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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
1
French forces built a pontoon bridge across the Rhine on Friday, enabling rapid river crossing within five hours. Reports note the operation as part of broader Allied preparations as Allied leaders frame plans tied to the League of Nations and troop movements in Europe.
German minister to Mexico Von Eckhardt remains in Mexico as reports conflict over his recall. The Mexican government organ FE Pueblo denies any recall, while other papers claim termination of his mission though he has not decided to depart.
Paris dispatch summarises Matin article detailing a three stage approach to a League of Nations prior to a peace treaty. Allies define principles including arbitration and armament limits, then require Germany and allies to accept them before treaty form. neutrals admitted with guarantees. US aims urged by Viscount Grey.
President Wilson and allied leaders pressed pre conference talks this week to lay the foundation for a world peace assembly. The discussions cover food relief, postwar reconstruction, and arbitration treaties while public interest focuses on the progress toward formal negotiations with Clemenceau Orlando Sonnino and other statesmen.
Heussels dispatch: Britain informs the Netherlands of plans to send supplies to the British army of occupation in Limburg via the River Scheldt and Dutch Limburg, signaling a breach of Dutch neutrality.
Report from Zurich dated December 25 states Field Marshal Von Hindenburg confirms a large German force concentrating in Posen in German Poland. Polish nationalists claim the area as part of a new Poland and have invaded the territory.
The Senate adopted an amendment by Senator Trammell providing a one month pay bonus for officers and enlisted men honorably discharged from the Army Navy and Marine Corps on November 11. Reports from Helsinki and Berlin note Bolshevik forces on multiple fronts and ongoing diplomatic movements. President Wilson and Mrs Wilson took a walk in Paris' streets as news of the frontlines emerged.
A Ford runabout, license 8130, tagged No. 11 215, owned by M. Arntzen business manager, was stolen from the rear of his home at First Avenue and East Seventh Street Supa night. The model is TOA with a brass radiator and two extra casings were noted on the running board. Other cars were reported stolen last night.
ThePraily Mail notes President Wilson’s England visit aims at international conservation and cementing Anglo American friendship. It foresees a Christmas like moment of joy and a rise in world peace, as British and American democracies unite on solid footing. Continued coverage promised on page two.
A fragment reports Bavarian authorities ordering a town shutdown from December 29 to January 2 to preserve coal supplies. Workers will receive 1 percent of ordinary wages, while two thirds are to be drawn from the communities where they are employed.
The first army squadron, led by Albert B. Smith, completed a Pacific to Atlantic flight. Four aircraft departed San Diego and stopped at Dorr Field Arcadia Florida before finishing to Jacksonville after five hours actual flying time.
An aged royal tale reports that the former German emperor will oversee a private Christmas at Amerongen castle. Ex-emperor plans a sermon by Dr Ernest von Meepiger from Berlin and a Turkish turkey carving by Herr Hohenzollern with a plum pudding linked to Windsor.
Berlin faces a grim Christmas as military defeat shadows the city. Beggars, veterans, and wartime shortages dominate streets from Potsdamer Platz to Friedrichstrasse as trains lose dining and heating, schedules prove unreliable, and shoppers turn wary, buying books instead of holiday wares.
In its first interpretation of the La Follette seamen act the Supreme Court ruled the wage payment provisions constitutional but limited application to foreign vessels only while they are in American waters.
Polish Foreign Minister says Warsaw will push for an amicable settlement with the Czechs over Austrian Silesia and a Polish deputation will travel to Prague. The minister notes no diplomatic solution to Galicia claims by Ukraine and warns the eastern frontier may lead to arms if not resolved.
Professor Tomas Masaryk, president of the Czecho Slovak republic, took the oath of office yesterday in the diet building. He pledged to care for the welfare of the republic and its people and to respect its laws.
Premier Kramarz declared the entire Bohemia region belongs to the Czecho-Slovak state with no controversy for the peace conference. He told a German Bohemian delegation that the entente had signed an agreement recognizing full national ownership and promised protection of German cultural development. Troop occupancy would end at the earliest possible date.
President T. G. Masaryk of Czecho-Slovakia informs the Zionist Organization of America that the deportation of Jewish refugees from Bohemia has been stopped. The order is cancelled and refugees are assigned to domiciles to prevent Prague and other towns from overcongestion.
Judge S. L. Pattee ruled the flu masking ordinance invalid because school exemptions were unreasonable. Bankers like John Mets, arrested three times for not wearing a mask, brought the test case. Masks are no longer compulsory in Tucson.
Villa forces attacked a mining camp in El Paso and Cusihuiriachi Chihuahua destroying a cooling tower lumber and firewood and looting houses and an office. Federal troops pursued led by General Hernandez as the attackers moved toward Parral. American officials escaped.
President Ban Johnson announced after a New York conference that the majors will open on April 23 and play a 140 game schedule instead of 154. The decision was made with National League president John A. Hegewald.
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