Viscount Bryce Urges Allied Occupation of Armenian Lands
In a letter to the Manchester Guardian, Viscount James Bryce argues for immediate Allied occupation of Turkish Armenia and surrounding vilayets to restore order and protect Eastern Christians. He cites past massacres, strategic importance, and the danger of leaving Turkish rule, urging unconditional surrender by Turkey and rescue of enslaved women and displaced refugees.
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Lohidon
Associated Press
Viscount James Bryce
Seader
United States
Armenia
Manchester Guardian
Syria
Germany
Persia
Central Asia
Abdul Hamid
Enver
Talaat
Lord Bryce
Americans Shine In Second Battle Of The Marne
Raymond Recouly reports from the December Scribner on how American divisions on European soil faced a large scale operation at Chateau-Thierry and earned praise from French commanders. The article highlights valor, officer skill, and the deepening French American alliance forged in battle.
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Degoutte
Morocco
Chateau-Thierry
Gouraud
Foch
Raymond Recouly
County Court Opens December Term in Caledonia County
The December term of the Caledonia County Court opened at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning with Judge E L Waterman presiding. Docket includes Holbrook Grocery Co vs Provençal and several other civil actions. some cases continued and a jury is to be empanelled this afternoon. About a dozen of 43 divorce cases are set for hearing.
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Caledonia County
E. L. Waterman
Brattleboro
Nelson A. Dole
Danville
Oscar Woodruff
Burke
Woodworth
Fred Wright
Woodsville
Holbrook Grocery Co
A. T. Provencal
C. B. Ensign & Co
William Beder
Agnes E. Tillotson
E. D. Ricker
A. E. Counsel & Son
E. G. Foss
Henry Daniels
Gordon, Austin
Hollis Way
Ada Way
Asa Fellows
Elisha Bigelow
Adm
Mary TD. Morse
St. Johnsbury
Will Welch
Frank Hyhill
P. H. McDonald
Dwight Burnham
L. K. Harvey
John Rowell
F. E. Potts
Henry FT. Estabrooks
Passumpsic Savings Bank
M. R. Mathewson
Guy al
Death Notice of George E. Lillicrap Killed in Action in France
The War Department confirms George Emanuel Lillicrap born May 17 1894 in Quincy Massachusetts was killed in action October 16 while serving in Co D 327th Regiment 182d division He lived in Concord from age six and worked as a machinist before enlisting He sailed April 10 and rose to Corporal by August Survived by his parents and four brothers the community grants deepest sympathy in this second bereavement.
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George E. Lillicrap
France
War Department
Washington
George Emanuel Lillicrap
Emanuel Lillicrap
Quincy
Mass
Concord
Essex County Grammar School
Gilette Razor Co
Boston
Gray & Davis
Cambridge
Camp Devens
Camp Gorton
Camp Upton
N. Y
Co. D
Sgate
Clarence
Clarkson
Italian Situation Discussed At Downing Street Conference
London reports detail a Downing Street meeting among Clemenceau Foch Orlando and Sonnino with British leaders to craft an Anglo Franco Italian plan for Paris peace. Key topics include Wilson’s seas freedom Kaiser accountability reparations and Adriatic tensions with Jugoslavs. The US absent but Wilson to be briefed before Lloyd George meets him near Brest.
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Montreal Star
London
Downing Street
Clemenceau
Foch
Orlando
Sonnino
Paris
Wilson
Germany
Italy
Adriatic
Masareh
Col. House
United States
Lloyd George
Brest
No Job for Mines as War-Era Labor Returns to Anthracite
In Pottsville Pennsylvania and nearby districts miners return in large numbers after influenza and higher wages. Thousands more young miners will be released from camps, boosting production as several collieries resume full crews. In Montpelier and Cleveland officials announce demobilization policy shifts impacting labor.
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Pottsville
Minersville
Offic- Montpelier
H. Vesasay
T. Johnson
Department
Cleveland
Washington County Wheat Drive Shows Strong Farmer Response
Washington County farmers raised 30 000 bushels of wheat this year in response to a food administration appeal to increase production, compared with 2 000 bushels in 1907, indicating robust support for the campaign.
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Washington County
Food Administration
Weather Outlook For Snow Or Rain With Little Change
The forecast calls for snow or rain with minimal temperature change. Accumulations remain uncertain with mixed precipitation likely across the region. Expect slippery roads and light precipitation through the day.
Allies Demand Ex-Kaiser Be Handed Over by Dutch
Former ambassador Morgenthau says allied powers should press the Netherlands to surrender the former German emperor. He urges allied troops to assist in enforcement and notes plans for Wilson to visit the pope to discuss postwar leadership.
