General Witherspoon urges larger U S army to defend canal
In Washington on November 18 General Witherspoon retired chief of staff urged rapid garrison expansion to protect the Panama Canal and American territories. He called for a regular army of up to 200000 men, boosted by reserves to a mobile force of 500000 for a six month campaign and a militia strength of 300000.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
United States
General Witherspoon
United States Army
Witherspoon
U. S
London Round-Up of Germans and Austrians Continues Unabated
London reports a steady round-up of Germans and Austrians in Britain. Thousands have left for the Fatherland or face detention. naturalization requests remain scarce as authorities intensify arrests and surveillance of German clubs and properties in Greater London.
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London
Great Britain
Home Office
Greater London
Tennessee cruiser fired upon by Turkish forts at Smyrna
Captain Decker reported that while en route from Voudah to Smyrna to visit Turkish officials a launch under the American flag was fired upon. The Tennessee anchored at Chios and a theory suggests the launch was attacked by mistake. another cites possible consular protection duties.
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U. 8
Tennessee
Smyrna
Washington
Navy
Decker
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Voudah
Chios
Aegean Sea
United States
Horton
English Fleet Bombards Belgian Coast Positions
London reports the British fleet bombarding Knocks and Zeebrugge on the Belgian coast. German railroad depots stores and supplies are said to have been destroyed by the bombardment.
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London
Knocks
Zeebrugge
Theater Chairs Replaced at La Corona with New Seats
Patrons at La Corona theater expressed surprise and appreciation last night as the usual chairs were removed and stationary theater seats installed. The vaudeville act advertised did not appear, but patrons soon forgot the disappointment as the motion pictures met the La Corona standard.
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la Corona Theater
Vault Security Tight as German Firms Use Exchange
Observers note extensive precautions at the stock exchange with guards and searches for bombs or explosives due to many German firms using its strong boxes. The security measures reflect heightened concern over potential threats to financial centers.
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Stock Exchange
Fast laps sparkle at Corona speedway Thanksgiving trials
Ed Rickenbacher in the Peugeot racer posted a 1 minute 43 second lap at 96.8 mph while others like Earl Cooper in No. 8 Stutz and Harry Grant in a Sunbeam also turned quick laps. Newcombe in the Montana Bullet faced misfortunes during practice as management weighs his entry for the Thanksgiving race.
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Corona Speedway
Ed Rickenbacher
Peugeot
Rickenbacher
Earl Cooper
Corona Course
Boulevard
Earl
Cooper
Klein
Stutz
Babcock
Grant
Sunbeam
Santa Monica
J. B. Marquis
Newcombe
Co. L. Newcombe
Montana
Hurry Ups Issued to Canal Workers
Panama report states Governor Goethals has issued a hurry up order to finish the canal by the July 1916 congressional deadline. He is personally enforcing a fast pace, visiting work sites nightly and pushing all departments from dredging to landscaping to beat time. Aboard Sosa Hill steam shovels load rock for the east breakwater as markers show cars completed and targets to surpass.
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Panama
Goethals
Canal
Congress
Col. Goethals
Balboa
Sosa Hill
Colon Harbor
War Marriages Rise in Berlin Amid War Time Accelerations
Berlin reports a surge in marriages sparked by wartime mobilization. August 1914 saw 5793 marriages, far above 1309 a year earlier, with 3941 contracts during mobilization week and a projected total near 4500 from war effects. September 1914 recorded 1570 marriages versus 832 in 1913.
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Berlin
Reserve
Landwehr
Dashes of Autos as Remarkable as Those Of Flying Machines
Paris dispatch recounts daring automobile drivers serving at the war front. Wealthy owners and chauffeurs wear A patches and endure strict discipline. One driver named Jean R. dies on a mission. the squad mourns at the garage and at a church march follows.
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Paris
Shelltorn
Hawkes
Figaro
Jen R
Problems of the Day Discussed at Club Meeting
The Woman's Improvement Club held a postponed meeting at the club house with Mrs F W Reynolds and Miss Stella Platt in charge. A Civic Committee report urged city cleaning efforts in cooperation with the board of health and teachers. A Saturday parade on Civic Cleaning is planned with school and social groups in decorated autos.
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Woman's Improvement Club
F. W. Reynolds
Stella Platt
Miss Platt
Olive Schreiner
Kipling
Miss Schreiner
Pays Fine For Crossing Course In Practice Hours
John Smith, a city resident, becomes the first to pay a police court fine for crossing the race course during practice hours. He walked across the boulevard not seeing the guard warning, was arrested, and fined ten dollars with a promise to stay off Grand Boulevard during practice from 10 to 12 each day. Violators face a ten dollar penalty under ordinance No 294.
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John Smith
Smith
Placer County Considers Farm Bureau Organization
Placer County officials discussed organizing a county farm bureau and securing a county farm advisor. A meeting was held in Auburn on October 31 to pursue the plan and outline steps for formation and support.
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Placer
Auburn
Comrades Remember Obscured One In Contested Mass
Fragmentary lines recall a group jeering the left arm letter A and plan a mass celebrating a figure killed by German bullets. The passage hints at comradeship and a controversial tribute during wartime chants.
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LA Corona
Corona Auto Racing Association
Corona Machine and Autoworks
PRAC
Rickenbacker
Harry Grant
Reserves and
Jean
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