Bourlon Pocket Hell as War Haunts French Front
William Philip Simms reports from Bourlon Heights where corpses litter the ground and a hellish scene unfolds. Gas shells and shrapnel fill the air as defenders in gas masks toil amid splintered trees and pools of blood red water, the scene of relentless bombardment and horrors of trench warfare.
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William Philip Simms
United Press
France
Bourlon
Hell
Bourlon Heights
Engineers Brace for Cambrai Front as Missing Men Sought
American engineers at Cambrai area faced heavy German bombardment as a detachment of 284 men began work near Gouzeaucourt. They fought with British units, built trenches, and many retreated to base or were captured or recaptured. An American brigadier general praised their courage and initiative under fire.
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J. W. Pegler
United Press
France
Cambrai
Fins
Houzeaucourt
Unidee
Gouzeaucourt
Five Additional American Deaths Reported in World War I
Washington December 6 The War Department announced five more American Expeditionary Forces deaths. Private George H. McKeon bronchial pneumonia Meunonia order of address Boston Massachusetts Private William W Grover measles pneumonia Thetown Cal Private Charles B Call measles asthma and heart dilation Springfield Massachusetts Private James M Crowley meningitis Shannon Ohio Private Harvey W Reamy heart disease Syracuse New York emergency address Emma L Curtis 31 South Salina Street Syracuse N Y
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Washington
War Department Today
Leeds
George H. McKeon
Townes
Renfrew Street
Boston
Mass
William W. Grover
Harry M. Grover
Thetown
Cal
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Call
A. A. Call
State Street
Springfield
James M. Crowley
Charley Lewis
Shannon
Ohio
Harvey W. Reamy
Marine Corps
Emma L. Curtis
South
Salina Street
Syracuse
New York
Mystery Menace in London Aide to British People
In London on Nov 18 Mai n alone E M House head of American Mission puzzles both English and Dost as a clipboard of questions shows. He is described as reserved yet evasive to reporters and the public, a sphinx-like figure amid wartime diplomacy. Formal steps show Germany sought peace through Spain in Aug 1917 with Britain ready to discuss any German move.
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London
E. M. House
Col el Sphinx
Amey
Suse
Hourn Fe
Sehen Journaliste
Quention
Petrograd
Germany
Spain
Trotsky
Mabokoff
Terestchenko
Russia
Balfour
France
Italy
United States
Japan
Madrid
Berlin
Nabokoff
Britain
London Air Raid Report and Casualties Across Kent
London marked the first air raid since October with twenty five enemy aircraft attacking Kent and London in five waves. Lord French reported three dead and ten injured in London and four dead and eleven injured elsewhere.
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London
Kent
England
Lord French
Home Forces
River Thames
Noted Soldier Reaches Anniston on Late Train
Major-general Charles G. Morton permanent commander at Camp McClellan returns to Anniston at 3 10 this afternoon aboard the belated Southern train from Atlanta. He is greeted by Majors J A Ullo and S G Reynolds and proceeds to headquarters. Morton relieves Gen Rafferty who has led the Blue and Gray division in his absence.
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Charles G. Morten
Camp McTellan
Anniston
Atlanta
Rome
Morton
J. A Ullo
G. Reynolda
Camp McClellan
Cantonment
Charles L. Dulin
W. C. Rafferty
Blue and Gray
General John F. O'Ryan Returns to Command at Camp Wadsworth
Major General John F. O'Ryan resumed command of the 27th Division at Camp Wadsworth Spartanburg S C after a tour of observation in France and time in Washington D C. He arrived with staff officers, the headquarters troop, and the 105th Infantry Band to greet him.
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Spartanburg
D. C
John F. O’ryan
Camp Wadsworth
U. S Army
La Follette Disloyalty Inquiry Delayed Again
The LaFollette disloyalty investigation was postponed as eight of fifteen committee members were absent. LaFollette said his lawyer will be busy next week, likely delaying Forme Secretary of State Bryan’s appearance before the committee.
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Washington
LaFollette
Senate
Bryan
Freight wreck ties up Southern passenger service at Fruithurst
A freight wreck on the Southern near Fruithurst blocks the Atlanta and Birmingham division. Passenger train No. 23 was routed via Rome and reported five hours late.
