Civil government to supersede military cabinet named in Mexico
Gutierrez selects cabinet from Villa and Zapata factions to head foreign affairs, war, finance, public works, communications, and agriculture. The new regime plans to abolish military tribunals in favor of civil justice.
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OY Moaning Journal
Washington
Dre Th
Gutierres
Mexico
Justice
Interior
Villa
Zapata
Jose Ortiz Rodrigues
Jose Rabel Robles
F.pf. Villareal Public Works
Valentin Game
Jose Vasconcelos
Jose Rodrigues
Clash Near Vera Cruz Between Carrankia and Villa Forces
Fighting reported on outskirts of Vera Cruz as Villa troops push forward while Carranza forces retreat. Censorship is imposed restricting information on the engagement and its strength remains unknown.
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Villa Porches
VPP
Vera Cruz
Carrankia
Villa
Carranza
Christmas in Naco Brings Sparse Trees Amid Border Tensions
In Naco Arizona on Christmas Day 1926 forlorn children gathered broken green branches as makeshift trees. Mexican trenches lie near the San Jose mountains while sporadic rifle fire echoes beyond the boundary. Army socks dry on lines as diplomats plan to curb Sonora fighting near towns, with Gen Hugh L Scott to confer with Gov Maytorena and Gen Hill after Washington responds.
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Naco
Ariz
San Jose Mountains
Soyora
Arizona
United States Army
Washington
Hugh L. Scott
United States Army Staff
Sonora
General Scott
Maytorena
Hill
Officer Honored in Front Dispatches From Paris
Major Haldal de Lys, descended from Joan of Arc's line, commanded a battalion of the 162nd infantry regiment with marked bravery and disregard for danger from October 10 to November. He is listed in the official Journal as an officer of great value.
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Paris
Haldal de Lys
Joan of Arc
Death of fireman after sleepwalk fall in engine house
Thomas W. Devney, a fireman, died after slipping into a hole in his engine house following a near fatal fire on Pearl street. He had survived a previous blaze that night in which twenty other firefighters were injured when a floor collapsed.
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Loston
Dev
Thomas W. Devney
Pearl Street
Deep gratitude from French officers to American aid workers
Paria reports French officers and soldiers treated at the Newilly American hospital express deep gratitude for American care during the war. They ask Myron T Merrick to convey thanks to the American people and note the French army's appreciation of the United States' actions.
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Associated Press
Paria
Ambassador Herrick
Newilly
United States
Herrick
Myron T.merrick
Fatally Burned While Playing Santa Claus
Vern Millard Olsen 11 died from burns suffered Christmas Eve while dressing as Santa for his siblings. He found cotton in a closet and used it for a wig and whiskers in the costume.
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Santa Claus
Morning Journal
Letseo
Chieneo
Dee
Vern Millard Olsen
Burns
British Cruiser Engages Germans Near Valparaiso Coast
A wireless from Chilean torpedo boat Tome reports the British cruiser New Castle cannonading fifteen miles from Valparaiso. It is believed she engaged the German cruiser Dresden and the cruiser Prince Kite Frederick. A British squadron and a Japanese warship are said to be cruising nearby.
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Morning Journal
Valparaiso
Tome
New Castle
Dresden
Prince Kite Frederick
Daniels Proposes Naval Reserve from Honorable Enlistees
Secretary Daniels sends a draft amendment to the naval appropriation bill proposing a reserve formed from honorably discharged sailors. It offers varied pay scales and uniforms, with muster and drill, to strengthen wartime readiness and reduce losses from non reenlistment.
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Daniels
House Committee
Morning Journal
Washington
Senate
House Naval Committees
Naval Reserve
Navy Department
Navy
Preparation for War Chief Note in Celebration of Christmas
London holiday piece describes a unique wartime celebration marked by a high level of national unity. It portrays extraordinary public displays and notes a shift in civilian morale as Britain readies for conflict.
Austria Prepares for Prolonged War with New Entrenchments
An Associated Press correspondent reports Austria constructing new fortifications around major cities. Defense efforts focus on large scale mobilization and extended hostilities as manpower and resources are aligned for ongoing conflict.
