Battle Flash Across German Frontlines In Alsace Lorraine
American troops crossed into German territory toward Metz and Strasbourg as Marshal Foch plans triumphal entries into Strassburg and Metz. German unrest grows in East Prussia while allied warnings demand end to looting and violence against civilians.
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Metz
Strassburg
Paris
Marshal Foch
Paincare
Clemenceau
Martin
Alsace and Lorraine
Americans occupy Briey near Verdun in iron basin area
In Paris dispatches dated Nov 15 report the First American army’s advance to Briey, a key iron basin town near Verdun and Metz, with Briey located 28 miles northeast of Verdun and 12 miles northwest of Metz. Marshal Foch receives the American Distinguished Service Medal from Gen. Pershing at Foch’s headquarters.
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Metz
Paris
Briey
Pershing
Foch
Sealic
John J. Pershing
France
Marshal Foch
President Wilson
Directions Issued for German Delegates to Meet Allied Teams
Communications sent to German authorities outline where delegates must appear under armistice terms. They are to report to Belgian king's delegates at Bruges on November 1 and to allied railway, navigation, and telegraph authorities at Nancy on November 16 for instructions.
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London
Bruges
Allies’ Commission of Railways
Commission of Navigation
Nancy
Situation Nears Anarchy Report From Germany and Austria
Washington reports indicate Germany and Austria Hungary are nearing anarchy due to returning soldiers from the mutilated front. London messages say the Prussian crown’s property will be confiscated as ordered.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Hohenzollern
London
Allied Chiefs to Paris for Final Congress Plans
Paris Nov 15 Allied chiefs plan to go to Paris before December 19 to fix final plans for the peace congress. Key leaders from Britain Italy Greece Serbia arrive or near arrival for resumed talks at Col Edward M House’s home and Versailles sessions. Discussions cover meeting time food relief in Germany Austria and venue considerations favoring Versailles.
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Congress
Peace Congress
Anple
Remier Dravid Lloyd George
Balfour
Great Britain
Orlando
Sonning
Italy
Venizelos
Greece
Pochitek
Serbia
Edward M. House
United States
Versailles
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Revolt Rages in German Occupied Belgium City of Brussels
German troops revolt in Antwerp and Brussels with officers killed and civilians attacked. Red flag flies at German HQ as Gen. von Falkenhausen resigns. Brussels is said to be under mob rule with widespread violence and destruction behind enemy lines. Royal British and French lines report the upheaval spreading from occupied Belgium.
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London
Pield Marshal Ver Hindenburg
von Mackensen
Roumania
Arn
Krom Marshal Foch
Belgium
Brussels
East Prussia
Bret Prussia
Berlin
Koenleibers
Allenstein
Iitersberg
Gumtinner
Loatzen
Vor Batock
Posen
Geran
Bat
Amsterdam
Antwerp
von Falkenhausen
Ghent
Belgian crisis deepens as violence shocks Brussels
Sixty Belgians died on Saturday night with many wounded, sparking panic in Brussels. Spanish minister, Dutch consul, and a Brussels lawyer urged King Albert to protect the capital as unrest spreads. The king approved a Ghent parliamentary meeting to form a new cabinet amid fear of pro German Kieming influence.
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Miers
Brussels
M. Evill Johnssens
Bruges
Albert
Fet
2532 Yanks Freed by Teutons After Armistice
Advance guard of prisoners released by German forces reaches the United States lines near Paris. The American Red Cross lists 2,532 released prisoners from German camps, including 2,380 army men, 12 from the army, 140 civilians, with officers and privates detailed by camp.
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United States Lines
Paris
Switserland
Arer
Rinstatt
Giessen
Limburg
Villengen
Karlsrehe
Landshut
Rastatt
France
Lorraine
St. Hilaire
Navy to Release 56000 Men in Next Month Says Daniels
Secretary Daniels announced the navy has over 500000 sailors and can spare 50000 to return to college or resume civilian work without harming efficiency. Discharges will be filled from training camps, with Rainbow and New England divisions expected home by Christmas.
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Washington
Navy
Daniels
Rainbow
France
Wie
Public Information Chief Announces End of Volunteer Censorship
George Creel, head of the Committee on Public Information, states that the voluntary press censorship is no longer binding. After talks with Secretaries Baker and Daniels, the government suspends requests for information on military policies and troop movements.
