French Victors In Bloody Fight At Verdun
Russian and British dispatches report fierce action near Verdun with Chambretles Farm changing hands twice, French forces reclaiming the position and capturing two machine guns. Paris says 11,387 prisoners, 115 cannons, 107 machine guns taken since Dec 15. Mackensen drives toward Bessarabia. Romanian cavalry losses cited. Sereth line holds Roumanian front with Russian aid.
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Archduke Karl Stefan Named Polish Regent
Archduke Karl Stefan, cousin of the late emperor, has been picked to serve as Regent of Poland amid political changes. The selection positions him to oversee government functions and succession issues during the interim period.
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Poland
Francis Joseph
Wilsons celebrate first wedding anniversary at White House
President and Mrs. Wilson marked their one year of marriage with a family dinner at the White House on December 18.
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Wilson
White House
Slayers of Beckers Tied to $14000 Sum, Iowa Farm Murder
Sheriff in Ha v a n a Illinois reports $14000 collected by Mr. Becker from tenants on his farm is missing after he and wife were shot seven and four times respectively at their home five miles northeast of Mason City. Bloodhounds traced the trail to Luther then Mason City to Mangold relatives, and police hold 13 year old Jack Thomas and his brother Charles for questioning. A Remington rifle matching the bullets was found in the ThomEs farmhouse.
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Army Advocates Universal Training Hearings
Washington hearings before the Senate Military Committee examined Senator Chamberlain’s universal training bill as an alternative to the volunteer system. General Scott urged a 1,500,000 trained men at the start of war with another 1,500,000 in reserve, citing British and Canadian forces and a Japan alliance as supporting factors. General Wood condemned Mexican border militia mobilization as a failure, urging intensive training for national defense.
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Wilson's rail plan to pass with no blocking action
Washington reports President Wilson's plan for additional railroad legislation will face no obstruction from renewed talks between railroad executives and union leaders. Congress remains ready to back measures to curb interstate strikes until federal study of disputes, with a rider to the Interstate Commerce Commission Act expected to move through both chambers.
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No Parley With Terms Dictates Lloyd George Speech
Premier Lloyd George declares no negotiation on peace without Germany accepting full restoration and reparations. Britain supports Russia and France in seeking guaranteed future peace and insists on knowledge of Germany's proposals before talks.
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American Burned at Stake by Villistas Reported
A letter from Torreon says 0. M. Northrop an elderly American resident of Mexico was captured near Jimines while traveling from Torreon toward the border and was burned at the stake by Villistas. U S agents received the information in the communication.
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Wheat acreage big but condition poor
Washington reports winter wheat sown on 40,099,000 acres in fall, up from 1915, with condition on December 1 at 85.7 percent of normal. The department notes higher prewinter yields and confirms area planted is among the largest on record, exceeding levels prior to 1914.
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Department of Agriculture
Strosnieden Receives Maximum Term In Bank Confidence Case
Springfield reports the board of pardons announced John Strosnieder, once jailed in Chicago for a confidence game, had his three year sentence extended to the maximum. He was convicted of defrauding John Kirby, owner of a private bank, of about 223,000 dollars.
Officers Felts and Houlehan Shot in Kansas City
Kansas City on December 19 patrolmen Jerome M. Felts and John Houlehan were shot and seriously wounded after stopping a suspected thief to ask his actions. A man identified as Charles Matthews is held in the shooting.
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Jerome M. Felts
John Houlehan
Charles Matthews
Mother kills twin baby then wounds self in fire
In Weat Union Iowa on December 19 a mother, Mrs. Hugh Conner, beat one twin infant to death with a stovepoker and threw the other into a kitchen range. She then cut her own throat, likely nonfatal. The surviving infant was rescued and may live. Mrs. Conner, visiting relatives, is a Minnesota farmer’s wife.
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Ship in Distress Messages Reach Bermuda Radio
Wireless calls for help from the American steamer Portland were picked up by Bermuda naval radio stations. The Portland departed Havre for New York on November 20.
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Germany Ready to Talk Peace Terms Says Entente Diplomats
German representatives tell diplomats that Germany seeks a peace conference and will challenge Allied claims that the war was forced on Germany. Wilson’s reply intake hints at further steps. British officials note note delivery done, and Belgian deportations cited as wartime grievances.
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