End of German Squadron Reported by British Fleet
London dec 10 British navy claims decisive victory over Admiral von Spee's squadron in the Falkland Islands area sinking the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and Leipzig. Nuernberg and Dresden escape pursued. casualties in German ships exceed 1,600. British losses three killed or wounded.
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London
von Spee
Frederick C. D. Sturdes
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Nuernberg
Dresden
Floet
Admiralty
Scharnhorat
Gneisenen
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
Atlantic
Straits of Magallan
Kaiser in Deep Gloom Over Kaiser's Illness in Berlin
Emperor William remains critically ill with pneumonia, unable to leave bed. Berlin reports say his condition and irritability worsen, while his desire to command troops abroad grows weaker due to illness and nervous strain. Dispatches from Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and London cite serious illness and weight on Berlin, amid rumors of cautious optimism from German officials. French attacks in the Argonne forest area have been repelled with heavy enemy losses.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Wil Iam
Copenhagen
Amsterdam
London
France
Russia
Souala
Varennys
Vouquers
Argonne Forest
Germany
Russians Admit Defeat as Germans Seize Lodz and Advance
Berlin reports 100000 German prisoners captured at Lodz as a 30 corps army of 1200000 masses for a major push on Warsaw. Petrograd confirms Lodz captured, German center breakthroughs, and western Poland advances. Lenczyca came under fire. a thousand-year monastery was destroyed.
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Yser
Belgium
Lodz
Poland
Vienna
Lodzia
Constantinople
Rada
Batum
Tigria River
Louvain Canal
Germany
Berlin
Sayville
Czenstochowa
Warsaw
von Hindenburg
Czenstochows
Ivangorod
London
Amsterdam
Budapest
Carpathians
Hungary
Galicia
Petrograd
War Jaw
Ladz
Lenczyca
Cholera In Armies In Silesia and Galicia
Reports from Berlin indicate extensive cholera among German and Austrian forces in Silesia and Galicia with spread to Hungary and rising Budapest cases. Berlin dispatch notes growing outbreak as winter advances.
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The
Hague
Berlin
Silesia
Galicia
Hungary
Budapest
WHI Not Sell Ships Yet in American Waters
London Dec 1 A Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam says the Hamburg America line has issued a statement that it has no intention of aging its ships now in American waters.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Hamburg American Line
German submarine and air naval buildup abroad
London reports from Copenhagen via the Daily Mail that Germany focuses on submarine and aircraft construction along with floating batteries to challenge British naval power. It notes large numbers of refugees sent to Schleswig Holstein and Hanover, with many unemployed and hungry, and claims arrangements have been made for their care.
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London
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Schbawig-Holstein
Hanover
Germany
Dover Harbor Raid Report From German Submarines
German submarines attacked the eastern entrance of Admiralty harbor at Dover in heavy rain and darkness. Six vessels may have taken part. at least one sunk and others hit, while British forts and warships fired for about half an hour. The German cruiser Nuernberg pursued with Dresden after Falklands action.
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Dover
Admiralty Harbor
Channel
Sunners
Calais
England
Nuernberg
Falkland Islands
Dresden
Sir Frederick Doveton Sturdee
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipsig
Sereno E. Payne Dies Suddenly in Washington
Representative Sereno E. Payne of New York died suddenly of heart failure in his Washington apartment on Thursday at age seventy one. He lived alone after his wife’s death three years ago. Payne chaired the Ways and Means Committee and was Republican floor leader in 1909 10. He helped draft the Payne Aldrich tariff bill. Born June 26 1848 in Hamilton New York, he studied at Rochester and Colgate and served as a delegate to many Republican national conventions.
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Washington
Sereno EH. Payne
New York
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Hamilton
N. Y
Rochester
Colgate
General Bliss Narrowly Escapes Sniper Fire in Naco
General Bliss arrived in Naco on Thursday and took command. While inspecting outposts he narrowly escaped sniper fire, missing by a few feet as he prepared to leave an automobile. Artillery from Paso was delayed in entraining. arrival not expected until early morning.
