Bolshevik rumors and war aims dominate Petrograd reports
Telegrams from Petrograd describe Bolshevik claims of new war aims and military upheavals as Krylenko and other leaders weigh positions. Reports mention possible clashes with counterforces, appeals to soldiers, and imminent political shifts. Lenine expresses agitation over election results as dispatches note broader European tensions.
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London
Petrograd Dimatch
Riar Y Hermin
Bolwleviks
Teutone
Germans storm town near Cambrai and take 80
Germans stormed and captured the town near Cambrai, taking eighty prisoners. The report notes German gains in the area, with Allied defensive positions overlapping Cambrai front. The dispatch cites Berlin and Associated Press as sourcing the operation details.
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Cambrai
Berlin
Government plan to fix silver price debated in Washington
Treasury officials and Western silver producers met to discuss a government plan to fix a standard silver price for one year with options on the metal, aiming to stabilize exchange rates and meet wartime needs. Officials said details were not yet worked out as negotiators from mint, Federal Reserve, and Treasury attended with several Western lawmakers and Nevada producers present.
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Charles $. Samlin
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Albert Straw
War Trade Board
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Nevada
Pittman, Smoot
Newlands
Shafroth
Bolye
Include Women in Alien Enemy Laws Amendment Suggested
Attorney Gregory announced an amendment to the enemy act to include women within the provisions that ban restrictions on male enemies. The proposal aims to extend wartime enforcement and rights under the act to women as well.
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Associated Press
Washington
I Gregory
Bakers Urge Immediate Bread Price Reductions
War emergency council urges bakers nationwide to cut bread prices during the drought and war emergency. Texas congressman proposes a 60 million dollar relief bill to aid farmers in the drought region, with 44 million earmarked for Texas and 5 million each for New Mexico and Colorado for cattle feed purchases.
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Dec
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Texar
Germany
Texas
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Colorado
Four Charged With War Supply Graft Conspiracy
New York report says William Thom Joseph Iver John and Edward Slattery faced charges of conspiring to defraud the government on contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for a million service. The Slatterys were linked to a firm connected with quartermaster officers Gilvon and Duffy named as co conspirators.
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Gilvon and Duffy
Quartermaster's Corps
Review of War Situation Describes Shifting Front Activity
Secretary Baker reviews the week's military operations noting a shift from static warfare to mobile movement on the Western Front. He cites German attempts to trigger a decisive engagement, German efforts to concentrate forces to invade Italy, and Allied resistance at Cambrai. The report highlights temporary German gains after initial setbacks but warns against expectations of large territorial changes.
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Centri
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Tuga
Sun
Cambrai
Idotensen
Hindenburg Line
Germany
Demand for War stamps strains supply nationwide
The demand for War savings stamps far exceeded supply as the government launched a campaign aiming to value two billion dollars before January 1, 1919. Post offices were crowded with buyers, stockouts plagued banks and drugstores, and thousands sought licenses or guidance from federal and local officials. Meanwhile, in St. Louis, eight men were electrocuted and three others injured when a high tension wire broke, causing a catastrophic accident at the Caton Electric plant.
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Army Request Billions In 1919 Military Budget
The Associated Press reports a war budget exceeding eleven billion dollars for the army and navy costs in the final year 1919. Congress faces the first strict military expense estimate and notes the request is larger than prior similar appropriations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Balloons From Fort Omaha Seen Across Midwest
Two United States army observation balloons were launched and drifted across multiple states before one was captured near Nebraska and the other brought down near Fort Sill Oklahoma. The event underscores ongoing air activity amid regional tensions as reports describe related uprisings and a new acting premier in central China. Additionally, Kansas reports nine and a half million acres of wheat sown this fall per the state board of agriculture.
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State Board of Agriculture
Pittman Moves to Declare War on Austria Bulgaria and Turkey
Senator Pittman introduced a joint resolution calling for a declaration of war by the United States against Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey. The measure was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for consideration.
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Washington
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Idealisitic debate over president’s Germany policy cited
Washington wires report Senate Military Affairs Chairman Chamberlain praised the president as delivering a great message while Senator Sweet called the discourse on relations with Germany too idealistic. House Republicans also criticized the missing Turkish and Bulgarian recommendations.
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Rhamberkin
Senate
Sweet
Germany
Houke Republicana
Turkey
Bulgaria
Senator Owen proposes U S honor legion for foreign decorations
Senator Owen introduced a split resolution to form an American legion of honor and allow American soldiers to receive decorations from foreign nations for gallant service. Federal and city authorities probe alleged enemy plotters tied to a large fire at WW Morse dry dock in Brooklyn. The mint reports 77.5 million in pennies and 11 million nickels produced in November.
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Washington
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American Legion of Honor
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New York
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Brooklyn
Suffrage Up to Congress Contested in House Action
A briefing notes Representative Baker failed to move a judiciary transfer on suffrage to the new suffrage committee. Chairman Webb ruled constitutional amendments stay with the judiciary panel where suffrage and prohibition amendments will be voted next week. Political dispatch from Washington.
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Baker
Judiciary Committee
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