Northern Pacific Runs Aground Off Fire Island With 2481 Troops Aboard
A thick sea fog drove the U S transport Northern Pacific aground about a mile off Fire Island between Point of Woods and Fire Island. On board were 2481 American troops 1471 of whom were wounded. Rescue efforts failed as surf and wrecked lifeboats swamped by heavy seas prevented extraction. Coast guards and naval vessels hastened to aid but could not reach the marooned crew before daylight.
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Northern Pacific
Point of Woods
Fire Insland
New York
United States
Fire Island
Naval
Hobken
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Brest
France
Hoboken
Long Island
Navy
Coast Guards
Army rout reported as Czechos routed in war update
Military dispatch claims an entire army is routed by Czech forces with reports of Axis forces captured. Gaidas leads pursuit while Lenine escapes, details remain fragmentary with unmatched battle lines.
Poles Attack Teats and Push Toward Berlin
Special to Even the Journal reports that Polish forces advancing toward Berlin have captured six German cities as transport becomes abandoned. In the Far East, General Gaida with Czecho Slovak troops routs the Bolshevik third army at Perm. 31,000 prisoners taken. Lenine directed from an armored train but escaped capture.
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Vladivostok
Perm
Gaida
Lenine
Northern Pacific troops by base cemetery sector report
The report details units from the Fifth American Base Cemetery sector with 17 officers and 470 men, majorly from Portland Missouri and Jefferson Barracks Missouri, plus a Highth trench mortar battery with five officers and 155 men, and mentions 48 sick or wounded officers and 260 men. It notes 73 officers and 1,402 men not requiring special attention. The war department provides no unit assignments.
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Northern Pacific
Fifth American Base
Portland
Jefferson Tarracks
Highth Trench Mortar Battery
Vancouver Barracks
Washington
War Department
1918 US war costs total about 18.16 billion dollars
The United States spent about 18.16 billion dollars in 1918 to run the war government and finance aid to allies. Treasury reports show December expenditures exceed two billion, with roughly 4.15 billion lent to allies and about two billion for naval needs and shipbuilding.
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Washington
Treasury
Army
America
Brothers-In-Armes
U S Workers Press for Full McAdoo Rail Control Endorsement
Secretary Scott of the AFL railway employees department says nationwide campaign backs McAdoo's full government control plan for the railroads. Petitions resolutions and personal appeals to lawmakers are pouring in from coast to coast as the drive gains momentum.
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Washington
Congress
McAdoo
Scott
Railway Employees ‘Department
American Federation of Labor
Italian Troops Move Toward Munich Front in Bolshevik Scenario
Copenhagen reports Italian forces concentrated at Konshbruck to advance on Muntech the capital of Bavaria and push into southern Germany if Bolshevik disturbances erupt, according to a Rome message via Switzerland.
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Innsbruck
Copenhagen
Konshbruck
Muntech
Bavaria
Rome
Switzerland
Americans Will Probe War Loss in France and Belgium
Paris January 2 The American engineers under Brig. Gen. C. H. McKinstry are tasked with estimating damages caused by Germany in France and Belgium for the American peace commission. The effort aims to produce a credible total before the conference, collaborating with French British and Belgian engineers.
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Paris
C. H. McKinstry
Peace Commission
Germany
France
Belgium
Standard Oil
America
Britain
West Front
Americans Retake Kadleh Village in Archangel Front
American troops recaptured Kadleh in the northern Russo front and advanced about two miles toward Vologda. Villagers praised the doughboys as kind and sympathetic, greeting them with milk, smiles, and dogs wagging their tails as the soldiers moved through the village.
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Archangel
Kadleh
Vologda
Dpwina
Russian Children And A Flower On A Soldier
A correspondent describes a pretty peasant girl leaning from a window to pin a flower on a soldier who she met moments earlier and who cannot speak her language.
Yanks Reject German Artillery Deception
The allied armistice commission at Spa rejects old fashioned German heavy artillery. Germany must deliver modern cannon such as 10 cm pre 1904, 15 cm without cylinder, 150 mm pre 1902, or 110 mm pre 1910. Reception of material continues after January 1 until new instructions arrive.
