War Office bulletin reports French and Servian gains
Tonight the War Office released a bulletin detailing French advances in the La Pretre forts and successful repulses of German infantry near Ypres. It notes Servian forces driving Austrians back across the Drina near Baina Basta and further operations along the front.
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Aspach
Alsace
la Pretre
France
Belgium
Vosges
la Mere Henri
Senbnes
Servia
Drina
Baina Basta
German Soldiers Equipped for Winter Hood Protection
A photograph shows German soldiers during winter preparing in simple, knitted hoods to guard against icy blasts. The image highlights basic cold weather gear used by troops, emphasizing practical warmth over elaborate equipment.
Sweden Says Germany Laid Anchored Mines
A garbled war report cites Sweden denouncing German mine laying in the Gulf of Bothnia. It notes official Finnish finds that anchored mines were German, not Russian, and that no floating mines were discovered. The dispatches also cover Danube front progress and Montenegrin advances.
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Sweden
Germany
Stockholm
Tlondon
Gulf of Bothnia
Finland
German Ship Rhakotia Arrives With Crew From Sunk British Vessel
Callao Peru December 13 The German steamer Rhakotia of Kosmos line arrived without signaling shoreside action. It brings the crew of the British coal ship South Wales sunk off Chile after Dresden’s seizure of her coal. A Valparaiso dispatch said Rhakotia also carried crew of the Crown of Galicia sunk by German warships or its own crew.
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Callao
Peru
Rhakotia
Kosmos
South Wales
Chile
Dresden
Valparaiso
Rhakatis
Italians Rally for Government Relief as Prices Rise
Rome December 13 Italians held large meetings to press the government over unemployment and rising food costs. Resolutions urged immediate relief and proposed major public works to employ the jobless. committees were named to press talks with the cabinet.
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Rome
Italy
Comemittees
Batum Forts Force Goeben to Withdraw
Petrograd reports that on December 12 the German battle cruiser Goeben and Turkish torpedo boat Berki Salvet attacked Batum. Forts returned fire, Goeben fired fifteen shots then withdrew. damage described as insignificant.
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Petrograd
Batum
Black Sea
Goeben
Berki Salvet
Brussels to pay war lien in installments to Germany
Brussels and suburbs will pay 45,000,000 marks of the German war lien with special taxes through June 15, 1925, and arrange ten installments for the remaining 25,000,000 marks with Belgian bankers. London dispatch adds notes on Enver Pasha and Talaat Bey in Constantinople and Syria, plus a French test using telephones to check wine purity. A Beziers law from 1173 directs grapes after harvest to the poor, ignored today.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Brussels
Germany
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Enver Pasha
Constantinople
Talaat Bey
Syria
Beziers
France
Warm reception given to burglar near Atlanta home
A resident on Connally street fired at a burglar probing a lattice back porch door about 8:30 pm then police found no entry. Nearby, Major Guinn alerted officers over a false alarm at the Porter residence on Elizabeth street. A second intruder window attempt at Hannay’s on Pulllam street ended with the burglar fleeing. A highway robbery on Fort and Houston streets yielded $5, while another on Bedford place netted $65. A Ford roadster missing from the Forsyth building display remains under investigation with plate 20724-Ga.
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Cloeck
J. Henry Porter
Atlanta Athletic Club
Elizabeth Street
Inman Park
Mr. Porter
Allo
R. J. Guinn
Milam
Evans
Guinn
J. H. Hannay
Pulliam Street
Hannay
Walter Anderson
Fain Street
Milam and
Fort
Houston
Anderson
Cap
W. L. West
Bedford Place
Linden Street
F. Booth
North Pryor Street
Forsyth Building
North Forsyth Street
Wilson Writes Letter to German Emperor
Boston December 13 A personal letter from President Wilson to Emperor William will aid Edward E Muecke of San Francisco United States vice consul at Iquique Chile in his search for his wife who has been lost in Germany since the outbreak of the war Mr Muecke sailed for Europe today on the steamer Canopic He fears his wife is ill and penniless She went to Germany over a year ago for her health Inquiries to the German state department brought no reply and President Wilson provided Mr Muecke with special credentials to aid him in his personal search
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Boston
Wilson
Emperor William Willl
Edward E. Muecke
San Francisco
United States
Iquique
Chile
Germany
Muecke
Europe
State Department
Southern Surgeons Meet at Asheville
Physicians and surgeons from many southern states have arrived in Asheville for the annual convention of the Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association. The three day meeting opens tomorrow morning and will focus on exchanging views about recently adopted medical and surgical methods.
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Asheville
N. C
Southern Surgical and Gynecologyical Association
Goethals Seeks Naval Escort to Guard Canal Neutrality
Panama December 1 Colonel George W Goethals governor of the Canal Zone announces he has asked two American torpedo boat destroyers be stationed at the canal entrance to deter belligerent ships and ensure neutrality amid reported illegal activity by colliers and warships near the Isthmus. The plan follows incidents involving the collier Malina and other vessels lacking health certificates or clearance papers. Washington December 14 officials say Goethals' request surprised and Secretary Daniels plans to order destroyers if further information confirms the need.
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Panama
George W. Goethals
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Isthmian Waterway
Malina
Balboa
Gosthals
Pearl Islands
Panaima City
Claude C. Mallet
Mallina
Gana
Washington
Colonel Goethals
Canal
Daniels
Charleston
Mexico
Goethals
W Lean Injured in Street Fall at Police Barracks
Signal Operator W L McLean slipped on a banana peel in front of the Station house near midnight. He was knocked unconscious for minutes with a severe cut to his left leg and eye wound. He previously had a similar fall three years earlier. He was later taken to Grady hospital for treatment. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertised.
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W. L. McLean
McLean
Grady Hospital
Snowstorm Brings Fine Baby to Officer Swords Home
Policeman W. TE Swords of 9 Angier avenue rushed home during a snowstorm to greet a handsome 9 pound baby boy born to Mr Stork who visited his house. Mrs Swords is doing nicely and the family receives many congratulations on the arrival of the snow storm baby. A Philadelphia college director advocates quarry climbs for physical development.
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Fine Boy
Officer Swords
W. TE Swords
Angier Avenue
Stork
Swords
Peters Street
Brooks to be boosted in trip through Florida
General Secretary Clark of the Industrial club travels from Quitman in a private car for a week through Florida to distribute literature and meet Florida prospects seeking relocation to Brooks county. Stops include Jacksonville Gainesville St Petersburg Tampa and Lakeland with moving picture houses showing the material.
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Quitman
Snecal
Clark
Industrial Club
W. Oglesby
South Georgia Railrogs
Florida
Brooks County
Jacksonville
Gainesville
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Lakeland
Cure A Cold In One Day Patent Remedy Claim
A fragment notes a sensational cold cure claim with “Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUINING” tablets and a Druggist refund promise. It mentions Dr. W. Groves signature on each box and odd repeated phrases about a boy and snaps. The text resembles an old patent medicine advertisement with dubious efficacy statements.
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ER. W. Groves
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