Germans Invading Poland at Close of War's First Period
A Russian general staff officer in Petrograd says the war has passed the first period, with the front moving eastward but no clear German advantage. He describes the current outlook as optimistic despite heavy German forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Cracow
Przemysl
Mlawa
Suwalki
Wirballen
Caucasian
Eramulah
Persia
Caspian Sea
Bacu
Elizabethpol
Tiflis
Kars
Erzerum
Crimea
Black Sea
Germany
Russia
France
England
Central and southern fronts drive WWI grim push
The text outlines Austro German offensives from Posen to Kalisz with advances toward the Bzura River and Cracow. Russian defenses strengthen and weather aids trenching while Turks aggression in the Caucasus shows limited gains. Overall war results are deemed satisfactory.
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Posen
Kalisz
Mackensen
Francois
Bzura
Plock
Domitz
Lodz
Piotrkow
Csienchanow
Makow
Silesia
Olkusz
Wolbrom
Novo Radomsk
Dunajec
Cracow
Przemysl
Carpathians
Galicia
Russia
Koyno
Dvinsk
Grodno
Poland
Warsaw
Radom
Lublin
Sochacze
Boer Rebel Leader Shot in Pretoria Treason Trial
A Reuters dispatch reports Captain Fourie was executed for treason after a court martial of Boer officers. His brother Lieutenant Fourie was condemned but commuted to five years imprisonment for inducing his sibling to join the rebellion. The captain faced execution with fortitude.
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London
Reuter
Pretoria
British South Africa
Captain Fourie
Lieutenant Fourie
South African Defence Force
Admiral Sturdee Arrives Off Montevideo after Falkland action
The British cruiser Invincible arrived at Montevideo roadstead with Admiral Sir Frederic Sturdee aboard. A grand reception honored the British commander while French residents joined the English colony in celebration. The Invincible prepared to proceed following the briefing.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Invincible
Falkland Islands
Frederic Sturdee
Sturdee
Italians Stirred by Caribaldi Anniversary Riots
In Rome and other Italian cities police faced difficulty containing riotous demonstrations at the anniversary of the death of Oberdank, the Irredentist leader behind the failed 1882 Trieste assassination plot against Emperor Francis Joseph, who was executed for his role.
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Rome
Italy
Oberdank
Francis Joseph
Trieste
Genoa
Ancona
Club
Mazzini
Demonstrations Over Oberdank Death Spark Across Trieste
Saturday night placards and leaflets honoring Oberdank spread through streets while crowds in Trieste, Genoa, and Ancona clashed with police over memorials. Ricciotti Garibaldi urged action, and officials banned further gatherings as troops maintained order amid nationalist fervor.
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Cola Anni
Triestan
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Caprera Island
Italy
Trent
Trieste
Republican Association
Republican Club
Oberdank
All Nations in the Wrong
Charles Fleischer of the Sun day Commons denounces global rulers at Huntington Chambers Hall. He claims the Cannibal Islands king is closest to the throne of grace if crowns are Christian, condemning war’s horror and urging peace on earth.
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Charles Fleischer
Sunday Commons
Huntington Chambers Hall
Italy Demands Explanation Over Arab Threat to Tripoli
An Odessa despatch, via London, says Italy will rupture diplomatic ties if Constantinople does not explain the menace of about 4000 Arabs under Turkish and German officers toward Tripoli. The Italian ambassador has been ordered to seek a satisfactory answer within a set deadline.
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Petrograd
London
Odessa
Constantinople
Tripoli
Tritonia Mines Off Ireland Sinks British Steamer
The British steamer Tritonia of the Donaldson line struck a mine off the north coast of Ireland on Saturday morning and is believed to have foundered. The crew was saved. The 2720 ton vessel was sailing from Partington to St John New Brunswick.
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London
Tritonia
Donaldson Line
Ireland
Admiralty
Partington
St. John
New Brunswick
C L U Condemns Mexican Outrages At City Meeting
The C L U condemned outrages in Mexico against nuns priests and women. Delegates urged President Wilson to protest and Congress to press the issue. A second resolution asked Massachusetts and city officials to curb labor force inflows. Judge Michael J. Murray spoke on the liquor inquiry commission’s work.
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Wilson
Penal Institution
Dennis P. Driscoll
Mexico
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Walsh
Curley
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Metropolitan Park Commission
Michael J. Murray
Postoffice Clerks Hear Suffrage Talk in Boston
The Boston Post Office Clerks Branch 5 met at Longfellow Hall with a large attendance. Miss Margaret Foley of the Massachusetts Suffrage Association spoke on suffrage aims and her Nevada campaign, while Mrs. William S. E. McNamara outlined the National Civic Service Association's work on sanitary and physical improvements in shops, mills, factories, and public buildings.
