Last Man for Craters Battle as British Hold West Front
London dispatch reports renewed fighting east of Bullecourt with Bavarians probing British lines and few prisoners taken. Haig said prompt British barrage prevented a larger attack while German optimism centered on a western offensive and calls for American aid echoed in German papers.
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France
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Germany
Holland
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Russia
Koelnische Volkszeitung
Paris
Get
War Office
Cambrai
Nagel in Washington on Busch estate bequests
Charles Nagel, trustee for Adolphus Pusch’s estate and former secretary, travels to Washington to determine how alien enemy property laws affect bequests to Mrs Eduard Scharrar and Baroness Paul von Gontard, daughters of Adolphus Busch. Each daughter holds an eighth of the estate with about $1,000 daily income.
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Charles Nagel
Adolphus Pusch
Commerce and Labor
Washington
Eduard Scharrar
Paul von Gontard
Adolphus Busch
Nagel
Bolshevik Forces Seize Key Locations On Front
Reports from London and Petrograd say Bolshevik troops occupied Tamanovka and Kaluga with light resistance and began siege operations near Rostov. Lenine ordered evacuation of east of Riga frontier as authorities clamp down on counterrevolutionaries in Petrograd prisons.
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Basle
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Nikolai Lenine
Riga
Lake Pelpus
Petrograd
Countess Panin
Uustry
Mme. Kerensky
Kerensky
Smolny Institute
Constitutional Democratic Party
London
Tumanovka
First Interest Paid on Liberty Bonds by Treasury
Washington reports the treasury department will pay the first six months of interest on the first issue of Liberty bonds today. Holders of registered bonds receive checks by mail, coupon bonds can collect at banks or post offices, and interim certificates may be presented at the issuing bank. About 35 million dollars will be paid out.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Lloyd George Rejects Peace Overtures and Urges Victory
London December 15 Premier Lloyd George warned that peace overtures to Prussia now would betray the people's trust. He argued Russia’s withdrawal sharpens Allied resolve and America will fill the gap. He warned against leagues of nations before victory and stressed punishment as security.
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W U. S
London
Russia
America
Austria
David Lloyd George
Grey's Son Benchers
Prussia
Great Britain
France
Italy
Flanders
Lloyd-George
Lord Lansdowne
League of Nations
Hoover Sugar Probe Allegations in Senate Hearing
Claus Spreckels testifies before a Senate Manufacturers subcommittee alleging the Hoover food administration and sugar divison colluded with the so called sugar trust. He cites the American Sugar Refining company influence, price setting actions, and a Louisiana deal involving raw sugar allocations.
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Hoover Food Administration
Senate Committee On Manufactures
Claus VP. Spreckels
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Hoover
Spreckels
George M. Rolph
Sugar
The
Food Administration
California-Hawaii Sugar Refining Company
Speeckels
American Sugar Refining Company
Reed
Rolph
Spreckles
Louisiana
Mr. Hoover
John M. Parker
Earl D. Babst
International Committee
Re*ters
Presa
Incompetent Officials Must Be Removed From Office
Washington lawmakers vow to pursue thorough probes with no political games. Senators and representatives united against party lines to demand accountability and support removing inefficiency from public offices. Leaders insist the president should rely on subordinate testimony while Congress ensures truthfulness.
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Washington
Congress
Webb Export Bill Passes In Senate
Washington reports the Webb export bill to legalize exporter combinations in promoting foreign commerce passed the Senate 51 to 11 after House passage last June. The measure moves to conference.
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Washington
Senate
House
Inquiry Into All War Work Probes Start Monday
Washington dispatch reports a sweeping inquiry announced by the House into navy administration and war work. Secretary Daniels, Admiral Mayo, and other officers will be called before the committee, with aims to scrutinize training, dockyard conduct, and submarine defense efficiency.
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Senate
Ordnance Department
William Crozier
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House Committee On Naval Affairs
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Alabama
Venable
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Hensley
Missouri
Connolly
Kansas
Hickson
New York
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Ile
Secretary of the Navy
Mave
Department
Britten
War Council
Warley
Supreme Council of Defense
Fs Navy
Germany
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