Leaders clash over control as socialists loom in Berlin
Adolph Joffe, Russian Bolshevik envoy, admits circulating seditious literature and reveals arms supplied to Barth of the Independent Social Democratic party. Hoffmann and Scheidemann demand dictatorship amid Spartacist unrest. Berlin police raids at the Bristol uncover 22 suspects as authorities move to quell the revolt with military force.
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President Declines To Consider Visit To Germany
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson has been urged by Berlin leaders to visit Germany. He replies Germany must repent for its crimes before an American would consider such a trip, even if officially requested.
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Syria
Allies restrain Cossack Chief in Ussuri region clash
From Vladivostok on December 4 AP: Gen Kalmikoff, Cossack commander on the Ussuri front, was restrained by American and Japanese forces after a series of executions of villagers sparked fears of open hostilities at Khabarovsk. Despite protests to halt, eleven more people were shot on November 26, and Kalmikoff later disappeared then reappeared claiming orders were not transmitted.
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Kalmikoff
William 8. Graves
Siberia
Otani
Vladivostol
Telegraphers Pay Scale Continues Wages Not To Be Reduced
Railroad officials stated yesterday that telegraphers’ pay will not be cut under the latest wage order. They answered complaints from telegraphers’ representatives that the directive would in some cases cause reductions.
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Railroad Administration
Informal Cabinet Meeting As Marshall Presides At White House
Vice President Marshall presided informally over a cabinet meeting at the White House with President Wilson absent. Newt Plum of Indiana advised that leaving the country ends the office but keeps salary, leading Marshall to say he does not want the office under those terms. The gathering featured wireless chatter, a casual mood, and a briefing plan to send a report to Wilson in France.
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Indiana
Wilson
Marshall
Wenhington Post Co
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White House
George Washington
Tidiana
France
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Hill
Taft on disarmament and league of nations strategy
Taft argues the league’s enforceable peace hinges on its capability to guarantee protection, not immediate disarmament. He asserts Germany’s guilt, urges limited armament for security, and supports maintaining Britain’s fleet while awaiting a true international police force. The piece stresses gradual reform and warns against overpromising immediate armament reductions.
U S Navy Shares Of Troop Movements To France Revealed
New York December 10 with Navy Department figures showing the US supplied 88 percent of the naval escort and about 46 percent of troops carried to France in American ships. British ships carried 44 percent and French Italian vessels the balance. From May 1917 to November 1 last, 291 American naval troop ships sailed and not a single soldier aboard United States transports was lost.
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Navy Department
Greaves
France
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Peace Conference Advisers Named for Economic Reform
The group for peace conference work includes Bernard M Baruch as chair of the War Industries Board Vance McCormick chair of the War Trade Board and Dr Harry A Garfield the retiring Fuel Administrator The trip Abroad is expected to focus on peace policies and the program of the President rather than economic and industrial matters.
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War Industries Board
Vance McCormick
War Trade Board
Harry A. Garfield
500 Men Captured by Raiders Freed
Five hundred Americans and others, many crew from ships seized by German raiders Moewe and Wolf, have arrived at Aarhus Denmark from Germany. Many report harsh treatment while imprisoned. Meanwhile 26,000 American POWs held in Camp Kantatt left for Switzerland with others heading toward Holland and Denmark. last Americans expected to exit German camps by midweek.
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Wolf
Aarhus
Denmark
Germany
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Berlin
Associated Press
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Switzerland
Holland
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Roosevelt Urges Universal Arbitration Pact with Britain
New York dispatch reports Theodore Roosevelt urged in a public letter that the United States and Great Britain form a universal arbitration treaty to forever ban war between them. He said disputes should be settled judicially, not by force, and expressed sympathy with the English-Speaking Union while declining formal membership.
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Great Britain
Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam
American Rights League
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Putnam
Arthur J. Balfour
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President Wilson's Brest Paris voyage and landing plan
Paris broadcasts detail the George Washington carrying President Wilson and delegates reaching Brest then Paris. Plans include outboard escort by French and American ships, landing at quay No. 3, and a Paris reception with Poincare. Miss Wilson travels to Brest to join the party.
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American Peace Commission
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President Wilson Views Naval Submarine Drill Aboard George Washington
President Wilson visited the bridge of the George Washington to watch a submarine detection and destroyer drill in tropical waters. A destroyer fired depth charges creating geysers as it advanced at speed, while the liner, its crew under drill, shuddered from the explosions and the president questioned officials about the operation.
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Royalists Fight Reds in Potsdam and Berlin
A chaotic scene unfolds in Germany with Royalist troops clashing with Soviet aligned councils in Potsdam and Berlin. Reports claim 50,000 deserters in the capital demand equality with returning troops while counter revolutionary moves and guarded loyalty create deep tensions across Berlin and Hamburg.
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Turks Oppressing Greeks in Smyrna Amid Turmoil
Reports from semi official Athens say Turks in Smyrna continue to oppress Greeks after the armistice. The Turkish attitude worsens as arrests increase and several Greeks are exiled. Greek churches are reportedly desecrated and Greek flags torn down near the armistice signing area.
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Smyrna
Athens News
Grand Envoys From China and Japan Arrive
Fragmented OCR notes describe diplomatic envoys from China and Japan moving toward a summit. The text hints at plans to tie discussions and suggests cross pact efforts. further readable details are unclear.
Britain Will Concede Anything to U S for Safety Says Attorney General
London dispatch reports Attorney General Sir Frederick Elsmith in a Liverpool speech argues Britain should concede all to American sentiment to protect national security at the peace conference. He says seas must be free for neutrals in peace but wartime conditions justify naval restraints. Officials gather in Paris for the talks as delegations swarm the city ahead of decisions on Syria and other key questions.
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