British Navy Leader Sees Scarborough Bombardment Stir Hope
Winston Spencer Churchill writes to Scarborough mayor expressing sympathy for civilian losses and Navy pride over the German raid. He says the incident proves the effectiveness of British naval power, mocks German fear, and condemns the attackers as party-killers. The letter portrays the war as instructive and emphasizes resolve.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Scarborough
Colonel Cruse of Helena Dies After Generous Cathedral Support
Colonel Cruse of Helena dies leaving no children with two nieces and two nephews as closest kin. Irish born in 1836, he came to the United States at 20, sought gold in the West, then Montana. Settling in Helena he built a great fortune from Drum Summon mining while aiding Bishop Carroll in financing the new cathedral. He married Margaret Carter in 1886. his wife died a year after, leaving daughter Mary who died about two years ago.
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Colonel Cruse
County Cavan
Ireland
United States
New York
California
Panama
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Aldergulch
Salmon River
Helena
Margaret Carter
Cruse
Mary
Difficulties Under Which Allies Fight in France and Belgium
An official observer at British HQ reports the war in France and Belgium up to Dec 17. The enemy now fights with stronger, better organized positions and a continuous trench maze. Ground gains are limited but tactically significant, aided by saps and bombardments. both British and Indian troops gain near Ypres and south of the Lys as French forces press forward.
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London
France
Belgium
Official Information Bureau
Twenty-third Regiment
Jaegers
Landwehr
Ypres
Lys
Notes Against Over Enthusiasm in War News
Berlin reports cautious press bureau briefing on Eastern Front and Allied actions. It cites observers doubting lasting value of a decisive Russian defeat, notes Russian retreats and supply bases, mentions fighting near Krosno and along the upper Danube, and records police arrests in Petrograd and a Perm court martial.
List of names and places from Montana region
Readable fragments list individuals and towns across Montana and nearby areas. Names include Ethyl Moore, Dan Harley, H J McDonald, John F O Rourke, J S Shay, G T Boteman, Mr and Mrs Taggart, James B Greene, H J Beckmeyer, L J Keith, William Dunn, W Higgins, I Edinger, William Pahnisch, L A Burrows, D C Walker, S S Dayton, W H Brennan, C D Flaherty, Jack Leary, A Sikorski, J H Rule and multiple cities such as Deer Lodge Dillon Livingston Helena Great Falls Spokane Ogden.
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Soula
Ethyl Moore
Deer Lodge
Dan Harley
Bozeman
H. J. McDonald
Great Falls
John F. O'Rourke
Spokane
J. S. Shay
G. T. Boteman
Salt Lake
Charles W. Taggart
Cowley
Wyo
James B. Greene
Ogden
H. J. Beckmeyer
Wisdom
L. J. Keith
William Dunn
Bannack
Mont
W. Higgins
I. Edinger
Dillon
William Pahnisch
Polaris
L. A. Burrows
D. C. Walker
Anaconda
S. S. Dayton
Chicago
W. H. Brennan
Harrison
C. D. Flaherty
Cold Spring Mont
Jack Leary
Livingston
A. Sikorski
Missoula
J. H. Rule
Basin
State Treasurer Not a Candidate for Governor
Governor Stewart met at the Thorn ton hotel with D. M. Kelly attorney general and W. C. Rae state treasurer during a Deer Lodge visit to inspect the penitentiary. The governor plans to inform the legislature on conditions at institutions as it opens January 4 and expects a quiet session with economy. Rae stated he is not a candidate for governor in 1916.
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Stewart
Thornton Hotel
D. M. Kelly
W. C. Rae
Deer Lodge
State Board of Examiners
Ww. C. Rae
Miner Is Robbed After Alley Assault in Chinatown
Champ Tonery, a miner, was strong-armed and robbed of $15 in a Chinatown alley yesterday morning after drinking with two men at a South Butte saloon. He identified James Allen, a man with a police record, as one of the assailants. Allen was arrested previously on strong-arm charges and released for lack of evidence. perjury charges followed after evidence from that case.
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Champ Tonery
Chinatown Alley
South Butte
Tonery
James Allen
Allen
Pendleton deepest cold in Oregon at 10 below
Pendleton recorded the coldest temperature in Oregon with a 10 below reading in the last 24 hours according to weather bureau reports. The low emphasizes a statewide chill as other areas experience subfreezing conditions overnight.
