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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
1
Reports from Paris based on Zurich and Stuttgart indicate Chancellor Friederich Ebert and the German government have resigned amid a stormy meeting. Details remain fragmentary but the move signals a major political upheaval in postwar Germany.
Washington reports confirm that Chancellor Friedrich Ebert and his government resigned as Spartacist and demobilization protests rocked Berlin. Congress clashes in Berlin threaten to destabilize the German republic while Allied powers monitor developments and potential armistice shifts.
Chicago reports a second attempt to start an aerial mail link to New York planned for late today. Ten sacks left New York yesterday and arrived by train after the plane was forced to land near Chicago. Engine trouble delayed the Chicago end yesterday. a reserve plane and pilot are due at noon for a possible 4 pm flight if conditions allow.
Paris reports Belgium plans to press at the peace conference for territorial gains. The Matin backs ceding a slice of Holland with a Prussian border strip along the Rhine and absolute control of the Scheldt. It also urges returning Waloon provinces near the Eisenborn including St Vith Malmedy and Montjo to Belgium and reclaiming the Dutch pocket opposite Aix-la-Chapelle. Luxemburg is cited as a defensive pillar regardless of its ultimate sovereignty.
Washington reports reveal documentary proof that the National Security League funded a broad propaganda campaign during the current congressional race to defeat both Democratic and Republican incumbents who opposed its war measure. The House committee opened hearings in the Capitol area with league officers summoned to produce books from New York. The probe will scrutinize a claimed $1.2 million campaign fund and identify who funded and directed the league's political activities, with testimony expected from Charles Leydecker and Charles CED Orth. The panel includes Democratic and Republican members from Mississippi, Arkansas, Virginia, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Wisconsin.
London, Dec 19 British labor will welcome President Wilson to London as the leader of world democracy, per a message from Arthur Henderson on behalf of the trade union congress. Henderson pledged support of British labor leaders for Wilsons push for a league of nations, armament reduction, and the ending of secret treaties and diplomacy.
Be resumed to Cleveland. There is only one other ship here and that is undergoing repairs. Another is on a farm near Selingsgrove where an aviator was forced to land Tuesday evening.
Chicago Dec 19 The case of Victor Berger congressman elect and four Socialist codefendants charged with espionage act violations probably will go to the jury tomorrow with a verdict possibly before Christmas. Judge Landis denied the Socialists request to instruct a not guilty verdict.
By Bert N. Ford. The American Third Army has advanced nearly twenty miles east of the Rhine with no hostile action by Monday night. German withdrawals occurred in good order per armistice terms as weather turns cold with frequent rain. Headquarters and outposts established at Coblenz Neuwill Montamaur Sagan Heddesdorf Cochem Ahrweiler Boppard Bert Rich Witlich Bittburg Daun Grevenmacher. The only firing was an accidental pistol discharge by a doughboy.
The transport George Washington, the ship used by President Wilson and the American delegates to the peace conference, sailed from France on December 15 for the United States with returning American soldiers, announced today by General March, chief of staff.
Paris December 19 Premier Clemenceau told the French Association for a Society of Nations that the principle of a league of nations would be embodied in the peace preliminaries. He asserted confidence in an international framework guiding postwar settlements and cooperation.
Paris December 19 King Victor Emmanuel of Italy arrives from Rome amid raw weather to a tumultuous reception from a large crowd. The event marks his participation in a conference context in Paris.
Washington reports cooler weather yesterday gives way to warmer conditions for Pennsylvania with tonight and Friday seeing increasing cloudiness and rising temperatures. Local observers note a mild trend across eastern sectors as coastal systems move inland, with comfortable daytime highs and stronger evening breezes.
Deputy Attorney General Al Freed L. Becker of New York exposes the Arch Spy's activities and outlines many schemes linked to Bolo's plotting. The article details alleged operations and notes several plots remain unknown.
Washington reports the Senate propaganda investigating committee heard Deputy Attorney General Alfred L. Becker describe Bela Pasha as a traitor tied to German schemes. Becker avoided certain details to protect French interests, noting uncertainty about other conspirators beyond Adolph Pavenstadt who relayed with von Bernstorff to buy La Journal in Paris for defeatist propaganda.
Mrs Helen Huntington Astor, wife of Lieut. Vincent Astor, recalls nineteen months as a Y M C A canteen worker in France. She praises American women, soldiers, and sailors, notes tips were donated to the Red Cross, and remarks how gobs love ham and eggs.
In Chicago on December 19 Leslie Snodgrass of South Bend Indiana is jailed after his wife swore he threatened to kill her. His sixth wife must decide today whether to file bigamy charges or let police free him. The case involves alleged marriage without divorce to an earlier wife.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Count Kessler German ambassador to Warsaw says he was mobbed robbed and expelled from Russia on arrival in Berlin. He states crowds in Warsaw attacked him in a hotel while others robbed the German embassy taking valuable archives.
Paris December 19 The Echo de Paris reports Knox urging separate consideration of the league of nations and freedom of the seas. Wilson aims to avoid conflicting with American opinion while pursuing peace, noting the two entwined issues must be addressed. Preparatory talks with Lloyd George and Balfour follow Wilson’s London arrival and Christmas address to soldiers. Premier Clemenceau met Wilson. White notes steady American attitude and cautious diplomacy with Europe. Wilson plans further talks with Italian and Allied leaders as weather dampens outdoor plans.
In the December report from Athens violent engagements at Krous sove left several Bulgarians dead and three captured after Greek counterattacks. The official notice confirmed Greek forces responded with heavy casualties on the Bulgarian side.
London dispatch reports a British Chronicle correspondent says the Bolshevik regime in Russia has about 180000 scattered across the former empire and may try to raise a large army to invade Europe to spread Bolshevism. Poland is unstable and Germany could be next. Allied leaders, including Wilson, urged joint action. Sanguinary fighting also reported in western Russia with Bolshevik forces crossing the Dvina toward Mittau.
Montreal experiences a unique police strike as most officers below sergeant rank walkout and detectives threaten to join. Traffic squads keep order, but the city faces potential wider action if no settlement is reached. Attacks on health measures appear unlikely as labor sympathy supports the officers. The epidemic of influenza resurges in rural Quebec districts.
Paris dispatch notes the Wilson visit with Mrs Wilson in plain black gowns and a calm demeanor. The president remains reticent publicly, guiding a busy schedule and declining formal recognitions while dismissing sensational London and US rumors as best ignored.
Paris dispatch reports the United States will stage the largest troop review in history as President Wilson visits. About thirty divisions totaling 27,000 men each area the President will traverse, with a potential full pass in review. Uncertainty remains over Christmas plans and possible locations in Europe. The American delegates agreed to daily briefings at 10 a.m. A photo session at Grillon captured Secretary Lansing and White in frock coats while the President wore a sack suit and quipped about formal dress. Colonel House followed suit.
Paris December 19 President Wilson will travel to General Pershing's headquarters on December 24 to spend Christmas and return December 26. Lloyd George and Bonar Law will not arrive until after the holidays delaying the preliminary peace conference. The President plans visits to Rome and Brussels during the delay.
London dispatch reports the German ambassador to Spain and embassy members will be handed their passports in Madrid. The Spanish government has stated it cannot recognize the current German government as of December 19.
Muskegon Michigan December 19 for the third time in a year the body of Freida Weichman bride of Gypsy Honeymoon will be exhumed today. Physicians expect to find signs of violence on the body, evidence to aid the state in the prosecution of Milo H Piper held for the murder.
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