World Federation Plan Needs Help Across Atlantic
President plans a European trip to push his world federation idea and to discuss peace terms with Lloyd George Clemenceau and other leaders. Colonel House warns that his presence is essential to navigate German propaganda and threats to the postwar order. The plan faces two opposing camps: those seeking a black flag to a dictated peace and those aiming for a true league of nations to prevent future wars.
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Washington
Europe
Atlantic
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Paris
Versailles
United States
France
Japan
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Gerany
Counies
League of Nations
Jan
M. House
Ex Kaiser Planning Comeback Reported in London
London reports that British statesmen including Lord Robert Cecil allege Germans plot a federation led by the ex Kaiser. The plan would unite German populations of Germany German Austria Holland Switzerland and Sweden to seed another war with a revolution brewing in Holland Switzerland and Sweden. The Kaiser is said to be behind Ebert Max and Hindenburg and has not abdicated nor issued a valedictory message.
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London
Lord Robert Cecil
Germany
Austria
Holland
Switzerland
Sweden
Kaiser
Ebert
Max
Hindenburg
President to visit Europe for peace conference in six weeks
The president plans a six week trip to Europe to foster a harmonious peace conference. He will travel with Secretary Lansing and Mrs. Wilson on a large American liner, likely the Leviathan, visiting Britain and Italy if possible. He aims to visit American troops, Pershing, and the overseas fleet before returning.
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Wermany
Colonel House
Lansing
Wilson
U. S
Europe
Clemenceau
France
White House
Great Britain
Italy
Congress
Leviathan
United States
Robert Lansing
Paris
General Pershing
Senate backs Wilson on peace conference attendance
United States senators largely endorsed President Wilson's proposed attendance at the peace conference. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska noted it would emphasize presidential aims, while Senator Smith of Georgia said the trip is unusual yet crucial and that the president's presence will aid the world and the United States as a leading nation.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Smith
Georgia
Prisoners In Bad Shape Arrive From Metz In Nancy
British French and American prisoners of war reach Nancy from Metz in pitiable condition. Y M C A workers provide clothing and meals. Paris papers denounce Dutch aviators for banquet honoring the ex Kaiser blamed for French casualties.
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Paris
Nancy
Metz
China Names Wellington Koo as Peace Conference Delegate
Pekin November 18 Chinese foreign minister Li Cheng-Hsuang nominated Wellington Koo, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, to represent China at the peace conference in France.
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China
Pekin
Li Cheng-Hsuang
Wellington Koo
United States
France
Explosion Kills 200 Near Warn Germany
London dispatch reports a terrible explosion at Warn near Sologne Germany killing two hundred people this afternoon.
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London
Warn
Sologne
Germany
Sailors Commended for Bravery by Secretary Daniels
Secretary of the Navy Daniels commended Tan E. McIntyre and Elmer E. Lloyd for rescue and search actions. McIntyre saved a shipmate, Walter Biot, from drowning after a lighter incident near the U S S Tahoe. Lloyd recovered bodies after a seaplane wreck off Gull Point, Escambia Bay, Pensacola, Florida.
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Washington
Navy
Tan E. McIntyre
Wellsville
N. Y
Elmer E. Lloyd
Stealton
Canada
McIntyre
Walter E. Biot
U. S. S. Tahoe
Biot
Pensacola
Fla
Lloyd
Carl O. Peterson
Paul Reichel
Brussels Mayor Praises Americans in Belgian War Effort
Burgomaster Max of Brussels lauds American minister Brand Whitlock and Food Administrator Herbert Hoover for aiding Belgium. He hopes Hoover may become U.S. president. Cardinal Mercier speaks of Wilson’s peace role. Reports describe the ex Kaiser’s reception in Holland and the somber mood of General von Pleson as the German party travels onward.
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Max
Brussels
Bruges
King Albert
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Herbert Hoover
Olland
Switzerland
M. Max
Mr. Hoover
United States
Cardinal Mercier
International News Service
Wilson
Europe
Holland
Hohenzollern
Maared
Amerongen
General von Plesson
U Boat Crews Agree to Obey Orders at Wilhelmshaven
Amsterdam dispatches report German submarine crews at Wilhelmshaven have adopted a resolution to follow orders to move their U boats. Advices say commanders refused to take craft to England, seemingly fearing punishment for their crimes on the high seas.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmshaven
England
Bavaria Celebrates Revolutions Victory in Munich
In Munich a large celebration marks the success of Bavarian revolutions with speeches at the Valhalla opera house and remarks by Kurt Beisner president of the Bavarian Council of Ministers. The Geneva report notes the mood and political implications of the events.