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Associated Press
Austro Hungarian War Measures Expand as Winter Preparations Rise
Vienna reports Austro Hungarian government tightening wartime defenses across Austria and Hungary. Nine defense lines near Vienna and extended fortifications in Budapest show large scale entrenchments. The Zeolna cholera camp receives funding, while ammunition plants at Budapest and Skoda works in Pilsen boost production. Monitor ships enter service as defense and supply networks are reinforced.
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Associated Presa
Vienna
Dual Empire
Associated Press
Austria
Hungary
Empire
Budapest
Zeolna
Sre Ae
Manfred Weiss
Skoda
Pilsen
Bohemia
Belgians and Britton In Hand to Hand War in West Belgium
Morning Journal reports Christmas day fighting along the Western Front with Belgians and British in near hand to hand clashes against German trenches. Article notes chaotic trench actions, casualties, and informal burial truces as Russians, French, and Italian actions also unfold across Europe.
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Morning Journal
London
Poland
Przemysl
France
Belgium
Flanders
Albania
Essad Pasha
Turkey
Tirana
Aviona
Italy
Dover
Sheerness
Channel
War office report notes nerve near Nieuport and Lens
Paris dispatch reports slight progress before Nieuport and a repulsed attack near Notre Dame de Lorette north of Lens. A trench near Puisalenne was captured and held after counter attacks, while La Tete de Faux near Vosges saw a failed enemy assault. Russia reports mixed gains near Cracow and Warsaw with heavy fighting and large prisoner captures.
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Paris
War Office
Nieuport
Notre Dame de Lorette
Lens
Puisalenne
la Tete de Faux
Vosges
Eastern Front Briefs Highlight Shifts and Claims
Berlin dispatch notes Major Moralet doubts a new Russian offensive and views recent actions as rear-guard fighting for army reorganization near the middle Vistula. It reports limited Russian successes, Austro-Hungarian progress in the Carpathians, and 2000 Russians captured on the Nida. Reports also mention a failed English cruiser entry to the Gulf of Aqaba and Sakhalin cession claims to Japan. Turin’s Stampa cites a major defeat for the Italians.
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Berlin
Sayville
L. L
Moralet
Tageblatt
Vistula
Poland
Galicia
Moraht
Carpathians
Vienna
Nida
Constantinople
Gulf of Akabah
Horn of the Red Sea
Copenhagen
Russia
Sakhalin
War economy shifts land use to winter crops and metal stockpiles
The country reallocates sugar beet land to winter wheat and rye as part of a broader military supply effort. A visit to the Manfred Weiss works reveals copper and tin ingots stored for brass making and ammunition. Officials claim saltpeter shortages have been met.
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Associated Press
Manfred Weiss
Austro Hungarian envoy denies peace overture rumors
Washington reports Austro Hungarian ambassador Dr Konstan tin Dienka refutes Paris press claims that Austria-Hungary seeks peace talks. He says rumors of ceding Galicia or Bosnia and any separate peace are unfounded and contrary to honor and alliance with Germany.
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Washington
Konstantin Dienka
Austria-Hungary
Paris
Hungary
Austria
Vienna
Galicia
Russia
Bosnia
Servia
United States
Germany
Bospia
Russians Say German Attacks Were Repulsed
Petrograd reports clashes on the left bank of the Vistula and in Galicia with no strategic change. German forces attacked December 24 in the Sochaczew and Bolinow districts but were repulsed, suffering heavy losses, according to the general headquarters bulletin issued tonight.
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Nida
Wrollimow
Sochaczew
Warsaw
Asia Minor
Munerum
Erzerum
Petrograd
London
Vistula
Galicia
Bolinow
Vast number of German war prisoners reported in Russia
A Petrograd dispatch to Reuters Telegram company reports 11 140 officers and 191 700 German prisoners registered in Russia. The figures reflect early World War I prisoner counts and outline the scale of confinement.
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Russia
London
Petrograd
Reuters ‘Telegram Company
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