Peace trip planned as Wilson to depart December 4
Washington reports complete arrangements for President Wilson s trip abroad with departure scheduled for December 4 after a short Congressional session. The Agamemnon liner will carry him to New York then to Europe as details of the peace delegation and agenda unfold. Officials stress the League of Nations goal and need to clear up questions about the trip before Congress convenes.
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Wilson
New York
Agamemnon
Wilhelm Is
Amer
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Congress
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Erica
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United States
Europe
Soviet Army Adopts Resolution On National Assembly Convocation
An reported action notes the Soviet army has adopted a resolution concerning the convocation of the National Assembly. The statement appeared in dispatches dated November 22.
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National Assembly
Cost of ship labor shows big increase
Washington reports labor costs in warship construction up 117 percent since 1914. Admiral David W. Taylor told the House Naval Affairs Committee that most of the rise occurred last year, with estimates for next year showing 37.5 million dollars needed on a peace basis and 75 million on a war basis. The Navy now has about 1,000 ships afloat, compared with 300 in 1916, and 350 destroyers in commission or building. Three more dreadnoughts are due, including the Idaho. Ford eagle boats would cost 400,000 for hull and machinery and 112,000 for armament, higher than Henry Ford’s estimates.
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Washington
David W. Taylor
Bureau of Construction and Repairs
Navy Department
House Naval Affairs Committee
Taylor
Idaho
Henry Ford
No Unemployed Army Plan Backed by War Agencies
Washington November 22 The United States Employment Service will map labor conditions in all industrial centers to prevent unemployment as the army demobilizes. Secretary Baker and War Industries Board chair Baruch authorize a nationwide canvass to guide timing of army demobilization and contract cancellations. Organizers have departed Washington to train local labor heads. initial returns expected soon to shape policy.
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U. S. Employment Service
Washington
America
Baker
Baruch
War Industries Board
United States Employment Service
War Department
Army
Employment Service
LaFollette Case Dismissed by Senate Panel
Washington nov 22 the disloyalty case against United States senator Robert Marion LaFollette of Wisconsin was dismissed by the senate privileges and elections committee by a nine to two vote to discontinue proceedings. The vote split along party lines with Pomerene and Walsh dissenting and a minority report anticipated by Senator Pomerene.
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Washington
United States
Robert Marion LaFollette
Wisconsin
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Pomerone
Walsh
Sherman
Knox
Kenyon
Dillingham
Kellogg
Vardaman
Reed
Walcott
Ashurst
Pomerene
Privileges and Elections Committee
Devens to Demobilize Soldiers Daily Exits Planned
Ayer Massachusetts November 22 arrangements for soldier discharge at Camp Devens were completed and orders awaited to begin demobilization. About 1,500 soldiers are expected to go home daily with a staff of 28 medical corps officers and 35 enlisted men handling medical exams. The disbursing officer has asked the U S treasury for 1,000,000 to cover final soldier payments. King Albert Enters Brussels amid vast cheers as Queen Elizabeth and princes arrive with Belgian troops. In Boston, liquor licenses expire May 1 and 1,000 saloons are expected to close two months early, costing 10,000 jobs and reducing city revenue by 1,000,000.
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Ayer
Mass
Camp Devens
United States Treasury
Boston
Mackensen Arrives in Berlin After Romania Trip
Field Marshal von Mackensen and staff reached Berlin from Romania. A dispatch says his forces crossed Hungary with several small engagements against Hungarian troops and limited losses.
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Mackensen
Berlin
Copenhagen
von Mackensen
Roumania
Hungary
Escape from German Prison Ties to Noted Aviators
Boston reports Captain James Norman Hall of Colfax Iowa author of Kitchener's Mob and Lieut Charles Russell Codman, with Lieutenants Robert Browning and Henry Lewis, escaped from a German prison camp just before the armistice. A Washington to Codman message confirms the escape as part of their overseas exploits, noted for bravery and courage.