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Geneva
Kurt Beisner
Council of Ministers
Bavaria
Munich
Valhalla Opera House
Ban On Boxing Lifted in Baltimore War Work Carnival
Baltimore authorities lift the wartime boxing ban allowing local promoters to stage a boxing carnival for the United War Work campaign. The decision comes from the board of police commissioners as the city resumes sporting events to support the war effort.
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Baltimore
United States
Board of Police Commissioners
United War
Allied rulers in Paris to witness Arc de Triomphe procession
London reports that all allied powers rulers, including President Wilson, will attend the peace conference in Paris and witness a grand procession through the Arc de Triomphe. The announcement comes from an Exchange dispatch from the French capital dated November 19.
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London
Wilson
Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Iron Crosses Sell Cheap by German Kaiser’s Spoils
Amsterdam reports Telegraaf note that the Kaiser’s wartime iron crosses are now selling for five pfennigs each, about one American cent, reflecting the lavish distribution of medals during the war.
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Amsterdam
The
Telegraaf
Taft Dark Horse Possible Fifth Delegate To Versailles
Washington reports five commissioners will represent the United States at Versailles with President Wilson leading the delegation. Col. E. M. House and Robert Lansing join Newton Baker as confirmed members, while a fifth member may be Taft Root or a “dark horse.” Brandeis Morgenthau Hughes Houston and others have been dropped. Wilson plans to sail by liner, not a battleship, and newspaper travel companions remain uncertain. Official roster announcement expected soon.
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Dark Horse
Wilson
Washinton
United States
Versailles
Col. E. M. House
Robert Lansing
Newton D. Baker
William H. Taft
Elihu Root
Justice Brandeis
Henry Morgenthau
Charles E. Hughes
Houston
Vienna under red guard rule amid political upheaval
A Copenhagen dispatch reports fifteen thousand red guard troops controlling Vienna and widespread anarchy and looting. German conservative parties unite against socialists while some stations reopen. Observers note a calm, mainly black clad civilian crowd with minimal riot evidence.
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London
Red Guard
Vienna
Copenhagen
House Visits Battlefield at Chateau Thierry
President's confidential adviser Col E M House toured the Chateau Thierry battlefield where Americans first saw action. French civilians honor fallen U S troops as Mrs C W Bliss becomes the first Holland to France automobile traveler via Belgium. Route from Zeebrugge to Dunkirk passed mines and German time fuses.
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Paris
Col. E. M. House
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Vesle
C. W. Bliss
the Hague
Rst
Holland
France
Charles in Switzerland as ex emperor divides retinue
Charles former emperor of Austria resides in a Dockartsau chateau Switzerland. He has dismissed some retinue due to food scarcity. Officials sent to Schönbrunn for clothing were refused entry by revolutionaries who said crown property had been confiscated.
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Charles
Switzerland
Paris
Austria
Dockartsau
Schoenbrunn
Vienna
Fire wipes out Atwood-McManus Lumber yard in Cambridge
Fire destroyed the large Atwood-McManus Lumber Co. yard on the Watertown line in Cambridge today causing an estimated 150000 dollars in damage. Thousands of feet of lumber burned along with a sizable office and storage building.
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Cambridge
Mass
Atwood-McManus Lumber Co
Watertown
Four Children Killed In French Ammunition Box Explosion
An explosion in a northern French department killed four children and injured many others when several youngsters attempted to open a box of ammunition left by British troops.
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Paris
France
Banker Killed Saving Woman Near Medford Express
Arthur E. Fitch cashier of the National Union Bank of Boston was killed near his Medford home while attempting to save an aged woman from an oncoming forenoon express to Montreal. The unidentified woman also died in the tragedy.
