President Wil ls in London crowds for public appearances
President Wilson made a public appearance in Lo Sent with an address of welcome at the ancient guild hall attended by General Grant and former President Roosevelt. He lunched at Mansion House Egyptian hall and spoke before edolex delegations.
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Guild Hall
General Grant
Roosevelt
London
Mansion House
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Promitr
Downing Street
Manchester
Grant
Poe Wee
Secret Service
Cmen
Forty Volunteers Killed Relieving Lost Battalion
New York dispatch reports the Ameri can transport Turrela arrived with 92 wounded officers from France. Captain William Harrigan, son of comedian Edward Harrigan, led volunteers to aid Colonel Whittlesey's fallen battalion in the Argonne. All forty volunteers were slain by machine gunfire after fog delayed relief efforts.
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New York
Turrela
France
William Harrigan
Edward Harrigan
Harrigan
Whittlesey
Argonne Forest
Labor Rejects National Political Labor Party Proposal
New York December 28 The American Federation of Labor executive council rejected forming a national political labor party and voted to send delegates to the International Labor Conference at Versailles next month President Samuel Gompers said central and state bodies should not form a national party but should organize workers in trades unions He announced delegates including James Duncan John R Alpine Frank Duffy and William Green.
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American Federation of Labor
International Labor Conference
Versailles
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Gompers
Mr. Gompers
James Duncan
Granite Cutters’ International Association of America
John R. Alpine
United Association of Plumbers and Fitters
Frank Duffy
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
William Green
United Mine Workers of America
Warships Begin Duty As Transports
Fourteen battleships and ten cruisers are assigned by the navy to carry American troops home from France. Ships are being converted to transport use. several are already in service. One cruiser sailed from Brest with troops, another is at Brest, and two battleships have left Brest with troops. The battleships join older vessels and can bring many soldiers with smaller crews.
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Washington
Navy Department
France
Brest
Russian Prisoners In Destitute Condition
Official advices say the first contingent of Russian prisoners of war reaching Omsk and Chita binsk from Germany and Austria are in a pitiable state due to lack of clothing and shoes. About forty thousand hope to return to Siberia, with around 15000 lacking proper clothing. Seven thousand are reported in Samara without shoes. The American Red Cross at Chila inns is aiding all possible.
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State Department
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Chilabinsk
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Austria
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Samara
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Secretary Baker urges medals for draft board members
Secretary Baker sends a letter to House Military Committee Chair Dent urging legislation to award medals to members of army draft boards and state officials who assisted in administering the selective service act.
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Washington
Army
Baker
Dent
House Military Committee
State Department Notes Possible Cabinet Shakeup
Washington reports indicate the state department is advised that Hilarion may be replaced or reassigned, with Mey being considered for a top post under a potential cabinet reshuffle.
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Washington
State Department
Hilarion
Parley on January 9 in peace congress talks
A Paris peace congress circle notes brighter sentiment after private London exchanges show progress. Americans push for a January 9 start with January 9 to 14 as possible dates. A House gathering signals a united commission with Hoover Hurley and war board heads joining food shipping army navy treasury.
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Peace Congress
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Edward N. Hurley
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Dinner at Lloyd George’s with Wilson and war cabinet
President Wilson dines at 10 Downing Street with Prime Minister Lloyd George and members of the war cabinet. Attending guests include Canadian premier Borden, Australian premier Hughes, South African premier Botha, and numerous officials and dignitaries.
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Joseph Maclay
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David Beatty
Gen. Sykes
Maurice Hankey
W. P. Lloyd
New Foundland
Bikaner
George E. Foster
Joseph Cook
J. T. Davies
Philip Kerr
Fire destroys grandstand at New Orleans race track
A fire at the fair grounds race track in New Orleans destroyed the grand stand club house and paddock owned by the Business Men's Racing Insulation. Stables and training quarters with hundreds of horses were saved. Loss estimated at over 200000 dollars.
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New Orleans
Fair Grounds
Air Service Officers Killed in France This Year
The War Department reports that 180 American commissioned officers of the air service were killed in action in France during the year.
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Washington
War Department
Air Service
France
Lloyd George And Wilson Map Peace Path In Paris Talks
London reports Premier Lloyd George says talks with President Wilson yielded general principles and harmony among entente powers ahead of the peace conference. He notes Britain and America in accord and expects the British delegation to Paris after the new year. Only himself and Balfour confirmed for now. Bonar Law unlikely due to duties at home.
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Lloyd George
America
England
Paris
France
Italy
Wilson
Balfour
Downing Street
United States
Great Britain
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Radical upheaval in Berlin sparks cabinet collapse
Berlin reports say the Ebert cabinet has fallen and a Liebknecht Ledebour led government may form. Detained leaders and a central soviet are discussed as a crisis deepens, with predictions of a new Berlin power structure and possible clashes.