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Southern
Fruithurst
Atlanta
Birmingham
Rome
Edison Expended 14 089 in experimental naval devices
Secretary of the Navy Daniels reported to Congress that Thomas A. Edison spent 14 089 in experimental work on devices for naval purposes. The disclosure came from Washington on December 6.
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Edison
Washington
Thomas A. Edison
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Congress
Italians Rally as Austro German Drive Presses Piave
Berlin reports 11 000 prisoners and sixty guns taken in renewed Austro German assault along the Piave line. Italian forces reinforced by British and French divisions hold positions from the Mellette mountains to the coast. Allied staffs in Italy say Diaz and the army will resist the Teutonic breakthrough as fresh enemy troops flood from the Russian and French fronts, with Italian aviators gaining air supremacy.
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Berlin
London
Italy
War Office
Melletta
Washington
Rome
Diaz
Plave
Vallarza
Teuton Fliers
Austro German Army Masses For Piave Line Push
Fifteen thousand Teutonic guns concentrated over a fifty mile front along the Piave line signal the Austro German army’s preparation for its largest offensive. Enormous enemy troop movements accompany the buildup as Great guns are moved forward.
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Piave
Halifax explosion sinks ships and kills hundreds
Halifax Nova Scotia suffers a catastrophic blast after a collision between an American ammunition ship and a British vessel. Hundreds killed and over a thousand injured as fires rage, communications fail, and trains rush aid. The outbreak devastates the north end and docks while crews battle to save the stricken vessels.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Rockingham Bay
Halifax Harbor
Deepwater
Richmond
Truro
Moncton to Halifax aid trains rush as fire ravages city
An official says four hospital trains with nurses surgeons and supplies are en route to Halifax and another carries firefighting equipment. The message warns the fire is spreading and notes wrecked buildings north of Queen Hotel and the South Street area. Special trains with doctors and hospital supplies head to Halifax as food and evacuation coaches are arranged.
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Halifax
Canadian Government Railway
Sydney
Reid
Queen Hotel
North Street
Willow Park
Alan
Navy says American troop transports unharmed by Halifax blast
The navy department reported no American troop transport appears damaged in the Halifax explosion as details trickle in. It noted troop ships carry no explosives beyond ammunition for gun crews on guard.
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Washington
Navy Department
Twenty five railway workers killed in explosion area
Twenty five railway employes were found dead between Deepwater and Richmond following the harbor explosion on the same day. Georgia Graham, manager of the Dominion Atlantic Railway, reported details of the incident.
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Truro
N. 8
Deepwater
Richmond
Georgia Graham
Dominion Atlantic Railway
Explosion devastates Rockingham harbor front
Unconfirmed report from Halifax states a fully loaded munition ship exploded in Rockingham harbor near Montreal, destroying the harbor front and killing many. Wires down and buildings blown to bits as the blast was heard a hundred miles away. Halifax Western Union office damaged with operators injured. Fire spreads through Rockingham area as firefighters rush to contain it.
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Montreal
Halifax
Rockingham
Western Union
No Canadian Units for Embarkation in Halifax
Advices report no Canadian military units for embarkation in Halifax today and no Ottawa Kingston unit expected in Halifax has arrived, remaining at Windsor Ontario. Some signal units recently left and are believed to have already sailed.
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Toronto
Ont
Halifax
Ottawa
Kingston
Windsor
Report is Denied Montreal Gas Explosion Toll
Grand Trunk officials in Montreal denied the Toronto report claiming 260 bodies were found at the North Street station Halifax, noting no official confirmation of such a toll.
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Montreal
Grand Trunk
Toronto
North Street
Halifax
British Lines Advance Near Lavarquerie
Field Marshal Haig reported British lines southwest of Lavarquerie were advanced slightly as snarled fighting continued in the area. Soldiers pushed forward under heavy fire while maintaining defensive positions along the front.
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London
Lavarquerie
Field Marshal Haig
Women Appointed to National Liberty Loan Committee
Secretary McAdoo announces the appointment of Ella Flagg Young former Chicago schools head and Mrs Baldwin of San Francisco as members of the National Womans Liberty Loan committee. They travel to Washington for a December 10 conference.
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Washington
McAdoo
Ella Flagg Young
Chicago
A. §. Baldwin
San Francisco
National Womans Liberty Loan Committee
Liberty Loan
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