Russians Seize Plock as Berlin and Petrograd Clash in Poland
Russians capture Plock 60 miles northwest of Warsaw driving back a German force. They seize four ammunition barges five steamboats and a cartridge barge. French take two Anspachs in Alsace as Verdun area sees mines and advances. Artillery battles continue along Ypres Laon and Fay near Peronne with no clear decisive breakthrough.
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Vistula
Warthe
Berlin
Petrograd
France
Belgium
Plock
von Makkensen
Warsaw
Gombin
Lodz
Alsace
Wheer
Anspachs
Thann
Vosges
Verdun
Arras
Ypres
Vendresse
Laon
Fay
Peronne
War Loan Approved by Reichstag to Finance Germany
Berlin reports a 5,000,000,000 mark war credit approved by the Reichstag amid unity speeches. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg and officials voiced resolve, praising troops and allied nations while blaming Russia and Britain for the conflict and stressing continued sacrifice.
Denmark's German Trade To Shift To United States
Copenhagen merchant Eigel Hallager arrived in New York aboard Frederik VIII and said Denmark will redirect its import and export trade with Germany to the United States. He plans extensive purchases for export and to find a market for gloves, with Germany buying about 8 million dollars worth of Danish gloves annually before the war.
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New York
Denmark
Germany
United States
Eigel Hallager
Copenhagen
Frederik VIII
Hallager
Debts of War Inevitable Asked in Poem Oration
A reflective verse laments the unseen casualties of war. It pities those perished in battle yet honors the multitude left ruined, scattered souls abroad. The speaker asks who bears the price, who pays the debt, and who remembers.
Probing Work on Submarines by Bethlehem Steel
Washington December 2 United States government pressed Bethlehem Steel to say if it plans to build submarines for any belligerent European power. Charles M Schwab and company officials outlined positions to the State Department and will submit a written reply in a few days. Officials withheld details pending written statement.
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United States
Bethlehem Steel Company
Europe
Charles M. Schwab
State Department
Tradeoffs in U S neutrality laws on warship materials
The article examines how far American firms may manufacture materials for warships without violating neutrality laws. It notes arms, munitions, and other items are not forbidden, but building or equipping foreign warships on neutral soil may cross a line. Officials expect the key test to be when materials are delivered to a belligerent, with exact demarcation unsettled. The piece mentions possible disapproval of supplying all ship parts at once, while partial parts manufactured for submarine construction abroad might be viewed as a normal commercial export subject to seizure as contraband, under U S law and the 1907 Hague Convention.
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United States
Washington
Amer
Hayner Distilling Co
U.S
Boston
Mass
High Street
South Station
German Official War Statement Reports Argonne Capture
Berlin December 2 The German official statement says Württemberg infantry No 120 captured a strong French position in the Argonne forest. Two officers and about 300 enemy troops were taken prisoner. In eastern Poland battles proceed normally and attacks are repulsed in southern Poland. Over 80,000 unwounded Russian prisoners were taken between 15 November and 1 December.
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Germany
London
Argonne Forest
William
Prussia
Poland
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Wloclawek
Lodz
Lowicz
Paris
French War Office
Ypres
St. Eloy
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Fay
Peronne
Vendresse
Craonne
Argonne
Fontaine Madame
Courtes Chaussees
St. Hubert
Meuse
Woevre
Vosges
French War Office Reports Frontline Actions in Belgium and France
The Paris war office releases two official statements noting bombardments at Lampernisse near Dixmude and mines in the Argonne. It reports French gains in Alsace taking Aspach le Haut and Aspach le Bas, while other front regions show limited activity with adjustments and repulsed attacks.
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la Grarie
Alsace
Aspach-le- Haut
Aspach-le-Bas
Thain
Russian Official War Statement From Petrograd
Dec 2 The official headquarters report notes a lull on Dec 1 with reduced front intensity. North of Lodz enemy columns attacked but were repulsed. South of Cracow Russian troops entered Velitchka Wieliczka.
Two Generals Among Prisoners in Russia
Kiev reported that 120 German and Austrian officers were captured in Russia and sent to the capital. Among the prisoners are two generals, six colonels and 18 majors.
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Kiev
London
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