25 Nov 1918
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1918
Page
1
Reports from neutral sources indicate the Bolsheviki effectively run the new government in Berlin through direct domination or formal agreement. Cablegrams received today confirm the council now controls the country in the wake of the upheaval.
London reports say Berlin workers and soldiers council controls Germany and a provisional government forms to block counter revolution. Northern Germany proclaims an independent republic with Hamburg as capital while Bavaria and Baden refuse to submit to Berlin.
Forecast for Washington from November 25 to 30 calls for rain likely Tuesday or Wednesday with otherwise fair conditions. Temperatures near normal, slightly warmer during the rain period. In Pennsylvania, fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change.
New York workers in the United War Work campaign report success with the drive extension and claim New York has met its $35,000,000 quota. Major contributions include $50,000,000 from Standard Oil and $25,000 from Consolidated Gas Company.
The Supreme Court extended the espionage cases of Eugene V. Debs James V. Peterson and Jacob Frohwerk for hearing on Monday January 6. The government sought an early hearing as the espionage act convictions could become ineffective after the peace conclusion.
Neutral sources today report the extremist group controlling or influencing the new German government. They seized power first in northern port areas where the revolution began and have extended to Berlin, though clear control in the capital remains disputed. The extremists seek power through workers and soldiers councils, a situation that could affect the peacemaking process.
New York reports on Hollandia passengers saying William Hohenzollern and the former crown prince are seen as unpopular and likely to flee Holland. Dr Frederick Albert, ex-Chilean legation, says Germans will not accept new war and view the armistice as permanent peace.
Victor Carmel and Jean Baptiste St Germain, accused of murder of Corporal Horshey and James McKay at Steep Creek, were captured near the Saskatchewan River, starving and weak, after hiding in a straw stack on the river bank. They were taken without a struggle following discovery Sunday morning.
A Zurich dispatch to the Mafin today reports Field von Mackensen and his staff were disarmed at Silesia station in Berlin. The revolutionary guard seized their gold and food, refused receipts, and said the seizures followed orders of the revolutionary committee which labeled the Mackensen party supplies as stolen goods.
King George dissolved Parliament today triggering a nationwide election set for December 14. The move marks a dramatic political shift as campaigns prepare across the realms.
London reports Allies consider a joint application for the extradition of the Kaiser. A News Agency dispatch from Belgium states the plan discussed today.
The afternoon French communique reports full occupation of Lorraine by French troops with towns in the Sarre Valley and Alsace falling under their control. In Washington the Senate finance committee debates whether the 1918 revenue bill should cover 1919 1920 or be limited to 1918 and predicts passage in the December session amid party standoff over taxation levels.
Major General Clarence R. Edwards, former commander of the Twenty sixth division overseas, is assigned to head the Department of the Northeast. Major General William Crozier, head of the department since July, has requested retirement from active service effective December 1.
Paris November 25 workmen busy moving sandbags from the Arc de Triomphe as King George of England is expected to pass Thursday along an avenue lined with captured German guns. The route from the Bois de Boulogne station to the Quai d Orsay will be lit with Allied flags and royal apartments prepared for the visitors.
London reports Nicholai Lenine the Bolshevik premier along with thirteen leaders fled to the Russo Finnish frontier seeking neutral protection. Dispatch quotes Helsingfors advices carried by a Copenhagen telegram to the Daily Mail.
A flotilla of British mine sweepers sailed from the Firth of Forth at nine this morning bound for Kiel to clear a passage for a battleship and a squadron of destroyers. They will aid in disarming and interning the German fleet under Armistice terms. Vice Admiral Browning leads a force including the dreadnought Hercules and ten destroyers. American French and Italian admirals accompany them. The group will visit Wilhelmhaven and Kiel.
Dupont Powder Company of Wilmington asks the federal trade commission for five licenses to use German owned or controlled patents for acids and dyes and the processes to make them. The patents were issued by the U.S. patent office between 1903 and 1906 to assignors connected with Ludwigshafen on the Rhine, Germany.
Montreal November 25 Premier Borden of Canada will invite authorities of Australia and New Zealand to send at least one battalion from each army to return home via Canada. If accepted the battalions will be guests of the Dominion while traveling through.
Secretary Lansing and Secretary Tumulty return to Washington to finalize the President's program and consider extending the armistice to February 1. Finishing touches are being applied as discussions proceed in the capital.
Washington November 25 Armistice extension between Germany and the United States and Entente nations until February 1 will be announced as the initial peace talks are postponed. Officials say preliminary conferences mid December should yield a broad four nation agreement guiding postwar terms and a unified peace conference.
Washington report states Captain A B Moffatt will command the Mississippi, one of America's newest dreadnaughts. Captain A Scales will succeed him as head of the Great Lakes naval training station.
Capt. T. J. Watson, formerly a Department of Justice attorney, who lost a leg in the war, appeared in the Supreme Court this afternoon with Attorney General Gregory presenting his credentials as a practicing attorney before the court.
Cleveland Ohio November 25 predicted unprecedented prosperity for automobile dealers and manufacturers in coming years at the opening session of a two day meet of the National Association of automobile shows managers. Postwar status of the industry is the main program topic.
New York November 25 the Kings county grand jury began 48 investigations into the Brooklyn Rapid Transit elevated wreck that killed 37 and injured over 200 on the night of November 1. District Attorney Harry E Lewis aims to indict those higher up and press for accountability after prior city scrutiny by Mayor Hylan.
A New York report says President Wilson will sail for Europe next month aboard the former German Lloyd liner George Washington instead of the Angeman after changes in SaiLin plans. The report circulates this afternoon and cites a reliable source.
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