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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1918
Page
1
Major General Cae announces production of enormous 24 inch calibre guns developed for the First American Army. The weapons promise unprecedented range, capable of firing 40 miles or more for special mission types, marking an epochal military achievement.
Washington reports Major General Coe that 24 inch calibre guns are now being produced for long range coast defense. He notes ranges up to 40 miles with these massive guns and outlines the future potential and need for mobile artillery to defend the coast, with longer ranges possible for special types.
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Lloyd George addressing women supporters in Albert Hall. He argues against a League of Nations and for a punitive peace to deter future wars, insisting the German people and leaders must be held responsible to make future conflicts harder to wage.
Baltimore December 10 the southern commercial congress in session features a banking and land finance conference on world trade and a mayors conference led by New York mayor John F Hylan. Secretary of Commerce William C Redfield and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo are slated to speak with 500 women delegates led by Louise Grundy Lindsley of Nashville active in the women’s auxiliary.
New York plans to extradite Harry Kendall Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, over two indictments for kidnapping and mistreatment of Kansas City boy Frederick Gump. Assistant district attorney Edwin P. Kilree travels to Philadelphia to review records and Pennsylvania sanity ruling on Thaw. The state court decision holds Thaw sane enough to leave his asylum, while New York argues continued responsibility.
Buffalo, N Y Dec 10 A national gathering of principal officers of state organizations of retail liquor dealers is underway at the Iroquois Hotel to map ways to keep the retail liquor business open despite a Congress act mandating saloon closures on July 1 next year. About forty members of the Congressional committee of the National Association of retail liquor dealers are present, representing saloon interests from both dry and wet states.
Washington reports the Senate opened debate on the 1919 20 reconstruction revenue bill with Chairman Simmons leading the finance committee. Minority reports by Pen, Smoot, and La Follette are expected. Republicans pledge no filibuster to stall the bill but promise full consideration on each paragraph, aiming for passage by February 15.
In Washington two Americans named in Bielaski's propaganda evidence defended themselves before the Senate judiciary subcommittee. Senator Hitchcock and Harvard professor Albert Bushnell Hart faced questions about pro German sentiment before U.S. entry to World War I. Hart argued it was not criminal to be pro-German prior to war.
New York, Dec 10. After peace terms are settled Marshal Foch of France is expected to visit the United States as the guest of New York City. Mayor John F. Hylan invited him by cable and Foch replied with gratitude and acceptance, expressing appreciation for the honor of the Right of the City freedom of New York.
Washington dec 10 an investigation of the alleged shortage of three inch shells for the american forces while the war was in progress was asked in a senate resolution introduced by senator poindexter of washington He added if a half dozen traitors had been shot early in the war many better men would have been saved.
Berlin Hamburg and Munich are reported as centers of counter revolutionary agitation amid turmoil in the capital where a general command is said to have been established. The dispatch highlights widespread unrest and coordinated actions attributed to anti government elements across major German cities.
London reports Berlin Hamburg and Munich facing counter revolutionary agitation. A nonrecognition by a soldiers and workers council is noted in Berlin. Hamburg arrests follow a failed coup. Bavaria sees Bolshevik terror spreading and Munich radicals suppress meetings and impose press censorship. Paris notes martial law in Berlin and Liebknecht vows to overthrow the government within fifteen days.
London reports William Hohenzollern, former emperor, attempted suicide at Amerongen in a fit of melancholy. A staff member intervened and was wounded. the ex ruler faced health fears and possible extradition. The Liepsiger Tageblatt cited a well informed source for the claim.
The will of Captain Joseph Raphael de Lamar bequeaths more than 10 million dollars to Harvard University medical school Johns Hopkins University and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University for medical research and living principles. The remaining half goes to his daughter Alice Antoinette de Lamar in trust with a contingency. An unusual clause asserts he never married and has only one child.
