Carranza and Villa Forge 10 Meet Near San Pedro
General Angeles moves northward from Mexico City with a large force of cannon to engage the enemy as Carranza and Villa forge to meet in battle near San Pedro. The clash risks broad action as both sides maneuver for advantage.
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Carranza
Villa Forges
San Pedro
Angeles
Mexico City
SY Morning Journal Special
el Paso
Tex
Carranga
Villa
Torreon
Tampico
Macclovio Ilerrera
Chihuahua
Progresso
Zareecesa
Salazar Readies Ammunition Supply for Engagement Near Torreon
Peon General is expected to command on field near Torreon as ammunition shipments are readied. Local reports indicate Salazar directing logistics for the forthcoming action.
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Salazar
Torreon
Naco Near Naco Sonora Under Siege Reported No Change
General Bliss said military observers along the border reported no shift in the Villista siege around Naco Sonora. Attacking troops showed activity with desultory fire. bullets landed on the American side near the immigration office and along the main street.
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Naco
Ariz
Maytorena withdraws from Naco border clash prompts cautious moves
Washington reports Consul Agent Carothers said Governor Maytorena commanding Villa forces besieging Hills garrison at Naco has orders to pull back to ten or twelve miles from the border to prevent cross border fire. Brigadier General Bliss noted Maytorena appeared to withdraw though not confirmed. Enrico Llorente quoted Gutierrez saying withdrawal planned. Hill garrison casualties occurred from shelling.
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Washington
Dee
Carothers
State Department
Maytorena
Naco
Saviora
Gutierrez
Bliss
Ariz
Maylorena
Maylourena
Willy
Enrico Llorente
Maytore
General Hugh L. Scott Arrives in Naco for Border Inquiry
Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott chief of staff of the United States Army arrived in Naco Arizona today to begin an investigation into the Mexican border trouble. Five people have been killed and forty seven wounded by Mexican bullets crossing the border into the town prompting the inquiry.
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Naco
Ariz
Hugh L. Scott
Staf
United States Army
Peace Conference Aims to End Mexican Border Fighting
General Scott plans a peace conference with Hill and Maytorena to curb Mexican clashes near Naco Sonora. An American force of 4700 under Brigadier General Tasker H Bliss camps opposite the battleground as reinforcements arrive from Fort Sill and Texas City. The three U S infantry regiments, two cavalry units and three artillery batteries form a larger, better armed force than the Mexican camps.
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Naco
Sonora
Scott
Hill
Carranza
Maytorena
Villa
Thia
Seoty
Mastorena
United States
Scotts
British Subject Meaker Freed on Bond in Douglas
Douglas Arizona December 201. Perry Meaker a British subject arrested recently by Maytorena officers on a charge of conspiracy has been released under bonds. He had been held at Nogales Sonora and started for Naco to bring his case before Governor Maytorena. Meaker was arrested on a charge of aiding partisans of General Carranza to escape into Sonora.
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Douglas
Ariz
Perry Meaker
Maytorena
J. T. T. Paxton
Meaker
Nogales
Sonora
Naco
Maytorena Meaker
Carranza
Sinola
Twenty-third
Landwehr
British Steamer Tritonia Sunk By Mine Off Ireland Coast
The British steamer Tritonia of the Donalaon line struck a mine off the north coast of Ireland Saturday morning and is believed to have foundered. The crew was saved according to an admiralty announcement.
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Morning Journal
BFE AL
Winey
London
Tritonia
Donalaon Line
Ireland
Admiralty
Three Kings Agree On Future Course For War
In Stockholm the kings Christian of Denmark Gustaf V of Sweden and Haakon of Norway with their foreign ministers conferred at Malmo over two days to align their wartime interests. They affirmed neutrality, pledged cooperation, and agreed to hold future meetings to maintain unity and coordinated action among the three kingdoms.
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OY Morning Journal
Stasen Wee
Stockholm
Tvia
London
Christian
Denmark
Thuslave
Sweden
Haakon
Norway
Malmo
Gustave
Dlaakon
Cheristhin
German Emperor Returns To Front In War Bulletins
War bulletins report the German emperor has recovered and returned to the front. Berlin says laws will conscript all French males aged 16 to 60 residing in Germany and send them to a camp near Holseminden. Other dispatches note evacuated Dixmude while Middelkerke claim is denied. Glasgow and Bristol cruisers reach Puerto Month. In the Caucasus, Russian forces claim success against Turks near Alagoez after repulsing attacks near Van.
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London
Dee
Berlin
Amsterdam
Reuters
Telegram Company
Germany
Holseminden
Petrograd
Dem
Caucasus
Van
Alagoez
Russia says war results mostly satisfactory to date
General allied with Grand Duke staff states German operations are not meeting with success. Russia remains largely content with war progress up to the present time.
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Russia
Grand Duke
Aim of Invaders Not to Pro ceed Further Into Country Than Warsaw
A Petrograd dispatch summarizes the war situation as of December 24, with German and Austro-Hungarian offensives shifting front lines eastward. It notes forces totaling around 1.6 million opposed Russia, Russian reinforcements and strong defensive positions, and expected large battles around Cracow and Przemysl while cautioning that a broad advance toward Warsaw is unlikely. The report also covers Caucasus fronts, Turkish operations, and rumors of German weariness and equipment changes amid ongoing trench warfare.
