U S Officer Prevents Riot Over Italian Move at Dalmatia
London report says a serious incident was provoked by Italy's Adriatic action. Italian forces landed 2000 troops at Cattaro while Serbian contingents occupied Cettinje. Allies, including French and American troops, balanced the force. an armed clash was avoided by the American commander, and national flags remained flying.
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The
Manchester Guardian
Italy
Adriatic
Franchet A
Esprey
Cettinje
Cattaro
Dalmatia
Hun Raiders Captives Report Harsh German Treatment
Five hundred Americans, Englishmen and others, many from crews of ships captured by Moewe and Wolf, arrived at Aarhus Denmark from Germany. Despatch says captives complain of harsh treatment while interned by Germans.
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London
Moewe
Wolf
Aarhus
Denmark
Germany
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Read's Sport Equipment Heads Snow Trip Spectacle
In bracing winter weather Read's, the big sport equipment HQ, invites readers to join snow shoe trips on hills and in woods. The piece highlights sleds, toboggans, skis, warm coats and gear as ideal for outdoor hillside sport and flying leaps on the slopes.
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Big Sport Equipment
Col Gaston on Peace Problems in Massachusetts
Col William A Gaston former War Labor Organization chair and National Shawmut Bank director outlines in his paniphel the peace era challenges for Boston and Massachusetts. He focuses on rail transport United States merchant marine taxation Americanization and labor, urging unified rail terminals water transfer in Boston harbor and electrification of the Union Freight line to ease perishable goods delays and lower living costs. He warns on taxation rising after war and advocates Americanization language training and broader immigrant civic integration with state coordinated education and industry driven plans.
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William A. Gaston
National Shawmut Bank
United States War Labor Organization
Massachusetts
Boston
Gaston
United States Merchant Marine
Boston Harbor
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Union Freight
Union Freight Railroad
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Northern Avenue Bridge
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hlaven
Union
Grand Junction
New England
Europe
United States
Pri
State Board of Education
State Board of Immigration
Bernard J. Rothwell
Committee On War Efficiency
Rothwell
Colonel Gaston’s Review Highlights Shared Efforts
Colonel Gaston presents a partial review emphasizing collaboration and military discipline. The remarks spotlight leadership, unit cohesion, and strategic planning, with focus on training, readiness, and prudent decisions shaping operations.
Massachusetts War Readjustment and Boston Transportation
A Massachusetts pamphlet urges postwar readjustment beyond broad policy debates. It emphasizes local Boston transportation woes including tunnel shortages, inadequate harbor lighterage, and scattered railroad terminals increasing freight transfer costs, urging New England to address these issues to remain competitive after the war. It notes national shifts toward reconciling conservative and radical policies and warns against radicalism as seen in Russia.
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Vately
Europe
Atlantic
Boston
New England
Pacific
Russia
Massachusetts
United States
Son of Indian Chief Killed in Action
Private Moses M Neptune the 20 year old unmarried son of Governor William Neptune of the Passamaquoddy tribe was reported killed in action in France on September 20. He enlisted in Company I with seven other tribe members, arrived in France after October, and had come to Eastport in April 1917.
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Eastport
Moses M. Neptune
William Neptune
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Pleasant Point
France
108T
United States Infantry
I Company
108D Infantry
Loot of HMNS Recovered From Banks in Brussels
French and British pickets under the paymaster general and in the presence of German officers have seized chests from banks in Brussels including Comp toir National d Escompte de Paris and Credit Lyonnais. The chests hold strong boxes and securities taken from towns in northern France such as Lille Roubaix Tourcoing Valenciennes St Quentin and Cambrai. Securities in Liege banks are valued at thousands of millions of francs and will be returned, except where banks were destroyed like St Quentin and Cambrai, where security deposits move to Paris.
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London
Brussels
Comptoir National d’Escompte de Paris
Credit Lyonnais
Reuter
France
Lille
Roubaix
Tourcoing
Valenciennes
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Liege
Paris
Brazil Ships Withdrawn From European Patrol
Rio de Janeiro December 10 The British Admiralty notified Brazil there is no longer need for Brazilian warships to patrol European waters. The vessels have been ordered home.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Foch Grants HMS Extension of Time
Amsterdam dispatch states Marshal Foch has agreed to extend the surrender date for all German locomotives to February, according to the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin citing competent sources. The report notes the extension affects railway equipment amid postwar arrangements.
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Foch
HMS
Amsterdam
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Wouldn't Marry a College Girl
Harvard men surveyed by a Post reporter condemn the modern college girl as frivolous and unsuited for homemaking. They contrast today’s students with high school graduates, urging practical work, mutual dependence, and a wife who helps a husband start from the bottom rather than demanding wealth.
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Harvard
Post
Europe
Minneapolis
America
Cassidy denounces Elevated trustees in campaign speeches
John J. Cassidy, candidate for City Council, spoke in Roxbury Dorchester South Boston and Charlestown last night. He accused the Elevated trustees of failing to provide fit service and urged voters to back ownership of the Elevated as the solution to trolley problems. He decried high fares as unnecessary and exorbitant and urged citizens not to tolerate unsafe service.
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John J. Cassidy
Roxbury
Dorchester
South Boston
Charlestown
Elevated
Jewish Legion Demobilization Begins at Windsor Training
At Windsor Nova Scotia the Jewish Legion is being demobilized as about 4000 Jews from Canada and the United States passed through St John on their way to Windsor during the war. Today 250 passed through on their route to the United States.
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ST. John
N. B
Jewish Legion
Windsor
N. S
Canada
United States
Boston Auto Show Sets New Dates in March
The Boston Automobile Dealers' Association voted to hold the annual motor car show in Mechanics Building from March 15 to 22, two weeks later than before. The delay allows manufacturers more time to produce new types. With New York and Chicago cancels, Boston becomes the only national show this year. Chester I. Campbell of Allied War Exhibitions arrived to set preliminary arrangements.
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Massachusetts
United States
Union
Bostons
War Industry Board
Boston Automobile Dealers’ Association
Vinc
Mechanics’ Building
New York
Chicago
Boston
Chester I. Campbell
U. S&s. Committee On Public Information
Prince Maxim Warns Wilson on Peace and Armistice
Amsterdam December 10 Prince Maximilian of Baden former German chancellor issues a statement denouncing the enemy’s revenge fever and the harsh terms of an armistice. He says Germany’s national life is menaced and urges President Wilson to honor his word on just peace and a league of nations.
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Amsterdam
Maximilian of Baden
Berlin
Germany
Wilson
Fruit-a-tives Ad Promises Quick Digestive Relief
Advertisement from 53 Maisonneuve St Hull touts Fruit-a-tives for indigestion and constipation. Donat Lalonde shares relief after trying the medicine, touts immediate improvement. Box prices 50c, six for 2.50, trial 25c. Available from dealers or Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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Maisonneuve St
Hull
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