Huns Spent Millions in U S Plots
A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the Bureau of Investigation, told Senators that Germany spent more than 7.5 million dollars to subvert American public opinion through propaganda. He detailed newspaper control, pamphlets, and payments to agents and German consuls, with references to Hearst connections and labor group maneuvers during World War I.
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A. Bruce Bielaski
The
Bureau of Investigation
Senators
Washington
Germany
Bruce Cielaski
Department of Justice
Senate
Mielaski
Ovetan
Dolo Vasha
France
Breteht
W. TK. Hearst
Riemski Swan
Adolph M Papenstedt
New York
Bole
Hearst
Wee
Meney
National Peace Council
Chicago
Melaski
Mieluski
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Count von Bernstor
Bielaski
United States
Ieluski
Karl Fuehr
Puehr
H. FP
Albert
Cedarhurst
Samuel Untermyer
Bieloski
von Papen
St. Louis
Brotherhood of Metal Workers
Samuel Seollard
Hall
Seollard
Industrial Workers of the World
Withers
Low
Prone von Rintelen
Great Peritain
David Jaguar
Mitchell Palmer
Congress
von Rintelen
New Jersey Mass Meeting Involves Secret Political Funding
At a mass meeting in New Jersey Secretary Bryan spoke as Lamar claimed credit for organizing it, though he denies involvement. The New York Staats Zeitung is cited by Bielaski over financing political propaganda totaling 405 dollars. A Bernstorf letter to B.K. Ridder claims inability to fund political aims, urging neutrality in U.S. domestic politics. The project’s specifics remain undisclosed, with a possible link to Chicago Congressman Buchanan’s election.
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New Jersey
Bryan
Lamar
New York Staats Zeitung
Bielaski
Bernstort
BK. I. Ridder
United States
Buchanan
Chicago
1411 Yanks Arrive From England on Sierre
The steamship Sierre docked in New York with 1411 American troops returning from England. A crowd of army and navy officers and Red Cross workers welcomed the veterans at the pier as the ship tied up. Reverend Ray F P Jenney, famed as the fighting chaplain, was among the troops and wore four wound stripes.
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New York
Sierre
England
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Ray FP
Jenney
Decentiur
St. Michiael
No Army Executions for Military Offenses
Major General Crowder, judge advocate general, reports to Secretary Baker that since the war began no American soldier has been executed for purely military offenses. He notes the record as the outstanding feature of the annual report and says very few death sentences have been imposed.
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Washington
Crowder
Baker
Paris Prepares Welcome as Wilson Arrives in France
Paris dispatch reports Allied talks on a society of nations and a broad democratic peace plan. The French government gears up for Wilson’s Paris visit with state dinners and an expected welcome at Boulogne, Poincare to greet him, and a formal drive through the city.
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Paris
Society of Nations
Voth
League of the Rights of Man
Brest
Wilson
France
League
Pols de Boulogne
Poincare
Murat
Mondas
Hotel de Ville
Metz Ceremony Highlights Allied Tribute and French Honors
Premier Clemenceau hands Metz city keys to its mayor, a symbol Germans failed to seize in 1870. President Poincare leads a high level French contingent as General Petain receives marshal baton amid a grand parade with American and French troops.
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Metz
Lorraine
Pioneure
Prench
Met
Poincare
Clemencevu
Mirshels Joffre
Fook
Petainami Field Morstellate
Pershiar
Esplanade
Hell
Merz
F. A. Lapasset
France
Petain
Marshal Ney
Dix
Mangin to Lead French Forces Into Mayence This Week
Reports from Paris say General Mangin will command the Thirteenth and Third Infantry Divisions as they enter Mayence, the Rhine bridgehead, with cheers from Lorraine bands and marching troops. The government plans rotating cream in the occupied Alsace Lorraine and Rhine regions with troops shifting between bridgeheads and American zones.
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Intde
Mets
Lorraine
Mangin
Mayence
Paris
Rhine
Alsace- Lorraine
Meho de Paris
Armistice May Now Be Prolonged Sparks Berlin Turmoil
Dispatches describe Munich clashes and radicals disrupting meetings in Berlin and Tilsen. Chancellor Ebert rushes troops to Berlin as Sparta group leaders are arrested. Schles wig-Holstein may proclaim independence while Erzberger notes Paris seeking plenipotentiaries for armistice prolongation talks in Treves. President Wilson plans informal talks with Lloyd George Clemenceau and Orlando before formal peace sessions.
