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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1917
Page
1
Officials report 1,280 dead 940 identified 1,020 unaccounted with 6,000 wounded and 25,000 homeless. Doctors fear pneumonia epidemic as housing and feeding remain dire.
New York dispatch reports Warren G Grey a U S Army sergeant who posed as Lieutenant William A Jennings and married a socialite in Atlanta was arrested on arrival by Clyde Line steamer. He faced a $5000 bail and detention for removal to Atlanta. Authorities say he claimed ties to James Jennings Bethlehem Corp and to William Jennings Bryan.
Official tallies show 1,280 dead identified 940 identified and 1,920 unaccounted for in the Halifax munitions disaster. The scale of homelessness and missing persons is highlighted as relief efforts continue.
London reports a Bolshevik proclamation accusing General Kaledines and General Dutoff of leading a southeastern counter revolt that targets Don region authorities and threatens bread supplies from Siberia. The note claims Tk, Kharkov, Ekaterinoslav, and Moscow are endangered as troops push to seize power and disrupt peace efforts.
A fierce blizzard crippled Halifax days after the Mont Blanc munitions explosion left 25,000 homeless. Relief efforts stalled by darkness and debris, with 6,000 wounded and a strict admission embargo for non-relief personnel. Military guards shut entry at Truro as Americans and others seek shelter.
Secretary Daniels still believed that other survivors might be found tonight as life rafts with sailors could be picked up by ships in the zone. No new reports arrived at the navy department during the day.
The proclamation declares a state of siege in the Ural and Don regions and orders local garrisons to act firmly against the revolt. It bans negotiations with revolt leaders, threatens severe punishment for aiding the uprising, and promises support to Cossack laborers to resist the Kaledines Korniloffs and Dutofts. Sir George Buchanan says Britain favors a just durable peace and will stand by Russia once a stable government is formed.
Montreal Dec 10 The Saint Hugh Allan steamship Sir Hugh Allan arrives in Halifax towing an oil tanker ending the mystery of two strange craft seen off Halifax the night before the explosion. Shipping men say the vessels resembled a submarine in tow of a steamer reported by a captain arriving at an Atlantic port last Saturday.
The Supreme Court rules in Hitchman Coal and Coke and Ogle Glass cases that employers may operate plants as open shops and restrain union organizing. It affirms workers right to lawful organization but condemns deliberate unlawful pressure by union officials. The ruling overturns lower court findings deeming unions illegal conspiracies under Sherman law.
A report notes small contributions accumulating toward a Bible fund goal with many donors. It lists recent subscribers and indicates the target of five hundred marks has been passed.
A wounded WWI soldier recalls his life changing moment reading a pocket testament in a shell hole. He credits Matthew 27 with changing his faith, notes a nurse read to him, and says the bible comforts him and others at the front. The appeal urges subscriptions to the American Bible Fund to provide Bibles to soldiers for twenty five cents each.
The secretary says the enemy plans to strike in France after Russia’s peace talks allowed massing on the western front. He notes German gains at Cambrai, the shift of forces from the Russian theater, and the need to speed up military effort as the United States backs its soldiers.
The article notes a Bible fund campaign nearing its target with pastors addressing congregations and church groups promoting the cause. It mentions the American Bible Society and the Y M C A distributing khaki covered testaments and references Sherwood Eddy.
Washington December 10 Germany has massed on the western front its greatest army of the warSecretary of war review notes a shift in strategic possibilities from the eastern theatre and says the United States must respond to meet this menace as the war continues on the western front and in the east.
Fair and continued cold in West Virginia on Tuesday with Tuesday night into Wednesday increasing cloudiness and not quite so cold. Virginia expects fair conditions with continued cold through Tuesday and Wednesday.
Secretary Wilson told Congress that conscripting labor is not likely needed to win the war but if required, industries must be conscripted as well. He cites labor disputes under employer power to dismiss and warns of revolutionary influences undermining conservative unions. He dismisses wage-earner coercion as unfair and impracticable.
Washington reports regulations on outdoor display lighting failed to save expected fuel. A plan is under review to darken all outdoor lights on at least three nights weekly except street lamps. Whiteways of cities would be extinguished and display windows theatre fronts and signs dimmed on chosen nights.
President Wilson plans to seek special congressional action to unify the railroads during the war after discussions with Senator Newlands. Railroads oppose compulsory pooling, saying voluntary collaboration suffices and a government administrator might be named only if pooling becomes necessary.
British French and Italian troops capture Jerusalem after surrounding the city and ending centuries of Muslim rule. The victory comes amid wider WWI upheaval with Bolshevik resistance in Russia and Austro German troop reallocations to the Western Front.
Don Cossack capital Novo-Tebr kask becomes a hub of anti Bolshevik activity with General Alexeeff General Korniloff and Michael Rodzianko reported present. Cavalry is plentiful while infantry is scarce but being organized vigorously. The dispatch warns that action may occur within days.
The central election committee for the constituent assembly including minimalists and constitutional Democrats was arrested by the Bolsheviki Red Guard. Members were taken to the Smolny Institute, Bolshevik headquarters, where they protested their detention.
Rome dispatches confirm a lull after heavy fighting in which Teutons failed to break Italian lines. The Austro German commander sacrificed hundreds of thousands of his best men without improving positions, according to reports from Leavy Washington December 10.
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