Peace talk furor over Czernin offer to Bolsheviks
London notes Germany seeks general peace via Count Czernin but allies reject the move as treacherous and unacceptable. Brest-Litovsk replies say central powers propose immediate peace without annexations or payments but demand guarantees from Russia’s allies. Amsterdam reports Bulgaria’s King Ferdinand differing on annexation from Czernin’s stance.
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Petrograd
Dec
Count Czernin
Brest-litovsk
Russia
Amsterdam
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Count Ceernin
Brest-Litovak
Vienna
McAdoo to Oversee U S Railroads in Government Era
Washington December 27. Director General McAdoo to issue first order tomorrow after railroads enter government operation. Plan includes complete pooling of traffic facilities and re routing to shorter lines. Officials foresee quicker freight movement and eventual wage and funding issues needing new legislation.
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Washington
McAddo
Wilson
Congress
McAdoo
Railroads’ War Board of Presidents
Interstate Commerce Commission
German Minority Socialists Arrested in Wave of Detentions
Associated Press reports more than 300 members of the German minority socialist party were arrested on Christmas Eve across multiple cities including Munich Frankfurt Leipzig Magdeburg and Dortmund. The crackdown targets critics of government policy and submarine warfare. Historically, minority socialists challenged imperial aims while the party gains apparent support in Washington news.
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London
Nec
Socialist Party
Zurich
Cologne
Karlsruhe
Munich
Frankfort
Leipsic
Magdeburg
Dusseldorf
Darmstadt
Wauremburg
Dortmund
Cassel
Mannheim
Mayence
Coburg
Duisburg
Gotha
Karlovruhe
Germany
Washington
Coal Contracts Restricted as Federal Seizure Sparks Markets
Fuel Administrator Garfield ordered a 1918 coal contract rule tightening prohibiting cross-lawing and one year delivery limits with future cancellations and requisitions by the president. In New York, Wilson's railroad takeover caused a sharp stock rally, ending a period of falling prices and weak railroad shares.
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Washington
Federal Railroad Control
Garfield
Fuel Administration
New York
Wilson
Wall Street
Raids Blamed on Hun Elements in Border Actions
El Paso report says Mexican bandit raids in the Big Bend region are inspired by Germans operating south of the border with American draft evaders. Marfa troops recrossed the Rio Grande and killed eighteen bandits, wounded several more, as authorities investigate political aspects of the Christmas Day raids.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Big Bend
Texas
Marfa
Tex
Brite
Mexico
Rio Grande
G. T. Langhorne
George T. Langhorne
German Plotters Arrested in Brazil After Overthrow Plot
Buenos Aires dispatch reports in Florianopolis Germany conspirators arrested after a plot to overthrow local authorities was uncovered. The group, armed and meeting as a German society, was active in Florianopolis on the coast of southern Brazil in Santa Catarina state. The town has about 20 000 residents.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Florianopolis
Brazil
Mierlanopolis
Santa Catharina
Wood ship program condemned as failure at Senate hearing
Rear Admiral F A Bowles testified that the wooden shipbuilding plan was largely a failure while reporting three steel ships of 28 000 tons capacity launched since Saturday. He noted contracts for fabricated steel ships, profits alleged for the American International Corp, and government role in funding. Senator Frelinghuysen blamed delays in troop clothing on conflicting authority between the quartermaster general and the council of national defense.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pec
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Senate Commerce Committee
Admiral Bowles
New York
Seattle
Camden
N. J
Fleet Corporation
American International Corporation
Frelinghuysen
Quartermaster General
Council of National Defense
Sugar buying limited for Colorado housewives
Denver Feb 27 Sugar purchases capped at fifty cents per person under a state food administration order aimed at curbing shortages.
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Denver
Nec
Colorado
State Food Administration
Moon Eclipse Hidden by Clouds Delays Viewers
Observers hoping to witness a moon eclipse timed for 1 27 lasted over three hours but clouds blocked the view most of the night rendering the eclipse and the moon invisible.
