Debated Border Skirmish and Juarez Truce Actions
Washington reports orders for American troops to return fire along the border after a Mexican squad's deliberate firing near the International Bridge in El Paso. Juarez remains quiet as Villa generals ratify a peace agreement, appoint Robles and Ochoa to command Villa forces, and release Avila brothers after accepting Carranza money for troops.
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el Paso
War Department
Pershing
Fl Paso
International Bridge
Juarez
Carranza
Villa
Yaahel Robles
Manuel Ochoa
Manuel Banda
United States
Fidel Avila
Victoriano Avila
Ochoa
Record US foreign trade highs in November total
United States foreign trade surged in November to 500 million dollars, with imports at 164.3 million and exports at 131.1 million, the best month ever. Twelve month totals reached 6 billion in trade, with gold inflows of 61 million in November and a net inward gold movement of 391 million over the year.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Commerce
America
Della Chiesa Nephew Joins Italian Front As Lieutenant
Rome dispatch reports Marchese Giuseppe Della Chiesa nephew of Pope Benedict has departed for the Italian front and has been commissioned as a lieutenant of artillery.
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Rome
Marchese
Giuseppe Della Chiesa
Pope Benedict
Bernhardt Actress In Good Health Contrary to Rumors
Paris reports from Sarah Bernhardt's theatre deny circulating rumors that the famed actress is ill. Inquiries confirm she remains in good health despite gossip.
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Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Atlas Line Agent Edmund Justice Arrested as Spy in Teuton Conspiracy
Edmund Justice of the Atlas Line, a Hamburg American subsidiary, was arrested in Brooklyn on charges of violating U S neutrality and conspiring to injure a friendly power. Authorities say he traveled to Vermont to learn troop movements and routes for Canadian departures to France. Bond set at 25000. arraignment postponed with Henry A Wise appointed counsel.
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New York
Edmund Justice
Atlas Line
Hamburg-American
Teutonic
Beeen
Paul Koenig
Welland Canal
National City Bank
Diplomatic Strain Over German Attaches Recalled
U S reports continued pursuit of alleged plotters against neutrality may hinder full settlement with Germany. Germany may resist replacing Captain Boy-Ed and Von Papen, recalled at U S request, with new attaches due to this sentiment.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Dboy-Ed
von Papen
Austrian officer captures Montenegrin city of Plevije
Berlin reports a young Austrian cavalry officer infiltrated Plevije during a mayoral meeting, demanding surrender, fixing a delivery hour, and taking two hostages before returning to Austrian lines. An Austrian regiment entered Plevije next day amid cheers from the Mohammedan population.
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Berlin
Montnegrin
Plevije
Plevie
Britain Repeats Call for One Million More in War Effort
London reports the House of Commons approved sending one million more troops to the front, swelling Britain’s armed forces to around four million. The move aims for decisive victories and a swifter end to the war, amid renewed scrutiny of the Dardanelles campaign and calls for disclosure on military dispatches.
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London
House of Commons
Dardanelles Ecaupalen
Sir Edward Orson
Balkan
Sir Edward
John Redmond
Dardanelles
Gallipoll
Redmond
Ten Hamilton
Crime Waves Hit Many Sections Throughout the Country Yesterday
A grim roundup from RED BLUFF CALIFORNIA reports Frank Gudrum stabbing his wife seven times in a quarrel ending with a suicide attempt and wife in critical condition. In BATON ROUGE Louisiana Robert W. Knox killed two attorneys at a railway depot after a nervous breakdown. Detroit also reports a husband slashing his wife and then killing himself after a dispute over Christmas gifts, leaving a child alone.
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Red Bluff
Cal
Frank Gudrum
Robert W. Knox
New Orleans
Benjamin Foster
Hattiesburg
Miss
Alexander Frank
Natchitoche
Knox
Fiim
Washington
Foster
Franks
Ind. Resort Shooting Ends In Suicide After Wife Wounded
Logansport Indiana reels from a domestic incident when Ralph Ayres shot his wife Agnes Ayres in a downtown resort and then killed himself. Police Chief Morris acknowledged ongoing efforts to prosecute and reveal further details as investigators parse the flawed report.
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Lamiansport
Ind
Logansport
Agnes Ayres
Ralph Ayres
Ayres
Mra. Ayres
Morris
Rebellion in English Ranks Reported in Dardanelles Withdrawal
London and Athens reports note British troops evacuated from Imbros, Tenos, and Lemnos sent to Saloniki amid mutinies and discontent. Five or six staff officers reportedly killed. retreat described as a hasty, disordered withdrawal with booty left behind. German line faltering on the Liga front as Von Hindenburg pulls back.
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Dardanelles
Saloniki
Athens
Colone Gazette
Imbras
Tendon
Lemnos
Imbrox
Constantinople
London
Liga Front
Geneva
The
Express Today
von Hindenburg
Risalan
Tuk
Rueslang
Oxhwll
Villa to Be Shot If Captured Carranza Declares Amnesty Refusal
Mexico City reports say Carranza rejects amnesty for General Villa, ordering execution if captured. Secret orders target army officers showing intent to act under pretext. Villa’s fate to be decided within 24 hours after U S recognition. Reports place him near Chihuahua or Juarez with varying forces, but details remain unconfirmed.
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Mexico City
Carranza
Villa
Carranta
United States
Presidents Wilson And Wife Visit White Sulphur Springs
From dawn to dusk President Wilson and his bride travel the mountain roads and dine at a public hotel pavilion in White Sulphur Springs. Tomorrow the president plans to dictate letters for several hours to catch up on correspondence.
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Wilson
White Rulphur Sprige
Unpreparedness Costly to This Country in 1812
A 19th century naval debate examines US strategy at the War of 1812. Rodgers, Decatur, and Bainbridge argued for coordinated frigate actions and independent patrols to threaten Britain, while Mahan notes the benefit of unified, flexible plans and the dangers of blockades and scattered efforts.
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Rodgers
Pir
West Indies
North Atlantic
Chase Mahan
Great Britain
Napoleon
Antwerp
Venice
Newport
Pioridas
New England
New Orleans
Chattine
Perlettawe
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