Germans Surrender of Grand Fleet Marked by Ceremonies
November 20 dispatch reports Germany turning over 27 submarines to the Allies as part of surrender ceremonies. King George will witness events at Harwich with Admiral Trywhitt’s fleet and the American battle squadron to participate. U boats surrender at sunrise as journalists and artists prepare moving picture records of the historic event.
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Endon
Germany
North Sea
King
Trywhitt
Curacoa
Harwich Harbr
Admiral Trywhitt
Berlin
Kiel
Addison
Harwich
Edinburgh
Essex
Americans to Take Part in Naval Surrender Ceremony
Admiral Rodman and Captain Beach will lead American sailors aboard the New on a fifty mile naval voyage to Wyoming Texas and Alaska as the German fleet surrenders. The Queen Elizabeth will head the Allied Grand Fleet in the event with expected first ships including Kai Albert Koenig Margraf Kron Wilhelm Grosses Kurfurstern Moltke Sz. George and Prince of Wales.
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Admiral Rodman
U. S. Ny
New
Beach
Wyoming
Texas
Fifty Mile Naval
Koenig
Margraf
Kron- Wilhelm
Grosses Kurfuerste Rn
Moltke
Sz. George
Prince of Iles
Telegraph Co Orders Unify Telegraph Offices and Vacations
Washington November 20 Postmaster Burleson ruled that effective December 1 all telegraph companies shall operate as one under a single tariff. All offices will transmit at standard rates and provide paid vacations for employees with one year of service. Thirty months employment grants two weeks.
Navy Men To Be In Reserve
Washington announces that officers and men discharged or relieved at war end will be placed in a reserve class subject to recall to active service. Secretary Daniels discussed this with the House Naval Affairs Committee this afternoon.
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Navy
Washington
United States
Daniels
House Naval Af
Safe Conduct for German Officers Granted in Poland
Polish army officials have granted safe conduct to General von Bezier and German officers in Poland. They are en route for Berlin. Bezier commanded a German group on the front.
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Agence
I. N
von Bezier
Poland
Berlin
Bezier
First U S Women to Enter Germany
Leitia Curtis of San Francisco and Cheta Geary of Denver, attached to the Swiss Red Cross, became the first American women to enter Germany since the war began. They crossed the Rhine into Baden near Loerrach to deliver supplies for Italian, Russian, French, and British prisoners and a few U S prisoners. German veterans cheered, offered souvenirs, and news of the Kaiser’s flight delighted the crew.
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Berne
Paris
Letitia Curtis
San Francisco
Cheta Geary
Denver
The
Red Cross
Germany
Rhine
Baden
Loerrach
Army of Occupation
America
France
Mooney protest plan spurs Seattle sympathy strike
Seattle metal trades council votes to back an international sympathy strike in the United States Canada and England over the conviction and death sentence of Thomas J Mooney for the San Francisco preparedness day bombing The council plans a cable to Arthur Henderson of Britain calling for similar action and the Seattle central labor council is expected to approve a Mooney strike tonight
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Wash
United States
Canada
England
Thomas J. Mooney
California
San Francisco
Seattle Metal Trades Council
Arthur Henderson
Seattle Council
American Federation of Labor
Seattle Central Labor Council
Mooney
British Army Occupation Orders Urge Humane Conduct
General Rawlinson issued instructions to the Fourth British Army for Rhine occupation urging soldiers to show they are not like German troops. He called on troops to alleviate civilian hardships and to honor private property guarantees under Allied protections.
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London
Rawlinson
Rhine
Postal Telegraph Co. demand rejected by Burleson
Washington November 20 Postal Telegraph Cable Co. demand for 3 800 000 dollars plus interest for government controlled land lines was turned down. An award deemed just by the Post Office Department was made but the amount was not revealed.
Davis Appointment Confirmed Ambassador to Great Britain
Washington Nov 20 the senate foreign relations committee approved the presidents nomination of John W Davis to be ambassador to Great Britain Confirmation by the senate in executive session is expected tomorrow Mr Davis is en route from Switzerland to the United States to secure credentials as ambassador to the court of St James
Derby Woman Dropped Dead in Early Morning
Mrs. Louella F. Norton, 45, of Derby, died of heart disease after rising to attend her infant child crying. Her husband witnessed her collapse beside the crib and found she had passed away.
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Derby
Louella F. Norton
Missing American airman Lt Jay Gude reported
With the American army of occupation the evening of Nov 19, Lieutenant Jay Gude of New York is the latest American airman listed as missing. He is the son of M J Gude, head of a New York advertising firm.
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Jay Gude
New York
M. J. Gude
Stamford Soldier Dead in France Caps War Record
Stamford November 20 Sergeant James E Fitzsimmons of this city and engineers corps died of lobar pneumonia in France on October 19. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Fitzsimmons of Glenbrook.
