British and French Stand Against Teutonic Peace Terms
Britain and France reject Teutonic peace proposals, with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister signaling unity against concession. Bolshevik hopes dim as Czernin and Litovski talks stall. Trotzky plans new peace notes to entente while Russian internal forces shift. British Palestine front reports halt Turkish advances near Jerusalem. Italian and French fronts see artillery and patrol activity with limited infantry action.
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London
Beech
Creal
Britain
France
ONSB
Uiluisterot
Aftairs
Wilson
United States
Lloyd Coorse
Picton
Protier
Russia
Litovski
Trotzky
Wort
Rostovo-on-Don
Palestine
Jerusalem
Artilleries
McAdoo Reorganizes Rail Operations With War Board
Director General McAdoo assigns the existing war board of private railroad executives to temporary operation of the nation’s railways. The emergency operators include Fairfax Harrison Jwsus Kruttschnitt Hale Holden Samuel Rew and Howard Elliott. The Creel committee will handle government publicity while McAdoo orders traffic moved by the most direct routes to relieve congestion.
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Washington
McAdoo
War Board
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway
Howard, Elliott
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway
Jwsus Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific
Hale Holden
Chicago
Bur- Hnston and
Quincy
Samuel Rew
Pennsylvania Ines
War Board Publicity Bureau
Creel
Jonn Bartos Payne
Fflurler
The
Shipping Board
New Departure for Shipbuilders Promises Concrete Vessels
The Shipping Board and Bureau of Standards will jointly pursue concrete cargo ship construction. They will send reps to the San Francisco yard to study methods for government use. A provisional contract with Matthew Hale of Boston for twenty 3,500 ton ships, the Liberty Ship Building Corporation, was outlined. Boston interests plan southern yards in Georgia or South Carolina. Hale cited approval by MIT marine experts. The Board also weighs concrete barges for coastwise trash disposal.
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Shipping Board
Bureau of Standards
Hurley
San Francisco
The
Matthew Hale
Boston
Liberty Shipbuilding Corporation
Boston Concern
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Georgia
South Carolina
the Shipping Board
Chief of Naval Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
The article notes the position of Chief of Naval Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. It outlines the duties overseeing supply chains, financial records, and procurement within the bureau. No specific events or dates are provided.
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Naval Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Ohio Christmas packages for Fourth Ohio soldiers delayed
Thousands of Ohio Christmas parcels sent to the Rainbow Division soldiers in France are piled in Hoboken and won’t reach Pershing’s forces because they arrived in New York too late. Senders should give addresses to the New York Superintendent of Railway Service with stamps for postage. Most parcels were mailed after December 5. Also note water rates must be paid before January 1 to avoid penalties.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fourth Ohio
Rainbow Division
France
Hoboken
Pershing
New York
New York City
Epidemics Now Controlled at Camp Bowies and Doupan
Senators heard from Major Generals Greble and Wright about epidemics and prior shortages at Camp Bowie Texas and Camp Doupan Gila. They said illnesses were under control and supplies arriving, but earlier conditions were dire with crowded tents and inadequate hospital facilities. Greble cited severe crowding at Camp Bowie in November with thousands ill and deaths from pneumonia, and warned that proper housing, tents, sanitation, and sewerage were lacking. Secretary Baker replied that clothing shortages are being addressed and will be relieved as camps report fully, with about 25 090 men at each camp split between Missouri Kansas Missouri guards and Texas Oklahoma guards depending on location.
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Washington
Dee
Greble
Wright
Camp Bowie
Tex
Camp Douipan
Gila
HeSerge
Senate Military Committee
Quai
General Greble
Gaimp Bowie
War Department
Creble
Hos
Baker
Missouri
Kansas
Springfield man sued for 100000 in embezzlement case
Stuart A. Muff of New Carlisle formerly of Springfield is defendant in a 100000 damage suit filed by Ashbury L. Thomas, a former employer in Audrain County Mo. Thomas claims damages for embezzlement charges that led to two days’ imprisonment and a 1000 bond. Thomas, now in Springfield, alleges acquittal on the embezzlement indictment and says Muff later caused his arrest. Muff previously sold agricultural implements and farmed in New Carlisle, where he was born.
