General Gaida Destroys The Bolsheviki Third Army
General Gaida leads a dramatic Perm to Ural advance with 31,400 prisoners and vast war spoils. His force includes Siberian troops and two Czech regiments, and several Bolshevik leaders are captured at Bolshevik HQ. Allied commander Semenoff advances near Lake Baikal as 200,000 Russian soldiers depart German prisons. The Russians face hunger and exposure.
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Perm
Siberian
Gaida
Kama River
Semenoff
Chita
Verkhnindinsk
Lake Baikal
Amsk
Sinn Fein Leaders Expected Rapid Release in England
The release of Sinn Fein leaders imprisoned in England is anticipated soon. Count Plunkett, elected to Parliament, has already been freed. His son Joseph Plunkett was executed for participation in the 1916 Easter uprising, while George and John Plunkett were sentenced to ten years' penal servitude.
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England
London
Count Plunkett
Sinn Fein
Joseph Plunkett
George
John Plunkett
Edward Valera
Italian cabinet resignations may delay peace conference
Paris reports three Italian ministers resign from the Orlando cabinet Leoni da Bissolati minister of military and war pensions Signor Baronini minister of education and Signor Bari minister of public works left the cabinet. Announcement said Leonida Bissolati had resigned earlier with two colleagues possibly joining him.
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Paris
Echo
Leonida Bissolati
Signor Baronini
Signor Bari
Orlando
Polish Rail Route Dispute Leaves German Troops Unarmed
Warsaw reports Berlin refused Polish demand for Polish border to Vilna rail use without entente approval. Berlin also seeks to use Polish lines for German troops returning from Russia unless disarmed. Poles consented to rail access with disarmament condition. Berlin has not responded.
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London
Germany
Vilna
Warsaw
Berlin
Sons
Russia
Poland
Allied Forces Stay Put in Northern Russia for Winter
Allied headquarters report troops will remain through the Arctic winter. Front has been quiet overall with Bolshevik raids on Shen Kursk lines suspected to be followed by reinforcements for the enemy. Bolshevik morale is said to be low due to poor clothing while Allied and loyal Russian troops are well supplied and acclimated. Prisoners claim Bolshevik rations are bread and herrings, while Allies receive special winter rations including rats per Shackleton research. Morale among Allied men remains high as they await allied policy while prepared to endure winter in the Arctic.
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Russia
Shenkursk
Germany
Sir E. H. Shackleton
Arctic
Dividing the Hun Submarines Across Allied Nations
The Daily Mail reports surrendered German submarines to be divided among allies. Fifteen to France, ten to Italy, seven to Japan, and four to the United States. The U S boats are reportedly crossing the Atlantic. The remainder of 127 subs allocation method is not specified.
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London
Daily Mail
France
Italy
Japan
United States
Atlantic
Planes Surrender in Coblenz After Bombing Claim
Fourteen airplanes including seven Gothas surrendered to the American army at Coblenz with flying badges. Two hundred machine guns are in Coblenz or en route and will be sent to France. Each aircraft must be in perfect condition for acceptance as German aviators are testing them. Additionally twenty five hundred machine guns were accepted recently.
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Coblenz
Paris
France
Demobilization Rapid in Germany Says Noske
London Gustave Noske new German government member says demobilization of the army is proceeding rapidly. About one million soldiers have already been demobilized and troops in barracks are moved to combat Bolshevism, though Bolshevik danger is not seen as real. Copenhagen Dr Karl Liebknecht loses Spartacus congress vote 63 to 23 on his proposal to influence the national assembly by Spartacus. Rosa Luxemburg denounces the attempt and vows to prevent assembly.
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London
Gustave Noske
Ebert
Germany
The
Express
Copenhagen
Karl Lieb
Knecht
Spartacus
Berlin
Dr. Liebknecht
National Assembly
Rosa Luxembourg
German Emperors Papers Burned At Potsdam And War Origin In White Book
Paris reports Carl Kautsky says all correspondence of the former German emperor cut at Potsdam has been burned along with papers on international questions. He plans a three to four volume White Book on the war from the assassination of Francis Ferdinand to the invasion of Belgium. He denies a crown council meeting on July 5 1914 and says a small number of Germans discussed supporting Austria against Serbia.
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Paris
Potsdam
Carl Kautsky
Kautsky
Francis Ferdinand
Belgium
Austra
Serbia
Allies Will Investigate Berne Food Situation
An inter allied commission charged with investigating the food situation in German Austria has left for Vienna to conduct the inquiry.
