France Rejects Peace Based on Status Quo
Paris declares no acceptance of peace terms before the war, Pichon says Germany seeks protracted negotiations and Bolshevik dealings, Alsace Lorraine to be resolved as a world issue, while Paris backs direct talks and durable international peace.
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Pichon
Chamber of Deputies
France
London
Liloyd-George
Labor Congress
Paris
Germany
America
Russia
Roosevelt
Mexico
United States
Argentina
Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace and Lorraine
M. Pichon
Pinchon
Alsacé- Lorraine
Jerusalem
Troops Short of Supplies at Camp Bowie and Doniphan
Senate hearing reveals 50 percent rifle shortages at Camp Bowie Texas and 92 percent artillery harness shortfall. Camp Doniphan Oklahoma lacking overseas equipment though now well clothed. Pershing’s forces reported amply supplied with ordnance though heavy artillery largely borrowed. Secretary Baker notes improved conditions and ongoing supply deliveries following a belated shipment.
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Washington
Edwin St. J. Greble
Camp Bowie
Tex
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Camp Doniphan
Okla
William Wright
Wright
General Greble
General Pershing
National Army
Pershing
Baker
War Department
Pomiphan
Europe
Hood
Cunard Liner Vinovia Reported Sunk In Atlantic
At Atlantic Port December 29 the Cunard liner Vinovia is reported sunk with details pending telegrams. In wartime reports General Wright notes Camp Doniphan trains lack 5114 rifles and other gear while training proceeds with available equipment and measures.
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Atlantic
Cunard
Vinovia
Three British Destroyers Sunk Off Dutch Coast
London reports three British destroyers mined and sunk near the Dutch coast. Details are scarce but it is stated that 193 sailors were lost and the number saved is unknown.
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London
Airm en K ill Sammies Corpo ral Dies in Front Line
A corporal of American engineers was killed and a private wounded when a German shell struck a party of engineers in the trenches near a French front. Reports say moonlight bombing by German aviators killed two privates in a camp. Paris leave for officers and men suspended with no explanation. Three days of intermittent snow hindered training and travel as trucks faced drifts and accidents. Br i gade maneuvers were briefly called off due to snow.
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France
Paris
Brgade
Death of American Painter Toby Rosenthal Reported
Toby Rosenthal, noted American painter, has died. The German Tageblatt of Berlin reports the artist's passing on December 20.
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Toby Rosenthal
Olew
Amsterdam
The
Tageblatt
Berlin
Fuel Administration puts coal on war basis nationwide
Washington on December 28 reports that Fuel Administrator Garfield declared the nation’s coal supply to be on a war basis and announced that all future contracts are subject to cancellation by either the president or the fuel administrator.
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Washington
Garfield
Record Cold Wave Sweeps U S and Canada
The nation and Canada endure extreme cold with many places from Minnesota to Saskatoon seeing 40 or more degrees below zero. Eveleth Minnesota logs 49 below, Duluth 36 below, and Winnipeg region reports severe freezing with widespread subzero readings.
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Minnesota
Canada
Dee
Stiates
Chicago
Mveleth
Minn
Middle West
East
Northwest
Duluth
Richardson
United States
Eveleth
Allen Junction
Tron Range
Ely
Iowan
Kansas
Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Copper Country
Sault
Winona
McAdoo Orders Railroads to Run Full War Traffic
Director General McAdoo and officials plan to keep lines operating and boost efficiency. Immediate relief for crowded New York New Jersey terminals, reduce nonessential traffic, and use fastest routes. Rail War Board to draft plans for unified national rail system and possible freight pooling. Payne and Holden attend as talks explore economy measures and government support.
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McAdoo
New York
New Jersey
The
Railways War Board
Railroad War Board
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railways
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific
Samuel Ren
Penne
Vivanin Hale Holdeh
Bamlington
Lloward Elliott
New Haven
Harrison
Payne McAdoo
John Barton Payne
Chicago
Hlale Holden
Lynching Highlight at NAACP Conference
At the seventh annual NAACP conference in New York the opening session discusses lynching and mob violence. George B. Vashon, an eyewitness to East St. Louis shootings, leads the discussion as field reports show over 2,500 Black people lynched in 32 years nationwide.
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New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
George B. Vashon
East St. Louis
Germans Cease Verdun Assault as Artillery War Rages
Paris reports German forces halted their trench attack northeast of Verdun after a failed break, while heavy artillery from both sides continues along the front. On the British sector the bombardment persists at multiple locations.
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Paris
Verdun
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Leon Trotazky
Trotzky
Esther Cleveland
President Cleveland
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Albert Bosanquet
Cleveland
St. Dunstan's
Cel
Greble
Senate
Asserts Command
Ordnance Department
U. S
Shell
Toca
Switzerland
Felix L. Calander
Republic
Interior Department
U.S
MABUO
Washington, Dee
Williams& McAdoo
W. G. Madoo
National Association of Colored People
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