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Medford
Mass
Montreal
Arthur E. Fitch
National Union Bank of Boston
Vessels Delivered Wood and Steel Ships Totalling 152400 Tons
Washington November 19 Thirty new vessels totaling 152 400 deadweight tons were completed and delivered to the United States Shipping Board in the first two weeks of November. Deliveries split evenly with 15 wood and 15 steel ships. Steel tonnage reached 99 950 and wood 52 500. The week ending November 15 saw The Hickman requisitioned at Mariners Harbor New York and 32 650 tons of cargo contracts delivered including Lake Winooski Saginaw Mich Conn ersville Ashtabula Ohio Lake Grandon Chicago Ill Federal Hackensack River N J West Mahomet Seattle Wash Costilla Ecorse Mich Three wood ships totaling 10 500 tons Bloomington Tillamook Bagosa Marey Thomas.
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Washington
United States Shipping Board
Hickman
Mariners’ Harbor
New York
Lake Winooski
Saginaw
Mich
Connersville
Ashtabula
Ohio
Lake Grandon
Chicago
Ill
Federal
Hackensack River
N. J
West Mahomet
Seattle
Wash
Costilla
Ecorse
Bloomington
Hammond Lumber Co
Tillamook
Grant Smith-Porter Ship Co
Bagosa, Marey and Thomas
Conditions Bad in German Camps Reported by Released Aviators
Two American aviators freed from German captivity report wretched wartime conditions behind the retreating lines. They say food was black bread and thin soup, no heat or bedding, and barracks dirty. Germans confiscated civilian property and destroyed matériel as they retreated.
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Washington
High Commission
Lyons
Tanney
United States
King George Welcomes U S Officers in London Streets
King George met three New York state army officers in London after their trip from the western front. He expressed pleasure with American wartime cooperation and said he never doubted the outcome after America entered the war. The officers were Major W. Fair Captain Charles Monk and Lieutenant J Ridley.
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U. S
London
King George
New York State
America
W. Fair
Charles Monk
J. Ridley
Walsh resigns from national war labor board
Washington report states Frank P. Walsh resigns as joint chairman of the national war labor board effective immediately. Walsh cites professional engagements assumed before the board’s creation and offers the president well wishes for a safe journey and the victory of his ideals.
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Washington
Frank P. Walsh
National War Labor Board
Walsh
Death of Joseph F. Smith Obituary in Salt Lake City
Joseph F. Smith, president of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, died in Salt Lake City after a long illness. He celebrated his 80th birthday last week and was a direct descendant of Brigham Young. His leadership helped end the practice of polygamy in Utah.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph F. Smith
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints
Mormor
Mr. Smith
Brigham Young
Mormon Church
State Department Denies Wilson Warning on Germany
Washington reports from Stockholm claiming President Wilson warned Germany of renewed hostilities were denied by the state department. Officials said all communications to the German government had been made public and no new warning was issued.
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Washington
Stockholm
Wilson
Germany
State Department
Hungary Proclaims Republic and Dissolves Cabinet
A diplomatic dispatch reports that Budapest, the capital, has proclaimed the Hungarian republic. The national council dissolved itself and charged the Karolyi cabinet to exercise all powers until the convocation of a constituent assembly.
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Budapest
Washington
National Council
Karolyi
Constituent Assembly
Secretary Daniels Report Ready for Public Release
Secretary Daniels reports the navy department’s largest annual volume, detailing American naval activities during the war. The document is complete and sent to the public printer, with public release scheduled for December 9.
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Daniels
Washington
Navy Department
Clearing House Statement from New York Dateline
New York sub-treasury debit totals 2,516,506 with exchanges at 712,507 and 648 balances reaching 48,424,453. This financial item summarizes daily cash movements and reserve balances across the clearing network.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub
Treasury
Marechal Petain Leads French into Metz Fortress
Washington lawmakers debate the Cummins resolution to strip the president of war powers over industry as Republican senators meet. Aimed at probing reconstruction, the six-committee plan replaces the Weeks proposal. The administration opposes the Overman bill on reconstruction. Republicans split on whether the Cummins move would stall progress.
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Washington
Senate Republicans
Cummins
Poindexter
Watson
Congress
Capitol
Republicans Unite to Demand Congress Reconstruct Problems
Republican senators from both camps pledged unity in asserting Congress must exercise its constitutional prerogatives on all postwar reconstruction issues. The closed door conference adopted a unanimous resolution calling Congress to insert and exercise its normal legislative functions including reconstruction legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Reconstruction
S. K. F. Strikers Stand Firm In Hartford
About 200 workers at the S. G. F. Ball-Bearing Co. plant voted to keep the eight hour day demand and to reinstate the committee said to have been discharged for filing the petition. Officials say some workers were discharged for inefficiency and some returned to work. Strikers claim the rank remains strong and night crews were moved to day shift to keep production. Newspapers were reportedly placed over plant windows to hide conditions.
