Petain May Succeed Joffre as Allied Commander
Washington reports Paris secret discussions point to General Petain taking command of the western front. Briand plans a wartime cabinet similar to Britain with reforms concentrating war management. Briand's cabinet reshuffle follows earlier reports of his resignation being refused.
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Washington
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Petain
Verdun
Joffre
England
Dourumont
Thetain
Dinant
Champagne
Briand
Sharpe
State Department
Poincare
Germany Calls Arabia A Transport In War Traditions
Berlin asserts the British steamer Arabia sunk in the Mediterranean on November 6 was a troop transport serving the British government and acting as an auxiliary warship under international law. It says the submarine commander may be excused if Germany’s pledges to the United States were not violated, and hints a regrettable mistake. The United States does not see those facts as justification for sinking without warning or absolving the commander.
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Germany
Arabia
Washington
State Department
Mediterranean
Marina
United States
Kaiser pledge violation seen in Marina incident
Washington announces that full information on the British horse ship Marina torpedoing, with six Americans killed, shows a clear violation of Germanys pledges to the United States. Details on the Arabia case are awaited before a new note is issued to clarify interpretation of Germanys pledges in the Sussex affair and armed ships.
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Washington
State Department
Marina
United States
Arabia
Germany
Sussex
French Destroyer Yatagan Sunk in Collision
The Overseas News agency reports German papers saying the French destroyer Yatagan was sunk after colliding with a British transport. It notes this as the fifth French destroyer lost in such incidents during the war.
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Berlin
Overseas
Yatagan
Stck
Bank Robbery Strikes Winita Farmers State Bank
Posse searches the countryside for four bandits who held up cashier Martin at the Farmers State Bank of Winita Oklahoma in the vault and escaped with a large sum reported as sixteen thousand dollars.
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Wintte
Okla
Martin
Farmers State Bank of
Winita
Aaid
U. S. Protest on Belgian Deportations for Labor
The United States released a note to Germany protesting the deportation of Belgians for forced labor. State Department described the act as a breach of international practice and warned it could jeopardize Belgian relief efforts and embarrass Germany.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Charles Grew
Berlin
Gerard
Wilson
United States
Belgium
Deutschland Submarine Merchantman Reaches Weser Mouth
Berlin reports the Deutschland completes its second transatlantic round trip under Captain Paul Koenig. The ship left New London November 21 reaching Bremen in 19 days with cargo valued at about 2 million dollars including crude rubber tin copper and other metals. Five lives were lost in a collision incident with the tug T A Scott. A German warship reportedly breached a British cordon in the North Sea per a ship captain’s account.
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Weser
Berlin
Sayville Wireless
New German Merchant Submarine To Start Regular Service
Berlin reports outline a third merchant submarine under construction to join the Deutschland and another vessel replacing the Jost Brethen. The trio is expected to begin regular transatlantic service between the United States and Germany in the spring.
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Washington
Transatlaantic
Germany
Berlin
United States
Three Killed in Auto Crash At San Tilego California
Three persons died when a street car demolished a large automobile in San Tilego California. Victims include Miss Kitty Nicholson 73 Mrs Margaret Hale 65 and Mrs Eva Ils.
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San Tilego
Cal
Dee
Persoone
Miss Kitty Nicholson
Mra
Margaret Hale
Eva Iiis
Children Burn to Death in Akron Fire
Akron December 13 James Clark one and Jean Clark three were burned to death in a blaze that destroyed RE W Clark home. Clark rescued his wife and a third child.
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Akron
James Clark
Jean Clark
RE. W. Clark
Clark
Lloyd George Names Cabinet as War Council Emerges
The London government forms a cabinet led by Lloyd George with Milner and Henderson as key ministers. Bonar Law becomes chancellor and house leader in Commons. A four man war cabinet will direct war efforts while a larger ministry handles daily governance. The plan also calls for arming merchant ships, mobilizing civilians aged 16 to 60, and tightening food controls.
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London
Earl Curzon
House of Lords
Arthur Henderson
Lord Milner
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Lloyd-George
Asquith
Lloyd George
Medfenderson
War Cabinet
Hancellor
Robert Banntyne ‘Ay
Iire Department
George Cave
Arthur J. Balfour
Walter Time Long
the Earl of Derby
India
Austen Chamberlain
Baron Rhondda
Board of Trade
Sir Albert Stanley
John Hodge
Admiralty
Sir Edward Carson
Christopher Addison
Lord Robert Cecil
Baron Davenport
Joseph Paton Maclay
Board of Agriculture
Rowland RE. Protheroe
Board of Education
Herbert A. L. Fisher
Alfred M. Mond
Duchy of Lancaster
Sir Frederick Cawley
Albert Hingworth
George N. Barnes
Sir Frederick FE. Smith
Field Marshal Oyama Dies. Japan's Great Soldier Passes
Field Marshal Prince Iwao Oyama, commander in chief of Japan's Manchurian army in the Russo-Japanese War, has died. His leadership secured key victories including Port Arthur and Wei-Hai-Wei, cementing his status as one of Japan's foremost military figures.
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Japan
Port Arthur
Tokyo
Prince Iwao Oyama
Iwao Oyama
Mancherin
Ife
Jaquain
Line Yang
Ching
Wei-Hal-Wei
Bacon Aids War Wounded
Passengers aboard the St. Louis include Robert Bacon former ambassador to France on a mission linked to the American ambulance service in France.
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Bacon
New York
St. Louis
Robert Bacon
Frances
Vote of Confidence Backed in Italy Debate
A Rome report says the four day debate in the chamber of deputies over the government’s war declaration ended with a vote of confidence in the administration. Paris dispatches note the outcome and the political stakes in Italy.
