Allies Given Ten Days to Answer in Peace Talks
Trotzky told the council of workmen and soldiers delegates that Russia would press for a separate peace with Germany unless the Entente joined negotiations within ten days. British and French leaders replied to peace proposals while German emissaries arrived in Petrograd. In the field, British forces near Jerusalem repelled Turkish attacks and advanced, with German subs and naval actions reported.
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Petrograd
Petrosail
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Russia
Leon Trotzky
Council of Workmen's
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Great Britain
France
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Pichon
Cots
Uzemin
British National Labor Conference
French
Chamber of Deputies
Palestine
Jerusalem
Fische
St.luentin
Ypres
Lorraine
Ashi
Paswee
Scuner
Ps Roy
Chicago Grand Jury Probes King Estate Transactions
A Chicago grand jury investigates transactions connected to the estate of James C. King. Key figures include business adviser Gialeans and associates linked to Mrs. King. State's Attorney Hovxqy supervises the inquiry into forged documents and will disputes.
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Presa
Chiie
Grand Jury
Gialeans
Mrsvis A. King
Vicans
Concord
N. C
Askel
Hovxqy
Tani
James C. King
Grand Ars
Balloon mystery at Antonia as crew vanishes
AP dispatch reports no word 5 hours after a balloon carrying Captain Paul Dernough and students launched at midnight from Antonia Texas Theta. Ballon drifted southwest. officials fear it may be south of the border in Mexico or lost in the Gulf though Gulf risk is considered slight. Wind pushes far west.
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Hs Associated Press
Antonia
Texas
Theta
Paul Dernough
Gulf of Mexico
McAdoo Forms Advisory Staff as Railroads Run Under Government
Director General McAdoo assembles advisers to run railroads as a national unit. He meets with John Barton Payne and Interstate Commerce officials as plans unfold. A cold wave and snow may delay improvements, while the War Board develops a general operating scheme.
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McAdoo
John Barton Payne
Shipping Board
Interstate Commerce
Anderson
Railroads’ War Board
Interstate Cmmerce Commission
War and Navy Departments
Fuel and Food Administrations
Federal Trade Commission
Legal Bureau
Joseph W. Folk
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Comittee
Mde
British Prisoner Count Reaches 46712 in Allied Nations
British prisoners held by the enemy total 46712, including those in Switzerland, per an official announcement. The group comprises members of the regular army, territorial forces, royal navy, and naval division with a regional breakdown forthcoming.
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Associated Press
London
Switzerland
Territorial Forces
Royal Navy
Naval Division
Fire destroys two Burlington wholesale stores
A morning blaze in Burlington North Carolina destroyed the Williamson Company wholesale grocers and Covington Hardware Company buildings with about 200000 dollars in losses. The stock was largely ruined and telephone service was interrupted. Firemen controlled the blaze by 10 30 a.m. and guarded the area to prevent further damage.
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Associated Press
Burlington, N. C
Williamson Company, Inc
Covington Hardware Company
Williamson Company
N. 5 S. Cordway
Wing-Town
Burlington
Cold and Cloudy Start to Week with Rain Implied
Washington reports cold and cloudy weather for the first half of the week. Temperatures moderate after Wednesday with rain possible Friday or Saturday across the South Atlantic and Gulf States as the forecast begins tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Sailor on furlough shoots Duplin County magnate then kills self
Walter Cottle, a United States Navy enlisted man visiting Wallace North Carolina, allegedly wounded G. B. Parker three times at Parker's home near Wallace and then killed himself. Parker, reputedly Duplin County's wealthiest man, had previously indicted Cottle for hunting on Parker's land.
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Ny Associated Press
Wallace
N. C
Walter Cottle
United States Navy
G. B. Parker
Duplin County
Cottle
Parker
Italian Attack on Mont Tombe Heights Fails Before Teuton Fire
Berlin reports a renewed Italian assault on Austro German positions on the Mont Tombe heights eastward failed under heavy Teuton artillery and machine gun fire. The German war office released the update from Rees noting the attack collapsed today.
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Associated J’re
Berlin
Mont ‘Toma
Teutons
Red Cross head explains Rostov auto transfer
Petrograd reports Colonel Anderson, head of the Red Cross Mission to Romania, sent a telegram to Ambassador Francis detailing the Kolpashnikoff Rostov incident. The plan to move cars to Rostov was to safeguard units if emergency arose. later canceled as conditions improved. Robins presented the letter to Trotsky, who questions the explanation.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Anderson
Red Cross
Romania
Jassy
Francis
Armenia
Col
Kolpashnikoff
Rostov
Russia
Raymond Robins
Leon Trotzky
Boleshevik
Koipashnikoff
Robins
Trotzky
Amazing figures in building airplanes listed for simplification
Washington dispatch reports army aviation officials compiling vast part and material counts used to construct a plane without its engine. The list includes nails 4 326 screws 3 377 steel strappings 921 and dozens of other items detailing current complexity and potential future reductions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army Aviation
Severe cold shrouds East. coal shortages worsen sufferings
A vast cold air mass from the Mississippi valley to the coast blankets the East with deep freeze and coal shortages intensify distress. New York reports limited deliveries and near zero temperatures while Boston endures a record cold wave with fuel scarcity anchoring widespread hardship.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lyme
Mississippi
United States
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
South Carolina
Georgia
New York
New England
Boston
Mass
Romania to Remain Allied Despite Armistice Talks
The Romanian minister in London says negotiations with the Russians have only suspended hostilities and a regular armistice talks may take time. He affirms Romania will stay allied with the Allies and follow their wishes, regardless of Russia's situation.
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Associated Press
London
Rumania
Russia
Romania
Pershing Discusses Prohibition Policy With French Government
General Pershing says the ban on intoxicants for American troops is under discussion with France. He notes obstacles in France, cites the December 18 order restricting whiskey and champagne, and emphasizes efforts to protect soldiers' morals and health while supporting prohibition for the expeditionary forces.
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Pieis
France
Pershing
United States
Bank officials freed after Bolshevik seizure in Petrograd
Washington reports B R Stevens manager of the National City Bank Petrograd and his assistant Mr Link were arrested when Bolsheviks seized the bank and later released. Ambassador Francis says they were paraded through streets to the bank before release. No embassy action described.
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Associated Press
Washington
B. R. Stevens
National City
Petrograd
Link
Francis
Stevens
Three British Destroyers Sunk Off Dutch Coast
The Admiralty announced that three British torpedo boat destroyers were sunk on the night of December 22 near the Dutch coast after being struck by torpedoes or hitting a mine. Seventeen officers and 180 men were lost.
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Associated Press
London
Admiralty
American destroyers sink German submarine in convoy action
The Navy reveals Fanning and Nicholson engaged a U-boat while escorting a merchant convoy. After depth charges and gunfire, the submarine sank. Ten crew members were rescued but one died. Officers and crew praised for discipline and rescue efforts. prisoners taken and later buried with honors.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
Fanning
Nicholson
David D. Loomis
Nichelson
Sa Ldeck
Fitzer Berwell
Francis G. Connor
Gott
Walter O. Henry
Swain Loomis
Harwell
Connor
A. S. Carpenter
Henry
Omis
H. Ni
Brijaleo
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