War movements and claims across Europe December 26
London reports German attacks on the Bzura halted near Warsaw while asserting success near Tomaszow. Russia claims 11,000 Germans captured after offensive. Paris notes fog interfered in Belgium fights. Germans attacked north of Arras but were repulsed. Alsace shows progress. Athens cites an American cruiser threatening Tripoli Syria to aid departing nationals. Italy may be drawn in after Aviona occupation. Pola reports sinking a French submarine.
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Associated Press
London
Bzura
Warsaw
Tomaszow
Russia
Paris
Belgium
Arras
Upper
Alsace
Athens
Tripoli
Syria
Italy
lItaly
Aviona
Albania
Czar Departs Moscow for Front Weatherview
The Czar left Moscow for the front last night amid wartime mobilization. Officials did not disclose exact destinations or timing, but the departure signals intensified military efforts on the eastern front.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Germans Capture 818 Men Near Sturbert
Berlin official report says Germans captured nineteen British officers and 818 men including Indians near Sturbert. British losses total 3,000 killed and they requested an armistice to bury their dead.
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Berlin
Sturbert
Arkansas Campaign Ends with Record Farming Push
The Arkansas Profitable Farming Campaign closed after 40 counties, 1,200 meetings, 85,000 attendees, and 325,000 distributed articles. Prominent backers included P. G. Holden of the International Harvester Company, with plans to assist Texas’s similar campaign. The effort urged homegrown production, local spending, marketing improvements, and school agriculture education, with real estate groups eyeing immigrant settlement. A new statewide follow up starts, and George B. Cook will launch a state agricultural curriculum in February.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Texas
P. G. Holden
Agricultural Extension Department
International Harvester Company
Holden
People of
Europe
George B. Cook
Arkansas push to feed itself with new course for teachers
Governor Hays backed a campaign to prepare a free distribution of manuals for teachers and pupils by January. The state aims to reduce outflow of farm staples and keep about 75 million dollars in Arkansas by boosting meat grain vegetables butter eggs and feed production through farmer banker and merchant collaboration.
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Hays
Arkansas
Christmas Tree at College for Children and Cadets
Cadets and children gathered at 7 30 p m in the new Y M C A building for a Christmas program. Santa Claus led the crowd to the chapel where a grand tree laden with toys and candy awaited. Turkey salad and cocoa followed the gift distribution, bringing cheer to those far from home.
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Santa Claus
Christmas Program at First Free Baptist Bible School
Children and parents gathered at 7:30 p.m. for a well arranged program. Santa Claus distributed presents to each child, and Rev. J. J. Tatum gave the benediction to close the happy evening.
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First Free Baptist Bible School
Santa Claus
Bible School
J. J. Tatum
Patterson Named State Banking and Insurance Chief
Temple Texas December 25 Governor elect Ferguson fills posts. John S Patterson of Dallas named Banking and Insurance Commissioner after Charles M Campbell declines. Campbell becomes private staff colonel. Arthur A Stiles reappointed State reclamation engineer. Patterson and Stiles shown as prohibition leaning with Ferguson and Ball respectively.
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Arthur A. Stiles
Messrs. Patterson
Stiles
Mr. Ferguson
Colonel Ball
Villa Asks Loan of Million Pesos in Mexico
El Paso reports that Julian Medina, a blacksmith, was appointed Governor of Jalisco by Villa. During a Guadalajara visit Villa sought a loan of a million pesos from the state’s people, aided by the church party, with merchants contributing as churches reopen after Carranza closures.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
Julian Medina
Jalisco
Villa
Guadalajara
Carranza
First Cotton Shipment to Bremen Direct From Galveston
The African steamship Pathfinder cleared from Galveston with 6450 bales of cotton for Bremen, marking the port’s first direct shipment of cotton to a German port since hostilities began. Deck loading of undamaged cotton used for the voyage, sealed hatches certified by the French consul, and assurances that no contraband cargo was aboard. Four ships planned to load for Bremen in two weeks, signaling a shift of American tonnage to German trade amid high profits and strong German demand.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Pathfinder
Bremen
Europe
D. Ripley & Co
T. J. Anderson
Lloyd's
London
Regin
Germany
A and M Ration For Chick Feeding
A historic poultry feed guide lists multiple mixtures for growing chicks and laying hens. It specifies blends of oats, bran, milo, wheat, beef scrap, bone meal, and supplements, with feeding schedules from birth to maturity and notes on grit, greens, water, and litter hygiene.
Wit and humor from an American visitor in London
An Americanusing letters of introduction visits London and hears of late dining. He jokes that in America they dine the next day. A quip about a free fight and twenty three fighting nationalities in the school follows, reflecting humorous cultural clashes quoted from the Kansas City Star.
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London
America
Johnny
Kansas City Star
Death of Mrs W. W. D. Sellars at Harvey
The death of Mrs. W. D. Sellars, 47, occurred at her Harvey home on December 33, 1914, after pneumonia. Survived by five children Bertha, Mrs. Will Raines, Ethel, Marvin, and Robert. brothers James Kincannon and S. S. Dowling. Funeral set for 10 a.m. at old Bethel cemetery with Rev. Sam Thomas officiating. The Eagle offers sympathy to the family.
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W. D. Sellars
Harvey
God
W. ©. Kincannon
Bertha Sellars
Bryan
Will Raines
Ethel
Marvin
Robert
James Kincannon
S. S. Dowling
Near Wellborn
Baptist Church
Old Bethel Cemetery
Sam Thomas
Santa Claus on Hand as a Hero
Santa Claus arrived at Mrs. T. C. Cassett’s home in Wichita Texas on Christmas night to find a tree burning near the Christmas tree. He moved the tree outside where it burned with the gifts, and he extinguished a fire in his cotton whiskers and snow on his legs without injury.
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T. C. Cassett
Associated Press
Wichita
Tex
Santa Claus
The Food Value of Pecans
Pecan nuts are high in fat and provide as much protein as corn meal. They should be eaten in small quantities as part of a meal, not as a delicacy. While rich in energy, pecans have a high heating value and vary in price, but can be a beneficial addition to a regular diet.
OED X RAY ON COTTON BALES
British officials used a special X ray device on ten thousand bales of cotton loaded on the City of Savannah sailing for Bremen to search for arms and ammunition.
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Savannah
Bremen
Gutierrez Cabinet Announces Complete Provision
President Gutierrez of Mexico announces the completion of his provision cabinet. The list includes two Zapata followers and he states that military courts will be abolished.
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Washington
Gutierrez
Mexico
Zapata
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