Armies on Both Fronts Preparing for New Battles
British and German forces mass for fresh fighting as moves hint at new battles on both eastern and western fronts. In Poland the German line forms from Kutno to Cracow with Gen Dank in the south and Gen Hetzendorf to the north, while Lodz remains the most bloody engagement. Western front shifts to Lorraine as French advances aim to sever German trench lines near St Mihiel and Alsace. Naval activity described as limited in northern waters.
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London
Poland
Petrograd
Kutno
Cracow
Dank
Lodz
Mackensen
Berlin
Kiev
Germany
Russia
Galicia
Hungary
Przemysl
Flanders
Lorraine
Alsace
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
St. Mihiel
Meuse
Cains
Near East
Posat
Weather Warnings Point to Unseasonal Severe Conditions
Weather officials note the current pattern is unusual for this time of year with conditions trending toward severe impact. Forecasters cite persistent fronts, strong winds, and bursts of heavy rain as the primary hazards, urging preparations and caution for residents and travelers.
General Inactivity Along British Front Reported
London reports an eye witness at the front from November 26 to 29 describing general inactivity on the English front. Germans press one sector against Indian troops as trenches are extended, with rear front line shelling down but diminishing. Civilians are seen digging trenches and some shot. prisoners' testimony shifts to a gloomier view of German strategy and future prospects.
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London
Lys
Girl of Golden West Arrested
Chicago reports Mrs Jessica K Cope accuses Col Charles Alexander of bribing officials to extort 50000 from him under the white slave act. Cope proposed a 50 50 share of the money with officials. She was held on bribery charges and as a witness. Alexander, 65, married, was arrested in Providence yesterday. Cope and her mother were linked to him previously in Los Angeles and Pasadena notices.
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Chicago
Jessica K. Cope
Charles Alexander
Providence
Alexander
United States
Mason
Charles F. Clyne
Michael L. Igoe
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Department of Justice
Lucian C. Wheeler
Clabaugh
Miss Cope
Igoe
Cope
Wheeler
Los Angeles
Jessie I. Cope
Alexander White
Col. Alexander
Pasadena
R. Ll
Charles Aleander
Jessie Cope
Cal
William §. Thornley
Thornley
Appointment of German ambassador stirs Rome politics
In Rome on December 5 Prince Bernard von Buelow, former German chancellor, was named head of the German embassy while Ambassador von Flo toll remains away three months for health. The move, long rumored, provokes comment and is seen as Berlin preparing to pressure Italy toward the allies.
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Rome
Bernard von Buelow
Herr von Flotow
Berlin
Italy
Britain and Italy Protest Anti Alien Law in Arizona
British and Italian ambassadors protested Arizona's anti alien employment law which bars foreigners from more than twenty percent of a business. Governor Hunt delayed proclamation pending further advice from the U S State Department while refusing comment on the protests and awaiting a full text of the law.
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Washington
Bryan
Hunts
Arizona
State Department
Department
Hunt
United States
Phoenix
Ariz
George W. Hunt
Gov. Hunt
Great Britain
Italy
Road Improvement Discussed in Morgantown WV
Morgantown West Virginia December 5 Special Today George M Osborne instructor in sanitary engineering at the state university addressed the road school on road and street sanitation He urged keeping roads and streets free from refuse to uphold health standards He compared sweeping and flushing city streets and noted varying successes in different cities He was followed by Alexander city engineer of Parkersburg who spoke from a city official perspective.
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Morgantown
W. Va
George M. Osborne
The
State University
Flushing
Osborne
Alexander
Parkersburg
Congressman Brown Married in Baltimore Today
Congressman Brown of West Virginia wed Miss Izetta Jewell Kenny of Babylon New York in Baltimore. Mrs Brown, an actress, used the stage name Izetta Jewell in this ceremony.
