Teutons Reinforce for Big Offensive as War Extends
London dispatch reports large scale artillery duels on the western front from Ypres to Alsace as Teutons rush reinforcements before American troops reach major battle lines. Air battles overhead and raiding infantry actions continue amid heavy troop movements and a reported German train collision causing numerous deaths. In Italy heavy artillery along the Brenta Piave front and a caper near Cape Sile. Austrian gains later countered with losses. In Russia Kale dines forces grow, Moscow faces Bolshevik pressure, and mutiny rumors spread with garrison weaponization in streets.
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Thirteen Troops Hanged After Houston Riots
San Antonio Texas Dec 11 Thirteen negro soldiers of the Twenty fourth United States infantry were hanged simultaneously at dawn for mutinous rioting in Houston last August. Army trucks ferried scaffold lumber to a mesquite clearing on a government reservation for the executions.
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Montana Tops States in Army Recruiting Lead
Washington reports weekend regular army recruiting at 4 496 the highest since April 1 Montana tops states with 291 men enlisted and 201 accepted over the Saturday and Sunday period
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Wreckage Cleared as Halifax Suffers Munitions Disaster
Halifax reports list 1,280 known dead 640 identified 1,920 unaccounted for 6,000 wounded 25,000 homeless. Survivors say the Imo carried no red flag and Mont Blanc was misperceived amid fire. City works clear glass ruins. American relief teams aid survivors. many wounded face lifelong injuries.
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Twin Cities Strike Looms Over Local Industries
Minneapolis faces a buildup of preparations as big industries ready for a Thursday walkout in sympathy with several hundred street car workers idle after refusing to remove union buttons in line with a state safety commission ruling.
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Austrian Battleship Wien Sunk by Torpedo
Vienna reports the Austrian battleship Wien was torpedoed and sunk Sunday night. Most crew saved. The Wien, 5,512 tons, laid down in 1803, carried 441 men.
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England Debates New Budget Credit in Commons
London parliament today faces a credit motion from Chancellor Andrew Bonar Law requesting £550 million. The total for the 1917 18 fiscal year would rise to £8.45 billion as the House of Commons considers the measure.
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Speed Up Says Baker
Washington reports Secretary Baker urged accelerating allied military effort after Germany’s counter blow before Cambrai. He attributed the German action to massed Teutonic forces on the western front and warned against underestimating its significance.
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AmericanDestroyer Jacob Jones Sunk by Submarine
The destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed in a night attack and sank December 6 after 4:12 p.m. reports. Two-thirds of her crew were lost, with 87 saved and 68 men missing. Lt Cmdr David Worth Bagley and Lt Norman Scott survived. The submarine remained unseen until after the sinking.
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Russians Seek Six Month Armistice With Broad Front Scope
Petrograd dispatch reports the Russian delegation submitted armistice terms to the central executive committee and the soldiers and workers council. They proposed six months duration with three days notice, covering all fronts, while Germans countered for 28 days limited to the Russian front with partial troop moves and retaining Moon Sound and Moon Island under German control. The report’s consideration was postponed.
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Jerusalem Surrenders After City Surrounded
London reports Jerusalem falls to Allied forces under General Allenby after a surrounding campaign. British French and Italian troops sealed the Holy City, ending Muslim control that dated back twelve centuries and breaking the German Turkish drive toward Palestine and Egypt.
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Revolution in Portugal Reported Successful
Information from the Portuguese legation in Madrid confirms a successful revolution in Portugal. Premier Costs has been ousted and Dr Sidonio Paes, former minister to Germany, named president of a provisional government.
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Washington sheriffs oppose mob rule at convention
Spokane reports the State Association of County Sheriffs adopted resolutions opposing mob violence vigilante committee work and tar and feathers. Sheriff Lee Barnes of Walla Walla opposed the resolution stating the sheriffs association was against making a pro German king the American flag.
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World War Era Briefs From The Nation And Abroad
Fred Koch sentenced to 25 years for assault to commit murder at Tombstone bank. Women to sit on juries in California superior courts next year. Repeal push to grant citizenship to wives of aliens. Nationwide woman suffrage and prohibition amendments discussed. French troops move on Italian front. US Army bayonet specialists certified in France. Seattle police chief resigns, successor vows vice crackdown. Texas aviatrix Katherine Stimson sets nine hour non stop record. Bethlehem Steel to receive $2 million for munitions, funding difficulty noted. NAWSA convention underway in Washington. Sergeant Straley jailed for six months on theft conspiracy at Camp Lewis. Gompers criticizes Burleson on union rights for postal workers. US war on Austria-Hungary sparks Italy war talk. Czernin comments. About 200 at Camp Grant suffer frostbite in severe zero weather.
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