Italian Troops Land in Albania as Balkans Campaign Begins
About 30 000 Italian soldiers have landed at Avlona Albania with more ships en route from Brindisi. The move is described as the start of a major Balkan operation to aid Serbia against the Central Powers, with planned cooperation from France and Britain and roles for Russia.
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Milan
Avlona
Albania
Brindisi
Balkans
France
England
Balkan
Serbia
Bulgaria
France Reports War Costs Hit Forty Billion Dollars
Paris December 17 Finance Minister Ribot told the Chamber that France spends 2.1 billion francs monthly on war and other needs with no end in sight. Deputy Roche noted France's cost at five and a quarter billion dollars while enemy outlays reach nine and a half billion. Belligerents total about thirty eight and a half billion dollars so far.
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Paris
Ribot
Chamber of Deputies
France
Roche
Austria Rebuffs U S Demands on Ancona Sinking
Secretary Lansing voices displeasure as Austria replies to the American notes on the sinking of the steamer Ancona. Officials expect a second, tougher note soon, with Cabinet to review the reply after today’s meeting.
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Washington
Austria
Ancona
State Department
Lansing
Austrn
Ford Peace Ship Reaches Christiania Route
Ford peace ship, detained at Kirkwall, is released and permitted to proceed to Christiania, according to London dispatches dated December 17.
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London
Ford
Kirkwall
Christiania
Germany Will Not Invade Greece Says Berlin Report
London December 17 reports Germany assured Greece its territory would stay free from invasion as Teutons plan to leave the SaloniK i front. They fortify nine miles north of the neutral zone and shift focus to other points amid snowstorms along the Austrian and Russian fronts hindering operations.
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Germany
Greece
London
Teutons
Saloniki
French Names Supplanted in Alsace
Paris reports that many French geographic and municipal names in Alsace have been replaced by German versions after 45 years of German control. Bellefosse is now Schoengrund Fortlouis becomes Ludwigs feste Fonday renamed Urbach Saint Privat and Gravelotte kept unchanged due to historical significance of the battlefields.
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Alsace
Paris
Bellefosse
Schoengrund
Fortlouis
Ludwigsfeste
Fonday
Urbach
Saint Privat
Gravelotte
Cotton Smuggling Reaches Across Swiss German Border
From Lausanne Switzerland on December 17 reports detail a large cotton consignment moved across the frontier into Germany despite contraband controls. The export involved thousand tin boxes and was hidden in Rhine ferries later recovered by Baden ferrymen operating near the Swiss border.
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Switzerland
Lausannee
Mutterz
Germany
Rhine
Baden
Streary
Funeral of W H Lear Conducted by Eagles
The funeral for the late William H Lear was held this afternoon at Eagle Hall with Cordova Aerie members in attendance. A short service followed at the cemetery. Music was supplied by Mrs W H Chase Miss Emma Shepherd and Alvah Eames. Pallbearers were Art Cloninger N Clasen Bert Bollinger Ed Lee Fred Sehrenger and P L Simpson.
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William Hr. Lear
Eagle Hall
Cordova Aerie
Lear
W. H Chase
Emma Shepherd
Alvah Eames
R. Hedges
Art Cloninger N. Clasen
Bert Bollinger
Ed Lee
Fred Sehrenger
P. L. Simpson
Provision expenses extended to end of 1916
The House passed a bill extending the provisions of last year’s emergency revenue bill until December 31 1916. The measure goes to the president for immediate action to avoid a hiatus that could disturb business conditions.
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Washington
House
Typhus Drive Bans Alcohol Sales in Mexico and Yucatan
Galveston Dec 17 In an effort to curb an epidemic spread of typhus the sale of alcoholic liquors in Mexico has been banned for ninety days. The sale of liquor has been permanently forbidden in the state of Yucatan.
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Saloniki
Pozpani
Monastir
Galveston
Mexico City
Yucatan
Fletcher Named United States Ambassador to Mexico
President Wilson nominated Henry Fletcher, already ambassador to Chile, as ambassador to Mexico restoring diplomatic relations after two years. There will be no services at St George’s Episcopal Mission tomorrow as the minister holds services elsewhere.
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Washington
Henry Fletcher
United States
Chile
Wilson
Mexico
St. George’s Episcopal Mission
Treasury seeks $2 million for Alaska railroad
Secretary McAdoo has asked Congress for a deficiency appropriation of $2,000,000 to ensure immediate continuation of the government railroad project in Alaska, according to Secretary Lane.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Congress
Lane
Government
Alaska
Winter wheat crop set for 540 million bushels
On December 17 officials announced next year's winter wheat crop at 540 million bushels, 115 million bushels below this season's harvest. Current winter wheat acreage shows an 11 percent decline from last year.
