Moltke Warned Kaiser War Lost in 1914 and 1916 Peace Missed
Amsterdam dispatch relays Maximilian Harden's claim that Helmuth von Moltke warned the Kaiser in September 1914 the war was lost, describing missed chances for peace in 1914 and 1916 as U-boat warfare intensified. The report cites Hamburg speeches and German papers describing the audience reaction and political pressures.
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Kaiser
Amsterdam
Helmuth von Moltke
Germany
Marne
Maximilian Harden
Fanoms
Die Zukunft
Hamburg
Bernstorf
Harden
Washington
Wilson
Foreign Office
Firing of Guns to Quell Uprisings Spreads
Reports indicate gunfire suppressing uprisings has intensified across multiple areas. Authorities cite clashes with demonstrators, with casualties and arrests mounting as security forces attempt to restore order.
Third Army Advances Near Berncastel Malborn Otzenhausen
The Third Army advances south of the Moselle and reaches the Berncastel Malborn Otzenhausen line as American forces press through Prussia. Reports indicate hundreds of thousands of German maps are under American authority as they accept the evolving situation.
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Prussia
Washington
Sec
Perking
France
Moselle
Berncaastel-Malborn-Otzenhausen
Berncastel
Dee
Americans Maintain Quiet Occupation Across German Lands
The text notes remarkable calm as American forces govern occupied towns. Residents continue daily life while troops march by and general noninterference is observed. Large numbers of discharged German soldiers move through American lines amid ongoing activity.
U. S. Now Well Policed Says Attorney General Report
The annual report of Attorney General T. W. Gregory asserts the United States is more thoroughly policed than ever, detailing DOJ work against enemy propaganda sabotage sedition alien enemies draft evaders and other wartime controls.
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Washington
Dec
America
T. W. Gregory
Department of Justice
Department
Troop Ships Arrive as War Effort Expands at East Coast
The British transport Orca docked at West Fifteenth Street with 1024 American troops. The hospital ship Comfort, carrying 460 wounded, is due to dock today after weather delays. The Leviathan, carrying 9000 soldiers from France, is expected December 16. Four Du Pont Powder Works explosions killed twelve and injured thirty five in New Jersey.
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New York
West Fifteenth Street
Hudson River
Camp Mills
Comfort
Army Pier
France
Leviathan
Brest
Compton Lakes
N. J
du Pont
Ler
Cap Reo
Helgoland Will Remain Under German Control
London reports British naval authorities deem it unnecessary to demand Helgoland’s return to Britain from the Crown Colony. Churchill asserts Britain will not accept any restraints on naval power and aims to reinforce railway nationalization while maintaining naval supremacy. Helgoland, once Danish, was ceded to Britain in 1814 and to Germany in 1890, serving as a major naval base. The island lies near the Elbe and Weser estuaries and the Kiel Canal entrance. The text notes Helgoland’s role as a German naval stronghold in the Great War and its occupation by Allies was debated after the armistice. Rome notes Italy will join a conciliance between France and England.
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London
Helgoland
Great Britain
Coorony
Winston Spencer Churchill
Dundee
Churchill
Germany
North Sea
Elbe and
Weser
Kiel Canal
Britain Moves to Hange Wilhelm if Guilty in War Crimes
Documentary evidence of the ex Kaiser’s guilt in urging and planning the war is cited from Berlin archives. Sir Auckland Geddes says justice will be served for leaders like Enver Pasha and former Bavarian and Austrian rulers if found guilty, with death as the penalty for atrocities and orders from submarine commanders. A German physician arrived in Holland on a special train to testify.
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Holland
Berlin
Amerongen
Amsterdam
Berli
London
Pee
Sir Auckland Geddes
National Service
Empeor
Enver Pasha
Bavaria
Austria
Ruthenians Retake Lemberg Reported in Paris Dispatch
A Berlin telegram says three former emperor staff members left Amsterdam for Berlin with documents on the former emperor’s private property. A Berlin delegation in The Hague seeks to control negotiations over the ex-emperor’s status as debate continues on whether he should be tried by a German tribunal.
