President Wilson Aboard George Washington on Uneventful Voyage
President Wilson remains in quarters aboard the George Washington with a slight cold as the ship sails toward France. The convoy led by the Pennsylvania shows the presidential party advancing about 17 knots through fine but windy seas while Wilson reads mail then dictates notes. A public speech outlining U S goals at the peace conference is planned after arrival, with discussions among Lansing and Henry White.
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President Wilson
George Washington
New York
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Lansing
Henry White
America
France
United States
Hylan
New York City
Unavy Department
Wilson to Be Italy's Guest in December Visit
Rome reports President Wilson is expected as guest of King Victor Emmanuel for the last days of December. The mayor plans an unprecedented reception with architects joining three municipal palaces. The tour ends with a Vatican visit and major ceremonies not seen since the Kaiser’s prewar Rome visit. A special presentation likely at the Aida Costanza theatre.
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Wilson
Italy
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Vatican
Kaiser
Aida Costanz
Six Day Bike Race at Madison Square Garden
New York December 5 at 2 pm the 86th hour of the six day race at Madison Square Garden shows riders covering 1492 miles and 9 laps Eaton leading the pace. The 86 hour record stands at 1705 miles and 9 laps set by Lawson and Drobach in 1914. Team standings stay as they were at 10 o’clock with the same relative positions.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Eaton
Lawson
Drobach
Pope to Permit Catholics to Form Italian Political Party
Rome telegraph dispatch reports Vatican circles say the pope will issue a Yuletide manifesto allowing Catholics to form a political party and participate in Italian politics, ending a ban since 1870 and signaling possible Roman question split.
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Catholic Party For
Italy
London
Vatican
Rome
Flesigns As Capital Committee Head Resigns
Judge Robert Lovett resigned as head of the Capital Committee and as an administrator at the Railway Administration. He will return to the Union Pacific Railroad, effective immediately, ending his oversight of expenditures.
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Flesigns
Capital Committee
Washington
Robert
Lovett
Union Pacific Railroad
Americans Rest On March To The Rhine
American Third Army rested after a three day advance toward the Rhine with units beyond Bitburg, 16 miles north of Treves. Troops pouring into Treves were met with sullen silence by residents as doughboys marched in steel helmets and rifles at the ready. Civil and military authorities assess local administration, noting food inquiries show ample supply though quality lags peace standards and some towns are governed by soldiers or workers councils.
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Germany
Rhine
Bitburg
Treves
Preston Brown
Harry Smith
Smith
Belgian Rulers in Paris Amid Welcoming Crowds
King Albert of Belgium Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Brabant arrive in Paris with a vast crowd including Belgian refugees. A 101 gun salute greets them at Bois Boulogne station as President Poincare and his wife join the welcomes. Royal party escorted to the foreign office as flags from Yser to Dixmude frame the scene.
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Paris
Albert
Belgium
Elizabeth
Prince of Brabant
Bois Boulogne
Poincare
Seine River
Yser
Ypres
Dixmude
Work of British Navy Blockade Proclaimed by Geddes
London reports Sir Eric Geddes says fifteen thousand ships carrying contrabands were stopped by ten British fleet squadrons over 800 miles between the Orkneys and Iceland. He lauds sea power as Britain’s salvation and world force, noting under four percent of contraband ships evaded blockade and praising squadron crews who fought through night storms.
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London
Orkney Islands
Iceland
Eric Geddes
Eric
Great Britain
Sir Eric
Mrs Skeels Indicted in Bayonne Brother’s Death
Jersey City dispatch says Mrs Bes sie May Skeels awaiting trial in Andover Mass for murder of Miss Florence Gay. Grand jury indicts her for killing her brother Albert J. H. Wilkins in Bayonne on August 7, 1918, based on an autopsy of the exhumed body. Arsenic is charged as the poison.
