Crown Prince of Germany Shot by Troops in Flight
London and Amsterdam dispatches report the German Crown Prince Frederick William was shot by his escort troops and bayoneted, found dead in a railway coach near Holland while attempting escape. The events unfold amid German revolutionary turmoil and calls for royal abdication and universal suffrage across Europe.
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President selects delegates for peace conference reshuffle
Washington dispatch reports President to speed up preliminary peace talks with Britain France Italy and others. Col House to coordinate with allied leaders while committee names and numbers of delegates remain unsettled. Hoover to Europe for rationing plans as departments revise estimates and censorship eases.
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War measures to end with peace declaration and postwar controls
Washington reports eighteen key wartime laws will be removed or sunset after peace is proclaimed. Major steps end federal rail and telecommunications supervision after a set period, wind down War Finance Corporation, and terminate temporary boards and draft provisions while preserving limited authority for ships and national information during the transition.
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Weather update near Lake Erie hints at possible rain or snow
A weather bulletin notes unsettled conditions around Lake Erie with likely precipitation. The forecast points to rain or snow as a possibility, affecting travel and outdoor plans in nearby communities. Local officials urge residents to monitor advisories and stay prepared for changing conditions.
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Changes in Armistice Terms Aid Germany, Not End War
Washington officials said Field Marshal Foch altered armistice terms to aid the new German government rather than lift the military burden. Submarine fleet, railroad cars, machine guns, prisoner repatriation, and occupied territories implications are outlined, with commissions to oversee details under Allied military authority.
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East Africa
Germany
Gas Defense Plant Down Leaves 12000 Idle in Long Island City
In Long Island City November 12, twelve thousand workers are out of employment after a government order suspended work at a large gas defense plant that produced gas masks for the American Expeditionary Forces. Plant officials called a conference of district manufacturers to provide work for the idle labor force.
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Tribunal to Try German War Leaders
Amsterdam dispatch reports independent German socialists in the government forming a tribunal to try Admiral von Tirpitz Gen Klem Dr Knapp a Fatherland Party leader Admiral von Litzendorff and others deemed responsible for prolonging the war.
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President's aid pledge tied to order in Germany
State Department release recounts Secretary Lansing’s note to Switzerland on November 12 and the President’s promise to consider supplying food to Germany if public order is maintained and food distributed equitably. It cites Allied Versailles assurances to relieve famine and extend aid, with use of idle German tonnage.
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HOUSES ALONG BRUSSELS ROAD FIGHT TO FLING OLD GLORY
War correspondent John T. Parkerson reports on Armistice news near Brussels road frontline scenes as British and Allied troops cheer liberation in towns around Ath and Mons. Civilians, hungry and scarred, celebrate while Germans retreat westward amid broken roads and abandoned equipment.
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Troops Battle With Bolsheviks in New York
New York reports a clash on 11th avenue as U S soldiers and sailors fought with 4000 to 5000 socialists marching toward Carnegie Hall. Flags waved while protesters shouted anti militarist slogans and defenders proclaimed there is only one flag in the country.
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Armistice causes Hamburg line head Batlin to die by own hand
The Hague dispatch reports Albert Batlin, head of the Hamburg American Line, died in Hamburg by his own action, linked to the armistice. Earlier reports claimed a coupoplex. Batlin was among the best known shipping men globally.
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Registrants Aged 37 to 45 Must Return Questionnaires
Washington November 13 Provost Marshal General Crowder ruled that registrants between 37 and 45 who received questionnaires must return them to their local boards unexecuted. The requirement to return them was issued today though it had been ruled earlier that these questionnaires need not be filled out.
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Fighting in heart of Berlin all day Tuesday
London dispatches report intense fighting in central Berlin on Tuesday. Four hundred Junkers officers clashed with Bolshevik forces over Unter den Linden, as authorities described a plan to target socialist leaders amid European exchanges.
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Kaiser Accepts Dutch Internment Terms
London reports the former Kaiser has accepted the Dutch government internment terms. Traveling under the name Count Williens Hohenzollern, he will receive the treatment accorded to other high strangers and must remain in the castle Mara.
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