The Thorny Road to Peace and Allied Occupation
The piece argues peace after Versailles is unlikely without sustained labor and force. It details allies occupying enemy territories, controlling resources, and enforcing demobilization and taxation. It warns of bolshevism in Russia as a threat to a stable peace and supports using force to compel obedience and secure postwar order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
German Empire
Austro- Hungarian Empire
Bulgaria
Turkey
Coblenz
Germany
United States
Belgium
France
Serbia
Russia
Austria- Hungary
Schwab Retires From Emergency Fleet Corporation
Mr Schwab resigns as director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and the President accepts. He led ship production with personal touch, boosting output and worker morale at Bethlehem. Chairman Hurley and Vice President Pier praised his disinterested service and sacrifice for results.
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Kares Vorthwab
Emergencs Fleet Corporation
Emergents
Wien
Schwab
Paoblyses
Lke
Uncle Sam
Shipping Board
Bethlehem
Charley
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Hurley
Pier
Mr. Schwab
Teaching Soldiers and the Cost of Training Wounded Vets
The piece argues that training wounded soldiers in new trades is not funded by the War Department. It notes that occupational teachers are paid $50 a month and cannot even cover yarn for knitting. It urges Congress to provide a fund for raw materials, so the burden does not fall on soldiers or their dedicated teachers.
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War Department
Congress
Old Fight Renewed Over District Half and Half Plan
The House appropriations panel reports the District budget at 14,004,561 dollars while retaining a half and half funding split. Proponents urge remaining District funded while Federal covers deficits, citing past surpluses and justice concerns. The piece appeals to Senate protection and a permanent settlement to avoid excessive local taxation for the Federal government.
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Gengrese
District of Columbia
House Committee On Appropriations
Treasury
Congress
House of Representatives
Washington
Senate
House
Endowment for Oxford Foch French Professorship
A Briton donates 100000 to establish the Marshal Foch professorship of French literature at Oxford University to elevate French studies to Latin and Greek levels. The piece argues for wider adoption of French in American education, stressing language as key to ties with France and global business.
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United States
Marshal Foch
Oxford University
Oxford
France
Beaten Nations and Royal Profiteers Disgorge Looted War Wealth
The article rails at defeated powers and their rulers for war time corruption to fund postwar reparations. It cites King Ferdinand of Bulgaria as an example, alleging large gifts from Russian, Austrian, and German treasuries for alliance shifts and treachery. It also traces honors and links of the Noailles family to France and America, detailing titles, estates, and diplomatic roles across centuries.
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Ysat
Entente
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Coburg
Petrograd
Balkan League
Turkey
Serbia
Greece
Berlin
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Enver Pasha
Ottoman War Department
Constantinople
Areps
Duc de Noailles
America
United States
Academy of France
Duke
Marquis de Noallies
Washington
France
Nna de Noailles
Antoine de Rilles
Duke de Mouchy
Duc de Mouchy
Princes de Poix
Horn
Bordentown
N. J
Caroline Fraser
Philadelphia
de Noailles
Marquis de Lefayette
Maintenon
Louis XIV
Mme. de Maintenon
Maurice Adrien de Noailles
Bure-et-Loire
Louis XVI
Hugues de Noailles
Holy Land
St. Louis
Duc de Noaeilies
Duc de Noailies
Duke of Ayen
Moailles
Mouchy
Moailes
Francoise d’Aubigny
Mme. de Maintenop
DA Fostenoy
Congress Plans Busy Week As Session Nears End
Congress readies for a week of routine business before March 3 with annual appropriation bills awaiting House debate and the Senate to discuss the revenue measure. Proposals include peace conference questions, a Senate committee probe of National Security League, and rules granting Privilege status to the Frear inquiry.
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Mumo
Senate
D. C
House
Congress
Cummins
Foto Paria
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Penrose
District of Columbia
Post Office
House Military Committee
Senate Military Committee
Senate Public Buildings Committee
Clark
National Security League
Army Mental Tests Show High Intelligence Among Officers
A War Department study finds 83 percent of commissioned officers and over 26 percent of enlisted men above average intelligence. Of the above average group 11 percent meet superior intelligence standards for commissions. Fewer than 24 percent of the National Army were deemed too deficient to serve, based on tests of 1.5 million men across camps, with only about 0.5 percent discharged for low intelligence.
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Tvialon
Psychology
Medical Department of the Army
National Army
United States
Aid Sent To U S Prisoners In Ras Tatt
Paris reports three sanitary trains rushed by the American Red Cross from Switzerland to Ras Tatt, carrying food and clothing for 2,500 American prisoners. Additional trains planned. U S government to cover Switzerland transit costs. France to supply oil and coal due to Swiss fuel shortages. Three hundred American officers were in Berne yesterday.