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James E. Fitzsimmons
Engineers Corps
France
Robert Fitzsimmons
Glenbrook
Anarchy In Vienna Triggers Italian Occupation Request
Rome reports Vienna chaos prompts Austria to request immediate Italian military occupation assistance. The new Austrian government appeals to Italy for troops to stabilize the capital amid ongoing disorder.
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Vienna
Rome
Austria
FIGHTING IN BRUSSELS AS GERMAN TROOPS REBEL
Rioting breaks out in Brussels with German troops firing on parade Reds near the kommandantur. Germans reportedly prepared to depart as King’s capital reception looms. Burgomaster reorganizes city government while Antwerp remains quiet and 1,000 stragglers linger. About 1,800 German wounded in Antwerp hospitals.
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Brussels
Kommandantur
Max
Antwerp
Senators Seek European Peace Conference Visit
Washington reports that the foreign relations committee mulled sending a senators delegation to the peace conference to gain firsthand progress updates. Senator Hitchcock said the president plans to confer with many senators upon return and outline negotiations directly, delaying action on the Lodge Poland resolution.
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Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Hitchcock
Europe
Wilson
Poland
U W W Campaign Quotas Hit in Western and Central Districts
New York headquarters report both western and central departments surpassed their $250000 quota while the eastern district sits at about 78 percent. Chicago trails behind New York, having raised about 70 percent. Rhode Island completes its quota, giving New England a perfect record.
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New York
United War Work Fund
Chicago
Rhode Island
New England
Newberry Campaign Fund Details Revealed in Senate Probe
Elbert H. Fowler of Detroit, secretary of the Ford-for-senator club, testified before the Senate privileges and elections committee that Tru man H. Newberry knew of lavish campaign contributions used in his for senate bid. Fowler charged Newberry was personally active in organizing his campaign and said John S. Newberry contributed 990,000. The Newberry-for-senator committee allegedly spent vast sums and ran elaborate offices since last March.
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Washington
Elbert H. Fowler
Detroit
Ford-for-senator Club
Truman H. Newberry
Senate
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Fowler
John S. Newberry
Coal Priorities Continue Under War Board Authority
Washington November 20 The War Industries Board will retain power to prioritize coal and other fuel shipments for the foreseeable future. Civilian priorities are lifted except where railroads navy and shipping board need preference. Chairman Baruch says the board should have broad powers during the reconstruction period.
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Washington
War Industries’ Board
Baruch
Navy
Shipping Board
War Industries Board
Prince Leopold interned in Russia with General Hoffman
Berne reports that Prince Leopold of Bavaria and General Hoffman, both senior German officers, have been interned in Russia. Hoffman is held at the fortress of Kovno while Leopold is confined at Rudanwarts near Kovno, according to the Bund.
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Agence
Berne
Prince Leopold of
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Western Front
Hoffman
Brest Litovsk
Russia
Bund
Kovno
Rudanwarts
Printers Go on Strike in Rochester
Rochester printers and allied trades council halted newspaper publishing as arbitration hours award pay of 28 and 31 dollars a week for day and night operators, short of the demanded 33 and 36 dollars. The strike follows a recent wage dispute with publishers.
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Rochester
N. Y
Publishers and Allied Printing Trades Council
Cook’s skill in kitchen not judged by library books
A saying emphasizes evaluating practical cooking ability by real kitchen results rather than by theoretical guidance from a library. It underlines that mastery comes from hands-on work, taste, and practical experience rather than distant reference materials.
Americans Resume March to Rhine Amid War Troop Movements
The Third American army of occupation marches toward the Rhine after a reversed rest order. Soldiers pass liberated prisoners and salvage gear from abandoned German wagons. Many are cold and hungry yet cheerful within American lines as Paris reports occupation of Briey basin and Heaviest progress along Etalle to Briey.
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Third American Army of Occupation
Rhine
Germany
German Sympathy Pleas Attacked in Paris Press
Paris reports ridiculed sympathy pleas for Germany as the Midi asserts Germany can pay all claims and notes its long range gun may aid recovery. Peace preliminaries likely not to begin until after England's general election, with officials clearing technical details. Austria Hungary and Bulgaria chaos delay the peace conference as diplomats think Germany must form a responsible government before peace.
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Paris
Germany
Midi
England
Austria- Hungary
Bulgaria
Charles Still in Vienna Amid German Abduction Rumors
London dispatch reports a sensational claim that the allies may demand Holland surrender the ex-kaiser. Vienna’s Neue Freie Presse says Charles has not abdicated as emperor and remains in Vienna, popular with the masses, with prior reports of him taking refuge with his family in Switzerland.
