Czar and Family Thought Alive by Escapee
Michael de Tchihatchef, relative of General Skoropadski, escaped from Ukraine and declared the czar and his family are alive. He had recently traveled through Petrograd, Dvinsk, Vilna and Rovno and said murder stories were propaganda by Trotsky and Lenin.
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Warsaw
Michael de Tchihatchef
Skoropadski
Ukraine
Petrograd
Dvinsk
Vilna
Rovno
Trotsky and Lenine
Bolshevik Peace Terms Rejected by Allies
Tandon Dec 27. Allies still consider Russia's peace terms, identical to Litvinoff proposals from November. The unrecognized Bolshevik government has not received a response. The entire Russian question remains under Allied review and discussion.
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Tandon
Russia
Litvinoff
Feenlon
Huns Expect To Return Colonies
Berlin ageblatt cites Solf as still secretary of the colonies after resigning from the foreign office. The notice, relayed through official channels from Berne, says Germany hopes to reclaim its colonies. Dispatch confirms Solf’s ongoing position in Berlin.
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Washington
Berne
Solf
Flice
Berlin Ageblatt
Burke as Manager for St. Louis Club in 1919
Announcement of Jimmy Burke as manager of the St. Louis American League club for the 1919 season is awaited. Burke finished 1918 after succeeding Fielder Jones who resigned. Phil Ball, the club president, is not ready to announce but says Burke is highly capable.
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St. Louis
Dee
Jimmy Burke
Burke
Fielder Jones
Phil Ball
Dawe Convicted by High Court in Embezzlement Case
Idaho Falls city clerk W. P. Dawe, serving in 1914 and 1915, was found guilty of embezzling $8450. The Idaho Supreme Court ruled he cannot dodge charges by claiming void ordinances shield his act, stating public funds taken in any official or agent capacity are embezzled. Chief Justice Budge delivered the decision with concurring opinion by Justice Rice and a dissent by Justice Morgan.
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State Supreme Court
W. P. Dawe
Idaho Falls
Dawe
Bonneville County
Supreme Court
Alfred Budge
John C. Rice
William M. Morgan
First Baby of French High Commission in Washington
Captain Jacques Boyriven of the aviation section and his Parisian wife welcomed their baby girl in their Washington home two months ago. The child is the first born since the French high commission moved to Washington from France, and her first picture has just been taken.
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High Commission
Commission
Washington
France
Jacques Boyriven
Madame Jacques Boyriven
Captain Boyriven
Rene
Allied program in good harmony with British leaders
London reports the presidents talks in over three hours with Lloyd George and Balfour about the fourteen points. The visit included Downing Street and Buckingham Palace discussions, with strong emphasis on naval supremacy and broad progress. Crowds cheered as the state coaches moved to a royal pageant.
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London
Wilson
Lloyd George
Balfour
Downing Street
Buckingham Palace
Number 10
Lloyd George Meets Wilson at Buckingham Palace Conference
Premier Lloyd George with Sir Maurice Hankey arrives at Buckingham Palace for talks with President Wilson. The scene includes American callers, the Duke of Connaught, and Sir Richard Terschell as elder statesmen and party leaders join a luncheon at George’s residence. Paris plans altered for New Year return and Italy trip.
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London
Lloyd George
Maurice Hankey
Committee On Imperial Defense
Buckingham Palace
Wilson
President’s London Visit Follows Schedule
The president’s trip to London proceeded as planned with the train leaving Dover at 12 33 PM and arriving on time at Charing Cross station. The arrival occurred as the train crossed the Thames and entered the station.
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London
Dover
Charing Cross Station
Thames
Overseas men return to date reach total 68000
Washington Vec 27 Sixty eight thousand American soldiers had been returned from overseas December 21 and slightly more than a half million in this country have been mustered out of service, so members of the house a military committee were told today at a weekly conference of the war department.