Deserter Charged With aiding I W W Prison Escape
William H Krahl a declared deserter from the Forty second U S Army is held as a suspected accomplice in the Fort Douglas escape of I W W prisoners Ferdinand Kube and Kurt G Wilkins. He allegedly aided their escape with a wire cutter and was seen at the Salt Lake City central fire station. He says he enlisted in June and was transferred to the Forty second before being recruited in Salt Lake City. Federal officers recover a news clipping and pursue further leads in the case.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
William H. Krahl
Forty-second Regiment
Ferdinand Kube
Kurt G. Wilkins
Fort Douglas
Krahl
Bull Lake City
Des Moines
Iowa
Central Fire Station
Ninth Regiment
Little Rock
Ark
Jefferson Barracks
Forty-Second
Main Points in Hun Offer
The Tentons press conditions of peace include Neo annexation of territories seized in war with evacuation by Crips, allies pledge not to strip states of political independence, nationalities to self determine under their own governments, minority rights as essential to self-definition, no belligerent to pay or private persons to be compensated for wartime losses, and return of colonial territories seized during the conflict.
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Tentons
Allies Destroy 10 HM Planes in Major Air Raid
Italian Army Headquarters reports a large raid over Treviso. Twenty five enemy aircraft attacked at 8 AM, eight shot down in air and six within Italian lines, two more lost in a second strike. Observer notes wreckage and casualties among crew.
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Associated Press
Treviso
Two Sammies Cited for Brave Actions
Lieut. Frank M. Post de and Private Frank A. Ross of the American expeditionary forces were cited for gallantry in France. Lieut Pool of Tuxedo Park New York, during an aviation school flight, landed safely after his aircraft burst into flames and he rescued his instruments. Private Hoss of Brooklyn distinguished himself under fire during a recent bombardment and was gassed, requiring hospital care.
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Washington
Frank M. Post de
Frank A. Ross
American Expeditionary Forces
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Poo
Hoss
Brooklyn
Quake Devastates Guatemala, Cable Reports Losses
A cable from Guatemala City says the earthquake yesterday killed from ten to forty people and caused extensive property damage in the capital. No interior damage mentioned. The U S State Department was informed late today.
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Washington
Guatamala
Guatamala City
State Department
Colorado farmer charged in flour hoarding case
Denver December 27 Weld county farmer arrested on hoarding 1 000 pounds of flour. Ed Grant executive manager of the state food administration said the farmer was turned over to federal authorities for prosecution.
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Denver
Weld County
Ed, Grant
State Food Administration
Harbin Garrison Changes in Manchuria Reported
A report from Harbin says Chinese and Russian forces clashed in Harbin, Manchuria, on Wednesday morning. The Russians surrendered, were disarmed, and taken prisoner, with Chinese troops now occupying the garrison.
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Tokio
Harbin
Manchuria
Peligtle
T Harvin
Sdvices
Venture Montoya Ready to Fight for the Flag
Governor Montoya of the San Juan Pueblo declares readiness to mobilize all his people to defend the flag if the need arises, signaling a show of force from Santa Fe New Mexico on Dee 27.
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Santa FE
N. M
Dee
Venture Montoya
San Juan
Bolsheviki Fate Hangs on Peace Negotiations in Russia
London 27 reports peace talks may sway Russian conditions and the civil struggle. Bolshevik commissioners hope for a peace acceptable to the nation, masking administrative failings, while internal dissension grows among the Kadets and Cossacks.
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London
Russia
Kaledines
Women invited to join Americanism Club campaigns
The 100 Pey Coat American Society of Cheyenne held a full membership meeting to plan government support and wartime loyalty efforts. Women are now eligible for membership. a committee was formed to accept Cheyenne citizens, with admissions to be vetted by officers.
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American Society of Cheyenne
Ety Hall
Frank L. Tous War Wihong
Lan Por Rent Almericanbe
Len
Eltivens
Cheyenne
Clidings
Hall Deter Nile
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Cvernin
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Addrer
Teutonic
Critica of
Kaiser
France
Canada
Garfield Institutes
U.S
Cgoverns
Senators
Sugar Buying Limited
I.W.W.S
Italy
Jerusalem
Allenby Dee
Provisional Executive Committee For
Aloniat
Cable
Colorado Farmer Highd
Chines Thoogris Carptocre
Masimalist SI
R. A. Hawkins
Palace Pharmacy
A. WH. Doane
Wipat National Bank
Balldine
Charles K. Collenborg
Tt & BL
Union Paecitie Railroad
W. K. Lee
Biteat Sutional Baok
T Deaklis
Jenkins Shoe Stove
FF Cooper
Bartlett
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Preak Lite Dine
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