Flames of Civil War Add to Russia's Troubles
News from multiple cities reports civil war spreading in Russia with clashes near Odessa and Samara. Bolsheviki, Ukranians, and Cossacks fight as German influence lingers and troops withdraw from Finland amid inde pendence moves.
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London
Petrograd
Volga River
Astrakhan
Samara
Voroegh
Dutoff
Danish
Copenhagen
Alexander Kerensky
Siberian
Britain May See American Reinforcement Of Navy
Reports from London and Rome indicate potential American naval support for Britain to guard North Sea shipping. Italian and German fronts show heavy shelling on the Piave with Italian counterattacks and prisoner gains amid ongoing battles along the Brenta and Piave rivers.
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North Sea
Tyne
Berlin
Teutons
Monte Asolon
Monte Pertica
Brenta
Piave
Italian Front Reports Enemy Gain In Rome Region
Italian dispatch from Rome reports a considerable portion of ground gained by the enemy last Tuesday in the region near Rome, with counter movements underway. The report notes Army units engaged and ongoing operations to regain objective positions.
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Haig Reports trench gains near Polderhook on Ypres front
General Haig reports recaptured trench sections lost yesterday around Polderhook plateau on the Ypres front. He notes British airmen bombed German long range positions southeast of Lille. Also mentions driving off reconnoitering parties near Paschendale with a few German prisoners.
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Haig
Polderhook
Ypres
Lille
Paschendale
British forces advance north from Palestine report
General Allenby says British troops move north with little resistance from Turkish forces. London dispatch notes that British aircraft dropped many bombs on Turkish motor-boats at the mouth of the River Jordan.
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Palestine
Allenby
Jordan
Peace Terms Sighted for Germany Russia End War
Reports from Amsterdam Berlin and London indicate a peace framework forming. Germany will transmit terms through neutral nations with secrecy and no mention of Belgium or Alsace Lorraine. Emperor William proposes a final peace offer if terms fail. Bolshevik and Reichstag figures discuss negotiations while Trotzky cites a two month deadline to join a broader peace plan. American officials note commercial interests pressing Germany toward peace.
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Amsterdam
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Berlin
Belgium
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Lorraine
London
William
Geneva
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Stockholm
Philip Schedeman
Oriovsky
Leon Trotzky
London Air Raid Kills Ten Injures Seventy
London and the southeast coast suffered a severe air raid last night with ten deaths and seventy injuries as a German aircraft was shot down. Paris reports recall of General Sarrail near Salonika and a French cruiser torpedoed in the Mediterranean with ten crew dead. Other dispatches note the torpedoing of the Spanish steamer Noviembre and its rescued crew.
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Paris
Sarrail
Salonika
Athens
Chateau Renault
Mediterranean
Barritz
Argentina May Declare War Against Germany
Washington reports show Latin American diplomats certain Argentina will declare war on Germany. New evidence of German trickery disclosed in Washington and Buenos Aires, with further talk of Japan occupying Siberia. Telegraphs from Luxburg, former German envoy in Argentina, reveal plots against the United States.
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Buenos Aires
Japan
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South America
United States
Berlin
Luxburg
State Department
Pioneers of Alaska Vote Bonds and Charity Gifts
The Pioneers of Alaska held a meeting last Wednesday at Flat and donated 100 to the Red Cross fund 25 for the kiddies Christmas tree and 1500 to Liberty Bonds. Officers elected include President Charles E. Taylor first vice Jonas L. Brewis second vice Jay J Johnston secretary James W Farrell treasurer Cyril P Weed historian C E Robinson chaplain Frank Monkman and trustees Frank Larson E A Meacham. Committees for New Year entertainment reported progress.
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James W. Farrell
Cyril P. Weed
C. E. Robinson
Frank Monkman
Frank Larson
E. A. Meacham
Fiat
Igloo
Prohibition Resolution Advances to Seven-Year Window
Washington officials report the house approves national prohibition with seven years for state legislatures to ratify and ensure permanency, expanding the six-year period f approved by the senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Goethals Offered Quartermaster General Job
Washington dispatch reports Maj. Gen. G. W. Goethals was offered the post of quartermaster general of the national armies.
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Washington
G. W. Goethals
National Armies
Sawdust Mitchell Returns From Fortuna Ledge Trip
Local notes report lumber dealer Sawdust Mitchell came back from a three weeks trip to Fortuna Ledge last Friday evening. Mrs. Claude Baker drove her dog team to the creeks last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Mittchler moved to Flat City and Mutchler remodeled the tram depot into a home for winter.
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Fortuna Ledge
Claude Baker
Dave Mittchler
Flat City
Mr. Mutchler
General hints at lifting Seattle military ban as Christmas gift
Brigadier General Irons suggests he may lift the military ban on Seattle to benefit the troops at Camp Lewis this Christmas. Transcontinental rail service is suspended due to flooding in valleys south of Seattle. The Walter A. Luckerbach, a 12,000 ton steel steamship, was launched at Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co. and commandeered by the federal government, the largest vessel yet built on the North Pacific coast.
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Irons
Camp Lewis
Walter A. Luckerbach
Benny's Technical Victory in New Haven Bout
Leonard scored a technical knockout in the fifth round of a ten round fight with Chic Brown in New Haven. Chicago's Jess Willard, heavyweight champion, pledges to return to the ring only if all proceeds go to the Red Cross.
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New Haven, Conn
Ee Leonard
Chic Brown
Jess Chicago
Jess Willard
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Dance halls closed by order at Camp Lewis
Tacoma December 17 an order was issued at Camp Lewis closing all dance halls. Charlie Farrey and Arthur Furgeon are at Dr Bohle's hospital with unspecified injuries or illness.
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Camp Lewis
Charlie Farrey
Arthur Furgeon
Dr. Bohle
Ospital
E. J. Smith
el Penn Rere OE
Woolen Uniforms for Troops Declared Ready
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 they would build a million tons for shipping in 1918.
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Washington
Baker
Seattle
Shipping Board
Coal shortage plagues Cleveland and New York
Cleveland 100000 workers idle due to coal shortage. New York facing the most disastrous coal famine in its history as of December 15.
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Cleveland
New York
Rockefeller Home in Cleveland Destroyed by Fire
The Forest Hill suburban residence of John D. Rockefeller in Cleveland was destroyed by a fire last night. Authorities believe the blaze was incendiary.
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Forest Hill
John D. Rockefeller
Burglars Drill Vault at Summit State Bank
Chicago reports burglars drilled twelve inches through steel and concrete into the Summit State Bank vault in SummIt Illinois early Thursday and escaped with 41000 in cash.
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Summit State Bank of
Summit
Ill
Recall Vote Defeated For Fickert Opponent In San Francisco
Complete returns from last Tuesday's recall election show the proposition failing by about two to one against District Attorney Fickert in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Fickert
Probing Naval Expenditures Sparks House Debate
In Washington on December 19 the house naval probe opened with Representative Fred A. Britten of Chicago accusing submarine chaser spending of being a dead loss. A sharp exchange occurred between Secretary Daniels and Britten as the hearing began amid criticism of wartime naval procurement.
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House
Fred A. Britten
Chicago
Daniels
Britten
Let Them Forget It Sale of Siberia Urged
C A Hoffert reports newspapers and citizens in San Francisco push sale of Siberia to the United States. Hoffert, a mining engineer, returned from the Orient yesterday. In Seattle the federal government says steel shipyards workers will receive a 10 percent bonus for six full days per week.
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United States
C. A. Hoffert
Seattle
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