Verdun Front Advances and Prisoner Haul Report
French gains near Verdun push forward across a ten kilometer front. Prisoners exceed 11 009 with 126 cannons and 107 machine guns captured or destroyed. British and German actions recur along the Somme and Meuse fronts as Eastern campaigns report heavy fighting and large prisoner totals.
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Chambrettes
Verdun
Paris
Somme
Vacherauville
Jouvemont
Bezonvaux
Hardamont Wood
Meuse
Ransart
Wytschaete
German War Office
Vaucherauville
Chambrette Farm
Ancre River
von Mackensen
Wallachia
Bezeu
Dalmatutul
Dobrudja
Forest Distret
Petrograd
Testwela
Volhynia
Prince Leopold
Berlin War Office
Kovel
Lutsk
Winkst Waa
Valeputia
Carpathians
Copenhagen
Schleswig
Prussia
Record of U.S. Farm Crops Value Surpasses Prior Year
Final estimates from the Agriculture Department show the value of the nation's principal farm crops at 7.64 billion dollars, up 1.76 billion from last year, driven by high prices and reduced production. Corn leads at 2.297 billion, cotton 1.08 billion, wheat 1.026 billion, and hay 1.009 billion, with gains across many other crops.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Department of Agriculture Wriday
Mohalr Growers Elect Officers at El Paso Convention
The seventh annual National Mohair Growers Association meeting closed in El Paso Texas. Officers named for the coming year include A G Grant of Dallas as president John Mahake of Kilgerville Cal as first vice president M L Conkhin of Nashville Cal as second vice president S W Holder of Kirkland Ariz as third vice president H A Morgan of Wilcox Ariz as fourth vice president F Landrum of Laguna Texas as secretary treasurer. El Paso Texas was chosen as the next meeting site.
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Galveston
Tex
National
Mohatr Growers’ Association
A. G. Grant
Dallas
Ore
John Mahake
Keleeyvilis
Cal
Fleet
M. L. Conkhin
Nashville
S. W. Holder
Kirkland
Ariz
H. A. Morgan
Wilcox
Radium as Cancer Cure Deemed Failure by Columbia Study
The Crocker cancer research program at Columbia University led by Dr. Francis Carter Wood reports radium’s use as a cancer and tumor cure failed after extensive testing on rats mice and guinea pigs. The annual report was made public Monday.
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New York
Francis Carter Wood
Crocker Cancer Research
Columbia University
Generals Call National Guard a Failure and Push Universal Training
Washington reports Major General Hugh L. Scott and Major General Leonard Wood told a Senate subcommittee the border mobilization exposed the Guard as a flawed system. They urged universal service and a federally trained force, arguing the Guard cannot defend the nation against a first class power. They warned the Guard’s rotation and defects left units dangerously unprepared.
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Washington
National Guard For
Border Service
Hugh L. Scott
Army
Leonard Wood
Eastern Department
Senate
Wood
Scott
United States
Walter L. Fisher
Chicago
Secretary of the Interior
General Wood
National Guard
Senator Brady
Dilan
Ratification Talk on Mexican Protocol Delayed
In Philadelphia Carranza representatives told American members that the protocol signed three weeks ago had not been ratified. They added the Carranza government’s stance and said the delay did not signal rejection, with both sides expecting official sanction and resumption of talks on questions facing the U S Mexico relations.
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Philadelphia
Carranza
United States
Mexico
British Horse Transport Ship Russian Sunk by Submarine
The British admiralty announced that the British horse transport ship Russian was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean on December 14. Seventeen American muleteers and eleven crew members were killed including the chief officer, the first and second officers.
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London
Mediterranean
Elavan
Texas Postmasters Nominated by President
Washington reports a list of Texas post office nominations sent to the Senate on Monday. Names include J. A. Nolan Crawford James W. Kennedy Jayton J. W. Jackson Elgin W E B Boykin Lutkin Alice Brown Ralls J. W. Roache Georgetown Thomas R. Warr Mount Calm Joe Green Ratcliff Verron McIntyre Marathon Bettia Mathews Mathis Ward W Gillette Benjamin Thomas D. Stephens Carlton Charles H. Batham Eden Paul G Bates Glazier J. J. Williamson Iredell Ruby L. Wood Kirkland Melversmith Texline Hiram A. Bachman Throckmorton and Frances L. Spikes Wheeler.
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Washington
Senate
J. A. Nolan
Crawford
James W. Kennedy
Jayton
J. W. Jackson
Elgin
W. EB. Boykin
Lutkin
Alice Brown
Ralls
J. W. Roache
Georgetown
Thomas R. Warr
Mount Calm
Joe Green
Ratcliff
Verron McIntyre
Marathon
Bettia Mathews
Mathis
Ward W. Gillette
Benjamin
Thomas D. Stephens
Carlton
Charles
Awouinn's Love Provokes Guessing Over Dress Habits
A fragmentary note suggests Awouinn's fondness for dresses leads to her husband guessing about her attire and daily habits. The text hints at curiosity about her wardrobe and routine without clear context or outcome.
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Awouinn
Manafield's Magie Arnica Ligament Ad
Advertises Manafield's Magie Arnica Liai ment with sprains bruises rheumatism and neural pains relief. Promotes three sizes 2Bc 10c and 1.00 dollars. Contact and shelf placement emphasized for immediate use.
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Manafield
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Pershing
Chihuahua
el Paso
Arnulfo Gonzales
Paso
Gonzales
Villa
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Francisco Villa
Chihuahua City
Businesa
General Pershing
Mohalr Growers
Texas
Perce
Pnibane
Ace
Peruna
The
Peruna Company
Columbus, Ohio
Ersmiths Haginux
Cuticura
Dept. 1
Boston
Ady
Monty Enon Wicht
Lozy East
Sureet
Prei
Praelene Pace
Sechet
Furlong's Inc
Houston
General Ofice
Louis Operata
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Peden Iron & Steel C6
San Antonio
Hte Regis
Gohlman
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N. U
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