Italians Regain Ground In Italy As Front Sees Action
Italian forces recover territory from Austro German attacks along the northern line between the Brenner and Piave rivers. Diaz’s troops push in several sectors including Monte Asolene and Monte Pertica, while British and French fronts report relative quiet amid ongoing artillery activity. Diplomacy and civil unrest continue as Lloyd George outlines postwar aims and Russia experiences intensifying internal strife with royalist forces forming in the Caucasus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Brenia
Piave
Monte Asolene
Diaz
German War Office
Monte Agalena
Monte Pertica
Monte Solarolo
France
Belgium
St. Quentin
Verdun
Hartmans Weilerkopf
Alsace
Petrograd
Bolsheviki
Teutons
Russia
Great Britain
House of Commons
David Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
Germany
Jerusalem
Three Aviators Killed In FC Collision At Benbrook Field
Fort Worth, Texas. Three Royal Flying Corps cadets died when two planes collided and crashed at Benbrook Aviation Field Friday. The victims are Cyril Albin Baker of Kent England Cyril Russell Jenner of Kingville Ontario and Arthur William Webster Eden of Kingston Jamaica.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Royal Flying Corps
Benbrook Aviation Field
Cyril Albin Baker
Kent
England
Cyril Russell Jenner
Kingaville
Ont
Arthur William Webster Eden
Kingston
Jamaica
Secret machinations of von Luxburg exposed in telegrams
Washington reveals forty telegrams from Count Luxburg former German chargé in Argentina detailing efforts to form a South American alliance against the United States with Argentina Chile and Bolivia. The State Department published translations amid denials from Argentina’s foreign minister, noting inconsistencies in Luxburg's claims.
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von Luxburg
South America
United States
Washington
Berlin
Count Lusburg
Argentina
State Department
Luxburg
Irigoyen
Chile
Bolivia
North America
Peru
Luxbury
Germany
State’ Department
Luis Cabrera
Carranza
Mexico
Count Luxbury
Jarge
Baker Replies to Senate Resolution on Army Social Intercourse
Secretary Baker answered Vice President Marshall that army rank distinctions serve military discipline and do not imply social separation between officers and men. The four Senate resolutions question whether War Department rules restrict officer and enlisted social interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Senate
Washington
War Department
Marshall
Government aid proposed for Texas drought sufferers
Treasury Secretary McAdoo heard a briefing on Texas drought needs from Senator Sheppard J Culli nan of Houston and Hal Sevier of Austin representing Governor Hobby's committee. He noted war limits on relief but pledged to study deposits in Texas banks to loan to needy farmers under bank supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
McAdoo
Texas
Sheppard
Cullinan
Houston
Hal Sevier
Austin
Hobby
Williams
Treasury Department
Causes for Soldiers' Illness Given
Surgeon General Gorgas cites insufficient clothing overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions as major disease causes at Camp Bowie Texas Camp Funston Kansas Camp Doniphan Oklahoma and Camp Sevier South Carolina in reports to Secretary Baker released Tuesday after his camp inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Camp Bowie
Texas
Camp Funston
Kan
Camp Doniphan
Okla
Camp Sevier
S. C
Gorgas
Baker
Wreck in Kentucky Kills Thirty-Eight on Train Crash
In Shepherdsville Kentucky a collision between Loutaville and Nashville passenger train No 7 from Cincinnati to New Orleans and Bardstown Loutaville and Springfield accommodation train near Shepherdsville left thirty eight dead and about thirty nine injured.
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Shepherdsville
Loutaville
University Injunction Refused by Texas Judge
District Judge George Calhoun on Wednesday denied Representative W V Dunnam of Coryell County a writ of injunction to stop the controller from issuing warrants for funds for University of Texas maintenance. Dunnam contended the unilateral appropriation was unconstitutional.
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Austin
Tex
George Calhoun
W. V. Dunnam
Coryell County
University of Texas
Dunnam
War Inquiry Reveals Delays Slowed Rifle Production
The senate military committee heard that rifle and machine gun production for the army lagged at the nation's entry into war but is now being accelerated, as recounted by heads of major private munition plants during the war inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Food Exports to Germany Probed in Brooklyn Raid
Federal agents seized documents implying extensive food traffic between the United States and Germany via Sweden. Gustave A. Meyers, purchasing agent for German firms, was arrested as an alien enemy in Brooklyn.
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U. S
Germany
New York
United States
Sweden
Brooklyn
Gustave A. Meyers
Lease for Gunnery Camp Near Dickinson Texas Reported Signed
A lease for about five hundred acres of land near San Leon extending to Dickinson in Galveston County has been signed by Ellington Field officers for use as an aerial gunnery instruction camp.
