Allies Agree on Peace Fundamentals
President Wilson in London declares talks with British leaders show a permanent concert of power backing peace terms, calling it the most reassuring development. He cites the voice of peoples and the need to ensure just settlements are observed with honor and justice, beyond mere terms.
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Paris
French Academy
Marshal Joffre
France
Mny
No agreement on seal drives Britain US naval talks
London dispatch reports Britain and the United States have not resolved key points on a naval force. Britain insists on maintaining a strong navy as a defensive weapon and opposes American naval supremacy. Officials emphasize a shared aim for a durable peace and a concert of power beyond balance of power.
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United States
League of Nations
Great Britain
America
Admiralty
War Savings Stamps appeal urges Seattle to meet quota
William W. Ladd appeals industrial workers to buy War Savings Stamps, noting Seattle is $400,000 behind its 1918 quota. He urges wage earners to contribute beyond the 1,000 limit if possible and to save through Uncle Sam for security in the New Year.
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Demobilization of Tenth Division at Camp Funston eyed
Chief of Staff March told the United Press that the Tenth division based at Camp Funston likely will be demobilized in January. An order issued before Christmas limited dismissals to urgent cases, guiding the immediate pace of demobilization.
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March
United Press Today
Woodrow Wilson the World's Schoolmaster at 62
A birthday tribute to President Woodrow Wilson born December 28 1856 highlighting his rise from a Virginia boy to U S leader. The piece lauds his roles as lawyer professor governor president and war leader and envisions his potential as a world statesman shaping a League of Nations.
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America
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Wilson may be crowned honorary president of a German Austrian republic
The Wiener Neus Journal reports Vienna dispatch claiming President Wilson could become the first honorary president of a German Austrian republic. The paper notes a rising Austrian superstition that Wilson is the late Crown Prince Rudolf, whose fate remains unconfirmed, with locals hoping he will rescue Austria from a final catastrophe.
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Police smash terror gang in city burglary roundup
Police search for Raymond Shaughnessey, 16, amid a crackdown on a youth gang that included eight arrests at 1604 Ninth Ave with loot and four revolvers. Detectives expect to arrest the rest within 24 hours and say many burglaries and holdups will be explained. The eight may be sent to Monroe Reformatory instead of returning to the state school.
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Lloyd George Re-Elected by Wide Margin in Britain
London reports show Lloyd George winning re election by large margin while Premier Asquith suffers defeat. Sprit unseats Asquith in his district with 6 944 votes against 6 ?? Moran 591. Coalitionists lead in Dec 14 parliamentary results with Edwards 7 977 and Ham let 5 561 and Henderson 5 024.
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Wilson Receives Birthday Congratulation from King George
King George visited President Wilson at his London apartment at 10 a m to congratulate him on his 62d birthday and wish him many happy returns.
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King George London
King George
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One Million Troops to Be Discharged War Outcome Cited
Washington dispatch reports Chief of Staff March announcing that more than half a million soldiers have left army camps and over a million are slated for discharge at home and abroad. The notice mentions a labor appeal from the 11th U S civil service district for boilermakers molders and riggers in Puget Sound Bremerton navy yard.
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United States Civil Service District
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Allied Warships May Attack Russian Reds
Washington reports the entente backs a barrier between Reds of Russia and Germany. An allied naval concentration at Danzig may aid Poland and the Russian Baltic provinces if Bolshevik advances threaten, with hopes to unite Russian factions east, north, and south to redeem Russia.
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Entente
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Germany
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Prussian
Posen
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Berlin
Poland
What Will America Do Ask Bolsheviks
Stockholm December 28. Bolshevik agents in Sweden say America holds the balance of power in a possible clash between Bolshevik Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe. A Bolshevik asked if American troops would join Britain and France to drive back advancing Germany if Bolsheviks overrun Germany threatening France and Italy.
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Stockholm
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Italy
Russia
Million Terrorists on March Toward Germany Frontiers
London reports a sensational claim that one million Bolsheviks march west toward Germany as Russia invades Poland and French troops aid Poland. The dispatch cites Lord Northcliffe and paints a prospect of open war between Bolshevik Russia and Western Allies, with Spartacides led by Liebknecht.
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Germany
Lord Northcliffe
London Times
Daily Mail
Poland
Russia
Spartacides
Karl Liebknecht
McAdoo to Open New York Law Office in April
William G. McAdoo will open a law office in New York City about April 1. This move was learned today and confirms plans set for the spring.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
New York City
Von Hindenburg II Marching on Berlin
Berlin reports government troops renewed bombardment of the royal palace killing mutinous sailors before a final surrender. Von Hindenburg with loyal troops is reported marching on Berlin to restore order as Bolshevik efforts to control the former socialist newspaper continue.
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