Haig Halts German Rush At Cambrai Front
British lines hold near Masnieres and Marcoing as Haig’s forces repulse German attempts on the Cambrai salient. British counter battery work damages German positions east of Gonnelieu while overall losses for the Germans are high for minimal gains.
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Byng
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British War Office
Asiago
Piave River
Weather outlook across states with changing clouds
Ohio predicts partly cloudy days with little temperature change. Indiana sees fair weather Wednesday and Thursday with increasing clouds and warmer temperatures. Kentucky expects fair conditions in the east, rain in the west and warmer temperatures. West Virginia remains fair Wednesday and Thursday with a warmer Thursday. Highest temperatures and precipitation vary by station.
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Virginia
Unity Regults From Meeting Unity Regults From Meeting
The Foreign Office announced from PMRIS that at the interallied conference including the United States agreements were reached for solidarity among allies. A supreme interallied naval committee will be created and military action unified under a definite program.
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Associated Press
PMRIS
Foreign Office
United States
Live Stock Groups Call End to Meatless Days
The Middle West State Live Stock Associations urged Abolition of wheatless and meatless days, aligning with Arthur Meeker of Armour & Co. They argued pork shortages exist while beef and mutton are ample, and exports of beef have not risen significantly. They urged reduced pork use and pledged government cooperation to stabilize livestock markets.
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Chicago
Food Administration
Middle West
Joseph P. Colton
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co
Meeker
Association
Shadow of Woman Set to Influence Keyes Murder Trial
Dedham mass prosecution outlines circumstantial case against Harriet Varney in the murder of Mrs Pauline A Keyes wife of Brookline banker George H Keyes The District Attorney says Varney and Keyes lived together as man and wife and Varney claimed he did not keep a promise to marry Her shadow of a woman seen leaving the Keyes apartment on June 19 precedes the body discovery by a mail carrier witness The testimony aims to show motive and relationship in the alleged crime.
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Pauline A. Keyes
George H. Keyes
Brookline
Wiliam F. Kane
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Kane
Keyes
Philadelphia Police Threaten to Strike Over Pay Hike
About 2,000 patrolmen in Philadelphia, representing roughly two thirds of the force, voted to resign en masse on December 31 unless City Council raises salaries to 1400 a year. The group cites wage as the main grievance amid other complaints.
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Philadelphia
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Protective Association
Trotzky Comments on American Note Aims at Peace Basis
Leon Trotzky, Russia’s foreign minister, welcomes Lt Col Judson’s note to Petrograd as a step toward friendly allied relations and potential general peace. He argues the move could counter German and British capital interests after the war and sees hope for a solid peace basis, while noting allied officials’ protests over armistice talks and embargo issues.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Leon Trotzky
William V. Judson
Russia
Trotzky
Maxim Gorky
Novaia Zhizn
Judson
America
Keith
Dukhonin
Germany
Government Blacklists S. A. Firms
The War Trade Board issued a list of 1,600 firms in twenty Central and South American countries barred from U S trade except under license. The enemy trading list names firms aiding Germanys cause and warns licenses may be issued for certain commodities. Substitutes may be listed to ease merchant disruption while ensuring compliance. Additions will follow, with updates about twice monthly.
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United States
Latin America
Germany
War Trade Board
America
War Board
Regulations Tighten on Communications
Washington December 1 4 Regulations to restrict transmission of letters and communications to or from the United States were issued to customs collectors by the Treasury. Communications in luggage or commercial shipments will face customs inspection and require special licenses, with banker licenses issued by Secretary McAdoo only to those showing no intent to transmit to enemy or allied counties. Citizens entering or leaving the country must declare any letters or writings unless traveling to England France Italy or Canada. Harmless communications pass with normal postage. others to enemy or ally countries require War Trade license.
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France
Italy
Canada
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President's Message Defends War Aims and Unity
The president argues against debating war causes and calls for crushing German power. He urges unity to win the war, pursue just peace, and resist dissident voices while warning of German aggression and allied obligations. He condemns profiteering and stresses congressional price limits. He invokes divine justice guiding the nation.
Lehman Murder Trial to Reenact Scene For Jury
Frederick Lehman on trial for the murder of his wife Grace Lehman will be taken to revisit their farm home scene as ordered by Judge Fred Wolf. The jury will be selected and completed tomorrow with testimony to begin after the scene visit.
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Wauseon
Frederick Lehman
Grace Lehman
Here
Lehman
Fred Wolf
U Boat Torpedo Sinks British Steamer Apapa
The British steamer Apapa was torpedoed and sunk with eighty dead and about 120 rescued. Reports say the submarine fired on women and children in open boats. The incident occurred as papers from London dated December 4 describe the loss and casualties.
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Associated Press
London
Apapa
Ohio Wheat and Corn Crop Conditions Report
The December report from Ohio State Department of Agriculture shows wheat at 84 percent of average yield, while corn is above the ten year average. Forecast corn production totals 122,204,661 bushels, about 27,269,498 more than last year, based on township data from crop correspondents.
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Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Means To Take Stand In King Murder Trial In Concord
Gaston B. Means will testify in his defense in Cabarrus County Court on the King murder case. The decision came amid a pretrial ruling on admissibility of W P Grier's pistol experiments near the tree where Maude A. King was shot. Prosecution suggested Means may argue the gun was placed by him and that King fell after slipping on a root, with Mrs King funding some transactions under cross examination.
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Associated Press
Concord
D. C
Gaston B. Means
Cabarrus County Court
Maude A. King
W. P. Grier
Statesville
N. C
Means
War Aims Declared by Wilson for Immediate US Declaration
President Wilson told Congress the United States must declare war on Austria Hungary and Germany as the path to victory and a peace based on justice and reparations. He urged delay on Turkey and Bulgaria, saying they are not yet in our direct path.
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