Northern Pacific Runs Aground With 2481 Troops Off Fire Island
A thick fog grounded the U S transport Northern Pacific carrying 2481 troops near Fire Island New York. Rescue efforts failed as swells and wind swamped lifeboats leaving the vessel wedged on a sandbar nine hours after grounding with 1671 ill or wounded aboard. Troops aboard include detachments from the Fifth American Base Cemetery and units in Portland Missouri Jefferson Barracks Missouri and others.
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Lieutenant Daniel C. Roper Jr Wounded in Argonne Action
Lieut Daniel C Roper Jr son of the commissioner of internal revenue was wounded in the Argonne forest on October 9 during a major battle. He led his platoon and was hit in three places by shrapnel while in combat. He later suffered influenza while hospitalized and is one of three brothers serving in the U S forces.
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U S Probes War Losses to Set Damages for Germany
Paris January 2 The American peace commission asks Brig Gen C H Mellstr y s corps to estimate a comprehensive bill of damages for France and Belgium. Officials in France Britain and Belgium have announced round figures reaching into billions, a total so vast it dwarfs the former empire. The American project will join with allied engineers to compute the grand total before the conference moves forward.
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Germany Retains Big Army Says Maurice
Gen Sir Frederick Maurice writes in the London Daily News that Germany is demobilizing on a definite plan and reducing to the pre war standard rather than below it. He notes the staff is active at Cassel and 2,000,000 soldiers have been disbanded since the armistice while the army hovers around 800,000 men.
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Germany
Frederick Maurice
London Daily News
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Berlin
Tie Up Milwaukee Car Lines
Milwaukee, Jan. 2. Street cars halted as about 1609 motormen and conductors strike after Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co fails to grant higher wages. New pay scale ranges from 39 to 46 cents per hour, old scale was 35 to 42 cents. Company offered state railway fares up to 6 cents.
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Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Yankees Retake Kadish Village in Archangel Sector
Allied forces recaptured the Kadish village on the northern Russian front and advanced about two miles toward Vologda. American troops earned praise from peasants who called them kind and sympathetic as they treated villagers with friendship. Children cheered and peasants brought milk, while a Russian girl pinned a flower on a smiling doughboy.
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Czecho-Slovak Troops Destroy Bolsheviki Third Army
Vladivostok Jan 2 Gen Gaida leading Czecho-Slovak forces virtually destroyed the Bolsheviki third army in the capture of Perm. They took thirty one thousand prisoners and seized an armoured train from which Lenine directed operations, with Lenine barely escaping.
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18 Billions 1918 War Bill Summary
Washington reports the United States spent about 18.16 billion dollars in the 1918 war year. December outlays exceeded 2 billion, lifting total wartime costs to roughly 24.5 billion. Of 1918 outlays, about 10 billion funded the army, 2 billion the navy, 1 billion shipbuilding, 1 billion civil functions, and 4.15 billion as allied loans.
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100000 Italian Prisoners Die in Austrian Camps
Rome reports that 100000 Italian prisoners died from ill treatment starvation and cold in Austria Hungary during the conflict. The official inquiry committee disclosed the findings.
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Austria- Hungary
Fleet Passes the Skaw on Skagerak Route
Copenhagen reports U. S. Navy fleet passed the Skaw and the Skagerak route as of January 2, with a notable movement of a squadron through northern waters. The brief note confirms transit of an American fleet amid wartime sea lanes and strategic channels.
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Polish Troops Advance on Berlin Near Frontline
Berlin today reports the Polish army pushing toward Berlin. Six German cities have fallen to Polish control. Forty thousand Polish troops stand within fifty miles of Berlin as German forces redeploy to slow the invasion.
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Troops Rescued From Stranded Northern Pacific
New York Jan 2 Navy officials announced a plan to remove about three thousand troops from the transport Northern Pacific grounded on a sand bar near Fire Island. Recovary of soldiers began this afternoon as submarine chasers and small vessels moved alongside in rough weather.
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Iolaire Disaster Claims 270 British Sailors
London reports the British steam yacht Iolaire sank off Stornoway Scotland with 270 drowned out of 300 on board as they were on New Year holiday leave. The tragedy follows their New Year holidays and marks one of the worst peacetime sea losses.
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Wilson Seeks Unity as Envois Gauge France Tensions
In Paris on January 2 President Wilson briefed the American peace commission after his England visit and prepared for Italy. Officials deny friction with Premier Clemenceau over seas freedom and a European fleet, noting Col. Edward M. House and delegates remain aligned. Admiral Grayson orders rest amid travel. rail conditions complicate the trip.
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Wilsons First Pay Outside U S Ends In Bank Deposit
President Wilson received a treasury warrant for 6250 on his first pay outside the United States. He designated N P Webster as his attorney in fact. Webster indorsed the warrant with Wilsons name then signed as attorney and deposited it to the presidents credit at a bank.
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Inheritance Tax Projections for Mrs. Mary Lily Bingham Estate
Louisville report cites final valuation of the late Mrs. Mary Lily Bingham estate at 90.59 million dollars. Inheritance taxes would total 4.587 million, enough to wipe Kentucky’s state indebtedness of 8.165 million and leave a treasury balance of 1.872 million, per the inheritance tax appraiser’s county court filing.
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Mary Lily Bingham
Henry M
Alice Paul Arrested in Washington Suffragist Action
Alice Paul chair of the National Woman's Party and three other suffragists were arrested by police after a crowd of uniformed guards gathered outside. The incident occurred in Washington on January 2.
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Paderewski Leads Poles in Posen Fighting Rumors Rise
Renewed activity by Ruthenian and Bolshevik forces at Lemberg is reported by Polish HQ in Geneva. Dispatches claim Ignace Paderewski leads Poles in fighting Germans at Posen with Polish occupation of railway centers including Gnesen and Beuthen.
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Irish Plot Diedosdd
Dublin January 2 testimony reveals a plot allegedly involving a keeper or official to overthrow colonial rule in Ireland. The account references individuals linked to Winion and Wouter, with details scattered across the report.
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J. PW Rcssath
Winion
Theo Bal Colonis
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