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Congressman Brown
Baltimore
West Virginia
Izetta Jewell Kenny
Babylon
New York
Blue Sky Law Held To Be Unconstitutional
Parkersburg West Virginia December 5 The West Virginia blue sky law was held unconstitutional by the United States circuit court of appeals in a late today decision Judges J C Pritchard and C Dayton concurring Judge A Wood dissented The opinion said the statute seeks to restrain interstate commerce and abridge the rights of citizens to buy and sell property J S Durst state auditor defendant in the suit said he would appeal to the United States supreme court
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Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
J. C. Pritchard
C. Dayton
A. Wood
J. S. Durst
Charleston
United States Supreme Court
Bank of Caswell at Milton closed. short $16224.98
Raleigh Dec 5. Bank examiner reports the Bank of Caswell Milton NC was short 16224.98. cashier E Hines Jr vanished Nov 25 leaving a note admitting deficit. Bank will not reopen. Assets 14225 liabilities 19814.92.
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Raleigh
Bank of Caswell
Milton
N. C
E. H. Hines, Jr
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
Blurry forecast notes cloudy conditions with probable rain Sunday and Monday across West Virginia and Virginia.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Jiminez takes oath of office as president
Juan Jiminez, proclaimed Dominican Republic president by the national congress, took the oath amid calm in Santo Domingo. Exiled former president Jiminez ruled from Porto Rico after revolution. An American supervised election led to a Supreme Court validation and inauguration, marking the first regularly elected leader since Caceres. Baez remains provisional president after Bordas’s retirement amid revolutions.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Repubic
Juan Teldro Jiminez
Dominican Republic
National Congress
Jiminez
Porto Rico
State Department
Washington
Supreme Court of the
Republic
General Caceres
Dr Baez
Gener
Bordas
Carranza plans to destroy British owned railroad
Washington reports British ambassador Cecil Spring Rice forwarded a dispatch from the British Charge Hohler in Mexico City. It cites rumors that Gen. Carranza intends to destroy the British owned railroad between Vera Cruz and Mexico City by damaging tunnels and seizing British cotton consignments, risking isolation of foreign traffic from the capital.
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Washington
Cecil Spring Rice
State Department
Hohler
Mexico City
Carranza
United States
Urranza
Vera Cruz
Mexico
German forces report progress in the west and Poland
Berlin reports from army headquarters that French attacks near Flanders and Metz were repulsed. German forces advanced at La Passee and in the Argonne forest. 1200 prisoners taken near the Manchurian lakes, while Polish operations proceed normally. Corriere Terra cites high French losses and greater losses among territorial troops.
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Berlin
London
Army
Flanders
Metz
la Passee
The
Argonne
Altstred
Manzurian
Poland
Corriere Terra
E Tals
Vote of Confidence in Government Passed
Rome reports the Italian chamber approved the government with 415 votes for and 49 against. Admiral Bertolo, former minister of marine, advocated the vote, supporting neutrality as articulated by Premier Salandra. He argued Italy's neutrality reflects strength, not weak military status, and must defend supreme national interests.
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Rome
Hertolo
Salandra
Italy
Bertolo
Europe
Auburn Beats Carlisle in Atlanta Football Clash
Auburn defeats Carlisle 7 to 0 in a football game played at Atlanta, Georgia. The matchup featured Auburn scoring once while Carlisle failed to reach the scoreboard.
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Auburn
Carlisle
Atlanta
Anborn
Motor 15 Said 10 Be Only One Of A Kind In World
A unique electric freight motor arrives at Pinefield to join the Pocahontas division tests between Bluefield and Vivian. Built in two sections, it weighs 264 tons and spans 1,444 feet, with Westinghouse and Baldwin facilities in Pittsburgh contributing major components. Officials plan gradual testing from light trains to full tonnage, with trials set after December 15 on the Hekmann Coal Dale line, while other U S railways eye similar electrification efforts.
