Army supplies and shortages before U.S. entry in war
Senate testimony from General Gaza Sones on war department orders for clothing and supplies for up to 1.6 million troops. He details prewar authorizations, supply gaps mainly in clothing, and how rapid mobilization strained equipment, with critiques of contract control and the British standard.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
United States
Gaza
Sones
Senate
Baker
Sharpe Oald
Sharpe
McKeff
General Sharpe
Geneva
Army Tee
Savage
Eburore
Henator
Ce Oes O
Frelinghuyeen
Ucon
Chamberlain
Council
Senator McKellar
Cinare
Quartermaster General
Gup Benator
Wadsworth
Farmers Take Farm Board Funds Across States
Washington DC December reports show the Farm Board approving loans across multiple states. Iowa totals around 2.6 million dollars, Nebraska about 3.8 million, South Dakota and others contributing sizable amounts as the program closes.
Armour ownership in stock yards questioned in inquiry
Washington reports show J Ogden Armour half of the Stock Yards company ownership is being probed by the federal commission investigating the meat packing industry. The inquiry notes dummy directors and biannual treasurers obscure operations while Swift & Co. withholds records, prompting a court bid to compel production.
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Washington, D. C
Dee
J. Ogden Armour
Stock Yards Company
Federal Commission
Prince
Poston
Swift & Co
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Fran J. Heney
Observers Wanted as U S Army Trains in France
An American training grounds report highlights a shortage of volunteers for dangerous airplane observer duty. Heavy artillery drills feature the 400 millimeter gun and large howitzers, with shells igniting distant targets and splinters falling near an observation post without injuries.
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France
Uun
McAdoo Denies Rumor of Third Liberty Loan
Washington December reports denied by Secretary McAdoo as wholly unfounded that the third Liberty Loan would total 8,000,000,000 with 4 percent interest. He cautioned press and public that no decision has been made and official announcements will follow.
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Washington, D. C
McA
Men of America
Treasury
Illa and Federal Forges in Battle Near Cuchillo Pardo
Consul General Andres Garcia received an official report confirming a midweek battle near Cuchillo Pardo, about 40 miles south of Presidio, between federal forces led by Gen Pedro Pavela and Villa followers commanded by Idelfonso Sanchez.
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el Paso
Tex
Andres Garcia
Wilcox May Resign Republican Post
William R. Wilcox Mayes chairman of the Republican committee may resign his political post. He told friends his business activities are pressing and he would prefer to be relieved of the position.
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New Yeet
William R. Wilcon Mayes
Republican Ae
Kansas Farm Values Hit Record High in 1917
Topeka Kansas December 21 The value of farm agricultural products in 1917 reached 607 226 100 surpassing the 1914 record by nearly 121 000 000 and topping 1916 crops by 126 087 000 The live stock value on farms was 352 665 000 the largest ever reported and up from the prior year by 11 644 000 per the final summary of farm returns and livestock issued by the state board of agriculture.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Farma
Bny
Rumania Vows Faithfulness Amid Armistice Context
Rumania's minister Antoneace issued a statement from Aris saying the armistice was a military order and that Rumania will remain faithful to its alliances and continue to work with the Allies until the end. He claimed the front was enclosed within Russian troops and warned against politically exploiting the pause.
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Aris
Antoneace
Alles
Secret Japan Russia Treaty Revealed in Investia
Petrograd reports the secret 1916 treaty between Russia and Japan to counter any third power in China. The document vows mutual aid, joint actions, and no peace without ally consent, aiming to prevent political dominance by others.
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Petrograd
Japan
Russia
America
Great Britain
Far East
Investia
China
Sergius Sazonoff
Viscount Motomo
Mussia
Ite
Secret treaties in Far East debated by American officials
Washington officials said they had no knowledge of a nervet treaty between Russia and Japan as described in Petrograd dispatches. They doubted that the text supports a joint armed demonstration in the Far East and believed the pact may be a special convention akin to the Anglo-Japanese alliance aimed at safeguarding Japan and Russia in the Far East and protecting China from external exploitation.
