Peace Conference Delegations Take Form for 27 Nations
Paris reports the peace congress personnel nearing completion with Germany Britain France the United States and Italy each allotted four delegates. Belgian and Portuguese teams expected soon as U S delegates push for prompt start amid incomplete arrivals.
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Gopal
Britain
France
United States
Italy
Peace Congress
Congress
Wilson
England
Probable French Cabinet Figures Mentioned
The list cites Leon Bourgeois former premier Jules Comber secretary to the prime minister of foreign affairs Captain Andre Tardieu head of the general commission for France American war matters and former premier Aristide Briand as considered members.
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Leon Bourgeois
Jules Comber
Mainisterv of Foreign Affairs
Capt
Andre Tardieu
General Commission For
France
Aristide Briana
Eleven Transports Head Home Fleet Led by Mauretania
Eleven transports and the Mauretania sail from France with troops aboard in a large return voyage. Most men are to be sent to Camp Dix for detailing after arrival in New York, while other ships bring smaller numbers of soldiers and wounded.
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Washington
Der
France
Mauretania
Hee
Seventh Division
War Department
New York
Camp Dix
Stek
Wen Ore Om
Tondereon
Luxemburg's Divided Hopes Split Over Union With France or Belgium
Paris reports a Luxemburg government delegation stirring questions about Luxemburg's future alignment. The middle class leans toward Belgium while workers favor France, with both nations open to Luxemburg within their frontiers. The final decision appears to rest with Luxemburg's leaders.
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Paris
Der
Luxemburg
Atention
Belgium
France
Helgium
Hobey Baker Killed Abroad in Aerial Accident
Paris reports Hobey Baker, famed Princeton athlete and American army aviator, was accidentally killed while flying Saturday at Toul airfield. The news notes the renowned athlete served as a pilot and died in France during World War I era combat duties.
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Princeton
France
Paris
Hobey Baker
Princeton Atilete
Toul
Phantom torpedo planes sink Turkish ship in cloud attack
London reports a new British invention, hovercraft like hydroplanes discharging torpedoes from air to strike ships. The planes reportedly dive from thousands of feet to fire direct at enemy vessels then vanish into clouds, aiding endgame naval efforts.
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London
Armistee
Corman
Klel Canal
Nara
Suice
Trijials
Iim
Mutinous Berlin Sailors Join Revolt as Government Falls
Reports from Berlin indicate mutinous sailors hoisted a white flag and left under guard as government troops occupied the red palace and royal stables. Alexander and Vranzer regiments joined the revolting sailors, with more garrison support expected. Spartacus forces seized Vorwaerts printing plant and the Prussian war ministry amid plans to overthrow the Weert government.
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London
Red Palace
Berlin
Amsterdam
Alexander
Vranzer
Bertin Guard
Vorwaerts
Socialist Vorwaerts
Tegreelock
Spartacus Group
Red Vorwaerts
Spartacus
Prussian War Ministry
Unclear fragmentary war report from Berlin fighting
Fragmentary dispatches describe a street battle in Berlin with casualties. reports cite German sources and telegraph agencies noting clashes, Reich forces, and disrupted headquarters. The wording is garbled with several names and terms hard to verify.
Allies Bar Neutrals From Peace Conference Participation
Paris reports say allied representatives decided neutrals will not be admitted to the peace conference. Neutrals may address their pleas to a special body created by the conference, while neutrals may not join deliberations for a new league of nations. Recognition moves include the Czecho Slovakia republic and various postwar claimants.
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Paris
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Cxecho Sovak
Siberian
Pinland
Ukraine
Methenia
Russa
Numierous
Austria
Turkey
Zionists
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Protective wheat price extension urged by federal agencies
A memorandum to House committees urges extending the July 1920 government purchase date for the 1919 wheat crop and calls for continuation or creation of a grain agency to buy store and sell wheat. It warns producers may face losses without extended guarantees and asserts the government must fund purchases at the guaranteed price and provide storage facilities.
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Washington, der
Congress
Department of Agriculture
The
Food Administration
Representative Lever
House Agricultural Committees
Grain Corporation
Wilson
Houston
Memoranium
ORG
United States
Tyami Vubo
Government Grain Policy Faces 1918 and 1919 Wheat Price Guaranty
The food administration notes the need to maintain the guaranteed price for the 1918 wheat crop through government fund use and potential further congressional appropriations. It warns that higher winter wheat acreage in 1919 complicates guarantees and may require adjustments if export demand remains strong or weak. Exports and international competition could influence domestic prices.
