War Cost For Fifteen Months Hits 15 Billion
Washington announces Secretary McAdoo’s annual financial report detailing how the United States funded the war. It covers tax receipts, Liberty loans, government expenditures by civil and war departments, loans to allies and to industries, and the growing public debt. It notes the final accounting before McAdoo’s retirement and outlines projected future expenditures and receipts, with caution about postwar estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Washington
America
Mene
The
Treasury
Army
War Department
Navy
Navy Yards
United States
Liberty Loan
War Finance Corporation
Capital Issues Committee
Congress
Berlin Hovered by Hidden Armistice Night Raid
American aviators returning on the transport Lapland report Berlin narrowly escaped aNovember 11 night attack by eight to twelve long range Handley Page and De Havilland 10 bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Berlin
Lapland
Peace Envoy Col White Joins Presidential France Visit
Col White travels with the presidential party to France as the Republican member. He previously served as ambassador to France and Italy. His daughter is Countess Scherr Thoss whose husband was a former army officer under the Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. White
France
Italy
Countess Scherr- Thoss
ASK PRESIDENT TO TAKE PUBLIC INTO COUNSEL
Senate opens debate on Wilson fourteen peace principles led by Senator Frelinghuysen urging the president to publish a declaration interpreting the principles. Senator Borah introduces a measure for prompt publication of peace terms and open senate discussion. Cummins resolution postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Borah
Washington
Wilson
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Idaho
Drive urges city and county drive to meet quota
City precinct captains and lieutenants mobilize for War Savings drive pledges and purchases. Headquarters reports substantial buys and signed pledges from former drives. All purchases and pledges must be completed by January 1. Merrill and Miss McGregor coordinate pledge cards for country districts. Some districts have met quotas, others lag behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
Miss McGregor
Big Battlers Bring Troops by Christmas
The ten American dreadnoughts that will escort President Wilson into French waters will depart after arrival to repatriate a large party of American soldiers and sailors. The voyage will be timed so the homeward-bound force reaches a U S port by Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Peace envoys on way former Kaiser quaking in boots
London reports William Hohenzollern appears dejected as he stays mostly hidden in Amerongen Holland. A Telegraph correspondent cites a source claiming he trembles with terror and shows moodiness despite his wife's efforts to lift him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Hohenzollern
Telegraph
Amerongen
Holland
Amerangep
Allies Seize Ten German Warships in Black Sea Harbor
At Sebastopol the allied fleet reports taking ten German warships from the harbor. The Russian dreadnought Vola flies the British flag while five destroyers and four submarines are allocated to the Allies. All other German Black Sea vessels will remain detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidbury
Sebastopol
Large scale battleship movement organized by Vice Admiral Wilson
Brest, crowded with soldiers and sailors awaiting homeward trip, hosts one of the most extensive movements of battleships for transport. Wilson coordinates the operation from the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Brest
French Army Crosses German Frontier Into Sarre Valley
With French in Germany the Tenth French army advances toward the Rhine and Maryenee and has crossed the German frontier of 1870 occupying the Sarre valley as reported by the Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Associated Press
Rhine
Maryenee
Sarre
Chile Not Asked to Cede Territory
Santiago Chile December 4 The United States with the Chilean government is said to propose to Peru and Bolivia that Chile cede Tacna to Peru and hand Arica to Bolivia in exchange for a frontier province The Chilean army mobilization has begun nationwide and the war ministry says the move aims to quell threatened labor troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
United States
Peru
Bolivia
Tacna
Arica
Sorthern
War Ministry
United States Says No Suggestions On Tacna Arica Dispute
Washington reports the United States has made no territorial suggestions to Chile and Peru over Tacna and Arica. The State Department urged peace and noted it had not intervened, while observers speculate on Bolivia’s historical claims. Peru and Chile deny mass mobilizations. military reserves remain uncalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chile
Peru
Tacna
Arica
State Department
United States
Bolivia
Pacific
Legation
Tima
Brazil
Demobilization Centers Named by War Department
The War Department designates 30 demobilization centers for discharged soldiers. Among the listed camps are Kearney California Lewis Washington and Funston Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
War Department
Kearney
California
Lewis
Washington
Funston
Kansas
President Wilson Sails Aboard George Washington For War Voyage
Wireless reports say Secretary McAdoo will announce acceptance or rejection of the treasury secretaryship for Representative Glass of Virginia. The George Washington departs with an escort of Dreadnoughts Pennsylvanias and destroyers, band music, and a prepared party including Secretary Lansing. The voyage, described as a rest, features air squadron loops, decorated piers, and onboard facilities from phonographs to gym equipment and card tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McAdoo
Treasury
Representative Glass
Virginia
Bay
George Washington
Staten Island
Pennsylvania
Kensington
Kansas
Band, and Sailors Great Lakes Station
Lansing
Henry Winte
North River
Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erty
Col
Henry White
Foreign Relations Committee
Cummins
Bannock
Kaiser
Hindenburg
Copenhagen
Soldiers-Workers' Council
Leipsic
Marshal von Hindenburg
U.S
Black Sea
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Hoboken Dock
Creel
George Creel
Peace Party
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!