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Washington, D. C
Dee
Russia
Japan
Petrograd
America
Great Britain
Far East
United
Sates
China
46 Die as Louisville and Nashville Train Collision Occurs
Shepherdsville Kentucky December 22. The death toll from the rear end collision between Louisville and Nashville passenger No. 1 from Cincinnati to New Orleans and a Louisville Beardstown and Springfield accommodation train near the railroad station reached 46. Trainmen gave conflicting testimony on whether the fast train had a clear block. Most fatalities were aboard the accommodation train. the faster train’s steel coaches spared the occupants from serious harm.
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Shepherdsville
Louisville & Nashville
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Louisville, Beardstown
Rumanians to Join Revolting Russians
London reports Rumanians on the southwestern Russian front have joined the Ukrainians. Lieut. Gen. G. Stcherbatcheff is named commander on the Ukrainian front. The Russian and Ukrainian forces are advancing toward each other, three versts apart.
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London
G. Stcherbatcheff
Rumania
Petrograd
Kaiser's War Talk in 1908 Suppressed Interview Account
Frederick Wile, longtime foreign correspondent, recounts a Berlin interview with Kaiser Wilhelm II in June 1908. Hale paid $60,000 to suppress the piece, claiming the Kaiser warned of war with Britain over India and the Anglo Japanese alliance.
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New York
Ter
Whit Bkevard Hale
American Journaller
Ma Tmrest
Frederick Wile
Herith
London Daily Mail
Bri
Vinie
Lowenfield
Berlin
Shaw
Hale
Norway
Jule
Dove
Vale
Imperial Adit
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England
Germany
America
Britain
India
Cabie
Mmiden
Azores
William (. Reich
New York Times
Wilson
Gerard
William II
War Party
Highcliffe Castle
Daily Telegraph
William ©. Reich
The
Times
Famous convict is granted parole in Des Moines murder case
Des Moines awaits parole for Charlie Thomas who was sentenced in 1904 to life for the murder of Mabel Scofield of Mackinaw, Iowa. Scofield, who came to Des Moines to learn dressmaking, was killed when her body was dumped in the river. Thomas is described as Iowa’s most famous convict and was released from Fort Madison today.
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Des Moines
Charlie Thomas
Mabel Scofield
Fort Madson Thomas
Iowa
Mack
Bore
Des
May Call Legislature For Special Session In January
Des Moines officials report Governor W L Harding may summon the Thirty event general assembly in early January for a special session to consider two topics only. No general legislation will be discussed as state institutions face funding gaps and war related conditions. The session would be economical with limited staff and a minimal committee framework, and would seek to give the state council of defense legal standing. Two resignations since the last session are noted, with seat changes among Carroll and Cedar counties.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
W. L. Harding
Harding
Assembly
Etate Council of Defense
Etate
Helmer
Carroll County
Jackson
Cedar County
Italians Fight Desperately to Hold Weakened Line
Rome reports a strong Italian defense after part of Monte Azolone and surrounding hills fell to the Austro German advance. The Brenta Piave front sees renewed Italian counter attacks while Austro German forces mass 17 divisions for a push toward Bassano and the Venetian plain.
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Associated Press
Brenta-Piave
Monte Azolone
Bassano
Brenta
Piave
D Piave
Agolone
Director Plan in High Favor as Munition Chief Debated
Washington December 22 Plans for a director or secretary of munitions to straighten the ordnance situation and ensure ample supplies were discussed more than ever. If the president recommends legislation for such a official Congress is expected to pass it quickly due to the current munition mood.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Army Appropriation Near Five Billion For Next Fiscal Year
Washington DC December 21 The army appropriation bill for the next fiscal year is expected to run about five billion dollars for the entire military establishment not counting fortifications and field artillery guns The full estimates sent to Congress total six billion six hundred ten million dollars The military committee plans to question bureau chiefs and ask Secretary Maker to present the military pace in executive sessions due to sensitive military secrets involved
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Washington
Army
House Military Committee
Appropriations Committee
Congress
War Department
Military
Coinae
Dent
Maker
Permission to Leave Russia Granted to Imperial Family
United Proge in Petrograd reports a decree allowing former Czar Nicholas and his relatives to seek haven abroad. The bolthevik order follows German pressure at the armistice conference and halts the Grand Duke Nicholas and Grand Duke Paul’s suggestion that all royal family members depart.
