Public lands by soldiers urged for farming plan
Secretary William B Wilson urges legislation to colonize public lands by veterans, creating a board of Agriculture Interior and Labor secretaries to supervise a system of fully equipped agricultural plants and roads schools and markets under federal oversight. The report warns of land speculation and calls for use driven grants and private land purchases to expand farming and forest work, with the employment service aiding postwar transitions.
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Washington
America
William B. Wilson
Wilson
Department of Agriculture, Interior and Labor
Labor Service
DRAFT ARMIES TO BE UNDER BAN
Premier Lloyd George calls for permanent peace by ending coercion on the continent. He argues conscription was a wartime measure and may be needed again only under peace terms. He says German emperor bears national guilt and should be held responsible. He adds America should share the view when the president arrives. He stresses the navy remains defensive and will not be given up.
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Temdon
Dee
Lioyd George
Pitheopee
George
Peltol
Lieyvd George
America
Liond George
Sacrifice for common war goal unites workers and bosses
The text notes that the need for sacrifice for the common war goal has compelled both employers and wage earners to set aside old prejudices as well as hatreds. It claims that labor and management have acted with supreme spirit during the pest yet and expresses hope that this sacrifice will support democratic gains in peacetime.
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Department of Labor
Department
Wee Corpers
Covenation
War Labor Conference
Dorera
Labor chiefs aid Wilson in Paris arrival
The General Labor federation sends a notice to adherents urging provincial labor groups to organize meetings and adopt resolutions to be sent to President Wilson through the American embassy. The joint Paris and provincial manifestations aim to support his conception of a people’s peace.
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Dee
General Labor Federation
Iis
Wilson
Fateral Committee
Paris
Wilson Ahead of Schedule on George Washington Voyage
Brest reports the United States steamer George Washington with President Wilson aboard altered course after leaving the Azores and will arrive in Brest earlier than planned. The president is expected to rest Friday morning and depart for Terie later in the day. Belgian troops advance toward the Rhine with light units near Kempen and Viersen, west of Crefeld.
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Brest
United States
George Washington
Wilson
Azores
Terie
Rail Control Extension Sought as Test of Unified Rail System
Director McAdoo urges extending federal railroad control to five years or until private ownership can resume. He warns three options exist but favors extension to test unified operation under law with President Wilson's approval, arguing it is the only practical solution to the railway crisis.
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Wilson
Washington
Feneral
McAdoo
Interstate Commerce Committees
Congress
McAdow
Army speed checks so families get war relief by Christmas
Treasury war risk bureau accelerates distribution of allotment and allowance checks to soldiers and sailors families. An army of clerks now prints about 140000 checks daily, aiming to reach recipients before Christmas.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Schwab Predicts Large U S Emergency Fleet Deliveries
Charles M. Schwab, retiring director general of the United States Emergency Fleet Corporation, told the Ohio Manufacturers' Association that in the next year the fleet could deliver between 8,000,000 and 100,000,000 tons of new shipping. He estimated November deliveries would reach 500,000 tons.
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Columbus
United States Emergency Fleet Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
Ohio
Bolshevik Plot Reported toReach Berlin
Berlin dispatches say the Russian Bolshevik delegates invited by the soldiers and workers council planned a Berlin conference for December 16. The German cabinet denies sending any wireless invitation while Joffe claims German ministers favored introducing Russian methods, worsening tensions as food relief is blocked.
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Germany
Soldiers and Workmen's Council
Adolph Joffe
Hnuse, Barth
M. Joffe
France Seeks Alsace Lor raine Occupation and Rhine Guard
Paris plans demand at the peace conference for permanent incorporation of Alsace and Lorraine with existing frontiers, occupation of the left bank of the Rhine until war damages are paid, and military guarantees to prevent German troops crossing the Rhine in the future. A neutral buffer state is unlikely as Belgium favors adding the Waloon districts. Washington County's Only Daily.
