Greek Throne Tottering as Bulgarians Threaten Invasion
Pac. and Int'l News Service reports Salonika December 13 that French exited Glevgell and British pulled from Doiran retreating across the Greek border. Bulgarians advanced to within five miles of Greece as Greek forces order border troops to retire rather than fight. Berlin dispatch claims 40,000 English soldiers were annihilated after Doiran and Glevgell losses.
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Greece
Constantine
Salonika
Glevgell
Doiran
Stat
Monash
Witeh
Berlin
Gleveir
Nevada silver service shown then shipped for exhibition
The Nevada governor's office hosted an exhibit of the 65 piece state silver service for the battleship Nevada. The set with Nevada seal and mining farming and stock raising motifs will travel Tonopah Goldfield Las Vegas Elko Reno with state police guarding it. The German silver company contracted to 38500 and used Nevada silver from Mine Operators' association mines.
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Nevada
Wells Fargo Express
Tonopah
Goldfield
Las Vegas
Elko
Reno
A. D. Coffe
State of
German Silver Company
Mine Operators' Association
Gis Nelson in Jarbidge for late brother estate duties
Gis Nelson travels to Jarbidge to handle the affairs of his deceased brother Charles J. Nelson. He is coordinating with local officials and heirs to settle estate matters and finalize distributions.
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Gis Nelson
Charles J. Nelson
Strained Austrian Ties Aid German Pressure, US Dilemma
Washington reports indicate the Austrian legation faces potential recalls as Zweidenek is said to be sent home after a dispute over forged passports for Austrian soldiers. Secretary Lansing and Zweidenek discussed the Ancona note and Von Huber letter, with the crisis shaping if Austria maintains neutrality amid German influence.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Zweidenek
Duniba
Zweidenck
von Huber
Lansing andZweidenek
Vienna
Ancona
United States
Utin
Austria
America
Turkish transport Rechid Pasha sunk near Marmora
Rome dispatch reports the Turkish transport Rechid Pasha sunk in the Sea of Marmora by four submarines believed to be French. Four hundred Turkish troops were aboard, en route to defend Constantinople.
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Pac
Int'l
Rome
Dec
Athens
Rechid Pasha
Sea of Marmora
Constantinople
Congressmen Roberts Bill to Build Federal House in Elko Nevada
Congressman Roberts of Nevada introduces a bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to acquire a suitable site in Elko Nevada and to erect a federal building there with fireproof vaults heating and ventilating systems and required approaches for the accommodation of federal offices and functions.
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Congessman Roberts
Nevada
House of Representatives
Elko
Senate
United States of America
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Make War on Jack Rabbits Extermination Plan Promoted
The Biological Survey reports in Elko County a program to combat jack rabbits. It urges farmer and rancher cooperation to reduce the pest through radical measures this winter. A proven formula uses poisoned alfalfa hay with strychnine dissolved in hot water, spread along rabbit trails or in small heaps away from stock.
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The
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Elko County
A. F P. Taylor
Case Against White Dismissed in Justice Court
In a justice court session this afternoon the case of the state vs Thomas White was dismissed on motion of the prosecuting attorney E P Carville. The record showed White bought cattle horses and other property from Mrs Nellie Currey of Currey. White took two horses and a set of harness from a Currey building, and William Hackett claimed the horses as his property, charging theft. White appeared to be an innocent party in the dispute.
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Justice Court
E. P. Carville
Thos. White
White
Nelle Currey
Currey
Wm. Hackett
Southeast storm grips West Coast coast
A southeast storm rages along the coast with few ships crossing the bar. The Minnesota fights the gale about 88 miles south of San Francisco, nose to the wind, held by tugs. Federal officers await her port arrival and plan to board once she crosses.
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Pac. and
Int'l News Service
San Francisco
Minnesota
Another British steamer sunk in war narrative
A clipped passage mentions another British steamer sunk amid wartime events. The text shifts to a civil item expressing gratitude from P A Nelson of Elko Nevada dated December 13 1916 and a separate note about W R Watts from North Fork visiting government offices and proposing taxes on interstate mail order goods to fund road construction and maintenance.