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Berlin Kreuz Zeitung
Liebknecht- Ledebourg-Eichorn
Associated Press
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Central Council of Soldiers and
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Lokal Anzeiger
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Spartacus
George Ledebour
Karl Liebknecht
Hague
Philip Scheideman
Ledebour
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Open Door Colonial Policy Advocated at Conference
Jacob Theodor Cremer, minister of the Netherlands, and William I. Culbertson led the American Economic Association’s closing session in Richmond on December 29. Cremer urged extending the open door policy to the Philippines, arguing it is not an international issue for the peace conference. Culbertson proposed international shipping and tariff commissions to curb trade anarchy and ensure fair competition. Henry E. Gardner of Brown University was elected president.
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Jacob Theodor Cremer
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William I. Culbertson
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Philippines
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East Indies
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Henry E. Gardner
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Army Gas Service Is Doomed, Senate Told
The fate of the chemical section of the Army was reviewed by the Senate Military Committee with War Department officials. All on hand gas intended for enemy use will be kept with safety precautions until the peace treaty is signed. The treaty may ban such warfare, in which case 2,700 tons of gas will be destroyed. if not, a small portion may be kept or salvaged while the rest is destroyed or taken to sea.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
War Department
War loot to be brought home by U S Army
Secretary Baker says all war material captured by American forces will be brought home and disposed of as Congress directs. Equipment includes over 1400 guns and trench mortars, plus thousands of machine guns and rifles.
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Washington
Baker
Congress
Want Ads Deliver Great Results for Your Needs
A promotional note extols the value of want ads for producing results. It argues that success is shown by actions, not words, and urges readers to use WHIG WANT ADS to reach a broad market at low cost.
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Fear Clash Between Ukraine And Poland
Associated Press reports Northern Ukraine bands threaten Kevel and have taken Lutsk and Roveno, killing Polish landowners and Russian officers. In Berdyczov they killed eighteen officers and captured eighty six prisoners who were later killed. Petlura forces number thirty to forty thousand, dressed in Russian uniforms with German rifles, moving toward Galicia, risking clashes with Poland over Lemberg and Ruthenian lands.
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Ukraine
Kevel
Lutsk
Roveno
Berdyczov
Petlura
Galicia
Lemberg
French In Odessa Stop Disorder Of Republican Army
Odessa dispatch reports thirteen hours of street fighting ending at five p m when republican officers with a white flag met French headquarters. General Borins said the volunteer army is now under French command and gave Republicans an ultimatum to leave within a half hour with arms and rolling stock abandoned. Republican forces withdrew five miles outside Odessa with munitions and prisoners. about 8,000 others remain under arms outside the city.
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Odessa
Ukraine
Borins
Kiev
Poland pleads for food to avert Bolshevik threat
Paris dispatch reports Lieut. Stanislaus Hempel of General Pilsudski’s staff urging immediate aid to Poland. He warns only two to three weeks of supplies remain, risking famine and possible revolt if food and clothing are not sent, with Bolshevism seen as the main fear for the new republic.
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Poland
Stanislaus Hempel
Joseph Pilsudski
Lieut
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United States
Superior Strategy Beats Germany, Harden Says in Temps Interview
Paris dispatch notes Maximilian Harden, German editor, telling Temps that Germany was beaten by superior French strategy. He praises Marshal Foch over Ludendorff and calls von Hindenburg a mere figurehead. Harden fears loss of Alsace Lorraine but hopes borders matter less in the future. He blames the former Emperor as a principal culprit yet not directly responsible for the war.
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Germany
Marshal Foch
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Harden
Alsace Lorraine
France
Order Women to Stack Needles After Armistice
Washington December 20 The Red Cross ordered the women knitters to stack needles as the war knit effort winds down. An inventory shows ample supplies for U S troops and relief commissions with 54 Red Cross chapters to distribute no more yarn. Over 10 million sweaters socks mufflers helmets and wristlets were produced in 17 months ending with the armistice.
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Wasilington
America
Red Cross
Railway Income For October Is Reduced
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports October operating income for principal railroads fell from 1917 and September levels. Operating income stood at 89,511,238 dollars, compared with 106,768,425 in October 1917 and 101,889,000 in September this year. Operating revenues totaled 489,222,259 dollars, up 104,787,866 dollars from the prior year.
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Washington
Bec
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coalition Wins Big in Britain Election Returns
London reports the Lloyd George coalition leads with 519 seats while Sinn Fein holds 70 and Labour around 75 in the 707-seat House. John Dillon loses East Mayo to Eamon de Valera as Ireland swings Sinn Fein. Ministers return with large majorities, and only one of fourteen women candidates is seated.
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Labor
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