Allies Break Through German Lines on 200 Mile Front
Allied forces push along a 200 mile front with French Creusot batteries aiding, driving Germans from first and second lines across northern France Flanders and toward fortified hubs Antwerp and Brussels. British and French gains intensify with several successful trench advances and artillery duels, while German counterattacks are repelled in La Bassee Lihons and near St. Quentin Cambrai line.
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Cretusot
French
Joffre
Antwerp
Brussels
Flanders
France
Champagne Hills
Argonne
Lihons
Albert
Peronne
St. Quentin-Cambrai
Noyon
Aisne
Champagne
Kaiser Leaves London For Belgium Front
The German Emperor and Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg with a large retinue have departed London for the western front, according to Copenhagen advices to the Daily Mail.
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London
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Western Front
Daily Mail
Copenhagen
British Troops Recapture Trenches Near Lihons and Noyon
Paris dispatches report that British forces attacked and regained most lost trenches near Lihons and made gains northeast of Pussalerme south of Noyon. French war office notes progress in Belgium and along the Aisne, with advances from Champagne to the Argonne and Meuse sectors.
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la Bassee
French War Office
Paris
War Office
Wlihons
Pussalerme
Noyon
St. Mard
Belgium
Lombaertryde
St. Georges
Kortaker
Bixschoote
Wartelem
Zillebeke
Ypres
Lys
Aisne
Noulettes
Souchez
Notre Dame de Lorette
Loos
Arras
Carnoy
Albert
Hom
Rheims
Champagne
Presnes
Perthes
Beausejour
Argonne
la Grarie
Meuse
Varennes
Cheppes
Gercourt- Bethincourt
la Croupe
Brabant
Consenyoye
French Relief Fund Committee Organized
A Boston committee forms to support New York based relief for French soldiers in trenches. The La Fayette Kit will supply essentials for immediate soldier needs, with chair Robert M. Winthrop and members including Mrs. Russell Codman and Miss Alice M. Longfellow.
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New England
New York
la Fayette
Boston
Russell Codman
Allen Curtis
William C. Endico
Germans Driven Back Two Miles on Front Near Ypres
Paris dispatch reports from December battles show French infantry advances from December 7 to 15. German attacks were repulsed in multiple engagements as French artillery superiority and sapping gains shifted front lines toward Vermelles and Vermelles area, with Allied forces including Belgian troops aiding advances near Nieuwport.
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Lys
Ypres
Nieuwport
Lombaertryde
Saint Georges
Oise
Chateau Vermelles
Vermelles
Autoire
Lihons
Fouquescourt
Ovillers
Mareuil
Russian Front Reports Allied and Austrian Setbacks
The Russian general headquarters reports German forces retreating toward Lautenburg Neldenburg after defending Mlawa. In Galicia Austrian offensive hindered by Russian troops with a bayonet charge at Dukla Pass leaving 500 killed and 19 officers and over 10 soldiers captured. Przemysl’s attempt to break Bloous line repulsed with heavy losses. In Trans Caucasus Turks defeated with pursuit capturing mountain artillery and 500 pieces.
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Petrograd
Russia
Mlawa
Poland
Lautenburg-Neldenburg
East Prussia
Vistula
Galicia
Dukla Pass
Przemys
Army of the Caucasus
Van
Sary-Kamvysh
Trans-Caucasian
Change on this Map After War End
The piece contends for no territorial changes after the war and hopes for a lasting peace in Europe. It opines the war’s outcome will not affect demand for Philip Morris Cigarettes and notes Christmas packages priced at one hundred.
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Europe
Philip Morris
Austrian Statement on Carpathian Fighting and Poland
Vienna reports a foreign office communique describing ongoing heavy fighting in the Carpathians and surrounding fronts. Attacks in the Upper Latorczy district progress, with combat northeast of Lupkow Pass and north of Krosno and Tuchnow, plus activity along the Lower Dunajec River, noted as severe.
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Warsaw
Poland
Berlin
Vienna
Petrograd
Vistula
von Hindenberg
Thorn
Czenstochowa
Nida
London
Carpathians
Upper Latorczy
Lupkow Pass
Krosno
Tuchnow
Dunajec
Lithuanian Relief Receives $1100 Donation
Kazimir Sidiauskas of South Boston reports a cable confirming a $1100 draft sent by the Russian American Line to aid Lithuanians in war torn Lithuania. He notes more than $5000 remains and a second draft of at least $2000 is expected after New Year to the National Arts and Education Society in Vilno.
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Kazimir Sidiauskas
West Broadway
South
Hoston
Lithuanian Relief F Fund
National Committee
National Arts and Education Society
Vilno
Lithuania
Britain Says 2,000,000 Men Under Arms In Britain
London dispatch reports David Lloyd George, the chancellor, told the Paris Humani te representative that before spring 500000 more Britons will join forces in France and Belgium. He states England now has more than 2,000,000 men under arms.
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London
Paris Humanite
David Lloyd George
Exchequer
France
Belgium
England
French Attack Repulsed and Prisoner Capture Reported
Berlin reports a French assault near Nieuwpoort repulsed and Anglo Indian trenches captured between Richebourg l Avyoue and La Bassée canal with 277 prisoners, five machine guns and one artillery piece. Other gains include 275 prisoners at Le Four de Paris and four officers plus 310 men at Souhain. Joffre order found on prisoner urges renewed actions.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Nieuwport
Belgium
Richebourg l'Avyoue
Canal of la Bassee
Notre Dame de Lorette
Souhain
Chalons
Argonne
le Four de Paris
Verdun
Joffre
France
Marne
Yser
Ypres
Lorraine
Vosges
West Prussia
Poland
Thaw Extradition Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld New York’s right to extradite Harry Thaw from New Hampshire over a conspiracy to escape from Matteawan. The ruling centers on extraditable crime and leaves Thaw’s sanity questions to New York courts as his case moves forward.
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New York
Stanford White
Supreme Court
Coos County
New Hampshire
Aldrich
Thaw Will Be Tried in New York Conspiracy Case
Former District Attorney William Travers Jerome discusses U S Supreme Court ruling to return Harry Thaw for trial on conspiracy. He says Thaw will be brought back to Matteawan and prosecuted, noting possible penalties and the legality of trying an insane defendant in a conspiracy case.
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Thaw
Matteawan
Jerome
New York State
New Hampshire
New York
White
William Travers Jerome
Harry Thaw
Supreme Court of the United States
Mr. Jerome
Reliable Remedy for Swollen Veins Ad Disclosed
An advertisement touts Emerald Oli as a home treatment for swollen veins and varicose veins. It claims physicians use it in hospitals with great success and promises relief by applying the two‑ounce bottle night and morning, noting the product is highly concentrated and long‑lasting.
Riggs Disease Conquered by Oinginol Remedy
Daily use of oinginol claims to restore gum health and firm loose teeth. Advert says soft spongy receding gums return to health and urges asking a druggist for a small original bottle that lasts weeks.
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Adam Good
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Ataca Pullman Willary
Glenbrook Kingston
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Free Ginter Co
Union
Canal
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Vermont
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Oxford
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