Allied Armies Ready to Meet German Western Drive
Allied leaders in London report readiness to repulse any German western front drive. British and American officers warn no repeat of Belgium and northern France blitz. In The Hague, German plans for a major western front drive are noted with Hindenburg quotes on victory and peace. Italian forces note a night action near the Piave river relieving a threatened position and guarding the lower Piave region.
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Associated Press
London
Teuton
Belgium
France
United States
Germany
War Department
the Hague
Marshal von Hindenburg
Italy
Utth Arezzo
Piave River
Capo Sie
Dona Piaye
Sile
Port Grande
Verione
Riots and Tense Mood Reach Moscow Amid War News
Reports from Petrograd described grave conditions in Moscow with street fighting and famine threats. Bolshevik leaders reportedly weaponized machine guns while garrisons showed insubordination as Swedish consul urged Swedes to evacuate.
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Associated Press
London
Mosco
Petrograd
Moscow
Haparanda
Times
Brest-Litovsk
Germany
Russia
Holshevikis
British casualties for week 23 total 24 256
London Dec 11 British casualties reported for the week ending today numbered 24 256 compared with 28 822 in the previous week.
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London
Aviatrix Flies 610 Miles in Record Time
Katherine Stinson, of San Antonio, established a new American non stop flight record by traveling 610 miles from San Diego to San Francisco in 10 minutes less than six hours. Officials of the Pacific Aero club praised the feat as remarkable despite the cold at high altitude, breaking Ruth Law’s 1916 record of 512.18 miles. The journey was completed in a bi plane with a triplane body.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Katherine Stinson
San Antonio
Ruth Law
Chicago
Hornell
N. Y
Creation of a General Food Purchase Board
Food Administrator Hoover announced the creation of a general food purchase board to coordinate buying for the army Navy and allied governments. The board will place purchasing on an official basis and aim to disturb market conditions as little as possible.
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BywAssociated
Washington
General Food Purchase Board
Army
Hoover
Panama Declares War on Austria and Interns Austrians
Panama announced war on Austria yesterday and the government with canal zone authorities began interning Austrians. The zone has been cleared of Germans and Austrians following President Wilson's proclamation. In New York John K Tener was unanimously re elected NL president for a year at the annual meeting.
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Associated Press
Panama
Austria
Canal Zone
Wilson
New York
John K. Tener
National League
Wyoming Lands May Be Opened for Cultivation
Secretary Lane reported to Congress that hundreds of thousands of acres in the United States could be cultivated. A $1.9 million appropriation is proposed for seed, equipment, and related work under federal direction, with about 600,000 acres on reclamation projects and Indian lands identified as cultivable.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Lane
Congress
Department of the Interior
Wyoming
Arizona
Montana
Kaiser Sought Peace Months Ago and British Reaction
In London the Foreign Minister announced that Germany sought peace through a neutral government last September. Balfour said there was no further official communication from Germany. Asquith spoke in Birmingham urging Britain to stay the course if peace fulfills the original aims and permanency, endorsing President Wilson’s clarity of alliance aims.
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London
Germany
House of Commons
Balfour
Halfour
Asquith
Birmingham
Great Britain
Wilson
Marquis of Lansdowne
Reed Urges Draft Age Extension to Defend Coasts
In a Senate debate Senator Reed of Missouri warned of Teutonic advantage and urged training youths aged 18 to 21 to defend U S coasts even if not sent to front lines. The Senate Military Affairs Committee planned a broad inquiry into War Department operations with Hoker and other officials summoned.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Reed
Missouri
Teutons
Russia
Germany
Rumania
Serbia
North America
War Department
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Hoker
Supplies Relieve Halifax Distress As Storm Abates
Halifax reports relief as storm effects ease. American hospital and relief units operate at full blast with injured in best condition possible. Reconstruction moves ahead, signaling large part of city to be restored soon. A carrier pigeon with a German message was found, likely from the explosion, entering a home near the burn area.
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Halifax
General Committee
New York No. Jv
Alexander and Killifer Sold to Chicago Nationals
The Philadelphia National League club sold pitcher Grover Alexander and catcher William Kilifer to the Chicago Nationals for cash consideration. The sale marks a major midseason transaction, sending two star players to a pennant hopeful lineup.
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New York
Des
Sol
Grover Alexander
William Killifer
U S Building 800 Warships
The annual report by Rear Admiral David W. Taylor, chief of the bureau of construction and repair, notes more than 800 vessels under construction including dreadnoughts and battle cruisers. Some ships already in service in European waters save time on destroyer production, with billions involved and accelerated methods yielding results.
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Associated Press
Washington
BP. C
David W. Taylor
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Natron
Taylor
Chicago players slated to join Phillies next season
The text notes a large sum surpassing $50,000 and mentions two Chicago players, pitchers Prendergast and catcher Dithoefer, who will wear the Phillies uniform next year.
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Tion
Cuba
Chicago
Philly
Prendergast
Dithoefer
Thirteen Negro Soldiers Hanged for Houston Riot at Fort Sam Houston
Thirteen men of the Twenty fourth Infantry were hanged at Fort Sam Houston at 7 17 am for involvement in the Houston riot of August 24. Forty others were sentenced to life terms and a few received lesser punishments. The executions occurred on a shared scaffold set up near Camp Travis amid tight security.
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San Antonio
Tex
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Houston
William Nesbitt
Larnon J
James Wheatley
Jmrre
Charles Whaltimore
William Brackenridge
Thomas ©. Hawkins
Carlos Snodgrass
Ira B. Davis
James Divins
Frank Jonson
Ribley W. Young
Pat Mag Wiloater
Apartial
Twenty Fourth Infantry
Fort de AL Russell
Cheyenne
Wyo
Southern Department
Goodby
Company C
Miles
Travis
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