Opposition to the Maximalist Spreads Through All Asia
Reports of German support for the Maximalist government intensify chaos in Russia as Bolsheviki seek a separate peace with Central Powers. Ukraine, Roumanians, and royalist forces maneuver. Western diplomats push for peace while Allies vow to defeat militarism and uphold territorial claims.
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Russia
Ukraine
St Clarbatcheff
Rusvinia
London
Nevensky
Moscow
Nicholas
Caucasis Certas
Polsheviks
Tashkent
Russian Turkestan
Petrocrad
Petrograd
Constitutional Democrats
Berlin
Lloyd-George
Great Britain
League of Nations
Teutons
Cam‘sjeen
Wilson to push transport bill after holidays
President Wilson will ask Congress to enact transportation legislation immediately after the holiday recess. He also asked the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee to withhold any inquiry under the Cummins resolution until the message is received.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Cummins
Diplomats set to lead Brest Litovsk peace talks with Turkey
Berlin dispatch says Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann will head negotiations in Brest Litovsk under Ibrahim Hakki Pasha with Turkish and Bulgarian delegates. Reports note German officers active in Petrograd amid workman resistance as Pravda opposes Constitutional Democrats. Hertling told Reichstag parties the Emperor authorized peace talks. Independent Socialists attend for first time in direct government dialogue.
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Associated Press
London
Richard von Kuehlmann
Berlin
Brest-Litovsik
Ibrahim Hakki Pasha
Popoff
M. Kosseff
Foreign Office
Petrograd
Council of Soldiers
Workmen
Pravada
Bolsheviki
Constitutional Democrats
Trotzky
Lenine
Russia
Hertling
Amsterdam
Count von Hertling
von Kuehlimann
Haase
Germans Reject Russian Peace Terms Reported
London dispatch reports unofficial word that German authorities rejected the Russian peace terms. A Berlin government bureau for studying peace questions has opened, led by former vice chancellor Pr Karl Helfferich.
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Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Berlin
Karl Helfferich
Allied Generals Back Pershing Confidence on Western Front
Washington reports Major General Hugh L. Scott, returning from Europe, praises General Pershing's preparations and the integration of French and British methods. Scott, who toured Russian, French, and British fronts, sees American troops becoming a decisive force with no frontline pessimism among Allied commanders.
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Washington
Pershing
Europe
Hugh L. Scott
Baker
War Department
Scott
General Pershing
London
Czech Slovak Army in France Formation Delayed
A fragment notes a decree forming a Czech Slovak army in France from units in Russia to join five French armies. It mentions 80 000 men already formed in Russia and potential command under nationals of the two countries. The passage hints at control by the French and reorganization of Allied forces.
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Russia
America
Army Seeks Sobriety in France With Strict Alcohol Edict
General orders in France demand sobriety and strict accountability for all U.S. troops. Alcoholic beverages including wine and beer are denied amid extraordinary measures to enforce a high standard in the American Expeditionary Forces.
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Associated Press
France
Porsbitusty
Secret Russo Japanese Pact Aimed at Far East Protection
Washington officials state they see no evidence of a secret Russo Japanese treaty for joint armed action against the Allies in the Far East. They note a possible public convention between Russia and Japan to safeguard Far East rights and reconcile issues, aligning with a British Japanese accord to shield China from exploitation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Russia
Japan
Petrograd
Aeigrice
Great Britain
Far East
Siberia
United States
China
America
Lansing
Viscount Ishii
Italians Retake Ground Near Monte Ascloro Front
Rome reports a significant portion of ground lost to the enemy on Thursday east of the Brenta River has been retaken by Italian forces in the Monte Asclaro region on the northern front, according to the war office.
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Monte ‘Cenlone
Berlin
Ypres
Camtars
Lorrains
Retilon
Rhine-Marne
Associated Press
Rome
Monte Ascloro
Brenta River
War Office
Armour interests linked to Chicago Stock Yards in FTC inquiry
Washington reports at the Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the packing industry reveal J. Ogden Armour as a part owner of the Chicago Stock Yards Company. The testimony notes the complex structure with dummy directors and rotating treasurers, and suggests F. H. Prince of Boston handles dividends and distributions to major packers whose identities remain unclear.
