Kitchener Says War Will Last At Least Three Years
Lord Kitchener tells Saturday Evening Post interview the war will endure at least three years until Germany is defeated on land and sea. He asserts allies will win, period possibly longer, but ending only through total defeat of Germany. The remarks accompany Irvin and Cobb reporting in the issue.
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Irvin & Cobb
Saturday Evening Post
Lord Kitchener
Germany
Andrew Melocovich
John Pollici
South Ninth Street
Andrew
Alexander Gibbons
Dauphin County
Nicholas
John H. Parks
Race Street
John
Katy
Joseph
Mary
Peter
Melacovich
Ministers Invited to Observance of Tuberculosis Day
City ministers received personal letters from Rev. S. Winfield Herman inviting them to join in Tuberculosis Day observances on Sunday December 6 which marks the opening of the Red Cross Christmas seal sale for 1914 Monday December 7 will see the sale begin and pastors are urged to publicize the day goals and campaign results.
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Winfield Herman
Zion Lutheran Church
Red Cross
German Women Pray for War End and Local Option Rally
A letter from Waldshut, Baden, describes German women praying for an end to the war as soldiers sweep through France and Russia, with prisoners and wounded noted. Local option gains momentum in Pennsylvania with a February 1, 1915 mass meeting in Harrisburg led by Dr. Henry W. Stough and Anti-Saloon League affiliates.
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Germany
Harrisburg
Edward Kreidler
Chestnut Street
Waldshut
Baden
America
France
Belgium
Russia
England
Kaiser
Nquor
Pennsylvania
Anti- Saloon League
Dr. Stough
Highwaymen Tie Victim and Throw Him into Barnegat Bay
Four highwaymen robbed C. D. Egbert an Insurance collector of 300 dollars on a bridge over Barnegat Bay in Point Pleasant New Jersey. They clubbed him bound his hands and feet and cast him into the bay. darkness hid the shallow water and he was rescued after regaining consciousness. Police have no clues.
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Associated Press
Point Pleasant
N. J
C. D. Egbert
Barnegat Bay
Egbert
Weather summary for Harrisburg area and region
Fair to tonight and Friday with colder temperatures around 40. Fresh north winds across Eastern Pennsylvania. Went Branch may rise tonight into Friday. other streams near stationary. Cloudy unsettled pattern dominates south and east of Lake region with light rain in many areas. Rain in Gulf States and Pacific States. snowfall in Western Canada. Temperature 52 at 8 am. moon and river stage noted.
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Harrisburg
Went
Lake Region
West Gulf States
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific States
So-called Treachery of Belgium in Reichstag War Credit Vote
Berlin reports the Reichstag approved a new war credit of 1.25 billion dollars with one dissent. Speaker Kaempf noted many members in uniform and 69 serving actively as the vote reflected wartime patriotism and unity. Belgium’s alleged surrender of neutrality cited by Von Bethmann-Hollweg.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Liebknecht
Reichstag
Kaempf
Emden
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Belgium
McFarland Backs Federal Aid for Small Cities
J Horace McFarland, Harrisburg president of the American Civic Association, urged at Washington D C the creation of a federal municipal department to improve sanitation health and aesthetics in small towns and said residents have a right to federal help.
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Washington, D. C
J. Horace McFarland
Harrisburg
American Civic Association
Association
Reported Capture of General De Wet Confirmed
Pretoria via London reports General Christian De Wet, rebel leader in the Union of South Africa, captured by Colonel Conrad Brits last Tuesday on a Waterbury farm, Waterbury located about 100 miles east of Mafeking in British Bechuanaland.
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DeWet
South Africa
Associated Press
Pretoria
London
Christian DeWet
Union of South Africa
Conrad Brits
Waterbury
Mafeking
British Bechuanajland
American Ambassador Morgenthau Aids British Refugees in Constantinople
A Athens letter commends Henry Morgenthau for pressuring Turkish authorities to allow the British colony in Constantinople to depart after a night of panic. Morgenthau warned of possible passport claims and used a private train to evacuate refugees, who faced an unlawful tax imposition as retaliation. The ambassador oversaw the departure himself, earning deep gratitude.
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Associated Press
London
The
Chronicle Today
Athens
Henry Morgenthau
Constantinople
Morgenthau
America
Cameron Cattle Destroyed Amid Foot and Mouth Outbreak
Foot and mouth disease expands to Lancaster and Berks farms. Ninety two cattle from ex Senator J Donald Cameron's ranch were destroyed by government vets in the last day. An inspector was shot in the ear while aiding to restrain a bull for slaughter.
Conditions in City of Mexico reported satisfactory
Washington reports to the State Department say conditions in the City of Mexico were generally satisfactory as of last midnight Consul Silliman notes no further molestation of foreigners. In Pittsfield Mass Rev Dr Addison Ballard scholar and preacher died last night in his ninety third year.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
City of
Mexico
State Department
Silliman
Pittsfield
Mass
Addison Ballard
Murderer Sanity Case to Reach Jury Tomorrow
The case of Howard G. Smith charged with murdering his grandfather John E. Bush near Inglenook last December goes to a jury tomorrow. The Commonwealth argues Smith is mentally competent to stand trial.
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Howard G. Smith
Criminal Court
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Smith
John E. Bush
Inglenook
No War Tax on Marriage Licenses
Washington officials announce marriage licenses are exempt from the war revenue tax after extensive inquiries. Commissioner Osborn states Congress did not intend to tax licenses and vows not to deter marriages. Separately, baggage porter Frank B. Gottschall is linked to parcel post thefts, with Edward Meckley arrested and held on bail. A Kennett Patterson infant dies after ingesting strychnine pills found at home.
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Washington, D. C
Osborn
Congress
Frank B. Gottschall
Pennsylvania Railroad
Edward Meckley
Penbrook
Meckley
Fighting at Ypres Again King George Goes to Firing Line
Kaisers soldiers save themselves and prepare to renew attempt to reach Warsaw Cracow and Przemysl Threatened by invaders little change in France and Belgium.
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Ypres
King George
Kaiser
Warsaw
Cracow
Przemysl
King George Visits Firing Line in War News
In Russian Poland the German positions west of Lowicz hold firm as both sides claim shifts in the front. German leaders are said to be launching another offensive while Petrograd notes the setting has eased slightly. A Russian loss estimate stands near 1.1 million, while Galicia remains fluid and Cracow’s fate is disputed. Reichstag backs a 1.25 billion war credit as French reports cite artillery exchanges near Nieuport and Ypres with heavy bombardment west of Jens.
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Dixmude
D—Armentieres
E— Courtrai
F—Bethune
Bethune
Lens
Warsaw
Russian Poland
Berlin
Petrograd
Lowicz
Rennenkampff
Galicia
Cracow
Prezymsl
Germany
Reichstag
Paris
Nieuport
Ypres
Jens
Argonne
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John Hays Hammond
New York City
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
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Great War Credit
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Women's Work Committee
Enola
Marysville
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Bray
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Obeauval
Arment Estaires
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Vail
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McFarland
Uncle Sam
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James D. Patterson
State Street
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Ondon
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Flanders
Calais
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Silesia
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Change Telegraph Company
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Het Volk
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