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Boston
James Norman Hall
Colfax
Iowa
Charles Russell Codman
Robert Browning
Henry Lewis
United States Aviation Service
Washington
Codman
Captain Hall
Paris
German Fleet Surrenders Peacefully at Sea Aboard Wyoming
The German fleet of 71 ships surrendered near the North Sea without incident as allied forces led by Admiral Beatty accepted the transfer. The line of ships included heavy ships, light cruisers, and destroyers, with notable vessels such as Kaiser and Moltke among the captives. The fleet then moved to the Firth of Forth and was interned amid hazy conditions.
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Wyoming
North Sea
Sir David Beatty
Grand Fleet
Firth of Forth
Cardiff
New York
Texas
Arkansas
Florida
Barham
Malay
Valiant
Warspite
Jutland
Beach
Australia
New Zealand
von Reuter
Frederick the Great
Albert
Kaiser
William
Kaiserin
Bayern
Markgraf
Regent Lu
Karlsruhe
Sys
Harden
Frankfort
Emden
Nurnberg
Braumer Coln
Bremen
Italian Day Parade to Honor Generals and Historians in Middletown
A large Middletown celebration Sunday will feature a monster parade led by the Wesleyan S A T C and State Guard with bands from Sixth Regiment. Delegations from Meriden and New Britain bring an Italian society contingent, marching to St Johns Square and through the city to the Grand theatre where General Gugliomotti and Edward Ferraro will be guests. A 2000 dollar Red Cross fund is to be presented, with speeches at Town Hall and a banquet at Arrigoni hotel in the evening.
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Middletown
Michelangelo Russo
Emilio Guigliomotti
Edward Ferraro
Wesleyan S. A. T.C
Wrightson
State Guard
Wesleyan
Meriden
New Britain
St. John’s Square
South Green
Spring Street
Church
Main
Grand Theatre
Guigliomotti
Red Cross
Arrigoni
Gugliomotti
United States
Ford to Publish National Weekly
Detroit reports Henry Ford will publish a weekly national newspaper and retire from active Ford Motor Company management. His son Edsel will take over, and Ford will split time between the new publication and the Ford Tractor. Ford recently bought the Dearborn Independent and plans a wide national weekly. He expresses interest in the future of the world and aims to share ideas plainly with the public.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edsel
Ford Tractor
Ford
Dearborn Independent
Mr. Ford
King George and Queen Mary to Paris visit
Paris expects King George and Queen Mary to arrive November 29 as the municipal council plans festivities. President Wilson is due in the city in December, set to attend a reception at the Hotel de Ville where he will receive a gold commemorative medal honoring the United States and Paris.
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King George
Queen Mary
Paris
Wilson
Hotel de Vill
Congratulatory Messages From Paris To U S Army
Paris reports General Hunter Liggett sent praise to Col Harboard for the service supply department during the Argonne and Meuse battles. The message credits perseverance and shared glory in two months of hard fighting. Secretary Heydler calls for the National League annual meeting on December 10 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
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Paris
Hunter Liggett
Col. Harboard
Service Supply Department
The
Argonne
Meuse
National League
New York
John A. Heydler
League
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Sub Treasury Loss Deepens Bank Drop in New York
New York on Thursday the sub-treasury lost 1,961,000 dollars to banks, cutting the cash net gain since Friday to 1,826,000 dollars. This financial report outlines a sharper drain in government cash inflows amid unsettled banking conditions.
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Treasury
New York
Sub-Treasury
President Wilson Uses Wireless Telephone With Aviator
President Wilson spoke through a wireless telephone to an army aviator flying above Washington. From the White House lawn he directed the aircraft with a transmitter on the president’s side, the voice captured by the airborne apparatus. The system, announced days earlier, had been in operation for six months on the western front and is hailed as a major war invention.
