Unclear fragments discuss wartime guarantees and moves
Fragmentary report notes assents to examination of car gones at ports of shipment, Britain denies exemption from further inspection if deemed needed. Entente powers promise Athens and Bucharest Bulgaria will not attack Greece or Romania if aid to Serbia or Romania’s participation. Report mentions Germans leaving Dixmude and Allied operations in Flanders taking on a broader character.
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Great Britain
Admiralty
Athens
Bucharest
Bulgaria
Greece
Rumania
Servia
Dixmude
Flanders
Trench gains reported as British troops retake positions
British forces announce trenches were regained while fighting on the western front. French officials say gains are appreciable though German resistance remains strong. Reports from London claim Dixmude evacuated, while in Poland Russian reinforcements pour to the front and aid continues in battles near Warsaw. The allied fleet may have bombarded the Dardanelles last Saturday. Parliament in Paris will convene tomorrow with about 200 service members returning to attend. Italy warns Turkey over tensions near Tripoli amid Arab unrest under Turkish and German officers.
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London
Dixmude
Poland
Petrograd
Warsaw
von Hindenburg
Dardanelles
Paris
Italy
Turkey
Tripoli
British and French trenches push in Belgium and France
War Office report details British gains near Liévin and Noyon plus French progress across multiple fronts including the Argonne Meuse sector. Minor advances cited in Champagne Aisne Lys regions with several hundred yard gains and fortifications improved. Russian dispatch notes Austro-German setbacks and Turkish defeats.
Russians Hold German Push Toward Warsaw at Bzura River
Russian forces maintain entrenched positions on the Bzura right bank near Sochaczow to slow a German crossing and halt an advance toward Warsaw, with Lodz evacuation cited as separate strategic movement. Reports also note speculation a Scandinavian triple alliance may emerge, seen as non threatening to Russia.
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Bzura
Petrograd
London
Sochaczow
Warsaw
Vistula
Opoczno
Pietrokow
Sczeracow
Lodz
Haakon
Gustave
Christian
Russia
Sweden
British Reverses Claimed By Kaiser
Berlin reports December 19 German troops successful at Nieuport and in Belgium trenches retaken at Notre Dame de Lorette. Souain trench clashes yield 614 German prisoners, many dead. Argonne gains, Verdun attacks repulsed. Joffre order urges renewed French assault across French front. Eastern front West Prussia unchanged. Poland situation ongoing.
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le Four
de Paris
Flerce
France
Marne
Yser
Lorraine
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West Prussia
Poland
Austrians Claim Rapid Progress on Eastern Front
Berlin dispatches report Austrian forces advancing through Galicia and Galicia north of Lupkow Pass while German troops push through Poland. Official bulletin cites Russian resistance along the Donajec line with heavy fighting in progress.
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Poland
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Sary-Kamysh
trans-Caspian
Berlin
Wireleba
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Austria
Donajec
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Austrian Report Claims Progress In Carpathians
Vienna December 21 official communication says attacks in the Carpathians around Upper Latorcza are progressing well. It notes severe fighting northeast of Lupkow Pass with actions north of Krosnew and Tuchow and along the lower Munshee river, while the situation in north Poland remains unchanged.
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London
Carpathians
Upper Latorcza
Lupkow Pass
Krosnew
Tuchow
Munshee River
Poland
London theaters plan Christmas pantomimes amid gloom
London reporters note despite war gloom major theaters revive Cinderella Jack and the Bean Stalk Sleeping Beauty and other pantomimes at Christmas. Hotels resume weekly Saturday dances to lift spirits as mourning spreads. black hats fill shop windows and Belgian and French visitors mourn.
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London
Associated Press
England
France to modify naturalization law in parliament
Paris dispatch says The Matin reports the government will present a bill to alter the 1889 naturalization law. The measure would allow canceling naturalization papers by decree for any person who retains original nationality or whose conduct toward hostile powers is deemed unworthy of French citizenship.
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Paris
Matin
Japanese Cruiser Idzumo Reaches Callao Peru
The Japanese cruiser Idzumo entered Callao Peru today. It had been in Mexican waters amid the Huerta revolution, and since the war began it has operated in the Pacific and was recently reported off the U S coast.
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Callao
Peru
Idzumo
Huerta
Pacific
Coset
United States
Wireless incident resented by England
Washington notes Britain has sent a formal inquiry to the state department about baseless charges against British colliers in the Canal Zone. Secretary Daniels ordered a full report as naval experts speculate that radio messages from British ships in the Caribbean to Pacific vessels may have been misattributed by Panama isthmus operators.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Goethals
Canal Zone
Daniels
Panama
Caribbean
Pacific
Canal
Kaiser Goes to Front Against Doctor's Advice
Hondon reports Emperor William's departure for the front announced yesterday. A telegram from Amsterdam quotes the emperor's physician as advising against the move, but military chiefs urged him to stay with his troops. The decision follows the plan to spend Christmas with the forces.
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