German Drive Seizes Town on Dvina Front
German forces advance on a 25 mile by 6 mile front along the Dvina capturing the bridgehead and town Jacobstadt with 400 prisoners and fifty guns. They contest Haig’s lines at Ypres Menin but British counterattacks regain positions as bombardment of Ostend yields results. three German seaplanes shot down.
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Russia
Jacobstadt
Dvina
Flanders
London
Field Marshal Haig
Ypres-Menin
St. Julien
Field Marshal
Haig
Ostend
Admiralty
Means Is Held for Mrs. King Murder After Conference
Gaston H B Means, financial adviser to Mrs. Maude A. King, was arrested in Concord North Carolina on a homicide warrant following a two hour conference among Assistant District Attorney Dooling Solicitor Clement and federal officials. Authorities debated whether a new coroner inquest could be held before the arrest.
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Concord
N. C
Gaston HB. Means
Maude A. King
Mra. King
Means
Dooling
New York
Hayden Clement
Mre J J McCutcheon of Wheatland Dies at Home
Mrs J J McCutcheon aged 44 died at her Wheatland home yesterday. She owned the Globe hotel and was daughter of H S Chaplin formerly of Cheyenne. Body to be moved to Cheyenne tonight for funeral at her uncle W E Chaplin’s home at 27th Street and Central Avenue Monday at 8 PM.
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Mars
J. J. M'Cutcheon
Wheatland
J. J. McCutcheon
Fhe
Globe Hotel
H. 8. Chaplin
Cheyenne
Daugh
MacCutcheon
W. E. Chaplin
Twenty-seventh Street
Central Avenue
Cheyenne Faces Police Shortage Tied to Pay and Voter Rules
Mayor R N LaFontaine says Cheyenne cannot attract officers due to low pay and an ordinance requiring police to be qualified city voters. He notes funds from licenses or taxes may rise and that rising salaries would need more city income. He backs expanding patrols but warns salary alone won’t fix staffing.
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Cheyenne
R. N. LaFontaine
City Faces Police Shortage Finances Move to Hire More Officers
The State Leader reports Cheyenne's police shortage hinges on money. It shows a 1917 appropriation of 10500 with 4534.28 left to Dec 31 and a current general fund of 56432.08 that could cover extra pay. Mayor LaFontaine and Chief Embrey support more officers, while taxpayers are urged to demand improved protection.
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Cheyenne
Police Department
John A. Martin
R. N. LaFontaine
Embrey
Texas Governor James Ferguson Impeached by Senate
Texas Governor James E. Ferguson was impeached by the state senate after the house concluded ten of twenty one charges. The first article cited using 5600 in state funds for a personal obligation and convicted. Acting Governor Hobby assumed full power pending final judgment due next Tuesday.
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James A. Ferguson
Texas
State House of Representatives
Austin
James E. Ferguson
State Senate
House Committee
Senate
Iit
Hobby
Holland Suspects Kaiser's Plots as U S Neutral
Chicago reports quote Barling accusing German agents of using him as a tool in plotting to draw the United States into war. Senator King cites German embassy payments to Fair Way Publishing, with letters and receipts tying the effort to Bernstorff and clandestine diplomacy.
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Chicago
Jawyer TV
Barling
State Department
von Bernstorff
Darling
United States
Washington, D. C
King
Utah
Senate
Fair Way
Maretin
Bernstorff Supervised Intrigue in America to Cripple War Industries
Long dispatch reports German propaganda and plots in the United States prior to World War I. It cites telegrams, letters, and cipher records showing contacts between German agents and officials, including Ambassador Count von Bernstorff, and outlines alleged plans to disrupt U.S. industry, strike labor, and aid Britain’s enemies.
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Bernstorff
America
Washington
Germany
Mme Rens
Department of Justice
New York
Wolf von Turd
Count von Hornstorff
United States
Argentina Demands German Ultimatum on Argentine Case
Government in Buenos Aires presses for a formal statement from Germany through Minister Von Laxburg. The note requests clarity on relations and a response to Argentina’s antitrust position amid tensions over covert actions and future steps.
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Germany
Argentina
Oti
Ministee
Cott Vonlaxburg
Gireniises Mide
Bertin
Iron Cress Winner Gives 3 Sons to U.S.
A fragmented Texas item reports a winner tied on a contest and mentions three sons and U.S. involvement amid unclear phrasing. The text is garbled with partial names and dates, but suggests a notable family or civic connection connected to a local event.
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U.S
Pope Seeks End to German Military Power and Conscription
Vatican secretary Cardinal Gasparri states the Holy See favors ending conscription and disarming nations through a peace accord and neutral arbitration. The plan calls for a general boycott against any nation resuming conscription or拒ing arbitration. The report notes the Vatican’s stance as a decisive shift toward disarmament.
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Krome
Cardinal Caspari
Associated Press
Vatican
Milan
Holy See
Lalia
Gasparri
Aguinel
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Mayer
Deacon” Jones
Jones
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Kaiser
Mar Gays
Berlin
J.T. Darling
Committee On Public Information
Great Britain
Seetinasion Barney i
Amd
Rene
Vone
Sere Coement
Irlebman
Tex
Cura
Leneilel
Tadlsen
Paice
Stross
William
Pei Rae
Pyemen
Pope
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