Northern Pacific Stranded Off Fire Island with 2481 Troops
In thick fog the U S transport Northern Pacific carrying 2481 American troops went aground a mile off shore between Point of Woods and Fire Island. Heavy seas and a southwest wind thwart rescue attempts as lifeboats were swamped and navy craft kept back. Troops aboard include 17 officers and 470 men from the Fifth American Base Cemetery sector and units from Portland and Jefferson Barracks.
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United States
Northern Pacific
Point of Woods
Fire Island
Naval Radio Station
Hoboken
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Brest
France
Long Island
Navy
Coast
Washington
Fifth American Base Cemetery
Portland
Jefferson Barracks
Lieutenant Daniel C. Roper Jr Wounded in Argonne
Lieut Daniel C Roper Jr son of the commissioner of internal revenue was wounded in the Argonne forest on October 9 after being through many battles. He was hit in three places by shell fragments while leading his platoon and later suffered influenza in hospital. He is one of three brothers in U S service.
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Daniel C. Roper, Jr
Internal Revenue
Argonne Forest
Roper
Uncle Sam
Americans Win Kinship With Russian Villagers in Archangel Front
American troops recaptured Kadish on the northern front and advanced toward Vologda. Peasants hailed the doughboys as dobriye ludi and eben sympatient, saying Americans are kind and sympathetic. Children waved, milk flowed, and a company commander praised treating locals as friends.
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Archangel
Kadish
Vologda
Dobrie Ludie
Dwina
Dobrie Indie
Iris
Dors
Czecho Slovak Troops Destroy Bolsheviki Third Army
Vladivostok January 2 Gen Gaida leading Czecho Slovak forces captured Perm and virtually wiped out the Bolshevik third army taking thirty one thousand prisoners. His troops also seized an armored train used by Lenine to direct operations and Lenine barely escaped with party members captured.
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Bolsheviki
Bolsheviki Third Army
U.S. Probes War Loss With Grand Damage Estimate Plan
Paris reports the American engineers led by Brig. Gen. C. H. MeKinstry work to compile a comprehensive damage bill for Germany. The effort aims to quantify destruction in France and Belgium to inform the peace commission. Jointly with French British and Belgian engineers a grand total is sought.
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Paris
C. H. MeiKinstry
Peace Commission
Germany
France
Belgium
America
Britain
West Front
Germany Retains Big Army After Armistice Plan
London reports Gen Sir Frederick Maurice writes in the London Daily News that Germany is demobilizing on a definite plan. The general staff is at Cassel and remains systematic, with about 2,000,000 soldiers disbanded since the armistice, yet the army is being reduced to around 800,000 men, not below pre war levels.
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London
Germany
Frederick Maurice
London Daily News
Cassel
Berlin
Tie Up Milwaukee Car Lines Sidelined by Wage Strike
Milwaukee faces a citywide car strike as about 1609 motormen and conductors walk off. They demand higher pay with a new scale from 20 to 46 cents an hour, up from 25 to 42 cents. The company had offered a fare increase to 6 cents, but failed to meet the demand.
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Milwaukee
Jan
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
State Railway
Polish Troops Advance On Berlin After Capturing Cities
Berlin dispatch reports the Polish army advancing toward Berlin with six German cities captured. About forty thousand Polish troops remain within fifty miles of the German capital as Germany reshuffles plans to mobilize and slow the invasion.
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Berlin
Troops Rescued From Stranded Transport Near Fire Island
Navy officials announced plans to remove about three thousand troops from the American transport Northern Pacific after it grounded on a sand bar near Fire Island. Recovery began this afternoon despite rough seas as submarine chasers and small vessels transfer soldiers onboard.
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New York
Northern Pacific
Sand Bar
Fire Island
Navy
100000 Italian Prisoners Die in Austria Hungary
Rome reports an official inquiry reveals one hundred thousand Italian prisoners died due to ill treatment starvation and cold in Austria Hungary during the conflict.
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Rome
Austria- Hungary
Fleet Passes the Skaw En Route to the Baltic
A United States squadron has passed the Skaw near Skagerak while sailing toward the Baltic Sea. The movement indicates naval operations in transit during the current strategic maneuver.
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Skaw
Copenhagen
Siew
Skagerak
Baltic
Tragic Loss of Steam Yacht Blakre Off Scotland
Two hundred seventy British sailors drowned when the steam yacht Blakre struck rocks off Stornoway Scotland. The vessel carried 800 aboard and was bearing holiday leave passengers. Rescue efforts continued as the vessel wrecked on New Year’s return.
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Rocks
Scotland
London
Blakre
Stornoway
Wilson Sees Envoys in Park Plans After England Visit
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson met with the American peace commission upon return from England and prepared for his Italy trip. Rumors of friction over freedom of seas and a large fleet are said to be unfounded by Col. Edward M. House and other delegates. Wilson to rest on his Italian journey per orders from Admiral Grayson.
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Paris
Wilson
American Peace Commission
England
Italy
Clemenceau
Edward M. House
Mr. Wilson
Admiral Grayson
Wilson’s First Pay Day Outside U S Leaves Bank
President Wilson received a treasury warrant for 6250 dollars on his first pay day outside U S soil. He named N P Webster as attorney in fact who indorsed the warrant with Wilson’s name then signed as attorney and deposited the funds to the president’s credit in the bank.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Treasury
N. P. Webster
White House
Mr. Webster
Poles led by Paderewski in renewed fighting across Posen
Reports from Lausanne based Polish NI agency describe 80 000 to 140 000 Polish infantry with artillery and cavalry moving toward Berlin. Paderewski cited as leading Poles in Posen battles with German forces. Rail centers Gnesen Beuthen Browberg occupied and stock looted as Polish troops push forward.
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Geneva
Berlin
Lausanne
Frankfort-on-the-Oder
Posen
Ignace Paderewski
Gnesen
Beuthen
Browberg
Paderewski
Tageblatt
Polish Republic
Amsterdam
Ignace
Rhein
Dom Fanti
Reichstag
Ferty
Ruthentan
Bolshevist
Lemberg
Inheritance Tax Estimate for Mrs Mary Lily Bingham Estate
Louisville Ky January 2 The inheritance tax appraiser reports on the estate of the late Mrs Mary Lily Bingham formerly Mrs Henry M Flagler of New York. Final valuation would yield 4 537 48 98 in taxes, wipe out Kentucky debts of 8 165 106 19 and leave 1 872 312 70 in the treasury. The estate is valued at 90 554 806 44.
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Louisville
Mary Lily Bingham
Henry M. Flagler
New York
Kentucky
Alice Paul Arrested With Suffragists In Washington
Miss Alice Paul chairwoman of the National Woman's Party and three suffragists were arrested by police after a crowd of uniformed soldiers broke the urn and a water fire reform burning before the White House incident.
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Washington
Alice Paul
National Woman's Party
Irish Plot Disclosed In Court Martial Testimony
Dublin reports reveal testimony at the court martial of J Gallagher a books keeper that an organized Wicklow and Wexford plot planned to blow up highway bridges seize police barracks and post offices and overthrow the Bettie military with De unton involvement noted as reserved.
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Dublin
J. Gallagher
Wicklow
Wexford
Bettie
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