Lloyd George Links War Victory To Labor Support In Britain
Lloyd George declares victory depends on organized labor and urges skilled and unskilled workers to increase output. He cites munitions progress, shell production gains, new national factories, and American orders aided by J P Morgan & Co., urging patriotism over risk to workers’ pockets.
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Lloyd-George
America
Ireland
John Redmond
United Kingdom
David A. Thomas
J. P. Morgan & Co
German Allied Monitors Shell Westende and Po peringhe Report
Berlin says allied monitors shelled Westende on the Belgian coast but were driven off by land batteries. German aviators attacked Po peringhe near Ypres as enemy troops concentrate there. a English biplane was shot down near Bruges with its occupants killed. Eastern front unchanged. Austro-Hungarian forces report gains near Mojkovac and Tara with hundreds of prisoners. No new reports on German Bulgarian corps.
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Berlin
London
Westende
Popeéringhe
Ypres
Poperinghe
Bruges
Tara
Mojkovac
War News in Brief From Fronts and Home
Lloyd George urges Britain to mobilize labor unions for munition output. German air activity yields 44 combats with two German planes down. Dardanelles withdrawal shocks Britain but praised for sacrifices. Allied monitors bombarded Belgian coast as German positions attacked. German air squadrons strike Poperinghe Bruges fighter down near Bruges. French guns damage German lines amid violent artillery. French air squadron drops 26 shells on Mulhausen freight station.
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Lloyd George
Great Britain
London
Berlin
Paris
Mulhausen
War theatre communique cites limited Italian action on front
The report notes modest artillery fire in the Italian theatre, with continued activity in the Cheese sector and Col di Lama. It claims Southeastern theatre forces broke enemy lines on the Tara near Bielopolje and near Godusa, capturing three mountain cannon, two field cannons, and 1200 rifles.
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Vienna
London
Chieése
Col di Lama
Koevess
Tara
Bielopolje
Godusa
Berane
British Air Report From One Day Front Line Actions
The British official statement reports bombardment of enemy trenches near Ypres and St Jeane and the front line. Allied artillery shelled Zonnebek Pandvoorde Gheluvelt and Tendriel. An enemy attack near Hulluch was repulsed. War planes conducted 44 combats with two enemy planes shot down and others damaged. one British aircraft is missing.
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Ypres
St. Jeane
Zonnebek
Pandvoorde
Gheluvelt
Tendriel
Hulluch
Sir John French Calls On French President
Field Marshal Sir John French, recently replaced by General Sir Douglas Haig as commander in France and Belgium, was received by President Poincare at the Elysee Palace in Paris. A crowd gathered before the visit, greeting him with cheers for him King George and Great Britain.
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Paris
John French
Douglas Haig
France
Belgium
Poincare
Palace of the Elysee
George
Great Britain
England Tightens Export Restrictions Further
London notes an order in council issued tonight tightens export controls. No exports of pig iron scrap iron steel scrap or hematite are permitted and strict limits are placed on export of vegetable fibres and yarns made from them.
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England
London
Red Cross Worker Captured by Bulgars at Monastir
Dr Henry S Forbes of Milton reported captured by Bulgarian troops at Monastir while distributing relief as an American Red Cross and Rockefeller Foundation agent. Harry S Forbes of Boston and Milton, an American Red Cross worker, was also said to be treated roughly by Bulgarian soldiers. The Bulgarian army seized Serbian relief stores and tore down the American flag at the Red Cross headquarters as sentries blocked exits.
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Milton
Monastir
Serbia
American Red Cross
Rockefeller Foundation
Harry S. Forbes
Boston
Red Cross
Bulgarians Seize Red Cross Hospital Flour Supply
Bulgarian troops seized flour intended for civilians at Monastir Red Cross Hospital citing bread shortages. Dr. Forbes of the Red Cross and Mrs Walter Farwell were detained after the attack on December 9. The incident drew protests to the American government as guards and seals were placed on the building.
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London
Red Cross
Monastir
Times
Saloniki
Forbes
The
Walter Farwell
Greece
Edward Stuart
Boston
American Sanitary Commission
Serbia
Dr. Forbes
Farwell
Milton mother recalls son in Serbia with Harvard unit
Mrs. Malcolm Forbes of Milton says she has received letters from her son Dr. Forbes who left last July with the Harvard Red Cross medical unit for Lady Paget Hospital at Nish Serbia. She notes the hospital shift and Red Cross moves toward Saloniki as Bulgars threaten. Dr. Forbes four Harvard degrees alumnus aged 32 formerly at Boston City Hospital.
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Milton
Dr. Forbes
Harvard Red Cross
Richard Strong
Lady Paget
Nish
Serbia
Monastir
Forbes
Red Cross
Edward Stuart
American Red Cross
Saloniki
Rockefeller Foundation
Harvard
Harvard Medical School
Boston City Hospital
French War Office reports
The War Office statement details artillery actions in Laois region and near Lille and Soissons to Rheims with shelling, destroyed footbridge at Vailly, depots exploded, and trenches damaged. Bombing raids target Mulhouse freight station and railway works. Belgian and Allied actions include Dentoren post bombardment and Gallipoli operations with Cape Sulva withdrawal.
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Paris
War Office
Tu Artois
Laos
Bully
Givenchy
Lille
Soissons
Rheims
Vailly
Ville-aux-Bois
Champagne
Auberive
Graseuil
Argonne
la Fille Morte
Courtes Chausses
Bois de la Morville
St Mihiel
Dentoren
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Saloniki
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Cape Sulva
British Abandon Gallipoli Campaign Ends Hopeful Anticipation
News from Constantinople notes a final withdrawal of Allied forces from Gallipoli after March 19 20 attempts. Public sentiment mixes relief with regret as analysts suggest a possible last push could shift the war toward Constantinople but foregoes decisive action.
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Lord Ribblesdale
Dardanelles
Near East
Straits
Seddul-Bahr
Gibraltar
France
Russia
Galicia
Balkans
Balkan
Paris
Saloniki
Greece
Dante Alighiere sinking not the liner vessel
An official communication from the Italian naval attaché states the ship sunk on December 5 was the small cargo boat Dante of 898 tons, not the liner Dante Alighiere. Earlier reports had claimed the liner Dante Alighiere had been sunk. later confirmation showed the liner was safe in an Italian port.
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London
Dante Alighiére
Dante
Ionia Catania Company
Dante Alighiere
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Pure Blood Benefit
An advertisement argues that Hood's Sarsaparilla provides pure blood necessary for strong bones muscles and organs. It markets the remedy as uniquely effective against scrofula catarrh rheumatism dyspepsia loss of appetite and fatigue and urges purchase from all druggists today.
Greek Troops Occupy Doraia Station Between Allies and Bulgarians
A Daily Mail despatch from Athens via Messina reports Greek forces occupying Doraia station and town to interpose between the Entente line and the Bulgarians. The correspondent also notes a brush between Greek troops and Bulgarians in Albania.
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London
Daily Mail
Athens
Messina
Doraia
Line
Albania
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Sample Offer
The notice promotes instant relief and healing with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Instructions: bathe hands, dry, rub ointment briefly, wipe excess or wear gloves overnight. Free samples by mail with a 32-page book, address Cuticura Dept. 13 Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. 13
Boston
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