Germany Works on Air Power for War
United Press dispatch describes General Von Hoepner as the German air dictator directing a vast program to rival Allied aviation. It notes rapid factory mobilization, standardized planes, heavy armament, and large manpower tied to each craft, while confirming Allied air superiority persists though both sides expand their aerial campaigns.
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Porest
United Press
Malil
France
Rimnerien
Germany
The
Somme
Kateer
Geenral von Hooppner
General von Below
Kaiser
von Hooppner
Genow
Gopner
Berlin
Hooppner
Ering Hia
London
von Hoeppner
Gotha
Erfurt
Benz
Mercedes
General Leonard Wood Arrives Safely in France
Camp Funston Kansas announces Major General Leonard Wood has arrived in France. No details given on visit purpose.
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Leonard Wood
France
Kansas City
Camp Funston
Kansas
Alleged Swindler to Be Tried Next Week
Federal authorities detained ninety Bliss company workers on September 26 and sent them to Ellis Island. All but Karl Hennig were released on bond. Hennig faced charges after authorities found a torpedo model and suspicious documents at his residence.
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Bliss Company
Ellis Island
Karl Hennig
Bond
Hennig
Japan May Recall Ambassador Sato to Hire New envoy
Tokyo dispatch reports public belief in Japanese newspapers that Ambassador Sato in Washington will be recalled. Named successors include Viscount Ishii and M Hioki, ex ministers, among others, with official denials noted.
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Ralph Turner
United Press
Tokio
Ambassador Sato
Washington
Viscount Ishii
United States
M. Hioki
Peking
Reign Minister Visits Washington Embassy Record
Unclear OCR fragment notes a reign minister and discussions at the Washington embassy. Fragment hints at formal talks or counseling but lacks verifiable names, dates, or outcomes.
Burleson Criticized as Czar-like by Letter Carriers
Edward J. Gainor president of the national association of letter carriers denounces Postmaster General Burleson in Cleveland Ohio charging he uses his office for political capital. He accuses Burleson of pursuing surpluses and unwise economies that reduce post office efficiency.
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Cleveland, C
Burleson
Edward J. Gainor
National Association of Letter Carriers
Gainer
Mexican Villa Bandits Looting Settlements
Bandits looted several small Mexican hamlets northwest of Chihuahua City and attacked Mormon settlements as of December 29, El Paso reported. The raids targeted multiple villages, causing damage and casualties while feared to disrupt local communities and travel routes.
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el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua City
Bandits Reported Near Villa by Arriving Mormons
Mormons arriving tonight report bandits near Villa have seized a number of young Mexican girls.
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Villa
Dode Paskert to Wear Chicago Cubs Uniform
Philadelphia reporting that George Dode Paskert will wear a Chicago Cubs uniform next Spring in a Moran Mitchell trade. Fred Cy Williams, an outfielder, is also involved, with draft status threatening Williams as Moran seizes a favorable deal for the Cubs.
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Philadelphia
George
Dode) Paskert
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Fred
Cy) Williams
Eso
Moren
Moran
Ross Mitchell
Windy City
Sam
Williams
German plan to abuse American POWs revealed
Dispatch from the American zone cites sworn reports that Germany intends to treat American prisoners as unworthy of wartime courtesies and to force them into degrading labor. The note compares their conditions to the brutal treatment of Russians in German camps, sparking international protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Pagler
United Free Staff
France
Germany
Ceriany
Wholesale Jail Delivery Stuns Magic City In Jail Break
Six prisoners battered a wall of Birmingham city jail with a piece of wire and climbed to freedom, while a seventh was captured trying to follow. Warden Glover heard noise but saw nothing. a later guard seized a fleeing negro prisoner through the wall. Other deserter-linked men including Charles Williams and Frank Lowe among the escapes and detentions.
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Birmingham
G. ¢. Glover
Charles Williams
F. H. Orback
BG. Menik
Camp McClellan
Anniston
A. J. Wright
Frank Lowe
James Thomas
Lberty
Atlanta Faces Severe Coal Shortage as Cold Deepens
Atlanta braces for the coldest weather of the year as coal supplies run perilously low. A city committee plans railroad-assisted deliveries and two-barrel limits per car, with Sunday permits and city vehicles mobilized to ease shortages. Public buildings and churches may keep fires burning as temperatures drop.
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Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Jer Cooper
Candler
Sinking of British destroyers fuels Admiralty criticism
London reports growing criticism of the Admiralty after the sinking of three British destroyers off the Dutch coast by German torpedoes or mines. A separate channel incident saw one destroyer sunk and another damaged amid raids, with more merchantmen lost to German attacks.
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London
John Coe
Admiralty
Wagne
Orly
North Sea
Channel
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American Red Cross
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