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Kaiser
Wilson
Morgenthau
Morgenthau urges US rebuild overseas with military aid
Henry Morgenthau argues for using American technical units and the army to restore war shattered Europe and Western Asia. He cites Cuba and the Philippines as models and calls for vast humanitarian efforts guided by engineers sanitarians and educators to uplift oppressed peoples. He pins hope on US manpower and leadership to finance and implement rehabilitation. The talk highlights Russia the Balkans and Asia Minor as key regions requiring physical reconstruction and improved sanitation roads and commerce. He praises the Army's sanitary corps and engineers and frames the mission as benefiting both others and the American soul.
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New York
Europe
Asia
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Economic Club
Cuba
Philippines
Morgenthau
United States
Morganthau
Russia
Balkans
Ottoman Empire
Asia Minor
Vermont
The Coal Situation in Vermont and New England
Data prepared in the state fuel administration office aim to explain articles from Sunday papers claiming widespread coal shortages. Officials note Vermont articles reference hard coal while soft coal is the intended focus and report ongoing embargoes in several towns. Conditions in Vermont remain as severe as ever despite limited embargo releases.
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Montpelicy
Office
The
State Fuel Administration
New Ryland
Massachusetts
Vermont
One
Vermont Fuel Administration
Vermont militia urged to maintain units amid policy delays
Adjutant General H. T. Johnson informs Vermont Volunteer militia company commanders that they should keep up their organizations. He says the office will maintain the units until a federal policy on National Guard replacement is defined, which seems distant. He urges renewed effort now that influenza is over and to continue shooting range work.
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Adjt
H. T. Johnson
Vermont Volunteer Militia
National Guard
Knighted inventor and Siam prize on display at Fairbanks exhibit
The Fairbanks Museum features Sir Thaddeus Fairbanks knighthood decorations from Austria and a golden Siam prize medal, plus a loom woven linen set gifted by Mrs. Prentiss Prescott. A Saturday talk for children drew over fifty attendees with a future session on The Story of Wool.
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Fairbanks Museum
Francis Joseph
Thaddeus Fairbanks
Baron von Lichtenfels
Angelina Goss Fuller
Prentiss Prescott
Merchant marine recruitment soars on Daniels address
Secretary Daniels address in Philadelphia affirms continued support for building up the merchant marine. William G. Rice, head of the Sea Service Bureau, notes daily shipments of recruits to overseas service and predicts a bright future with growing opportunities and rewards in the merchant fleet. Recruitment will continue to meet the demand for sailors and officers.
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Philadelphia
Daniels
William G. Rice
Sea Service Bureau
Metine
Vermont Casualties for November Reported by War Dept
Adjutant General H. T. Johnson lists November totals from the War Department. Killed in action six, wounded in action seventy three, died of wounds fifteen, died of disease thirty four, missing in action fifteen. Total reads 173 with forty two cited for bravery.
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Adjt
H. T. Johnson
Vermont
War Department
Felows
Hospitals at Camps to Receive 100000 Wounded
A Washington dispatch reports that 75 base hospitals at training camps will care for over 100000 wounded from France within four months. Wounded are to be sent to facilities within 300 miles of relatives.
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London
William Hohenzollern
Netherlands
London Express
France
Italy
Wilson
Express
Downing Street
Germany
Holland
Rome
Pope Benedict
Vatican
Quirinal
Washington
War Department
Prison Camp Quake and Daily Life Inside Walls
An earthquake of moderate intensity centered about 2900 miles from Washington rattled Georgetown University at 4 55 a m and lasted about an hour This report also recalls camp life where prisoners passed time with cigar band and stamp collecting dog ownership and even pig pen schemes amid strict routines and limited time.
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Siberian
Washington
Washington, D. C
Seisthonophsst
Georgetown University
President Wilson to sail for peace conference from New York
Washington reports President Wilson plans to leave the capital for New York this evening, then sail for the peace conference with other American representatives. The exact departure time was not announced but a noon sailing is likely on Wednesday.
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Washington
Wilson
New York
Casualty List from Washington December 3 1917
The casualty report lists 418 killed in action 62 died of wounds 16 died of accident and other causes 6 died of airplane accident 313 died of disease 501 wounded severely 288 wounded degree undetermined 124 wounded slightly 229 missing in action 1621 total. Names include Pvt Orser J Reynolds St Albans killed in action and Pvt James F Baird North Troy died in airplane accident with several wounded and missing.
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Washington
American Expeditionary Forces
Orser J. Reynolds
St. Albans
William Hammond
Burlington
Floyd A. Whitney
Brattleboro
Charles A. Raymond
Shelburne Alls
Macel E. Bernesconi
Barre
Michael Debworth
Sumach
James F. Baird
North Troy
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Viscount Bryce
the Marne
Fivin
George £. Lillicrap
Johnson
Museum Notes
John W. Prins
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