Peace Plans Near Yet In Flux As Berlin Deal Looms
Reports from Berlin indicate peace plans unsettled with Bolshevik influence waning and conservative socialist control in Germany. President Wilson’s posture unclear while he weighs American delegation makeup and possible Paris conference attendance amid pressure from labor and pro peace factions. Officials fear radical action and emphasize cautious moves at Versailles or a parallel peace conference.
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Germany
Wilson
America
Great Britain
Italy
Versailles
United States
Britain
France
Paris
Japan
Copper Prices to Remain Under Regulation and Allocation
Washington reports an accord among copper industry representatives and the industrial board to continue government regulation of copper materials allocation and current production and wage levels. The agreement remains in effect until January.
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Washington
Copper Industries
Industrial Board
Fire Destroys Cambridge Tenement Section
A Cambridge Massachusetts fire on Putnam Street and adjacent areas left fifteen people homeless. Several residents were slightly burned as houses burned and the area was evacuated. Authorities reported extensive damage and investigations underway.
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Cambridge
Mess
Putnam
Evacuation Speeds Ahead as Allies Advance Front
Paris reports rapid German evacuation and shifting lines as Allied forces advance beyond the old front. L Intransigent notes German officers alerting French to mine locations and plans to overturn materials. German naval envoys say submarines will be turned over in 12 days.
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Paris
L'Intransigant
New Victoria Cross awards honor Rutherford and Harvey
London Gazette announces Victoria Crosses to British and Colonial soldiers. Lieut Rutherford of a Quebec regiment used bluff and signaling to capture 45 enemies and three machine guns, then stopped a machine gun fire to aid his assault. Private Jack Harvey of the London regiment single-handedly captured a machine gun, killed two gunners, bayoneted another, and forced a dugout surrender.
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London
British Wireless
London Gazette
Rutherford
Quebec
Jack Harvey
American air wireless telephone credited to Culver
New York reports that Colonel C C Culver, stationed in Washington, helped develop the air plane wireless telephone used by American planes. John D Ryan allowed limited details as tests began at San Diego and service occurred on the western front for weeks before the armistice. The device lets voice be heard above engine roar over several miles.
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New York
C. C. Culver
Washington
John D. Ryan
San Diego
Cal
Heavy sentences handed to two soldiers at Camp Meade
At Camp Meade Maryland on November 16 two courts martial sentenced Charles Wheeler of Pittsburgh and James Livingston of Springfield to fifteen years confinement in the United States disciplinary barracks Fort Leavenworth for disobeying the orders of their superior officers.
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Camp Meade
Charles Wheeler
Pittsburg
James W. Livingston
Springfield
Mass
United States Disciplinary Barracks
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Liberty Bonds Missing in Wall Street Disappearance
New York authorities on November 16 arrested brokers Louis M. Kardos and Adolph A. Kolstereich of Kardos & Co. on charges of receiving stolen Liberty bonds. They pursue $150,000 in missing bonds believed lost in the Wall Street district over the past ten days, with other defendants facing related indictments.
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New York
Wall Street
Louis M. Kardos
Adolph A. Kolstereich
Kardos & Co
Raccoon Threat Ends in Tragedy Near Stamford
Excitement over a large raccoon in a chicken coop led to the death of Mrs. Michael de Mott, wife of a local automobile dealer. The animal fled when she attempted to drive it away, was shot by a policeman, and she then suffered a stroke.
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Stamford
Michael de Mott
British Enter Constanza Port as Romanian Campaign Opens
London reports British troops have entered Constanza on the Black Sea and are slated to move toward Bucharest. An Exchange Telegram dispatch from Paris today indicates the capital is the next objective, with operations unfolding over the weekend.
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Constanza
London
Black Sea
Bucharest
Paris
Ex Kaiserin to Join Husband in Holland
Amsterdam reports the former German empress is expected in Holland soon to join her husband. The ex-crown prince and other German officers are on parole, according to a report today.
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Amsterdam
Holland
France Cleared of Enemy Troops and Armistice Proofs
A Lyons dispatch reports French forces have entered Belgium and advanced toward Metz as German retreat continues. Allies report early trials of armistice terms with prisoners being repatriated via Switzerland and the Netherlands. Artillery deliveries under the fourth term proceed, including thousands of guns and planes to Allied sectors, with Belgian and British fronts welcoming the liberators.
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Frontier of
Lorraine
Washington
Lyons
Belgium
Giver
Moselle
Metz
Germany
Brussels
Strassburg
Switzerland
Holland
Clemenceau
United States Extends $266 Million Allied Loans
Washington November 16 United States government extends a 266 million dollar credit to Belgium the Czecho Slovak National Council Great Britain and Italy The breakdown lists Belgium 9 million Czecho Slovak council 7 million Great Britain 200 million and Italy 50 million The total U S loans to allies rises to 8 178 976 666 according to Secretary McAdoo
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Belgium
Ialy
England
Washington
United States
Czecho- Slovak National Council
Great Britain
Italy
McAdoo
Ex Yale Football Captain Killed in Action
Lieut Alexander D Wilson formerly captain of the Yale football eleven was killed in action on October 1. He was ordered to a base camp but refused to leave the front line trenches saying I came over here to fight and I want to stay in the front line. The report came from Wilsons home in Binghampton New York.