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Washington
Vec
War Department
Passing Up a Vital Project
Paris reports Foreign Minister Pichon says entente will not curb Bolshevik power with immediate military intervention in Russia. The Temps condemns this stance as sacrificing opponents of Bolshevism and hindering Russia’s potential reconstruction.
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Paris
Pichon
Russia
Temps
Independents May Take Berlin Control
Berlin dispatch reports that after today’s deliberations many expect Socialists to retire from the cabinet, leaving the Independents in full control of the government. The note is from Berlin on Thursday night December 26.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Red Flag Threat to Bolshevism Amid German Fleet
Berlin dispatch reports a British plan to sink ships showing the red flag and to execute crews infected with Bolshevism in areas of the German fleet still under German control. The measure is described as a drastic response by the British Admiralty.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Luncheon Honoring Mrs Wilson Hosted by Countess of Reading
London December 27 Mrs Wilson was entertained at a luncheon party today by the Countess of Reading. Guests included Mrs David Lloyd George Mrs John W Davin wife of the American ambassador and Mrs Herbert H Asquith.
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London
Prisoners Guarded Near Mannheim Under Allied Orders
Allied troops under General Foch occupy the prison camp near Mannheim to watch 10,000 prisoners awaiting liberation after reports of mistreatment and several murders. The move places the camp within neutral zones east of the Rhine per armistice terms.
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Zurich
Dee
Mannheim
Foch
Badische Landes Ziehung
Papr
Rhine
Rumor of Ex-Emperor’s Assassination Circulates in Paris
Paris reports circulated that the former German emperor had been assassinated though there is no confirmation by authorities. Deputies in Paris discussed the rumor amid uncertainty as of last night.
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Tower of London
Hyde Park
London
Paris
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Troop Demobilization Lists Released for Early Homeward Convoy
Washington reports General Pershing released lists detailing 600 officers and nearly 20,000 soldiers to begin homeward demobilization. Included are regiments from coast artillery and infantry, with ships Mauretania, Antigone, Espange and Virginian carrying units back to the United States. Dozens of smaller units and support corps also listed for redeployment to camps in the U.S. as sick and wounded numbers rise.
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Washington
Pershing
Forty-fourth
Coast Artillery
S31st
France
Mauretania
War Department
New York
Camp Dix
Henderson
Newport News
New England
Camp Devens
Mass
Coast Artillery Regiment
Espange
Virginian
Princess Matoika
Forty
Nineteenth Aero Squadron
109Th Aero Squadron
Twenty-third
Stith
Signal Corps
Allies Needed To Clean Out Berlin
London December 27 English and American troops must come to keep order in Berlin, a Daily Express correspondent reports riotous German sailors insisting there will be no peace without Allied control, highlighting tensions in the German capital after the war.
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Berlin
London
Dee
Daily Express
Hindenburg and Wilhelm Loft Soldiers
Spa Belgium Dec 27 Former headquarters of the Kaiser and his staff reveal curious details about the men who shaped the war. Hindenburg reportedly hid in a long dugout under his villa while the Kaiser used a New Bois hideout with a comic opera trench system and buzzing devices to warn of approaching aircraft.
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Spa
Belgium
Associated — Press
Hindenburg
Napoleon
Kaiser
New Bois
Motley array of red necks
Information from Bucharest to the state department describes the Bolshevik army core as Austro Hungarians war prisoners 0 000 men from Balkan provinces 40 000 Chinese workmen and about half a million Russian soldiers forced to join by fear of starvation Food is said to be very scarce in Moscow and there is fear of a Bolsheviki uprising at Odessa and Kiev A Swedish report notes Petrograd conditions as desperate
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Washington
State Department
Bucharest
Russia
Balkan
Moscow
Odessa
Kiev
Petrograd
Neutrals Debate Representation For Peace Congress
Paris December 27 neutrals exchange views on joint action to determine their method of representation before the peace congress.
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Paris
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