Teutons Check Russians Report On Eastern Fronts
Berlin cites progress by Teutonic allies on the eastern fronts with limited fighting elsewhere. Petrograd claims Roumanians northeast of Bucharest offensive. Bulgarians cross the Danube near Bucharest. Berlin notes repulsed French assault near Col Sainte Marie. Paris says British capture Turkish positions south of Seres. Bombardment continues east of Gorizia and on the Carso plateau.
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Paris
Roumania
Berlin
Petrograd
Bucharest
Transylvania - Roumania
Danube
Vosges
Col Sainte Marie
Champaigne
France
Belgium
Monastir
Seres Greece
Gorizia
Carse Plateau
Heavy Romanian losses reported by Paris war bulletin
Paris reports that Teutonic armies near Bucharest have captured over 70,000 Romanian prisoners since December 1, with 184 cannon and 120 machine guns taken. Deaths and wounds are said to be in proportion to the prisoner total, reflecting heavy Romanian casualties.
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Paris
Bucharest
Grand juries to probe high cost of living across cities
Department of Justice officials said federal grand juries in New York Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minneapolis St Louis will oversee sweeping inquiries into the high cost of living. Several hundred witnesses including cow dealers railroad workers and food producers will be examined.
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Washington
Department of Justice
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Kansas City
Mineapolis
St. Louis
Boycott Effect Seen On Seattle Food Prices
Partial boycotts last week lowered prices for butter and eggs in Seattle markets while failing to curb potatoes and flour. Apples movement slumped and overall perishable consumption declined. Egg prices dropped from 63 to 50 cents a dozen, butter from 60 to 60 cents a pound.
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Seattle
No Proposal for Mediation from Washington
An official government statement rejects mediation or peace proposals to European nations by the United States. It says no mediation will be broached in the near future unless world events take an unexpected turn. The remark aims to counter reports to the contrary.
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Washington
United States
Field Marshal Oyama Dead in Tokyo
Field Marshal Prince Iwao Oyama, chief of the Manchurian army in the Russo Japanese war, has died in Tokyo. The report notes he shared high honors with Prince Yamagata, the emperor’s favored military leaders.
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Oyama
Tokyo
Fiield
Iwao Oyama
Japan
Prince Oyama
Prince Yamagata
Earl Curzon Betrothed in London Society
The engagement is announced of Earl Curzon of Kedleston, former viceroy of India, and Mrs Grace Elvira Duggan widow of Alfred Duggan of Buenos Aires.
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Earl Curzon
London
Earl Curzon of
Kedleston
India
Grace Elvira Duggan
Alfred Duggan
Uenos Aires
Hydroaeroplane Contracts Awarded by War Department
Contracts for ninety high power hydroaeroplanes were awarded by the War Department to supply coast artillery stations in the United States, Hawaii, the Philippines, and the Panama Canal Zone.
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Washington
Coast Artillery
Hawaii
Philippines
Vanking Canal
War Department
Tonopah Mine Workers Reject 66 Cents Wage Rise
A heavy majority of about 1,000 Tonopah Nevada miners voted to reject a strike proposal for a flat 66 cent daily wage increase regardless of silver prices.
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Tonopah
Nev
Secretary Daniels Pushes Preferring Government Orders
Secretary Daniels urged the House naval committee to require steel firms and private contractors to give priority to government orders for military supplies. He plans a new section for the naval appropriation bill to speed battleship construction, arguing private yards and steel plants slow progress. Baker replied to Speaker Clark about guardsmen remaining in federal service and training status. Regulation of wages may be solution to railroad wage issues, Elisha Lee told the Economic club.
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Washington
Congress
Army
Navy
Daniela
House Naval Committee
Baker
Speaker Clark
House
New York
Elisha Lee
National Conference Committee of the Railways
Economic Club
Mail robberies totaling 200000 disclosed in Chapin confessions
Buffalo postal authorities disclosed robberies totaling about 200000 in the confessions of mail wagon drivers Richard and Frank Chapin. Jewelry valued 10000 to 15000 was recovered at the Chapin home. Much loot including stock certificates and negotiable paper was destroyed.
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Buffalo
Richard
Frank Chapin
Chapin
British warnings warn allied ships of German raider sighting
British cruisers and shore stations in the British West Indies issue continuous warnings to shipping in the South Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico to watch for a strange steamer believed to be a German raider.
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Miami
Fla
South Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
British West Indies
Bank Robbery in Vinita Oklahoma Nets About 17000
Two men robbed the Farmers' State Bank of Vinita in under three minutes on Monday and escaped in a car with a lead over pursuing officers. Authorities reported the haul at approximately 17000 dollars and said no pursuit success had yet closed the gap by Monday night.
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Oklahoma
Vinita
Okla
Farmers’ State Bank of
Elx
Two Firemen Killed in Toledo Store Fire
Two city firemen died and another was badly injured in a store fire at the Paddock Mercantile Company when debris fell on them. The incident occurred during efforts to contain the blaze.
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Toledo
Chloe
Immunity Rulings Stand in New Haven Railroad Case
Appeals from New York federal court decisions granting immunity to John Billard William Skinner and James B Elton in the New Haven railroad prosecution were issued Monday by Washington. The rulings preserve immunities for the named individuals in the ongoing case.
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Ruliage
Washington
New York
Jobn i Billard
William Skinner
James B. Elton
New Haven Railroad
Murder Mystery Partly Cleared Up in Salt Lake Death
Chicago detectives took a man named Howard DeWeese into custody, admitting he is a burglar who says his wife was murdered in Salt Lake on September 20. He claims diamonds worth 10000 were stolen and provides details linking his past with New York Reno and a Reno divorce. The woman's body was found September 24 in Salt Lake City with a head wound, later buried after missing identification efforts.