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Pinefield
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Pocahontas Division
Vetween
Norfolk and Western
Pittsburg
Waldwin-Westinghouse Company
Waldwin Locomotive Works
Westinghouse Flectric Company
Westinghouse
M. J. Bill
Westinghouse Company
Norfolk and Western Power House
Hekmann
Coaldale
H. (. Weller
United States
New Haven
Ountry
Jutte, Anaconda and Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Nerfolk and Western
Perceptible Progress Claimed by French War Office
Paris Dec 5 The French war office reported continued activity with notable gains north of Lys advancing five hundred yards at one point and progress along the canal between Dixmude and Ypres capturing the House of the Ferryman. Heavy artillery was used against enemy positions while fighting persists in the Aarne region. The front north of Lys showed perceptible gains and the French retained part of Weidenmaren hamlet.
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Paris
French War Office
Arzonne
Weidenmaren
Peostel
Dixmude
Ypres
Chief Bender Follows Plank to Federals
Philadelphia December 5 Charles Bender star pitcher of the Philadelphia Athletics signed a Federal League contract and will play with Brooklyn or Baltimore. He confirmed meeting Harry Goldman and said the two year pact is the best move of his life. Connie Mack said he was not surprised by the decision.
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Philadelphia
Charles
Bender
Philadelphia Athletics
Brooklyn
Malimore
R Federala
Eddie Plank
Gettysourg
Federals
Federala
Harry Goldman
Baltimore
Connie Mack
Athletics
New Mexican revolution proclaimed by ex‑Huerta generals
A proclaimed new revolutionary movement in Mexico, signed by ex‑federal generals Jose Inex Salazar and Emilio P. Campa, claims to renounce Carranza and Villa factions. They report control in central Chihuahua, threaten Casas Grandes, and seek a convention government. Salazar escaped a New Mexico jail days earlier and rallies over five hundred troops.
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Eol
Mexico
Vado de Piedra
Chihauhuu
Salazar
Alburquerque
New Mexico
Fort Bliss
Texas
Campa
Huerta
Pascual Orezco
Orexo
New York
Villa
Carranza
Casas Grandes
Manuel Ochoa
Ochoa
Obregon
Gonzales
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Guaymas
Juarez
Little Girl Murdered in Church in Sacramento
A ten year old girl named Margaret Millings was strangled with a cord and found in the basement of a German Lutheran church in Sacramento. The murder occurred as she planned to meet companions to prepare holiday delis. Police arrested church janitor David Fontaine.
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Sacramento
Cal
Margaret Millings
Margarette
David Fontaine
British Cruiser Venus Goes Ashore in English Storm
London reports the British cruiser Venus ran ashore during a gale today while approaching port in the south of England. The vessel struck with full force and lost the foremast and part of the bridge to a huge sea. A second vessel, an unidentified steamer ashore near the Mersey, is also reported with three life boats aiding.
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London
Venus
England
Mersey
Chief Justice Walter Clark Found Unconscious at Home
December 5 reports say Chief Justice Walter Clark of the state supreme court was found unconscious in a bath tub at his Raleigh home around 11 o'clock last night. The water was overheated and he remained unconscious until early today. He is improving and relatives have been sent for.
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Raleigh
Walter Clark
State Supreme Court
Liner Antony Disabled by Storm Near England
London December 5 The Booth liner Antony bound for Para from Liverpool has been disabled by a gale over England. The ship is in distress about fifty miles off Liz rd.
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London
Booth
Antony
Liverpool
Para
England
Liz Rd
Bluefield Chamber Campaign Aims to Boost City Commerce
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce launches a city campaign to build a 400 member, fully funded body. Nine teams, led by prominent business leaders, will canvass the area as lunches with speeches by experts promote chamber ideals and local progress.
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Hhitefield
Chamber of Commerce
Unpom
Chambers
C. T St. Clair
John T. Wilson
Thornton
Bluefield
Svice
Enafre
Matz
Laecius E. Wilson
Detroit Board of Commerce
Greater Des Moines Committee
American City Bureau
Wilson
P. J. Kelley
Chamber
James T. Thornton
Udy
Telegrah
Finefield
Boykins
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