Von Der Goltz Sees Long War Over Belgium
Berlin dispatch from The Tageblatt reports in Sofia that Field Marshal Baron von Der Goltz, en route to Constantinople, predicts Belgium will endure a prolonged conflict. He speaks as Germany prepares for extended campaigning via The Hague and London.
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Hague
London
the Tageblatt
Sofia
Bulgaria
Baron von der Goltz
Constantinople
Belgium
German Field Marshals Predict Long War Endurance
In remarks on the Western front the field marshal asserts millions of German troops in enemy territory and occupation of French provinces. He says German morale and supply will secure victory despite French and British resolve. In the east von der Goltz deems the Russian offensive a failure yet still hard fighting lies ahead and praises the Turkish army’s improving record.
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Tfrench
Germany
von der Goltz
Escaped German Prisoners Return To Dutch Camp
Two German officers who had been war prisoners at Zevenaar returned today under orders from the German government to their internment camp at Bergen. They had violated parole by escaping into Germany but will be kept interned until the end of the war.
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Zevenaar
Holland
London
Germany
Bergen
Premier Viviani Tours German Held Areas Inspecting War Scar
Premier Viviani, touring territory once held by Germans, visited Mont Didier today to assess economic conditions and met with hospital directors and officials to review relief efforts and medical facilities.
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Paris
Vivani
Mont Didier
How to Prevent Acid Stomach and Food Fermentation
A stomach specialist argues most stomach trouble stems from excess acid and fermentation. He recommends neutralizing acid with bisolated magnesia after meals and drinking warm or cold water to stop fermentation, claiming rapid relief and improved digestion.
Wounded English Officer Writes From Belgian Hospital
An English officer describes a brutal engagement with 50,000 German troops near a canal in Belgium. He details the rear-guard action, bayonet charge, injuries to his wrist and knee, and the fall of many comrades. He notes 60 English survivors and recovery in a Franciscan convent as German forces hold the district.
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Belgium
France
Bomb drops strike Freiburg crowd in Baden
A Zeitung Ammittag dispatch says German Freiburg saw hostile planes drop bombs at 3 p m on December 18. One bomb crashed into a house, two fell in Columbia Park injuring two girls among prom enaders. Earlier French reports claim 16 bombs hit Freiburg station and aviation hangars on December 9.
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London
Zeitung Ammittag
Freiburg
Grand Duchy of Baden
Columbia Park
Baden
Rhine
Socialists' Peace Conference Delayed in Copenhagen
The Scandinavian socialist peace conference scheduled for December 6 in Copenhagen has been postponed to January due to late American delegates. Danish papers question the gathering amid protests that it could conflict with Denmark's strict neutrality.
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Copenhagen
London
Denmark
Pick Airmen Out Of Sea Near Flushing
A Dutch steamer Oranje Nassau rescued two aviators in the North Sea after their aeroplane engine failed. The crew, a British officer and his mechanic, refused to abandon the craft until told they would not be interned in Holland. They reportedly had been flying over Belgium and dropped five bombs.
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London
Reuter
Flushing
Oranje Nassau
North Sea
Holland
Belgium
Stolen Suit and Overcoat Case Arrest in Boston
Borton Barvarian, without a home, was arrested in Boston yesterday afternoon by Inspectors Burke and Mc Namara of the Watertown police on larceny of clothes and money. He wore a suit and overcoat reported stolen from Garabedian Caragulian of 651 Mt. Auburn street Watertown.
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Boston
Burke and McNamara
Watertown
Borton Barvarian
Garabedian Caragulian
Mt. Auburn Street
Thirteen Chinamen Fined for Sunday Gaming
Thirteen Chinamen were fined five dollars each yesterday in the police court for gaming on the Lord's day. They were arrested by officers from the Lagrange street station at 23 Tyler street.
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Lagrange Street
Tyler Street
War Debates Stir as Unionists Publish Key Letter
London news records a letter from A Bonar Law and the Marquis of Lansdowne to Prime Minister Asquith dated August 2. Read at a Unionist meeting, the missive addresses the government’s wartime participation decision and signals party opposition.
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London
A. Bonar Law
Marquis of Lansdowne
House of Commons
House of Lords
Asquith
Bonar Law
Bonar Law Defends Wartime Unity and France Russia Support
In a wartime address Bonar Law cites Lord Lansdowne and colleagues urging full support for France and Russia. He argues opposition hampered wars historically, praises unity, and asserts Germany has failed as Russian frontiers loom and victory remains certain.
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Lord Lansdowne
United Kingdom
France
Russia
Bonar Law
Marlborough
Napoleon
Doctors 10 Aid Belgium In Relief Effort
A new United States medical relief organization forms to assist 5000 Belgian medical professionals. Key founders include Dr. Frank F. Simpson, Dr. Charles H. Mayo, Dr. Franklin Martin, and leaders from AMA AC S editors. The National Council of Jewish Women joins the relief effort.