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Germany
Holland
Geneva
Cily Express
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
Charles
Austria
National Municipal League Conference Opens in Rochester
In Rochester New York on November 20 the National Municipal League begins a conference of worldwide importance focusing on after the war reconstruction. British French and Belgian representatives are due this afternoon to discuss their nations postwar efforts. The conference closes Friday.
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Rochester
N. Y
National Municipal League
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Boys Andes Missing
New Haven on November 20 Felix Lipaz of Mill street reported his twin sons Charles and William aged 12 had disappeared with $180 he suspects they took. He believes they may have gone to visit relatives in Newark New Jersey but no trace has been found.
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New Haven
Felix Lipaz
Mill Street
Charles
William
Newark
N. J
Belgium King Albert to Enter Brussels Friday
Washington dispatch reports King Albert of Belgium leading troops to enter Brussels this Friday per an official telegram received by the Belgian legation. The move signals continued Allied advances as the war progresses.
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Washington
Albert
Belgium
Canadians To Be Demobilized In Montreal District
Montreal November 20 definite orders call for the immediate demobilization of all Canadian expeditionary forces in this district. The telegrams state the move is to be carried out promptly with arrangements to follow for twelfth day discharges and return home.
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Montreal
Landers Sued in Two-Case Suit for 60000
Hartford Nov 20 Two suits totaling 60000 were filed against George M Landers former New Britain mayor and prominent Connecticut politician by Belle Beatty claiming 50000 for breach of promise to marry and 10000 for acting as housekeeper at 184 Seymour street from 1913 to 1917 Attachments placed on Landers New Britain property.
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Conn
George M. Landers
New Britan
Belle Beatty
Landers
Miss Beatty
Seymour Street
Percy Farnum
United States Medical Service
Yale
Connecticut
State Senate
Many Charges Against Brewers Major Homes Seeks Black List Evidence
Washington notes the United States Brewers Association pressed to compel industries to avoid prohibition by maintaining a black list of manufacturers who opposed their stance Major E Lowrey Humes testified producing hundreds of documents from the Brewers files to show a boycott policy The list included Western Union Cadillac Motor Car Co John Wanamaker F J Heinz Co Packard Motor Car Co Blackstone Hotel Chicago Proctor & Gamble Reo Motor Car Co Maryland Baltimore Casualty Co Sherwin Williams Apperson Brothers The aim was to prove that the National Association of Commerce and Labor was Brewers driven for political ends under Percy Andre Fox warned Andre may be overpaid and noted payments for services of Louis Hammerling head of foreign language press group The Brewers also used magazine inducements by promising large purchases for favorable articles The association subscribed to Fatherland and International Monthly for its members.
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United States Brewers’ Association
E. Lowrey Humes
Senate Judiciary
Major Humes
Western Union Telegraph Co
Cadillac Motor Car Co
John Wanamaker
F. J. Heinz Co
Packard Motor Car Co
Blackstone Hotel
Chicago
Proctor & Gamble
Reo Motor Car Co
Maryland & Baltimore Casualty Co
Sherwin-Williams Co
Apperson Brothers
Hugh F. Fox
National Association of Commerce and Labor
National Association
Percy Andre
Andre
Fox
the Fatherland
The
International Monthly
Chicago Elevated Fare to Jump in War Measure
Chicago officials and States Attorney Hoyne vow to fight an authorized fare increase to six cents for elevated trains. The state utilities commission set a ten day filing period, with the higher rate to take effect as a war measure until December 1, 1919, subject to later change.
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Chicago
State Public Utilities Commission
Hoyne
Bank Examiner Ends Life After Overwork Crisis
Andrew A. Benton Jr., a New York bank examiner, died by suicide in his Hotel Royalton apartment after allegedly suffering a mental breakdown from overwork. He left two wills, leaving his estate to his father in Guilford, Connecticut, after writing letters to friends.
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Andrew A. Benton, Jr
Hotel Royalton
Benton
Guilford
Conn
Wrestling Champion Dead in Stamford at 51
Stamford observer reports the death of Louis C. Pelton once southern wrestling champion for 25 years, who died this morning at age 51. Pelton toured nationwide, retired after marriage, and is survived by his wife and one young child.
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Stamford
Louis C. Pelton
Ige
Carpentier Plans U S Visit After Army Demobilization
Georges Carpentier, the famed French boxer, announced he will travel to the United States as soon as the French army is demobilized, a process likely to occur in January. He expects to pursue fights in the United States once free to do so.
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Carpentier
U. S
Paris
Georges Carpentier
United States
Communist Plot in Vienna Disrupted, Hundreds Arrested
London reports a Bolshievik origin communist plot uncovered in Vienna with hundreds of leaders arrested, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen dated November 20.