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Naco, Aris
Dac
Bliga
Bliss
BE Paso
Joseph Smith Dies at 82 In Independence Missouri
Joseph Smith, president of the reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, died in Independence Missouri after a long illness. He was eighty two, married three times, and fathered seventeen children. His father founded the Mormon church.
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Reorganized Church of Latter Day Sainte
Independence
Joseph Smith
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Sainte
Mormon Church
Five Shots Fire as Police Shoot Downs Man in Madison
In Madison Indiana on December 12 A L Downs attempted to kill William McQuire at North Vernon but missed and wounded Alfred McClellan. Two officers trying to arrest Downs were fired upon and Downs was shot five times by the policemen.
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Porks
Madison
Ind
A. L. Downa
William McQuire
North Vernon
Alfred McClellan
Downs
Downa
300000 More German Reinforcements Reported
Polish front dispatches report 300000 German reinforcements reinforced Polish Poland and Galicia fronts. Official Army Messenger review notes expanded German manpower affecting military balance as of December 12.
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Poland
Petrograd
Galicia
Mezsenger
Des Moines Coal Troubles and State News Amid Winter Woes
A Des Moines mood of low spirits grips the coal trade as demand falls and buyers stock up less, while idle miners face a bleak near term. Reports cover Van Wert bank incorporation, a river fireman’s suicide, and local agricultural and crime notes amid a broader Iowa scene of road and bridge work, farm sales, and political talk.
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Pella
Tlang
Bank of van Wert
van Wert
Burlington
Cedar Falls
John Sims
Shenandoah
Red Oak
Sims
Valley Avenue
Broad Street
Chicago
Omaha
W. W. Pearson
Ethel Mills-Love
Charles A. Dudley
District Court
H.C. Rugsefl
Corning
Russell
John Bieber
Waukon
Ward Cook
Gred Gephardt
Toledo
John Jansen
Ida Grove
Jansen
Delbert Davy
Lou Davy
M. FE
Navy Talks to Congress Emphasize Dreadnought Importance
Hear Admiral Fletcher told the House Naval Committee the United States navy is not prepared for a major emergency and urged enlarging the fleet. He defended the dreadnaught as the key weapon and warned of possible submarine incursions. General Scott reported national defense improving and ammunition reserves nearing required levels.
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Washington
Admiral Fletcher
House Naval Committee
United States Navy
Fletcher
England
New York Harbor
Bermuda
Pletcher
House Military Committee
Hugh L. Scott
Scott
Hay
Fire Razes Edison Plant at West Orange
Fire destroyed nearly the entire main plant of the Edison company in West Orange New Jersey on Wednesday night. Damage estimated around seven million dollars with insurance likely reducing the loss to about five million. Only the laboratory building containing crucial machinery under Thomas A. Edison survived. Four firefighters injured. Edison vows to rebuild despite being over sixty seven.
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West Orange
N. J
Edison Company
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Rockhill, Noted American Diplomat, Dies in Honolulu
William W. Rockhill, distinguished American diplomat, died in Honolulu after being taken from the Huar Chiyo Maru en route to China. He was 60, and had been en route to Peking to advise President Yuan Shikai. he left San Francisco November 28 in apparently ill health.
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Honolulu
China
William W
Rockhill
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
San Francisco
Kaiser Wilhelm III Struck By Pneumonia In Paris Frontline Visit
Berlin dispatch confirms Kaiser Wilhelm II is ill with pneumonia and confined to his sick room. Reports cite exposure during visits to fighting lines in France and Russia. In Philadelphia, Connie Mack announces Edward Collins has been sold to the Chicago White Sox for a monetary sum.
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Copenhagen
Amsterdam
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Russia
White Sox
Colfina
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Edward T. Collins
Athletics
Chicago White Sox
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