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Food Administration
Grein Corporation
Themorinidum
Grain Corporation
Congress
United States
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Five Die in Norge Train Collision in Oklahoma
Five persons were killed and 27 injured when a St. Louis and San Francisco freight train crashed into a passenger train near Norge Oklahoma on December 27. TheCrash involved a collision between two trains in Chickasha area. Authorities reported casualties and investigations opened.
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Chickasha, Okla
St. Louis
San Francisco
Norge
Okla
President Wilson Tours London Amid War Wounding Soldiers
Sir Frederick E. Smith, England's attorney general, states that President Wilson's visit to Buckingham Palace and his speech before wounded soldiers marked a historic, unprecedented moment. Crowds cheered as the president and Mrs Wilson appeared on the palace balcony to thank the troops for their sacrifices.
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London
Frederick E. Smith
Great Britain
United States
Wilson
Enuf Rogland
Buckingham Palace
Wieon
George
Mars
President 3 Meets British Statesmen
President 3 holds a satisfactory meeting with British leaders Lloyd George and Arthur Balfour to discuss peace points. The talks with the British statesmen cover key peace proposals and potential terms.
Wilson Holds Three Hour Peace Conference in London
Special to Evening Journal from Paris reports President Wilson met with Lloyd George and Balfour at Ruckinoghem palace for three hours. The discussion focused on the fourteen points and clarifications on naval supremacy and trade as part of the peace program.
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Evening Journal
London
Wilson
Ruckinoghem Palace
Lloyd George
Balfour
Rumor Says Kaiser Wilhelm Hohenzollern Dead
Paris reports circulating rumors that the former Emperor of Germany Wilhelm Hohenzollern has been assassinated. No confirmation or details were available as agencies checked reports through the afternoon.
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Kaiser
Paris
Germany
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Impossible Dream Fueled by Trititude
A fragment recalls a figure who aimed to reign despite noise. He claims his heart is filled with Trititude, signaling a paradoxical resolve and inner motive driving his ambition.
Uruguay Army Mobilized Amid Labor Threats
Montevideo reports the government has ordered mobilization of Uruguayan units to face widespread labor unrest. Foreign agitators, chiefly Russians, have been active for days trying to incite a general strike.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
American Distinguished Service Medal For French General
General Fayotte of the French army received the American Distinguished Service Medal. Col Beatty Mott presented the award in Kaiserlautern as General Pershing's representative during a ceremony in Paris dated December 2.
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Fayolte
Mott
Paris
Fayotte
Beatty Mott
Kaiserlauten
Pershing
Saxonia Arrives in New York With 1400 Sick and Wounded
The liner Saxonia arrives from Liverpool bringing 1400 sick and wounded naval personnel to New York City. Most are surgical cases, prompting medical authorities to prepare care and quarantine measures.
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New York
Saxonia
Liverpool
Italy's War Losses Reported by Aide to Government
An Italian official arriving in New York cites high wartime casualties including 800000 dead and 2000000 wounded or missing, with 2800000 total losses referenced. He says disease and combat took a heavy toll on soldiers and civilians.
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New York
Italy
Losgeg Tg
SU Lerdtog Te
Ugo Pimtas Tlle
Tudienaro
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Joo
Bergium
Paul Uymans
Vinile Vandervelde
Baron van den Heuvel
Vatican
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Senhor Fras Mouiz
Espirito Santo Lima
Sephor Vriere de Andrade
Sento Sentos View
Augusto Vasconcellos
Brazil
Nilo Pecanha
Ruy Barbosa
Huet Dacollar
Thompowsky
Japan
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Daren Matsui
Francs
Faris
Serbia
Nikola Po Pachiteh
M. R. Vesniich
Cumbiteh
Greece
Venizelos
M. Volitix
Liuly
Orlando
Beron Senning
Leonida Isselou Bergamasehi
Diaz
Pasto Thaen Bievel
Nearal
J. Gi. Lots
Botha
South Amiies
Caomada
Atetralia
Taedia
M. Clotenceau
Stephen Michon
Times of
Ebert
Resian
Ledebour
Liebknecht
Aedelias
Drisse
Pee Sathars
Karl Lictkneehe
Doron Tie Praem
Peter
Gnewa
Mose
Bardpeter
SPOS
Trent
Mersted
Iortance
Nts
Povoce
Dai
Bio Fund
Department of Agriculture and Food Administration
House Committee
Oklahoma
Lloyd George, Balfour
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