Bolsheviki Give Up Petrograd Massacre and Allied Moves
A dispatch reports Bolsheviki surrender Petrograd amid civil turmoil. It notes Wilson and the Allies planning actions and U S forces, including Pershing’s command, being assigned for early deployment. American divisions and engineers are described in occupation positions along the Rhine area and bridges as lines shift.
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Wilson
Accors
Washington, D. C
Pershing
Forth
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Coast Artil
Odessa Occupied by Anti German Forces From Ukraine
Allied dispatches report Odessa under Petlura forces after Ukrainian leader’s troops arrive near Nikolaiev. British and French ships guard the harbor as civilians flee and fighting risks rise, with Barbed wire defenses around wharves and refugees swelling the population.
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Ukraink
London
Petlura
Associated Press
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Nikolaiev
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Grigoriev
Great Russia
Galicia
U. S. Officials Outline Peace Demobilization Timetable
Secretary Daniels told the Maryland governors that demobilization may take a year to two years and that full peace conditions depend on overseas developments. He urged strengthened navy, continued defense unity, and careful handling of railroads and public utilities while警 promoting reclaiming lands for returning soldiers. Governor Lane and others pressed cooperation for farmers, land policy, and rural economy in postwar planning.
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Siace
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Lam
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America
Lane
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Defense
Amciis
Samuel K. McKelvie
Nebraska
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W. J. Harding
Town
Japan Seeks Peace Terms At Paris Conference
Official Japan remains silent on postwar aims while ex premier Shigenobukume outlines views. He argues Japan should defer all decisions to Britain France and the United States and maintain claims to Pacific islands and German possessions in the Pacific under allied settlement principles.
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France
United Sales
Europe
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German New Guinea
Boemarek Islands
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Siberia
Allied Conference
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Oher
Wilson
Foch
Marshal Foch
Woilson
Marcel Hetin
Echo de Paris
Hutin
Versailles
Paris
Soldier Refuses Christmas Package From Red Cross
Private Safarick of Lone Island wounded in action in France asks Red Cross to refrain from sending a Christmas box, noting he never missed giving a gift and requests the package not be sent to him while in treatment at the base.
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Iton
D. C
Red Cross
Pri Safarick
Lone Island
American Red Cross
Wants Eskimos Spared Horrors Of Civilization
New York dispatch reports Arch61 explorer Vili Wer Steffinsen, awarded the Charles C. Debaty medal by the American Geographical Society, urges against civilizing Eskimo tribes in the far North. He cites a 1885 English discovery tribe of 5,000 reduced to 40 after adopting Western living, unsuitable for the cold.
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Associated Press
New York
Pec
Vili- Wer Steffinsen
Arciie
Charles C. Dbaty
American Geographical Society
Far North
British Cabinet Set for Shakeup After War Ends
A London Chronicle report outlines impending changes in the British cabinet as the war nears end. Smuts may stay briefly in the war cabinet, with a future civilian ministry to follow. Lloyd George favors a small cabinet, likely around twelve members. Milner departs the war office, Geddes could lead transport, and Austin Chamberlain may replace Bonar Law as chancellor of the exchequer. The prime minister delays a Paris visit to attend home events.
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Associated Press
London
Dee
Ails Chronicle
Jan Christian Smuts
War Cabinet
General Smute
Eric Ceddes
Admiralty
Amu
Austin Chamberlain
Andrew Bonar Law
Eric Geddes
Paris
Autonomy Offer for Catalonia Referred to Commission
The Madrid government submits to Catalan deputies a proposal to refer Catalonia’s request for autonomy to an extra parliamentary commission. Its report will go to the Cortes for approval, with Cortes reserved to suspend autonomy if regional governance proves unsatisfactory.
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Catalonia
Madrid
Cortes
War and diplomacy items frame the day in Dec 18 reports
Dispatches from Washington London Paris and San Francisco recount WWI era events. Papers tied to Captain von Males reveal German plans against Holland and the Scandinavians. Lloyd George and Balfour adjust Paris trip while Wilson may visit London after Christmas. W H Hardy and James Light are shot in San Francisco amid a freight office dispute.
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von Males
Palestine
Germany
Holland
Senate Judiciary Committee
London
Lloyd George
Balfour
Paris
Wilson
San Francisco
W. H. Hardy
Southern Pactfic Company
James Light
Kekloreke
William Servos
Mass Continental
Servos
Browning Gun for Airplane Use Is Perfected
John M. Browning announces a perfected airplane gun enabling a pilot to fire three machine guns at once by a single trigger press, delivering 3 066 rounds a minute at the target. He notes Browning models were used by American and allied forces in the war, with every army fighting Germany and Austria equipped with Browning firearms.
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Associated Press
Ogden
Utah
John M. Brownine
Germany
Austria
Coal and Wood Cheaper Than Electricity for Heating
Associated Press report from Boise shows 28 cents worth of coal in Southern Idaho provides as much heat as one dollar of electricity. Idaho Power tables used in Public Utilities hearing compare fuel costs for heating Idaho homes. The study finds coal at 28 cents, cordwood at 35 cents, and 52 cents worth of fuel offering similar heat output to one dollar of electricity.
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Associated Press
Methodist Church Plans Industrial Centers for Troops
The Methodist Episcopal church will aid about 260000 soldiers sailors and munition workers by teaching trades and guiding employment. Good will Industrial Centers modeled after the Morgan Memorial in Boston will open in 24 cities with programs in cobbling upholstering carpentry cabinet making and tailoring. The public may donate old clothes furniture and materials for laboratory use.
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Associated Press
New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Centenery Committee
Goodwill
Morgan Memorial Church
Boston
Socialist Delegates Named For European Congress
Dec 17 report from Buenos Aires says Justo socialist leader in the Argentine chamber of deputies and his colleague De Tomassi have been appointed by the Socialist party to attend the upcoming international socialist congress in Europe.
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Buenos Aires
Dunan Justo
Chamber of Deputies
Vlleague
de Tomassi
Socialist Party
Europe
War Cabinet Conference Near Prince Conference In Downing Street
London reports that the war cabinet and dominion representatives including India met at Premier Lloyd George's Downing Street residence. They discussed various matters likely to arise at the prince conference and exchanged views on current war policy.
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Montreal
War Cabinet
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India
Lloyd- George
Downing Street
Sleet Storm Disrupts Wires Across South Trikota
Heavy sleet last night crippled wire communications in the southern region, with Norfolk reporting the storm moving eastward. Communications north and west of the area remain demoralized as crews work to restore lines.
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Nor UL
Ratification Outlook For Federal Prohibition Amendment
A Methodist Episcopal board reports predictions that the national prohibition amendment will be ratified by February. Fifteen states have approved, with many legislatures meeting next month expected to vote favorably. States likely to ratify include Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming. New York and New Jersey are noted as likely supporters.
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