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Portland
Ore
Pendleton
Oregon
Weather Bureau
Progress baring by Russian line continues
The report states Montenegrins occupy a grad area and expect to reach Sarajevo in three or four days. Captain Fourier, a former officer of the union defense force, was executed at Pretoria, signaling strict penalties for rebel officers while leniency is debated in the country.
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Grad
Sarajevo
Fourier
Union Defense Force
Pretoria
Union
Soldiers From Tropics Suffer Much From Cold
London reports tropic troops in Belgian trenches endure severe cold with many Senegalese toes frozen and amputations needed. Mrs. Harry Floyd cites hospitals lacking anaesthetics tetanus serum and surgical instruments. One Senegalese amputated toes smoked a pipe and prayed during recovery.
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London
Tropics
Harry Floyd
Havre
Lisieux
Bayeux
Deauville
Polish Legion Organized in Russian Poland
Under Grand Duke Nicholas authority a Polish Legion is formed in Warsaw with about four thousand Poles enrolled. The unit will bear a distinctive flag and be the first Polish contingent accepted for front duty, ready to go in six weeks.
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Warsaw
Russian Poland
Petrograd
London
Nicholas
King Emmanuel Receives German Ambassador In Rome
King Victor Emmanuel greeted Prince von Buelow the new German ambassador to Italy, who presented credentials and spent an hour in cordial conversation. The monarch sent gala carriages to fetch him to the Quirinal as Baron von Hindenburg accompanied the envoy.
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Rome
Emmanuel
Prince von Buelow
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
von Buelow
Baron von Hindenburg
Mine sinks Tritonia off Ireland coast
London December 20 The British steamer Tritonia of the Donaldson line struck a mine off the north coast of Ireland Saturday morning and is believed to have foundered. The crew was saved. The 2,720 ton vessel was bound from Partington to St John New Brunswick.
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London
Tritonia
Donaldson Line
Ireland
Admiralty
Partington
St. John
N. B
Editorial Urges Swift Handling of Vessel Checks
The Times editorial from London on December 21 fixes on Britain United States tensions over contraband vessel examinations. It urges the government to hasten the process by relaxing the slow, secretive routine of diplomacy and official channels.
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London
the Times
Great Britain
United States
London a day city after ten oclock
A. W. Catlin reports in Missoula on London after ten at night with lights out and searchlights atop high buildings. He describes relief work for stranded Americans at Victoria station and the lack of baggage money and friends. He notes no color line, mentions German bombers, and recalls mining engineers’ views on Russia’s war effort. Catlin plans to return to the continent via Sweden toward Petrograd.
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London
Piccadilly
A. W. Catlin
Thornton
Missoula
Catlin
Continent
Montana
American Relief Committee
Victoria Station
English Channel
Siberia
Russia
Japan
Bobbie
Babbie
Sweden
Petrograd
St. Petersburg
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Whitby Abbey
Nhagen
Whitby Beach
Hartlepool
Bor
Ian Weir Snir
Berlin
Sayville
L. 1
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Vienna
Carpathians
Munkacs
Poland
von Hindenburg
Perm
Mediterranean
W. Craig
R. S. Wight
White Sulphur Springs
T. J. Andross
Thompson Falls
R. T. van Meter
Seattle
Mertie Dowmen
Minneapolis
Joseph P. Barker
Milwaukee
A. T. Hibbard
E. C. Wills
Noble W. Poocle
Vancouver
James W. Olsen
Cut Bank
Gilbert Heyfron
Thornton Walter Cook
Z. A. Shaw
J. H. Roe
F. H. Taylor
Denver
Gibson
Boville
H. H. Young
McGarock
A. R. Rutherford
Detroit
H. T. Poindexter
A. A. Green
C. B. Miller
Er. W. Jackson
D. E. Swinehart
J. H. Garrison
S. V. Stewart
M. S. Gunn
O. E. Robbins
Cleveland
Ohio
W. R. Cady
A. G. Robertson
Lethbridge
Acoma
J. W. Love
Yardston
Alberta
Peterson
Smith
F. R. Smith
W. A. Henniger
Raymond
Mabel King
Butte
Lee Williams
A. L. Tippett
A. Holbrook
D. J. Cox
Logan
Utah
L. C. McDonald
W. J. Roberts
E. J. Binder
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