Whole Austrian Line Gives Way In Poland
Austria concedes defeat in the Carpathians as Russian offensive growth forces withdrawal from Gorlice plain. Montenegrin attack on Trebinje repulsed, Krewozlje bombardment fails. Petrograd reports Austro-Hungarian armies reduced to two retreating units toward Cracow. Przemysl abandoned. German losses in Poland cited up to 400,000. German offensives continue on Vistula and Bzura fronts with references to Rawka Snowledz and Skulernlewice.
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Vienna
Carpathian mountains
war office
Carpathians
Gorlice
Balkan
Trebinje
Krewozlje
London
Petrograd
Cracow
Przemys
Poland
Bzura
German Drive Crumbling on War Fronts
War dispatches from Warsaw describe German forces west of the city evacuating positions under Russian assault as Grand Duke Nicholas pressures a flank. In Poland and Galicia casualties are described as horrendous with weather and mud hampering operations. Austrians retreating in the Carpathians leave guns behind while Russians push near the Nida and Vistula, taking thousands of prisoners.
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Petrograd
von Slindenbure
Warsaw
Galicia
Carpathians
ain
Hzura
Rawka
von Hindenburg
Banka
Nida
Vistula
Dank
Gorlice-Jastu
Kaiser Narrowly Escapes Bomb Over West Flanders
An old dispatch says Emperor Wil Nam was dining with officers at German field headquarters in West Flanders on Christmas day when a French aviator dropped bombs near the camp. One bomb landed less than 200 yards from the Kaiser as he narrowly escaped death.
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Kaiser
Amserdamn
Wil Nam
West Flanders
Lady Spring-Rice Note of British Ambassador Wife
The notice identifies Lady Spring-Rice as the wife of the British ambassador to the United States.
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United States
End War Could Be Cut Short By Export Embargo Says Voalhner
Washington December 31. Representative Vollmer Iowa and Bartholdt urge the president be empowered to bar war supplies exports to end the European war in ninety days. They cite embargo history from 1794 to the Mexico arms ban and contrast neutrality with selling arms for Belgium or Germany. Vollmer warns Germany will fight to the bitter end.
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Washington
United States
Voalhner
Iowa
house foreign affairs committee
Bartholdt
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Europe
Belgium
Germany
Vollmer
Serbs Defeat Austrians On Ske Islands Island Action
Serbs report crushing an Austrian detachment on Ske Islands in the Save river north of Obrenevateh. Dec 28 enemy boats tried to disembark seven loads of troops under artillery but Serb fire killed or wounded fifty, wounded prisoners taken, one officer and twenty privates captured, many bodies found in abandoned boats.
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Nish
Servia
Ske Innskada
Save river
Obrenevateh
Belgrada
Skelansada
Bet Against War With U S Lloyds Quotes High Premiums
London December 31 premiums were quoted by Lloyds on war risk policies. A premium of fifteen guineas per cent is paid on policies to cover a total loss if war is declared between Great Britain and the United States within twelve months. A seven guineas per cent premium applies to war risk against Norway and Great Britain.
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Lloyds
United States
London
Great Britain
America
Norway
Salandra Honored by Italian King at Baptism Ceremony
Rome scene as King Victor Emmanuel decorates Premier Salandra with the Order of the Annonciade during Princess Maria’s baptism ceremony. The king praised Salandra’s services to the state and granted him the title of cousin to the king.
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Salandra
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Maria
Train Kills Two Men in Teaneck Crash
In Teaneck New Jersey on December 31 an automobile truck collided with an Ontario and Western train. Otto Garlisch and J Cavanaugh of New York were killed. The engineer Henry Morey suffered a broken arm when a passenger body was hurled through the locomotive window.