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Wilson
Washington
White House
Western Front
Plans for Return to Peace Basis in House Committees
Washington plans to trim wartime appropriations as Congress reconvenes in December. The House Appropriations Committee and naval affairs panel will hear testimony from Chief Constructor David W. Taylor on financing the 32 capital ships and other vessels. Chairman Sherley resumes leadership, with subcommittees led by Byrnes and Sisson preparing civil and district funding reviews for fiscal year starting July 1, 1919. Frank Lyon Polk expected as witness on state department needs.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
House Naval Affairs Committee
David W. Taylor
Bureau of Construction
Navy Department
Daniels
Navy
Swager Sherley
Kentucky
House Appropriations
Sherley
Frederick H. Gillette
Massachusetts
House
Thomas Byrnes
Tennessee
Frank Lyon Polk
Department of State
Sisson
State Department
Treasury Department
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Lloyd George Platform Outlined For Elections
London reports Premier Lloyd George and Chancellor Bonar Law released the government’s platform for the approaching elections. It calls for a league of nations, land awards for returning soldiers, housing solutions, education promotion, colonial preference, reform of the House of Lords, equal rights for both sexes, and trade development.
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London
Lloyd George
Bonar Law Today
League of Nations
House of Lords
Expert Hog Ruling for Light Hogs in Export Trade
Washington November 22 heavy receipts of hogs under 150 pounds led the food administration after a conference with Governor Stuart to order their exclusion from packers droves. The measure aims to maintain price stabilization by preventing light hogs from entering export trade and urges retirement on the farm until they reach proper marketing weight.
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Washington
Food Administration
Stuart
Agricultural Advisory Committee
Wilson entourage may stay in portable barracks at Tuilleries
Paris reports President Wilson’s peace conference party may be housed in portable barracks in the Tuilleries due to hotel congestion. The state department reportedly will be large, with Col. House offered several private mansions by wealthy French citizens for possible use.
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Paris
Wilson
Tuilleries
State Department
Col. House
Beattie's Message on German Flag Hauldown
Admiral Beatty wirelessed word after Germany's fleet surrender that the German flag will be hauled down at 3 57 p m Thursday and cannot be hoisted again without permission.
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Admiral Beatty
London
Metal Prices in New York on November 22
Spelter prices held steady in New York with spot and November at 820 to 830, December 8 to 820, and January 790 to 810, reflecting unchanged market tone.
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New York
President Signs For Dry Country
President Wilson signed the emergency agricultural appropriation bill with a rider instituting national prohibition from July 1 until demobilization. The ban covers manufacturing wine and, by proclamation, beer and whiskey as war needs dictate. sales halt after June 30 for beverage purposes until demobilization ends. Edward H. Duffy vowed to contest the measure as unconstitutional.
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Washington
Wilson
Boston
Edward H. Duffy
Massachusetts Liquor Dealers’ Association
War and Reconstruction Problems At Hartford D A R Convention
Hartford November 22 The annual Connecticut D A R state conference opened at Center church with Mrs John Laidlaw Buel presiding Delegates from across the state heard addresses on the war and reconstruction Topics included Womens Work and world organization Speakers included Cyril Maude Judge William H Wadhams and local officials Mayors and governors provided greetings as music and talks filled the morning and afternoon sessions The event featured leaders from the Connecticut State Council of Defense and the State Council Womens Liberty Loan committee
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Hartford
Center Church
John Laidlaw Buel
Plorence S. Marcy Crofut
Ruth Wryllis
Buel
British Submarines Armed With 12 Inch Guns After Fleet Surrender
London reports that British submarines were equipped with 12 inch guns following the surrender of the German fleet. Some U boats showed eight inch armament, but 12 inch guns had been tested on British subs. A mystery ship in the grand fleet parade proved to be a 20,000 ton airplane carrier with false rigging, carrying 50 planes and a large workshop, recently used as a raid base.