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Associated Press
Washington
J. Ogden Armour
Chicago Stock Yards
Federal Trade Commission
F. H. Prince
Boston
Secret Japan Russia treaty aims to curb China power
The Izvestia prints a 1916 secret treaty between Russia and Japan extending five years and then one year unless renewed. It aims to prevent any third power from dominating China and details mutual defense and conditional armed support among the two nations.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Japan
Russia
America
Great Britain
Far East
Izvestia
China
Sergius Sazonoff
Viscount Motono
Australia Defeats Conscription Plan Referendum
Sydney reports that the government conscription scheme was defeated in a referendum by about 15 000, with New South Wales voting strongly against it by 115 000, though final soldier vote counts on various fronts may alter the result.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Australia
New South Wales
Washington
Germany
Tina
Buenos Aires
Burg
Sparlos Varsenkt
Berlin
Luxburg
Irigoyen
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
North America
Sram
Peru
Luxburgig
Carranza
South America
South Amrica
Idhigoyen
Ministry For Foreign Affairs
Department of State
Unite States
UgRuay
Luxbureg
Iisas
Haing
Luxbury
London Daily Mail launches American edition
The London Daily Mail announced an American edition beginning yesterday from its Paris offshoot. The American edition will carry special cables and a page of mail news aimed at U.S. readers.
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Associated Press
London
Daily Mail
Paris
New France
Mail News
Investigate Cause Of Woman's Death
Richmond dispatch reports Mrs. Alice Knight Johnson of Middlesex North Carolina died after ingesting cyanide of potassium in Richmond. Her husband Dr. Lemuel J. Johnson reportedly took poison in a Wilson hotel while returning home. Police seek to determine if death was suicide with coroner's views ongoing.
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Richmond
Alice Knight Johnson
Lemuel J. Johnson
Middlesex
N. C
Wilson
Johnson
Coronet Whitefield
Secretary Baker Recasts Christmas Furlough Order
Secretary of War Baker rescinds his prior limit on furloughs and issues discretionary guidelines for Christmas leave. Camp commanders may grant furloughs to North Carolina soldiers at Camp Sevier and Camp Jackson, with caution not to disrupt railroad traffic. Homegoing plans depend on rail accommodations and local conditions.
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George Manning
Washington, D. C
Baker
National Guard
National Army
France
Camp Sevier
Greenville
S. C
North Carolina Ntional
Camp Jackson
Columbia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Train collision near Shepherdsville claims dozens in Kentucky
The Louisville and Nashville passenger train crashed into the Beardstown line's rear near Shepherdsville Kentucky. By dawn the death toll stood at 47 with about 40 more injured, many critically. Investigators questioned operator Jesse Weatherford as crews worked to identify victims.
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Louisville & Nashville
Beardstown
Louisville
Jesse
Sheridan
Registrants’ Misadventure in Army Draft Trip
Seven Pamlico County registrants under the selective draft started to Camp Jackson near Columbia South Carolina. Five were lost by the party leader and only one remained by the time they reached Columbia. A local man misinformed them they were not needed and they returned home. They later set out again and it is believed they eventually reached the camp safely.
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New Bern
N. C
Selective
Pamlico County
Camp Jackson
Columbia
S.C
Pamlico
Quebec Debates Secession From Confederation
In the Quebec Legislative Assembly, J N Francoeur proposes that Quebec might secede from the Canadian Confederation. The motion, debated January 8, states Quebec would accept a rupture of the 1867 federation if others see it as necessary to progress and union.
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Associated Press
Quebec
Confederation of Canadian Provinces
J. N. Francoeur
Latiniere
Canada
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Line to Discontinue
Richmond Virginia December 21 another Virginia railway the Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Line with Frank Jay Gould as a principal stockholder plans dissolution a petition filed with the State Corporation Commission. The Tidewater and Western Railroad recently dissolved. Gould interests control electric railway properties in Richmond Petersburg and Norfolk.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Richmond and
Chesapeake Bay
Frank Jay Gould
New York
State Corporation Commission
Tidewater and Western Railroad
Chester
Farmville
Gould
Petersburg
Norfolk
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway
Ashland
Washington
Navy Uses Most Shipyards Delays Merchant Construction
Washington reports chairman Hurley says the Navy controlled about 70 percent of 18 major yards at war start, forcing the Shipping Board to build new facilities. He ties slow merchant ship progress to Navy dominance and Board reorganizations of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Del
Navy
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
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