British counterattack halts German advance in northern France
Reports say Allied forces under Byng countered German thrusts in the Cambrai salient, recapturing Gaugeaucourt and La Vacquierle while German losses were heavy. Berlin claimed progress elsewhere but British efforts regained ground with several towns retaken. In Italy minimal action continued and Palestine operations under Allenby caused limited Turkish casualties.
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Cargo ships for army in France total 582 vessels
The U S shipping board reports 582 cargo ships aggregating 3 721 806 tons support about 370 000 American troops in France. Senator Hitchcock obtained the figures for congressional use while President Wilson plans to push war legislation in the upcoming session. Prohibition and woman suffrage amendments will be pressed early. Vice President Marshall cites German peace moves with Russia as proof that America will win the war.
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Mrs De Saulles Freed of Murder Charge by Jurors
Mrs Bianca de Saulles was acquitted by a supreme court jury in Mineola after a two week trial. The defendant claimed mental derangement when she shot her divorced husband John L. de Saulles at his Long Island home on August 3. The verdict came after the jury was out one hour and forty three minutes.
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Bianca de Saulles
Supreme Court
John L. de Saulles
Alienisie
35 Cents Added to Hard Coal Prices
President Wilson ordered a general 35 cent per ton increase in anthracite coal prices to cover a promised wage raise for miners. Effective immediately, the move will boost the public coal bill by over 30 million dollars annually as operators and miners had agreed to higher prices to offset the wage increase.
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Associate Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
American steamer survives 4 1/2 hour battle with submarine
An American steamer reached an Atlantic port with a large shell hole in the engine room and a damaged bridge after a four and a half hour fight with a German submarine on October 19. Nine crew members were wounded, one fatally, and a shell set cotton cargo destined for Havre, France on fire.
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Havre
France
Allied Council of War Meets In Versailles Debate
The Allied Council of War met in Versailles on December 1 with Great Britain France and the United States represented by profilers and generals Wilson Glixs Koch and Cadorna. After three hours of discussion the American delegation said substantial progress was made and the talks were harmonious and satisfactory.
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Versailles
Great Britain
France
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Col. &. M. House
United States
Supreme War West
Wilson
Glixs
Koch
Cadorna
Airship Losses Reported in London Dispatch
London December report states that reconnaissance patrols fired over 15,000 rounds, enemy aircraft were shot down or driven out of control, and seven of our airships are missing. The press notes incidents from ongoing aerial operations.
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Associated Press
London
Tag Day Raises Over 300 Here
Salvation Army tag day results were not totaled by last night but Adjutant and Mrs. Pitts said the final take was well above the 800 goal. Cheyenne residents responded generously and Union Pacific employees not reached during the day gave more than 40 at the street meeting last night.
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Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Fire at Southern Wisconsin Foundry Burns Munition Plant
A fire in Madison on December 1 destroyed the Southern Wisconsin Foundry company plant, supplier of munition plant materials. Officials believe the blaze was incendiary, with losses to buildings and patterns estimated at 850,000.
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Means Helped Germany Says State Witness
Gaston B. Means, on trial for the death of Maude A. King, allegedly claimed to be a commercial agent of the German government with advance knowledge of German plans. John Todd testified Means spoke of the chancellor's Reichstag speech and cited a German contact book and Hamburg-American line.
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Concord
N. C
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Germany
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Maude A. King
John Todd
Chicago
Reichstag
Karl Boy- Ed
Washington
New York
Bread Riots Break Out in Petrograd Threaten Bolsheviki
Stockholm dispatch reports bread riots erupting in Petrograd with frost and fuel shortages deepening hunger. The article says the Bolsheviki are doomed as Lenine promised free food, while thousands face starvation and suffering mounts.
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German Armistice Talks Shift Focus to Russian Disarray
Cable reports say German authorities renew efforts to disrupt the Russian army and implant German doctrine through new training programs in all eastern front divisions. Three noncommissioned officers and six privates are mentioned in the training drive.
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Washington, D. C
Language experts chosen for Russian and Polish insight
The text notes specialists are selected for proficiency in Russian and Polish, plus guidance on Russia's political climate and internal lines of communication to aid their work. Some saw the effort as aimed at winning over soldiers to bolster German terms for peace.
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Teutons
Supt Grays Son Dies in Yankton
Supt W B D Gray is summoned to the deathbed of his son in Yankton South Dakota. The son was to preach at the First Congregational Church this morning and the morning service will be filled by Rev Annette Gray. Apart from the evening sermon, all services are canceled or altered as announced.
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Yankton
First Congregational Church
Annette Gray
Governor urges early bar closings across Wyoming towns
Acting Governor F L Hour sent letters to Wyoming mayors urging bars close at 7 p.m. and reopen at 9 a.m. at the request of Union Pacific official William M. Jeffers. He labels noncompliance as moral treason and pushes a statewide closing rule, citing railroad worker impacts and national war needs. Rawlins and Casper already face pressure while Cheyenne defends existing hours.
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F. L. Hour
Wyoming
Willian M. Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
Mayor Alleges Political Play Over Saloons Closure
Mayor LaFontaine accuses Governor Houx of a political ploy to influence saloon closures for re election. He says he will not participate and blame shifts after Jeffers bypassed him to take the issue to the governor.
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LaFontaine
Cheyenne
Jeffers
German Foreign Secretary Warns Against Peace Confernce
Von Kuehlmann tells parliament in Amsterdam that Germany will not seek a peace conference with large claims. He laments bureaucratic overreach that helped trigger mobilization and calls for interior reconstruction through democracy and peace. The remarks frame Germany as committed to eastern ambitions despite wartime upheaval.
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Amatesdam
Germany
Yeuterdess
Reichstag
von Kuehlaatin
Huweelatos
Autor
Three Scandinavian Rulers Form Neutrality Pact
In Christiana the kings of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark agree to maintain neutrality amid any war. They pledge mutual non belligerence, assist trade with merchandise, and coordinate foreigner and government relations while safeguarding neutral common interests during and after the conflict.
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Christiania
Norway
Lienmark
Sweden
Slacker Draft Rules Announced For December 5 Start
The Provost Marshal General announced new draft rules taking effect December 5. Men convicted of failing to register will face harsher treatment and be listed by local boards to ensure call with the first contingent after the change.
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