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Yale
Boston
Alexander D. Wilson
Wilson
Binghampton
N. Y
Abandonment of War Shoe Schedule Reported
Washington reports the war industries board and manufacturers will abandon the shoe schedule that split footwear into four quality classes with set maximum prices. The conservation program will continue for a time, officials say.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Railways Closed to Civilians in Demobilization Period
Paris reports Prussian railways to be closed to civilian traffic during demobilization. German government asks peasants to form vigilance committees to maintain order and ensure food distribution for hungry civilians and returning soldiers, advices say.
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Paris
Plans to Muster Out Soldiers at Camp Taylor
Brig. Gen. Austin reports plans to muster out soldiers in camps here. The note signals possible early demobilization of Camp Taylor as its normal capacity is 36,000 men.
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Taylor
Austin
Return of Soldiers Y M C A Plans Food Trucks for War Captives
Paris reports Allied military representatives discuss expediting prisoner repatriation. The Y M C A asks to dispatch trucks with food and tobacco to prisoners, but permission is not yet granted. Already many American, French and Italian prisoners are reaching American lines after armistice due to claimed food shortages.
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Paris
Hoover and Hurley Sail for Europe to Tackle War Aftermath
New York, Nov 16 Herbert C Hoover national food administrator and Edward N Hurley chairman of the United States shipping board sail for Europe today to handle two major postwar tasks. Hoover will organize feeding for war torn nations and Hurley will plan safe swift repatriation of American troops overseas numbering over two million.
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New York
Herbert C. Hoover
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
President Wilson
Europe
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Hurley
Hoover on troop returns and postwar shipping needs
Mr Hurley outlined returning troops at 300000 a month and eight months to bring all from Europe. He noted shipping deliveries of 1 million tons this month and December, two thirds steel, with 450000 tons from South American trade. Hoover warned of Europe’s food gap, stressed aid to Belgian, Serbian, Romanian, Greek allies, and urged halting blockade to ease neutrals. He questioned the fate of enemy peoples and warned famine fuels unrest. About 200000 Furonean peoples face social disorder.
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Hurley
Mr. Hoover
Europe
Russia
Hungary
Denmark
Germany
Two Women Dead in Prague Oklahoma Cyclone Hit
Fort Smith Ark Nov 16 two women are reported dead and 15 or more others injured after a cyclone struck the town of Prague Oklahoma near here last night.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Prague
Okla
Demobilization Plan Outlines Nine-Stage Return From War
General March announces the demobilization of 1.7 million troops in nine stages. Initial discharges will affect development battalions and spruce production, with continuous releases including central training schools, U S guards, railroad divisions, depot brigades, replacement divisions, and combatant divisions last. Discharges proceed at about 30,000 per day, with physical exams and war risk status checks required before muster.
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Washington
War Department
P. C. March
Central
United States Guards
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Department
Congress
March
General March
United States
Pershing
New England
Camp Devens
Atlantic
General Pershing
Telephone Operator Collapses in Wauconda
In Wauconda Wisconsin on November 16 a night operator Miss Mabel Daley collapsed while writing a telegram to herself. The message notified her of the death of her brother Corporal Daley killed in action, and the telephone system briefly went dead as investigators examined the scene.
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Wauconda
Wis
Miss Mabel Daley
Corporal Daley
Sub Treasury Reports Friday Gains for Banks
New York November 16 The sub treasury gained thirty seven thousand dollars from banks on Friday as part of daily financial movements across the market and banking system during this period.
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Treasury Report
New York
Armistice Commission Told to Abandon Supplies at Spa
London dispatch reports the German Armistice Commission at Spa advised to leave all materials and personnel handling them behind at railway stations per annex two. The message urged immediate effectuation of the provision and warned the Entente will take far reaching protection measures.
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Spa
London
Armistice Commission
Entente
War costs estimated at twenty billion for US
Washington estimates from the house ways and means and senate finance committees after talks with Secretary McAdoo show the war cost to the American people at about 20 billion dollars. Total wartime appropriations reach 57 billion, with 27 billion saved after the war’s collapse and 10 billion loans to allies.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Sixty-Fifth Congress
the Treasury
Treasury
United States
Wilson
Paris Deputies to Honor Wilson Amid Peace Conference Talks
A solemn homage to President Wilson will be voted in the French chamber on Wednesday. Deputies Renaudel and Bracke proposed it as concerns grow over Wilson’s possible absence during the peace conference. The press names Lansing Baker Taft and Lodge as potential American envoys to join the delegation.
