Nation Peace Plans Outlined By Allied Leaders
British proposals by Cecil and Smuts join French ideas from Bourgeois as American experts draft terms for a league of nations. The plan emphasizes a universal organization with proportional influence, international arbitration, and a trusteeship for undeveloped nations. Versailles is favored as the league's permanent seat.
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Robert Cecil
J. ©. Smuts
War Cabinet
M. Bourgeois
Wilson
League of Nations
General Smuts
Union of South Africa
David Lloyd George
Bourgeois
League
United Nations
Society of Nations
Versailles
Holland
Belgium
Hague
Berne
Wilson Back in Paris for Preliminary Peace Talks
President Wilson completed his swing through England and Italy and returned to Paris with Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret Wilson. He is prepared for the first gathering of entente premiers and statesmen, with informal conferences set to begin Thursday or Friday.
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Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
England
Italy
Margaret Wilson
Peace Conference Preparations Under Informal Talks
The article describes a staged approach for peace talks where informal group exchanges draft memoranda for eventual signing. Neutral states and minor belligerents meet powers first to resolve issues locally, reducing general conference workload. Progress hinges on President Wilson's February return and further study of tentative proposals from allied governments.
Ludendorff Residing on Swedish Farm Report Confirmed
Reports confirm the arrival of General Ludendorff in Sweden. He is living on a Hassleholm farm in southern Sweden with a man named Edgar Olsson, according to Swedish home minister T. A. V. Schotte.
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Copenhagen
Sweden
Ludendorff
T. A. V. Schotte
Hassleholm
Edgar Olsson
Haig War Memoir to Be Published Tomorrow
A historic document by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, commander of British forces on the Western Front, will be published tomorrow. It covers British operations from late April 1918 through the end of the armistice.
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London
British Wireless Service
Sir Douglas Haig
Western Front
Turning Point of 1918 Allied Offensive under Haig
Field Marshal Haig credits the July 18 counterattack and subsequent operations with a decisive shift in the war. He notes Allied reorganization, fresh American and British troops, and improved positions while German reserves waned. The Amiens preparations misled the foe, leading to the Aug. 8 breakthrough and large prisoner, gun, and supply gains.
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Haig
Amiens
Flanders
Kemmel
First Army
St. Pol
Vield Marshal Haig
Second Round of Greater Boston Checker Championship
The second round for the Greater Boston checker championship begins tonight at the Wells Memorial Checker Club on Washington Street. Sixteen players advance from the first round, where Levine and Morral drew the most spectator attention.
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Greater Boston
Wells Memorial Checker
Washington Street
David Cohen
E. J. Wilson
Samuel Levine
Herbert W. Bacon
Philip B. Miller
F. F. Peck
Louis Kaplan
Lawrence R. McKay
Wallace Kehoe
Victor Mantoire
Herbert Morral
Daniel
Wells Memorial Checker Club Committee
BH. J. Heffner
Real Life of General Pershing to Be in Boston Sunday Post
The piece promises a detailed account of General Pershing and his Moros expedition, explaining its significance and how the campaign ended hostilities, to appear in next week’s Boston Sunday Post.
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Pershing
Boston Sunday Post
Oriental Costumes in Nativity Pageant at Pilgrim Church
The Dorchester-Roxbury School of Religious Education presents a five scene Nativity pageant at Pilgrim Church Upham's Corner. Directors include H Augustine Smith and Osbert Warmingham. Cast features Elizabeth Taylor as Madonna and Boston University students as Wise Men. A concert and carol service precede the pageant.
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Dorchester-Roxbury School of Religious Education
Pilgrim Church
Upham’s Corner
Tragi
Shepherds
Madonna
Herod
H. Augustine Smith
Boston University
Balthasar
Elizabeth Taylor
Dorchester
My Jesu
Osbert Warmingham
King Herod
Fred Lincoln
Robert Joy
South Braintree
Bethlehem
Judea
Pilgrith Church
Clarence Craig
Melchior
Fred Gealy
Gasper
Five Nations to Start League of Nations Core
Paris January 7 The nucleus of a league to preserve world peace and justice will be formed by the United States Great Britain France Italy and Japan. An arbitral court will be created and backed by combined force. Central powers and neutrals may join as probationers after proving self government and good faith.