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Cial
Amsterdam
Dispateh
Amerongen
Berlin
Witd Workers’ Councils
Germany
Ade
National Assembly
Netherlands
Marehand
Mperor
Holland
Virginian Carter Glass Named Secretary of the Treasury
Representative Carter Glass of Virginia is nominated by President Wilson to be secretary of the treasury. He has served in Congress since 1901 and chaired the banking and currency committee, helping draft the Federal Reserve Act. Glass owns the Lynchburg Daily News and Daily Advance, chairs the UVA board of visitors, and was Democratic national committee secretary in the last campaign. He recently traveled to Europe to assess wartime conditions.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
Wilson
the Treasury
Glass
South Virginia
Congress
Virginia State Senate
House
Lynchburg (Va
Daily News
Daily Advance
University of Virginia
Democratic National Committee
Europe
Secretary of War Reduces Contracts and Keeps Veterans
Secretary Baker says veteran divisions in France likely to remain until peace is declared. He notes planned homecoming for key units is uncertain while reforms aim to save about seven billion dollars from canceled contracts. House and Senate committees discuss turning funds back to the treasury as war outlays wind down.
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Washington
Baker
France
Europe
Senate Finance Committee
War Department
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Sherley
States Place Incurred War Contract Cancellations
Mr Baker reported total cancellations amounting to 9 1590 000 000 with 40 percent allocated to states. Massachusetts faces 231 000 000 while Michigan New York Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri each face 99 000 000. Illinois 55 000 000. Indiana 44 000 000. Wisconsin and Minnesota 11 900 000 each. The army holds excess powder and storage is a concern.
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France
Baker
Midwest
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
American Warships To Peru Arrive Soon
Lima reports three American cruisers sail from San Francisco toward Peru in a few days. Chilean consul general departs with archives. Boycott of Chilean vessels persists, forcing cargo-carrying ships to return to Peru in ballast. Peru seeks loan of 70 million sales about 33.8 million dollars from American bankers.
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Lima
Peru
San Francisco
Santiago
Belgian Rulers Arrive in Paris to Warm Welcome
In Paris King Albert of Belgium Queen Elizabeth and the prince of Brabant arrived amid a huge crowd. A 101 gun salute greeted them as President Poincare and his wife welcomed the royal party. French troops lined the route to the foreign office.
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Paris
Albert
Belgium
Elizabeth
Prince of Brabant
Poincare
100000 Sailors to Leave Navy Soon
Secretary Daniels announced the discharge of about 100000 wartime Navy personnel to civilian life as quickly as possible. Private yachts and other craft taken for the war are being returned, with roughly 700 more stricken from the Navy list by February. Enlisted men will leave to pursue civilian careers, while naval students complete training and may join the reserve. Expenditures for the coming year are cut by more than a billion dollars as part of wartime reductions.
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Washington
del. G
Navy
Daniels
Paymasters
Princeton
Annapolis
Congress
Hospital Ship Comfort Reported Unheard Since Thursday
Army authorities say the hospital ship Comfort carrying 400 American wounded from France has not been heard from since Thursday. Stormy seas may have damaged wireless gear and halted communications while Berlin reels from Bolshevik unrest spreading in Germany.
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Journal
New York City
Comfort
France
Women conductors removed as Cleveland street cars regroup
In Cleveland 2400 street car workers end a strike over women conductors by ratifying terms. Women conductors will be eliminated from service by March 1 after a conference in the mayor's office sets the plan.
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Cleveland
O. Dee
Baseball to resume in 1919 after war department letter
Ban Johnson reports a War Department letter from Gen Peyton C March indicates Major League Baseball can resume after World War I. General March replies there is no reason why baseball should not start up again, signaling a return to normal play in 1919.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
War Department
Peyton C. March
Johnson
3,000,000 Slain in Turkey Under War Turmoil
Constantinople correspondent of the Morning West describes four years of upheaval under the committee of Union and Progress. He says three million Turks have been massacred and another million near starvation, with corruption and misery widespread across the country.
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London
Committee of Union and Progress
Turkey
Constantinople
Morning West
Prison Camp Abuses Prompt Allied Action
Echo de Paris reports serious incidents in a Saxony prison camp affecting allied prisoners. It says the allied governments have decided to act energetically in response to the events.
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Saxony
Paris
Echo de Paris
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