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Paris
Wilson
Chamber of Deputies
Renaudel
Bracke
Europe
Lansing
Baker
Taft
Senator Lodge
French Airmen Prepare for Atlantic Flight Prize
Paris dispatch reports French air aces start final preparations for attempting an Atlantic crossing for the $50,000 Northcliffe prize. The offer had been withdrawn during armistice to keep German forces from learning European flight advances.
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Northcliffe
Paris
Atlantic
Berlin
Railroad Administration Spent 403 Million in 1918
Washington announced that 403,864,950 dollars was spent on all railroad administration work from January 1 to September 30, 1918. The figure represents 34 percent of the total annual authorization for 1918.
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Railroad Administration
Washington
United States Railroad Administration
McAdoo
Spain Celebrates Allied Victory in Daily Demonstrations
Enthusiastic manifestations over the Allied victory are held each evening in most Spanish towns. Dispatches from Madrid say the Spanish king and government have sent telegrams of congratulation to all Allied heads of state.
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London
British Wireless Press
Spain
Madrid
Clearing House Statement Sub-treasury Debits and Balances
New York financial ledger shows sub-treasury debit of 960,681 with exchanges totaling 677,267.25 and remaining balances at 53,707,293. Indicates monetary movements and balance status as of November 16.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub
Treasury
German Fleet to Be Taken to Orkney After Armistice
German naval envoys agree to surrender the fleet valued at about 350 million dollars and move it to Orkney Island off northern Scotland. The Wiesbaden was sunk after refusing to surrender, with roughly 300 lives lost, and other battleships faced similar fates as revolutionaries obtained control. Allies will receive major ships under terms, and the vessels must depart by November 18.
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Orkney Island
Wiesbaden
London
Orkney
Scotland
Berne
Kaiser
Kaiserin
Koenig Albrecht
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Prinz Regent Luitpold
Martraf
Grosser Kurfverst
Bayern
Koenig Frederich der Grosse
Hindenburg
der Flinger
Sydlitz
Moltke
van der Tann
Emden
Franfurt
Amsterdam
Bern
Revenue bill sparks farmers protest against war tax plan
Washington November 16 Farmers National Committee condemns the war revenue bill passed by the house and the draft Senate bill as a tender to the wealthy and unjust to every service member and war worker. The statement cites proposed taxes on war profits incomes corporations unused land and customs to raise about twelve and a half dollars per year, arguing the wealthy seek to dodge their fair share of war costs.
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Farmer’s National Committee
Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Farmers’ National Committee On War Finance
Farmers*mittee
House Committee
U W Campaign Returns From Seventeen States
Early returns from seventeen states show U W campaign total contributions reaching 93 million. The southern army department tops quotas at 102 percent, with other regions at 85 73 71 63 and 50 percent respectively.
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New York
National United Work Campaign
Southern Army Department
Central
Lloyd George says Unionists seek Irish home rule with six counties excluded
Premier Lloyd George writes to Chancellor Bonar Law that Unionists claim the right to establish home rule for Ireland excluding the six northern counties. He adds the action should be postponed until conditions in Ireland allow it. Law is a unionist.
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London
Lloyd George
A. Bonar Law
Ireland
Foreign Legion Dinner in Paris Marks Allied Victory
American members of the French Foreign Legion who survived the war gathered informally in Paris on November 16 to celebrate Allied victory. Attendees included Lieut Lear Boulgny of New Orleans Strafford Lincoln Chatoff of Brooklyn Jack Casey of San Francisco Paul Rockwell of Atlanta Ernest Waldron of Paterson N J Algernion Sartoris of Washington grandson of General U S Grant Marius Phillips of San Francisco and Corporal Jack Noyet of Mobile Alabama.
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Foreign Legion
Paris
French Foreign Legion
Lieut
Lear Boulgny
New Orleans
Strafford Lincoln Chatoff
Brooklyn
Jack Casey
San Francisco
Paul Rockwell
Atlanta
Ernest Waldron
Paterson
N. J
Algernon Sartoris
Washington
U. S. Grant
Marius Phillips
Corporal Jack Noyet
Mobile
Ala
Spain Breaks With Bolsheviks Over Russia Relations
Washington dispatch reports Spain severed relations with the Bolshevik government. Perez Cablellero, Spain’s under secretary of state, announced there is no longer any Spanish representative in Russia. The move follows a diplomatic note received from Madrid via the French high commission.
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Spain
Washington
Perez Cablellero
Russia
Madrid
High Commission
Italians Capture Pola Naval Base
Italian troops occupied the town and forts of Pola, the Austro-Hungarian Adriatic naval base, as reported today. Earlier reports noted Italian sailors from warships at Pola had been involved, confirming the advance diesen.
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Pola
Agence
I. N
Rome
Adriatic
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