Fore cast from Washington indicates Croundy tonight and Wednesday with probable snow in the north and snow or rain in the southern portion of Pennsylvania. The outlook notes unsettled weather and chances of mixed precipitation across the state.
New York reports arrivals from Brest and Liverpool with hundreds of officers and thousands of soldiers. The Empress of Britain reached New York with multiple aero squadrons and construction units aboard. Kroonland and Canopic due to arrive tonight, with demobilization plans at camps. Additional transports and hospital ships expected in harbor carrying thousands more soldiers. United States to receive British help moving American troops home.
Washington, Dec. 10. For the first time in history, the vice president will preside at a Cabinet session. The meeting was called for this afternoon, announced at the White House, and the call came by radio from President Wilson aboard the George Washington. The event, not described as emergency, will cover routine matters and draw criticism of the peace voyage.
Belgium at the peace conference will press for a free passage of the Scheldt river and the restoration of major parts of Limburg and Luxembourg lost under the 1849 treaty. Foreign Minister Paul Hymans announced this through the newspaper La Metro pole. The Scheldt links Antwerp to the North Sea and runs through Dutch territory.
London dispatch reports the Bolshevik government in Russia recognizing the independence of Esthonians along the Baltic coast. The wireless telegram stated the development after noon today.
Federal Judge Landis warned Victor Berger and four socialist leaders, including Engdahl, that their bonds could be forfeited if they continue arriving late to court. The trial, under espionage act indictment, saw jurors selected by the defense with a panel of twelve supplied by the government as attorneys argued over eliminations.
The report states 17,000 soldiers died of the flu during the epidemic, with the greatest number of cases occurring at Camp Funston in Kansas from September through December 138th.
The War Department released figures showing about 17,000 U S soldiers died of influenza at military stations during the epidemic, from 328,257 total cases. From Sept 3 to Dec 1 there were 19,094 total deaths at camps. Camp Funston led in cases with 13,631. Camp Grant recorded the most deaths at 1,091, with 2,363 pneumonia cases and 10,709 influenza cases.
In Paris on December 16 Wales Elon S Stall correspondent reports tanks thou ght to have won the war may become commercial tools in peacetime. The ministry notes tanks tow canal barges well, with horses scarce. Socialists oppose continued work while alternative uses like buses or sales to Italy or the United States are discussed.
Washington reports the American Third Army continues its advance into Germany, reaching the Rolansech to Brohl line. By nightfall the general advance extended to Rolansech Brohl Wassenach Mustermaifeld Rheinbollen as General Pershing informed the War Department.
Copenhagen December 10 The Nobel committee decided not to award any Nobel peace prize this year.
At the Peace Conference the Are Well party staged a striking display of depth bombing, drawing attention to the League of Nations debate. The spectacle occurred amid questions about capital policy and seeks to clear the matter promptly before other agenda items proceed.
President Wilson plans to push the league of nations as the priority at the peace conference and avoid formal sessions beyond the first. He intends to meet Lloyd George Clemenceau and Orlando in informal talks, then return to America, while expressing to Paris hope no decisions are made until his arrival. The blast display for his party aboard the George Washington entertained the President, who watched from the bridge as a depth charge bomb dropped 1,700 yards away.
Washington Dec 16 The House hours after a brief roll call passed the Frear resolution authorizing a seven man investigation committee to probe the National Security League and its political activity in this year’s campaign The panel may sit anywhere in the country and issue subpoenas under oath Stafford of Wisconsin stated the munition making interests boasted they would spend thousands to defeat him The measure followed a deal between Democrats and Republicans to supersede pending appropriation bills and was expected to move ahead after the DC appropriation is settled
Washington Dec 10 A two day embargo on hog shipments to the Union Stockyards at Chicago was ordered by the Railway Administration today. No hogs will be received in Chicago today and tomorrow to prevent overloading the Chicago markets following a request from the Bureau of Markets in the Department of Agriculture.
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