Railroads Face General Strike Cross Country
A mass sympathy strike threatened in Minneapolis and St Paul as railroad shopmen and allied unions consider walking out over proposed public commission actions. Up to 80 percent of union workers in Twin Cities could strike, paralyzing Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul lines while streetcar service remains near normal. Authorities prep guards, saloons close early, and federal intervention is discussed but unlikely.
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Tomor
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American Federation of Labor
Washington
Chietam
Twin Cities
Great Northern Northern Pacific
Chicago
Miwaukee & St. Paul
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Interventio
Covent
Twin City
Welock
Thomas van Lear
Thousands of men will quit and emergency funds spent
Brief items from Butte and surrounding areas note mass resignations, minimal Austrian restrictions, and details on emergency fund usage. Reports cover commercial secretaries in Butte, Hallifax relief drives, Masons in session, and butte police activity alongside local ads and classifieds.
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Butte
Tuting Cohen
Wyoming
Halifax
j—Haitorial
Fohutte News
S—Food Administration
Red Cross
J. A. Wilkes
Butte General News
Anaconda_ news
Anaconda New
North Butte
Cossacks Strike Bolshevik Forces in Early Clash Report
A reported early clash sees Cossacks attack Bolshevik units, resulting in defeats for Lenine's revolutionary followers. Details remain sparse as reports emerge from initial battlefield notes and military spokespeople.
Demobilization Underway As Forces Seek Armistice
Reports from London and Copenhagen indicate German and Russian troops begin demobilization as peace talks proceed. Russian forces, recently arrived near Mohilev, clash with Bolsheviks who are defeated. A Russian general headwaters region sees ongoing conflict as Bolsheviks resist retreat.
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London
Mohilev
Bolsceviki
Petrograd
the Times
Armistice Talks Advance As Russians Seek Peace
Official notice cites armistice signing suspending hostilities at 10:20 p m yesterday. Petrograd reports Brest-Litovsk talks resume with 13 member delegation including General Skalok and naval and political delegates. German negotiators say Russian forces in Macedonia and France may be released from control. Leaflets distributed to Teuton forces number about 1 000 000 as talks proceed. Preliminary meeting notes Russians prepared to fight if terms lack honor.
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Fokkeh
Sound
Macedonia
France
Brest-Litovsk
Petrograd
Teuton
Army
Stockholm
Dyelo Naroda
Krylenko
Tavarish
Halifax Death Toll From Mont Blanc Explosion Rises
Halifax authorities announced a total death toll of 1,226 from the Mont Blanc munitions ship explosion. The tally, issued by mortuary committee chairman AS Barnstead, lists 476 identified, 225 identifiable from remains, 125 unrecognizable, and 400 missing.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
AS. Barnstead
How President Spent War Emergency Fund Details
Washington report shows President Wilson allocated eleven million five hundred ninety eight thousand dollars from the ten million war emergency fund to twenty one departments and war bodies. Disbursements reached eleven million six hundred thirty eight thousand. Congress asks to extend availability to June next year.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
House ‘Appropriations’ Committee
Army Inquiry Under Way on Ordnance Shortages
Washington December 12 Major General Crozier head of ordnance told the senate military committee that there is a home shortage of ordnance for training but none on the front. He said it is possible to purchase and ship French artillery to Europe and predicted shortages for training would be met by next summer. He denounced cost plus contracts as improper and noted a census of munition makers and other preparations were completed.
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Washington
General Crozier
Senate Military Committee
Congress
Russian front truce talks mocked by German instruction satire
Stockholm reports Dyelo Naroda quotes alleged German general staff guidance for truce negotiators. The satire suggests calm masks, comrade phrases, and avoidance of gun counts, with names like Trotzky and Krylenko invoked to lampoon Bolshevik leaders amid propaganda efforts.
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Dyelo Naroda
the People’s Work
Petrograd
Boston Man Fires First Gun at Austrian Front
The Associated Press reports Representative George H. Tinkham of Boston fired the first American shot against Austria on December 11 at the Piave front. He discharged a large artillery shell from the lower Piave, drawing cheers as smoke rose from the explosion near Austrian positions at Gonzo.
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Associated Press
Ttalian
Tutly
Austria
George H. Tinkham
Boston
Piave
Two Navy survivors recall Jacob Jones sinking
Lieut J J Richards reveals in a Navy Department release that only two small boats and three life rafts escaped the sinking of the destroyer Jacob Jones. Survivors aboard those lifeboats were rescued after 17 hours in the sea.
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W Washington
Jacob Jones
J. J. Richards
Navy Department
Weather forecast for Washington Du Moi snow and rain
The Washington forecast calls for snow on Thursday and rain turning to snow Friday with slowly rising temperatures. Temperatures expected to edge upward into the weekend.
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Washington
du Moi
Pessimism Seen as Great Danger in War Work
Secretary Daniels warned at a Southern Society banquet that pessimism risks eroding morale and aiding German manipulation of disaster reports. He asserted no disaster records exist that were not publicly spread and urged steadfast resolve, promising the nation will triumph and endure.
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Daniels
Southern Society
Dan
Washington
Thrift campaign promotes individual thrift to aid war effort
Frank A. Vanderlip told the Illinois Manufacturers Association meeting that every saved dollar and every restraint from nonessential consumption frees material and labor for the government. He urged the public to spread the lesson, saying it matters as much as selling war bonds. In Kirksville, Missouri, osteopathic founder De Still died today.
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Devery
Hest
War Savings
Frank A. Vanderlip
National War Savings Committee
Mlinois Manufacturers’ Association
War Savings Cn
Flip
Teutons Fail First Attack In Front Of Cambrat
A Reuters report describes German forces attacking near Queant and Hullecouer about ten miles west of Cambrai. British lines repelled the assault amid frosty dawn as Bavarian waves pressed forward, the objective to overwhelm defenders by sheer numbers.
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London
Hullecouer
Queant
Cam
Brat
Reuter
Fran
War Summary from the Front: British Hold Against German Drive
The Germans, after heavy artillery runs, tried to wedge the British west of Cambrai but gained little, with heavy losses. British and French troops countered along the western front as snow begins to fall in the mountains aiding defense. Jerusalem falls under Allenby’s advance, while British merchant shipping suffers weekly losses from mines and submarines.
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Cambrai
Bullecourt
Ern Hallam
Malian
Hag How
Proclamation Grants Few War Restrictions to Austro Hungarians
President Wilson declares war with Austria Hungary and relaxes limits on Austro Hungarian subjects in the United States, noting most laborers among immigrants loyal to the Allied cause. Unnaturalized Austro Hungarians may travel freely within limits but require permission to enter or leave. Germans face stricter controls. The proclamation emphasizes loyalty and avoids labeling Austrians as alien enemies.
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Aus
Hungary
Congress
Austria
Woodrow
Wits
United States of America
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