Partial Conscription Debate Rocks British Cabinet
Britain edges toward compulsory service as Asquith pledges to married men and cabinet unity tests the Derby scheme fallout. Officials weigh intermediate steps while Irish and Labor opposition looms amid shifting public pressure and Derby recruiting figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Lloyd-George
J. Keir Hardie
Lord Derby
Scotland
Reginald McKenna
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Arthur Henderson
Louis Harcourt
John A. Simon
Thomas McKinnon Wood
Stanley Buckmaster
Asquith
House of Commons
Ireland
Labor Party
Henderson
William Brace
George Roberts
Derby
Manchester Guardian
Pall Mall Gazette
Westminster Gazette
the Star
War News in Brief Reports From Fronts and Naval Actions
Austrians repulsed Russian attacks on the Bessarabian frontier with heavy losses. German trenches on Hartmannsweiler Kopf in the Vosges captured by French forces with 100 prisoners. Intense artillery action reported in the Vosges near La Plaine and Le Bonheimme. French bombardment of Lens station and destruction of German works west of Prugna in Rheims region. German submarines sank the British steamer Van Stirum and Swedish Nereus, crews saved. Bethmann-Hollweg expected in Vienna with peace terms. Mackensen leading a German Austrian Turkish expedition toward Egypt and Suez. Russian positions driven back by Germans on the Beresina and near Czartorysk. Soissons railway traffic halted by German artillery. a nearby French Red Cross hospital. Allied monitor off Belgian coast shelled Westende Bad. three locals killed. Ville de Civo tat sunk by Austrian submarine. crew taunted survivors in the water.
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Bessarabian
Pruth River
Toporutz
Vienna
Hartmannsweiler Kopf
Vosges
Rohfelsen
Hirzstein
Paris
la Plaine
le Bonheimme
Germany
Austria
Geneva
Bucharest
von Mackensen
Egypt
Suez Canal
Beresina
Czartorysk
Berestiany
Berlin
Big Russian battle on the Bessarabian frontier front line
Vienna dispatches report a renewed large scale Russian offensive along a 20 mile front on the Bessarabian border north of the Pruth River with heavy losses for Russian infantry and Austro Hungarian artillery repelling five massed attacks.
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London
Pruth
Vienna
War Office
Russia
Balkan
Saloniki Questioned as Saloniki Front Moves Reflect Attitude
Report from Vienna via London notes central powers suspend operations against the Anglo French army in Greece to respect Greek sensitivities over Bulgaria. Possible resumption depends on Greek stance and whether Sal oniki remains under British French control. Also mentions submarine threats, storms, and large wartime cargo movements including horses and army remounts.
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Vienna
London
Greece
Saloniki
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Turkey
California Winter Promises Golden State Limited Trains
Travel ads trumpet Californias sunny winter, roses, and oranges while urging reservations on the Golden State Limited and the Californian trains. The route offers direct low-altitude travel Chicago to California with comfortable observations and no changes, via Rock Island El Paso Southwestern Southern Pacific. Contacts provided for Rock Island Lines and Southern Pacific ticket offices.
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California
Chicago
Golden State
Rock Island
el Paso
Southwestern
Southern Pacific
Rock Island Lines
Washington St
Southern Pacific Ticket Office
Milk St
Italian War Office Report From Isonzo Front
Rome reports that Italian detachments forced the enemy to reveal positions aiding artillery targeting. It notes enemy artillery again targets inhabited centers in the lower Isonzo region. Italy continues strengthening its lines while facing interruptions from enemy fire and gas bombs.
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Rome
London
War Office
Isonzo
Frontline actions update from Trak Caucasus and Dardanelles fronts
Official dispatch reports an enemy detachment with machine guns and horsemen repulsed east of Kut el Amara. Patrols on the Caucasus front repulsed enemy patrols. At Seddul Bahr enemy artillery bombarded our right wing while our guns silenced theirs and destroyed trench portions. On Dec 25 enemy airmen dropped bombs near Halatkoj. we recovered usable goods from wrecked enemy transports off Cape Suvla.
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Constantinople
London
Mesopotamia
Iman Aliguarbi
Kut-el-Amara
Aliguarbi
Caucasian
Dardanelles
Seddul Bahr
German War Dispatch From Berlin War Front Report
Berlin reports a western theater update with fire from an enemy monitor killing three locals near Wes tende Bad including two women. France advances on Hirzstein and French hospital near Soissons station raises risk of being hit. Reconnasissance units repulsed near Beresina Czartorysk Berestiany. Balkan front unchanged.
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Berlin
London
Army
Westende-Bad
Hirzstein
Soissons
Beresina
Czartorysk
Berestiany
Balkan
Russian and Italian Theater Actions Reported in Official Communiqué
The bulletin from Vienna via London says on the Bessarabian front and Dnister River Russian forces faced repeated, repulsed attacks after morning artillery. Five assault waves were driven back between the Pruth River and Toporutz zone. enemy losses were heavy. Italian theater reports fighting continues in south and southeast Tyrol. Montegrins retreated from Godjeve to Bijoca.