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Vienna
London
Copenhagen
Admiral Speyers Dead Veteran U S Navy Officer Dies
Montreal Nov 20 Rear Admiral Arthur Bayard Speyers U S N retired and Civil and Spanish-American war veteran is dead here today. He was born in 1846 after a long illness.
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Speyers
Montreal
Arthur Bayard Speyers
No Radical Change in Cable Companies
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleson will keep marine cable operations as before until further notice. Regular dividends and interest on bonds may be paid, maturing obligations may be renewed or extended, and current officers and staff stay in place unless they choose to leave with notice. The aim is to coordinate services into a unified national system while protecting public and property owner interests.
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Washington
Burleson
U S Naval Plans Kept At High State Of Efficiency
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee the United States Navy must grow and stay highly efficient. He outlined plans for a three year build program including ten super-dreadnoughts six battle cruisers and 140 smaller ships. Committee framing the naval appropriations bill for fiscal 1919 seeks about 2.4419 billion dollars.
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Washington
Daniels
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy Department
United States Navy
United States
Berlin Coun cil votes against constituent assembly in stormy meeting
In London on November 20 the Berlin Council of Workmen and Soldiers rejected summoning a constituent assembly and called for a congress of workmen and soldier delegates. Reports from Copenhagen say German port areas including Bremen and Hamburg harbor suspicions of a counterrevolution led by the new Berlin government.
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Constituent Assembly
London
Berlin
New York Passports Demand Rise Despite Travel Ban
In New York City during the past week one hundred thousand applications were filed for European访问. Passport officials warned the travel ban remains in effect and no passports will be issued unless applicants show a valid reason for visiting Europe at this time.
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New York
Europe
New York City
Masaryk Heads to Prague to Take Office
Dr. Thomas C. Masaryk, president-elect of the Czecho-Slovak republic, departed New York for Prague to assume office. He travels with daughter Olga and Secretary Jaroslav Cisar and will pass through England and France en route after meeting the Czecho-Slovak committee in Washington.
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Masaryk
Prague
New York
Thomas C. Masaryk
Olga
Jaroslav Cisar
England
France
Washington
Crown Prince Home Bombed in Interment Site Attack
An airplane of unknown nationality bombed the Chateau Swaelman at Amsterdam where the former prince of Germany is interned. The tower was demolished but the German was not injured.
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Crown Prince
Agence Radio
I. N
Amsterdam
Chateau Swaelman
Germany
Waterbury Manufacturers Meet in Bridgeport to Plan Postwar Adjustments
About a dozen leading Waterbury manufacturers attended a Bridgeport meeting to discuss the impact of peace on industry and to prepare for the re adjustment of operations and markets as peace prospects were outlined.
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Waterbury
Bridgeport
Metal Market Update from New York Trading Desk
Lead stable and spelter quiet with East St. Louis spot at 8.20. November 8 1/8, December 8.90, January 7 3/4 reflected in today's market rundown.
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New York
East St. Louis
Anti-Loafing Law Rescinded in Massachusetts
Boston reports Governor McCall rescinded the Massachusetts anti loafing law this afternoon. The action ends the statute aimed at curb idle behavior, marking a shift in state policy and enforcement.
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Boston
Massachusetts
McCall
Clearing House Statement Summary
New York sub-treasury reports debit 327,488 and exchanges 647,816 with 127 balances totaling 66,894,853 dollars as of November 20.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
President Plans Long European Stay With Remote White House
Washington reports a long White House conference with President and Democratic leaders shadows a continued war framework through peace treaty completion. Officials say no reconstruction committee. voyage to Europe will keep executive in touch via naval wireless, a foreign White House, and rapid courier links.
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Congress
France
White House
Wilson
U. S
Washington
War Trade Board
Europe
Chief Executive Board
Marshall
United States
Naval
Ness
Navy
Navy Department
Daniels
Paris Frees Taxicabs as Transport Crisis Eases
Paris dispatch reports a large mobilization of taxicabs from 1914 being released to relieve the rail and road transport strain. Automobiles used by the army and hotel crowds fill the city as wealthy visitors cope by sleeping in corridors or on billiard tables. A French airman, Charenal gesser, plans to fly through the Arch of Triumph in the peace parade, with Nungesser aiming for an Atlantic crossing after peace.
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Paris
Manoury
Marne
Lieut
Charenal Gesser
Nungesser
Atlantic Ocean
Samuel Baron Fined for Driving Without License
Samuel Baron a 17 year old resident of Stamford was fined 50 dollars plus costs after being charged with operating an automobile without a license and for making false statements in obtaining a driver's license over the last two years.
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Boy
Stamford
Samuel Baron
Sub Treasury Report Reveals Weekly Cash Gains in New York
New York November 20 The sub treasury reported a gain of 1,070,000 dollars on Tuesday bringing the cash net since Friday to 1,658,000 dollars.
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Sub-Treasury
New York
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