Col House Returns From Paris Interallied Conference
Col E M House led the U S delegation to Paris and summarized the outcome as satisfactory and a great success. He said no binding agreement was reached for the United States and decisions rest with the president. House noted the conference lasted thirty days with limited entertainment and reported on leaders and generals involved.
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New York
Col. E. M Houpse
United States
Paris
America
House
Washington
Versailles
Priority Board
Supreme War Council
Britain
France
Italy
Bliss
Seventeen U S Army engineers Missing in Action
General Pershing reports seventeen U S Army engineer corps men missing in action after the November 30 Cambrai German breakthrough. they fought valiantly with the British and are believed to have fallen into German hands. emergency addresses accompany the names and home towns across new york city long island new jersey massachusetts and connecticut.
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Washington
House
Paris
Pershing
Benson
General Bliss
Army General Staff
New York
Daniels
Bliss
Baker
United States Army Engineer Corps
War Department
Cambrai
Paul M. Swenson
J. E. Swenson
New York City
Frank Upton
James Upton
Solomon Goldwetter
Rose Perlstein
George H. J. Seaman
Anna Seaman
Woodhaven
L. L
Dalton Ranlet
Daniel M. Ranlet
Corona
N. Y
Charles A. Geoghehan
Michael Geoghehan
Harold T. Andrews
Frank Bradford
Portland
Alphonso J. McGrath
Timothy McGrath
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Myron van de Mark
A. R. van de Mark
New Paltz
Frank Brooks
B. Warshopsky
Ulrich N. Maney
John M. Maney
John Lalty
Michael Lalty
Golden Bridge
Luke A. Lovely
Thomas Lovely
South Amboy
N. J
Harry J. Mason
C. Mason
Jersey City
Michael Dina
James Dina
Peter J. Tingo
Anthony Tingo
Herbert F. Ueltz
A. Karl
Newark
British Gain in Palestine on Five Mile Front
General Allenby reports December 15 advances northeast of Ladd over a five mile front to a depth of about one and a half miles with light opposition. The advances included Kibbiah Khiban neh Khel Barnat and the ridge overlooking El Tireh. Airplanes dropped 56 bombs on motor boats sheds and troops at the Jordan mouth with 24 hits.
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London
Palestine
Allenby
Ladd
Kibbiah
Khibanneh
Khel
Barnat
el Tireh
Jordan
Germans Make Commerce Raid Reported
London reports partial success by Germans in a commerce raid. One British neutral merchantman was sunk along with one British destroyer and four mine sweepers during an attack on a convoy from Scotland to Norway.
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London
Scotland
Norway
Drafted men to California for training shift from Camp Grant
Seven thousand selected Chicago men, aged 25 to 30 percent of the honor class, will depart next Wednesday for California to join a military cantonment for training. The move, reported from Springfield, follows rumors Camp Grant may become an internment site for alien enemies. The surprise order alters plans for unit induction and aims to accelerate training away from Rockford climate.
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Chicago
California
Springfield
Camp Grant
Rockford
Hve
Crowder
National Army
Means Found Not Guilty in Widow King Slaying Case
Gaston B. Means was acquitted in Concord of killing Mrs. Maude A. King and looting her $1,000,000 estate. Prosecutors contended Means looted the fortune. defense argued the shooting was accidental. The case spanned two months of testimony and mixed wartime spy accusations.
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Means
Concord
N. C
Gaston B. Means
Maude A. King
New York
Chicago
N. CC
King
Paris
Perry Chance
Dayton
United States
Washington
Armistice Terms Reported Between Russia and Germany
Bolshevik news agency says Russia and Germany agreed on an armistice terms to stop front transfers until December 30 1917 January 12 1918 new style and begin peace talks after signing an armistice Trotzky announced the plan at a Petrograd meeting with delegates saying transfers in small units were rejected by Russia and accepted after negotiations. London observers foresee recognition of the Bolshevik government to curb German influence amid reports of Nicholas of Russia’s possible confinement and a crackdown on theater privileges.
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Petrograd
Bolsheviki
Russia
Germany
Leon Trotzky
Trotzky
Brest- Litovsk
Smolny Institute
Baltic
Black Sea
London
Viscount Northcliffe
Reuter
Nicholas
Ismaiilovsky
Petrogradsky
Allee
Caiix
Krondstadt
St. Peter and St. Paul
One Board Will Rule U. S. Army
Secretary Baker announces a general order creating a war council within the War Department. The council will include Secretary Baker Assistant Secretary Crowell General Bliss Maj Gen Sharpe Weaver Crozier Crowder to oversee supply and military relations, with officers rotating from fronts for direct observation.
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War Department
Elisa
Europe
Council
War Council
General Staff
War College
Sugar Shortage Said Localized in Eastern U S
Washington December 15 Claus A Spreckels president of Federal Sugar Refining testified before the senate manufactures subcommittee that there is no national sugar shortage only localized shortages in the eastern United States He noted ample sugar overall and Java stock sufficient for Britain for a year He blamed the food administration for hindering raw sugar access under a price agreement preventing Cuban sugar purchases
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Washington
Claus A. Spreckels
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Senate Manufactures
United States
Pneumonia Surges In National Guard Amid Measles
A weekly report from Surgeon General Gorgas shows 190 Guard deaths, 171 from pneumonia, linked to a measles epidemic in camps of divisions Thirty-First through Thirty-Ninth. The National Army records 74 deaths, 47 from pneumonia.
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Washington
National Guard
Gorgas
National Army
British War Losses Reported in Seaplane Action
London reports a British destroyer believed sunk after a hostile seaplane attack and another airship forced to descend in Holland. An official notice confirms the destruction of a British destroyer.
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London
Fire Threatens Shipyard at Canton Baltimore
A blaze badly damaged the drydock, tug Irene, and a scow at Charles Rhoda & Sons shipyard in Canton Maryland. The incident in Baltimore on December 17 prompted fears of total destruction for the facility and its vessels.
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Baltimore, Md
Charles Rhoda & Sons Oapany Eat
Canton
Irene
Mississippi River Near Freeze Threshold In Memphis
Memphis officials report the Mississippi River may freeze for first time in 70 years as official records mark the cold spell. All river traffic is suspended due to the threat of ice formation.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Armistice talks resume as Russian delegates arrive
Official German and Austrian statements report Russian delegates reached Britovsk and armistice negotiations resumed. The exchange signals continued efforts toward a ceasefire amid ongoing World War I diplomacy.
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Amsterdam
Britovsk
Italians Halt Foe in Bitter War Front
Vienna reports a fierce engagement between the Brenta and Piave rivers where Italian forces under General Diaz repelled Austro German attacks. Italian artillery and machine guns created gaps in enemy lines while steadfast defense preserved the front near Caprillo. Venice defenses along the lower Piave show unyielding, desolate marshland and entrenched batteries guarding the city.
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Brenta
Piave
Caprule
Diaz
Rome
Caprillo
Berlin
Plave
Italy
Venice
Queen of the Seas
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