Armistice Terms Read To Congress After Victory Speech
President Wilson announced the German armistice as signed and outlined terms including evacuation of Belgium France Alsace Lorraine and settlements on the Rhine. The proclamations set military and naval surrender details, repatriation of prisoners, and the start of postwar democracy efforts worldwide.
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Germany’s Revolution Spreads Across Europe
AP reports on November 11 that 14 of 26 German states, including four kingdoms, are in revolutionary hands though not fully across the empire. By November 13 Paris notes Prussia’s emperor gone, socialist government in power, Bavaria and Württemberg republics, and several major cities plus ports controlled by revolutionaries.
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Armistice Signed as World War I Ends Across Fronts
Reports from Washington Paris and London confirm the armistice was signed this morning at 5 oclock French time with hostilities to cease at 11 oclock on all fronts. Officials note celebrations and market reactions as nations mark the ceasefire.
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Dubuque Engineer Kershing Dies After Crash
Anton Kershing of Dubuque a 50 year old construction engineer for Standard Oil Co died minutes after a two vehicle collision at Franklin and Third streets. His small truck collided with a touring car. the impact hurled him to the pavement and his skull was brushed. An ambulance rushed him to St Francis hospital where he died before treatment could start.
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Towne Mortuary Awaiting Arrival of Relatives
Towne mortuary reports relatives have been summoned by telegraph and are expected to arrive.
German Garrisons Revolt on Dutch Frontier Report
Report from Amsterdam with Associated Press says German garrisons along the Dutch frontier are in revolt. Officers are being disarmed and treated roughly in some instances amid unrest on the Qutgh frontier.
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Delivery Error Notification by Paper Carrier
A notice states an error by the carrier or other cause may have prevented delivery to your home. If you did not receive the paper, call the office by 30 p.m. to request a copy to be sent.
Vast naval task remains after armistice ends war
Washington November 11 with Germany's armistice the war ends but US forces will stay in France on a reduced scale. Pershing's expeditionary troops remain while select garrisons may stay in disputed areas. Over 1,000,000 troops in US camps to return home as new replacements sail overseas. Navy work includes removing mines and restoring safe shipping with submarines and dreadnoughts returning to home waters.
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Tent Minister At Hamburg Arrest Reported
An Associated Press dispatch states the Prussian minister at Hamburg has been arrested at his home in the city. The report cautions that details are yet unclear and continuing updates are expected.
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Associated Press
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Saxon King Made To Quit Throne
Kings Friedrich August of Saxony has been dethroned according to an official telegram from Berlin.
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Draft Calls Stop at Wilsons
News in brief reports President Wilson orders cancellation of all outstanding draft calls for five days affecting about 252 000 men and delays November calls for over 300 000. Some recruits will be sent back to civilian life while others await further instruction. Navy personnel are not demobilized and overtime work on war contracts ends.
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Hindenburg Surrenders to New German Government
London dispatch reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg places himself and the German army at the disposal of Berlin’s new government. He asks Cologne soldiers and workers' council to send delegates to main headquarters at once, saying the move aims to avoid chaos after the revolutionary shift.
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Rhine Evacuation Time Extended by 24 Hours
A French wireless dispatch received here says the evacuation period for the left bank of the Rhine by German forces has been extended by 24 hours. The item appears in a brief dispatch with additional ad text following.
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Rhine
Methodist Church to Cut Foreign Language Services
The Methodist church will, as far as possible, eliminate foreign language services from its churches and Sunday schools. The decision was announced at the annual session of the Methodist board of home missions in Philadelphia.
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Methodist Board of Home Missions
Rebels in Berlin Renew Fight on Imperial Troops
Berlin battles continued Sunday morning as revolutionary forces clashed with imperial troops. The fighting intensified near the Victoria and Hauer cafes and the arsenal library by the Lustgarten, with officers, military cadets, and boy scouts fortified. Danzig Port Seized by Soldiers and Workers Council in political shift. general strike set for today.
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