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Dickinson
Houston
Tex
San Leon
Galveston County
Ffrom Ellington Field
City Leaders Seek State and Federal Action to Halt Pests
Houston business leaders urged coordinated action by state and federal authorities to suppress the pink bollworm in Galveston Chambers Jefferson and parts of Harris Liberty and Hardin counties. Speakers from agriculture and extension departments promoted crop diversification to curb pest damage and improve profits.
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Houston
Tex
Galveston
Chambers, Jefferson
Harris, Liberty
Hardin
C. W. Goodman
Agricultural Department
Young Men's Business League
Fred W. Davis
Agriculture
Ernest E. Scholl
State Department of Agriculture
W. D. Hunter
Federal Horticultural Board
Ed L. Ayers
State Department
W. 0. Walton
Fritz Englehardt
Farmers’ Congress
E. A. Peden
Walton
Food aid approved for Finland corn and oats shipment
The Food Administration and War Trade Board grant permission to ship about 40 000 tons of corn and oats to Finland via Sweden after evidence shows thousands of Finnish people are starving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Finland
Sweden
The
Food Administration
War Trade Board
Water Tank Collapse Injures Fentress Buildings
A water storage tank failed in Luling Texas sending tons of water onto the Fentress State bank building and the Fentress Gun Company office causing heavy damage to both structures on Friday.
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Luling, Tex
Fentress State Bank
Fentress Gun Company
Fentress
Seventeen British Ships Sunk In Week
London reports fourteen merchant ships over 1 600 tons and three under that tonnage were sunk by mine or submarine during the past week according to the admiralty statement. One fishing vessel also was sunk.
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London
Admiralty
Losses at Sea Decreasing Claim by Lloyd George
British Prime Minister David Lloyd George told the House of Commons that submarine sinkings were decreasing while shipbuilding was rising. He described the maritime losses as shrinking and emphasized improved wartime production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
David Lloyd George
Forty Eight Saloons Ordered Closed in Austin
The Austin city council limited saloon operation closing forty eight of seventy seven retail saloons. The order takes effect March 1 next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Major General Scott Returns From Europe To Lead New Army
Major General Hugh L. Scott, U S A, to be chief instruction officer of the new national army, arrived Friday on an American steamship after serving at the front in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Hugh L. Scott
National Army
Europe
France
Congress Goes Into Holiday Recess With Probes Pending
Congress adjourned for a holiday break in Washington leaving investigations to continue during the recess. Both houses will reconvene on January 3 with war legislation at the top of the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Halidays
Washington
Tuesaday
Sporting Terms Clarify Fight Referee and Bets
In a garbled exchange the speaker questions the decision to bring back certain foreign fighters. The captain explains the boxers were brave but insisted on a final referee and a large upstake totaling about 70 million, with plans for staging the bout in New York or Milwaukee.
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Saat
New York
Milwaulkteo
Capudine advertised as quick relief for headaches
An ad urges immediate relief from headaches with Capudine a pleasant liquid remedy. The copy warns about wasting funds or helping the enemy and notes ingratitude toward those who fight battles.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Deafness
Catarrhal Deafness blamed on inflamed mucous surfaces and Eustachian tubes. The remedy, Hall's Catarrh Medicine, allegedly cures by affecting the blood system. Offers $100 for unresolved cases and free circulars from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Boschee's German Syrup Ad Promotes Breathable Health
Advertising copy touts Boschee's German Syrup as a fifty one year proven remedy for coughs bronchitis and colds. It claims relief from throat settled lung troubles and night coughing followed by easier morning expectoration and natural healing. Sold in 80 and 00 cent bottles in all civilized countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
United States
No Short Rations
A fragmented exchange shows a playful request for a toast and a banter about a remedy or engagement. The readable lines reveal characters negotiating a small celebration and a wish for a regue jar ment.
Femonina touted as wonder worker for female disorders
An advertisement praises Femonina as a miracle remedy for female disorders priced at one dollar per bottle. The copy also contains social commentary noting some men overestimate their knowledge and interrupt when speaking.
Cuticura Heals Sore Hands Quickly
An advertising copy touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for healing dry sore hands with fragrant emollients. It offers free samples by mail and urges removal of excess ointment with tissue paper.
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Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Woman's Crowning Glory Hair Dressing Ad
An advertisement promoting La Creole Hair Dressing to cover gray hair. Claims natural-looking results and a price of 1.00 dollars.
Extra Potato Row Sparks Humorous Dinner Remark
Jones urges Smith to row over for dinner. Smith fears trouble from his wife, but the hospitable host dismisses the concern as trivial and quips that an extra potato and seventy-odd cents mean little among friends.
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Jones
Smith
Judge
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