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Salt Lal
Salt Lake
Chicago
Howard DeWeese
C. D. Robbins
New York City
Reno
Nev
Harry Fisher
South Second East
D. C. Robbins
Robbins
Potter's Field
Explosion at Quaker Oats plant kills and injures in Peterboro
Fifteen people die or are missing after an explosion and fire leveled the Quaker Oats buildings in Peterboro Ontario. Four confirmed dead, eleven missing, fifteen injured with most expected to recover.
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Peterboro
Ont
Bill to Change Practice Wins
Washington The judiciary committee of the senate has reported favorably on the bill introduced by Senator George Sutherland to give to the supreme court of the United States power to regulate the pleadings, procedure and practice on the common law side of the federal court.
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Washington
Judiciary Committee
Senate
George Sutherland
Supreme Court of the United States
Thousand Killed by Explosion in Berlin Report
An overseas agency reports about 1000 people killed in an explosion at a Russian ammunition plant. The cause is not known and the Russian newspaper Keech is cited. The item notes the event location as Berlin.
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Berlin
Keech
Chicago Police Chief to Resign Amid Sunday Closing Law
Mayor Thompson admits Chief Charles C. Healey will resign as a new police order tightens Sunday closing enforcement. The dual moves signal a shift in city law and policing strategy during a period of political pressure.
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Chicago
Charles C. Healey
Thompson
Sinn Feiners Protest During Cork Charity Show
About 200 Sinn Fein supporters disrupted a Bun day charity event in Cork. They sang Sinn Fein songs and cried out support for rebellion while opposing recruiting.
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Cork
Protest Note Condemns Belgian Deportations by Germany
The U S State Department released a note cabling to Berlin on November 29 protesting Germanys deportation of Belgians for forced labor as contrary to precedents and humane principles. Charge Grew read it to the German chancellor after discussions with President Wilson. Germany called the policy a military necessity and legal.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Charge Grew
Berlin
Gerard
Wilson
United States
Ax Murders to be Probed in Jones-Wilkerson Case
Montgomery county attorney-elect Oscar Wenstrand said the Monday verdict in the Jones-Wilkerson slander suit may trigger another grand jury investigation of the 1912 Villisca ax murders in Red Oak Iowa.
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Red Oak
Iowa
Joe Moore
Jones-Wilkerson
Oscar Wenstrand
Montgomery County
Policeman Confesses to Express Wagon Hold Up
Albert J. Griffith a four year Los Angeles patrolman confessed per police to robbing an express wagon on a busy street in daylight. He seized about 5000 dollars in cash and 34000 dollars in checks drafts and banking papers. Most of the money was recovered.
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Los Angeles
Albert J. Griffith
Lloyd George Splits Liberal Party Sees Two Factions Form
London report says Prime Minister David Lloyd George has split the Liberal party into two factions. The new cabinet will draw more backing from Conservatives in Parliament than from Liberals.
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Lloyd-George
London
Bvonte Priday
David Lioyd George
Liberal Party
French Battleship Bouffren Reported Missing at Sea
The battleship Bouffren left port on November 44 and has not been heard from. The maritime authorities consider the vessel lost with all hands aboard.
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Parlo
Bouffren
Elmee
Iater of Marine
Lonith
Germany Seeks End of World War via Peace Note
Berlin reports Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg announced Germany and its allies sent a joint note to Spain, the United States, and Switzerland proposing immediate peace talks with the Entente. The note seeks guarantees for the existence and liberty of national evolution and a lasting peace.
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Berlin
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
German Empire
Austria Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Reichstag
Spain
United States
Swisserland
Switzerland
Entente
Benedict
Vatican
Otto von Muehlbach
Holy Father
Holy Sea
Allence
Europe
Austria-Hungary
Balkans
Secretary Daniela Seeks Higher Navy Enlisted Pay
Secretary Daniela urges the House Naval Committee to raise monthly pay for all enlisted Navy personnel by six dollars, a move that would boost annual payroll by about four million dollars.
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Washington
Navy
Daniela
House Naval Committee
Government Ownership Bill Proposed for Public Phone System
Washington representative Lewis of Maryland, author of the parcel post law, introduced a bill on December 12 proposing government ownership of the public telephone system in the capital.
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Washington
Lewis
Maryland
Sentiment Opposes Peace Proposal in London
Public sentiment in London voiced opposition to the German peace proposal on Tuesday night. Public men and the British press expressed reticence with no official government stance, while the Foreign Office deferred comment until terms exist and en tente allies must weigh any new proposals.
Germany’s Peace Proposal Breaks Chains on United States
Washington reports Germany’s peace plan is seen as loosening months of restraint on the United States and other neutrals from mediation efforts. With belligerents signaling willingness to discuss terms, U S mediation could prompt steps to influence considered peace terms and the possible push for a League of Nations with U S participation.
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Germany
United States
Washington
Wilson
United
League of Nations
Mayor Favore Salary Increase in New York Budget
Mayor Mitchel rebuked the board of aldermen for vetoing salary increases for city workers. The proposed increases total 120 820 dollars within a 11 116 016 dollar city budget for 197.
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New York
Mitchel
Board of Aldermen
French Capture Bulgarian Posts on Macedonian Front
French forces seized five Bulgarian posts on the right bank of the Vardar river on the Macedonian front. Operations north of Monastir are impeded by annon.
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Pario
Vardar
Momastir
Annon
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