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Paris
American Red Cross
Switzerland
Rastatt
American Red Cross Commission
United States
France
Berne
Germany
Greeks Celebrate Allied Victory in Constantinople
Reports from Constantinople and Smyrna describe large Greek crowds honoring Allied victory. Enormous flags and portraits of Venizelos fill windows as British warships visit Smyrna harbor. A Greek priest boarded a British torpedo boat and embraced the Union Jack amid celebrations. Greeks demand Greek control of Constantinople at the peace conference.
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Saloniki
Constantinople
Smyrna
Venizelos
Balkans
Candy and Pickles To Yank Troops For Christmas
The War Department plans rush shipments of candy and pickles to Europe to feed expeditionary forces during Christmas. About 9,000,600 pounds of candy and 566,000 gallons of pickles will be sent, with 200 rations per gallon, targeting around 3,000,000 men for several months. Also announced are awards of the Distinguished Service Medal to Col. Frank Thompkins and Maj. James B. Ord for 1916 Mexican service, plus gallantry awards to Col. Sedgwick Rice and Louisa M. Mays for Indian campaigns.
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Europe
Army
Frank Thompkins
James B. Ord
Mexico
Sedgwick Rice
Louisa M. Mays
War Department
Thompkins
Thirteenth Cavalry
Ville
Columbus N. Mex
Condensed Time Table Of Trains To Principal Cities
The Washington Post prints a condensed train timetable with Washington departures to major cities. It notes 22 new schedules, Chicago connections for westbound trains, and departures based on railroad administration data with times across cities such as Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Detroit Indianapolis Key West Louisville Memphis New Orleans New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Louis and others.
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Washington Post
Washington
Chicago
Railroad Administration
Atlanta
S. R
Baltimore
Boston
Gincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Indianapolis
Les St. Louis
Key West
S.A. L
Louisville
Memphis
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
ST. Louis
BR. R
Federal Reserve Warns Banks on Postwar Expansion
The Federal Reserve Board warned banks to curb expansion and focus on general welfare after the war. It urged conserving loans, restricting credit to necessary enterprises, and maintaining liquidity. The board signaled potential rediscount rate increases for longer-term loans to influence business, and noted banks must address war-paper loan reductions during the transition.
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Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
New Zealand Considers Liquor Referendum And Prohibition
Wellington reports that New Zealand's general assembly approved a referendum bill. Voters will decide next spring whether to keep the liquor license system or move to prohibition with compensation. If defeat, further votes will fix options for continuance, prohibition without compensation, or state purchase and control. December 1914 results show close margins for prohibition and continuance, with local option defeated.
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Wellington
New Zealand
New Zealand General Assembly
Intercollegiate Aero Prize Created in New York
The Aero Club of America board announces an annual Intercollegiate aviation trophy under intercollegiate regatta rules. The prize was funded by a $10,000 bequest from the late Samuel H. Valentine for aviation development trophies. About half of aviators are college men, many undergraduates, prompting the new competition.
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New York
Board of Governors
The
Aero Club of America
Army
Navy
Aero Club
Samuel H. Valentine
3 500 000 Letters on Way for Christmas Sky
Paris reports three shipments of homebound mail from the American army totaling 8.6 million letters left France between November 6 and December 2. The prior week delivered 6.4 million letters as fathers and sons were urged to write. The Stars and Stripes says all letters will be delivered before Christmas.
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Paris
France
Stara and Stripes
Timely topics debated by capital visitors on ship program
A Washington event features Frank Broad of Colorado criticizing labor demands as a barrier to completing the Emergency Fleet Corporation ship program. He advocates private enterprise, warns of wage hikes, and urges changes to maritime law including repealing the La Follette act. John Woolton comments on 1920 political prospects for Democrats and the Cox-Smith ticket.
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
Frank Broad
Colorado
Texas
Washington
Broad
Mr Broad
England
United States
Anton
British Decline German Grain Ties Amid U Boat Piracy Talk
London merchants express disgust at German grain dealers seeking to reopen relations through neutrals. A Copenhagen telegram to Shipton Ander Bonés Co proposed renewed ties with Newmann of Hamburg, once a major German cereal and soybean importer. The exchange displayed this telegram beside a Amsterdam dispatch urging ruthless submarine warfare.
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London Times
London
Baltig Mercantile Whipping Exchange
Shipton, Ander- Bonés Co
Copenhagen
Newmann
Germany
Hamburg
Amsterdam
Pogroms to Be Investigated by Polish Jewish Committee
John F Brulski of Chicago president of the national Polish department announced a joint Polish and Jewish committee will travel to Poland within ten days to investigate reports of Jewish pogroms. The exact date depends on the appointment of three Jewish commissioners. The idea arose at a meeting in New York of the Polish national defence committee and the national Polish department, with Jewish organizations agreeing to the plan.
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Poland
John F Bmulski
Chicago
National Polish Department
Polish National Defence Committee
New York
Srowlski
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Duke de Noailles
Fourteenth Hussars
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Legion of Honor
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Roumania
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Atlantic
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