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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1918
Page
1
London reports twenty one British submarines passed Skaw heading south toward Kiel as Grand Fleet sails for the Baltic. Bavaria severs relations with Berlin over alleged deceit while a Berlin soviet counter revolution spreads and hints at Prussian imperialism's end.
Washington reports the entente powers will not withdraw from the Balkans and may dispatch larger expeditions to Hungary and Austria due to rising disorder and nationalist ambitions. The Bohemian government mobilizes for conquest, Roumanians move in Transylvania, and Reunion support amid mounting tensions.
London reports Vienna will bring to trial all persons responsible for the war. measures target leaders and officials linked to wartime decisions as Austria moves to accountability.
Exchange Telegraph reports Anding Count Tevehtoid and Avetrodton as foreign ministers at war onset and Count Czermin later. Also named are Portier Emperor Charles and Austrian grand dukes. Vienna’s population described as desperate from famine as per Daily Express Vienna desk.
Secretary Daniels urges peace conference deliberations guided by principle justice mercy and restraint as he speaks in Buff alo Thanksgiving service honoring the fallen and the victory in France referencing the brave dead under white crosses.
Washington reports that about a thousand women rail employees added to pay during the war as clerks and stenographers will likely be retained permanently. Rail administration officials say the choice of which are kept will be left to individual railroads as the industry readjusts.
The Westminster Cysette reports the British Labour Party calls for free trade and withdrawal of allied forces from Russia. It demands nationalization of key industries, heavy taxes on capital, abolition of conscription, and war bill responsibility by all states. The piece notes potential changes in Germany’s legal entity and possible Austrian fragmentation as negotiations proceed.
The British government plans a 100 person staff in Paris for the peace conference. Assistant Secretary Towle said the Majestic hotel is reserved for the delegation and a catering staff will be provided. The Paris hotels are expected to charge high rates, so the food ministry will manage catering with additional helpers.
Fleet Corporation pressures veteran executive Schwab 70 to step down amid other ongoing affairs. The resignation signals a major leadership shift in naval shipbuilding operations and corporate governance.
Charles M. Schwab plans to ask President Wilson to release him as director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. He says the campaign will continue to build 15,000,000 tons of ships and pursue permanent operations while labor and capital relations evolve. Reports from Copenhagen note General Tyfjerrey demanding Hungary intern General Mackehsen's army.
King George and the prince arrived in Paris by special train and were met by President Poincare and Premier Clemenceau. An automobile tour past the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees followed, with French and Allied units, including British, Colonial, and American troops, marching and a crowd waving Union Jacks.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the senate military affairs committee, defends wartime work amid criticism and announces retirement as chairman on March 4. He hints Senator Warren may succeed him and cites wartime spending scrutiny as inevitable.
Senator Chamberlain says the aircraft board secured materials at any price with no time for bargains. He predicts the military affairs committee will have little work after the war as the army bill loses interest. Wilson reportedly has power to demobilize, and war bureaus may be consolidated under Overman.
London reports a new official figure showing Great Britain lost about 1,000,000 men killed or dead from all causes in the war. Previous total of 658,704 did not include missing men presumed dead or deaths from disease.
Paris, Nov. 20. Professor Barthelemy of the Paris law faculty says Hohenzollern extradition can be pursued. He explains that when law and common sense conflict, the practical solution follows common sense.
In Madrid on November 20 the chamber of deputies heard protest over workers burning an American flag at Sabadell near Barcelona Deputy Silvera urged authorities to take vigorous action against the offenders.
Zurich dispatch reports German foreign minister W. S. Sulf delivered a note to the Allies calling for delays in evacuating Belgium France Luxembourg and Alsace Lorraine. He argued the withdrawal should proceed in three stages and objected to ceding territories near the Rhine and Sarre regions. The German armistice commission again seeks delay citing economic strain west of the Rhine.
London reports the ex Kaiser will not remain long in Holland and that a preliminary peace conference among allied chiefs including Premier Clemenceau and Marshal Foch will consider demanding his extradition next week.
Reported discussions within the German establishment consider restoring Kaiser Wilhelm II to the throne following the collapse of the republic. The idea centers on stability and reuniting the nation under a monarchic figure.
Special report says the former Kaiser plans return to Germany and reclaim his throne with armistice terms to be discussed in Berlin. Daily Mail claims revolution is run by High Command officers to hasten collapse and Kaiser's return to power. Austria-Hungary reportedly suffered four million killed and wounded in the war.
Special to Evening Journal says alleged leaders in London will meet next week as a preliminary step toward the forthcoming peace conference.
Special to Evening Journal reports that representatives from Great Britain, France and the United States will soon reach Berlin to discuss the question of an armistice.
The Austrian government orders former Emperor Karl to leave the country amid conservative anti-revolutionary actions. In another report from Newcastle Lloyd George declares Germany must bear the war costs to the full extent of its capacity.
Copenhagen dispatch reports Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal Manetti have asked President Wilson to use influence to allow papal representatives to attend the peace conference to discuss the Roman plan.
Madrid records show both chambers approving in principle the formation of a league of nations and planning to name a Spanish representative. The government will soon introduce a bill to repatriate Spanish subjects who fought under allied flags.
Acting burgomaster M Valero Henault asks American reporters to tell readers that Liege remembers the relief given by the United States to Belgium and the world. The message was relayed from Liege to an American correspondent.
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