Kaiser Wilhelm Nears Return to Front in Week
The Kaiser is convalescing and expected to rejoin the front within a week to ten days in France, according to his personal physician. Britain may defer the Christmas truce decision to France, acknowledging General Joffre as Allied commander, while Russia reports fresh successes against German forces near Cracow and around Warsaw with German columns suffering heavy losses.
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United Press
Berlin
Hague
Kaiser Wilhelm
Edward Keen
U. BP
London
England
Benedict XV
Russia
Great Britain
France
Joffre
Belgium
Jorre
Warsaw
Petrograd
Cracow
Messinger
War Office
Lodz
Lowicz
Thorn
President Wilson Defers Troop Withdrawal in Colorado Strike
President Wilson, after Governor Ammons refused to assume responsibility for the strike, decided to await further developments before pulling Federal troops from the Colorado strike district. He met with Seth Low, Patrick Gilday, and C. W. Mills, outlining efforts to restore industrial peace as the Colorado strike commission prepares to organize with Low as possible chairman.
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Washington
Ammons
Colorado
Ammon
Seth Low
Patrick Gilday
C. ‘Wv. Mills
Low
American Trooper Wounded as Border Fighting Persists
At Naco Arizona an American trooper was wounded by a Mexican bullet and another bullet struck Brigadier General Bliss's tent as U S forces await orders. The casualty tally for the American side reaches fifty with no new hostilities anticipated, though officials stress Washington is not bluffing.
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Naco
Ariz
Sonora
United States Army
Bliss
Washington
Maytorena
General Hill
Bulgaria Will Stay Neutral Until It Benefits Bulgaria
New York December 12. Stefan Panarettoff, the first Bulgarian minister to the United States, outlined Bulgaria's war policy. He said Bulgaria will remain neutral while it serves its interests but will join the war if arising circumstances improve Bulgaria. He stressed neutrality or war depending on national gain.
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New York
Bulgaria
Europe
Stefan Panaretoff
Washington
Panaretoff
Bulgara
Austria
Mr. Panaretoff
Tri Towns business men form board to lure big industry
Forty two prominent businessmen from Piedmont Westernport and Luke organized the Board of Trades of Business Men's Association of the Tri Towns in Brady's Hall Westernport. Horace P. Whitworth was named president and John Miller secretary. They aim to attract a manufacturing plant to one of the towns and seek booster club cooperation.
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Piedmont
Westernport
Luke
Brady's Hall
Board of Trades of Business Men's Association of the
Tri Towns
Horace P. Whitworth
John Miller
Peace Navy Economy Murder in War Declares Expert
Archibald Hurd argues in London that naval weakness in South American actions led to heavy losses and destroyed war materiel. He says peacetime navy economy is murder on the high seas and warns defeat can mean annihilation, urging robust ship construction and readiness.
Public Funeral in House for Fifteen Years in Payne Rites
Washington observes a first in 15 years with a public House funeral for Serena E. Payne, longtime member and mourner lying in state in the hall. President, Cabinet, Senate, Supreme Court, and diplomatic corps invited. services led by Chaplain Henry D. Greene. Body to Auburn, New York, for final rites.
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Solem
House of Representatives
Serena EK. Payne
House
Ueiember
Nelson Dingley, Jr
Trousese
Senate
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Army
Navy
Henry D
Cfs
Greene
Calvary Baptist
Payne
Calvary
Martine
Auburn N. Y
Rightful Territory Claims Amid War Hesitations
A fragment discusses possible territory gains if the nation stays out of war. It notes assurances from allies for territorial compensation and questions the necessity of war while maintaining noninvolvement.
Red Cross Secretary Charged With Fraud
Chicago December 12 Dusan B Papovich secretary of the Chicago Servian Red Cross committee was held on a charge of embezzling 6000 from the Red Cross funds He allegedly spent the money publishing a book in Servia titled Brotherly Love.
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Chicago
Tears shed by Carnegie over Europe
Washington December 12 Carnegie expressed strong opposition to a Christmas truce in Europe saying it would be un-Christian and immoral to pause the war and restart it. He noted horrors of the conflict with tears in his eyes and praised efforts toward peace while blaming the German military caste for the war.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
White House
Carnegie
Carnegie Institution
Whison
Mr. Carnegie
Germany
Kaiser
British Conquest of Boer Rebellion Declared
Official press bureau reports the Boer rebellion in South Africa has been put down. General Wessels, who led the Boer revolt and was trapped after General Beyers death, arrived in Pretoria in irons and was jailed under guard.
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London
South Africa
Pretoria
Wessels
Beyers
Irons
Russians Decline Pope Benedict Christmas Truce Plan
Berlin reports that Russia declined Pope Benedict's proposal for a Christmas truce among warring nations. Earlier Germany signaled willingness to accept the armistice if all combatants agreed.
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Berlin
Sayville
L. A
Pope Benedict
Germany
Cabinet Council Held in Paris Amid War Tensions
A cabinet council met at the Palace of the Elysee yesterday the first since September 3 when the government left for Bordeaux as invaders neared Paris. Attendees displayed utmost cheerfulness contrasting with the prior session’s anxiety.
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Pargis
Servian Leader Commands Victory Against Austria
Nish December 12 An official announcement stated King Peter of Servia led the Servians in a decisive assault that shattered the Austrian offensive. The enemy suffered a rout with heavy losses, 100 officers and 20,600 privates captured, along with cannons, mitrailleuses, and supplies. Servian forces pursued and retook Valjevo and Ushitza with numerous prisoners.
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Nish
Peter
Servia
Mt. Ruduik
Valjevo
Ushitza
Bundle Day for the Poor December 16 in Cumberland
A citywide effort to gather clothing and food for Christmas relief, with December 16 designated as Bundle Day. The Chamber of Commerce rooms and City Hall serve as collection hubs, and a fourperson committee will classify needs by family size and ages.
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Cumberland
Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburg
Koon
Hartsock
Mattingly
Captain Woods
Blake
Committee For
Sondie
Jury Drawn for January Term Arrest for Operating Turkey Raffles
Judges Boyd and Henderson selected the January term jury listing many names. The notice taunts readers to buy The Cumberland Press telling of war books and cheap ads. A. Wilson was arrested near Montreal on a wheel of fortune scheme operated to prize wins.
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Turkey
Boyd and Henderson
Charles W. Spitznos
Frank Watts
Charles W. Uhl
William C. Montignani
William H. Grabenstein
Louis Rosenbaum
Silas W. Wise
James Pairgrieve
Jasper L. Huff
William B. Bradley
Joshua Davis
Lindley P. Nichols
Frank A. Workmeister
Adam W. Dilfer
George Knieriem
John H. Loar
Lewis B. Conor
Charles Goetz
A. Wilson
Mont. W. Vua
Sythe Harrison
Wilson
Mont
The
7200 Actors Starving in German Inge
Inge reports 7200 actors starving in Berlin and 3000 in the army with many selling newspapers to Berlin amid ongoing distress in December. The Boersen Courier carries the stark appeals and images of hardship among performers and workers during this period.
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Inge
Stotterdam
Berlin
Boersen Courier
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