League of Nations Springing to Life Across Three Stages
Paris reports a three stage plan for a league of nations. Allied governments will set principles including compulsory arbitration and arms limits. Germany must admit misdeeds and accept conditions before full membership and a universal conference to shape postwar order. An international tribunal and world police would enforce the new system.
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President lifts alien bar zones for German residents
Washington December 24 President Witeen authorized a Christmas clearance for German aliens in the United States. An embassy message from Paris to the department of justice lifts barred zone orders enabling thousands to return home on Christmas Day while internment and migration restrictions remain. Registrations in major cities include New York plus New Jersey 78000 Philadelphia 12000 Rowton 2000 St Louis 6000 Chicago 27000 and Sen Prancteco 6500.
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Rescue 3 Entombed Miners Near Cleveland Cliffs Mine
Three miners trapped for 72 hours after a wet ore slide at the Cleveland Cliffs mine in Negaunee Michigan were found alive with hunger but little physical harm. A fourth man died in the avalanche. Survivors were rescued with the help of miners and a rescue team.
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Supreme Court Upholds Seamen Wage Act
Washington December 24 The Supreme Court interprets the La Follette act and sustains wage provisions for seamen but limits its reach to foreign vessels while they remain in American waters.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Allies May Seize City of Berlin Crisis in Berlin
Zurich reports the Ebert government faces a new crisis as minority members resign from the ecobelaert group amid rumors Groener may seize Berlin with loyal troops to restore order. Duisberg of Leverkusen fled to Switzerland. German parties rally against the Socialists ahead of four weeks to national elections. Munich notes three leading Bavarian parties issue an ultimatum to the Bavarian government.
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Leverkusen
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German People's Party
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Socialist Party
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U S Patrol Boats Patrol the Rhine Amid Occupation
American patrol boats on the Rhine form a 12 craft flotilla with machine guns used by marines. General Dickman commands the American Army of Occupation as Coblenz hosts a French review with Mangin present. The parade draws German onlookers, while the French advance toward the Rhine sector.
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Army divisions and officers listed with occupation forces
A fragmented roster lists divisions and officers assigned to the occupation army. It names Maj. Gen. Charles Ballou of the Ninety-second and Maj. Gen. Charles UH, with other units including the Thirty-fifth Thirty-eighth Eighty-fourth and Eighty-seventh divisions. Locations mentioned include Luxem and France with several corps and generals named.
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Charles Dry
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Army of Ocupation
Money for U. S. Forces Bonus Shot Through Congress
Washington dispatch reports the revenue bill amendment passed to grant a one month pay bonus to all officers and enlisted personnel honorably discharged from the army navy air force and marine corps after November 1.
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Loyal Russ Dialogues Report Bold Victory Over Bolsheviks
An official dispatch from the Dutsk government claims a decisive battle on the Feikaterinburg front in which loyalist forces defeated the Bolsheviks. The retreat northward toward Perm is noted, with substantial war booty captured and Siberian support for Kolchak. Amsterdam telegram also notes the Bolshevik ambassador Adolph Jose remaining in Berlin.
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President Wilson to Dine with Lloyd George in London Visit
Paris reports Wilson will dine with General Pershing family at American headquarters on Christmas. In London, Lloyd George will host a dinner for the president with the war cabinet, then King George at Buckingham Palace. The route to Buckingham and Dover is lined with troops as Britain shows eager cooperation.
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General Rhodes Injured in Paris Air Crash
Paris Dec 21 General Rhodes a member of the American armistice commission was severely hurt in a plane crash near Paris. His pilot a British officer was killed. General Riefes was en route from Treves to Paris when the aircraft failed just as it reached the city edge.
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Two More Transports Back From War Service
United States transport Cedric arrives in New York from Liverpool with American troops. The George Washington, which carried President Wilson to France, follows with more troops. Rijadam sailed from France December 19 with about 8 000 officers and men. expected to dock at Newport News around January 1.
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Sinking of German Fleet Opposed by Wilson
President Wilson will oppose any plan to sink the ships surrendered by Germany under the armistice terms. Paris reports that American and British delegates favored destroying the vessels to avoid distribution disputes, but Wilson reportedly views the idea as undesirable. Attorney General Gregory says the ten day period to sign or veto runs from delivery of engrossed copies, not from receipt at the White House.
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National Guard Members to Receive Complete Discharges
National Guard personnel are set to be discharged with full release. Official actions outline the process to grant complete discharge status to the servicemen.
JAG Rules Guardsmen Return to Civilian Status Upon Discharge
An opinion from the Judge Advocate General holds that officers and enlisted National Guard members revert to civilian status when discharged from federal service. Guardsmen who joined federal service after preexisting National Guard service face clarified status after today’s ruling.
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Evening Journal
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National Guard
Minor measures forwarded to Paris signed
The notice states that any of the minor measures sent to Paris have been signed. No further details are provided about the measures or the authorities involved.
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Paris
Pershing Guides Train Across Rhine After Dinner
General Pershing slept in a castle east of the Rhine as the guest of Major General Isines. He crossed the Rhine in an automobile over a pontoon bridge at Coblenz after dining with newspaper correspondents aboard his private train. The return trip used Pershing’s cars drawn by a German engine crew.
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John J. Pershing
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Rhine
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Treves
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Red Cross Drive Passes 13 Million Mark
Washington reports 13,000,000 responses nationwide to the Christmas Red Cross drive with officers hopeful that totals will rise by drive’s end. Influenza and bad weather have hampered fundraising in many areas.
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American Red Cross
Plan for government recommends a German-led republic
A committee proposes a new form of government in Copenhagen recommending a German-led republic headed by a president with powers between those of an American president and a British king. The president would form a cabinet, with the committee advocating this arrangement.
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Dee
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Bolshevik Menace Closes In on Finland Frontier
Copenhagen dispatch reports bolshevik forces and Russian volunteers tightening grip on Finnish border towns as mines are laid and troops move toward the frontier.
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