U S Troops to Be Rushed to Battle Front in 1918
Washington reports the inter allied war council in Paris approved rapid deployment of American troops to Europe. A unified Allied command, pool of war resources, and intensified shipping are planned with Britain France and Italy to ensure full equipment and centralized control of operations. The plan aims to maximize troop transport and food-control measures at home.
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Bolsheviks Threaten Three Million to Fight Kaiser
A late telegraphic bulletin reports Bolsheviks vowing to muster three million troops to confront the Kaiser in ongoing European tensions. The claim emphasizes rising agitation and potential scale of the conflict involving major powers and military split.
End of 4500-Worker Ohio Strike Ends
In Hamilton Ohio on January 8 the five day strike of 4500 workers ended after all union men jailed for rioting were released on bond and returned to their jobs.
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Red Regiments Disarmed and Loevo Occupied in Bessarabia
London reports Cossack forces seized the town of Loevo in Bessarabia and disarmed Bolshevik guards. Rostov says Bolsheviks freed some prisoners. Trotzky sent a note to Romania over alleged Russian plundering. Rail traffic resumes between Riga and Petrograd, with front reinforcements under way.
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Berlin Bread Import Syndicate Planned From Russia
Zurich Jan 3 reports The Frankfurter Zeitung prints a Berlin dispatch stating an importing syndicate is being formed in Berlin to bring breadstuffs from Russia to Germany with the German government said to hold a half interest. Similar syndicates are said to be formed in Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Kaiser Seizes Poles Prompt Social Democrats in Cells
M Radek, speaking for the Russian delegation, saysGerman peace supporters and social democrats have been jailed amid wartime unrest. He notes prisoners of war are seen as free men and urges Austro German delegates to press their governments to address the situation in Petrograd.
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Peace propaganda arrests cited by Polish and Lettish delegates
The Polish and Lettish delegations urge Austro German representatives to note that Russian citizens such as Doctor Marklovsky, a Polish social democrat, and M Daveschevsky, Lettish social democrat leader, have been deprived of liberty by the German government for peace propaganda activities.
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Commanders Shift as Rainbow Division Leader Returns
Major General William A. Mann, first Rainbow division commander, will lead the Eastern department from Governors Island New York, succeeding M. D. Ueyle. General William L. Sibert, former Pershing army first division commander, expected to head the Southeastern department from Charleston, succeeding W. P. Duvall. Mann and Sibert arrived from France reporting good training progress and manageable health in the Rainbow troops. General Charles P. Mencher expected to take over the Rainbow division.
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Norway bears 10 war threat prompts food rations
Norwegian papers criticize the government for withholding information as wartime danger rises in the new year. A system of strict rationing for flour bread sugar and coffee is in effect, with possible further reductions amid hopes for a U S Norway food export agreement.
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Navy Yard Blast Kills Two Firemen At Philadelphia Yard
Two African American firemen died and six were injured in a boiler explosion at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the Navy Department reported.
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Latins Win New Victory Across Piave River
Rome reports another Piave crossing attempt by the Austrians repelled by Italian forces. About ten enemy vessels were dispersed near Intestadura on the river’s west bank, ten miles from Venice’s flood region and five miles below the abandoned Zensog bridgehead after weeks of Austrian foothold.
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Four Fast Trains Dropped By Pennsylvania Rail
Pittsburgh Iowa Jan 2 announcement says four fast trains on the Pennsylvania system have been ordered discontinued to conserve motive power.
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