31 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
1
Washington reports General Versiting informs the War Department that about 15 000 additional troops have been assigned for early convoys. The units include elements of the 629th and the 83rd Division and the fourth regiment service, with about fifteen hundred squadrons.
The Yellowstone region switches to a new management where the National Park Service oversees a unified force. After 1916 to 1917 shifts, the interior department gains control from the war department and a strengthened ranger patrol replaces scattered soldiers.
President and Mrs. Watson depart Victoria station for a special train to Dover and sail to Calais with President Wilson and his party aboard as talks resume on practical peace details following discussions in England with Lloyd George and Balfour.
The Tribune sends best wishes for a prosperous new year. It notes a difficult year with toil and privation but emphasizes Allied victory lifting the war cloud and new projects ahead. No paper will be issued on New Year's Day Wednesday.
Shrapnel shells loaded with TNT exploded last night in the homes of three prominent Philadelphia men. There was property damage but no fatalities. Police say the motive was revenge against judicial and police authorities for enforcing the sedition law and flag display in the city.
Boston report says Terry McGovern of Philadelphia known as Frank Di Leo died at city hospital after a sixth round knockout by Frank Britt of New Bedford. McGovern suffered a fractured skull when he struck the floor after being knocked down. Britt was arrested today.
Judge J. J. Gilheen appointed C. T. Kotant as receiver for Liberty Insurance and its Sales agent. Investors from Power, Blackfoot, Shelley, Rupert and Burley seek refunds totaling over 31 000 dollars as auditors review notes and bank security tied to the company’s assets.
A volunteer army and French force move from Romania through Bessarabia toward Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, according to a Geneva report.
President and Mrs. Wilson completed a rough channel crossing aboard the Brighton from Dover after reaching 11 o'clock on December 31. The morning was cold with a sharp wind as the steamer departed while a band played the Star Spangled Banner and Commander Boyle greeted them on the pier.
Tonight one item lists the seventeenth annual masquerade ball by the Pocatello Fire Department at McNichols and Wright hall. Other events include a New Year’s dance by Kiks at Antlers hall and a dinner dance at Bannock hotel from evening until midnight. An M IA social dance is at Commercial Club hall and a New Year’s night dance at Highway Inn in Inkom.
Berlin refuses Polish rail access to Vilna citing need for entente permission. Bolshevism spreads in German Silesia with miners striking and workers forced to sign documents amid killings and pillaging. Silesia declared Bolshevist republic.
Washington December 31. Postmaster General Burleson announced wage increases for telegraph system employees under government control effective tomorrow. Workers with more than a year and a half receive ten percent raises while those with less get five percent.
A set of personal pledges urging thrift and patriotic finances. Steps include saving, investing wisely, buying with value, and supporting War Savings Stamps and government bonds. Emphasizes self discipline, future readiness, and contributing to national victory through prudent money habits.
Washington reports favorable Archangel region news from G A Zine who met with Acting Secretary Polk. Bolshevik forces, led by Germans, show artillery prowess but avoid close combat, while Moscow peasant uprisings are described as harshly suppressed by the Lenin government. Paris notes indicate peasants suffer mass surrenders and village razing. Washington also cites year end war costs at 15.1 billion dollars with taxes and loans covering about one third of expenses.
In a police court session Joe Bragilini and four companions faced gambling charges after police found a locked house on Pocatello avenue with a stash of ecards poker chips and about 55 dollars in a can behind a stove. Bragilini confessed to the activity while others insisted they were merely passing time with an Italian game and claimed the cash belonged to Brown. All five posted $40 bonds and pleaded not guilty, with four witnesses testifying to a noncriminal game.
Chicago December 31 Victor L Berger congressman elect from Milwaukee testified in his own defense at the opening session of a trial against himself and four socialists on charges of conspiracy to violate the sedition law. He described socialism in America and his anti war activities, speaking with a German accent.
London reports say Belgium's prime minister and colonial minister, after talks with the British cabinet, have returned to Brussels entirely satisfied with the conference outcomes.
Paris dated dispatch reports three Italian ministers have resigned from the Orlando cabinet. The departures include the minister of military aid and war pensions and ministers of education and public works, potentially delaying the start of the preliminary peace conference until January 14.
Geneva reports say German writings aimed at sowing discord among Entente powers and the United States have reached Switzerland after armistice signing. Large quantities were seized as German agents persist in their operations and spend millions of marks. A trial revealed a game dealing scheme. five men were found guilty of gambling and fined fifty francs each under a city ordinance banning gambling behind locked doors.
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