British Admiralty Declares Against Bolshevism
Amsterdam dispatch reports the British Admiralty threatens drastic action against Bolshevist propaganda in German naval forces. Vessels under the red flag may be sunk without warning and crews implicated will be shot. The article also discusses credentials and participation rules for the upcoming peace conference and expected involvement of major powers and neutral states.
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Amsterdam
Mier Lloyd George
Balfour
Wilison
Clemenceau
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Committee On
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Russia
Austria
Turkey
Zonists
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Czecho-Slovak Republic
Siberia
Finland
Ukraine
Esthenia
Peace Conference Delayed Three Weeks in Assembly
December 25 report says the peace congress will not assemble for more than three weeks. Officials expect no statements on participation or representation before then. Technical experts have studied participation rules and will likely begin negotiations after President Wilson returns from London.
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Wilson
Busineggs
Mr. Wilson
Canadians in England on Christmas Day
Canadian soldiers spread over major cities and small towns in England for the holiday. Eight days of free railway warrants and lavish hospitality were provided by overseas troops. Albert Hall hosted a 2000 officer entertainment with tea, dance and supper funded by the Beyond the Seas Association.
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London
Grand
Albert Hall
Beyond the Seas Association
England
Currie Christmas Message From Overseas Forces
A cable from overseas military authors to the Canadian Public Information director reports Lt Gen Sir Arthur Currie issued a Christmas Day order to all ranks. The message conveys wishes for a Happy Christmas, notes WWI victory and hopes of returning home, with reflections on fallen comrades and Christ’s birth.
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Ottawa
Director of Public Information
Arthur Currie
Rps
Christ
Prince of Peace
Canada
Banquet Tonight Honors Medicine Hats Returning Heroes
Arrangements are made for the first of several banquets to honor Medicine Hat’s returning heroes. The Cecil Hotel hosts tonight with a committee of Mesdames Gillespie McDougall and Mrs O Boyd and Messrs W Huckvale and W Cousina welcoming guests and seating them.
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Medicine Hat
Cecil Hotel
Toronto War Effort Report Shows Men Contributed And Funds Raised
Official statistics indicate Toronto contributed 68,008 men to the war effort with about 6,000 serving overseas. The city raised a total of $28,000 for war purposes.
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Toronto
Wan Phepoaee
Churchill tours Scottish munitions plants speech on Guarantees
Winston Churchill touring Scottish munition factories was seen speaking from a height above a soap box after climbing a ladder. He told the crowd that in relation to the German peace plan there was but one word on his mind Guarantees.
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Winston Churchill
Findlay returns to Victoria to testify at inquiry
Vancouver reports former British Columbia prohibition chief Walter Chester Findlay has returned to Victoria and will be among five witnesses when the Royal Commission on illicit liquor opens. Police custody follows a 74 case whisky shortage charge. Findlay seeks to explain all he knows while facing possible further charges.
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B.C
Walte
Chester Findlay
Brittany
Columbia
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Royal Commission
Clement
Court House
Farris
Findlay
Mr. Farris
Tila
Attorney-General's Department
Faris
Prohibition
United States
Lquor
Seattle
Portland
A. R. White
Themis
Mounted Police Pay Increase Authorized
Ottawa announces a 50 cent daily pay raise for Northwest Mounted Police non-commissioned officers and men. The increase applies January 1 1919 for unmarried members and after separation allowance ends for married personnel.
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Ottawa
Northwest Mounted Police
Bolshevik Peace Terms Again Sought From Allies
London reports indicate the Bolshevik movement of Russia has once more approached the allied governments for peace terms since Christmas. The terms mirror those proposed earlier by M. Litvinoff via the Norwegian government in November. The move has yielded no recognition, as the Bolshevik government remains unrecognized by the allies.
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London
Russia
M. Litvinoff
Pidas
Empress Ships Return From Empress Route Rumor
Ottawa dispatch reports that the Empress of Asia and Empress of Russia, two OP.R. liners, are expected to return by secret sea in the Pacific. Officials note no official confirmation yet.
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Ottawa
Asia
Russia
Returning Canadian Soldiers Report Northland Atrocity Conditions
Toronto soldiers who returned on the steamer Northland described appalling conditions in Halifax reports. They called the food rotten and criticized dirty, verminous quarters, insufficient baths, poor hospital meals, and crowded bunks. An American reporter praised by some for experience called Northland worst he had seen.
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Toronto
Northland
Halifax
Toronto Star
New York
Canada
Egypt
Saloniki
Ship’s Hospital
Independents Seize Control of Berlin Government
Berlin reports indicate Independents may take full control after today's deliberations. Earlier compromise with revolting sailors saved Berlin from extremists but left Spartacus faction trouble. Sailors, led by George Lebour, to remain in the city with republican soldiers guarding as troops retire.
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Sailora
Ebert-Behledemann
Spartacus
Republican
Welch Marshal von Hindenburg
George Lebour
Ebert- Hance
Germans Return Looted Banks Stock From Northern France
Parts say Germany has recovered stocks taken from banks in northern France totaling about 1,000,000,000 francs. Reports mention Beveent paton weights from five to seven tons.
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France
Premier Ling George Talks With President Wilson At Windsor
London reports Premier David Lloyd George accompanied by Sir Henry Wilson arrived at Windsor Palace for a conference with President Wilson. The day was rainy and crowded with American visitors as the leaders prepared for discussions on imperial defense and allied affairs.
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London
Ling George
Hankey
Imperial Defense
Mieleingham Palace
Dent Wilson
Wilson Wan Astin
Connaught
Richard Rae
A. J
Paris reports abrupt change in former emperor's status
Paris dispatch notes a drastic shift in the former emperor of Idee being assassinated and described as current in the Chamber last evening. Munich dispatch mentions the government proposing changes to titles and powers.
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Paris
Idee
Munich
Members of the Children’s Aid invited to shelter wards event
The Children’s Aid committee invites members to an evening at the shelter for wards, to be held at the BR BR C Beokgry Street SE from 8 tomorrow Saturday.
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Committee
Offle Children’s Aid
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