U S Takes Over the Railroads in War Measure
President Wilson announces the government will take control of American railroads at noon Friday. William G. McAdoo named railroad director general with John Skelton Williams as executive officer to manage the system for war needs and funding.
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New Rail Control Appointed To Oversee Transportation System
The Director General of Explosives for Britain, Lord Moulton, is named a Knight and the presidency of rail operations passes to William G. McAdoo as director general of railroads. He may act through existing boards and will ensure exclusive use for military and essential traffic while maintaining standard carrier duties.
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William G. McAdoo
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
War time edict renews control of transport systems
The document orders that after December 28 1917 all transport systems fall under the director's control with possession starting December 31 1917 for accounting. The proclamation bears signatures of Moodrow Wilson Newton D Baker Robert Lansing. It notes General Guillaumat replaces Sarrail as allied commander in Macedonia and recalls French forces’ Verdun operations and regain of German gains from 1916.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Newton D. Baker
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Macedonia
Verdun
Woman described as German secret service head directs spy Schulenberg
A woman identified only as II, said to be prominent in German secret service, directed Franz Schulenberg, a master spy held on a presidential warrant. She allegedly planned sabotage in Canada and Pacific ports and fled arrest four weeks earlier. Officials tie her to Wolf von Igel and Franz von Papen’s espionage network.
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Tuscarora Believed Lost With 35 Crew Near Cape Breton
Wreckage from the American steamship Tuscarora, once a Great Lakes vessel, is found near St Pauls Island after a heavy storm. A lifeboat is recovered. officials say the ship may have dashed against cliffs and all hands are feared lost. Crewmembers include 12 Americans and other nationals.
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Anarchists to Meet in Petrograd January Convention
A convention of anarchists will open in Petrograd on January 7, according to announcements received in the city. The event marks a planned gathering of radical groups in the capital.
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Turkey Dinner for Tars in British Waters Christmas Day
The American Flotilla in British waters enjoyed a full Christmas dinner with turkey and mince pie for all hands. Music accompanied the meal and a naval clubhouse entertainment featured American sailors and soldiers from the Black Watch regiment. Admiral Simms traveled from London to join the celebration.
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Germany seeks delay in peace talks to January twenty four
Petrograd reports Germany asks postponement of peace negotiations to January 24. A Times dispatch says Russian and German delegates pause to consult with their governments on Russia’s terms. Two commissions will meet in Petrograd and Odessa to discuss military aspects, with a third to prepare for a European peace conference. The Times notes the Bolsheviks plan to convoke a constituent assembly at the end of next week.
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Roosevelt Son of T. R. Proposed for Captaincy
Washington December 27. The war department lists 47 officers recommended for promotion by General Pershing. Archibald B Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt is proposed for a captaincy of infantry.
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War budget boost tops congressional deficiency estimates
Washington reports almost 50 million dollars in additional appropriations requested to finish war preparations for the current fiscal year. The navy leads with over 45 million dollars, including 15,458,000 for naval ordnance and ordnance stores. House committee to review bills lifting steamboat inspector salaries and regulating Alaskan fisheries after reconvening. In Butte, Fred Green and Jessie Wharton die when their car is struck by a Northern Pacific train near the city. the car is drawn off the road by a sudden tunnel of willows.
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Buy Big Store of Sugar In Cuba Hit By Allied Pact
Negotiations to purchase a large portion of Cuba's sugar crop of about 8 600 000 tons for the United States and allies are virtually complete. The International Committee and the Carhon Committee, appointed by President Menocal, are handling the deal, with a price reported at four dollars and sixty cents per hundred pounds.
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Boiler Blast Kills Three in Arkansas Plant
A boiler explosion at the Valles Planing mill near Hot Springs Arkansas on December 27 killed three men and injured several workers. Investigators survey the blast site to determine the cause and extent of the damage.
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Mills Begin Grinding War Flour Under New Rules
Minneapolis transmission notes that local mills started grinding war flour as part of federal measures to save 16 million bushels of wheat this crop year. The policy uses 74 percent of the wheat berry rather than 50 percent and eliminates two flour grades, labeling output as war flour of first and second grades.
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Minneapolis
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Latins Lose Latest Gains at Col del Rosso
In Italy on Asingo plateau Col del Rosso and Monte Val Bella were recaptured by Italian forces but could not be held. An Austro German counterattack between Col del Rosso and Frenzela valley failed to advance beyond Sasso, with heavy losses reported.
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Berlin
British Shipping Losses Rise With 12 Vessels Sunk
London reports a sharp drop in British shipping with 11 merchantmen over 1 600 tons sunk in the past week by mines or submarines, plus one smaller merchant vessel and one fishing boat, per admiralty figures.
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