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Germany
London
Grand Fleet
American Third Army Reaches General Line at Luxemburg
General Pershing reported continued American advance as Third Army moved through Luxemburg village after passing through the city. Civilians welcomed the troops with flowers and joined the parade along flag decked streets.
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Washington
Vichten-Merson-SchuttrangeRen Kattenhofer
Pershing
War Department
Luxemburg
Armistice Mission In Venice and Paris
A Venice dispatch reports a commission met there to ensure Austria Hungary armistice terms are observed. Members include Italy’s Admiral Thaon di Revel England’s Admiral Kiddle United States Admiral Bullard and France’s Admiral Fatou. Finance Committee Deadlocked on 1919 1920 fiscal year bill. senate finance committee proceeds with 1919 legislation, provisions to be discussed later.
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Venice
Paris
Austria- Hungary
Thaon di Revel
Italy
Kiddle
England
Bullard
United States
Fatou
France
Finance Committee
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
More U Boats Surrendered Off Harwich Port
Twenty more German submarines surrendered to the British navy off Harwich England this afternoon as part of the ongoing U boat capitulation.
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Harwich
England
Effort to wrest power from Ebert
London reports a German counter revolution brewing with radicals in Kiel and Hamburg aiming to seize control from Chancellor Ebert and his moderates. A Bolshevik current spreads among German liberals, mirroring Petrograd style upheaval, though not yet nationwide.
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London
Kiel
Hamburg
Copenhagen
Frederick Ebert
Russia
Petrograd
Germany
MAY EXPEL EX-KAISER FROM DUTCH SOIL
Dutch journals urge expulsion of the ex-kaiser and the former crown prince as the only solution. Amsterdam dispatches report Telegraaf and others push for removal while some papers warn of potential trouble from the Hochzellerns remaining in the Netherlands. The unease over Germany's former royal family grows amid fears of plots and political risk.
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Holland
London
British Wireless Press
Telegraaf
Amsterdam
Nieuwe van den Dag
Germany
Imputations Refuted by Tardien Denials in Paris Debate
In the Chamber of Deputies debate on mercantile marine matters Andre Tardien high commissioner to the United States refuted accusations about US papers on tonnage transfers and wartime support He denied any papers exist for 11 billion francs advanced to France 3 billion francs from American bankers postwar aid or US dispatch of troops to aid victory He stated neither he nor Premier Clemenceau possess such documents.
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Tardien
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Andre Tardien
United States
Elltes
France
America
Clemencea
Businessmen to Bowl for Atwell Cup on Y N C A Alleys
Ten Main Street firms will field teams of three from each firm for a winter bowling tournament at the Y M C A alleys. The initial game starts the week of December 1 with the schedule to be released soon. The winning firm by most games claims the Atwell Cup, plus prizes for top individual averages after the finals.
Influenza Case Leads to Court Action in New Haven
The case of Mrs. Guistano Ape, who after influenza hurled a neighbor’s 18 month old child from a second story window and attacked the child’s guardian, was continued in the police court. Mrs Ape escaped serious injury while the child is believed beyond recovery.
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New Haven
Guistano Ape
Joseph Esposito
John D. Ryan Resigns as Assistant Secretary of War
Washington on November 22 Secretary Baker announced the resignation of John D. Ryan from his role directing America s aircraft program as second assistant secretary of war.
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John D. Ryan
Washington
Baker
Ryan
America
New Haven Man among Otranto Sinking Casualties
Washington reports a New Haven, Connecticut resident is among casualities from the sinking of the Otranto. Private Henry F. Cox of 16 Carlisle Street, New Haven, is listed among the victims announced by the War Department on November 22.
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New Haven Bay
Washington
War Department
Henry F. Cox
Carlisle Street
New Haven
Conn
Plans to Fly Atlantic From Paris Factory
Paris reports the Bleriot airplane factory has started four aircraft for cross Atlantic flights. The move announced today outlines preparations for bold transatlantic endeavor.
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Atlantic
Paris
Bleriot Airplane Factory
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