Flames of Civil War Add to Russia's Troubles
Telegraph bulletin reports civil war flames spreading along the Volga from Astrakhan to Samara. Cossacks occupy eastern Voronezh and advance toward Samara under Dutoff amid Bolshevik opposition.
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London
Petrograd
Volga River
Astrakhan
Samara
Voroegh
Dutoff
Danish
Copenhagen
Alexander Kerensky
Siberian
Reinforcements Discussed as German Naval Threat Grows
London reports talk of American naval aid to Britain to guard North Sea routes amid German raider activity. Italians seize Monte Asolon, push along Piave fronts with heavy artillery. Berlin claims 90,000 prisoners since Dec 11 as Austro German forces hold Monte Pertica and nearby posts.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
London
North Sea
Tyne
Monte Asolon
Brenta
War Office
Piave River
Mansino
Piave
Treviso
Rome
Italy
Sile
Old
Berlin
Teutons
Monte Pertica
Italian Front Battle Report Missing Ground Details
Italian Rome reports that a considerable portion of ground gained by the enemy last Tuesday in the region remains unclear. The dispatch provides limited data on positions and outcomes amid ongoing hostilities on the front.
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Rome
Haig reports recapture of trenches near Ypres front
London dispatches state General Haig gained trench sections lost yesterday around the Polderhoek plateau on the Ypres front. He also notes British aviators dropped bombs on German long-range gun positions southeast of Lille. A few German prisoners were taken as defensive forces repelled reconnoitering parties near Paschendale.
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London
Haig
Polderhook
Ypres
Lille
Paschendale
British forces advance north from Palestine amid light resistance
General Allenby reports little resistance as British troops move north from Palestine. Air reconnaissance notes British planes dropping bombs on Turkish motor-boats at the mouth of the River Jordan.
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London
Palestine
Allenby
Jordan
Peace prospects across Europe shift toward ceasefire terms
Reports from Berlin and Amsterdam indicate a peace framework between Russia and Germany is being drafted and will be relayed through neutral states with secrecy. Berlin hints at German disinterest in Belgium with no reference to Alsace or Lorraine. The Bolshevik and Reichstag factions weigh in as peace talks loom.
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Netherlands
Amsterdam
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Belgium
Asace
Lorraine
Swedish
Stockholm
Philip Schedeman
Oriovsky
Leon Trotzky
London air raid claims ten dead and many injured
Ten people were killed and 70 injured in a London and southeast coast air raid last night. One German aircraft was shot down. Paris reports Sarrail's recall and the torpedoing of the cruiser Chateau Renault with fatalities among the transport crew.
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London
Paris
Sarrail
Salonika
Athens
Chateau Renault
Mediterranean
Barritz
Argentina May Declare War Against Germany
Washington reports Latin American diplomatic circles say Argentina will declare war on Germany. New evidence of German trickery is exposed in telegrams from Luxburg, former German envoy, shared in Washington and Buenos Aires, with talk of Japan occupying Siberia.
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Washington
Germany
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Japan
Liberia
Siberia
South America
United States
Berlin
Luxburg
State Department
Pioneers of Alaska Vote Bonds and Raise Funds
The Pioneers of Alaska held a meeting at Flat to donate 100 dollars to the Red Cross 25 dollars for the kiddies Christmas tree and 1500 dollars to Liberty Bonds. Officers elected were Chas E Taylor president Jonas L Brewis first vice president Jay J Johnston second vice president James W Farrell secretary Cyril P Weed treasurer C E Robinson historian Frank Monkman chaplain and trustees Frank Larson E A Meacham. Committees for New Year entertainment and igloo event reported progress.
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Pioneers of
Alaska
Red Cross Fund
Chas. E. Taylor
Jonas L. Brewis
Jay J. Johnston
James W. Farrell
Cyril P. Weed
C. E. Robinson
Frank Monkman
Frank Larson
E. A. Meacham
Fiat
Igloo
Prohibition Passes Both Houses In Seven Year Window
Washington reports the house resolution on national prohibition grants state legislatures seven years to approve the measure and secure permanency, expanded from six years as approved by the senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Goethals Offered Post as Army Quartermaster General
Washington December 18 Maj Gen G W Goethals was offered the job of quartermaster general of the national armies.
