Dresden Only Ship to Make Escape Report
Official bulletin from the Admiralty says Admiral Sturdee reports sinking of the German cruiser Nürnberg and that eight British ships search for the Dresden. The battle lasted five hours. Scharnhorst fell after three hours, then two hours later the German light cruisers scattered. No British losses or serious damage reported.
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Admiralty
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Nurnberg
Dresden
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Scharnhorst
Engag de
Neisenat
Report cruiser Nurnberg sunk after Pacific fleet action
Unofficial reports claim the German cruiser Nurnberg was sunk in combat with Allied forces in the Pacific as the fleet engaged vessels that had previously escaped. Details and timing remain unconfirmed.
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Nurnberg
German cruisers flee toward Port of Argentina
Report from Montevideo states Dresden and Nurnberg, survivors of yesterday’s battle, are fleeing toward the Port of Argentina as the victors press the pursuit. The damaged ships have little chance to escape the assault.
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Montevido
Dresden
Nurnberg
Argentina
German auxiliary cruiser Prince Kitel reports sunk in South Atlantic
Reports say the German auxiliary cruiser Prince Kitel is crasing in the South Atlantic off the coast of vessels plying between Britain and South America. The ship reportedly carries about 1,500 German soldiers and may be bound for British possessions.
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Montevidic
Cruii
Prince Kitel
South Atlantic
England
South America
Sli
Russians Prepare Stand Near Warsaw in Polish Campaign
The Russian war office admits German forces are advancing toward Warsaw while Russian troops slowly retreat. It denies a decisive German victory and says Grand Duke Nicholas will fall back to choose a battlefield and soon make a stand.
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Petrograd
Warsaw
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Pola
Allied flee 15 but slightly injured in engagement with German cruisers
London December 10 government withholds details of a naval battle in which German cruisers Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Leipzig were sunk. Allied forces reportedly outnumbered Germans and suffered little damage while Dresden and Nurnberg fled.
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London
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Dresson
Nurnberg
Gneiseanu
Leipsig
Dresden
Mariposa sails for Cordova with mixed passengers
Dec 10 report notes the steamer Mariposa departed last night toward southwestern Alaska. Cabin passengers bound for Cordova include James Weber, C. Crooks and wife, W. Spaulding, Mose Dunn, Pred Van Camp, B. Bower, Michael Seleh, with additional passengers in steerage.
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Mariposa
Alaska
Cordova
James Weber
C. Crooks
Mrs. Crooks
W. Spaulding
Mose Dunn
Pred van Camp
B. Bower
Michael Seleh
Edison Plant in East Orange Wiped Out by Fire
New York dispatch reports Edison Manufacturing Company trunk plant at East Orange New Jersey destroyed by fire last night. Eleven of eighteen buildings burned, seven thousand employees begin debris removal under Edison supervision with plans to rebuild larger and faster.
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New York
Edison Manufacturing Company
East Orange
N. J
Edison
President Godfrey Hopes for Heavy Snow at Mine
President J. J. Godfrey of the Mother Lode Mines Co. rode the interior train this morning and urged a heavy snowfall to move ore by sled to the railroad. The current snow depth in the area is under six inches.
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J. J. Godfrey
Mother Lode Mines Co
Attorney Capers to Address School Children
Attorney Capers will speak to the school children tomorrow morning on the Constitution of the United States. The address aims to educate students about their rights and civic duties.
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Capers
United States
Order of Eastern Star to Elect Officers Tonight
The Order of the Eastern Star will hold its regular meeting this evening to elect officers for the ensuing year. Also note the steamer Admiral Evans arriving tomorrow at 5 pm with a call at Juneau Yakutat and Katalla. Fresh shipments of corn on the cob available at Kinney's. Advertising Pays In the Times.
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Order OF Easter Star
Order of the Eastern Star
Kinney’s
States Must Decide Suf frage, Says Wilson
A delegation of suffragists urged President Wilson to back a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage. He again said the issue is for states to decide, not the national government, noting Miss Anna Martin of Nevada and praising the state's victory as the correct path forward.
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Washington
Wilson
Anna Martin
Nevada
Hhe
Mormon Leader Joseph Smith Dies in Independence Home
Joseph Smith, president of the reorganized church of Latter Day Saints, died at his Independence Missouri home today. The church led by Smith is an offshoot from the Utah church and rejects polygamy.