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Italy
Paris
Havas
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Americans Reported Slain by Villa Bandits Near Torreon
El Paso dispatch says an American named Foster was mutilated and burned at the stake by Villa forces near Torreon. It cites 60 Carranza soldiers killed nearby and notes Foster’s son witnessed the execution. Also reports Guillermo Snyman and Howard Gray killed by Villa bands in Chihuahua and Parral respectively.
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el Paso
Tex
Washington
Foster
Torreon
Carranza
Guillermo Snyman
W. D. Snyman
Valistas
San Pablo Meoqui
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Howard Gray
Parral
Villa
Alvarda Mining and Milling Company
Switzerland Declares No Ground for Interference
Germany states Switzerland has no basis to interfere in Belgian deportations unless Swiss interests are affected. Swiss minister in Berlin told Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg rumors of trouble between Switzerland and Germany arose from Belgian worker transfers to Germany. The chancellor said Brussels governor general would respect neutrals' wishes and interests during the deportation.
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Germany
Paris
Belgium
Switzerland
Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Brussels
Thomas J. Hickey Elected President of American Association
St Paul resident Thomas J Hickey defeated incumbent Thomas M Chivington to win the presidency of the American association in Indianapolis on December 11 The vote was 5 to 8 marking a Cantillon camp victory and a defeat for George Tebeau backers who had long dominated the league Hickey was the association’s first president when it was organized in 1902.
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St. Paul
American Association
Indianapolis
Thomas J. Hickey
Thomas M. Chivington
Hickey
Tebey
Cantillon
George Tebeau
League
French Steamer Saint Philippe Sunk. two dead
A dispatch from Havre reports the French steamer Saint Philippe of 419 tons has sunk. Two crew members were killed in the incident.
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le Bank
Paris
Saint Philippe
Havas
Havre
End of Lake Shipping Ties Up Duluth Ports
Lake shipping from the head of the lakes ended in Duluth Minnesota as the Great Northern ore docks sent out the last ore car from the J. E. Upson. Freight handling ceased at night marking a closure of all shipping activities.
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Duluth
Minn
American Head of the Lakes
Tuesaday
Great Northern Ore Docks
J. E. Upson
Farmers' Congress Backs State Department of Agriculture
Indianapolis report says the farmers' congress will push for a state department of agriculture nonpolitical in basis. It would coordinate with Purdue University and potentially merge highway duties, while not affecting the state board of agriculture that runs fairs.
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Indianapolis
Department of Agriculture
Purdue ‘University
Highway Department
Congress
Strange
State Department of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Indiana Dune Region Urged as National Park
The Indiana Academy of Science urged Indiana officials to support creating a national park in the Lake Michigan sand dune region. Resolutions authorize sending requests to the governor, lawmakers, and Indiana’s congressional delegation. The move highlights dunes as Indiana’s key natural history contribution.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Academy of Science
Lake Michigan
Congress
City Selle Coal Sold At Four Dollars A Ton
In Muncie city yards coal is sold at four dollars per ton despite threats of boycotts by operators and railroads. Officials continue to provide coal in carload lots and allow small purchases, with buyers carrying away limited amounts and saving about fifty cents per ton.
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Muncie
Shelbyville Adopts Paid Firemen Ahead of Spring
Shelbyville converts its fire service from volunteer to paid department with two new fire trucks costing 7000 and a station nearly finished at 10000. The changes come as the county plans to improve emergency coverage this month.
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Shelbyville
Mayor Promises Strict Cleanup and Sunday Bar Closings
Gary Mayor R. O. Johnson vows to enforce state laws to the limit and hints at closing 150 saloons on Sundays as part of a citywide cleanup. He says city councilmen will get exactly what they asked for.
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Gary
R. O. Johnson
First Colored Family Moves to Brown County Farm
Nashville John Lewis a colored man and his wife with five children relocated to a Brown county farm. They are the county’s first colored residents and many locals have never seen a person of color. Indiana Dry prospects rise as state-wide prohibition bill likely to be introduced by Senator Thomas Dorrell.
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Brown County
Nashville
John Lewis
Indianapols
Indiana
Indianapolis
Thomas Dorrell
Brown, Johnson
Monroe
Senate
South Bend
Arthur Lyons
Vigo County
John Greathouse
Marion County
Michigan City
New Carlisle
Evansville
Emil Levy
Levy
Rockville
Mahlon W. Marshall
Marshall
Elkhart
New York Central
Jeffersonville
Clark
Amelia Stallings
Albany
Bedford
Swails
Parker Lary
Indiana Bedford Stone Company
Winchester
White River Township
B. E. Hinshaw
Valparaiso
Routa
Gosport
K. of P
Brown, Morgan, Monroe
Owen
Columbus
John Arthur
Board of Commissioners
Halbert
Gary
Mishawake
St. Joseph County
Escaped Prisoners From Michigan City Prison Farm
Hoosier notes report two inmates from the Michigan City prison honor farm near New Carlisle escaped, with a third man joining briefly. Two guards were on duty at the farm.
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Great Britain
Kaiser
W. D. Stephens
California
Hiram Johnson
United States Senate
U. S
Deutschland
Lord Curzon
War Council of Four
Field Marshal
Oyama
A. E. Kemp
Dominion
Sheet Metals Products, Limited
Villistas
Parrall
Farmers’ Congress
Saga
Ford National Park
Hammond
Charles E. Greenwald
Superior Court
Louie de Douw
George Robbins
Michael Innik
Clinton
Clinton Territory
Hagerstown
Charles Farr
Meloy-Hirt Manufacturing Company
J. F. Meloy
A. H. Hirt
C. K. Meloy
the Realtors Company
A. B. King
G. T. Whelden
Frank B. Stout
City
Princeton
Gibson County
Asteep
August DeWispelaire
Hoosier Notes
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