Bolsheviks On Verge Of Collapse In Russia Civil Strife
News from Amsterdam London Tokyo and Petrograd report Bolsheviks facing counter revolutions in southeastern Russia and Siberia. Kaladines Dutoff and Korniloff-led forces move to seize authority, cut Siberia food supply, siege Cheliabinck, and unite with Cossacks to oppose Bolsheviks. Provisional governments emerge in Vladivostok Amur and Siberia. Kerensky heads temporary Siberian government.
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London
Bolsheviki
Petrograd
Moon Sound
Russia
Kaladines
Dutoff
Korniloff
Siberia
Eketaf
Inoslav
Karkov
Moscow
Orenburg
Cheliabinck
Orenberg
Caucasus
Tchecherney
Ingusher
Bleigorod
Novo Therkask
Reed warns of German invasion and calls for universal service
Senator Reed of Missouri sparked a senate scene with a warning of a Teutonic invasion and urged drafting men aged 18 to 21 for military training. Secretary McAdoo said Germany is the greatest peril, stressing civilization is at stake. The House agreed to consider a constitutional amendment for nationwide prohibition on December 17. Italian and Austro German fronts reported renewed attacks and counterstrokes as Rome celebrated the U.S. entry into the war with plans for a Wilson street name. The Piave line remained under pressure with American actions noted.
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Washington
Reed
Missouri
Senate
United States
Russia
Roumania
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Germany
Miles
HOUSE
Brenta
Piave
Corberetta
Monte Spinuccia
Asia
Rome
Capo Sile
Piave River
War Office
Pope Benedict
Wilson
Austria
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Russian unrest deepens as peasants reject armistice
Petrograd reports the peasants' council rejects the armistice with Germany and calls for action against Bolsheviks and a separate peace. London cites a grave Moscow situation with Bolsheviks placing machine guns in the streets as uprisings loom. Copenhagen notes widespread Russian misery.
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Ister
Petrograd
Peasants’ Council
Germany
London
Moscow
Danish
Copenhagen
Italian Premier Orlando Holds Piave Drive In Check
Italian Premier Orlando voiced faith in Italian ability to hold Austro German forces in check along the Piave river. Italian Headquarters reported three days of mountain front fighting between opposing forces continued Friday.
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Rome
Piave River
Orlando
Verdun Front Battles Rattle All Night
War office reports heavy artillery dueling along the Verdun front with the British Army in the field. In Cambrai area German troop buildup identified across 27 divisions totaling about 450,000 soldiers entrenching. Petain notes violent artillery fighting across the French front. Haig says Germans were repulsed along a stretch east of Bullecourt in a drive against General Byng.
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Paris
Verdun
War Office
Cambrai
Petain
London
Byng
Bullecourt
Haig
Jerusalem Surrenders to British Forces Under Allenby
London dispatch reports that Jerusalem has surrendered to General Allenby’s British forces, marking a pivotal victory in the Middle East campaign amid ongoing Allied advances.
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London
Jerusalem
Allenby
Munitions Makers Must Work Faster
Washington reports an urgent inquiry under General William Crozier shows American rifle factories are producing only half the rifles compared with pre war Allied output. Crozier is reappointed chief ordnance officer as officials demand to know why in the ninth month of the war some soldiers lack clothing and proper equipment.
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Washington
William Crozier
United States
Crozier
Ordnance Commission
McDowell Reports New Strike Camp in Good News Bay Area
Joe McDowell arrives from the lower Kuskokwim with news of a new camp started in the Good News Bay country near Kugh arock river, discovered by a native named Watte muse who grubstaked Bych Smith Swan Emerson Frank Lott Charley Torensen and Jack Wilkins. Pay averaged 1.80 per foot with 6 inches to 3 feet depth across claims 1 a 1 b. McDowells party mined 813 400 in a month. he also suffered a leg injury en route to Marshall. News of sickness and death follows from Holy Cross mission.
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Joe McDowell
Kuskokwim
Good News Bay Country
Kugharock River
Wattemuse
Butch Smith
Swan Emerson
Frank Lott
Charley Torensen
Jack Wilkins
McDowell
Marshall
Bethel
Holy Cross
Holy Cross Mission
Sudden Death After Illness On New Strike
Russell fell ill and lay down then groaned before dying from heart trouble. The report notes departures to new diggings by several workers and mentions local marriages and camp shortages with updates on supplies and arrivals at Bethel.
Nimble Ned On Field Of Battle
Letters from Ned M. Stanton former Iditarod mayor say he is training at Gettysburg Pa and in battlefield mood recalling a 54 year old fight. During the week ending December 11 German submarines sank twenty one vessels. Leo Wile pioneer Fairbanks merchant died in Seattle in early November. He was Maj Albert Wile's brother and former Iditarod postmaster.