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Jersey City
N. J
Des
Bessie May Skeels
Andover
Mass
Florence Gay
Studson County Erand
Albert J. H. Wilkins
Bayonne
Wilkinson
Gould’s Condition Satisfactory After Kidney Operation
George J. Gould is reported in satisfactory condition at Roosevelt Hospital after an operation to remove stone like substances from his left kidney. The financier had been ill for a month and was operated on yesterday. Two other distinguished patients, Theodore and Benjamin Duke, are at the same hospital.
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George J. Gould
New York
Roosevelt Hospital
Theodore
Benjamin Duke
Loans to Allies Must Continue in Peace Time
Washington reports the United States will extend loans to allied governments even after peace, with Secretary McAdoo set to ask Congress for authority. About $8.22 billion in credits have been issued since April 1918. the remaining balance of the $10 billion appropriation is $1.80 billion. The policy aims to meet essential needs while limiting new loans, and a European inter-allied council in London will provide future needs data.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdouy
America
McAdoo
Treasury
Europe
Inter-Allied Council On War Purchases and Finance
Oscar T. Crosby
the Treasury
War Industries Board
Cummins bill quashed by Senate committee
Washington December 5 the senate foreign relations committee voted unanimously to defeat Cummins resolution to send a senate committee to Paris to observe the peace conference Some members argued the move was undignified would embarrass the American peace commissioners detract from the president’s influence or be better advised by other sources Chairman Hitchcock said he would report the measure adversely as promised.
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Washington
Cummins
Senate
Paris
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hitchcock
Mustered Out at Camp Devens Ayer Station Sendoff
About 1,000 soldiers of the depot brigade cheered as a train bound for Boston pulled into Ayer station at Camp Devens Massachusetts. The men, mustered out of the cantonment, broke into applause and singing as they boarded for homeward travel.
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Camp Devens
Mass
Boston
Ayer Station
Depot Brigade
Two Airmen Injured in Kentucky Flight Collision
Frankfort Kentucky December 5 Lieuts W F Carlisle of Philadelphia and J L Hawkinson of New York City both of the 29th aero squadron were injured while attempting a landing after a flight from West Point Kentucky The plane struck a tree uprooting it and smashing the aircraft The extent of their injuries is not yet known
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Frankfort
Lieut
W. F. Carlisle
Philadelpha
J. L. Hawkinson
New York City
29Th Aero Squadron
West Point
New Credit to Greece Increases Allied Aid Totals
The statement shows a new credit to Greece of 23,764,036 dollars, bringing Greece's total to 39,554,036 dollars. The grand total to all allies rises to 8,220,340,702 dollars.
Clearing House Statement for New York Listing
Sub-treasury credit totals 8,587,506 with exchanges at 640,479,152 and balances of 62,120,784, all reported for New York.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
British Transport Lands 1,000 Troops in New York
The British transport Orca docked at West 15th Street with 1,924 American troops, taken to Camp Mills. The hospital ship Comfort with 400 wounded is due to dock today. The Leviathan with 9,000 soldiers from France is expected December 15. One death on the Orca, Sergeant Carroll Savage of the 471st aero squadron, from Peabody, Mass. A returning aviator condemned German conduct, recalling a comrade’s wreck and theft of his rings.
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New York
Orca
West 15Th Street
Hudson River
Camp Mills
Comfort
France
Brest
Carroll Savage
471St Aero Squadron
Peabody
Mass
George Garret Dunn
Oakland
Cal
Navy to Release 100000 Sailors From Service
Washington December 5 The Navy Department authorized the release of about 100000 sailors or 20 percent of the present force. No men in foreign waters will be discharged until after return home. Discharges at home require that the services are not necessary. Naval schools will finish by year end, special schools may continue and be commissioned in the reserve. Secretary Daniels noted deals with Marconi Wireless plants are pending and control of wireless stations by the government is deemed essential.
