British and French Troops Entrench on Italian Front
London dispatch reports British flag to be raised over Jerusalem with General Allenby announcing plans for entry and a proclamation of freedom under Christian rule. Martial law to follow and a military governor likely appointed. Also notes Anglo French lines on the Italian front with Montello and Piave sector defenses and artillery activity in Lorraine and the Meuse.
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Piave
Halifaxes Aftermath as Nine Ships Wrecked in Mont Blanc Blast
Halifax N S December 11 armed guards blocked morbid crowds seeking entry as relief workers struggle through a second storm. Nin e ships in the harbor were destroyed or badly damaged by the Mont Blanc explosion with the Picton and Raguse among total losses. Guards kept crowds out while 800 visitors from St John arrived and were ordered to depart. Inhabitants face short rations as the admiralty opens its disaster inquiry.
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Admiralty
Street of Rome May Get Wilson's Name
Rome activists urged the mayor to name a main Rome street for President Wilson in gratitude for American World War I aid. The Patriotic Association of Trieste-Trentino adopted resolutions. Rome celebrated the war declaration with a large serenade for Ambassador Page before the American embassy.
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John FH. Hrarly
United Press Staff
Rome
Wilson
America
Italy
Patriotic Association of
Trentono- Trieste
Austria
Ambassador Page
President to Decide On Rail Carriers Unification
Washington December 11 The President nears a decision on railroads amid congestion and seeks war time solutions. He may push a special message to Congress proposing carrier unification or direct government management or a personal representative to direct actions with the war board.
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Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Onda
Cep Gzarsid
Abvges Arity
Cer
Zangwill Sees Dream of Jewish Republic Realized in Victory
London dispatch reports Israel Zangwill envisions a threatened independent Jewish republic in Palestine with Jerusalem as a capital. He proposes a temporary protectorate by a great power to shelter a new Jewish nation while ensuring stability for Jews worldwide seeking a home.
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United Press
London
Israel
Zanewil
Pales
Exalti Infidel
Jeden
England
Palestine
Republic
Jerusalem
Turkey
Holy City
Fall of Jerusalem Sparks Reactions from New York Leaders
Present conflict reports Jerusalem’s fall to a Christian power, with prominent New York Jews and Christians reacting. Oscar S Strauss and Henry Morgenthau celebrate fulfillment of a long dream for Jews, while Nathan Strauss and Samuel Untermeyer see Zionist gains and potential independent state under British protection. Bishop Greer notes Christmas timing and Holy Land traditions.
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Jerusalem
Oscar 8
Strauss
Turkey
Henry Morgenthau
Nathan Strauss
Samuel Untermeyer
Holy Land
Bishop Greer
Santa Claus Delivers Uncle Sam Checks To Dependents
In Washington on December 11, Uncle Sam will send wartime Christmas checks to the wives mothers sisters and dependents of American fighting men. Checks begin today with $30 per case for those with no children and $15 from the government plus $15 of the soldier's pay. children add increments. Officials say the program will grow as more dependents are identified and more funds are allocated in future holidays.
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Hal Pe
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Treasury Department
Portugal Revolt Claims Many Lives and Injuries
Lisbon reports that the successful revolution left at least a hundred dead and about 500 wounded in clashes between rebels and government forces. Complete order has been restored and Colonel Paes issued summary orders for immediate execution of looters and rioters.
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Portugal
Paes
Homes For Halifax Orphans Sought
New York December 11 an orphans committee named by the Canadian club to place Halifax children who lost their parents in the disaster here with New York families and homes for them.
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Halifax
New York
Unified system urged by Henry Ford in New York
Henry Ford told the New York Evening Mail lighter railroad equipment and a unified transportation system would solve America’s railroading problems. He argued cars of greater strength but lighter weight could cut operating costs and noted freight cars often carry light loads while returning empty.
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New York
America
Henry Ford
New York Evening Mail
Ford
Judge Only One of God's Creation, So He Should Worry
Magistrate Handy voices a controversial remark as Policewoman Mary Maina inspects girls boarding or leaving the Staten Taland ferry. The women resented the scrutiny and Mary faced court attention for the incident.
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New York
Mary Maina
Staten Taland Ferry
Mary
Thirteen Negro Soldiers Hanged for Houston Riot
Thirteen members of the 24th United States infantry were executed at Fort Sam Houston for participation in the Houston riot of August 21 1917. Forty one received life terms three were given two years and six months and five were acquitted. Corporal Charles Baltimore among the executed led the list of names including Nesbit Wheatley Jesse Moore Breckenridge Hawkins Snodgrass Davis Divins Johnson Young McWhorter and others.
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San Antonio
Texas
24Th
United States Infantry
Houston
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Santonio
Tex
Camp Travis
Charles Baltimore
Sergi Nesbit
Wheatley
Jesse Moore
William Breckenridge
Thomas C Hawkins
Houston riot soldiers executed under war department order
The War Department announced that executions of thirteen colored soldiers from the Houston riot case were carried out in accordance with law. A court martial of officers determined verdicts after a riot in Hensen, Texas on August 25, killing 17 and wounding 22. Major General John W. Buckman oversaw the executions at Saladocree Camp Travis with no public disclosure of names yet.
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Houston
War Department
Department
Inspector General
Judge Advocate General
John W. Buckman
Southern Department
Saladocree Camp Travis
Hensen
Texas
24Th
United States Infantry
Beet sugar price hike authorized by food administration
Washington reports an increase of ten cents per hundred pounds on beet sugar authorized by the food administration, effective tomorrow. The announcement states it should not cause any rise in current retail prices.
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The
Food Administration
United States Targets Nobles With American Wives Income
Washington reports the United States plans to block Austro-Hungarian noblemen with American wives from profiting from their wives business holdings. Alien Property Custodian A Mitchell Palmer seeks seizure of onehalf of property owned by American women with enemy titles. the Treasury refuses foreign exchange shipments for these noblemen. The move targets enemy nobility amid wartime measures.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
A. Mitchell Palmer
Mistletoe Season Clouded by Gloom for London Folks
London reports a gloomy mistletoe season as Arthur Newsholme the chief medical officer of the Incal government board warns of contagion risk from kissing amid spotted fever concerns.
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London
Dy Mail
Arthur Newsholme
Incal Government Board
Italian Front Standoff as Allied Lines Brace for Breakthrough
Henry Wood reports from Italy that British and French troops fortify entrenched lines on the western front while Austro German forces occupy the Alpine crest dominating the Venetian Lombardy plains. Veterans from France Britain and Italy reinforce sectors as General Garibaldi fights with French units after serving in the foreign legion.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Italy
Alps
Lombardy
Brenta
Piave
Adige
Lake Gerda
Asiago
Polines
Germany
Austria
Belgium
France
Peppino Garibaldi
French Foreign Legion
Foreign Legion
Germans Preparing Largest Offensive On Western Front
London Dec 11 German artillery roared across the western front as officials believed Germany planned its heaviest attack since 1914. Shells pounded a broad sector while reports noted stronger fire on French positions and Haig’s front line indicating Hindenburg reinforced divisions from the Russian fronts.
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London
Germany
Hindenburg
Haig
American Artillery Tries Gas Shells On French Front
American artillery conducted a gas shell trial with a new American unit in France. The exercise mimicked a full assault from preliminary bombardment to final charge with gas and high explosive rounds while aircraft guided and corrected the barrage. Troops wore gas masks and advanced under simulated combat conditions.
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Francs
J. W. Pegler
United Press Staff
France
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