British Troops Occupy Cologne as Metz Welcomes French Officials
In early December reports from Aix-la-Chapelle and Metz describe British troops sent to Cologne to restore order amid rioting between Red forces and opponents. British infantry reach as far as Duren while Metz greets President Poincare and top French leaders with rapturous reception as the presidential train arrives.
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Joffre
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Petain
Pershing
Fayolle
Gouraud
German attitude shifts as war ends and Britain advances
A Daily Mail correspondent reports that west of the Rhine Germans grow cordial toward Britain as Allied forces move east. Authorities in places like Duren admit relief at arrival, fearing their own people and starvation. Many men say the war's end eases the stigma of defeat.
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Rhine
Ita
Daily Mail
Duren
French Reinforcements to Enter Lorraine and Rhine Fronts
Paris reports General Mangin will lead the Thirtieth and Forty-third infantry divisions to enter Lorraine and the Rhine bridgehead this week. The government aims to honor units cited for bravery and meet their desire to push into contested areas along the Rhine.
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Mangin
Mayence
Mainz
Rhine
Lorraine
Spain Breaks With Germany Over Spy Row
Madrid reports a decree relieves Polo Debernabe of his post as Spanish ambassador in Berlin. The move follows rumors the German ambassador Prince von Ratibor and staff spied and aided anti royal family agitation.
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Madrid
Polo ‘Debernabe
Berlin
Prince Vor Ratibor
McAdoo Asks Congress to Make Loans After War
Secretary McAdoo urged Congress in Washington on December 9 to authorize government loans to support postwar reconstruction and aid industries recovering from the war. He argued loans were essential to maintain employment and stabilize commerce.
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McAdoo
Congress
Change of Forces Reported in Occupied Region
Officials indicate periodic shifts in troop deployments to and within the occupied region as part of ongoing security adjustments. Military authorities cite operational needs and command rotations to maintain control and readiness.
Forces Reach Coblenz as Rhine Advance Continues
American forces press toward the Rhine with a Berlin–reported message quoting a German foreign office representative who has returned from Treves stating Coblenz could be reached by Monday.
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Amsterdam
Rhine
Coblenz
Berlin
Foreign Office
Treves
French General Arrives in Berlin to Lead Prisoner Repatriation
Washington reports General Dupont has reached Berlin and set up headquarters in the former French embassy palace. He is charged with the transport and repatriation of French prisoners held by Germany.
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Dupont
Berlin
Palace
Germany
Cotton Fire Destroys Moultrie Compress Center
A fire at the Moultrie Compress destroyed a building containing about five hundred bales of cotton in Moultrie Georgia early today. The loss is estimated at 225000 dollars with most stock lost, likely covered by insurance. Blakely Cotton Company owned several hundred bales affected by the blaze.
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Moultrie
Blakely Cotton, Company
McAdoo to authorize postwar loans for reconstruction
Secretary McAdoo proposes authorizing loans after the peace declaration to aid government efforts tied to the United States wartime alliance. The funds aim to reconstruct nations devastated by the conflict and support allied recovery initiatives.
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McAdoo
United States
Allies may decide on League of Nations plan at peace congress
Paris Dec 9 preliminary talks on the peace conference program suggest the Allied delegation will decide whether to elaborate a society of nations at the peace congress or defer to a further session according to Petit Journal.
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Paris
Society of Nations
Petit Journal
Britain will back league of nations but not replace navy
Winston Churchill, minister of munitions, said in the Glasgow Sunday Post that Britain will use influence to strengthen the league of nations yet cannot view it as a substitute for a capable navy in any measurable period.
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London
Great Britain
League of Nations
Winston Spencer Churchill
Glascow Sunday Post
Former advisers defend Kaiser role amid war guilt debate
In London reports, Phillip Schiedeman argues the Kaiser was punished enough but insists a clear record of his war role is needed and supports a state tribunal to try those responsible. Solf remains in government amid trust in Britain and America. Maximilian Harden counters claims of imperial guilt, saying Wilhelm II had no personal war initiative and was a tool of the military.
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William Hohehzollern
Phillip Schiedeman
Finance and Colonies
National Assembly
Schiedeman
Solf
Great Britain
America
Maximilian Harden
Zukunft
Berlin
the Express
William
Not a single U S Army death in war says Baker report
Washington D C December 9 Not a single member of the American army has been put to death since the beginning of the war according to Secretary Baker in his annual report. The document shows one enlisted man was tried and convicted of being a spy and seventy three men were convicted of sleeping on their post of duty.
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D. C
Enera Ral
Red Port
Baker
City Primary Set for December Eighteenth in Thomasville
A mass meeting in Thomasville votes to hold the city white primary on December eighteenth with rules to govern candidate assessments and single shotting ban. Judge Hopkins favors December twenty third but the eighteenth wins by a large majority. polling places are City Hall and Court House with eight aldermen and four school board members on the ballot.
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Culpepper
M. Bracey
H .J. MacInty
J. T. Culpepper
Ij. E. Guy
J. M. Edwards
Haire
R. G. Fleetwood
Macintyre
Sexton
Court House
City of
Broad Street
City Hall
German Propaganda Extended Across America Details
Bruce Bielaski testifies before the Senate on German propaganda in the U S noting 1916 cablegrams between Von Bernstorff and the foreign office. He cites Hale as a Hearst employee paid by Germany and a confidential embassy agent through 1918. Also mentions a 1914 letter about the Washington Post sale offer and letters reading consuls’ orders to remove German workers from war materials plants.
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America
Bruce Bielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Senate Committee
von Bernstorff
Foreign Office
Bernstorff
William Bayard Hale
Berlin
Hearst
Hale
Bernard Durnberg
van Hale
Bielaski
Roumania
Germany
Buchanan
Illinois
von Rintelen
Labor Council
Senate
Transports May Touch the South and Return to Europe
Washington December reports Senator Smith of South Carolina proposing that American army transports on their trips to Europe stop at South Atlantic ports. Secretary Baker promised to review if regular cargo calls could be altered to accommodate such a route.
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Army
Europe
Atlantic
Baker
Senator Smith
South
Brest Poised to Welcome President Wilson in Breton Festivities
Brest officials announce plans to outdo previous welcomes as President Wilson lands. A Breton committee will greet him with a display of local dress and pageantry, marking a grand reception in the city.
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Brest
Wilson
Public Meeting Places Ordered Closed Over Influenza Spread
The town orders the closure of theaters schools churches and other public meeting places until January 1 to prevent an influenza epidemic. Doctors on the Board of Health urge precaution and report a daily influenza case tally to authorities.
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S.ju.cheshire
T. L .Ross
J. M. Edwards
H. T. Mash, Jr
Council
Board of Education
British pledge to try German officials for war crimes
London reports quote Premier Lloyd George pledging to use all British influence at the peace conference to punish those responsible for the war. He calls for expulsion of enemy aliens from Britain and notes many Germans abused British hospitality during the conflict. Lord Cecil echoes the demand that guilty officials be held personally responsible.
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London
Lloyd George
United Kingdom
Germany
Lord Cecil
Robert Cecil
Transport Sierra Arrives with Officers and Soldiers
The United States army transport Sierra arrived today from abroad at New York harbor with 36 officers and 1,531 enlisted men. A noisy welcome greeted the ship as harbor craft saluted.
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New York
United States Army
Sierra
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