Allied Lines Stand Firm Against Teutons Delayed Weapons
Senate military committee grills Major General Crozier chief of ordnance for hours seeking explanation of gun shortages for U S forces abroad. Crozier says there was no delay and the army will be equipped. he cites shortages of guns and French makes as issues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Crozier
France
Wilson
Baker
War Department
Crosier
Pershing
Hitchcock
Weeks
Chamberlain
Russian Sea Forces Join Bolsheviki in Black Sea Engagements
Reports from Petrograd and Copenhagen say the Russian Black Sea fleet joined the Bolsheviki in the Sea of Azov vicinity. Other dispatches credit Korniloff with victories near Bielgorod while wounding rumors circle. Separate notes mention Romanian inactivity on the front and shifting claims about Rostov-on-Don.
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Tiaseia
Rostov-on-Don
Black Sea
Korniloff
Bielgorod
Moscow
Petrograd
Siberia
Copenhagen
Bolsheyviki
Avov
Lincoln Statue Favored Over Barnard's as Gift to England
Lincoln Park in Chicago is the preferred Lincoln statue to be sent to England for Westminster Abbey in London. Readers nationwide rejected Harvard's criticized “stomachache statue” as a London gift in a national newspaper poll.
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Lincoln
Barnard’s
England
St. Gaudens
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Park
Chicago
United States
Westminster Abbey
London
Harvard
Bolsheviks Declare Constitutional Democrats Rebel Arm Of The War
The Bolsheviks issue a long proclamation calling the constitutional democratic party a rebellious counter revolutionary organization and the party of the enemies of the people. It states the civil war is theirs and that the constituent assembly will not open until 400 members have assembled.
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Bolsheviki
Constitutional Democratic Party
Constitutional Democrats
Constituent Assembly
November Was Best Month in War on U Boats
London reports high optimism from naval authorities on the anti submarine war. November saw the greatest submarine sinkings in a month, while British tonnage loan and merchant ship launches nearly balanced losses, suggesting a pivotal month despite continued enemy activity.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Spy Suspected in Halifax Horror Shammed Illness
John Johansen helmsman on the Imo relief ship linked to the Mont Blanc disaster was detained as a German spy. A New York nurse suspected his illness was feigned and he offered money to fetch a newspaper, prompting a military guard and his confinement. Two young nurses are credited for protecting patients during the blast.
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Halifax
Fy Associated Press
John Johansen
Imo
Mont Blanc
Massachuts
New York
Johansen
Naval Hospital
Alice Boutin
Strike called off in Twin Cities ends walkout
Unionists in St Paul and Minneapolis return to work by mid afternoon after leaders urge a pause. The stoppage in sympathy with street car workers caused no hardships and no violence, as authorities report. A Wilson labor commission inquiry will probe the Twin City actions.
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Twin Cities
Associated Press
ST. Paul
All Union
Minneapolis
Wilsons
Special Labor Commission
Twin City
State Safety Commission
Italian torpedo attack sinks Austrian ships at Trieste harbor
New York, Dec 1. A report from Captain L Vannutelli via Commander Pfister says Italian torpedo craft crossed mine fields and entered Trieste harbor at night, firing four torpedoes at two Monarch type Austrian battleships. All torpedoes hit, explosives followed, and Italian units returned safely.
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Associated Press
New York
Trieste
Pfister
L. Vannutelli
Washington
New kitchen card planned with rationing details
Washington, BC reports a proposed kitchen card by the food administration. It would set three pounds per person monthly, a porkless day and one wheat less with meatless meals daily. It notes wheatless and meatless observance alongside sugar consumption averages of over seven pounds per person monthly.
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Associated Press
Washington
New
United States
Draft Evader Shot by Officer in Ranch Battle
Frank Lehman aged 28, accused draft evader, was shot through both legs during an armed confrontation with local home guard members at his ranch while they attempted to arrest him for alleged seditious utterances. His brothers Pred, 20, and Martin, 18, were arrested and detained in the county jail.
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Frank Lehman
A. Mirkin
Home Guard
Pred
Martin
Four Women Mail Carriers Quit After Short Trial
In Chicago four of eight women who began Tuesday a trial as letter carriers submitted resignations by nightfall and requested postings in the mailing department instead of street delivery, ending their pressurized street work abruptly.
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Chicago
British Force Repels German Drives in Cambrai Region
British, French and Italian lines hold firm against German offensives from Cambrai to Vertum and along the Piave front. German attacks yield few gains with heavy casualties, while Allied counteractions capture captives and inflict losses.
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Uy Associated Press
Cambrai
Bullecourt
Queant
Teuton
Courieres
Vertiun
Bullevoort
Berlin
von Buelow
Brenta
Piave
Denver recruiting drive rewards choices announced
In Denver on December 12 rewards were issued for recruiting efforts. Li received a reward for the first enlistment and Davy was awarded a related prize for the second enlistment, with sixty units noted for the latter.
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Denver
Snow Keeps Coal Out of Manhattan
New York officials warn of worsening coal shortage as a snow storm delays supply from New Jersey. Health and market officials urge fuel relief for the sick and poor while federal administrator Garfield faces pressure from Dr Haven Breer sop to secure warmth for those in need. In Ohio, Courtney Cox assumes charge of the coal situation under direct federal orders.
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New York
New York City
Uansport
New Jersey
el A. Garfield
Haven Breersop
Department of Health
Columbus
Old
Garfield
Courney Cox
Chorce
Ohio
Senator Smith Attacks Admin Over Michigan Coal Deaths
Senator Willa Allen Smith harshly criticized the U S administration on the senate floor for deaths of children in Michigan due to freezing and exposure linked to coal shortages. The remarks accuse federal policy of failing to ensure heat and fuel for vulnerable citizens.
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Ttacks
Washington
Dee
Michigan
Willa Allen Smith
United States Administration
Senate
Hun Bomb Kills American Rail Engineers in France
An Associated Press report from France notes American railway engineers killed by a German bomb as troops passed a tented area. Two American soldiers died of gunshot wounds in hospitals, while Canadian actions on the front are described as countering raids and patrolling to repel intrusions.
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London
Holie
France
Villers- Guislain
Bullecourt
Nes
Scarpe
Ypres
America
Associated Press
Errest
Auike
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Paddy Port Wat
Commergee
Mirustok
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