Plans Complete for Trip to Lead Peace Conference Delegates
President Wilson will sail for Europe and land at Brest on December 11 with delegates. He will pursue a mapped program, including correspondence with Allied premiers and foreign ministers, to establish a basis for agreements at the peace conference. Bliss will miss the trip but knows details. the big four are expected to agree easily on the agenda.
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Fifteen Year Old Angell May Inherit Gates Fortune
New York December 3 Fifteen year old Derelle F Angell of Lake Forest Illinois is named to inherit the Gates fortune estimated over 20 million dollars. Executors say her brother Edward J Baker will receive a life half of the residuary estate and 500090 outright.
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Modern Coast Fortifications Urgently Required
Washington reports a chief of engineers warning that American seacoast batteries are aging and obsolete. Proposals include stronger overhead cover, faster firing through improved ammunition handling, increased magazine space, and portable mounts on rail lines to modernize coastal defenses.
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Holland halts exports to Germany in retaliation
Amsterdam reports that Holland stopped the export of goods to Germany today in reprisal for Germany's decision to halt coal shipments. The action marks a deliberate move by the Dutch to pressure Berlin over the coal dispute.
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Wilson speech reaches Paris too late for papers
Paris newspapers report the Wilson address arrived after deadline for editorials. They credit his message as guiding public opinion and say any opposition action in Congress must be justified to the people.
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Fate of Ex-Kaiser Undecided as Wilson Delays Action
Allied Conference in session remains in accord on proposed punishment but will defer any decision until President Wilson arrives. The outcome hinges on his arrival and consensus on terms.
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Allies Press Holland to Surrender Ex Kaiser
Paris reports diplomatic circles doubt a martyring of the ex Kaiser while urging Holland to extradite him for trial. London notes Allied conferees plan joint pressure, with Downing Street hosts and media debate on the fate of former war lord and potential German democracy reforms.
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Homme Libre
Street Cars In Cleveland Stop Moving
Street cars in Cleveland halted operations at 6 this morning as 2,000 street car men walked out demanding the company cease employing women conductors. Auto trucks and buses were drafted to carry workers to jobs, with no cars running by 10 a.m though the general manager said as many cars as possible would be operated.
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More Soldiers Arrive in Home Camps from England
7000 troops due today from training camps in England to join 4000 already resting at Camp Mills and local hospitals New York plans. The War Department says combat divisions will parade in their home sections, not in New York, after a postwar cleanup. Empress of Britain and Adriatic sailed from Liverpool Dec 1 with officers and enlisted men bound for New York.
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France
John F. O'Ryan
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Liverpool
Peru and Chile Threaten War Over Territorial Dispute
Diplomatic circles in Paris on December 3 reported opinion that Peru and Chile planned to go to war to settle their territorial differences. The move aimed to regulate their dispute at the European peace conference.
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President Wilson's London Peace Conference Address
London papers warmly approve President Wilson's speech announcing his plan to attend the peace conference in France. The Pall Mall Gazette lauds his mission to build new bulwarks of human tranquility and well being and praises his moral sincerity in Europe’s remapping and Austria's breakup.
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Bolsheviki Capture German Garrison in Esthonia
A Copenhagen dispatch reports Bolsheviki troops have killed or captured nearly all Germans in the Esthonian garrison at Esthoga. Bolsheviki warships bombarded the Esthonian coast and about two thousand Bolsheviki soldiers were landed at Narva.
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Senate Debates Two Wilson Trip Solutions
Senate returns to focus on two resolutions tied to President Wilson's abroad trip. Lawmakers anticipate long debates as they weigh foreign policy options and potential diplomatic impacts.
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Investigation of Overseas Promotions Proposed
Washington December 30 Senator McKellar introduced a resolution calling for Secretary Baker to provide to the Senate all information on promotions both in the United States and abroad amid alleged discrimination against men overseas. He said reports claim promotions abroad are slow and that frontline soldiers are advanced more slowly than others and urged disclosure of all facts.
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Repatriation of American Prisoners From Germany Accelerated
American Red Cross and Swiss government speed up return of 2500 American captives from Rastatt prison camp via three hospital trains. Pershing and allied bodies approve the plan. Trains run through Constance to Berne and to Lellegrade, with France supplying coal and fuel. Financing hindered by German cash limits.
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Berne
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Lellegrade
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Lausanne
Alfred Nez
Nat Goodwin May Lose Sight Of Eye In Accident
New York December 3 Dr F N Irwin who operated on Goodwin the actor issued a statement saying physicians are not yet sure eyesight will be unimpaired but they are fairly confident it will be okay Goodwin suffered serious injury to his eyes when he used chloroform liniment by mistake during an eye procedure
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George Washington Liner Ready for France Voyage
The George Washington passenger liner, prepared for a presidential voyage to France, awaits the president and his party to embark. The vessel has undergone a complete overhaul and is ready for departure when allowed.
Baltimore Hotel Chef and Assistants Sworn In
New York and Baltimore report that Louis Seres, the Baltimore Hotel chef, and his assistants have been sworn into the navy for President Wilson's voyage to Europe. The presidential liner the George Washington is ready to sail with extensive redecorations and a guarded schedule for embarkation.
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May attempt overthrow of Ebert regime
Copenhagen reports German regiments loyal to the ex Kaiser move toward Berlin from Grodno in Lithuania to overthrow the Ebert government. Junker officers lead the force. The troops are said to have plundered and burned towns in Poland.
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Display of Red Flag Banned by Chicago Ordinance
Chicago reports that displaying the red flag is a crime under a new ordinance passed in a stormy session by 65 to 2. Alder man John C. Kennedy predicts court invalidity and vows to challenge it. Fines up to 200 dollars may be imposed for each offense against the ordinance.
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Washington Dec 3 Weather Outlook for Pennsylvania
Fore cast for Pennsylvania calls for snow or rain tonight with light snow locally Wednesday except in the far south where conditions stay fair.
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