German Army in Poland Battered by Russian Flanking Push
The front near the Vistula remains chaotic as Russian forces press on the German left, threatening to cut Hindenburg's communications. Berlin officials acknowledge heavy fighting on the Bzura and Rawka fronts, with reports of German losses near Dakhova and a push toward Cracow and Przemysl.
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Warsaw
Bzura
Berlin
Rawa
Nida
Boy and rescuer rescued after ice accident on Pow Wow River
In Amesbury on December 20 Louvier Proux six, and rescuer John Conway sixteen, were swept under the ice by a swift Pow Wow River current. Skaters formed a human chain to drag them from an open hole. Dr. D. B. Murphy revived the boy after nearly two hours of effort.
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Louvier Proux
John Conway
Pow Wow
Proux
D. B. Murphy
Russian Statement Details Fresh Battles on Vistula Front
The Russian general staff reports fierce clashes on the left bank of the Vistula and along the Bzura and Rawka rivers on the 19th. German units across the Bzura near Dakhova were attacked and annihilated, with 50 prisoners taken. Galicia saw no major changes as counter‑attacks yielded prisoners and machine guns, while Austrians near Przemysl were repulsed and many captured on the flank.
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Bzura
Rawka
Dakhova
Petrograd
Opoczno
Warsaw
Piotrkow
Piotrokow
Galicia
Przemysl
Dixmude Evacuation Report Confirms German Move
London dispatch cites Amsterdam Telegraph reports that Duits evacuate Dixmude while claims of Allied capture at Middelkerke are untrue. The note comes from early December 21, 2 45 a m. and reflects ongoing shifts in the front near the Belgian coast.
Allies' Yser losses put at 215000 in Brussels despatch
The Neuesten Nachrichten prints a Brussels despatch estimating Allied losses in the Yser campaign at 215000 up to Dec 13 with 60000 Belgians 80000 English and 75000 French. British marines interned in Holland receive 10 cents and noncommissioned officers 25 cents per day as pocket money.
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Hague
London
Neuesten Nachrichten
Brussels
Yser
Holland
FOR OUR SEAMAN Seamen a song for you Down on the deep
Poem praising seamen, urging endurance and courage. It honors England’s sailors, their dangers at sea, and the sacrifice of those who fought and died to secure peace. The verses promise lasting fame and remembrance.
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England
Allies Gain Ground In Front From Sea To Lys
The War Office reports no change on the front overall while allied forces push forward from the sea to the Lys gaining ground near Nieuwport and St Georges. They also mention recaptured trenches near Mari court Jost and Lihons repulsed German attacks, with continued artillery superiority from Oise to Argonne.
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Vosges
Austrian Statement Reports Carpathian Front Battles
The official Vienna statement says in the Carpathians enemy advanced troops in Latortza district were repulsed yesterday. Northwest Lupkow Pass sees a great battle. Our forces gain ground from Krosno to Zakliczyn and advance in the Biala Valley toward Tuchow. Russians appear in Galicia and reach the Nida River in south Poland.
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Nida River
Canopus Passed By as Glasgow Warned Ships in Atlantic
An officer from the Glasgow explains that after Good Hope and Monmouth sank, the Glasgow tried to contact Canopus by wireless but German jammers blocked the message. Canopus 200 miles away would have faced five ships, and Glasgow describes narrowly avoided disaster with five shells hitting water line and coal saving the ship.
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Chili
Good Hope
Glasgow
Pacific
Monmouth
German War Bulletin Reports French Attacks Repulsed
Berlin reports on the west front that French and English attacks near Nieuwpoort Bixschoote and La Bassée failed with heavy enemy losses. Prisoners numbered two hundred. six hundred English dead on the Notre Dame de Lorette front. Germans claim progress in the Artois with three machine guns captured and no reports on East and West Prussia. Russians reportedly strengthening positions near Rawa and Nida in Poland as German forces continue attacks.
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Bixschoote
la Bassee
Notre Dame de Lorette
Bethune
Argonne
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West Prussia
Poland
Rawa
Nida
Moratorium in Italy for Three Months
Rome reports royal decrees establish a three month moratorium from January to March. They authorize creation of an institute with a $5,000,000 capital to issue industrial loans and permit municipalities to form groups to buy cereals, even abroad, for home resale.
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Rome
Germans Sick of War in Belgium
An official British observer reports December 17 developments in France and Belgium. The narrative describes stronger German defenses, extended trench networks, saps, and machine gun fields slowing Allied progress, plus signs of mutterings of war weariness among landwehr and changes in German uniforms.
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Belgium
London
France
British Information Bureau
Landwehr
Ice Rescue Amid River Currents
A skater warning of thin ice on a river fails to deter a group of youths. Louvier falls through and Conway dives in to save him. Conway reaches the surface with Louvier unconscious, while a human chain forms to aid the struggling rescuer until help arrives.
Allied fleet bombards interior forts at Dardanelles
An Athens despatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports that the allied fleet bombarded the interior forts of the Dardanelles Saturday.
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Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Dardanelles
Medford Pastor Accepts Call to Maine Universalist Church
The Rev. Milo G. Folsom of Medford Massachusetts has accepted the pastorate of the Woodfords Universalist Church in Portland Maine. He will begin his duties at the start of the new year.
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Milo G. Folsom
Medford
Mass
Woodfords Universalist Church
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