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Washington
United States Naval Force
Navy Department
Daniels
Navy
Marconi Wireless
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
New York
Psychic spell broken as gunfire breaks trance
Claemont New Hampshire December 5 17 year old Amy Gile who had been held in a series of trances by a mysterious stranger is reported to be slowly recovering. The bark of an automatic pistol fired near her home is believed to have broken the psychic influence. Amy says the man indicated a release from his control and had previously warned when she would be free.
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Claemont
N. H
Amy Gile
Miss Gile
Red Cross alleges War Department blocked casualty reports
Washington December 5 William H Castle Red Cross bureau chief charged before the senate military affairs committee that the War Department squelched casualty information gathered with American troops in France He said the department ordered his office to deny relatives information unless they had been officially notified by the department
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Red Cross
Washington
War Department
France
Senate Military Affairs Committee
William H. Castle
Red Cross Bureau of Communication
Freestone Lodge Invited to British Day Celebration
Freestone Lodge No. 93 Sons of St. George plans to attend the British Day celebration in New Britain on Saturday December 7. A special meeting is called for this evening at 8 o clock at Center street rooms to finalize arrangements. Members urged to attend and auto truck transportation expected.
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Freestone Lodge
Sons of St. George
New Britain
Center Street
Demand for Hindenburg Arrest Sparks Outcry
London dispatch reports the Leipsic Soviet demanding the arrest of Field Marshal von Hindenburg after a pamphlet issued under his signature urged soldiers to crush German extremists. The note cites an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
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Hindenburg
London
Leipsic Soviet
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
Copenhagen
Cable Company Seeks Halt to Postmaster General Largely War Powers
New York December court activity concerns the Commercial Cable Co suing to stop Postmaster General Burleson from operating its lines. The company argues seizure after the armistice violated constitutional limits on war powers and harmed public interest. Clarence H. Mackay leads the firm with cables from the United States to Canada, the Azores, France and England.
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New York
Commercial Cable Co
Albert S. Burleson
Wilson
Charles E. Hughes
Postmaster General
The
United States
Canada
Azores
France
England
Clarence H. Mackay
State Guard Disbanding Planned in Connecticut
New Haven Conn December 5 The military emergency board of Connecticut is expected to announce plans to disband roughly one third of the state guard forces reducing the total from about 12 500 to around 5 000. Discharges will target units with no local drill facilities and findings rely on recent inspections and wartime needs.
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New Haven
Conn
Military Emergency Board
State of
Connecticut
Turkish Fleet Surrenders and Is Interned in Golden Horn
The Turkish fleet including the cruiser Goeben has surrendered to the allies and been interned in the Golden Horn. A dreadnought six destroyers and four German submarines turn over from the Russian Black Sea fleet. Separate item notes retrenchment delays as November spending hits 1,935,249,000 amid war policy questions.
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London
Goeben
Golden Horn
Black Sea
Farrell urges expanding foreign trade over Germany
James A. Farrell, president of United States Steel, told the business men's reconstruction congress in Atlantic City that American finance must go into countries with the best foreign trade prospects. He argued there should be no economic boycott against Germany, insisting an unre formed Germany cannot demand the blockade’s end.
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Atlantic City
N. J
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Business Men’s Reconstruction Congress
Farrell
Germany
German Propaganda Inquiry in Senate Hearing
Washington December 5 Major Lowrey Humes told the Senate judiciary sub committee of an effort to prove a link between Dr Heinrich Albert financial man of the German embassy and Alexander Konta a New York attorney in spreading German propaganda before the United States entered the war Konta was heavily questioned by Humes about a project to ship American wheat cent and then to Germany in during the inquiry.