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United States
Belgium
American Commission For Relief
Frank F. Simpson
Pittsburg
Charles H. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Franklin Martin
Chicago
William L. Rodman
American Medical Association
J. M. Finney
American College of Surgeons
George H. Simmons
Journal
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Thomas L. Stedman
Medical Record
F. W. Taylor
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Woman's Section
Commission For Relief In
National Council of Jewish Women
Urges Austria to Make Peace in Polish Call
M Merunovitch a Polish delegate asks Poles in Vienna courts and government circles to press for an immediate separate peace between Austria and Russia without Germany. He declares it the sacred duty of Polish aristocracy and says the time offers a favorable chance for Austria to make peace with honor.
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Galicia
London
M. Merunovitch
Lemberg
Vienna
Austria
Russia
Germany
Poland
Bavarian Troops Mutiny Rumor in Antwerp Garrison
Despatch reported in Antwerp via Handelsblad that Bavarian troops in the city may have mutinied. Barracks were closed to outsiders though no confirmation yet from official sources.
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Antwerp
Amsterdam
London
Handelsblad
German Chancellor's Son Reported Injured and Captured
Reports from Berne state that a son of Chancellor Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg was seriously wounded at Piotrkow in Russian Poland and has been captured by Russian forces.
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Paris
Berne
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Piotrkow
Russian Poland
Unrest and Starvation in Belgian War Zones
Reports describe German actions causing Belgian civilians to starve while food is hoarded in Berchem. Refugees claim lack of local food despite stored supplies and aid from commissions. Public anger grows as meetings discuss seizing food from German garrisons. An American architect and a San Francisco woman, jailed as spies, reunite and marry after release.
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Belgium
Berchem
Antwerp
Brussels
Woolly Maria and Black Maria Shells in WWI Talk
A German shell described as Woolly Maria bursts in twin white smoke while Black Maria emits black smoke. Mother is cited as an English gun, a heavy long-range piece favored by infantry. The junk hole is a trench dug to reduce shell impact, with digging times noted as about half an hour under heavy fire.
No German Wife for Him Says Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales, before heading to the front, expressed belief in a silver lining to the war. He told a friend he may not appear in public but insists he will not marry a German.
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Prince of Wales
Young solicitor rebuked after rough kiss incident
A solicitor in the Strand watched a man kiss a fundraising collector outside Charing Cross Station and drop money in her box. He followed with a half sovereign gesture and was slapped for his trouble. The incident highlights social tensions over soliciting charity.
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Strand
Charing Cross Station
Austrians Favor U S as Peace Mediator
Austrian newspapers say when peace talks begin America will have earned the right to act as intermediary. They print sympathetic articles on opening negotiations and cite American children's gifts to dead soldiers’ children as proof of high motives.
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Berlin
London
America
Insufficiently Trained Nurses Protest At Front
London report notes a protest by the National Council of Trained Nurses over incompetent women serving at the front and in hospitals. War Secretary Lord Kitchener requests a detailed council report while concerns rise over training gaps among eager young nurses. Two individuals are reported wounded.
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London
National Council
Lord Kitchener
London airman tests Buckingham Palace bombing with dummy
An aviator was instructed to locate Buckingham Palace and drop a dummy bomb in its garden. Due to altered lighting conditions the bomb fell at Highgate instead, highlighting practical limits of night navigation.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Highgate
Blood-Guilt and a Dictated Doom for Europe
A poem in which Canon Scott and the Canadian forces are invoked against imperial power. It laments war’s bloodshed and prophesies a reckoning for empires, urging divine justice as flags fall and nations suffer. The verse invokes Salisbury Plains and the Fourteenth Battalion.
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St. Matthew’s Church
Quebec City
Eighth Regiment
Royal Rifles
Quebec
Salisbury Plains
England
Fourteenth Battalion
Canadian Overseas Force
Dunn to be reappointed street commissioner for three years
Street Commissioner John H. Dunn will be reappointed as his term expires January 1. Mayor Curley plans to retain him for the next three years. Dunn has held the post for six years with a $4000 salary, and their views on major issues align.
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John H. Dunn
Curley
Mr. Dunn
Dunn
Hub Schooner Driven Ashore In Strait of Johnsons Bay
The three masted Boston schooner Miora Condon dragged anchors during a southeasterly storm and rode high on Johnsons Bay ledges at Lubhec Me. No one was aboard. Captain John Allen says blasting the ledges will be required to float her after the next high tide. The vessel, built in Belfast in 1872, lies stranded.
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Johnsons Bay
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