Austro German drive in Italy yields heavy losses and decimation
Rome dispatches report Austro-German forces suffered enormous losses in a two day advance on the Italian front and were decimated by their own artillery. Italian forces hold the line with heavy sacrifices as Conrad von Hoetzendorf’s army presses at the Asiago plateau. The Cambrai sector shows shifting lines as British and German forces prepare for new engagements.
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Washington, D. C
Italy
Rome
George
Gabrielle D'Annunsio
Montenegro
Asiage
Conrad von Hoetzendorf
Cambrai
Ex Czar Flees Report Emerges From Tiflis
An American consul in Tiflis reported a rumor that the former czar of Russia had escaped. The message gave no details and offered no confirmation of the rumor.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Tiflis
Russia
Death Toll in Halifax Disaster Reaches 4000
The official count places four thousand dead after a ship explosion in Halifax harbor. A morgue chief based the tally on district records and 1000 bodies recovered, as relief efforts surge amid massive destruction and 20 000 homeless. Federal provincial and Red Cross aid pour in alongside U S medical teams. Snowfall, stalled transport, and water shortages complicate the response.
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Associated Press
Halifax
N. S
Richmond
Mother Slain by Girl Ends in Tragedy at Home
Denver report says Mrs. Jo seph Friedenreich age 45 was shot dead by her daughter Miss Rosie Friedenreich age 20 during a domestic incident at 1331 Grove street. The daughter claimed it was an accident during playing movies and pretending to handle a loaded small caliber revolver. The victim was the wife of A. H. Friedenreich a local tailor.
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Denver
Joseph Friedenreich
Grove Street
Rosie Friedenreich
Friedenreich
A. H. Friedenreich
Officer and Man Slain in Holdup in Joplin
JOPLIN Mo Dec 8 William Woosley city detective and an unidentified man were killed after a pistol duel during a holdup attempt. A witness saw Woosley draw his revolver when ordered to surrender and the gunman shot him in the breast as he fired twice before dying.
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Associated Press
Joplin
William Woosley
Woosley
Revolution Breaks Out in Lisbon Capital of Portugal
Madrid dispatch reports a revolution erupting in Lisbon, capital of Portugal, with outbreaks also said to have occurred at Oporto. Local details are sparse as the notice comes via Oporto and Tuy.
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Portugal
Madrid
Lisbon
Oporto
Tuy
Round-Up of Austrians Over U S II Begun
The roundup of Austro-Hungarian enemies began across the United States with Justice Department help. Many Austrians face hearings and possible internment. all Austro-Hungarians must register and avoid 10 yard zones near docks. In Chicago four Austrians were arrested in connection with a warehouse fire consuming army clothing and explosives.
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U. S. II
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Justice
Austria- Hungary
Plottern
Teir
Chicago
South Side
Yaquis Torture and Murder 9 Aliens Near Guaymas Raid
Five Americans one German and three Chinese were tortured and shot by Yaqui Indians during a raid on Esperanza, seventy miles south of Guaymas, Sonora. Forty Germans on Patience south of Reperanse were unaccounted for, according to an American mail man.
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Associated
Auto Wreck Near Lake Minnehaha Injures Two
Blinded by heavy snow an automobile carrying three men was struck by a switch engine near the Y at the southeast side of Lake Minnehaha at 11 last night. Injured are Joe Plouth with a dislocated shoulder and facial cuts and Alec McGinnis with facial cuts. York Jones escaped unharmed and all three were employed on the Hereford ranch east of Cheyenne. They were taken to St. John's hospital and are reported resting easily. The engine had returned light after moving the train over the Y.
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Lake
Minnehaha
Joe Plouth
Alec McGinnis
York Jones
Hereford Ranch
Cheyenne
St. John's Hospital
Ti Fa
Farmers Bulletin Distribution Highlights in Wyoming Interest
Recent farmers bulletins ready for mailing include No. 856 Home-made Silos No. 611 Laws Relating to Fur-Hearing Animals covering trapping open season propagation bounties and No 000 Home-made Fruit Butters. Residents of Wyoming may request these from Senator Kendrick.
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Washington
Bb. C
Wyoming
Kendriek
Mercury Still Heading South Weather Forecast and Snowfall Update
Continuation of the cold wave drops temperatures below vero with heavy snow expected. The local weather bureau warned stockmen of the approaching colder air and noted two inches of snow had fallen by midnight.