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Berne
Vienna
Bright Future for Nations Ottawa
Aughi sory of optimism in regard to the amity of Canada to feel the problems peculiar to the point of reconstruction or readjustment was sounded by the Hon. AK. Maclean acting minister of trade and commerce and chairman of the reconstruction committee of the Bunion government. Mr. Maclean believed the only problem Canada would have to face was that’s connection with the demobilization of the army and the war workers and their return to civil employment and in this he foresaw no difficulty if the Canadian people approached it with courage and en selflessness. A great advantage possessed by Canada which would stand her in particularly good stead in her present situation was her ability to expand and absorb. In the four years prior to the war from 1911 to 1914 the annual immigration to Canada had averaged 300, per year while the four years of war up to March 31st fast this rate had dropped to 99,000 per year and that was at high average.
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Ottawa
Aughi Sory
Canada
AK. Macitan
Labor representative to join British peace delegation
A Labour party representative will be included in Britain’s peace delegation, information from an authoritative source indicates. The inclusion signals cross party participation in the postwar diplomacy effort.
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London
Labor Party
Allied force captures villages in northern Russia
An allied force of Americans, Russians, and Poles advanced 14 miles south along the Onega River border, facing strong Bolshevik resistance to seize more than a dozen villages. They moved from Kalo vangi to Gogoli and Prilaki, aided by sleigh transport under near Arctic conditions. A Russian naval brigade and Polish troops aided the push toward Vologda area.
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Archangel
Onega River
Gogoli
Kalo‘vangi
Prilaki
Govolia
Onega
Vologda
Dvina
Tsk
Poland in despair as Bolshevist invasion overwhelms
London reports a War Office despatch to the Mail stating Poland pleads for Allied intervention with telegrams begging for help but receiving no reply. It notes internal Polish disorder compounds the crisis after Bolshevik threats to Lemberg and Vilna, while the west shows apparent indifference.
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London
Poland
Warsaw
Lemberg
Vilna
German Admiral von Scheer Resigns From Command
Copenhagen reports that Admiral von Scheer chief of the German admiralty has resigned. The resignation is described as voluntary and came from Berlin.
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Copenhagen
von Scheer
Berlin
Abandoned on Rocks London tells Tenadores total loss
The American transport Tenadores stranded on rocks in the Bay of Biscay last Saturday is reported a total loss. Passengers and crew have been landed. The ship left New York for Brest December 18 under Commander J. D. Gilman with six officers and sixty one Italian army men aboard. The vessel stranded on Isle D Yeu ten miles from the French coast.
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London
Bay of Biscay
New York
Brest
J. D. Gilman
U.S.N
Isle D’yeu
National Unity Accomplished in Transylvania Pact Ceremony
The Transylvanian government mission handed King Ferdinand the pact of union with Romania in Bucharest. Ferdinand accepted the mandate to rule the region from the Dniester to the Theiss, asserting it reflected the will of the Romanian people. Festivities followed as the national league dissolved after unity was achieved.
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Bucharest
National Assembly of
Transylvania
Ferdinand
Rumania
Dniester
Theiss
Puld Io
A National League
League
British Stand Is Determined and Coordinated
Talks between President Wilson and British Commonwealth representatives, held at Buckingham Palace and Downing Street, were cordial. Lloyd George and Mr. Balfour outlined the British case in broad terms as prepared for the allied peace conference, enabling frank discussion of the essential features of the peace settlement desired by the British nations.
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Buckingham Palace
Downing Street
Lloyd George
Mr. Balfour
English Emigration Surge From Toronto For England
Local steamship offices report aliens leaving Toronto for Europe at about a thousand per month with hundreds more seeking passage but lacking space. Many Englishmen both soldiers and civilians with families are returning to England.
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Toronto
Europe
Engla
France Plans World Affairs Oversight for Middle East
France seeks to guide Armenia Syria and Lebanon after the war under a new world order aligned with Britain and Russia treaties of 1915 if the peace conference does not decide otherwise. Palestine would be placed under international protection amid diverse nationalities and religions. Britain would oversee the Arabian peninsula except for Hejaz which would be free.
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Paris
France
Armenia
Syria
Lebanon
Russia
Associated Press
Palestine
Britain
Arabian Peninsula
Kingdom of
Hedjaz
Britain Ships to Return American Soldiers Home
Britain states it is providing ships to repatriate American soldiers and Dominion troops. Since the armistice, ships have been offered for 40,000 men with 28,000 already embarked, and 30,000 to 40,000 more Americans are hoped to be carried in January.
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London
Great Britain
Europe
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
India
South Africa
United States
Propaganda Literature and Postwar Trade Outlook
In Geneva German propaganda material aimed at sowing dissent among the Entente and the United States has flooded into Switzerland since the armistice. Much has been seized, but agents persist, spending millions of marks. Meanwhile experts expect strong demand for Canada’s animal products during Europe’s reconstruction, potentially exceeding wartime levels.
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Geneva
United States
Switzerland
Armistice Strain Over German Rolling Stock Deliveries
France delays demobilization as Paris accuses Germany of sending dilapidated rail stock. Pichon warns that failure to meet armistice duties could push allies to deepen invasion into Germany. By December, Germany had provided far fewer locomotives and cars than required.
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Paris
M. Pichon
France
Germany
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