Russians Strike Through Poland Take 43600 Prisoners In Offensives
Russian forces claim sweeping wins from central Poland to the Carpathians with 43600 prisoners and many guns taken. Reports say Austrian losses mount as Russians, aided by Grand Duke Nicholas, push along the Bzura Rawka and Nida lines and across the Vistula region with heavy artillery and repeated encounters.
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London
Argonne
Alsace
Poland
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Guta
Rawka
Pllica
Galicia
Jaslo
Krosno
Carpathians
Petrograd
Bzura
Nida
Wis Yiea
Vistula
Tarnow
Tychow-Olpingne
Siedliska
Biala
Dukla
Zmigrod-Dukla Mn
Desperate fighting as Austrians, Serbs, and Bulgars clash
Reported December action notes Austrians holding east of the Dunay and gaining on the Carpathians while Serbs retreat to Vilna and Bulgarian transit regulations spark friction. Paris says French planes bomb Metz and Miawa as German forces recapture Miawa, with intermittent shelling across northern France and Belgium.
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Berli
Constantinople
Batum
Damascus
Rome
Vita
Alexandria
Egypt
Copenhagen
Warsaw
Vilna
Secolo
Milan
Servia
Mlawa
Paris
Metz
Nancy
Geppelin
Miawa
Russian
Poland
Belgium
France
King 10 urges use of minute men for city police
Police Commissioner Andy R. King seeks financing to add thirty motorcycle-equipped officers, to be stationed two per firehouse and on duty 24 hours. He estimates about 60 600 yearly cost, aiming to quicken response and relieve central squad pressure while not conflicting with four new sub stations and forty patrolmen plans.
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Plana
Atlanta
Pest
United States
Andy R. King
Police Department
King
W C Morris
Beavers
Council
General Council
Police Commission
Finance Committee
Piedmont Avenue
Tenth Street
Marietta Street
Stock Yards
West End
South Side
Peachtree Street
West Peachtree Street
Ana
Decatur Street
Police Board
Augusta Child Dies From Fireworks Incident
Augusta Ga December 27 The prohibition of fireworks during Christmas pleased citizens though violations occurred. One dealer defied the law until a temporary 'cooler' lesson. The saddest case involves a 4 year old girl whose sparkler ignition set her clothing ablaze and caused her death yesterday.
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Augusta
Spey
Wilson to celebrate 58th birthday with family
Washington December 27 President Wilson marks his fifty eight birthday tomorrow with no planned public observance. Congratulatory messages arrive from across the United States and abroad as he prepares to spend the day quietly with his family. He plans several addresses on a return trip from the San Francisco exposition next spring and may respond to criticisms of his Mexican policy and other policies. It will be his first cross continental trip since becoming president.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Island for Guns Trade Denied by Russian Government
Petrograd December 27 The Russian government denies the German Berlin press agency report that Russia ceded half of Sakhalin Island to Japan in exchange for heavy artillery. The embassy in Washington says no such confirmation was received and the dispatches are misinterpreted.
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Petrograd
Russia
Japan
Bakhhalin
Berlin
Copenhagen
Rugsin
Sakhalin
Asia
Portsmouth
Washington
Lone Turk Whips Russian Squadron Official Claim
Constantinople December 28 An official communication says Turkish forces advance on the Caucasian front and deny Russian reports of Hamidieh torpedoing Sebastopol The Turkish fleet including Hamidieh sailed the Black Sea and returned unscathed A Turkish ship attacked and sank two Russian mine layers and bombarded Rostov lay in a night engagement Two Russian officers and thirty sailors were rescued and captured later another bombardment occurred near Batum on December 5 two Turkish ships offered duel to the fleet at Sebastopol.
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Constantinople
London
Rosttalay
Oles
Athos
Batum
Uel
Sebastopo
Occupation of Aviona Forges No Protests
Rome reports no protests from major powers over Italy's occupation of Aviona Albania and hopes persist that neutrality will hold steady. In Palermo sharpshooters head to Aviona to replace bluejackets at the port. Bari cites Essad Pasha driving 8,800 troops toward Albanian rebels for a decisive clash.
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Rome
Aviona
Albania
Italy
Palermo
Sicily
Bari
Essad Pasha
Mexican factions accept Scott plan
Washington reports unofficial word that all Mexican factions back General Scott’s plan to curb cross border firing. Maytorena and Gutierrez allies weigh, Naco to become neutral, Agua Prieta to be avoided by Carranza forces, Nogales remains in Maytorena hands. Villa and Obrero factions cited with mixed notes from Vera Cruz and Mexico City reports.
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Washington
Bryan
General Scott
United States
Enrique C. Lilorente
Gutierrez
Maytorena
Naco
Scott
Hil
Carranza
Agua Prieta
Nogales
State Department
Mexico City
Liorente
Villa
Paso
General Villa
Chihuahua
Eduardo Iturbide
Iturbide
Federal District
Zapata
Congress Hopes to Speed Legislation After Short Holiday
Washington expects quick clearing of appropriation bills in the House while the Senate faces a broad program including immigration and literacy test battles. Debate over woman suffrage amendment, naval and military funding, and conservation measures looms as Congress reconvenes after a brief recess. The Agriculture appropriation totals $22.63 million, up nearly $2 million.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Lewis
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Public Lands Committee
House Agriculture Committees
Department of Agriculture
Department
Italian cruiser to aid U.S. warship in Turkey
Rome reports the Italian cruiser Calabria, in Beirut, ordered to assist the American cruiser North Carolina if needed amid European departures from Turkish territory. American ships North Carolina, Tennessee, and Vulcan prepare to move to any location of need in the eastern Mediterranean. Secretary Daniels said no replies yet to inquiries about threats to bombard Tripoli, Syria, due to cable delays.