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Goethals
Washington
G. W. Goethals
National Armies
Sawdust Mitchell Returns From Fortuna Ledge Trip
Local notes report lumber dealer Sawdust Mitchell back from a three week excursion to Fortuna Ledge last Friday evening. Several residents are mentioned including Mrs. Claude Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Mittchler who moved to Flat City, and Mr. Mutchler who remodeled the tram depot into a winter home. Also noted are letters from C. P. Chesley in Washington and Dr. Murphy's successful surgery on Jack Ryan.
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Mitchell
Fortuna Ledge
Claude Baker
Dave Mittchler
Flat City
Mr. Mutchler
Anna Young
C. P. Chesley
Jack Ryan
Washington
Mr. Ryan
Dr. Murphy
Chicago
General hints at lifting Seattle military ban as Christmas gift
Brigadier General Irons suggests he may lift the military ban on Seattle as a Christmas gesture to Camp Lewis soldiers. Rail service halts on the coast due to flood-damaged valleys south of Seattle. The Walter A. Luckerbach, a 12,000 ton steel steamship, was launched at Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co. and seized by the federal government, the largest ship yet built on the North Pacific coast.
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Seattle
Irons
Camp Lewis
Walter A. Luckerbach
Benny Scores Technical Victory in Five Rounds
Leonard won by technical knockout in the fifth round of a ten round bout against Chic Brown in New Haven. Chicago reports heavyweight champion Jess Willard will return to the ring only if all proceeds go to the Red Cross.
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Benny
New Haven, Conn
Ee Leonard
Chic Brown
Jess Chicago
Jess Willard
The
Red Cross
Camp Lewis closes all dance halls in order
Tacoma reports an issued order at Camp Lewis closes all dance halls. The article notes Charlie Farrey and Arthur Furgeon are at Dr. Bohle's hospital after unspecified incidents.
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Tacoma
Camp Lewis
Charlie Farrey
Arthur Furgeon
Dr. Bohle
Ospital
Woolen uniforms provided for all troops declared
Secretary of War Baker announced that woolen uniforms had been provided for all troops. The Serbian diplomatic mission arrived at an American port today. Seattle shipyards wired the Shipping Board that they would build a million tons for shipping in 1918.
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Washington
Baker
Seattle
Shipping Board
Coal Shortage Halts 100000 Cleveland Workers
In Cleveland, one hundred thousand workers are idle due to a coal shortage. New York warns of a disastrous coal famine impacting the city.
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Cleveland
New York
Rockefeller Home Destroyed by Fire in Cleveland
Forest Hill, the palatial Rockefeller suburban home in Cleveland, was destroyed by a fire last night. Authorities believe the blaze was incendiary, causing extensive damage to the property and prompting investigations by local fire officials.
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Cleveland, O
Forest Hill
John D. Rockefeller
Burglars Drilled Into Summit State Bank Vault
Chicago reporters say burglars bored twelve inches through steel and concrete into the Summit State Bank of Summit Illinois vault early last Thursday morning and made off with 41000 in cash.
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Chicago
Summit State Bank of
Summit
Ill
Recall election falls short for DA Fickert by two to one
San Francisco reports complete returns from last Tuesday's recall election. The proposition failed by a two to one margin against District Attorney Fickert.
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San Francisco
Fickert
Probing Naval Expenditures Hearings Open
Washington December 19 Attacks on the policy of building submarine chasers opened before the house naval probe Representative Fred A Britten of Chicago argues the millions spent on the craft are a dead loss A sharp clash occurred during the session between Secretary Daniels and Britten
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Washington
House
Fred A. Britten
Chicago
Daniels
Britten
Let Them Forget It Sale of Siberia urged by press
C A Hoffert, a mining engineer, says newspapers and citizens in San Francisco urge selling Siberia to the United States. Hoffert spoke after returning from the Orient. In Seattle the federal government offers a 10 percent bonus to steel shipyard workers who complete six full days each week.
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San Francisco
United States
C. A. Hoffert
Seattle
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