prussian government has withdrawn the immunity privilege from the Hohenzollerns. This removes the final obstacle to prosecuting former royal family members if they return and face charges.
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Berlin
Soldiers paralyze Berlin parade with gunfire deaths rise
In Berlin soldiers firing on a demonstration not represented in the Soldiers and Workmen's Council killed sixteen and wounded fifteen as they refused to disperse during a parade. The incident, reported from Berlin and Copenhagen, marks a violent protest linked to concerns over council representation.
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Copenhagen
Associated Press
Berlin
Executive Council
Wilson Address in Berlin Summary Amid Peace Talks
Associated Press summary of President Wilson's address transmitted to Berlin finds little comment in local papers. The Korresponder, organ of national liberals, says Germany seeks substantial comfort from the message but will have only a shadow of an existence at the peace congress hosted by the Allies at Versailles.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Wilson
Korresponder
National Liberals
Germany
Versailles
German Cabinet Holds Extraordinary Meeting
London dispatch reports the German Cabinet convened an extraordinary meeting on Thursday to consider Allied occupation of Berlin due to Germany's alleged failure to comply with armistice terms. No decision has been announced yet.
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London
Berlin
Germany
Dutch minister appeals to workingmen to fight Bolsheviki
Dutch Minister to Petrograd, arriving in Holland via Germany, urges workers of all nations to oppose the Bolsheviki. He accuses the Bolsheviks of seeking high wages with no work, seizing others’ property, and avoiding punishment or taxation. British warships entered Reval to aid Estonia against Bolshevik influence, aided by hopes of checking Bolsheviks. Bavarian premier Kurt Freiherr von Fisnir is expected to replace German Foreign Minister Siel in Berlin.
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Amsterdam
Petrograd
Holland
Germany
Paris
Reval
Esthenia
Hamburg Soldiers Council claims gold sent to Kaiser
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Hamburg Soldiers and Sailors Council president stating twenty bags of minted gold have been sent to the Kaiser. The claim appears in a Dec 7 report noting the transfer amid tensions and wartime exchanges.
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Amsterdam
Hamburg Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Council
American in charge of Berlin labor program
Dr. James Crack, American head of the Berlin Department of Labor, reports rapid reconstruction progress as 24,000 Berlin men are unemployed and 3,000 register daily with estimates rising to 70,000 idle after troop demobilization.
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Dr. Crack
Berlin
Germany
London
James Crack
American troops enter Mainz fortress on Rhine front
Amsterdam dispatch reports American forces have entered the German fortress of Mainz on the left bank of the Rhine. Belgian cavalry has occupied Düsseldorf as Allied operations continue along the front.
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Amsterdam
Mainz
Rhine River
Dusseldorff
Five I divisions assigned to occupation duties in Europe
Ton C. March announced that five additional I divisions are definitively assigned to the American occupation army entering Germany. Five divisions will occupy Luxembourg and form the second line of occupation, ready for deployment.
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Washington
Pey
Germany
Luxemburg
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