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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson spoke at Paris City Hall praising French sacrifices and vowing U S support. He thanked the French for their warm welcome and expressed resolve to stand with France and Belgium against aggression, sharing hopes for liberty and justice in the world.
The France-America committee plans a Saturday banquet for President Poincare and eminent politicians and diplomats. Seventy covers will be laid for the event.
Dec 17 report from the American occupation in Germany states German military uniforms are banned after Dec 15 unless on duty with written permission from American authorities. Civilians must surrender firearms by Dec 15, price controls apply, assemblies require sanction, and all goods priced for Americans and Germans alike.
Passengers aboard the French steamship La Lorraine include Mrs. Theodora Roosevelt Sr Mrs. Vincent Astor W K Vanderbilt and Mary Garden. Also aboard are Commander W Cressler American naval attaché at Madrid aviator Ted Ford formerly of the Lafayette Escadrille and French aviator Van Duzer Burton.
Farmers who met a year ago to set a price for Chicago market were brought before Judge Frank Crowe on charges of criminal conspiracy in restraint of trade.
Amsterdam reports a general strike in Berlin with about 350,000 workers out and only two newspapers published. Troops from the front clashed with Berlin soldiers while Molkenbuhr spoke. a march toward the Brandenburg Gate occurred amid cheers for the fatherland.
An inventory reveals William II’s private belongings including a famed imperial wardrobe of 588 uniforms. Reports say he remains in Holland after government representations warned his departure would ease tensions. Propaganda portrays him as a martyr as German sentiment stirs over a potential restoration.
General Pershing cabled that reports of deaths among expeditionary forces should reach the department by December 20 and severely wounded by December 27. On December 14, unreported casualties stood at 40 449, including 1 590 killed in action, 275 died of wounds, 355 died of disease, 51 accidentally killed, and 0 871 severely wounded in action. A Philadelphia graft charge against the Etainean Teet corporation director general was denied in the Senate context.
President Wilson will spend Christmas at General Pershing's headquarters and conferred with Greek Prime Minister Venizelos on Greece and the Balkan situation. He discussed military developments with General Pershing and decided not to enter Germany, while awaiting the arrival of Lloyd George and Balfour for Paris talks. The big four peace conference is expected to begin January 5 with limited representation from the central powers pending a complete program.
Stockholm reports the bolshevik government evacuating Petrograd to Nijni Novgorod amid discontent and allied pressure from the north. New York says the bolsheviks seek an army of 3 000 0 0 6 to suppress conservatives as executions rise and food shortages deepen. Warsaw urges Allied recognition of Poland's government under General Joseph Pilsudski to manage the regional crisis.
A Polish leader warns a correspondent that Poland must obtain arms from the allies to prevent civil war and fend off Bolshevik agents and German troops. He accuses Germany of arming dangerous factions, and alleges Minsk was delivered to Bolsheviks for 40,000 rubles.
Paris reports a warm reception for President Wilson as he meets the city with a steady, friendly demeanor. Observers call him a living man of wit and calm, worthy of admiration, as he engages with the French public and press.
Premier Romano nes called a cabinet meeting to address Catalonia unrest and issued a note asking the king to sign a decree suspending parliament. Police clashed with a crowd after a socialist republican meeting in Barcelona in favor of Catalan autonomy as a democratic republic, with one dead and six injured. Similar disturbances occurred in Bilbao during Basque demonstrations.
Berlin reports describe central government weakened and crime rising with robberies and blackmail as mid day violence spreads. Correspondent notes red flags, scarce bread and crowded theaters as workers take public roles while extremist groups falter and republic finality seems near.
Special to Evening Journal reports revolts in Bulgaria with armed Turkish bands battling. In Stockholm on December 17 a British squadron bombarded Bolshevik positions on the Gulf of Finland's southern coast and the Bolshevik resistance was repulsed, per word received.
A Constantinople to Berlin dispatch reports a revolution breaking out in Bulgaria with rapid developments and potential political shockwaves across the region. Authorities frantically monitor troop movements and shifts in leadership as the crisis unfolds.
Special to Evening Journs. Athens reports Smyrna in a critical situation with armed bands of Turks bombarded by the allied fleet, signaling escalating violence and foreign intervention in the city.
An observer reports discovering vast stores of provisions inside the Imperial palace while the general populace endures hunger and scarcity. The contrast highlights unequal access to food during hard times.
Senate investigators quoted a gilded album of German war orphans with pages signed by hundreds of American donors. Capt George B Lester of the army intelligence service presented the volume showing passionate fatherland verses and confidence that German soldiers would vindicate the nation as US-German relations deteriorated in 1916 and 1917.
Poland severed diplomatic relations with Germany in a Berlin telegram stating that German authorities in occupied Polish provinces acted against Polish interests and aided Bolsheviks. Governor General von Reseler and the entire German mission staff will depart Poland.
Four additional American sailors, part of the Brooklyn cruiser crew, died from injuries after an explosion likely caused by coal dust last Monday. Reports from Yokohama confirm the deaths amid ongoing casualty toll and recovery efforts.
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