Tug Eugene F Moran sinks in northeast gale off Atlantic City
The tug Eugene F Moran sank three miles off the upper beach during a brutal northeast gale. The captain and ten crewmen were lost, while the tow ship's crew were rescued by coast guard teams after a perilous struggle in mountainous seas. Names of victims could not be identified.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Dee
Eugene F. Moran
Coast Guard
Severe winter grips central west with storms and chill
The Midwest towns from the Alleghenies to Texas report plummeting temperatures with Wisconsin at 20 below and Chicago at 6 above. A heavy wind and snow sweep Indiana delaying traffic and suspending transport. A steamer Dexmond capsized off South Chicago. fourteen crew aboard, coast guard responders unconscious and possibly dying.
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Chicago, Lee
Middle Western
Central Plain States
Alleghenies
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Wisconsin
Chicago
Dexmond
South Chicago
Coast Guard
Denver Man Lost on U S Destroyer Jacob Jones
Wallace Simpson a crewman on the United States destroyer sunk by a German torpedo is believed lost. He was the son of Thomas Simpson a Denver railroad porter and lived at 2429 Welton Street. Charles E Pearce listed as saved from Los Angeles or Cole Valley California is named among survivors.
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Denver
Wallace Simpson
United States
Thomas Simpson
Denver & Rio Grande
Welton Street
Simpson
Jacob Jones
Norfolk
Congora
Jacob Jone
Charles E. Pearce
Los Animas
Cole
Los Plumas
Calif
Teuton submarine sinks destroyer. 43 saved from Jacob Jones
The German submarine sank the American destroyer Jacob Jones off the war zone on Thursday night. Vicw Admiral Sims reported survivors including David W. Bagley and Norman Scott among the five line officers saved. 63 remain missing. Survivors reached safety on a motor boat and at the Selly islands as the Jones went down swiftly in icy darkness. Bagley is Secretary Daniels’ brother‑in‑law.
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Bec
Hleat
David W. Bagley
Lieu
Norman Scott
Jacob Jones
Vicw
Sims
Harry
Sime
Bagley
Selly Islands
Secretary Daniels
Worth Hagley
Atlantic
Chauncey
Rose
Ecuador Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Berlin Government
Guayaquil Ecuador Dee Leonador announces severance of diplomatic relations with Germany. Government says relations are cut, citing official action taken today.
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Ecuador
Berlin
Guayaquil
Dee
Leonador
Germany
Mysterious U Boat Seen Near Halifax Before Explosion
Two unidentified vessels possibly a submarine were sighted off Nova Scotia near Halifax the night before the blast. Reports say a steamship encountered the craft in tow and the events sparked scattered damage from the explosion. A naval cruiser and another ship moved toward port as debris and force were described as significant.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
St. Lawrence River
Todas
Swiss Air Battle Violates Neutral Swiss Territory
In Basel area the first aerial clash between Allied and German airmen occurred over Swiss soil. German planes, pressed by foes, entered Switzerland intentionally. The fight lasted about twenty minutes with seven bombs dropped and material damage only. Both sides retreated toward Alsace as Swiss anti air artillery fired. Residents voice anger over neutrality breach.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Basel
Alsace
British Army HQs in France Reports Bourlon Wood Heroism
Distinct satisfaction marked the British front as General Hynog's troops held Bourlon Wood in the Cambrai sector. Soldiers fought and worked through gas, peering through eyepieces and issuing commands by signals in a daylong effort.
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Burg
Heroire
France
Cambrai
Hynog
Bourlon Wood
Nlert
Indians Attack Bern Store and Office in Nogales
A Vaquul Inthans group attacked Masper ana seventy miles south of Cuay mas Sonora and burned the Richardson instruction company office and storehouse in Nogales Ariz. Thirty Americans are missing after the raid and no word has come from them.
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Vaqul Inthans
Bern
Nogales, Ariz
Masperana
Cuaymas
Sonora
Richardson Instruction Company
Gridiron Dinner Features War Skits and Diplomats
Washington hosts the Gridiron Club dinner with President Wilson Vice President Marshall and cabinet officers among distinguished guests. Speeches praise patriotism and democracy while diplomats attend as two government departments created since the war provide much of the humor.
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Associated Iris
Washington
Wilson
Marshall
Gridiron Club
France
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Jones
Fie
Corree Pondett
Montreal
Montreal Star
Lelie Crom
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Lednmair
Allied
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