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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
7
Premier Lloyd George and M. Pichon vow allied victory ties. British stance deflects German peace talk while Trotsky drafts new entente appeal. Washington silent on terms. peace talks paused to Jan 4 with further Russian, Bulgarian positions noted.
London dispatch reviews editorials on Czernin offer. Some papers see a sincere bid to end the war, others a calculated trap. The Express calls it Germanys first bid with restoration as aim and reparation as price. The Daily Chronicle and Daily News note pacifist leanings and warn the plan may not prevent renewed war.
Washington D C December 28 The American army is rapidly developing liberty feet for the march to victory Under the third year of military training soldiers feet are growing in length and width Gen Tershing s forces will use shoes No 13 and 14 instead of No 12 These sizes have been added to the quartermaster stock A War Department review shows only 15 percent of 32 359 men examined by medical officers were correctly fitted for marching shoes
Daily Telegraph argues the reply of central powers fails to promise lasting world peace. It notes Germany’s shift to a status quo ante peace while opposing nationalities’ right of self determination. The Times and Mail warn the proposals are a trap to crown victory for militarism and the defeated.
Coroner's jury in Peoria Illinois found that Berne M. Mead cashier of State Trust and Savings bank died from gunshot wounds inflicted by EH A Strause former bank president. The jury recommended Strause be held without bond for murder after finding Mead's death occurred Sunday before noon.
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French Foreign Minister Pichon states France cannot accept Bolshevik terms and tells deputies the peace proposal is unacceptable. He asserts demands on territorial and political issues and outlines France’s stance amid postwar negotiations. He warns against concessions that could weaken Allied aims.
Paris December 27. Foreign Minister Pichon declares France will not accept peace on terms set by central powers or Bolsheviks. He states Russia may seek separate peace, but the war for France will continue with allies united. Alsace Lorraine is a world issue, not merely a French dispute, central to durable peace. Jerusalem occupation seen as a civic victory and move toward international status.
In France on Christmas Eve a German shell near American engineers killed a corporal and wounded a private. German aviators then dropped bombs on a camp, killing two privates. Snow halts maneuvers and delays Paris leave for officers and men as new troops arrive amid blizzard conditions and rugged training.
A brutal cold wave grips the upper Missouri and Mississippi valleys and spreads toward the Atlantic coast. Temperatures plunge below zero from Minnesota to Nebraska, with Duluth reporting 36 below and Chicago at 3 above. High winds persist, forecast to last two to three days as a vast cold front moves southeastward.
Four thousand union workmen in Hamilton refuse to work after 30 union leaders were jailed on riot charges. The strike, begun as a protest, extends until those jailed are released. Factories largely shut, no disorders reported, bondsmen not posted.
International Institute of Agriculture figures show 191% world crop output with 1,864,666,000 bushels of wheat, 3.8 percent down from last year for rye, and varied changes across crops including corn up 21.4 percent and potatoes up 36.4 percent, excluding Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Russia.
Field Marshal Haig lists American nurses serving on the western front in the London Gazette. Names include Miss BR. M. Alexander Chicago unit, Miss S. Briggs Lakeside unit, Mrs. J. Christie Presbyterian hospital unit New York, Miss C. Cuppaidge St. Louis unit, Miss M. Dunlop University of Pennsylvania volt Philadelphia, Miss G. M. Gerrard Harvard University unit, Miss C. Hall Harvard unit, Miss H. G. McClelland Philadelphia unit, Miss I. McKee Lakeside, Miss T. Marsh Presbyterian hospital unit, Miss JT. C. Stemson St. Louis, Miss J. Arch Chicago unit.
Chinese commander in Manchuria demanded retreat of two Bolsheviki reserve battalions at Harbin on December 25. The 615th regiment fired on Chinese forces December 26, killing a colonel and others before surrendering. the 558th followed. Bolsheviki leaders escaped. Chinese now control the city and safeguard foreign lives. Tokio reports late December 27 say Russians had surrendered and been disarmed.
Ground glass was found in large quantities of rice stored in a food depot at Camp Dodge during an official update from division headquarters. The glass was colored to blend with the rice to hinder detection. The same brand rice had a prior report of ground glass in canned tomatoes yesterday.
The W. F. N. Railway becomes government controlled starting at noon under President Wilson's war measure. Attorneys Pickett and Welsh anticipate no major changes until official guidance from Washington, noting interstate operations and routes linking eastern trunk lines.
In Indiana Harbor Chicago December 28 a blast at Inland Steel by products plant injured several workers. Fire departments from nearby cities battled the blaze and brought it under control. Buy Martin's Clears for New Years.
New York December 25 At the institutes fifth annual meeting on January 18 the National Institute on Social Science will award the liberty service medal to Herbert C Hoover Henry P Davison and Dr William J Mayo for notable service to mankind Dr Holbrook Curtiss honorary secretary announced the prize aims to honor patriotic efforts.
The United States takes full control of the nation’s 250000 miles of railway to unify operation for the war effort. Director General McAdoo, rail board members, and the Shipping Board discuss pooling, efficiency, and plans to relieve congestion.
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