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George Creel
Baker
Daniels
Creel
United States
Food train to aid Austria amid famine crisis
In Bern on November 15 the American Red Cross plans a relief train into Austria with US Commissioner Bennett stating American Red Cross personnel will accompany. Part of the relief goes to Roumanians Serbians Russians and Austrian prisoners. Epstein of the Austrian Red Cross warns civilians may starve within fourteen days unless aid arrives.
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Berne
Austria
American Red Cross
Switzerland
United States
Bennett
Epstein
Austrian Red Cross
Hotel Garbane
U S May Cut Phone Rates From Federal Action
Federal wire administration aims to lower telephone and telegraph rates, as stated by Postmaster General Burleson to the National Association of Railway and Utility Commissioners in session in Washington.
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Burleson
Washington
Federal Wire Administration
Vostmester
National Association of Railway and Utility Commissioners
Mexico adopts gold standard under Carranza reform
Mexico City reports President Carranza plans to fix the monetary system on a strict gold basis. The change follows a monetary crisis sparked by silver exports, as high silver prices made half peso coins more valuable as bullion than currency.
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Mexico City
Carranza
Xeon
Mexico
Polish Troops Reported Enter Upper Silesia
Copenhagen reports on November 15 that Polish forces have crossed into Upper Silesia in Prussia, according to a Berlin dispatch. This marks a significant escalation in regional tensions as Polish troops advance into contested territories.
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Upper Silesia
Copenhagen
Berlin
Prussia
Withdrawal of all volunteer censorship requests
Washington reports that on November 15 the United States government announced the withdrawal of all volunteer censorship requests by which American publishers had sought to bar certain foreign or sensitive content. The move ends a cooperative program with civilian censors and affects press freedom and wartime information flow.
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Washington
Ebert Heads New German Cabinet Plans Sufficient Reform
Berlin announces a new government program including eight hour workday universal direct secret suffrage and proportional representation for all adults over twenty with free speech amnesty and party associations. Ebert leads the cabinet with Haase and others in the coalition.
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Berne
Berlin
Frankfurt Zeitung
Wuxiliary Service
Greater Berlin
Friedrich Ebert
Hugo Haase
Fingnee
Philipp
Extremists Threaten the Queen at The Hague
Heightened anxiety sweeps the Hague as extremists issue threats against the queen. Officials urge calm while security steps are reviewed amid the threats.
U S Mission To Spa Heads To German HQ For Relief Work
Special dispatch from London reports the U S mission to Spa will depart Saturday for German headquarters to plan relief work. In The Hague radicals blamed for the abdication demand threaten the Dutch royal line and heighten anxiety after Germany's collapse.
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Evening Journal
London
Eniny
Holland
Wilhelmina
Hague
Geremany
Holand
American airmen reach Cologne and plan talks at Spa
American airmen landed at Cologne yesterday and will depart for Spa on Saturday to confer with German officials. The mission aims to discuss relief for those suffering famine within the German empire.
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Evening Journal
London
Cologne
Germany
Spa
Soan
German Empire
Abdication Reported for Lippe and Anhalt Thrones
From Berlin comes word that Leopold IV of Lippe and Duke Edward of Anhalt have abdicated. Edward steps down in favor of his son Joachim Brust, born January 11 1901. The report spread through demobilization and public affairs circles in the period’s political climate.
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Scheidemann
Wilhelm Dittmann
Herr Landsberg
Richard Darth
Leopold IV
Prince of
Lippe
Edward of Anhalt
Berlin
Joachim Brust
Jeevery
Hapsburgs in Switzerland Move Toward Refuge in Lake Constance Region
Charles and Zita reportedly left Vienna on a special train and crossed into Switzerland at Buchs on the Rhine. The former emperor and empress are believed to settle on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance until peace is signed.
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Geneva
Charles
Zita
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienna
Buchs
Rhine
Lake Constance
Hindenburg Issues Proclamation to German Army
Berlin reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg issued a proclamation to the German army. He warns of growing enemies and exhausted allies, states the urgent crisis in provisioning and the need to accept armistice terms, and urges soldiers to return to the fatherland with confidence in their leadership.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Generals Lose Rank in Expeditionary Force Returns
The War Department announced that seven brigadiers now serving with the American Expeditionary Forces have been honorably discharged from the garrison of officers. Charles T. Martin Nathaniel F. P. McClure Robert T. Notte Gordon A. Hieller Frederick Polz and W. Gatehell are reverted to their former rank of colonel. General Gatehell is ordered to return to the United States.
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War Department, Belg
Charles T. Martin
Nathaniel FP. McClure
Robert TI. Notte
Gordon A. Hieller
Frederick Polz
W. Gatehell
General Gatehell
United States
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