Demobilize All Troops Authorized Today in US Return Plan
Demobilization orders announced by Gen March call for gradual release of soldiers from domestic posts. 200,000 men will be discharged immediately, with 30,000 per day once operation fully under way. Pershing to decide unit returns and parade plans, Rainbow division to receive special treatment.
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Washington, D. C
March
United States Guards
United States
Geo
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Pershing
France
War Department
New England
Camp Devens
Boston
Gen. Pershing
Atlantic
Washington
Congress
Murch
Army Staff Corps
Shiny Eye and Dog Heal After Lucky Steak
In Chicago on November 16 a party celebrated the recovery of Joseph Hutton and his collie Laddie from illnesses tied to a red meat diet. Laddie’s health improved after consuming the steak that Yields on a night when Reginald Shaw, Herbert Grafiis, Mr. Hutton and their spouses and friends marked the event.
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Chicago
Joseph Hutton
Laddie
Joseph
Sunnyside Avenue
Reginald Shaw
Herbert Grafiis
Mr. Hutton
Queen Maria Theresa Dies in Bavaria Austria
Amsterdam reports the Munich Tageblatt says Queen Maria Theresa of Bavaria died Tuesday. Dispatches cite Prince Adolphe renouncing his throne. Holland reports Crown Prince Frederick William interned. former sovereigns are in castle custody as authorities surrender arms. Ludwig of Bavaria reaches Rorschach. Maximilian of Baden arrives at Baden for a prolonged stay.
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Associated Press
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Bavaria
Munich
Améronpen
Holland
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Netherlands
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London
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Amsterdam
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Rorschach
Paris
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Lindau
Zurich
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Baden Basel
Prince Maximilian
Baden
Service Medal to Pershing Presented by American Leaders
Paris Nov 16. American Ambassador Sharp General Bliss and Admiral Benson traveled to American headquarters today to present General Pershing, the American commander in chief, with the distinguished service medal. The ceremony highlighted U.S. leadership and Allied cooperation during wartime.
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Paris
Sharp
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Admiral Benson
Toriay
Gen. Pershing
Front Truce Line Sketch Near Mons and Lorraine Frontier
A final battle line and neutral zone outline the truce area from seven miles east of Mau beuge up to a northwest point near Colmar. The front runs north of Rocroi Charleville and Mezieres, along the Meuse toward Sedan then southeast to Pagny and along the Lorraine frontier to Colmar.
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Maubeuge
Rocroi
Charleville
Mezieres
Meuse
Sedan
Pagny
Lorraine
Colmar
Celebration by German Soldiers Alarms French
Paris reports a German aircraft delivered a plea from Mulhausen mayor for a French regiment to restore order. Echo of Paris notes Germans retreating in disorder as crowds in occupied zones urge American troops toward the Rhine. Messages from French and Italian released POWs flood American lines. a village priest appeals for swift arrival. Margaret Wilson tours Verdun and passes Montfaucon after witnessing ruined towns.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mulhausen
Disorde
Echo of
France
Rhine
Sooo
Miss Wilson
Margaret Wilson
Verdun
Montreville
Malancourt
No Man's Land
Montfaucon
Marshall Faoch
Maj
Sister
Bruges
Mons
Nancy
Marcel Hutlo
Echo de Paris
Coblenz
Charleroi
Bonn
Alsace
Dutch Strike Urged by Wynkoop in Dutch Crisis
The Hague reports a bitter debate as Wynkoop the revolutionary Socialist urges a general strike demanding immediate abdication and food aid from the United States. Ex-Kaiser speculation stirs unrest as his presence with loyalists inflames Dutch tensions and fears of Bolshevik influence.
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Hohenzollern’s
the Hague
United States
David Wynkoop
Ashington
Holland
von Bentinck
Europe
Netherlands
Germany
Liberty Bond Price Campaign Aims to Keep Market Stable
Washington officials say the sinking fund will buy only a limited number of bonds and prices may stay below par after the war if holders sell. A public education campaign to encourage bondowners to hold is planned after the war span. FE Verse Havana Ciga advertisement.
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Liberty
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Treasury Sinking Fund
Treasury
War Crimes of Teats Ordered Probed at Lille
Édouard Ignace ordered a judicial inquiry at Lille against German officers accused of crimes during occupation. The action mirrors a French cabinet decision and may see trial in absentia if custody cannot be secured. This marks the first step toward prosecutions, with Ignace previously proposing a high inter Allied court in 1916.
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Ha Associated Press
Paris
Édouard Ignace
Lille
Temps
M. Ignace
Munich Streets Manned by Guns Amid Disorder
Munich faced sudden panic and street alarms on Monday as reports spread of a counter revolution and Prussians arriving. Machine guns were posted on corners and fired, disrupting trains telegraph and telephone lines for two days until some order returned.
