26 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
1
The article reports Wilson near the front with U S troops celebrating Christmas in peace. It mentions convicts, patrols toward the border, and multiple local names tied to incidents and pursuits across counties and towns.
Associated Press report from Warsaw on December 25 says two million Russian prisoners are being assembled by the Bolsheviks for a new army. The initial group includes prisoners returning home tainted with Bolshevism, posing a risk of spread to Poland and Bohemia as Poles form their own army around General Vilsadski. Old Polish legions are returning home with no gold, gold standard, or anti German sentiment, only restrains felt.
In a wide ranging interview Serbian officials discuss President Wilsons ideal of a league of nations and postwar order. They defend Serbia’s sacrifices and rights while questioning the Adriatic coast provisions from London 1916 and challenging Allied allocations.
The piece describes public observances of a Victory Day with soldiers honored, parades, music, and church services. It notes outdoor Christmas exercises in Los Angeles with grand displays, and civilians hosting veterans away from home. It also mentions Chicago giving ten million dollars in Christmas bonuses to workers.
Report describes President Wilson's arrival in Chaumont and reception by French and American officials. Details cover ceremonial processions, Buckingham Palace plans, and Wilson's meetings with British leaders, plus Mrs Wilson's charity work in Paris.
Paris Dec 21 Allied governments decided against further intervention in Russia for the present. Britain and the United States support moral aid while fearing large scale military action could create greater chaos. Russian officials and exiled leaders weighed options as a French mission to the Caucasus arrived, with ceremonies and toasts praising allied efforts and a renewed Russia.
The American ambassador was recalled and sails for New Transport after learning a brother’s illness in Paris. The voyage follows a tense sequence as news reaches the envoy before departure.
Civilians flee Muellhausen as authorities order evacuations amid advancing front lines. Local leaders urge calm while relief units assist with shelter and supplies for the displaced.
Paris dispatch reports the first convoy of German civilians departed Muelthausen. Each person carried limited baggage as they were moved out by automobile trucks. A Siggisboure dispatch claimed Alsatians were mistreated by authorities, which French officials denied, saying no German was sent to Belgium or France and Alsatian arrests targeted pro German sentiment.
The Rev. Dr. Wilbur J. Chapman a prominent evangelist died in New York after an operation performed days earlier. His passing is reported from New York with details of his illness and death.
Diamond dealer Iralson in the Chicago Savings Bank building was robbed of gems valued between 109000 and 125000 during broad daylight. Two men entered, bound him and a friend, then fled after taking the jewels from the vault while a tenant and two officers pursued through Christmas crowds. Police report insurance at 80000.
Washington report corrects a widespread belief that unfilled war savings certificates must be cashed by January 1. Lewis B. Franklin, director of the War Savings organization, states that war savings stamps and thrift stamps remain valid regardless of completion. The government will continue selling thrift stamps for filling and exchange into the 1919 issue.
Intransigent dispatch from Paris dated December 25 reports Wilson and Wire misdirected while shopping, resulting in a brief detour. No injuries noted.
King Victor Emmanuel III telegraphed President Poincare from Paris expressing gratitude for the reception and wishing France and Italy continued cordial cooperation. Poincare replied that Paris would never forget the king’s visit, noting the strengthened bonds of friendship between the two nations.
Dublin December 25 The Lord Mayor has summoned a special meeting of the corporation to confer the freedom of the city on President Wilson as many towns in Ireland have resolutions inviting him to visit the country.
Two army deserters, Bert J. Roberts and Vincent Smith of Boston, confessed to holding up a store proprietor in Havelock near Lincoln earlier in the day and said they escaped from Leavenworth penitentiary last Thursday night. They were captured by a sheriffs posse at Waverly, Neb. Sheriff L. A. Simmons announced the report.
A wireless dispatch reports American Consul Treadwell has been arrested by Bolshevik forces at Tashkent Russia on December 25 as the Bolsheviki tighten control in the region.
Six persons die and several injured in a collision between a St Louis and San Francisco passenger train from Oklahoma City and a freight train at Norge ten miles southwest of Chickasha. Details about injuries are not yet released.
An army aviator attached to the First Provisional Wing was killed today when his scout plane crashed at Hazelhurst Field. The deceased, Lt. Fe Munford of Washington, was killed instantly during the incident.
Transport Carrillo reached New York from Bordeaux with 24 officers and 12 men. Major W. A. Marden of the 127th infantry was aboard.
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