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Rome
Calabria
Beirut
Syria
North Carolina
Tennessee
Vulcan
Scorpion
Mediterranean
Athens
Tripoli
Virginia
Fle
Dedengatch
Smyrna
Washington
Daniels
Navy Department
Inman and Decker
Genevieve Clark Engaged to James M. Thomson
In Washington on December 27, Speaker Champ Clark and Mrs. Clark announced the engagement of their daughter Miss Genevieve Clark to James M. Thomson editor of The New Orleans Item. The wedding is planned for spring or early summer at the Clark home in Bowing Green.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Clark
Miss Genevieve
James M. Thomson
New Orleans
Bowing Green
Miss Clark
Thomson
Baltimore
Official Society
Apostolic Delegate Dolei Receives Turkish Sultan
London December 27. The new apostolic delegate to Turkey Monsignor Dolei was received by Sultan Mehmed V. Dolei presented an autograph letter from Pope Benedict. This marked the first reception of an apostolic delegate by the Turkish ruler without French ambassador intervention.
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London
Turkey
Monsignor
Dolei
Mehmed V
Reuter
Constantinople
Pope Benedict
Two steamers strike mines in North Sea
Scarborough England December 37 The Dutch steamer Leersum from Amsterdam and the British steamer Gallier from London struck mines in the North Sea today The Leersum foundered and two members of her crew were drowned They succeeded in reaching port
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Scarborough
England
London
Leersum
Amsterdam
Gallier
North Sea
Leeraum
British Warships Fight Zeppelins and Submarines in Raid
British naval seaplanes bombed the German base at Cuxhaven on Christmas day. Seven airmen were involved. six returned safely, one is feared dead. The clash included Zeppelins and submarines, with the British avoiding surface attacks and rescuing air crews.
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London
Thames
Cuxhaven
Nancy
Metz
Brussels
Polish Clites
Elbe
Hewlett
Helgoland
Germany
Undaunted
Schilling Roads
Oliver
Boas
Kitner
Miley
Hawards
Blackburn
Heiggland
Big Boost Given to Girl Canners
New York reports on the Girls Canning club movement in southern states funded by the general education board and department of agriculture. Each girl handles one tenth acre from seed to canning, with portable outfits and home canning sessions. By 1918 tens of thousands are involved across fourteen states, profits range with examples of near two hundred dollars, and indirect social benefits include community cooperation and educational progress.
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New York
Department of Agriculture
General Educational Board
General Education Board
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas
Macon
Misalgsip
Aiken County
Destroyer Goes Ashore Off St Andrews Coast
A British torpedo boat destroyer ran aground at Kingsbarns near St. Andrews while en route from Aberdeen to the Firth of Forth. Lifeboats rescued the crew after the vessel lost bearings in darkness. one lifeboat was stove in, but the remainder were saved with difficulty.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
London
Kingsbarns
Aberdeen
Firth of Forth
WOUNDS HINDU SWAMI AND BLOWS SELF UP
In San Francisco on December 27 Louis Vavara a mystic exploded a bomb at a temple injuring a Hindu swami and three disciples during a worship service. Injured expected to recover and Vavara deemed demented but harmless by cult members. He entered the temple tossed a bomb-tipped hat at the swami then repeated the gesture before the blast.
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San Francisco
Louis Vavara
Vavara
Dance ends in killing. Slayer makes escape
Talladega, Ala. December 27. Specials News reports John Wyley shot and instantly killed Roscoe Lee at Malone, a village near here, this morning. The shooting is said to have grown from a drunken quarrel at a dance. Wyley is still at large. Both were prosperous farmers of Tallapoosa County.
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Talladega
Ala
John Wyley
Roscoe Lee
Malone
Wyley
Tallapoosa County
Shaft for Mexicans killed at Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz December 27 Public concerts were held to raise a fund for a monument to the memory of the Mexicans who fell last April during the lamming of the American forces.
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Vera Cruz
Emperor of Russia Arrives at Front
Emperor Nicholas arrives at the battle front after leaving Moscow on Christmas evening. The report from Petrograd notes the imperial party has reached the frontline amid ongoing military operations.
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Emperor OF
Russia
Weather Prophecy Shapes Cloudy Week Across States
Weather forecast notes cloud cover and rising or moderate temperatures across many states. Georgia and Virginia expect lingering cloudiness with higher temperatures Monday and Tuesday. North and South Carolina anticipate fair skies and warmer conditions, while Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana show a mix of cloudy and fair days with moderate temperatures.
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Georgia
Missour
Oklahoma
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Florida
Noth
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
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Puebla
Guadalajara
Organization of the
Revolutionary Conference
Constitutionalists
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Sultan
Destroyer
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