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Washington
Henrich Albert
Alexander Konta
New York
United States
Lowrey Humes
Senate Judiciary
Konta
Humes
Germany
Glass nomination sent to Senate
Washington reports President Wilson nominated Representative Carter Glass of Virginia for secretary of the treasury to succeed William Gibbs McAdoo. Glass will not discuss the nomination until Senate action. aides say he accepted after persuasion, acknowledging the office's heavy responsibilities.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Carter Glass
Virginia
United States Treasury
William Gibbs McAdoo
Glass
McAdoo
House Committee On Banking and Currency
White House
Europe
Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness Called for Redemption
Washington December 5 treasury notes of series four E dated September 3 1918 maturing January 2 1919 were called for redemption at par and accrued interest on December 19 1918. Interest will cease on that date. McAdoo says the move signals faster retirement of certificates and saves interest.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Treasury
Adriatic Leaves With Troops for New York
Washington dispatch reports the transport Adriatic sailed from Liverpool for New York on December 2 carrying 90 officers and 2213 enlisted men. General March announced the voyage. The army unit list includes aerial squadrons 838th 338th 226th 331th 472nd 377th 837th and air service construction companies Fourth Sixth Seventh Seventh Eighth Ninth plus casualty detachments totaling numerous officers and men.
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Adriatic
Washington
Liverpool
New York
General March
Air Service
Pershing Advance Reaches New Third Army Line
Washington reports the American Third Army moved south of the Moselle and reached the general line including Berncastel Malhorn Atzenhausen. Northwest of Berncastel remained unchanged as of the war department communique.
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Pershing
Washington
Moselle
Berncastel- Malhorn-Atzenhausen
War Department
Berncastel
United States Extends New Credit to Greece and Allies
Washington on December six established an additional credit to Greece of 23,764,036 dollars, bringing Greece total to 39,554,036 dollars and the allies grand total to 8,220,340,702 dollars.
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Greece
Washington
United States
Allies to Decide Fate of Ex Kaiser
Allied dispatches report that Britain and other powers press no limits on naval supremacy and that an allied tribunal will try the ex Kaiser and others guilty of international law violations. President Wilson is said to share these views and the tribunal will include representatives from the states that suffered most.
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Wilson
London
Austria Not Urged Into War Says Austrian Foreign Secretary
London December 5 Otto Bauer Austrian foreign secretary says documents show Germany was passive and did not urge Austria into the war which was declared to prevent Serbia from disrupting Austria-Hungary Austria seeks a peace settlement with territorial questions to be settled by arbitration and all nationalities issues by arbitration an international railway outlet to the Adriatic via Germany.
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Austria
London
Otto Bauer
Foreign Office
Germany
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Daily News Today
German Republic
Bauer
Adriatic
Wilson May Create Discord at Peace Conference
Yale Law professor Edward S Woollsey of New Haven says constitutional objections to President Wilson abroad are negligible but warns his insistence on all demands could cause discord at the peace table. He urges harmony among allied interests to avoid friction.
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Yale Law Authority
New Haven
Wilson
Edward S. Woollsey
Yale
Crown Prince Innocent Denies War Hand in War
London report quotes the former crown prince of Germany saying neither he nor the ex Kaiser should be punished by the allies. He denies any role in starting the war and calls the armistice terms crushing and unfair. He notes his father is a broken man and asserts they are both down and out.
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London
Germany
Daily Mirror
Commerce committee asks for Hog Island report from attorney general
The commerce committee today called on the attorney general to produce a report on his investigation of irregularities in ship construction at Hog Island yard. The inquiry, intended to start months ago, has yielded no word on conditions there from the attorney general.
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Hog Island
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Hog Island Yard
Thes
Move to Abrogate Treaties in Senate Trade Policy
Washington December 5 The cancellation of France's commercial treaties spurs the senate to consider a resolution seeking abrogation of all treaties that hinder giving preference to Americans and American ships in import and export trade.
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Washington
France
Senate
Metal Prices Update From New York Market
Lead metal prices quoted in New York on December 5 show offered levels for December at 8.40, January at 8.20, February at 8.10, and March at 8.00. East St. Louis figures are noted as quiet with no additional changes.
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East St
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