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Franece
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Lorraine
France
Rhine
Germany
Palatinate
Belgium
Walloon
Luxemburg
U.S. Cruiser Brooklyn Explosion Kills Six Firemen
Navy department report states six firemen and one water tender died aboard the U S S Brooklyn during a coaling blast on the berth deck and bunkers of gas at Yokohama Japan. Thirty one crew members were injured as the ship lay in far eastern waters with its last position listed as Vladivostok Siberia.
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UT. S
Brooklyn
Yokohama
Japan
Navy Department
Vladivostok
Siberia
Coast Guard Rescues 1250 During War Ends June 30
Coast guard life-savers rescued 1250 persons from drowning during the war ending last June 30 and aided more than 11 000 others on vessels in distress. Many rescued were from ships sunk by German submarines off the Atlantic coast, per Captain KE Bertholf's annual report.
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Washington
Coast Guard
KE. P. Bertholf
Eost Guard
Atlantic
Piex to Succeed Schwab as Director General
Washington December 12 Charles Piex vice president and general manager of the emergency fleet corporation is named to succeed Charles M Schwab as director general of the corporation announced at the shipping board headquarters.
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
Washington
Charles Piex
The
Charles M. Schwab
Foch Refuses Plea of Foe Over Rhine Contact
Paris December 12 Marshal Foch rejected German armistice delegates plea to talk with provinces west of the Rhine now under Allied control. He said maintaining the German blockade per the armistice is necessary.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Rhine
Germany
Turkish butchers condemned to die in Armenian massacres
Washington reports over 30 000 Armenians killed in renewed outrages by evacuating Turkish soldiers. Turkish officials including Doctor Rechid former governor of Diarbekr and Gendarmerie officers Kakri and Haroun arrested for crimes against Armenians. Death sentences expected after military commission review. Prince Salar ed Daouleh detained amid Persia border movements. Annie Alien visits him in Brusa. Million cases of flu reported in the Dutch East Indies.
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Diarbekr
Kakri
Haroun
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Enver Pasha
Talaat Pasha
Salar Ed Daou
First Americans Reach City in Berlin Mission
Brig Gen Harries and Lieuts Gaillard and Schelling arrive in Berlin as part of a U.S. military mission, signaling progress toward allied coordination and postwar planning.
Four Transports Sail From France With Nine Thousand GIs
The Navy Department announced that four transports sailed today from France carrying nine thousand American troops. Brigadier General Harries and Lieutenants Gaillard and Schelling of the American Commission for the Repatriation of War Prisoners arrived in Berlin, first American officers there since the armistice signing.
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Ebvening Journal
Berlin
Harries
Gaillard and
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American Commission
Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
France
Navy Department
Yanks Set New Coblenz Rules As U S Forces Plan Rhine Crossing
Coblenz dispatch reports the American commander will allow normal public life with limits on assembly and street hours. Citizens are told to expect curbs on gatherings after six pm and shops to close by eleven. US forces are to cross the Rhine Friday.
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Coblena
Coblenz
Cologne
Burkemaster Clostermann
Rhine
Arab Leader Feisent Seeks Audience With Wilson
In Paris for a chance to present grievances to President Wilson is Sheriff Feisent, third son of the emir of Mecca and descendant of Mohammed. Feisuel commanded Arab forces that helped expel the Turks from Palestine and occupied Damascus before Allenby’s troops. The Arabs seek national independence.
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Paris
Wilson
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Mecca
Mohammed
Feisuel
Aitenby
Palestine
Damascus
Allenby
French Envoys Arrive in Berlin on Prisoner Return
A French commission arrived in Berlin to oversee the return of French released prisoners from Germany and to investigate the Langensalza camp incident where nine French prisoners were killed and several wounded by German forces.
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Berlin
Germany
Langensalza
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit Officials Held on Manslaughter Charge
Timothy L Williams president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and four other officials were held on manslaughter charges by Mayor Hylan after an inquiry into a wreck caused by the company about a month ago. Salt watermen were also implicated in the incident with substantial losses reported.
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Timothy
Wikliams
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Salt Watermen
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