British Army leadership change names Haig to replace French
The War Office announced General Sir Douglas Haig will succeed Field Marshal Sir John French as commander of British forces in France and Flanders. French to become field marshal commanding in the United Kingdom. he is praised for long service and is created viscount. Haig, 54, previously commanded at Aldershot and First Army, noted for bold, decisive actions at the Aisne and Mons retreat.
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Gough
Haig Succeeds French as Commander in France and Flanders
War summaries report General Sir Douglas Haig appointed to succeed Sir John French in France and Flanders. Other items note sinking of a German submarine in the Black Sea near Varna and a Turkish torpedo boat in the Sea of Marmora by British forces, with several allied aerial actions and movements on the Montenegrin frontier.
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John French
France
Flanders
London
Black Sea
Varna
Sea of Marmora
Paris
Saloniki
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Schlettstadt
Alsace
Artois
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Somme
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Grabbrodarevo
Berlin
Lorraine
Baden
Belgium
Fleeing Allies Strengthen Saloniki Front as Balkan War Nears End
London reports that Anglo French forces cross the Greek frontier and fortify Saloniki as reinforcements arrive daily. Observers doubt a Bulgarian invasion of Greece or German forces near Monastir and Doiran. Analysts expect a possible western front bid while Entente powers bolster Gallipoli and Romanian fronts. Air raids continue behind German lines to disrupt troop movements and supply depots.
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London
Saloniki
Serbia
Greece
Monastir
Doiren
Roumanian
Gallipoli
Egypt
Near East
Holland
Belgium
Luxemburg
Allies to Lei Attaches 60 Safe Conducts for German Officers
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice told Secretary Lansing the French and British governments authorize safe conducts for Captains Roy Ed and Von Papen, recalled German naval and military attaches, traveling homeward from the United States. State Department letters outlining status will accompany the safe conducts as they sail from New York to Holland next week. No decision on safe conducts for their successors has been made.
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Lansing
France
Great Britain
Roy Ed and
von Papen
United States
State Department
New York
Holland
French War Office Reports Front Cannonade and Air Combat
The war office states cannonade was lively at multiple front points including Artois and the Somme to Oise region. Artillery shelled German planes near St Mihiel and one enemy aircraft diverted into German lines after being struck.
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Paris
War Office
Artois
Somme
Oise
St. Mihiel
Chief Pollard Suspended From Somerville Pension List
Wakefield police chief James J. Pollard was notified by Mayor Cliff that he is suspended from the Somerville pension list while an eligibility probe proceeds. Friends say a prior statute allows pensioned officers to hold outside posts, a point disputed in the Wakefield and Somerville dispute.
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Somerville
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Wakefield
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Pollard
Austria Praises the Sinking of Ancona
Austria defends its destroyer’s sinking of the Ancona as necessary to prevent capture or warning to other ships. A naval officer’s report is deemed complete and unchallenged by the admiralty, amid claims the action protected Austrian forces and endangered American lives. The report notes enemy approaches and potential torpedo threats, and cites Allied bombardments and air raids in the Ypres area.
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Ancona
Austria- Hungary
Associated Press
Austria
German Army Claims Air Battle Over France Baden
German headquarters says an English steamer ashore off La Canne on December 13 was attacked with visible success. Four enemy aeroplanes were reportedly shot down, including a high power craft with two engines, while eastern and Balkan fronts saw limited action and enemy forces driven back.
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Berlin
London
la Canne
Bapaume
Peronne
Lorraine
Mulheim
Baden
Balkan
Plevije
Tara River
Grab-Brodarevo
Pris
Greece to Pick New Parliament Sunday
Paris dispatch from Saloniki reports Greece will hold parliamentary elections on Sunday. The vote follows political maneuvering and raises questions about the next government and policy direction.
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Greece
Paris
Havas
Saloniki
Germany Surprised by Wilson Note on Ancona Sinking
Neueste Nachrichten reports that Germany is astonished by the American note on the Ancona sinking. The paper says the note admits the steamer was warned and torpedoed while fleeing, yet argues no opposition. It criticizes U S relations and calls for clearer mutual understandings with Austria Hungary and respect for freedom of the seas.
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Munich
London
Neueste Nachrichten
Ancona
Germany
Neuste Nachrichten
United States
Austria- Hungary
Nachrichten
Vienna
Washington
Austria
Kevis Crest O Paddy Dear Poem Honors Irish Battle
The verse praises Irish bravery at Kevis Crest and asks for freedom blessed by blood shed on turf and sea. It reflects national pride and a call for lasting independence with Erin’s sons bearing the brunt against a historic foe. The second excerpt discusses fault finding and urges measured, dignified action between nations to avoid impulsive moves and seek mutual understanding.
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Paddy Dear
New York
Flier Burns to Death in Farnborough Air Disaster
Captain Smith of the Royal Flying Corps was burned to death today when his aeroplane burst into flames midflight at Farnborough. He died just before landing after the craft suddenly caught fire.
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London
Smith
Royal Flying Corps
Farnborough
German Submarine Sunk in Black Sea Reports Say
Paris dispatch from December 14 states a German submarine was sunk in the Black Sea off Varna Bulgaria. It also reports a Turkish torpedo boat sunk in the Sea of Marmara by the British and notes the Turkish cruiser Sultan Selim formerly Goeben torpedoed but not seriously damaged.
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Paris
Athens
Milan Seccio
Black Sea
Varne
Sea of
Marmara
Sultan Selim
Goeben
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