Fear of Public Opinion Shapes Allied Retreat Into Greece
Reports from Athens and London describe Allied troops retiring toward Salonika as Greece weighs its stance. British and French withdraw to avoid provoking Greek public opinion while railroads and communications are scrutinized for strategic impact amid Bulgarian pursuit. The Entente cites Irish regiments’ gallantry in delaying Bulgarian advances and notes Austro Hungarian and German repositioning along the eastern front with a push toward a stalemate.
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London
Athens
Th Morning Post
Glevghell
Doiran
Serbia
Greece
Sa~loniki
Sofia
Raris
Havas
Saloniki
Butte News Briefs From City Life and National Events
A scattered archival page reports a range of items including state news on Austria, Allied setbacks and a fatal car accident, plus society notes about Christmas trees in Butte and social center plans. Other snippets cover mining, a Serbian children burial, Catholic parish happenings, and Bishop commentary.
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Anaconda News
Butte
Society
Plang Social Center
Carroll States
Yuan Shi Kai Accepts Call to Be an Emperor
Peking reports President Yuan Shi Kai has accepted the throne tendered by the state council. No coronation date yet. preparations accelerate, likely after January 1 due to entente pledge. Yuan refused earlier, now urges calm and faithful service as officials prepare for a peaceful transition.
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Yuan Shi Kai
Peking
China
Japan
State Council
Yuan
Yuan Sai
German Emperor Heads New War Council On Eastern Front
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily Mail reports the German emperor presiding over a major war council at German headquarters on the eastern front. Attending are General von Falkenhayn chief of staff Field Marshal von Hindenburg Field Marshal von Mackensen and the Turkish and Bulgarian general staffs.
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London
Copenhagen
von Falkeneyn
von Hindenburg
von Mackensen
Automobiles Plunge Into Train Of Burlington Cars
A late night crash in Billings injured three riders when a touring car struck a line of Burlington passenger cars at a local wye. C. L. Dogget of Hardin was killed, Fred Duval of Billings was badly mangled and likely to die, and Martin Schroop of Billings suffered head injuries and was unconscious.
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Billings
Burlington
C. L. Dogget
Hardin
Mont
Fred Duval
Martin Schroop
Theahine
Smc
WEO
Doguet
Duval
Explosion at Havre munitions plant kills over a hundred
Dispatches report more than 110 dead after yesterday's Havre Belgian munitions factory explosion. A box of US-sent ammunition contained a deflagration device. Nearby is a German prisoner camp and a related plant fire nine months earlier. A separate Mall dispatch notes bombardment of Glavochevell.
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Paris
Havre
United States
Des Marais OM Company
Retiring Allies Lose Heavily to Teuton Forces
The Balkan front report details heavy losses for Anglo French and their allies as they retreat toward the Greek frontier. Austro-Hungarian forces claim 5,500 captives in Albania and Montenegro, with 40 guns captured. British and French units endure about 1,500 casualties and leave eight field guns behind during the Doiran-Lake Doiran retreat.
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Gerlin
London
Serbia
Balkans
Colummns
Rojaj
Ipek
Lake Doiran
Doiran
The
Vardar
Munster Fuskeers
Dublin Fusileers
Connaught Rangers
Trains Collide in Stockton Deaths of Father and Son
In Stockton California a Santa Fe passenger engine and a freight train collided in the yards killing engineer Deewinam Wing and his son William Wing. Fireman Fred Watson and engineer Jack Scott survived after quick jumps. The crash left engines tenders and two freight cars wrecked and some passengers injured but not severely.
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Stockton
Cal
Deewinam, Wing
Santa Fe
William Wing
Jack Scott
Fred Watson
Ind
Gelatine Dynamite Blast Hits Pinole Plant
A blast at the Hercules Powder plant in Pinole destroyed the mixing house after a 1500 pound gelatine dynamite explosion. Six workers were burned but escaped. the fire started by a short circuit in the eleventh motor driving hoisting gear. Officials indicated no outside foul play is suspected.
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Hercules Powder Company
Usc
Mixim
Satd
Japanese Driven Out and Their Laundry Destroyed
A mob of about 200 men drove two Japanese from Draville 130 miles north of Wenatchee. The laundry was wrecked and burned, furniture thrown into the street. The Japanese and building owner George Devon left for Spokane to report to the U.S. district attorney. No arrests yet.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Draville
Here
George Devon
Spokane
United States
Okanogan Erigation
Wireless warning pulls steamship from shore near San Juan
A wireless warning directing the San Juan to Rome within three miles was received before it was stopped by the French cruiser Descartes. The ship carried two Germans traveling as passengers and the purser’s trunk was seized after the arrest of dynamic officers.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Rome
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
DesCartes
Arecibo
San Tun
William Guntheroat
Guntherodt
Von Rintelen Diisavowed By German Government
The German government disavows the actions of Capt. Prag von Ki von Rintelen, claiming he acted as a purchasing agent for private interests. He is described as a prisoner in London charged with entering the United States armed with a large corruption fund to incite strikes and support counter revolutionary activity in Mexico.
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Prag von Ki
United States
State Department
America
von Rintelen
Pri
London
Alzo
Mexico
Labor's Peace Council
Black Hand Slays Woman Near Police Station
The Black Hand is blamed for the murder of 34 year old Mrs Genevieve Dimaria near a police station in St Louis. She was strangled and beaten with a hammer after seven letters demanded a ransom or her life. International updates note political turmoil in Italy and ongoing Balkan front actions.
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St. Louis
Black Hand
Genevieve Dimaria
Lorene Fan
Black “Hind
Dimaria
Kuch
US Demands Anscona Sinking Punish Submarine Commander
Washington reports publicizing the American note to Austria Hungary demanding denouncement of the sinking of the Ancona as illegal and indefensible. It calls for punishment of the submarine commander and payment of indemnity to U.S. citizens killed or injured. The note warns that severed relations may follow if Austria Hungary fails to comply.
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Ancona
United States
Washington
Austria-Hungary
Mssip
Ini
Hungary
United Xt
Austria
Tates
Matic
Caltech
Impossible to locate submarine in Ancona case
Vienna reports it has been impossible to communicate with the submarine involved in the Ancona case. Ambassador Penfield delivered the American request on November 18 but no information has been obtained on the submarine’s status or whereabouts. The vessel is described as large with a wide radius of action and may have met with misfortune.
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Ameen Ane
Penfield
Department of State
Anna
Ancona
Rhe
United States
Germany
United State
United Ites
Vienna
London
Austria
Associated Press
Incs
Sammarine
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