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Hartford
S. G. F._Ball-Bearing, Co
Norwalk Soldier Frank C Godfrey Killed in France
Norwalk, Nov. 19 telegram from the War Department confirms Second Lieut. Frank C. Godfrey of Norwalk was killed in action in France on August 13. A Spanish American War veteran, he served in the Philippines and spent his life with the Norwalk National Guard. He led the local military basketball team and is survived by two brothers and two sisters, all of Norwalk. He served with the 12th Infantry.
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Norwalk
Frank C. Godfrey
France
War Department
Godfrey
Philippines
National Guard
12&Th Infantry
Sweden Holds U Boats Refusal to Release Submarines
The Swedish government has refused to release five German submarines interned in Swedish ports unless both belligerent groups request it. The pronouncement came via an Exchange Telegraph dispatch quoting Tidningen.
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Sweden
London
Copenhagen
Tidningen
Soviet Delegates Not Wanted in Berlin Dispatch
Washington November 19 The German government has notified the Soviet government that it is not desirable for Soviet representatives to be sent to Berlin at this time a diplomatic dispatch citing the Lokal Anzeiger as its source received here this afternoon
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Washington
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Red Flag Banned in New York by Mayor Hylan
In New York on November 19, Mayor Hylan ordered police to stop displaying the socialist banner and to disperse all unauthorized gatherings. The move prohibits the red flag from being shown in public, signaling a crackdown on public dissent.
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New York
Hylan
Petain Made Marshal as Paris Reports Metz Entry
Paris reports French troops entered Metz today, after losing the fortress in 1871, while Clemenceau approves General Petain for marshal. King Albert of Belgium entered Brussels, and U.S. Third Army advanced into Longwy as Allied forces push forward. Pershing’s communique notes crossings of Belgium frontier and occupation of key Lorraine towns. A guard from Alsace Lorraine moves toward St Louis near Basel.
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Albert
Belgium
Brussels
Metz
U. S
Fortress Longwy
Paris
Clemenceau
Petain
France
Havre
Washington
Longwy
Luxemburg
Pershing
War Department
St. Peter
Chiers
Moselle
Longuy-on
Conflans
Archen-le-Roman
Briey
Iron District
Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine
St. Louis
Basle
Switzerland
Navy contracts canceled after armistice cut billions
Washington reports naval ordnance orders totaling 421,259,000 canceled since the German armistice. Admiral Earle testifies to the House Naval Affairs Committee that suspension of explosive plant work at Parksdale Wisconsin saved 12,000,000. He warns navy expenditures, including 352,790 new personnel by July 1920, will exceed any prior enterprise.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Earle
Navy Ordnance Bureau
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Parksdale
Wis
Earle
United States
Big Fire Destroys Five Buildings in Bristol VA
A morning blaze in Bristol Virginia gutted the Mahoney Jones and Snyder structures and damaged the Cumberland Telephone Exchange. The fire in the business district endangered fire crews for hours, with losses estimated above $150000 as officials fought to prevent spread.
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Virginia
Bristol
Mahoney-Jones and Snyder
Cumberland Telephone Exchange
Manslaughter Charge Holds John Ruddy in Housatonic River Case
John Ruddy was held for the superior Court on a manslaughter charge after Creslau Siser was allegedly pulled into the Housatonic river on August 11 and left to drown in an attempted swim.
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Shelton
John Ruddy
Superior Court
Creslau Siser
Housatonic River
British War Casualties Reported at 3 Million
In the House of Commons a War Office representative announced British war casualties total 3,049,991. Included are 37,836 officers and 620,829 rank and file killed. The report comes from London dated November 19.
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London
House of Commons
War Office
Rabies Scare Hits Stamford Neighbors and Pets
In Stamford over the past two weeks ten dogs were killed due to a rabies scare, with several dogs found rabid. Four Stamford residents are undergoing Pasteur treatment after bites from rabid dogs.
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Stamford
Stanford
Pasteur
College President Van Hise Dies in Milwaukee
Charles R. Van Hise, president of the University of Wisconsin, died in Milwaukee after a nose operation last Friday. Complications led to meningitis, ending his life today.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charles R. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
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