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London
Munich
Bavaria
Disdicho
Democrat Party
Tilsen
Perin
Ebert
Berlin
Spartacus
Potsdam
Kaiser
Cadieal
Schleswig-Holstein
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Mathias Erzberger
Detennses
Treves
Rhenish
Prussia
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
America
Wilson
Sims
Washington
Dew
Admiral Sims
Europe
Navy to escort president with battleship nine and destroyers
Secretary Daniels announced that Admiral Sims flagship Wyoming will join the meeting with resident Wilsons ship to Brest. Admiral Mayo will command the escort as ships including the Pennsylvanias the president’s team arrive. Vice Admiral Wilson handles harbor arrangements for the reception. The George Washington will enter port under the president’s supreme command.
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Wilson
Brest
Daniels
Admiral Sims
Wywning
Pennsylvania
President
Mayo
Atlantic Fleet
Henry B. Wilson
George Washington
United States Navy
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call Proclaimed by Wilson
President Wilson calls on every American to join the American Red Cross during Christmas roll call week December 16 to 23. Signing the roll and paying one dollar makes a member, and the act is framed as a universal Christmas greeting.
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Washington
Wilson
Red Crowe
Red Cross
Japan May Require a Loan in Fiscal Year Budget
Tokyo reports a budget over 1 billion yen for the coming year with receipts and expenditures each exceeding that total and a deficit near 21 million yen that may require a loan. The total is up 450 million yen from the current year, with all departments except finance rising. The second item notes Salt Lake City authorities closing two Utah banks, Citizens State Bank of Bingham and Copper State Bank of Copperfield, in mining towns 30 miles south.
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Tokyo
Utah
Salt Lake City
Citizens’ State Bank of
Bingham
Copper State Bank of Copperfield
Here
State Bank
Victor Berger Trial Opens With Socialist Platform Evidence
The Teuton wing of the Socialist party faces Federal Judge Landis as Victor Berger of Milwaukee and four leaders go on trial for conspiracy to hinder war work and enlistment. The St Louis platform, adopted at the national convention, is the key document offered as evidence.
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Chicago
Teuton
Socialist Party
Landis
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Nerger
Tucker
Victor L. Berger
Adolph Germer
J. Louis Engdahl
American Socialist
William FP. Kruse
Young People’s Socialist League
Irwin St. John Tucker
Workers’ Institute
St. Louis
National Party
Lieberknecht Challenges the Entente in German Crisis
A figure named Lieberknecht openly opposes the Entente and signals a plan to overthrow the present German government amid escalating political tension. The statement marks a bold intervention in wartime diplomacy and domestic power struggles.
President declines invitation to Germany amid Berlin unrest
Paris dispatch reports Karl Liebknecht declaring no peace with the Entente and intent to overthrow the German government. Berlin sees martial law and street fighting with casualties, while government troops maintain control as chaos deepens.
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Speciato Evening Journal
Paris
Karl Liebknecht
Berlin
Wilson Declines German Invitation from Berlin
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson refusing any German visit after Premier Ebert's invitation proposal. He states no true American would consider going to Germany and declines to entertain the suggestion.
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Paris
George Washington
Wilson
Ebert
Germany
Former Kaiser Hohenzollern Attempts Suicide After Low Mood
William Hohenzollern, former kaiser, tried to kill himself in London after a period of mental distress. A member of his retinue intervened but was wounded in the attempt.
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Evening Journal
London
William Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Hohenzollern
Urge More Loans to Allies After Peace Declared
Secretary McAdoo urged Congress on December 10 to authorize loans after peace to allied governments aiding feeding and rebuilding devastated countries. About $1.5 billion in war bonds already authorized could fund this, but continued loans require specific legislative authority once peace is proclaimed.
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Washington
Congress
McAdoo
United States
Premier Lloyd George backs league of nations plan
London dec 10 Premier Lloyd George told a large women’s meeting he favors a league of nations saying it may not stop war but would hinder the god of war. It marks his first reference to the league project since the election campaign began.
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London
Lford George
League of Nations
Preniar
Canada War Expenditures Reach 1.065 Billion by November
Canada’s war expenditures totaled 1.065 billion dollars as of November 30, with the minister of finance sending the estimate to Premier Sir Robert Borden in England. Officials anticipate this figure will exceed 1.2 billion by March next year.
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Robert Borden
Dominion
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
England
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