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Warsaw
Posen
Kalieg
Mackengen
Francois
Azura
Plock
Domitz
Lodz
Piotrkow
Clechanow
Makow
Silesia
Olkusz
Novo Kadomek
Russia
Sochaczew
Cracow
Bpraemysh
Miana
Suwalki
Wimballen
Caucasian
Uramiah
Persia
Caspian Sea
Baku
Elizabethpol
Tiflis
London
France
Belgium
Official Information Bureau
Polish Legion Formed for Frontline Duty in Russia
Warsaw reports under Grand Duke Nicholas a Polish legion has been formed. The Russian army already includes Polish volunteers, but this unit will fly a distinct flag. About four thousand Poles are enrolled and ready to deploy within six weeks.
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Warsaw
Poland
Petrograd
London
Nicholas
Allies Press Through Hard Times in Western Zone War
Eye Witness reports growing Allied operations against invaders in France and Belgium. Frontline fighting intensifies in the western zone as units press advance despite supply and terrain challenges.
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Western Zone
France
Belgium
Allied offensive advances reported from Lys area clash
An observer notes brighter clothing on troops, under strength units, and a French allied push with small gains. British forces reportedly advance south of the Lys as part of the ongoing offensive movement.
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Lys
American shippers complain over vessel examinations
London editorial in The Times discusses tensions between Britain and the United States over inspections of American ships for contraband. It acknowledges American complaints about delays relaying cargo fate and urges faster action by altering the slow diplomatic routine.
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HY Morning Journal
London
the Times
Great Britain
United States
Heavy Losses in Veer Campaign Reported
Crussels dispatch via The Neuesten Nachrichten estimates Allied losses in the Yser campaign at 215000 up to December 1. The tally breaks down to 66000 Helgians, 80000 English, and 75000 French.
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Tertin
the Hague
Landon
Neuesten Nachrichten
Crussels
Yser
War News of Yesterday Reports Stalemate on Western Front
German admit French claim of losing a 180 foot trench near Bethune after a December 17 capture. Across the western front both sides report attacks or repulsed assaults, but no decisive gains. In the east Germany bonds on Poland claim an ongoing push while Petrograd notes fierce clashes along the Vistula, Bzura and Rawka fronts. Austria reports Russian forces appearing in Galicia.
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Flanders
France
Bethune
Poland
Rawa
Nida
Petrograd
Vistula
Bzura
Rawka
Warsaw
Baura
Przemys
Austria
Galicia
Battle for Warsaw Intensifies as German Advance Nears
German forces under Field Marshal von Hindenburg press toward Warsaw from the Vistula front while Russians retreat across the Baura river. Combat rages along Beura to Rawa with bridges destroyed. Allied actions in France and Belgium persist under siege warfare. Flemish coast sees artillery duels and limited gains. Sarajevo threat grows as Servian and Montenegrin armies advance from Vishegrad toward Bosnia’s capital. Boer rebellion punished. Captain Fourie executed at Pretoria.
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France
Belgium
Kaiser
Flanders
Aisne
Oise
Servia
Sarajjevo
Bosnia
Vishegrad
Sarajevo
Captain Fourie
Union Defense Force
Pretoria
Official War Dispatches From Berlin Front Lines
Berlin reports from the army headquarters detail west front activity. The enemy halted attacks near Nieuwpoort and Ijshoote, while French and British assaults near La Bassee were repulsed with heavy losses. Two hundred colored and English prisoners were captured and six hundred English bodies were found near Notre Dame de Lorette.
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Berlin
London
Nieuport
Ixschoote
la Basses
Notre Dame de Lorette
Behuene
Arvonne
East
West Prussia
Poland
Rawa
Nida
Paris Dispatch Describes Front Line Gains Across Western Front
Paris reports show minor Allied advances from the Lys to the Oise with gains in trenches near Nieuport St. Georges and Richbourg. Artillery battles continue east and south of Ypres with some progress, and Germans renew attacks near Maricourt and Lihons but are repulsed.
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Paris
Lys
Nieuport
St. Georges
Ypres
Oise
Richbourg
L’avoue
Givenchy-Les-labasse
Albert
Maricourt
Lihons
Germins
Argonne
Central Powers report gains in Carpathians and Poland
Vienna dispatch says Austro German forces repulsed enemies in La Torreza district and advanced across Krosno Zakliczyn area. Northwest Lupkow Pass sees a developing battle as troops push through Biala valley toward Tuchow and Turnow. Dunajeo front ongoing while Russians move into Galicia and reach the Nida river in southern Poland.
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Carpathians
Tuchow
Tarnow
Lupkow Pass
Berlin
Potsdam
Athens
Dardanelles
Prince von Buelow
Italy
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
United States
Tacoma
Colon
Panama Canal
Vienna
London
Latoreza
Krosno
Zakliczyn
Biala
Turnow
Dunajeo
Cialicia
Poland
Nida
Russian General Staff reports fierce clashes on Vistula front
Petrograd reports on December 19 Russian forces clashed along the left bank of the Vistula and near the Bzura and Rawa rivers. German units on a Bzura bridge near Dakhova were attacked and annihilated, with fifty prisoners taken. Counter-attacks in Galicia yielded prisoners and machine guns. Austrians attempting a Premyst sortie were repelled and many prisoners captured.
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Petrograd
Vistula
Bzura
Rawa
Dakhova
Opoczno
Piotrokow
Galicia
Premyst
German Victory Not So Completed as Desired
Berlin reports the official press bureau notes that a German victory in the east may not guarantee lasting safety against a Russian invasion. Observers fear the Russian rear guards and delaying tactics could allow reinforcements and threaten the overall outcome. The Vienna press cites a general's view that preservation of retreating forces may affect future strength and success.
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Vienna
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