Berlin Sitrep Hints Shifting Polish, German Forces
Dispatches report tension in central Europe with Berlin government facing demands from Poland and Bolshevik rumors. Berlin rail talks and potential coup fears loom as Polish troops near Dannig town and German ports in Baltic region brace for action. American ships head to Baltic ports with sick crews amid mounting regional strain.
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Dannig
Warsaw
U S Warships in Enemy Ports for Sick Americans
The American cruiser Chester arrived in Copenhagen with destroyers Wickes and Aylwin. They left for Danzig while the destroyers headed to Lubeck to take aboard sick Americans.
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Baltic
Recapture of Convicts Near Casa Grande Reported
Convicts escaped near Casa Grande and were recaptured along the road toward Florence. The capture involved guards, sheriffs from Pima, and local officers. The escapees included Cervantes and other inmates who grabbed guards but were subdued as they neared Florence.
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Bombs wreck three Philadelphia homes of public figures
Explosions at the residences of Justice Robert Von Moschzisker, Ernest Y. Trigg, and William B. Mills damaged property but caused no deaths. Scraps and threats found at the scenes point to anti establishment motives amid wartime unrest. Authorities suspect conspirators from New York with Bolshevik ties.
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Philadelphia
Robert von Moschzisker
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Ernest Y. Trigg
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
William B. Mills
Trigg
Gorman
Hant
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Mra
Wm G. Knowles
Jedge Knowles
Toubacipal
Justice von Moschaisker
von Moschzisker
Mills
New York
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Paris Peace Talks Near As Italian Cabinet Resigns
British Foreign Secretary meets Col. E M House as Leage talks resume with a focus on practical peace details. Italian ministers Bisolati Barenini and Bari resign, likely delaying the preliminary conference to January 15. France, echoing Wilson, seeks security restitution and universal peace avoiding German crimes.
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Associated Press
Paris
Arthur J. Balfour
Col. E M. House
Wilkow Cae
Ad George
Belfog
Echo de Paris
Leonida Bis- Solati
Signor Barenini
Signor Bari
Orlando
Stephen Pichen
France
Wilson
BurlesonRaises Telegraph Workers Pay Across Agencies
Postmaster General Burleson announced wage increases for telegraph department employees under government control. Those with over 18 months service receive a ten percent raise, while staff with less than 18 months get five percent. Nonfunctional offices and messengers are excluded.
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Burleson Santa Claus
Washington
Burleson
Peasant Uprising and Bolshevik Issues Highlight Paris Dispatch
Paris reports growing peasant unrest in the Moscow region as December saw revolts, harsh Bolshevik suppression, and mass killings. A Petrograd correspondent notes continued anti Bolshevik sentiment among peasants.
England Bids Wilson Farewell From Dover
President Wilson and his party sailed from Dover for Calais at 11 20 am after a New Year greeting to King George. He expressed appreciation for English hospitality and noted progress toward peace goals. The crossing to Calais featured a raw morning and a Star Spangled Banner farewell as British and French escorts accompanied the steamer.
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Eng
Wilson
Calais
England
King George
France
Clemenceau
Brighton
Cross Channel
Boyle
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Keys
Cecil F. Dampier
J. Colin Mackenzie
Expected sales outpaced cities amid crowded steckat to bave
The fragment suggests high demand in cities as events or goods sold out, though the garbled wording makes precise details unclear. Key terms indicate widespread shortage and strong interest across urban areas.
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Bave
Transport Areolus Arrives With 2900 Wounded From France
The transport Areolus landed at Newport News, Virginia, with 2900 men most wounded or gassed. Reports from London and Paris note Bolshevik forces capture two villages near Revel region and an Austro-Hungarian area. The American Peace Delegation plans a New Year celebration at Hotel Rillon in Paris. A transcontinental flight by four Army planes is delayed due to engine trouble near Tilia, South Carolina. The Food Administration leaves the weekly fair price list optional to state administrators.
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War Costs of 1918 Reach 18.16 Billion Dollars
The United States recorded about 18.16 billion dollars in war spending for the year ending today with 7 December expenditures over 2 billion, outlining allocations to army and military establishment, navy, shipbuilding, civil government, and allied loans. Taxes in cash covered about one third, while two thirds funded through loans to be repaid by future generations.
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Washington
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Navy
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America
French War Cross With Star Awarded To Three American Privates
Three American privates in the American expeditionary force received the French war cross with a star for gallantry on the Northern Russian front. Arthur Frank of Detroit, Walter Street of Wolston Junction, Michigan, and James Driscoll of Detroit were cited in the official orders for actions under a French commander in the Vologda railway sector.
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Vologda
Arthur Frank
Detroit
Mich
Walter Street
Wolston Junction
Michigan
James Driscoll
Arctic
Japanese plea at peace conference for equal status
A dispatch by Ichiro Takutomi urges that Japan be treated as a full member of the victorious powers rather than in splendid isolation. He argues Japan has contributed to the war and should not be sidelined as a nation of no account.
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Reed Attack On League Of Nations Creates Stir
The Reed speech in New York on Sunday sparks debate among lawmakers in Paris. Members deny any statement on the subject, stressing that the American idea preserves Congress war powers and would not cede control of the navy to an international body.
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League OF Nations
Paris
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Missouri
New York
Congress
Resumption of Road Work Urged by Secy Wilson
William B P Wilson secretary of labor urged immediate resumption of road building public works and construction across the United States in a message to a conference of state officials and industrial representatives at the state house in Boston. He said deferred construction is part of the war debt and must be paid to avoid arrested development and to aid the transition from wartime to peacetime industry.
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Associated Press
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United States
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Zbyszko Defeats Savage in Two Straight Falls
Wladek Zbyszko defeated Steve Savage in Chicago in two straight falls. The first fall lasted 54 minutes 22 seconds, the second 34 minutes, both won by toe holds.
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Savage
Chicago
Wladek Zbyszko
Steve Savage
Favorable Report On Archangel Situation
Official dispatches from Washington state that G A Martinuszine reported from Archangel that Bolshevik forces are led by Germans and lack endurance in close combat. The Archangel government envoy spoke with Acting Secretary Polk, saying the situation is under control from the allied and American perspective. Continued on page two.
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Washington
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Russia
State Department
A Martinuszine
Martiuszine
Polk
King and Queen See Wilsons Off at Victoria Station
President and Mrs Wilson left London on a special train to France from Victoria station. King George and Queen Mary, with the Duke of Connaught, accompanied them amid crowds and a guard of honor. Premier Lloyd George spoke with the party as rain fell in the capital.
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Manchester Guardian Urges Early Peace Move
Manchester Guardian calls for urgent steps toward an early peace move amid wartime tensions. The brief editorial urges governments to seek negotiations promptly to end hostilities and prevent further casualties.
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