Funeral Notices for Cox Smith and Thanks Card
The funeral for Florence Cox will be Saturday at 2 PM at her sister Mrs Edward G Thomas residence 706 Nevada Avenue with Rev C F Wolfe officiating and interment at Mount Rain View cemetery. The funeral for William Smith will be Sunday at 2 PM at Richards funeral chapel under Washington lodge No 351 IOOF with Rev EJ Groeneveld officiating and interment at Mount Moriah cemetery. Card of thanks expresses warm gratitude to neighbors friends Rev R G Siggers and for flowers and support.
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Direct Appeal to Allies Next
London reports that Austro German peace proposals to Russia are opening moves in a broader peace campaign by the Central Powers. Germany may soon make a direct offer to the Allies, possibly through the Vatican or a neutral power, with London and Paris responses indicating the terms are insufficient and the allies must restate war aims.
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London
Russia
Germany
Vatican
Hielaily
Lloyd. George
Paris
Pichon
Horn
Ndan
Germman
Teutonic Group
Four U boats towed ten port four U boats towed ten
Boston reports that four German submarines were captured by twelve American destroyers. An ex-Boston reporter aboard a French port trap ship said the U boats surfaced to recharge batteries, were seized without a fight, and a submarine entered harbor with a white flag as the crew claimed mutiny after failing to find the troop ship.
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Boston
Serender
Engineers Out of Russia Amid Worker Refusal in Siberia
Report from Vladivostok notes guarded supplies and stable port facilities as Bolshevik control persists. Labor unrest grows with fear over continued stability, while American influence under Stevens is seen as strong but best used without force. Allies urged to boost aid while avoiding punitive actions against Russians who favor their own country.
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AU Vladivostok
Siberia
Russia
Rusesia
Germany
America
Stevens
Wilson extends maximum prices to March 31 for iron and steel
President Wilson directed continuation of maximum prices on iron ore coke pig iron steel and steel products until March 31. No new contracts for deliveries on or after April 1 may specify a price unless revision by a government agency is included.
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Washington
Wilson
M adoo Boss of All Roads
War board takes over railroad committees and car service. pooling to expand under government operation. Nonessential traffic and passenger freight cuts are planned. Lovett to prioritize. Debate on railroad employees as government workers persists while finance and rate policy shift toward government control and postwar conditions.
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War Board
Eastern Railroads
A. W. Thompson
Baltimore & Ohio
Board’ Car Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robert §. Lovett
Priority
Congress
England
Interstate Commerce
Unrest and Destruction Reported in Guatemala City
A dispatch from Washington notes continued destruction and shelter shortages in Guatemala City. Water mains are broken and sanitation deteriorates while relief work begins with $300 collected by the local Red Cross chapter. The American consul and Red Cross officials offer aid to President Cabrera and the Guatemalan capital.
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Washington
Red Cross
Cabrera
Roosevelt to visit Washington for private war talks
Oyster Bay expects Col. Theodore Roosevelt to travel to Washington within a month or six weeks for a private visit with his daughter Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. He will not speak publicly, but will discuss speeding war efforts and making government more efficient. Senator Smoot and Congressman Madden urged the visit.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Chamberlain
Senator Smoot
Madden
Colonel Roosevelt
Eight Hour Action Rescinded by Pine Association
The Western Pine Manufacturers’ association rescinded its Dec. 7 vote to implement an eight hour day in lumber camps and mills across Eastern Washington Oregon Northern Idaho and Western Montana. A publicity committee announced the action as null under the association bylaws. Remaining plants mostly in district see no change as Washington Idaho and Montana operators act independently. The officials argued the change would limit production and deemed the move patriotic but the decision was reversed.
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Spokane
Dee
Western Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
J. P. McGoldrick
D. C
Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Consid
Filewal
Companie
Astern
Jaho
LeGoldrick
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