Execution of Edith Cavell Justified Says German Professor
German professor Carl Duesing argues Cavell deserved execution as a military necessity and praises the Allied retreat from Serbia. He compares Cavell’s network to an underground railroad and cites French executions of German women as parallel. The letter covers war news, medical arrests, and naval incidents, framing Cavell as a martyr while noting Belgian occupation risks.
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Edith Cavell
Carl, Duesie
Madeburg
Germany
Herman Duesin
Mibelty
Duesing
Miss Cavellier
Serbia
Bulgaria
Imhell
Helgrite
Knasevac
Neskueb
Bulzavans
Tajevar
Diack Bea
Varna
Pirot
Nishev
Krakuyevac
Myerac
Ines
Keith
New York Glasts Zeitung
Gwiss
Lucerner Waterlynd
BIK
Bieher
Paris
Janet
France
Re Aula
Avin
Lombard
Hie
Neuilly
Army
Simone
Ban- Greda
Ducease
Gerhom
Kanter
BMG
Win Geemar
Mde
Mies Cavell
Demand for Natural Indigo Rising as Synthetic Shortage Bites
A world shortage of German synthetic indigo drives up prices for natural indigo from India. Demand spreads to China where industry developments are anticipated. In Punjab India the area under viedo crops exceeds 14 percent of total planted, but overall standing crop condition is below average and total yield is expected to be small.
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London
Der
India
Glas
China
Punjab
Petroleum Shortage Strains Constantinople Supplies
Constantinople faces scarce petroleum as rail and war demands shrink freight while coal reserves and German engineered mines ease fuel constraints. Rural Anatolia yields crops though transport delays persist. gov and foreign grain hopes grow, but oil from Romania remains irregular amid wartime controls. A Pittsburgh charter notes a $2 645 000 capital for the National Transit Pumping and Machine Co.
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Constantinople
Anatolia
Tas Yielf
Anatole
Turkey
Anatolian Talloway Company
War Department
Anatolia S
Russia
Rumania
America
Steets Romans
Gileck
Iiumdian
Courtland School Announces Twenty Fifth Year Practices
Me Courtland School at 431 Washington Ave invites attendance for its twenty fifth year under Miss Mary Miner, principal. Booklets are sold at stationery shops. Office hours are 10 to 12 noon, Mondays and Saturdays except other arrangements by appointment.
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Courtland School
Washington Ave
Miss Mary
Dennisoaciety
Lgept
The Heavens in December
December skies highlight Saturn visible in early evenings and Jupiter’s steady presence. Sirius the Dog Star stands out as the brightest, with notes on star colors, ages, and the Dog Star’s mythic ties. Saturn’s rings and nine moons are described, along with distances, orbital period of 29½ years, and the science behind ring composition and visibility.
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Saturn
Sirius
Sirus
Sirun Hinself
Lima
Nile Valley
Earth
Senate Cloture Rules Debated by Democrats
Washington D C Democrats wrestle with cloture as they resume caucus and seek to redraw committees to enlarge the Republican minority while a modified debate rule is proposed. Owens reports a three hour general debate limit and 15 minutes for amendments, with time only by unanimous consent. Senate leaders discuss possible party balance and the reelection of Clarke as president pro tempore.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Owens
Special Rules Committee
House
Clarke
Arkansas
Prp
Septuagenarian War Veteran Receives Medal
Paria December 1 Corporal Charles Surague former mayor of Auxerre and a 76 year old volunteer is among soldiers awarded the war cross. The citation notes his constant sapper and miner work under fire from the trenches since the war began and that he is a veteran of 1870 who already held the Legion of Honor rosette before the conflict.
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Paria
Charles Surague
Auxerre
Monsieur Surague
Legion of Honor
Hungary Grants Amnesty To Political Prisoners
Hungary issues amnesty decree at the request of the Minister of Justice affecting many accused or convicted of political crimes. Social Democrats gain by the decree while other details reference a British steamer Vauban and a Massachusetts ruling on women’s work hours.
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Budapest
Hungary
Francis Joseph
Social Democratic Party
Vauban
New York
Janenro
Montevideo
Batna
Rast
Rio Janeiro
Japan to Have Big Say at Close of Present War
Tokyo reports Premier Okuma declares Japan must be fully represented at the peace conference discussing European and Oriental affairs. He stresses unity among parties, notes Russia’s reliance on Japan, and warns against race prejudice hindering Japan’s voice in postwar settlement.
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Japan
Murops
Oleucyn Fae
Count Okuma
Supuh
Tsingtao
Germany
Pacific
Indian Oceans
Canada
New Zealand
Parufle
Singapore
Indian Ocean
Europe
Russia
Siberia
China
England
Mat Fess
United States
Krupp Engineers to Boss Building of Dutch Cruiser Here
Amsterdam Dec 1 Twenty seven Krupp engineers from Essen have arrived at Flushing to supervise the construction of a Dutch cruiser. Holland accepted plans for two new cruisers last summer with one to be built at Flushing and the other at Amsterdam. Several foreign firms were invited but could not meet war conditions. The Dutch government also plans three large submarines to be built under Dutch supervision.
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Amsterdam
Krupp
Essen
Flushing
Holland
Plishing
Lother
Discoe
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Relief for Indigestion
A vintage ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast cure for gas heartburn and sour stomach. It claims relief within five minutes by digesting food, stopping belching and nausea, and preventing foul breath, with 50 cent to 60 cent canisters marketed for family use.
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Pape
Helier
Adar
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