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United States
Coblenz
Armistice Commission
Spa
Wilson Talks With U S Peace Envoys In Paris
President Wilson met with the American peace commission upon returning to Paris and briefed delegates on his England trip. Rumors of friction with Premier Clemenceau over seas freedom and a large fleet are not supported by House and others. Wilson plans Italy trip with rest urged by Admiral Grayson as rail conditions complicate travel.
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Paris
Wilson
American Peace Commission
England
Italy
Clemenceau
Edward M. House
France
Mr. Wilson
Admiral Grayson
Huns Blamed for Rioting in Polish-German Clash at Posen
Polish reports from Lausanne and Berlin allege German soldiers sparked street fighting in Posen leading to 47 deaths as Polish forces, led by Ignace Paderewski, push toward Berlin. Polish forces claim railway centers captured and columns advancing into Frankfort-on-the-Oder and Posen.
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Geneva
Berlin
Lausanne
Poseen
Frankfort-on-the-Oder
Posen
Ignace Paderewski
Beuthen
Browberg
Amsterdam
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Berliner Tageblatt
Paderewski
Polish Republic
German Poland
Posen le
Rhein
Deutschland Weber Alles
Herr Dorfanti
Reichstag
Stitement
Alice Paul Arrested With Other Suffragists At White House
Washington report says Alice Paul chairman of the National Woman's party and three suffragists were arrested after a crowd of soldiers disrupted their watch fire of freedom outside the White House until the suffrage amendment passes. Montreal marked New Year with prewar revelry as peace and veterans’ returns sparked rejoicing citywide.
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Washington
Alice Paul
National Woman's Party
White House
Senate
Montreal
Canada
Pacific Coast to Be Well Guarded Soon
Secretary Daniels announced before the house naval affairs committee that by next summer the US Navy will be divided into two fleets of equal strength on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. He said the plan aims to keep personnel competitive and noted Admiral Benson’s endorsement and Captain Pratt’s return with the plan. Daniels planned a Pacific coast visit to oversee base and fleet expansion including large naval bases on the western coast and aviation stations at Pensacola and San Diego.
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Washington
United States Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Navy
Daniels
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Benson
Pratt
Bureau of Naval Operations
United States
Pacific Coast
William Kettner
California
Pensacola
Pla
San Diego
Cal
Kettlen
Lome City
Polish Army advances toward Berlin with 40000 troops
Special to Hventne Journal reports a large Polish force moving toward Berlin. They have taken six German cities and 40000 Polish soldiers are within fifty miles of Berlin. German demobilized troops are being rearmed to halt the invasion.
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Hventne Journal
Berlin
Transport Grounded Near Fire Island Delays Troop Move
Navy officials plan to remove about three thousand troops from the American-trans Northern Pacific after it grounded near Fire Island. Vessels standing by await at 2 o clock to lift the troops following several failed drag attempts.
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Evening Journal
New York
Northern Pacific
Fire Island
Navy
Rescue Under Way for Troops From Northern Pacific
The removal of troops from the Transport Northern Pacific was begun this afternoon near New York amidst rough seas. Submarine chasers and other small vessels escort the ship and receive soldiers as quickly as possible.
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New York
Northern Pacific
Germany Retains Big Army Under Demobilization Plan
London reports General Maurice writes in the London Daily News that Germany is demobilizing on a definite plan. The general staff is at Cassel and working systematically. Since the armistice about 2,000,000 soldiers have been disbanded, yet Germany is reducing to about 800,000 men, not below prewar levels.
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London
Germany
Frederick Maurice
London Daily News
Cassel
Berli
Car leaps into a saloon in Baltimore crash kills two
A trolley car jumped the tracks and crashed into a saloon in Baltimore causing two deaths and ten serious injuries. Lieut. Thomas Crowley of Camp Meade is among the injured as the crew and passengers are buried under the ruins.
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Baltimore
Thomas Crowley
Camp Meade
Bolshevik Troops Capture Ufa in Russia
Bolshevik forces seized Ufa described as the White guards capital after an official Russian wireless message. Steristamek also fell under Bolshevik control as Lithuanian government leaves Wine for Kevan.
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White Guard
London
Ufa
White Guards
Kevan
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