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Independence
Joseph Smith
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
Mormon Church
Smith
Utah Church
Mine Casualty List Highlights Mine Deaths In 1913
Washington DC Dec 10 The 1913 casualty list of American mines and quarries shows 8651 men killed and an estimated 100000 injured in a year. The Bureau of Mines reports 1,047,010 workers employed with a death rate of 3.49 per 1000, and Dr Joseph A Holmes calls the figures excessive and unnecessary.
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Washington, D.C
United States Bureau of Mines
Joseph A. Holmes
Bureau of Mines
Wells Bay Mining Booster Extols Local Copper Riches
William Glendenning, a Wells Bay mining man visiting town, calls Wells Bay among the best mineralized districts along the sound. He claims the copper showings rival any along the coast and notes his own claims developed over years. Wells Bay lies about twenty miles east of Port Wells, now a growing gold quarry camp.
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William Glendenning
Wells Bay
Glendening
Port Wells
Sordova Stores Show Handsome Holiday Goods Display
Christmas spirit shows in Sordova as merchants display large, handsome stocks of gift goods in windows. The Alaska town seems to boast among the best assortments of holiday merchandise in the region.
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Alaska
Nomeite Dies in Portland Sanitarium
Nomeite, convicted two years ago of assailing Mayor W. A. Gilmore, a Republican candidate for Delegate to Congress from Alaska, died in a Portland sanitarium where he was confined after being adjudged temporarily insane. His body was cremated today.
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Portland
Ore
Dr.Mambers
Nome
W. A. Gilmore
Alaska
Navy Plans 2 Dreadnoughts 6 Destroyers 8 Submarines
Secretary Daniels in an interview rejects 100 submarines and 50 battleships as excessive and says the coming year will add 2 dreadnoughts six destroyers eight or more submarines and one gunboat. He notes the navy now has 229 vessels with about 90 percent in commission and supports universal preparedness.
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Washington
Daniels
United States
Wilson
United States Navy
Lumber for Orca Cannery Addition Arrives by Cordova Freighter
The freighter Cordova is due tomorrow morning with coal and lumber for the Orca cannery improvements. The lumber will be used in the addition work underway at the cannery.
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Cordova
Orca Cannery
Cerney Heads to Chitina Headwaters for Prospecting Winter
Charles Cerney rode this morning's train to McCarthy and will trek to the Chitina headwaters where a new strike was reported. He plans a winter prospecting season, as the Daily Times urges local support for Cordova and Copper River valley commerce. OsAorne Bros promotes groceries and jewelry locally.
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Charles Cerney
McCarthy
Chitina
Daily Times
Cordova
Copper River Valley
Allies Push Front in France as German Line Yields
London official bulletin reports French war office saying German trenches across France are giving way to Allied attacks. They note captured trenches and artillery victories as lines advance 200 to 300 yards daily. German counterattacks in Argonne failing with heavy losses as morale wanes.
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London
War Office
French War Office
France
Argonne
Germans advance toward Warsaw in southeast push
Advices from Petrograd report German forces advancing southeast toward Warsaw as Russian troops fall back. In Galicia the German Austrian assault aimed at Cracow’s left wing is said repulsed by Russian forces per the Russian war office.
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London
Petrograd
Galicia
Cracow
Russian War Office
Death of Gen Beyers Confirmed in London
The War Office confirms General Beyers, leader of the Boers revolt, is dead. The uprising is described as practically subdued and little further trouble is expected from that source.
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London
War Office
Beyers
British Capture Turkish Army Across Tigris River
An official report states British troops have captured the Turkish army on the Tigris in Asiatic Turkey and established a position about a quarter of the distance toward Baghdad along the main road.
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London
Tigris
Asiatic
Turkey
Bagdad
Allied advances in France reported by official bulletins
Official bulletins from Paris describe continued Allied gains in France with the Germans abandoning positions under heavy artillery fire and repeated infantry charges.
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Paris
France
Flanking Movement 15 Checked South of Cracow
German and Austrian forces flanking Cracow have been checked. The Russian army remains before the city with the siege continuing unabated. Russian heavy guns are inflicting heavy damage on the forts surrounding the city.
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Petrograd
Cracow
Allies Steadily Gain Ground in France and Belgium
London December 10 official statements from Britain and France say the allies are slowly gaining a superior position along the line in France and Belgium. An aggressive offensive is expected when the moment is ripe, aiming to drive the Germans back across the border. The spring start is possible as efforts to reinforce the front continue.
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France
Belgium
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