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Teaneck
N. J
Ontario & Western railroad
Henry Morey
Otto Garlisch
J. Cavanaugh
New York
Allies Offensive Lessen In Western Front War Report
British, French and Belgian forces show slowed gains since mid December as German counterattacks stiffen. St Georges, Nieuport and Meuse heights see heavy bombardment while allied ships strike German positions near the Belgian coast. St Georges evacuated by Germans. Dixmude flooding hampers troop movements, Britain admits error.
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London
France
Nieuport
war department
Hue
St Georges
Adese reston
Meuse
Belgiwin
aes
VPolders
Lamhaerszyde
St. Georges
Zonnebeke
Bece faere
Paschendaele
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Four De Paris
Alsace
Bertin
Flander
Flanders
Belgium
Dixmude
Germans Watch For Airmen Near Dutch Border
German factories near the Dutch border where food is produced are placed under military supervision. High angle guns are mounted on reefs to repel British air raids. German fear of British sailors has grown since the Christmas Cuxhaven attack. They are equipping numerous hospital ships for an anticipated attack on England.
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Amsterdam
Cuxhaven
England
Two Copper Ships Held Up By British Seizures
Washington reports the detention by British authorities of two copper ships destined for Stockholm. The Swedish vessel New Sweden, carrying 730 tons of American copper, was seized at New Castle on December 28, and the Norwegian steamer Sorland, loaded with 600 tons for the same port, was detained at Leith on December 28. The American Smelting and Refining Company informed the state department of the seizures and lack of disposal notices, and the department has asked Britain for information.
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New York
Stockholm
Washington
New Sweden
New Castle
Sorland
Leith
state department
American Smelting and Refining company
Great Britain
Weather update fair today and tomorrow
The weather outlook calls for fair skies today and tomorrow with northwest winds. No precipitation is expected and temperatures remain mild across regions.
Farms Produce Record Value Across United States
American farms in 1914 set a record with nearly 10 billion dollars in product value. Crops totaled about 6.04 billion, livestock and farm animals about 3.83 billion, with corn and wheat the top contributors despite cotton losses from the European war. Overall per farm value and per capita sales figures are noted, reflecting a year of strong agricultural totals.
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Washington
Houston
department of agriculture
United States
Czar Not Seeking Peace With Germany Denied By Russian Ambassador
AU.S. rumor claimed Russia sought separate talks for peace with Germany apart from France and England. Ambassador Bakhmeteff denied the report and relayed a Petrograd Foreign Office message: Certainly please deny absolutely the absurd statement SAZONOFF.
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Petrograd South
Washington
United States
Germany
France
England
Bakhmeteff
Petrograd
SAZONOFF
Troop to Withdraw from Routt County Colorado
Assistant Secretary of War Breckenridge ordered Troop IL of the Twelfth Cavalry withdrawn from Oah Creek Routt county Colorado. Progressive For Trade Commission Washington Dec 31 Progressive congressman urged Wilson to name a Progressive as one of five members of the new trade commission. A New York lawyer who ran on the Progressive ticket was proposed.
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Colorado
Washington
Breckenridge
Twelfth Cavalry
Oah Creek
Routt county
Progressive For Trade Commission
congress
Wilson
new trade commission
New York
General Markets Prices for Flour Wheat Oats and More
Philadelphia markets show flour at 4.90 per barrel with fancy sacks at 6.35 to 6.65. No. 2 red wheat at 1.23, No. 2 yellow 0.74, No. 2 white oats 0.56 to 0.56, butter 0.37, eggs around 0.47 to 0.49. Poultry steady with live hens 0.124 to 0.14 and dressed fowls 0.18.
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PHILADELPHIA
city
western
Live Stock Prices Report From Chicago Market
Mixed and butcher hogs quoted at 6.85 to 7.40 with good heavy at 7.10 to 7.35. Feeder and rough heavy hogs near 5.35 to 6.50. Cattle steady with beeves around 79.85, cows and calves quoted in varied terms. Texans and feeders listed with calves at about 7.79. Hogs and cattle prices reflect bulk sales and regional demand trends.
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CHICAGO
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