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Vienna
London
Bessarabian
Dneister
Pruth
Toporutz
Tyrol
Godjeve
Bijoca
War Update From Western Front Reports Heavy Fighting
London dispatch reports a mine near Fricourt exploded causing enemy damage. News adds intensified artillery activity south of the La Bassee canal near Armentieres and at Ypres, with Allied artillery replying effectively.
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London
Fricourt
la Bassee Canal
Armentieres
Ypres
French Statement Reports Heavy Bombardment at Lens and Rheims Sector
Paris war office release describes artillery strikes in Belgium and Artois hitting a munitions depot and Lens railway station. It notes fires from shells west of Prugna near Rheims, cannonading of works in Domevre Breteuil, and intense Vosges action near La Plaine Le Bonheimme. About 100 prisoners held including an officer.
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Artois
Lens
Angres
Rheims
Prugna
Lorraine
Domevre
Breteuil
Vosges
la Plaine
le Bonheimme
Hartmannsweiler Kopf
Rohfelsen
Hirzstein
Dix Mude
Fashion Illustrated Returns in Color This Sunday Pos
Fans embrace the comeback of a fashion illustrated section with full color images and bold styling. The Pos previews new features and styling cues that will attract readers, especially women, to the next Sunday edition.
Pistol and Poison For Her Death by Own Action
Miss Lukanoff attempted suicide at Sheridan Street. mercury poisoning caused severe pain. A stomach pump and hospital care followed. Latimer Bakowski later visited the hospital. She cited weariness of life and a mind troubled by her brother’s service in Russia.
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Medford
Boston
Miss Lukanoff
Worcester State Hospital
Fish pier catches and sea weather report from Boston port
Two steam trawlers and two schooners with large fish catches sold fares at the Fish pier yesterday. The Breaker will retire with the Bay State Company's fleet amid a planned second strike. Haddock and cod prices and substantial cargoes listed. Steering through stormy seas, several ships reported damage or delays including the Valdare at Annapolis Royal and the steamer Colorado's long voyage from Hull.
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Bay State Company
Haddock
Valdare
Boston
Bear River
Annapolis Royal
Collins
Wilson Line
Colorado
Mystic Wharf
Hull
England
New York
Boyne
Cunard
Liverpool
East Boston
Indrakuala
Commonwealth Pier
South
When to Take Down Christmas Greens and Why
A Sunday Post reader question prompts guidance on proper timing and reasons for removing Christmas greens, including common practices and seasonal considerations. The piece explains historical and cultural contexts behind the tradition.
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Next Sunday Post
Shipping News Arrivals and Voyages List
A long shipping list records arrivals and departures of steamers and ships. Vessels include Etonian Wood Boyne Indrakuala Aleppy Manila Singapore Colombo Sark Zachiarisen Gloucester Hatch Norfolk Walter D Noyes Balano and others with towing barges. sailed ships include Canadian City of Agra Nantucket Norfolk and more heading to various ports with plans to return with barges Powell and Elk Garden for Philadelphia.
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Etonian
Wood
Liverpool
Boyne
Dale
Cto
Colorado
Collins
Hull
England
Indrakuala
Smith
Aleppy
Manila
Singapore
Colombo
Sark
Nor
Zachiarisen
Buenos Ayres
St. Lucia
Gloucester
Hatch
Norfolk
Walter D. Noyes
Balano
Suffolk
Hersey
Newport News
Arlington
Gilchrist
Baltimore
Belfast
Rawley
Bangor
Dingley
Linsecott
Portland
City of Gloucester
Linneken
Honeybrook
Wentworth
Port Johnson
Plymouth
Hansen
Boxer
Calhoun
Philadelphia
Cocalico
Silver Brook
Pickering
Patience
Chandler
Hampshire
Charles F. Pritchard
Walter A. Luckenbach
Daly
W. F. Babcock
Canadian
Prince George
Yarmouth
N. S
City of Agra
New York
H. M. Whitney
City of Augusta
Savannah
Jacksonville
Charleston
Tuscan
Nantucket
John G. McCullough
Lamberts Point
Susan E. Inkpen
Burin
Mild
Tng
Powell
Salem
Elk Garden
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Northcliffe
United Front
Czar
Balkans
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Dvinsk
Bug
Grecian
Castelnau
Gallipoli
Ancona
United States
Elihu Root
Roosevelt
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Hague
Senate
Wilson
The
Lusitania
Lansing
Hot Springs
Washington
State Department
Mediterranean
Teutonic
Dumba
Atlantic
Aleppo
India
Penang
St. Lucis
Leyland Line
H. Bullock
New England
Garth
Charles W. Camp
Colliers the National Weekly
Monitor
Red Cross
Alsace
Belgium
Steen
Straete
Castoria
Cod
Hake
Pollock
Prenwer
Anneas
Long Island
F.j.o’hara, Jr
Golden Rose
Kirkman’s
Jemima
Fancy York
Green River
Mt. Vernon
Srotch Usher'sa
s!Vine
Booth’s
Comesti Proauct
GinterCo
Union St
Cor
Bet Ae
Canal St
Haymarket Square
Bromfield St
Ginter Co
C. B
Shipping News
D. J. Walsh
Boylston St
Frontier Asthma CO
Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, N. Y
C. P. Robbins
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