Mariposa Repairs In Esquimalt Amid Interior Freight Plans
The Mariposa will be repaired at Esquimalt drydock after damage near Bella Bella. A $70,000 Canadian bid covers hull repairs and plate replacements. James B. Wilson, Valdez freighter, arrives by Admiral Farragut to ship 400 tons of gear to Nugget Creek for Copper Corporation. Charles Payne leads a crew including Bert Gauthier and Alex LaRoux. Interior mining activity to grow next year with major operators preparing winter shipments via Chitina and Valdez Creek Placer Mines, Boston syndicate, and Swanson holdings.
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Jas. B. Wilson
Valdez
Cordova
Admiral Farragut
Interior
Strelsion
Nugget Creek
Ka Copper Corporation
Charles Payne
Bert Gauthier
Alex LaRoux
J. D. Stevens
Chris Anderson
Mr. Wilson
Valdez Creek
Boston Syndicate
Alaska
Syndicate of California People
Swanson
Slate Creek
Wilson
Chitina
Alaska Steamship Company
Llama Passage
Bella Bella
Esquimalt Drydock
Seattle
Mt McKinley Lodge Elects Officers For New Term
Mt McKinley Lodge No. 183 F and A M elected officers for the coming term last night. Worshipful Master H A Slater, Senior Warden A N Field, Junior Warden O C Meyer, Treasurer R L Patton, Secretary B F Medley.
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Mt. McKinley Lodge
H. A. Slater
A. N. Field
O. C. Meyer
R. L. Patton
B. F. Medley
Postmaster Named for Seward as Roots Nominated
William F. Root, manager of the Northern Drug Company, was appointed postmaster at Seward to succeed Phil J. Hickey. Delegate Wickersham wired Root his nomination and assured confirmation. Root leads the Democratic Club in Seward and was its longtime applicant for the post. Only other candidate was J. E. Thwaites, formerly purser on the Dora.
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William F. Root
Northern Drug Company
Seward
Phil J. Hickey
Wickersham
Root
Democratic Club
Hickey
Democratic Organization of
Territory
Daily Times
J. E. Thwaites
Northwestern
Little Dora
Unalaska
Commission Seeks Expanded ICC Powers and Rail Charge Controls
The Interstate Commerce Commission urges Congress to enlarge its membership with authority to act through subdivisions and to enact broader rail capitalization rules. It calls for access to carrier letter files, mandatory use of steel passenger cars, and prohibition of wooden cars in front of steel cars. It backs increasing penalties for hours of service violations and a three year limit on actions over transportation charges. The annual report outlines 50,000 miles of railroad surveys by January 1 and notes 250,000 total miles with 200,000 remaining to be surveyed in four years.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commission
Serbia Internes Thousands Teuton Prisoners
Great bodies of Austrian and German prisoners arrive in Marseilles on their way to concentration camps. Captured by Serbians in Albania retreat, about 20,000 soldiers and 750 officers, mostly Austrians with Bulgarians and Germans, are detained.
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Marseilles
Albania
Siberian Expedition Returns With Rich Collection
London reports the final members of the Oxford University anthropology and Philadelphia University Museum expedition have returned with a rich material collection and new data on a remote region. Leader Miss M A Czaplicka, ethnologist H A Hull of Philadelphia, artist Miss Curtis, and ornithologist Miss Haviland had departed London in May of the previous year.
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London
Oxford Univerthropology
Philadelphia University Museum
M. A. Czaplicka
Russian
Poland
H. A. Hull
Philadelphia
Curtis
Haviland
Mayty
Charitable Organizations Aiding War Victims Grow
The Allied relief effort lists 1 448 charitable groups aiding war victims and over 400 hospitals serving about 40 000 wounded. Four main military hospitals now have forty annexes, with about 300 Red Cross hospitals and 28 convalescent establishments.
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Red Cross
England to Pay Subsidy on Spelter Under Empire Origin
London officials propose a twenty year government subsidy on spelter produced from empire origin ore in Great Britain. The bonus activates when monthly average price dips below 115 dollars a ton, the breakeven point for English smelters, aiming to lift the month's price to 115 dollars. Current war price hovers around 340 dollars.
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London
Great Britain
Council of the
London Chamber of Commerce
England
Montenegrins Lose Key Border City in Fierce Push
Montenegrin general staff reports heavy fighting on borders as German forces push from Serbia and Austrian troops advance through Bosnia. A broad attack on all Montenegrin positions in the Sanjak began last Tuesday with dawn combat and continues as Montenegro’s advance guard retires north of Chahoare and Bielo toward Tpek amid intense clashes at Rozai. Also includes brief notes on George Bernard Shaw and Krupp charity remarks.
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Bosnia
Sanjak
Chahoare
Bielo
Tpek
Rozai
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