Bolsheviki Denounce German Peace Plans
The Bolsheviki reject German peace terms as unjust and annexationist. Trotzky declares Russia will defend the revolution and opposes the quadruple alliance plan at Brest Litovsk, urging freedom for Poland Lithuania Courland and other nations. The central committee endorses a call for a democratic peace and later dissemination of the peace terms to neutral states.
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Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Trotzky
Brest Titovsk
Stockholm
Leon Trotzky
Central Committee of the Council of Soldiers
Workmeéri
Germany
M. Trotzky
Brest-Litovsk
Poland
Lithuania
Courland
Lavonia
Esthenia
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Europe
Russia
Armenia
Congress of Workmen's and Soldiers
Petrograd Soldiers’ and Workmen's Council
General Army Congress
Bailey Company Sells Off 0 Units In Quiet Market
A terse market note records J. B. Bailey Co selling zero units amid calm trading. No further details given on buyers or price.
Ukraine delegates demand opening of Constituent Assembly
A small delegation from Ukraine elected to the Constituent Assembly arrived in Petrograd and demanded a date for opening the assembly. A conference of non Bolshevik parties proposed opening when one third of the members is present.
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Petrograd
Ukraine
Council of People’s Commissioners
Bolsheviks
Social
Former Mayor Presses Draft Reform for Aliens at Quincy Speech
John F. Fitzgerald urged Marketmen's Association members to demand inclusion of aliens in the draft, criticizing Washington for excluding long–time residents. He compared U S policy with Britain's and urged letters to Congress, warning of a November electoral reply.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Marketmen’s Association
Quincy House
America
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Great Britain
Fitzgerald
Bolsheviki Pamphlets Sealed Into German Lines
Petrograd reports Izvestia printing a Bolshevik pamphlet circulated among German troops. It denounces central powers peace offers as lies and accuses Germany of forced labor, hunger strike shootings, and backing by Courland slaveowners and Polish landowners.
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Petrograd
Izvestia
Poland
Lithuania
Courland
French Capture More Prisoners at Monte Tomba
An veteran officer states the French in their Monte Tomba operation captured more prisoners than the number of French troops engaged. The report comes from Italian headquarters in Northern Italy dated January 2.
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Italy
Associated Press
Monte Tomba
French breakthrough yields record prisoner count and casualties
A witness described a hilltop view of a French attack as record making. He noted 1400 prisoners and 560 dead on the field, with the French reportedly taking their first Austrian prisoners and surpassing their own men engaged.
Fragmentary note on mission losses and manpower
Partial OCR fragment mentions accomplishing a task with insignificant loss and fewer than 60 men. No further context, dates, or proper nouns are readable to identify the event or actors.
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