Turks Defeated by British Army in Mesopotamia
London reports British repulsed a Turkish attack at Kut el Amara in Mesopotamia after the Turks breached a fort, with about 700 Turkish and 190 British casualties. Russian forces win in Persia while Germans attack on Riga front are repulsed.Continued on pages two.
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Egypt
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Dvingk
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Bank cashier foils youth bandits at Grant Oklahoma
Hugo Otto reports two high school age robbers, Clauds Jones aged 23 and Arthur McBarland aged 17, entered the Bank of Grant at Grant Oklahoma and seized 34 000. Cashier Web escaped from a vault and opened fire when they tried to flee. Both bandits wounded. money recovered. Jones near death, McBarland seriously wounded but later expected to recover. Bank robbery at Heavener Oklahoma nets 1500 before getaway.
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Oklo
Web
Candler
Clauds Jones
Arthur MccBarland
Webb
Jones
McFarlend
Leaves for Church and Returns Home as Blushing Bride
Miss Katleé B Blackman of 45 Gaskill street wed JsA Thomas at Rev H M Quillian’s home after a four year courtship. Parents objected to informal marriage and she left to attend church but married instead. She resumed work Monday but her husband reportedly forbids her continued employment.
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Katleé B Blackman
Gaskill Street
McCord- Stewart Company
Jsa Thomas
Williama
Tenth Streets
Miss Blackman
A ii Thomas
Church Innstead
H. M . .Quillian
McCord-Stewart
Rhyme Used to Educate Public on Grip Prevention
New York health department distributed thousands of rhymed cards urging the public to cover coughs and sneezes to stop the spread of grip. Dr Charles Boldain of the bureau of health education notes there is no cure and prevention is key. placards will appear in public places and schools.
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New York
Health Department
Charles ¥ Boldain
Bureau of Health Education
Cemeteries May Be Turned Into Bird Sanctuaries Across Nation
New York december 2 The campaign announced by the National Association of Audubon Societies seeks to convert cemeteries into protected bird habitats by excluding hunters and caretakers. The effort aims to add burial grounds to bird reservations as there are over a million acres of cemetery land.
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New York
National Association of Audubon Societies
United States
Stockade Probation Rejected For Drunken Youth
21 year old Taylor of Edgewood avenue faced Recorder Johnson on a drunk and disorderly charge. He preferred stockade over probation, having prior reformatory time for theft. Attorneys claimed continuing persecution, while the judge fined him 7 10 75 dollars for conduct.
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F Taylor
Edgewood Avenue
Johnson
Sheridan
Iacion
Jad
Taylor
Byers
Constitution
Extradition Request Innes And Wife From Texas
Georgia seeks the extradition of Victor EK Innes and his wife from Texas to answer indictments in Atlanta for larceny after trust. Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey filed the brief in the Georgia Supreme Court. The case will be argued after New Year as part of ongoing efforts linked to prior Oregon-Texas extradition battles.
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Georgia
Victor EK
Innes
Texas
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Hugh M. Dorsey
Keneral
Oregon
Texan
Boise Nelms Dennis
Beatrice Nelny
Allpreme Court
Oreg
Dorsey Urgea
Os State
Burglars Steal Whisky and Xmas Packages in Lyerly
Lyerly Ga December 27 Suspected amateur burglars broke into the Southern Express office during the holidays and carried off thirteen quarts of whisky and a valuable Christmas package bound for local recipients. The building was not entered through the front door, but a rear window was broken to gain access. No suspects or clues available.
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Spe
Belisved
Southern Expreve
Rise in Gasoline Price to Be Probed by Justice Dept
Washington reports that the Department of Justice will likely probe the rise in gasoline prices to determine if Sherman act violations occurred. No formal complaints have arrived, but anti trust prosecutors say an inquiry could start on the department’s own initiative.
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Justice Department
Washington
Uricias
Department of Justice
Sherman Mules Found by Sheriff in Cherokee County
Sheriff Spears of Cherokee County has recovered Sherman mules believed stolen in arson attacks across Cherokes County. Four mules were traced to Burnt Mountains Pickens County and returned to Cherokee, with more found in Forsyth near Ducktown. He expects the eighth mule within days as evidence links the fires to livestock theft.