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Proge
Petrograd
Nicholas
Russia
Tobulak
Bolshevists Rade
Paul
Interstate rule on withdrawals from joint agreements
Washington December 21 reports that firms seeking to withdraw from joint rate agreements must gain approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission if the withdrawal would affect rate levels. The ruling clarifies the process and consequences for shippers and carriers.
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Washington, D. C
Tommies and Sammies Prepare Christmas Celebration Abroad
British and American troops in France plan joint Christmas festivities for the first time in history with shindigs and big blowouts in camps. Some units are dispersed, limiting large events, but men are set to enjoy planned entertainment when possible.
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France
Bec
Hiatory
Public buildings urged to keep temperature at seventy
Chicago December 21 an order from Cook county fuel administration director BR Durham and state official John Uljamea calls on hotels theaters apartment houses and other owners to maintain indoor temperatures of 70 degrees or less to conserve fuel amid shortages.
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Chicago
BR. E. Durham
Cook County Fuel Administration
John Uliamea
Peace terms deemed futile as German aims questioned
Washington reports that proposed German peace terms would leave a sphere of influence in central Europe and Asia and bolster Prussian aims. Belief in Berlin’s talks fading as skepticism grows over Russia territorial grabs and Bolshevik manipulation. A Vienna dispatch notes a German plan for no annexations or indemnities with Russian mediation.
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Europe
Asia
Germany
Berlin
Russa
Conscription Fails in Australia Again in Referendum
Sydney reports the Australian referendum on conscription defeated the government plan by about 160,000 votes. New South Wales heavily opposed it with a 115,000 margin, while Victoria shifted from last year’s stance to oppose the proposal by around 1,600.
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Sydney
Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Japanese Millionaires Strike Hard during War Boom
The article notes a rising class of Japanese millionaires linked to wartime profits and luxury lifestyles. It mentions shifting assets, geisha culture, and the impact of wartime controls on shipping and embargoes affecting Japan.
Last Alamo Survivor Dies in San Antonio
A fragmented obituary notes the death in San Antonio of the last Alamo survivor. It recalls the 1836 siege when Santa Anna’s forces breached the chapel where a small group of Americans died, and mentions Mexican casualties and women found in a barricaded area.
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ALAMO
San Antonio
Tex
Jorique Kaparea
la Deat
Banta Anna
Amon
Enrique
Bolshevik Turmoil and Allied Reactions From Petrograd Dispatches
Reports from London and Petrograd describe Bolshevik terms rejected by Germany, with recalls of delegates and ongoing fighting in Russia. Ukrainian independence demands, Romanian and Turkish forces moves, and Kerensky's rumored Moscow march add to chaotic fronts as peasant protests rise.
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Associated Press
Boleheviets
Russia
Ukraine
Raseion
Steherhateheff
Rumania
Petrograd
Ukrainia
Kolodine
Fetrograd
Reumanian
German foreign secretary departs Berlin for Brest Litovek
Dr. Michard Von Koehlmann leads a delegation from Berlin to Brest Litovek amid enthusiastic crowds singing the national anthem. Officials plan to push peace negotiations under Ibrahim Hakid Pasha, Turkish ambassador to Berlin and dean of the Berlin diplomatic corps. Balkarian delegates Mopoff and M. Koseeff accompany the mission.
Plan to secede Quebec proposed at confederation debate
Quebec today saw a motion proposing secession from Canada. Deputy Ba NL Pinumewnun of Lathiniere presented four plans to the assembly, marking Quebec as the lone province voting against conservative measures at the recent election.
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Quebec
Confederation of Canadian Provinces
Ba NL
Pinumewnun
Lathiniere
Quelec
Wazainat Conseribe
Cloth Maps Turned to Clothing Amid Import Ban
Berlin reports say cloth item imports are halted as clothing headquarters order shows and old maps are repurposed into attire. Authorities plan to separate maps from cloth during cleansing and disposal efforts.
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Old Wall
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