Peace Conference Expected To Last Two Or Three Months
Paris and Versailles observers say the peace conference will run two to three months with sessions in France. Allies monitor German conditions and armistice compliance while parties study internal German developments and plan postwar arrangements in Alsace Lorraine rehabilitation.
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Paris
France
Versailles
Germany
Inter-Allied Council
United States
Alsace-Lorraine
Clouds on Peace Horizon Promise Possible Storm
Washington reports clouds on the peace horizon as postwar talks stall over policies and representation. President Wilson will dictate U S aims while Clemenceau and Lloyd George shape allied votes. Elections in Britain and imperial debates slow progress toward the peace conference, with a year‑end deadline for full armistice guarantees in Germany and Austria Hungary.
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John Edwina Nevin
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Washington
United States
Wilson
America
France
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
England
Britain
British Empire
Italy
League of Nations
Great Britain
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Storming of North Carolina Jail Kills Five
In Winston Salem on November 18 a mob stormed the jail seeking a black prisoner accused of assaulting a woman and shooting two men. Five deaths are confirmed Rachel Levi and Robert Young Ireman among them with ten others seriously injured. The crowd, numbering thousands, targeted the jail doors but could not force entry. Shooting was heard across the city overnight as authorities evacuated others.
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Winston Salem
N. C
Rachel Levi
Robert Young Ireman
J. E. Childress
Sheil Flynt
Weather outlook for Pennsylvania and Lake Erie region
Forecast for Pennsylvania shows rain and colder conditions with tonight's cooler air. Tuesday will be cloudy and colder with a chance of rain or snow near Lake Erie.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Shipping Board seeks 5000 volunteers to man ships
Boston reports the National Headquarters of the United States Shipping Board recruiting service issued a call for 5000 volunteers to crew troop ships returning Americans from France. After the year starts, ferries will ramp up with at least 400 firemen monthly and other ratings. Men 18 to 35 may enlist at 6900 drugstore enrolling stations nationwide.
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Boston
United States
France
United States Shipping Board
King and Prince to Visit Grand Fleet Wednesday
London reports King George and the Prince of Wales will visit the grand fleet on Wednesday possibly to witness the surrender of the German fleet. Cabled advices indicate the German fleet must depart from its home port today.
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Prince
Grand Fleet
London
King George
Prince of Wales
Exchange
Refugees Return to Belgian Homes as Brussels Quietly Restored
Report from Brussels notes a quiet city as German forces retreat toward Holland and refugees flood back toward their homes. Sentries remain briefly, von Falkenhaya noted missing, and Belgians celebrate open flags and Allied colors. Many Germans flee, some begging arms for souvenirs, while the town of Aasche lies in ruins from a recent explosion.
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John T. Parkerson
I. N.S
Brussels
von Falkenhaya
von Felkenhaugen
Holland
Germany
Aasche
Ghent
Brussl
Robinson Smith
Noramby Afloat With Flu Struck Crew Drifting At Sea
The steamship Noramby bound from London to an American port is drifting as its 40 man crew, all stricken with influenza, cannot navigate. Captain Rhinds of the City of Bombay reports hearing an SOS and places the Noramby near Bermuda.
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Boston
London
Rhinds
City of Bombay
City of
Bombay
Paris celebrates Alsace Lorraine day with joyous crowd
Thanksgiving like celebration in Paris draws huge crowds on Sunday. Soldiers and Americans are central to the scene as kisses and laughter fill the streets. Revelers sing both English and Yankee tunes while churches nationwide mark Liberation Day with masses.
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Paris
Tipperary
Sousa
Madelon
MacArthur Cited Again for Bravery
Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur receives a second United States Army decoration the bronze oak leaf for extraordinary heroism in action during the capture of hills 288 242 and the cote de Chatillon on October 14 15 and 16. Pershing commends his leadership and courage that aided breaking and reforming attacks. He is listed as left the 84th brigade of the Rainbow division toward the Rhine. He is the son of the late General Arthur MacArthur and his mother Mrs Arthur Mi ar Arthur resides in Santa Barbara California.
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John Edwin Nevin
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Washington Press
United States Army
Macarthur
Lee
Germany
Rhine
Cote de Chatillion
Pershing
Bridage
General MacArthur
General Arthur MacArthur
Arthur Miar- Arthur
Santa Durbara, California
Former Kaiser May Seek Return Home Amid Dutch Turmoil
A Copenhagen telegraph dispatch citing Berlin's Lokal Anzeiger says the ex Kaiser's return to Germany may be allowed by the Potsdam council of soldiers and workmen due to disturbances in Holland. No confirmation available.
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London
Germany
Holland
Copenhagen
Lokal Anziger
Berlin
Potsdam
Washington
Council of Workmen
Dr. Solf
Schleswig
Schleswig-Halateim
Denmark
Yanks On Most Historic Hike To Rhine Under Dickman
General Joseph Dickman leads the Third American Army in three columns toward the Rhine as the American occupation advances. The march covers miles daily with shells ready, refugees streaming west, and liberated prisoners heading for Verdun.
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Bert Ford
American Army of Occupation
Joseph Dickman
Rhine
Dickman
Third American Army
United States
Uncle Sam
Marines
Entering of Metz by Allied Forces Postponed
A World War I dispatch from November 18 reports Allied forces near Metz delaying ceremonial entry. The Third American army advances toward the Rhine with divisions and corps moving along a broad front, while German retirements and unrest spread across occupied regions.
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Metz
Rhine
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