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Cherokee County
Cherokes
Canton
Otto Sherman
Sherman
Burnt Mountains
Pickens County
Gilmer
Forsyth County
Ducktown
Wilson and Bride Tramp Miles Through Snow
President Wilson and his wife walked through snow covered mountains and were greeted in villages. Later he reviewed departmental matters and granted clemency, commuting one sentence and remitting costs in other cases, while plans for his sixty ninth birthday celebration proceeded.
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Bride
Georgia
Zhuck- Que-Ab
Kansas
Young man whipped by father over road work escape
In Asheville North Carolina on December 27 a 23 year old man named Goear Emibler chose to be whipped by his 60 year old father rather than serve three months on county roads. The whipping occurred in a prison yard before police chief and officials. The father gave fifteen lashes to the son who had assaulted him.
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Asheville
N. C
Emibler
Prn
Issam
Registration Surge Dims City Recall Hopes in Fulton County
A crowded Fulton County registration office saw a record turnout with as many as 1,500 voters registering in a day and total registrations projected between 13,000 and 14,000. Recall campaign supporters and anti-recallers spar over tax book checks and polling integrity as ward meetings plan across the city ahead of the recall vote.
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Fulton County
Rmin
Eltv
Hungry Austrians Attack Palace With Pitchforks and Axes
A Vienna report says Christmas night riots attacked Archduke Stephen’s palace as crowds protested food waste at an opulent entertainment. Police dispersed rioters, windows shattered, damage to several paintings. Separate reports note Christmas Day food riots in Chemnitz with women marching on the town hall, police arresting rioters and injuring eleven.
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Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Vienna
Archduke Stephen
Austria
Chemnitz
Warm Rain Then Cold Weather to Hit Southwest Texas
A storm of moderate force over Southwestern Texas brings likely rain today with cloudy, threatening skies over the cotton Delta. Temperatures rise early, with clouds increasing. forecasters warn of a continuation of fair weather not guaranteed. After the warm spell, temperatures are expected to plunge swiftly, bringing cold weather lasting through New Year’s Day.
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Texas
Tate
Billy Sunday Backed By Cardinal Gibbons In Baltimore Crusade
December 27 Cardinal Gibbons approves Billy Sunday campaign prayer support in Baltimore. The executive committee and Rev Dr George Peet announce plans to seek cooperation of Catholic clergy for the crusade, noting Gibbons praised Sunday's sound doctrine in key truths.
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Bunday
Naggerted Fetter
Bis Church
Ville de La Ciotat Sinks After Submarine Attack
The French liner Ville de La Ciotat was torpedoed without warning in the Mediterranean on December 24 and sank. Eighty passengers and crew are believed lost, with most survivors rescued by an English steamer. No Americans were aboard. the vessel was en route from Yokohama to Marseilles via the Far East.
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Ville de la Clutat
Yar
Maryeilles
Mediterranea
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Seye
Ministre Boerneert
Teutonic Allies
Ville de la Ciotaty
Pasengers
Mediterranean
Ministry of Marine
Far East
Marseilles
Malta
Ville de la Ciotet
la Ciotat
France
Nessageries
Mari
Villa de la Clotar
Japan
China
Hawaii
Washington
State Department
Americana
New Year Gift of 500000 to Pullman Employees
Chicago December 27 1917 a $500000 New Year gift from the Pullman company is to be distributed to 9000 of its 27000 employees including conductors and porters while manufacturing workers are excluded. The sum represents about 16 percent for contractors and larger for porters with tips boosting earnings. The move follows testimony at the United States Commission on Industrial Relations noting low wages for conductors and heavy reliance on tips by porters.
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Chicago
Amere
Pullman Company
Yenair
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
Pullman Cara
Frank P Walsh
Robert T Lincoln
France Awards $30 Million Shell Contract to American Firm
Officials of Midvale Steel and Ordnance announce a contract with the French government valued at about $10.6 million for 400,000 shells from 84 to 17 inches in size, with delivery planned next year. Parts of the order may be subcontracted to other companies.
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Paradelicia
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company
Weather Prophecy Forecast for Washington and Nearby
Weather forecast predicts increasing cloudiness in Washington area with possible rain. An approaching front may bring rain on Wednesday followed by cooler temperatures and stronger winds.
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Eergia
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