Allied and German Moves Across Verdun to Venice War Fronts
British air squadron bombs Anaheim the Rhine city causing fires as Germans revamp strategy in Verdun Douaumont and Caurieres Wood sectors. Italian battle along Piave continues with gains for both sides while weather favors Austro German operations. Civil war in Russia deepens as Bolsheviks negotiate with central powers, delaying troop shifts.
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London
Verdun
Esally
Douaumont
Ume
Caurieres
Ndt
Anaheim
Rhine
Italy
Russia
Bolsheviks
Central Powers
Senator Newlands Dies After Illness at 69
Washington reports Senator Francisco Griffith Newlands of Nevada died of heart failure at his home after a brief illness. He collapsed while working in his senate office but returned home. A native of Mississippi born August 28 1848, he studied at Yale after growing up near Natchez.
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Washington
Francis Griffith Newlands
Nevada
Senate
Newlands
Mississippi
Natchez
Yale
No Fraternizing with Huns on Christmas Reported
On Christmas Day in France, the British Army reports no celebratory demonstrations or fraternization with German troops. German warfare has destroyed such tendencies among Britons, despite a bright and cold front.
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France
Bolshevik Agitators to Visit Allied Nations
Petrograd reports the Bolshevik government will send special representatives to belligerent and neutral nations to spread internationalism propaganda. Two million rubles are allocated for the mission. An American Red Cross mission has departed Petrograd for Romania with Bolshevik approval, carrying regular supplies.
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Petrograd
American Red Cross
Rumania
Forty-One Killed as Kentucky Train Crash Injures Dozens
Shepherdsville Kentucky December 21 Forty-one people died and about 39 were injured when Louisville and Nashville passenger train No 7 en route from Cincinnati to New Orleans collided with the Bardstown Louisville and Springfield accommodation just south of the station. W F Sheridan superintendent of the Louisville division confirms the toll and details.
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Shepherdsville
Louisaville & Nashville
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Bardstown
Louisville
Springfield
W. F. Sheridan
Seventeen Die As Runaway Street Car Plunges Through Tunnel
Pittsburg reports a Knoxville bound street car ran away in the tunnel connecting the south side business district to the south hills. The crash killed fourteen passengers outright with many more injured. the wreck ended in a confectionery shop near Smithfield street as investigators sought victims.
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Pittsburg
Knoxville
South Side
South Hills
Smithfield Street
Teutons and Bolsheviks Open Peace Sessions
London reports peace talks have begun at Brest-Litovsk between Teutonic allies and Russia. Prince Leopold of Bavaria proposed Dr. von Kuehlmann as official chairman. The allied delegation includes seasoned officials, while Russia’s delegates are largely unknown. Romania is not represented, possibly staying aloof from a separate peace.
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London
Brest-Litovak
Leopold
Bavaria
von Kuehlmann
Russia
Rumania
Moran to Succeed Flynn as Secret Service Chief
Washington report states deputy director W. H. Moran will assume chief duties when William J. Flynn retires this week. Secretary McAdoo reportedly accepted Flynn’s resignation reluctantly, citing the chief’s need for rest since U.S. entry into the war. No permanent replacement announced.
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Washington
W. H. Moran
Secret Service
William J. Flynn
McAdoo
Flynn
United States
Krupp Plant in Essen Reported Afire
Amsterdam dispatch quotes Echo Belge saying the Krupp plant in Essen is afire and Dutch workers have been ordered to return to Holland.
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Krupp
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Echo Belge
Essena
Holland
No Liquor For Sammies In France General Orders Deny Alcohol
With the American Army in France General Perahing issues orders banning all alcoholic beverages except light wines and beers to American expeditionary forces. Extraordinary sobriety measures are imposed and officers must enforce strict accountability for full compliance.
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France
Perahing
Bolshevik Accuses US Officials in Don Cossack Plot
Trotsky alleges American agents aided General Kaledines in Russia. He cites a Rosen letter from Ambassador Francis and an Anderson note about advancing Red Cross funds. Francis denies embassy or Red Cross involvement and demands explanation of ties to the counterrevolution.
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Petrograd
Leon Troitky
Congress
General Kaledines
Don Cousacks
Trotsky
Russia
Kolpashnikoff
Rumania
Rostov
David R. Francis
Jassy
Colonel Anderson
Red Crows
Romania
Kotpashnikoff
Francis
Red Cross
Holy Mission of the Red. Cross
Kaledines
America
Thhitcherin
Petroff
Bourgeoiie
Mme
Alexandra Kolfantay
France
England
Raymond Robbins
Trotzky
Halifax Disaster Death Toll Revised To 1500
Halifax report puts dead at 1500 with 1100 bodies recovered and 800 missing. Many transported to outside hospitals later died, exact numbers unavailable. In the past week 189 bodies were removed from the ruins.
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Halifax
Barnstead
Mortuary Committee
Thirty arrested in plot to dynamite local power plant
Sacramento police report thirty men under arrest on December 24 as suspects in an explosion at the executive mansion and a planned dynamiting of the Pacific Gas and Electric power house.
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Sacramento
Executive Mansion
Conran
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
War Board Prohibits Butter Exports to Non Allies
The War Trade Board prohibits exportation of butter to nations not allied with the United States in the war. The Food Administration urged butter makers and dealers to stop using packages for shipping to the orient tropics and other non allied countries.
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Washington
United States
Germany
War Trade Board
The
Food Administration
Orient
Tropics
Lloyd George Sets War Aims for Peace in Commons
In London December 21 David Lloyd George declares Britain will seek complete restoration of enemy territories and compensation for Havoc before peace. He denies territorial aggrandizement and says Jerusalem will not be restored to the Turks. Reports mention Teutonic allies considering peace proposals and Russia being sounded about cessation of hostilities. Grand Duke Nicholas is said to have formed a large army in the Caucasus after bold campaigns against the Turks.
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London
Russia
Great Britain
House of Commons
David Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
Germany
Jerusalem
Nicholas
Carpathians
Caucasus
German plot alleged in telegrams to Berlin linked Argentina Chile Bolivia
Washington reports reveal Count Luxburg induced Argentine President Irigoyen to seek a secret pact with Chile and Bolivia for mutual protection against North America. Peru sought inclusion. State Department translating for Argentina while denials issued. War likelihood against Germany speculated amid Latin American tensions.
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Washington
South America
United States
Berlin
Count Luxburg
State Department
Luxbury
Irigoyen
Chile
Bolivia
North America
Peru
Germany
Congress
Michigan factories shut down for fuel shortage
Washington dispatch reports Fuel Administrator Prudden urged Michigan manufacturers to suspend operations until midnight December 29 due to critically low fuel supplies. Exceptions apply to factories producing war munitions for prompt shipment after a conference with Fuel Administrator Garfield.
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Washington
Michigan
W. K. Prudden
Army Intelligence Police Expanded to 300 Men
Washington December 22 The war department orders the army intelligence police increased to 300 men. Four fifths, 250, are assigned to duty with the war college division of the general staff to gather military information and cooperate in preventing destruction of war munitions plants by plotters nationwide.
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Washington
Army
War Department
War College Division
General Staff
General Staffs
United States
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