14 Nov 1918
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson signals readiness to aid Germany with food supplies if public order is preserved and distribution is orderly. Secretary Lansing delivers note seeking assurances that relief efforts will be organized like Belgium, with U S ships able to transport provisions to prevent famine.
Messages from European sources say President Wilson may attend the peace conference to settle wartime injustices. Officials reportedly oppose the move, fearing risk and limited gains via delegates. London dispatch notes talks among the imperial war cabinet and statesmen to resume sittings on peace terms.
Associated Press dispatch reports Allied high command refusing armistice changes and adding 24 extra hours for evacuations in Belgium Luxemburg and Alsace Lorraine. German retreat progress unclear though likely to Brussels Charleroi line as British forces advance.
Washington Nov 13 Men between 36 and 45 who have received but not filled out questionnaires were asked to return them in blank form to local boards by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Boards will cancel entries for men in this class and treat them as not bound by the selective service law. Classification of youths 18 remains valued for future military needs.
Rumania announces a new declaration of war against Germany as a precursor to disarming the German army under Von Mackensen. A reorganized government led by General Coanda replaces the cabinet, with Grigorescu and Valmianu taking war and interior posts. Rumanians cross into Transylvania as occupation forces.
Belgian civilians greet the abdication and flight of the German monarch with relief at Marshal Fochs terms. The public mood shows bitterness toward Germany, while soldiers privately acknowledge the war is over as evacuation rumors circulate.
Paris dispatch reports Holland has consented to carry on the work of repatriating allied prisoners of war now held in Germany.
Dispatches report the exiled emperor left Germany not to flee but to aid the new government. Meanwhile fresh fighting erupts in Copenhagen as loyal officers fire on revolutionaries. deaths occur amid Unter den Linden clashes. Also note probate filing in New York valued at about 50 million dollars with a large share to Joseph Slocum.
Nov 13 report states Austria-Hungary proclaimed part of the German republic via Vienna dispatch. Prince Heinrich of the Younger line abdicates, Havarian government asks Western powers to enforce terms, Bolsheviki influence grows, Berlin sees mixed responses while civilians resume work and elections are planned in Saxony.
Reports from Amsterdam indicate the German crown prince was shot by German troops while attempting to cross the Dutch frontier. Dispatches say William Hohenzollern will stay in Holland under internment terms and may buy an estate, while the former emperor arrived at Amerongen castle and reports of the prince’s death remain unconfirmed.
At Basel on November 13 crews from German battleships Posen Ostfried Nassau joined the revolutionary movement. The battleships, among Germanys largest, include the 18 600 ton Posen and Nassau sister ships and the 22 490 ton Ostfriehl and Ginenanes.
Stockholm printed dispatches describe an Independent Socialist manifesto in Sweden urging Soldiers and Workmen councils to form a socialist government and republic. Demobilization and an eight hour day are called for amid overseas cables. A Brussels garrison revolt and Swiss general strike are noted.
Former Empress Zita and her family departed Vienna at 9 oclock Tuesday night en route to Eckardiau according to a dispatch from the Austrian capital. Prince Leopold renounces throne was reported from Erne on November 13.
Washington officials stated there is no confirmation of rumors that the former German crown prince has been killed. The government has not verified the report and no official action or statement has been made.
Report from Amsterdam says ex Kaiser Wilhelm may leave Amerongen Holland soon to settle permanently at the Achilleion villa on Corfu. The villa, built for Empress Elisabeth, is near Albania and has housed Serbian headquarters under Allied occupation.
Nine British airplanes landed at Galata near Constantinople two days after the Turkish armistice signed October 31. Flight Commander Henry Wiser, a Canadian Yale graduate, led the group welcomed by Turks who praised clearance of Germans. Turks eye allied fleet. Dardanelles occupation debated. a British naval and military commission inspects forts under the grand vizier’s escort. French and British torpedo boats entered the Dardanelles on November 8.
The Times reports German foreign secretary Solf appeals to President Wilson over armistice terms and Europe food needs. British food controller John Robert Clynes warns Europe’s situation remains critical, urging continued allied food control and U S credits. In France, American front quiets as armistice ends hostilities per orders, with celebrations among French troops and detailed front-line positions mapped.
Belgian war office reports entry of Belgian troops into Ghent and continued army progress until armistice. Citizens greet allied forces as liberators and share stories of wartime martyrdom. Food shortages evident. brown paper needed to cover shattered windows. Mutinies and executions cited. Bluecher opposed capitulation.
Dunkirk dispatch says Germany begins evacuation of Brussels and King Albert and family may return next Friday. German wireless appeal asks Alsace Lorraine residents to stay calm amid retirement as officials warn limited front updates only. Serbian statements say Cettinje in Montenegro is liberated and Versecz in Hungary was taken with captures of guns and war material. Paris reports German delays in armistice talks with claims that delaying actions and moving stock are inevitable.
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