Armored Trains and Troops Captured in Gaida Advance
Bolshevik Third Army destroyed by General Gaida near Vladivostok in a sweeping victory. About 31,000 prisoners taken, armored train captured, along with 21,000 prisoners previously reported, rails cars, 10 machine guns, 30 automobiles, and several thousand horses. Prominent Soviet leaders seized at Bolshevik HQ as Verkhny Udinek falls and Siberian railway routes disrupted. Panic and hardship follow as troops move toward Kama and Omsk.
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Associated Press
Pero
Uri
Nicaevas Gaida
Third Army
Gaida
Tropps
Nikolai Lenine
Perm
Lenine Bliasell
Tenera Aida
Fang
Kama River
Fhomrrad Senvenels
Chita
Verkhnt Udinek
Siberian
Jake Baikal
Pats
Omsksvitn
Claims War Department With Giving Wrong Information
A claims report accuses the War Department of supplying erroneous information. The document outlines alleged facts and requests for corrective action, detailing the parties involved and the potential impact on operations.
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War Department
House Visits Wilson and Clemen ceau Conference
Report describes a conference involving Premier Clemenceau and President Wilson. Parents misled details surface about the visit and its implications.
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Wilson
Seals Aid Troop Ship Rescue Under Night Patrol
Rescue ships, cruisers, and destroyers maintained vigil all night as wounded and safe troops from a stranded transport were landed. Boats ferried sailors through heavy surf to Des Moines and other cruisers, then carried them to Bay Shore area for medical care and further transport.
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Nin Tutte
Oak Island
Sen
Trans‘amt
Isin
Tutte
Des Moines
Togs
Solere Atrleed
Ulnchanging
Oon
Row Island
SNM Boabe
Great South Bay
Bay Shorea
Northern Pacific stranded off Fire Island in heavy seas
As the transport Northern Pacific remains ashore near Fire Island the crew and 3,000 troops await a move. Navy officials say wind and surf hinder any attempt to transfer troops to other vessels while ships maintain a vigil from a mile off the bar. Coast guards and Red Cross units land supplies and prepare for further operations.
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York
Northern Pacific
Forenoon
Navy
Fire Island
Tpton
Albert Gleaves
Cont ‘Nelly
Pacific
Nathan
Chifao
Naval Air Station
Errors in War Office Communications Spark Red Cross Critique
Senator Weeks blasted the War Department and the assistant general for misfiled casualty data and failed letter forwarding to families. He cited Red Cross records showing decades of unmailed letters and misdated casualty notices, plus new orders limiting how letters were sent to relatives. The critique highlighted communications gaps amid wartime strain and evolving policy adjustments.
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Senate
Red Cross
Weeks
Metain
Ghuern Harris
Department
War Department
Senilor Weeks
Meeney
Sagual
Ted Cross
Transport Total Loss LOXDON Van 4 The American Transport Tenadaresx Stranded
A vessel named Tenadaresx stranded on rocks in the Bay of Miscay last Saturday and is deemed a total loss. Passengers and crew have been landed amid reports reaching shipping circles. American chasers arrive at Valletta Malta and preparations begin for crew demobilization with plans to sail home early January aboard the chasers.
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Loxdon. van
Tenadaresx
Rocka
Bay of Miscay
Valetta
Island of Malta
Jax
Corti
Vale Mary
France
Hontee
Statesmen Must Solve Problems At Peace Conference
In Paris and WARIS reports describe Colonel House’s thorough review of all issues to be solved by statesmen at the peace conference. American delegates say Wilken, Clemenceau, and British officials align on major topics, with England and the United States in agreement on key dispositions. Delegates anticipate expanding the roster of participants with interchangeable representatives as talks set to begin upon Clemenceau’s return to Paris.
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Poms
Colon
Aguse
Yinn
Neé
Wilken
Tell Hin
Cremeneau
Pet Journal
House
Proshieal Wilken
Barth
A. J. Battaur
Uriish Forei
Clemencean
Tiaffour
Colonel House
Clemenceauy
England
United States
Inicreane
Waris
Nustiber
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Caltons
Ave
Sovern Delezatra
Arthur J. Balfour
Brtiih
Mr. Balfour
FM. Iouve
Herber
Hoover
Ward M. Hurley
Shipping Board
Bernard M- Faaneh
Admiral Reason
Wanne McCormick
Cdf
War Board
Paris
Inn
Ldaven
Convaran- Hoos
Ofice
Clemenceau
LaVendce
Wisoéne
Ini Paris
Liev George
Ars
Linform
Tne
America
Lege
Pears
Arava
Senate
Soan
Washington
Eltimelleadara
Germany
Russia
Willadra Wst
Boss Taxmaker in Congress
A garbled early 20th century OCR note critiques Senator Simmons and the finance committee over proposed tax legislation. It suggests Simmons blocked or altered a revenue bill, with confusion around tax measures and potential future law. The fragment mentions taxpayers and a pending act, but details are unclear.
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Simmons
Clarity
Inky Jone
American delegates at peace conference struggle for clear policy
The American delegation faces conflicting reports from the Castle states Ukraine and the Turkish and former Russian regions. Delegates feel France and England have only a tentative position while American lines on the world situation remain unsettled amid unrest and shifting alliances.
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Ukraine
Turkiax
Dolesales
France
England
Senator Lewig and allies clash over peace policy and league vote
Washington reports Sen Lewig Hempertz of Ilibola refute Republican leaders who accuse the administration of working with European negotiators to undermine the president. The debate follows recent opposition from Lodge and Knox on the peace plan and a proposed league of nations.
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Washington
Dia
Lewig
Hempertz
Ilibola
Annale
Leadeus
Wilkon
Senate
Masaachisetta
Knox
League of Nations
Towid
San Francisco Records Flu Case Surge and Mortality
San Francisco health board reports seventy new influenza cases and eight deaths up to noon today. A board meeting is planned tomorrow to discuss further evacuation measures and steps to curb the epidemic’s spread.
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San Francisco
ROSS AGAINST THE RED ARMY IN GLOBAL EDITION
United reports detail Russian prisoners offered terms to join the Bolshevik Red Army as fighting fronts shift varyingly. Casualties rise with Kazan retakes and Ukrainian front pressures while Kolchak government price controls relax and vodka returns to state manufacture. Transportation in Russia worsens, and political tension in Washington over war revenue rises as Germany weighs peace committee options.
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Washington
Jen
Finle
Privanera
Austria-flunvary
Germany
Red Army
Jeheviki
Kazan
State Department
Kolchak
Omsk
Ttm
Poles Press Berlin Drive Amid War Turmoil
Polish forces clash with German troops across occupied areas as Warsaw reports continued fighting. Police emphasize widespread mobilization and capture of key rail hubs while Paderewski negotiates with Berlin. Authorities warn of potential Allied fatigue and Russian concerns.
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Warsaw
Tursday
Jan. 1
Poacn
Regis Thial
Willrender
Boy Scoule
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Posen
Berlin
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