Kaiser On Visit To Sedan Fields
Correspondence recalls Emperor William II and Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg visiting near Sedan on Oct 10th, 1870, at Don Meas Sedan house where Bismarck once met Napoleon III. The visit left mementos of gold and the emperor wrote on a card “Wilhelm II I. R.” Madame Fournaire Liban recounts the meeting and the officers noting the speaker was the emperor, with Prince Waldemar also present.
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Cambridge drops athletic program at university
London dispatch reports Cambridge University will not hold any athletics this year. The ban covers all freshers events and intercollegiate games as students are tied to five afternoons weekly by Officer Training Corps duties, leaving no time to train.
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Associated Press
London
Cambridge University
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German Granted Honor At Oxford Amid Student Protest
Oxford Emeland December 2 Herr Siedler a German who became an English citizen eighteen months ago has been named final examiner in the Final Honor School of German Language and Literature. He holds the Tudorian professorship at the university. College publications protest the appointment and Oxford students oppose a professor of German origin with recent English citizenship.
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Associated Press
Oxford
Enemy's Lance Performs A Surgeon’s Work On Front Line
An AP correspondent reports a colonial infantry chief recalls a wartime accident. Longstanding liver abscess made surgery seem dangerous, yet a lance wound to the abdomen burst the abscess, enabling a dangerous healing operation and return toward the front. The improvised treatment saved the officer from a fatal outcome.
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Associated Press
Colonial Infantry
Uhlanias
London to be shy on Xmas turkeys this year
London reports a turkey shortage for Christmas as supplies from Servis Hungary Russia Italy and Southern France fall short of normal. Prices are expected to rise accordingly.
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Associated Press
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Hungary
Russia
Italy
France
Many Soldiers Not Firing Shots At Front Lines
Bar Le Dug December reports tens of thousands of soldiers in active service have not fired a shot for one or two months. They alternate between extreme firing line duties and heavy trench work, repairing roads and fortifications, while maintaining the road system and keeping towns clean. The private soldier grows weary yet remains hopeful and productive, contributing to French army success through noncombat labor such as road mending and shelter building. Corduroy roads are formed from crosscut poles in forest timber to reinforce rear routes.
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Associated Press
Bar-Le-Dug
Football or War: London debates wartime football policy
London debated wartime football contin uation versus cessation. Proponents warn cutting salaries harms national effort and morale, while critics led by Poet Laureate urge stopping games to honor fallen heroes and focus on defense. Last Saturday saw 4,700 matches and over 140,000 players, highlighting public interest amid war.
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Associated Press
Londn
The
Daily News
Robert Bridges
Po Aapreate
Lord Roberts
British Isles
Flanders
Women active in spy menace in England
London reports reveal English women's clubs urged caution and to resign or avoid German and Austrian associations as spy fears rise. Prominent literary women urge vigilance, noting Belgian refugees warn of German influence. Spies rumored in social and official circles prompt mass club withdrawals and naturalized Germans questioned. Bouquets for Vanity Fair.
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Associated Press
London
England
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Germans Rename Foods to Pure German Names
Amsterdam via London December 3. Germany seeks to purge foreign words from menus with a compact kitchen guide. Delicacies once called delicatessen will be Leckereinen or tit-bits, sauces become Beiguesse, a mutton chop becomes a double mutton loin piece, beefsteak is pounded loin piece, and Irish stew is mutton in the pot in citizen's fashion.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Germany
Russia Steps Forward At Headquarters Of Commander In Chief
Petrograd dispatch reports from the Russkoe Slavo correspondent describing Grand Duke Nicholas’s headquarters as a place of strict discipline and renewed energy. The piece highlights a silent, Spartan atmosphere with early work before daybreak, a democratic tone among staff, and the revival of Peter the Great’s resourcefulness, Souvaroff’s iron will, and Skobeleff’s dash within the Russian army.
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Associated Press
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Russia
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British Fighters to Get Million Bibles
London reports the British and Foreign Bible Society has distributed over one million Bible copies since the war began. The reach spans soldiers, sailors, refugees, and aliens in detention camps, with languages including English, French, Flemish, German, Russian, Polish, Servian, Turkish, and Japanese.
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Associated Press
London
British and Foreign Bible Society
Soldier Gets Chance to Win Higher Rank
London reports that the army promotes many from the ranks due to officer shortages. In the first quarter of the war there were 438 officers elevated from the enlisted ranks, not counting several quartermaster promotions.
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Associated Press
London
War Office
Household Pets Get War Names in France
Paris date shows cats and dogs born in 1914 receive war names. Pets adopt names like Turco Tommy Atkins Goumier Ghurka Guerrier Chasseur Dragon Troufion Wlamand Belge, reflecting passing events and owner sentiment of the era.
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France
Turco
Tommy Atkins
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Ghurka
Guerrier
Chasseur
Troufion
Wlamand
Newspapers Urged to Avoid Personal Attacks in War
Berlin reports a senior official request via the North German Gazette to refrain from insulting rulers of opposing nations during war. It cites Treitschke on war being sacred and notes how depictions of King George, the Czar, and President Poincare in shop windows harm German dignity. Germany should excel not only on battlefield but also in intellectual warfare.
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Associated Press
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Plan Now for Christmas Diamond Buying Plan Now for Christmas
Our credit system offers immediate choice and flexible payments for diamond purchases. Originated to serve customers at all seasons, especially during Christmas preparation, with small sums securing possession and weekly or monthly balances. Deposits hold articles until Christmas.
BOBS Disliked Secrecy On War News Says Lord Robert
London notes that Lord Robert urged less secrecy in war reporting. A French journalist quoted him saying reporters should receive detailed news of glorious actions after they occur and that English troops need public support to recruit. King George is at British headquarters in northern France.
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Associated Press
London
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Bobs
France
England
Admiral Mahan Dies in Capital at 74
Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan U S N retired died in Naval Hospital aged 74 from heart trouble. The famed naval strategist had endured weeks of frail health and contributed to wartime debates before failing health ended his life. He leaves wife two daughters Helen Evans Ellen Kuhn Mahan and son B E Mahan, with Commodore Dennis H. Mahan his brother serving at Tutuila Samoa.
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Rockefeller to Sue On Tax Collections
Lawyers for John D. Rockefeller will file suit in federal court within ten days to enjoin collections of taxes on his 311 million dollar personal property value. East Cleveland officials seek to block county the continued collection and to force a new higher tax rate, testing the law they say makes Rockefeller a county resident for tax purposes.
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