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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
1
President Wilson and his party arrived this morning at Modane on the Franco Italian frontier. The royal train bearing the president was met by the Duke of Lante representing King Victor Emmanuel. French and Italian officials welcomed the party as townspeople gathered at the station in bright winter sunshine.
The American delegation reports that Col E M House told President Wilson after meeting Premier Clemenceau that the Anglo American alliance backs the peace plan. Secretary Balfour and House agree on key issues, showing unity and optimism that differences will be smoothed. Delegates prepare for the Paris talks with Lloyd George and Clemenceau set to join.
Warsaw dispatch reports continued fighting in Posen as Polish forces occupy the fortress city. Over 20,000 German troops are said to be disarmed with the sixth Grenadier regiment trapped in a barracks. Hoy scouts and young women are aiding Poles in house to house fighting.
Governor announces appointments to multiple state posts including Game Warden Prochaska and Sealer of Weights and Measures Kyland. Appointments cover officials in Cochise, Gila, Yavapai, and Flagstaff regions, with careers noted for Merritt, Crabb, Moore, Clark, and Kyland among others.
A report from VLADIVOSTOK notes General Gaida leading Czecho Slovak and Siberian troops to seize Perm in the Ural region. He destroys the Bolshevik third army, takes about 21 666 prisoners, captures an armored train, railroad cars, field guns, machine guns, and horses, and drives Bolshevik regiments across the Kama river.
Amsterdam report says William Hohenzollern, former German emperor, is seriously ill with a bad cold and high fever. An eminent Utrecht specialist attends him, keeping him confined to his room.
A transport ship Northern Pacific received a heavy surf capsize as it dumped troops and life savers into the sea. All soldiers and lifeboat personnel were saved despite the perilous conditions reported from New York.
A dispatch from Berlin reports Poland gathering 25 000 troops to push toward Berlin. Gustav Noske is said to have ordered the fifth German division to halt the Poles. Poles reportedly hold large areas of Posen and have crossed the frontier at Skalmieryce. German forces retreat before a stronger Polish force as mobilization of Poles is ordered.
American Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page with military and naval attaches leaves Rome to meet President Wilson at the Lallan frontier. Wilsons Rome visit tops official New Year receptions. King Victor Emmanuel I greets cabinet and officials and extends salutations to America and allied nations.
Paris January 2 George Creel chairman of the committee on public information defends his actions amid criticism from the American press, senators, and congressmen. He says he will not join the press delegation after reaching Europe. Before leaving for Rome President Wilson visits Madame Poincare at the Elysee Palace for the New Year, and President Poincare meets Mrs Wilson in the morning.
Thomas J. Masaryk, president of Czecho-Slovakia, leaves Prague for Rome to confer with President Wilson and Italian statesmen. They discuss Italy’s claims to Adriatic coast territory and the Austro-Hungarian breakup, with hopes for a satisfactory agreement amid wartime redrawn borders.
London January 2 announces that British delegates to the inter allied conferences at Paris will include Premier Lloyd George and other ministers. The plan outlines UK participation in the Paris discussions on postwar settlement and Allied cooperation.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona introduced a resolution urging the president to begin negotiations with Mexico to acquire Lower California and about 10 000 square miles of additional Mexican territory lying north of 31 degrees latitude in Sonora. The report also notes German forces evacuating Riga and other wartime dispatches from around the world.
The Evening News lists key British figures joining Lloyd George in Paris including Viscount Sardine former India governor general Sir William Tyrrell Sir Louis Mallet Sir E W Howard Sir Ralph Paget and Sir Eyre Crowe along with Bonar Law and Balfour.
China will ask Germany to return priceless ancient bronze astronomical instruments stolen from the Chinese imperial observatory during the Boxer uprising. The request will be made at the Versailles peace conference, announced advisor Dr W W Willoughby.
Return of normal conditions and falling prices are expected to stimulate gold production in the United States this year, according to treasury committee views. It seems unlikely the committee will recommend unusual measures when its report is issued in a week or two.
Arizona readers are offered a one year subscription by carrier or mail at six dollars. The notice states options for delivery and payment within the state.
The Americans advance southward in semi arctic weather with more than a dozen villages captured. Fogoli lies about 40 miles west of a frozen area along the Veiogda line near Onega, with strategic railway crossings. A Russian naval brigade trained by Allied officers played a role. Polish troops distinguished themselves near the Divina as Bolshevik animosity grows amid fighting.
Three officers and a sailor were wounded and ferried ashore from the Northern Pacific near Fire Island as Coast Guard crews battled surf. Lifeboats and rescue ships worked through the night while Red Cross nurses arrived to aid troops awaiting further transport to Bay Shore.
Jan 2 report from Lausanne says Polish forces push toward Berlin with the aim of a tearing raid into Germany. Infantry supported by artillery and cavalry has occupied key rail centers Kreuz-Driesen and Pognau and seized substantial railway stock with minimal opposition. Germans are rearming demobilized soldiers and clashes are reported as some refuse service.
A Berne dispatch reports Polish troops have entered Frankfort on the Odra 50 miles east of Berlin and occupied Beuthen in Silesia and Bromberg in Pozen. It notes Poland's despair over Bolshevist invasion and Western inaction, with domestic unrest and factory destruction fueling tensions.
The Polish bureau in Washington appeals to Polish-Americans for moral and material aid as Poland fights to establish a democratic government under siege by German propaganda and Bolshevik threats. The statement notes fear Poland may fail to gain recognition at the peace conference, jeopardizing gains by Polish representatives in Paris.
A Polish official delegation arrived in Switzerland and is expected in Paris by Friday to present Polish interests at the peace conference. They aim for complete recognition of Poland and aid against Bolsheviks, particularly from the United States.
Alfred E. Smith a Democrat from New York City took the oath of office in Albany to assume the governorship, succeeding Charles S. Whitman who had held the post for four years as a Republican.
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