24 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1917
Page
1
A long clipped piece reports on New York school books praising Kaiser Germany and propaganda for culture, with scattered OCR fragments mentioning teachers, German leaders, and wartime sentiment. The text references American teachers and students, and notes a shift in public opinion about Germany amid World War I era coverage.
American forces in France distribute aid to about 600 war orphans during Christmas 1917. Generals and soldiers organize gifts, clothing, and cheer, with support from Allied units and French hosts. The effort underscores wartime relief amid ongoing fighting and a festive display in occupied towns.
The wartime campaign urges Americans to tag their shovels and conserve fuel. It outlines how households should reduce heat and electricity use, prompting readers to rely on stoves and furnaces efficiently while saving coal, later directing them to support liberty bonds and food stamps.
War department ordered three training camp generals and five managers to testify in Washington on conditions of American expeditionary forces and campaign finance. Adamson and Kilrow figure in Tammany movements as district attorneys press for details of alleged revolts and improper expenditures. Fire, security, and political finance implications tie to Fusion Committee and City Democracy influence in New York politics.
The article outlines Christmas plans in U S camps and government efforts to supply holiday meals and entertainments. It notes turkey and festive foods, military leaders visiting camps, and hearings on armament and camp conditions delaying Christmas observances. Congress declared a holiday armistice as investigators tour homes for Santa clues and assess supply chains.
A burglar was driven off at 25 Wear Street when a parrot loudly cried, startling the intruder who fired a revolver and threatened the occupant. Police were summoned as the scene escalated, with no injuries reported.
Bolshevik Foreign Minister Leon Trotzky warns that the heavy hand of revolution will reach after the U.S. envoy, as he accuses misusing the Red Cross and reveals documents alleging African involvement in revolutionary activity. The meeting, tied to Congress, discussed peace efforts and potential attendance by Kaiser.
A Copenhagen dispatch via the Exchange Telegraph reports the Berliner Zeitung says Emperor William may travel to Brest Litovsk if diplomats reach agreement. He would seek to convene all sovereigns and regents of Europe in a peace conference akin to the Napoleonic wars settlement. The Emperor is quoted as saying all desire peace and that future tasks require broad cooperation.
The Soviet freighter Shilkaty, arriving from Vladivostok under Bolshevik control, docked at a Pacific port. Federal officers arrested twenty one people including thirteen Russians as a protest group roamed the docks. A rumor of gold funds for IWW defense prompted searches of the ship, which carried licorice root and beans. A five four sailor committee governs the vessel under captain Dogal with cadets guarding the ship at sea.
Amsterdam reports Berlin socialist newspaper Vorwaerts suspend publication for three days by government order. The action cites concern over editorials on German internal conditions and food controller attacks. Hungarian premier defends censoring articles amid ongoing peace talks.
In Peoria on December 23 Edward A Strauan president of the bank shot and killed Beene M Mead a cashier in a bank gun duel. Strauan surrendered to police and claimed he acted after a quarrel over bank control. Onlookers heard three shots as a crowd formed and police later investigated the scene of the Sunday incident.
London dispatch reports the Brest-Litovsk peace talks opened solemnly with delegates from Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria Turkey and Hungary present. Dr Richard von Kuehlmann chaired the meeting outlining aims of ending the war and restoring peaceful relations while mapping preliminary proceedings and language use.
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