40 Men of the Emden Raid Pacific Waters
Forty Emden crewmen, left on Cocos island after the cruiser was destroyed by Sydney, reportedly captured a cla rrier, mounted two maxims, and began raiding Pacific commerce. Led by Lieutenant von Muecke they sailed a commandeered schooner with armed launch and two boats, fleeing after dismantling the wireless. Reports via the British steamer Malacca arriving at Jolo are unconfirmed.
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PFL
Emden
Cocos Island
Sydney
Pacific
Malacca
Jolo
von Muecke
Solo
Allies Drive at Cernans On Western Front
London December 11 British French and Belgian troops pressed the west front offensive with foot by foot fighting and slight gains. In Flanders coast towns faced heavy bombardment by the British fleet at West Ende, while in Alsace French forces opened a major attack along a 50 mile front from Belfort to Sainte Marie au Mines. Berlin reported repulsed naval action near Nieuport and progress on other sectors with thousands of prisoners taken.
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Flanders
Nieuport
West Ende
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Sainte Marie-au-Mines
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Labassee
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Yser
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Servia
Peter
Belgrade
Drina
Save
General Army Headquarters
Sennheim
Miana
Vistula
Hierwczian
Sochaczew
Carpathians
Lowicz
Germans Massing For Another Drive Near Warsaw
Warsaw reports a new German concentration on the left of their Lodz Warsaw front. Bridges the Vistula southeast of Plock and a plan to cross the river are cited as aims to cut rail links. Russian forces counter the push near Sochaczow with severe fighting ongoing.
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London
Lowiez-How
Vistula
Piock
Plock
Mlawa
Ilow
Sochaczow
Lodz
Bochaczow
New Yorkers Sign Pardon Petition for Leo M Frank
A petition to Governor J M Slaton of Georgia for Leo M Franks pardon is to be sent through Brooklyn for signatures. Lawyer Joseph Goldstein drafted the petition and has secured about 40000 signatures as part of a larger effort.
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Leo M. Frank
New York
Justice
J.M. Slaten
Georgia
Mary Phagan
Brooklyn
Joseph Goldstein
Mob Lynches Black Man in Hampton After Accusing White Girl Harm
Allen Seymour, a Black man passing with Romani people, was seized by four masked locals from Hampton jail early this morning. He was fatally shot and found in the road as authorities reported no arrests. Seymour had been held since December 10 on a charge of injuring a white girl.
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Hampton, S$. C
Allen Seymour
Isil
Bowers
Seymour
Hampton
Germans Raid as Moral Move in Naval War
The article reports naval experts including Representative Hobson viewing the German raid as a possible feint or decoy aimed at moral impact and drawing British fleet units from its base. Official data suggests England’s southern coast remains vulnerable aside from fleet protection, with invasion history tied to the Hastings area near the invasion fronts.
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England
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
House
Hobson
Stamford Bridge Battle and Viking Movements Described
The text recounts Humber and advance toward York where Stamford Bridge was fought and notes historic Danish and Teutonic movements crossing the North Sea toward England's northern coast. It also mentions Napoleon's intended invasion from Boulogne and Calais targeting Folkestone and southern coastal points.
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Humber
York
Stamford Bridge
North Sea
England
Napoleon
Boulogne
Calais
Folkestere
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Offered to Women
In wartime and everyday life women are urged to rely on Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription claimed to be free of alcohol and narcotics. The ad asserts it treats irregular or painful periods backache headaches and nervousness and invites women to write for a free 186 page book from Buffalo New York.
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Servia
Dr. Pierce
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser Offer
A promotional notice invites readers to order a revised copy of The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser from Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo. The large cloth bound book of 1008 pages is advertised as easily understood and mailed postpaid for a 20 cent chip.
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People's Common Sense
Rr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
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