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Iditarod
Ned M. Stanton
Gettysburg
Leo Wile
Fairbanks
Seattle
Maj
Albert Wile
Ex czar escapes confinement in Siberia
Washington reports the American consul at Tiflis wired the State Department confirming that Mr. Romanoff the former Russian czar has escaped from his confinement in Siberia.
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Washington
Tiflis
State Department
Romanoff
Siberia
Smuggler Roy Sischo Arrested in Opium Crossborder Case
Seattle reports former government agent Roy Sischo has been arrested for smuggling opium valued at $8,000 across the Canadian border. The arrest highlights ongoing enforcement against narcotics trafficking and border violations.
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Seattle
Roy Sischo
Alaska's First Governor James Sheakley Dies
James Sheakley, Alaska's first American governor, died in Oil City Pennsylvania on December 11. He led Alaska in its early territorial days and served as a prominent political figure. The report notes his death occurring in Oil City.
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Oil City
James Sheakley
Alaska
Thirteen Negro Rioters Hanged in San Antonio
Thirteen African American soldiers connected to the Houston riot were hanged in San Antonio on December 11. The executions were carried out as hymns were sung, while forty-one other servicemen received life sentences.
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San Antonio
Tex
Houston
Pigeon Carries German Note in Halifax Explosion Case
The police were told today of a carrier pigeon found near the burned area in Halifax with a German message under its wing. The bird, possibly wounded in last Thursday's explosion, entered a house window and bore a New York tag.
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Halifax
N. S
New York
Wilson Says Only Austro Hungarian Subjects Threatening U.S. Aid Confinement
President Wilson states that only Austro Hungarian subjects who aid enemies of the United States will face confinement. The remark emphasizes targeted measures rather than broad restrictions amid wartime tensions.
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Washington
Austro Hungary
United States
Wilson
Brandies Placed As Federal Railroad Leader
Justice Louis D. Brandies of the Supreme Court is chosen for the railroad dictator post if the President decides to place the nation’s railroads under federal authority.
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Washington
Louis D. Brandies
Supreme Court of the United States
Kathrine Stinson Sets Nonstop West Coast Flight Record
Miss Kathrine Stinson of Texas flew from San Diego to San Francisco covering six hundred miles in nine hours and ten minutes to establish a world non stop record. The Pioneers held an adjourned Flat meeting nominating igloo candidates for the coming year and planned next week's officer elections with a social session.
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San Francisco
Katherine Stinson
Texas
San Diego
Pioneers
Otter Creek Woman Treated for Rheumatics at Behla Hospital
Mrs. M J McKenzie of Otter Creek was treated for rheumatics at Behla Hospital during the past week. She visited Iditarod friends a few hours last Wednesday.
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M. J. McKenzie
Otter Creek
Behla Hospital
Iditarod Friends
Panama Declares War on Austro-Hungary
Dr Morales secretary of state introduced a resolution in the national assembly declaring Panama at war with Austro-Hungary. The move follows a period of growing tension as Panama aligns with allied powers in the global conflict.
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Panama City
Dr. Morales
National Assembly
Republic of Panama
Austro-Hungary
Railroads Ordered to Favor War Freight Exports
New York December 138 All railroads ordered to bring no freight east for export except for government war purposes, aiming to prioritize wartime needs over civilian shipments.
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New York
Judge Lindsay Accepts New Role in Belgium French Orphan Aid
Denver reports Judge Ben Lindsay has gone to Washington to answer President Wilson's proposal that he supervise the care of Belgium and France’s orphaned children.
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Judge Lindsay
Denver
Colo
Ben Lindsay
Washington
Wilson
Belgium
France
Sultan of Turkey Reported Dangerously Ill
A dispatch from Constantinople via Vienna reports the sultan of Turkey dangerously ill.
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Turkey
Geneva
Constantinople
Vienna
Churchill Says Situation Serious Amid War Message
London dispatch reports Winston Churchill minister of munitions said the situation is more serious now than three months ago. He accused war aims critics of seeking peace with the victors, while Germany offered to discuss peace terms but Britain and allies did not receive a reply.
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London
Winston Churchill
Medford
Balfour
House of Commons
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Paul Fisher at Rest in Camp Community Mourns Loss
The community mourns the death of Paul Fisher, a cheerful local boy from the camp who had been ill for days. He was moved to Flat City by dogteam last Sunday with delirium and passed away at a hospital, leaving classmates and subscribers to telegraphic bulletins he delivered, dreaming of college and saving for it.
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Paul Fisher
Flat City
Paul
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