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Boston Post Office Clerks
Longfellow Hall
Margaret Foley
Massachusetts Suffrage Association
William SE. McNamara
National Civic Service Association
Letters From the Front Seaman Diggett Reports North Sea Mission
In a letter from West Bromwich to his brother Seaman Jack Diggett describes a North Sea raid where five ships were sunk in an early morning operation. He notes fierce fighting, a German gun crew destroyed, a fallen officer with both legs blown off, and the crew preparing for a major forthcoming clash with the battle fleet. He mentions a German officer's remark upon learning they were British, and the mistaken belief they were the French fleet.
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Jack Diggett
West Bromwich
North Sea
Mainz
Local group seeks member cooperation for future improvements
A association member urged cooperation to implement upcoming improvements and asked members to support and sustain the planned changes. The appeal emphasized collective effort to achieve better facilities and services in the near term.
Boston Union Officers Chosen and Meetings Noted
Boston Bill Posters' Union at 724 Washington street installed officers for the term. The Metal Trades Council Christmas night meeting was canceled. John J. Fenton in stalled Lumber Teamsters' Union officers. Local 70 New Haven Freight Handlers reported a favorable grievance committee outcome. Stablemen and Garagemen's Union elected officers with William Murphy as president. Daniel J. Hallisey and Edwin A. Paul named president and vice president of United Brewery Workers' Union 122 Verbindung.
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Boston Bill Posters
Washington Street
Metal Trades Council
John J. Fenton
Team Drivers’ Joint Council
Lumber Teamsters’ Union
New Haven
William Murphy
Daniel J. Hallisey
United Brewery Workers’ Union
Yester
Edwin A. Paul
Boston branch manager takes over Studebaker sales leadership
The narrative notes the appointment of a new manager at the Boston branch succeeding Henry T. Myers as he moves to head commercial car sales for the Studebaker organization. Colonel Harry F. Converse adds a fire protection wagon to The Moorings estate at Marion.KE G. Decoff, master mechanic for the Converse estate, builds a 199 Packard chassis with a special body.
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Boston
Henry T. Myers
Studebaker
Marion
Harry FE. Converse
KE. G. Decoff
Converse
Segregation Is Protested Before President Wilson
William Monroe Trotter spoke at St. Stephen's Baptist Church denouncing federal employee segregation. He cited a year old message to Wilson, arguing equality and citizenship are denied when placement rests on prejudice, not capability.
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National Independent Equal Rights League
Wilson
William Monroe Trotter
St. Stephen’s Baptist Church
Gossiji for Motorists Promotes New Reo Models
J M Linsecott of Linscott Motor Company praises unprecedented enthusiasm for the new four and six Reo models with the six due soon after January 1. A Bay State Automobile Association meeting is planned at the Lenox Hotel a week from tomorrow night. Henry A Kroh becomes New England representative of the Continental Asbestos Corporation with Boston HQ. Promotions move two Studebaker sales executives up.
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J. M. Linsecott
Linscott Motor Company
Bay State Automobile Association
Hotel Lenox
Henry A. Kroh
New England
The
Continental Asbestos Corporation
Boston
Prize Hog Near Eight Feet Long
Decatur Ga December 20 a prize hog weighing 1210 pounds and under two years of age was exhibited and measured at the county fair noting its extraordinary size and potential prize status for the event and its judges.
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Decatur
Record of Col W E Wumpey’s unusual swine size
Dekalb county farmer Colonel W E Wumpey reports a hog measuring 7 feet 10 inches in length 891-2 inches in height and 741-2 inches in girth, noting the extraordinary dimensions in this old swine raising record.
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W. E. Wumpey
Dekalb County
Neutrality in the European War, Munsterberg Says
Harvard professor Hugo Munsterberg criticizes American attempts at neutrality in the European war. He argues neutrality breeds partiality when judging both sides and urges unprejudiced effort to understand motives and beliefs of all warring nations. He notes each nation believes its own actions morally just and predicts future historians may still know little beyond current traditions.
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Tugo Munsterberg
Harvard
Wilson
France
England
Germany
Austria
Von Buelow Visits King at Rome Diplomacy Warm
King Victor Emmanuel receives Prince Von Buelow the new German ambassador to Italy who presents credentials and stays an hour in cordial talks. The king sends gala carriages to the ambassador and buglers play a German air at the palace.
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Rome
Victor Emanuel
Prince von Buelow
Italy
Quirinal
Baron von Hindeburg
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