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Stuart A. Muff
New Carlisle
Springfield
Ashbury L
Muff
West Main Street
Thomas
Springfield Abattoir Company
Piquans First Rechrcyt Enlists in Local Guards
Martin Daum of this city becomes the first man enlisted by local recruiting officers for the newly organized United States Guards. The guards will perform guard duty and will not be deployed overseas. Morris J. Mays has enlisted in the medical department of the regular army.
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Martin Daum
United States Guards
Morris J. Mays
Regular Army
Coal crisis worsens in Ohio amid cold wave
Ohio faces a deeper coal shortage as a cold wave grips the state. Officials say no lake coal remains for distribution and rail motive power is scarce. Mines idle and transport limited, with requests to Washington for help. Gas and water pressure fall in Cleveland as supply drops and Butler county suffers.
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Buckeye
Madoo
Kentucky
Columbus
Ohio
State Fuel Administration
C. R. Mayer
The
Fuel Administration
Washkington
Nery
J.B. Dugan
Utilities Commission
Mes
W. D. McKinney
Southern
Ojo Coal Exchange
McAdoo
Exchange
Mayer
Miami Valley
Butler
Cleveland
Samuel Rea to Aid McAdoo as Rail Reforms Backed
Samuel Rea president of the Pennsylvania Railroad will assist William G. McAdoo in advancing proposed reforms in the railroad system. The move aligns with McAdoo’s broader plans to improve transportation regulation and finance nationwide.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
McAdoo
New Order For Selects Delays Calls to February 15
Advices state that Provost Crowder notified state governors there will be no more formal calls for deferred percentages of the army quota before February 15. Men not yet in camp due to low order numbers will benefit from a new classification while boards continue to fill deficiencies from rejections. Draft boards may soon receive calls for specialists, and the second call will not occur until proper equipment is available, likely by March 1, with small increments of five percent sent to camps.
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Crowder
National Army
Washington
Measles Quarantine Hits Camp Sherman In Army Deployments
In Chillicothe Ohio on December 24 reports say over 3 000 selectes remain confined to their headquarters at Camp Sherman with isolation in multiple infantry regiments. Medical officers deem the quarantine precautionary as only mild sickness is present. The story notes British Captain Owen praising top bayonet students and lists transfers to Camp Vix and Fort Wever. A Chicago private in the Fourth Company died at a hospital with no cause given and a motor truck incident is reported for Private Stanley Smyth of Berghel Company.
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Chillicothe
Camp Sherman
Owen
Camp Vix
War-time treason remarks lead to internment risk and manhunt
A report notes that unfounded publicity free abuse directed at the Red Cross and the country during war could be treasonable. Internment or imprisonment may await those charged as war offenders. A man is traveling to Hillsboro to extradite Starlie Bolden, a colored individual wanted for non support by local authorities.
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Red Cross
iHe
Hillsboro
Starlie ‘Bolden
Ohio Treasury Boasts Over Ten Million In Bank Reserves
Columbus reports State Treasurer Chester E. Bryan shows a treasury balance exceeding 10 million dollars, higher than a year ago. Much of the funds rest in deposits across numerous approved banks statewide, with only a small portion kept in the state house vault. Gains come from heavy fall taxes paid by public utilities and various corporations operating in Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Chester E. Bryan
Treasury
State House
Warning to mockers of Red Cross work in city
Washington Herald reports a local man loudly denouncing the Red Cross insulted a solicitor. Secret Service attention has been called to the case, citing ignorance or pro German sentiment as possible motives for the hostility.
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Red Cross
Washington Herald
United States Secret Service
Middletown man linked to Camp Sherman case in welfare note
Carl Rossfeld of Middletown visited his parents and went to Camp Sherman where a workman at the camp sought by Human Officer Cloyd Smith on a non support charge was involved. Rossfeld is connected with the Middletown humane society and aware of the situation.
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Carl Rossfeld
Middletown
Camp
Sherman
Cloyd Smith
Humane Society
Nearest Relative Question Resolved in Draft Case
The draft system dilemma over who is the nearest relative was settled last Saturday when the registrar, after hesitation, declared pap as the nearest kin since he lives a quarter of a mile down the road from me.
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Pap
Mel
Sealers in Explosives Apply for Licenses
County Clerk Brooks Johnson reports a surge of license applications from explosives dealers under the new law. Most quarrying firms already hold licenses while several new retail outlets are filing. William Dillon of South Downing Street is home on 72 hours’ leave connected to an army supply camp in Michigan.
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Brooks Johnson
William Dillon
South Downing Street
Mr. Dillon
Michigan
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