ARE COMING HOME FROM FRANCE IN PROGRESS OF DEMOBILIZATION
General Pershing designated the Thirty-ninth Seventy-seventh and Ninety-second divisions for early return with 3 451 officers and 79 663 men. Elements of several other divisions will follow as transport becomes available. Demobilization of 649 000 men is underway in US camps. 46 000 have already been discharged. By December end 150 000 to 176 000 expeditionary troops expected home. 300 000 monthly transport capacity hoped.
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France
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War Department
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Joe Stecher
Nebraska
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Grand Island
Norfolk
Powell
Kaiser Shifts War Blame in Private Talk
Former German Emperor Wilhelm II sought to place responsibility for the war on former chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg and Foreign Minister Gottlieb von Jagow. In a private discussion with Dr. George Wegener, he claimed the late policy was driven by those two officials and that he was unaware of it, stating he was sent to Norway against his will.
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Copenhagen
William
Germany
Theobald von Bethmann- Hollweg
Gottlieb von Jagow
George Wegener
Dr. Wegener
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Herr von Jagow
Norway
Restore Old Postal Rates in Washington Finance Committee Action
The finance committee adopted amendments establishing new second class postage rates effective with the revenue bill. It repeals the current graduated zone rates for newspapers magazines and other periodicals and introduces a 1 cent per pound rate within 200 miles and 1 percent per pound outside. A second amendment restores July 1 1919 rates of 2 cents per ounce for letters and 1 cent for postcards.
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Washington
Finance Committee
Revised Casualty List Shows 262693 American Army Deaths
New figures place total American army casualties at 262693 through November 26 excluding prisoners. The rise of 28000 over last week reflects 13106 more missing in action. Pershing has not explained the increase and previous prisoner figures remain unreadable.
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Washington
Pershing
Eleven Hundred Jews Slain in Lemberg Pogrom
A Reuters style report states eleven hundred Jews were killed in Lemberg during pogroms last Friday and Sunday. Jews barricaded in a synagogue were burned when the refuge was set afire, and escapees were shot. The Jewish news agency cites widespread destruction in Lemburg Galacia with bombs on 600 Jewish houses and thousands killed.
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London
Lemberg
Lemburg
Galacia
Peru on a War Basis as Forces Mobilize
Lima reports army reserves in the region have been called to the colors. Three more Chilean consuls have sailed for Valparaiso. Dispatches request immediate travel to Rio Janeiro for urgent duties.
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Peru
Lima
Valparaiso
Rio Janeiro
Allied fleet anchors in the Bosphorus amid Turkish turmoil
Fifty British French and Italian warships form an allied squadron in the Bosphorus as Constantinople becomes a relief hub. British and other contingents set up headquarters, an aerial unit is near the city, food prices soar, railways disrupt rationing, and American personnel report varied fates amid ongoing diplomatic break with Turkey.
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Scorpion
Golden Horn
Smyrna
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Simon von Sanders
Damascus
Aleppo
Black Sea
Odessa
Tewfik Pasha
Riza Tewfik
American College For Girls
Peru Breaks With Chile Withdraws Consuls Amid Riots
Lima reports Peru has withdrawn consuls from Chile after renewed anti-Peruvian riots in Iquiqui and Antofagasta. No official dispatches for 48 hours. censorship suspected at Chilean ports. Peruvians in Chile urged to leave on Urbamba from Valparaiso, with Callao awaiting evacuees.
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Peru
Chile
Iquiqui
Antofagasta
Urbamba
Valparaiso
Callao
Navy Saved the Situation London Thanksgiving Dinner
Admiral Viscount Jéllicoe praised the United States Navy for saving the situation in the spring of last year. He credited the convoy system and offensive operations against German submarines with enabling Allied efforts and noted the arrival of battle squadrons strengthened British resolve and enduring comradeship.
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London
Jellicoe
Navy War Deaths Reach 1200 As War Costs Rise
The navy reports 1,233 war deaths with no disease figures. Most bodies of sailors dying abroad are returned home. Surgeon general trims navy medical department appropriations from 15 million to 9.2 million under current war plans.
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Navy Washington
Navy
Navy Medical Department
Secretary McAdoo seeks raises for Treasury staff
Secretary McAdoo asked Congress to raise salaries for six assistant secretaries to 7600 dollars a year from 5000 and to grant smaller increases for other Treasury Department officials and employees.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
McAdoo
American Editors Return from British Front Tour
A party of American editors and journalists who visited the British front in France returned aboard the Balmoral Castle, which arrived in New York. They were invited by the British government to tour and report on conditions along the front.
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New York
France
State Notes from Nebraska on Roads, War News and Growth
Reports detail Kearney hotel work resuming and a $2,000,000 to $6,000,000 good roads bond for Omaha area. Also notes FOt Crook and Florence field retention, royal train of local awards, university football draw with Notre Dame, and various civic, business and war effort updates across Nebraska.
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Omaha
Fort
Fort Crook
Florence Field
Annie King
Nebraska
King and Murray Ranch
Alliance
Hopes for Cooperation of Public and Congress
Chief Executive presents a lengthy message outlining aims, purposes, and world peace accomplishments. He stresses cooperation with the public and Congress and honors soldiers who died, insisting the nation must continue to strive for peace and security.
President Whison Stresses Duty at Conference
The president declares that gallant servicemen fought for true national ideals and that he must ensure their sacrifices are not misinterpreted. He says his duty now is to play his full part in upholding what they sought with their lives.
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Whison
Wilson announces trip to Paris for peace conference
President Wilson told a joint session he will travel to Paris for the peace conference and maintain close contact via cables. He described taking over the U S cable system to unify news transmission and urged public and congressional cooperation. He pressed for railroad reform and supported a three year building program while urging suffrage by federal amendment.
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Congress
Wilson
Paris
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America
France
War Trade Board
Plot to restore imperialism in Berlin foiled
London reports a Berlin plot to restore imperial rule and bring back Emperor William. Field Marshal von Mackensen General von Born and Count Sixt von Annin led the effort with funds from munition makers. A secret agent overheard a telephone call causing the scheme to collapse and arrests to follow. No direct link to William Hohenzollern proven, but his former aides reportedly carried the plan to Berlin.
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Amerongen
Holland
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Dusty) Rhodes
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