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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1918
Page
1
Berlin battles leave up to 180 dead as Spartacus radicals press for three Berlin suburbs. Soldiers storm Liebknecht presses and clash with workmen councils amid Ebert Haase split. Munich forces force minister Auer to resign under gunpoint as revolution spreads.
Veiled dispatches from the George Washington spark an inquiry as critics portray President Wilson supporters as pushing a pro British sea power narrative. The issue hinges on freedom of the seas and possible international arrangements while censorship shapes public reaction. Republicans in Congress resist any move that might weaken Britain’s naval dominance.
A Thirty-ninth Infantry battalion moves from Troyes to Coblenz by train as part of the American occupation. Germans praise U S troops for blameless behavior and crowd control, while Treves reports sufficient food though poor quality. The advance continues toward Geldorfau Mayen Klein-Garten and Simmern with civilians observing calmly.
Senator McCumber praised Britain's sacrifices and entered war support, arguing the world owes Great Britain for entering the conflict and enabling U S involvement. He stressed the need for closer unity and cooperation between the Anglo-Saxon nations despite future rivalry.
Geneva reports from Lausanne state a Berlin telegram says there were no pogroms against Jews in Poland. The German press is blamed for spreading false reports amid anti Polish propaganda since the armistice. Polish Jews in Switzerland denounce German methods aimed at sowing disunion to thwart a strong Polish nation.
Santiago ministers weigh a U S mediation offer in the Tacna and Arica quarrel with Peru. Parliament committees will discuss the plan, aiming for a rapid, definite solution. The U S embassy in Santiago reported the mediation offer by Joseph H Shea. Argentina reportedly accepts Washington’s joint intervention offer.
King George of England visited Lille on Saturday settling at 1 pm. He rode through festooned streets to the British Fifth Army general headquarters where he was greeted by local authorities and an enthusiastic crowd.
In Ghent a western railway station was accidentally set ablaze and the resulting fire triggered a bomb hidden by the Germans. Ten people were killed and several injured in the blast, which occurred yesterday.
President Wilson joined religious services with American forces on the battleship George Washington. He sang prayers and recited, then walked the deck and rested, not working that day as seas were smoother and weather warmer. The ship remains en route toward Brest with Paris expected by Saturday after talks with French leaders commence Tuesday.
Nine French prisoners were shot by German guards at a prison camp in Langensalza Saxony with fifteen others badly wounded. Paris reports the act as unprovoked and the French government vows to seek reparations. The incident follows other recent grave events in Saxony camps involving allied soldiers and provincial reports of increased Allied measures.
Amsterdam via London reports in the Rhennish Westphalian Gazette of Essen that Cologne has seen a strange spectacle. Discharged soldiers youths and even schoolchildren rush to haul artillery across the Rhine driven by offers of rewards for saving guns from occupation forces.
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau may lead the French delegation with Capt Andre Tardieu Jules Cambon and Marshal Foch among possible delegates The American peace mission plan shows a large structure with military naval attaches and civilian representatives including Herbert Hoover and Red Cross officials The Giornale d Italia urges strong accord among England France Italy with the United States at the center of the peace talks.
One officer and six men aboard the American destroyer Lansdale drowned when a boat capsized while returning to the ship after an excursion in Tangier Morocco. The Lansdale, launched at Quincy Massachusetts July 22, is named for Lieut Philip Van Horn Lansdale SN who was killed in Samoa in 1899.
Los Angeles pilots Herbert N Chaffee of Pasadena and Charles J Drake of Mankato were killed when their airplane plummeted 3000 feet into a backyard in a southern residential section. Both served as pursuit pilots and instructors at Knockwell.
A London Times dispatch to the Washington Post reports Allied detachments are urgently needed in eastern former Austria to prevent bloodshed as various populations vie for towns and borders. Skirmishes near Marchegg and Pressburg involve Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, and Czechs. The piece notes growing autondem hardly and Bolshevik shadows, with Lemberg and other Polish towns under pressure amid interstate disputes and map-driven self-rule movements.
Secretary Daniels lauds U S Navy feats in World War I, from 2,000,000 troops transported to France without eastbound losses to blocking Prussian advances. He argues for reduced armaments and continued naval expansion for postwar international policing and peace, detailing a three year program for 156 ships including 10 dreadnoughts and 6 battle cruisers.
In New Orleans on December 8 Mgr John Bonzano papal delegate conferred the pallium on Archbishop John W haw of New Orleans and consecrated Rt Rev Jules to Jean mard bishop of Lefayette and Rt Rev Arthur Droisneria bishop of San Antonio in ceremonies described as highly impressive at the old Rt Loula cathedral attended by about 2400 people.
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