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Paris
League of Nations
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
League
Nash elected president of the class of 1920 at Technology
John C. Nash of Cherryfield Maine was elected president of the Technology class of 1920 at the annual section yesterday. He is a Phillips Exeter Academy graduate and a Delta Upsilon member. He joined the army last June and became a second lieutenant in September at Fort Monroe. Other officers are John J. Hines vice president Merrill P. Knox secretary and M. S. Burroughs treasurer.
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John C. Nash
Cherryfield
Technology
Nash
Phillips Exeter Academy
Delta Upsilon’ternity At Technology
Fort Munroe
Aise
John J. Hines
N. Y
Merrill P. Knox
Chicago
Ill
M. 8
Burroughs
Melrose
Mass
Tragic Fire Claims Dozens in Harrisburg Film Exchange
A devastating blaze in a Harrisburg film exchange building in the downtown area killed around twenty women and girls and injured about twenty others. Firefighters battled flames as the structure burned, with authorities inspecting the scene for the cause.
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H, Penn
Film Exchange
Explosion Ravages Six Story Structure At 804 Penney Vania Ave
Firefighters labor inside the collapsed building as rescue teams retrieve bodies buried beneath the wreckage. The blast sent glass flying and caused many injuries from jumping floors. Reports say eight young girls died on the third floor from suffocation and the fire chief estimates losses around $1,000,000.
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Penney Vania Avenue
Viel District
Fremen
William Bennett
Pittsburg
End Weymouth Railway War Ends in Arbitration Peace
The Bay State Street Railway and Weymouth settle after arbitration. Service resumes on two lines abandoned at midnight December 14. The town agrees to fund repairs via business group subscriptions, avoiding town treasury use.
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Bay State Street Railway
Weymouth
Honors to Roosevelt at Devens
Jan 7 soldiers and officers at Devens Camp will observe the death of ex President Roosevelt. A 3 pm 21 gun salute will be fired and flags will be at half staff. A formal parade will form as the funeral announcement is read.
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Camp
Devens
Ina
Roosevelt
Army discharge plan cuts half the 12th division
Washington orders discharge of half the men in the 12th division based on November 13 rolls with dependents prioritized. Capt Harry J. Harris faces trial for misappropriating coal and sending it home while using soldiers for personal work. Major General Konstantin Mikhailovitz spoke in Boston to dispel Bolshevik sympathy among Russian-born troops amid Army Intelligence watching for propaganda. The 734 Infantry’s Headquarters Company donated 2.51 to the post Santa Claus fund from a hell box fines, while H Company 36th Infantry heads to Boston as provost guards. 2000 soldiers to be discharged Friday. The Liberty Theatre hosted the 74th Regiment show C Est La Guerre with 3000 in attendance, depicting Chateau Thierry with machine gun scenes and a smoke-filled stage.
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Washington
Harry J. Harris
University Road
Brookline
Konstantine Michaelovitz
Kiev
Karenski
Army Intelligence Department
Santa Claus
36Th Infantry
Boston
Camp Jackson
Liberty Theatre
74Th Regiment of Infantry
McCain
General Sugar Cane Joins Merriment Cast at Event
The note recalls a lively gathering where General Sugar Cane joined the festivities. First Lieutenants W H Bradshaw and V B Bernard along with Second Lieutenant B A Xavier authored the piece and performed in the cast.
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W. H. Bradshaw
V. B. Bernard
B. A. Xavier
Woman Victim of Brutal Assault in South End Cellar
Mrs. Ida Demerasky of 35 Seneca Street was attacked in her cellar yesterday afternoon by a burly man who fled the scene. She was found semi conscious with multiple wounds and taken to City Hospital. police seek the assailant who waited in the home.
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Ida Demerasky
Seneca Street
South End
Teller of Trust Co. Charged with Theft
A teller at United States Trust Company is charged with stealing funds over six months. Detective G C Watts and Boston inspectors arrested him in Wollaston where he lives at 6 West Elm Street with his wife and two children. Prosecution by National Surety Co. follows. bail posted. arraignment planned. the man denies the accusation.
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G. C. Watts
Thomas M. Towle
George Farrell
Boston
Aee Thomas
Wollaston
West Elm Street
Dorchester
United States Trust Company
Thomas
Brookline
National Surety Company of Boston
William J. Barry
Pershing's Bold Entry Into Moro Stronghold Tells Record
H. F. Wheeler profiles General Pershing in The Real Life of General Pershing to be published in next week's Boston Sunday Post. The piece highlights Pershing marching an armed force into Moro territory, gaining instant fame for his decisive conduct and portrayal of American aims.
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General Pershing
H. F. Wheeler
Boston Sunday Post
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