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Treasury
United States
Secretary Daniels outlines five year naval build program
Washington reports Dagier outlines a five year Navy construction plan totaling about 650 million dollars. He stresses battleships and battle cruisers, warns of congestion, and proposes two battleships and two cruisers in the first year. He surveys ship counts, advocates fast cruisers, and suggests promotion by selection over seniority.
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Washington
Dagier
Navy Department
Daniels
North Seas
Congress
Ufe
Comedy Abandons Peace Ship Aboard Oscar II
A peace ship voyage amid US Europe tension triggers a split as Rev Aked and others condemn preparedness. Gov Hanna and supporters refuse to sign and threaten to leave at the first port. A Buffalo cow sets a world butter record with 658 pounds of milk yielding 41.81 pounds of butter in one week.
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Sayville
Oskear
Europe
New York
Aked
Hanna
S. S. McClure
John D. Barry
Lindsey
Oscar I
Pontiac Johanna
Cracksmen Try to Blow Open Savoy Theater Safe
In San Francisco on December 13, criminals using nitro glycerin and an electric drill attempted to blast the Savoy Theater safe containing about $2,000. The explosion drew police, and the burglars fled empty handed. The entire crew escaped before officers arrived.
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San Francisco
Savoy Theater
Investigation of Bomb Plot Proceeds
Federal officials expect the testimony of von Koolbergen now en route from Canada to eclipse prior evidence in the bomb conspiracy. Indictments against Crowley von Brincken and Smith are anticipated to allow more time for building a broader case and possibly delay trials.
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San Franciso
von Koolbergen
Canada
Secret Service
Crowley
von Brincken
Smith
Safe conduct granted to Boy Ed and Von Papen
France and Britain grant safe conduct to Captains Boy Ed and Von Papen, the attaches accused of plots to cripple wartime material traffic in the United States. They will sail from America on December 28.
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Washington
France
Boy-Ed
von Papen
America
Submarines Create Frightful Havoc During War
Berlin reports German and Austrian submarines have sunk 608 vessels totaling 917 819 tons since the war began. The figures imply thousands of civilian lives lost, with noncombatants largely unrecorded among the victims.
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Berlin
Trainmen complain of clash with Golden Rule store
Local locomotive engineers demanded better treatment after state manager Stevenson tore down New Year’s dance placards placed in the Golden Rule Store window and fired the clerk who posted them. The trainmen’s orders office says they are indignant over the incident.
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Golden Rule
Stevenson
Senate Would Tax Munitions Exported From U S
Senator Kenyon of Iowa introduced a resolution to levy a tax on war munitions exported from the United States. The tax would cover the administration's preparedness program and is described as popular with expected passage. If enacted, it could raise prices for warring nations.
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Washington
Kenyon
Iowa
Senate
United States
Injured brakeman is awarded damages in federal court
In Carson City on Saturday Clyde Houston received judgment against the Nevada Northern for 12 500. He sustained injuries in a head on wreck when he was thrown into sagebrush several hundred feet. Witnesses including eight physicians from Salt Lake Ely Kansas City Reno and Carson City testified about his injuries and condition.
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U. S
Carson City
Clyde Houston
Nevada Northern
Houston
Salt Lake
Ely
Kansas City
Reno
Bulgarians Press on Along Greek Border Despite Snow
London dispatch reports a snowbound front as about 250000 Bulgarian troops attack Allied lines on the Greek border. The Allies are outnumbered about three to one but resist fiercely. Early reports say the British suffered heavy losses. later word confirms significant Bulgarian casualties, with 8000 men lost in two recent attacks.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
London
Russia’s First Step Against Roumania Frontiers Closed
Athens dispatches say Russia has closed the Roumanian frontier forcing troops to camp along the border and cut off ingress or egress. The Black Sea fleet will block outside communication with Roumanian ports, isolating Roumania and cutting Germany from this external link.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
London
Athens
Dispatches
Russia
Black Sea
Roumania
Germany
Whole East 15 Swept by Storm
Nationwide snow and sleet storm blankets the country from Virginia to Maine and St. Louis to New York with freezing temperatures risking fruit trees. Roy Rigsby returns from San Francisco after attending the fair.
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Pac. and
Int'l News Service
Washington
Virginia
Maine
St. Louis
New York
Roy Rigsby
San Francisco
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