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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
1
Across London, Washington, Berlin, and Amsterdam officials report divergent war aims and shifting diplomacy. Lloyd George pledges Belgium’s restoration and new borders while figures in Berlin oppose Russian-led talks and Sweden as mediator. Bolshevik decrees and Baltic state questions add to the unsettled background.
President Wilson in a congressional address restates war aims aligned with Lloyd George. He calls for open covenants, no private understandings, freedom of the seas, free trade, disarmament, fair colonial adjustment, and evacuation of occupied lands including Belgium France Alsace Lorraine and Italy frontiers readjustment with Austro Hungarian nations and Balkan independence.
Former ambassador John W. Gerard said President Wilson's clear declaration should have great effect in Germany. He expects a direct and concrete statement of Germany's purposes from the nation.
January dispatches report Trotzky ordering banks to freeze deposits from foreign embassies and seeking a pause in the Brest Litovsk conference until Ukrainian delegation replies can be formed. Ukraine and Russia plan joint action, France names Gen Tabouille to Ukraine, and Russia withdraws a Macedonia sector.
Washington reports Secretary Baker warned of a colossal German assault on the Western front, described as possibly the war’s greatest offensive. Paris dispatches note five German airmen shot down, and Hindenberg razed 130 villages behind lines to stiffen defense as Allied premiers discuss an early conference.
The war office reports British patrols crossed the Piave again and forced passage at several points causing alarm among enemy ranks. The following day Rome notes virtually no fighting on the Italian front due to bad weather conditions.
Chicago swore to endure the worst blizzard in its history as severe weather threatens fuel supplies and a potential milk famine. In Seattle on January 9, four prisoners escaped the city jail, marking the fourth breakout in a month.
Washington reports Attorney General Gregory has opened an inquiry into Nome residents’ charges against William A. Holzheimer, appointed judge for Alaska’s Second judicial division. The probe covers alleged pro German sympathies and claims of gambling and excessive drinking.
Washington reports that John B. Densmore of Montana will serve as national director appointed by Secretary Wilson. The Federal Employment Service plans to mobilize 3,000,000 workers for agriculture shipbuilding and war contract plants.
Mrs Eliza McPherson was burned to death at her Seattle home when her clothing caught fire from a match this morning.
Jackson Mississippi January 9 The Mississippi legislature ratified the prohibition amendment to the Federal constitution becoming the first state in the Union to take this action.
Seattle January 9 Chairman Stewart reports the Alaska Red Cross drive added more than 20 000 members to the humane order, signaling strong regional support and momentum for relief efforts.
Brigadier General Frederick S. Foltz revoked General Order No. 52 barring soldiers from Seattle due to vice conditions. In a letter to Mayor Gill he praises Chief Warren for earning Federal authorities’ confidence and cites improved conditions.
Thomas Helmuth Ritter, a sergeant major in the 91st division of the National Army, is declared a German spy and to be held in jail awaiting Washington guidance. He is charged with stealing important military papers at Camp Lewis as his relatives align with German commands.
Two steamers docked in Philadelphia bringing a Caribbean cargo of 13,750,000 pounds of Cuban raw sugar, signaling a strong start to the new trading period. The arrival underscores continued sugar flows amid economic activity at the port.
Loyal citizens are invited to Moose Hall in Flat City on Friday the 18th at eight in the evening to organize for proper support of the war effort. Gro W. Albrecht signs the notice.
Boston dispatch reports an explosion in the Cambridge tunnel of the elevated railway. Forty people were injured and many passengers maimed as they struggled to escape, with chaotic scenes as they fled the scene.
In Sonora near Empalme a Yaqui ambush left 36 dead including H J Hoe of Los Angeles and Miguel Martinez of Nogales. The attackers struck a train bound for the south and wounded many others in the assault.
Several thousand Chinese laborers newly arrived at Vancouver will be detained in Canada to commence tearing up 2,000 miles of railroad track not vitally needed here, as part of preparations for shipment to Europe. George Phillips left for the Outside last Saturday and expects to return when navigation opens.
Madrid reports a revolutionary movement unearthing turmoil as telephone and telegraph services halt. In Seattle, twenty naval sailors and two armed civilians wreck an opposing printing plant tied to the Industrial Workers of the World, raid stands, destroy copies, and force workers to lie on the floor. One hundred forty immoral women quarantined earlier flee via fire escape. Mayor Hiram Gill faces a disbarment trial at the State Board of Bar Examiners.
Seattle January 5 The Pacific Steam Ship Company has purchased the freighter Northland which sank in Kake Strait and was raised a year later giving the vessel a new ownership path.
Washington reports Europe faces critical food shortage as the Food Administrators plan to release 90 million bushels of wheat. The move accompanies a call for Americans to conserve and save to cover the deficiency after the normal export surplus shipped by mid December.
London reports Chief Justice Reading of Great Britain will soon travel to the United States as a direct representative of the British war cabinet with ambassadorial rank. The article appears in today's Ex press.
Four firemen were killed and four more probably fatally injured when the walls of a large Chicago moving picture theater collapsed during a blaze. The disaster shocked the city as rescue efforts continued.
Admiral Koontz at the Bremerton navy yard orders limiting liberty for enlisted men of the Thirteenth naval district and the Seattle University camp until the Piggott printing office raid is fully investigated.
The senate approved the Walsh land leasing bill authorizing leasing of mineral and oil bearing lands. The measure aims to regulate mineral rights and open areas for exploration. The action reflects ongoing legislative efforts on resource management and public lands.
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