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Associated Press
Zurich
Munich
Tageblat
Stuttgart
Foe Army at Foch's Mercy First Words to Foch
Paris dispatch relays German plenipotentiaries informing Marshal Foch that Germany’s army is at the mercy of Allied forces. They cite exhausted reserves of men and munitions and claim continuing war is impossible. Marshal von Hindenburg’s message links famine pressure to accepting an armistice as decisive to German collapse.
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Foch
Paris
Germany
Jugo-Slav State Plans Outlined in London
Dr. Ante Trumbig heads a Jugo-Slav committee that outlines aims to unite lands from Austria-Hungary with Serbia and Montenegro into one state. Boundaries span from Bulgaria and Roumania to the Adriatic, with about 12 million people in 106,800 square miles. A constituent assembly would settle government and administration. Masaryk named Czech president as Czecho-Slovak republic proclaimed. Britain and other allies receive new credits: Britain 200 million, Italy 50 million, Belgium 9 million, and the U S extends 7.06 million to Czecho-Slovak council.
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London
Associated Press
Perone
Italy
Ante Trumbig
Jugo
Dr. Trumbig
Bulgarie and
Roumania
Hungary
Adriatic
Greece
Albania
Dr. Trumbly
Masarya
Berne
National Assembly
T. G. Masaryk
Prague
Washington, D. C
Crecko-Slovak National Council
Treasury
United States
Great Britain
Belgium
German Warship Wiesbaden Sinks After Revolt
Bertie reports the German light cruiser Wiesbaden refused to surrender to revolutionists and fled toward neutral waters but was torpedoed by revolutionary battleships. All 330 crew members perished, including cadets, per the Lokal Anzeiger. The Wiesbaden, 4,900 tons, built in 1914, was believed sunk during the Jutland action on May 31 to June 1, 1916.
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Bertie
Wiestaten
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Wiesbaden
Jutland
Belgium’s Blood Shed for Crown of Glory Tells Albert
President Wilson sent a cable to King Albert of Belgium congratulating him on Brussels return and praising Belgium’s self sacrifice as a crown of glory imperishable. He notes national peril faced, danger averted, and a future of greater life, saying Belgian heroes’ blood was not shed in vain.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Albert
Brussels
Belgium
Woodrow Wilson
Weather Outlook For Upper Mississippi Valley Week
Weather predictions issued by the weather bureau forecast fair conditions and normal temperatures early in the week for the Upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys. Rain and warmer conditions expected around the middle of the week, followed by another spell of fair weather toward the end of the week.
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Weather Bureau
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri
Sugar Allowance Expected to Rise to Four Pounds Monthly
Washington officials indicated the sugar allotment may rise from three to four pounds per person monthly starting December 1. The increase would apply to public eating places at four pounds per 90 meals served. Officials suggested restrictions may be lifted after January.
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Washington, D. C
Food Administration
Allied and German Officers Discuss Trace Problem
Preliminary talks at Rosyth on the Firth of Forth involve Admiral Beatty and German council delegates and Vice Admiral Menrer concerning the surrender of the German fleet. American officers will attend the surrender, with discussions on transport routes and communications across Rhine regions and adjacent rail and water networks.
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Associated Press
Grondon
Rosyth
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Sir David Beatty
Revenue Bill Changes to Peace Basis Adopted by Committee
Washington November 16 The senate finance committee formally adopted Secretary McAdoo's recommendation for a downward revision of the revenue bill to about 6 billion dollars. Only two or three members favored a higher levy as the panel began shaping the measure to meet wartime peace and reconstruction needs. Simmons said it would take several weeks to draft the bill for Senate consideration.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Senate
Finance Committee
Pilsudski to Form Polish Government After Dispatch
Daszynski appointed premier of Poland and charged with forming a cabinet by Gen. Pilsudski, per Warsaw dispatch. Brig. Gen. Pilsudski states the regency council has entrusted him with forming a national government and controlling all troops. Harvester Havana cigars promoted at end.
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Associated Press
Basel
Daszynski
Poland
Pilsudski
Amsterdam
Joseph Pilsudski
Polish Legion
Warsaw
Hoover Calls For Lifting Blockade To Feed Germany
An Associated Press dispatch from London reports Herbert Hoover urges relaxing the naval blockade to allow Germany access to food. He plans to travel to Europe for relief discussions, then Paris for allied conferences at Versailles, aiming to ease starvation and stabilize Germany's government. He notes no plan to meet German food administrators and expects to return by Christmas.
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London
Pope Benedict
Berlin
Paris
Herbert C. Hoover
Germany
Austria
New York
Europe
Norway
Sweden
Argentina
France
Belgium
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Versailles
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America
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Switzerland
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Ebert
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Solf
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Turkey
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