German Proposals for Peace Negotiations Read in Reichstag
Berlin reports Germany Austria Turkey and Bulgaria urge immediate peace talks to secure lasting tranquility. The chancellor says the propositions aim to guarantee existence honor and liberty of evolution for the four allied powers and are shared by Vienna Constantinople and Sofia and the Holy See.
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Germany
Vatican
Berlin
Sayville
von Bethmann-Hollweg
United States of America
Spain
Switzerland
Reichstag
Vienna
Constantinople
Sofia
Holy See
Two Southern Negroes Face Murder Juries in Dauphin County
Two accused murder defendants, Yovanovic Christley Shepherd Misko and Kotur, face juries in Dauphin County courts as trials proceed for Elwood Wilson shooting Patrolman Hipple and William Jackson shooting Charles Brown. Jackson jury selected after lengthy voir dire. Kotur retrial granted. Five other murder cases remain on the list.
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Dauphin County
Elwood Wilson
Virginia
Lewis C. Hipple
Kunkel
William Jackson
Charles Brown
Steelton
McC
Wilson
Jackson
Rumored McCormick Appointed Head of War Department
Washington reports Vance C. McCormick, chairman of the Democratic national committee, is likely to become Secretary of War in the Wilson cabinet. If Attorney General Gregory retires Baker may move to Justice and McCormick take the war portfolio. No other changes expected. McAdoo denied resignation. Houston given leave of absence by Washington University.
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Washington
Vance C. McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
Gregory
Baker
Department of Justice
McCormick
McAdoo
Houston
Washington University At
St. Louis
Weather summary for Harrisburg and Pennsylvania
Fair and colder in Harrisburg tonight with a low near 25 degrees. Pennsylvania snow tonight and possibly fair Wednesday with fresh shifting winds. Susquehanna river stage about 4.1 feet Wednesday morning. Western storm center moved to North Carolina coast bringing rain and snow eastward. unsettled weather persists across most of the country with colder air from the South Atlantic states to the Gulf through the Mississippi Valley and into Canada.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
North Carolina
South Atlantic
Staten
Gulf of Lea
Mississippi Valley
The
Lakes Region
Canada
Pittsburgh Plants Weigh Shutdown Over Car Shortage
Industrial leaders in the Pittsburgh area consider closing plants from December 23 to January 2 to rest workers and allow railroads to clear heavy freight. Machines need overhauls after nearly a year of continuous operation as freight backlog continues despite nighttime depot operations and an embargo by the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis railroad on most shipments.
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Pittsburgh
Consignees
Cincinnati
Chicago and
O'Neil Claims Wood Hiding Up Whitely License Fight
Lyndon Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner J Denny O Neil accuses Wood of Philadelphia of covering up fraud by Whitely who is linked to Pension Mutual and Union Casualty. O Neil demands the state revoke Whitely s insurance license while Wood boasts letters but omits his own role in the Whitely contract.
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Lyndon PD. Wood
Philadelphia
Pension Mutual Insurance Company
Union Casualty Company
J. Denny O'Neil
Insurance Department
H. Whitely
Wood
Whitely
Peace Terms Propose Two New Kingdoms in Poland and Lithuania
Berlin dispatches indicate German peace terms seek restoration of prewar status with independent kingdoms for Poland and Lithuania. They call for Belgium and France to be fully restored, in exchange for colonies, and to resolve the Balkan situation. The proposals aim to spur a peace conference, with German hopes that winter and cabinet strains prompt dialogue rather than outright defeat. Continued on Page 18.
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Berlin
Germany
Poland
Lithuania
Belgium
France
Balkan
Hollweg Announces Peace Talks in Reichstag Speech
Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg told the Reichstag Germany and its allies have proposed entering peace negotiations with hostile powers. He noted the central powers’ achievements and the session ended with hopes for rapid field events as Romania is cited in the war context.
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von Bethmann-Hollweg
Berlin
Sayville
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Reichstag
Germany
Romania
Kaiser Tells Generals of Peace Offer but Orders Fight On
Amster dam dispatch reports Berlin officially stating Emperor William has offered peace to the enemy but soldiers are told to keep fighting until the offer is accepted or rejected. The message says the decision rests with the enemy and that victory margins justify the offer.
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Kaiser
London
Amsterdam
Berlin
William
Germany
May Light City With Water Fund Opinion Given
Assistant City Solicitor E Bruce Taylor says Harrisburg may use water department earnings for electric street lighting after covering debts extensions and operation findings include views from former solicitor Thomas S Hargest and ex Judge M W Jacobs The matter was referred to the legal department for further consideration following Mayor E S Mears suggestion Commissioner Bowman led the inquiry
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Water Department
Harrisburg
E. Bruce Taylor
Legal Department
E. S. Mears
Taylor
Thomas S. Hargest
M. W. Jacobs
Clark
Bowman
No Foundation For Report Of Revolt In 8th Wires
El Paso December 11 1916 authoritative denial of revolts inside the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment National Guard on the border. Colonel Maurice Finney explains reports of arrests and pan banging were exaggerated and only three men were briefly confined with no charges filed. Two aged sisters die in Philadelphia fire candle origin suspected. Miss Elsie Koeler 82 and Mrs Josephine Rosenau 79 perished.
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Finney
el Paso
Tex
Sth Reg
Eighth Pennsylvana
United States National Guard
Maurice FE. Finney
The
Eighth
D Company
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Elsie Koeler
Josephine Rosenau
Miss Koeler
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Christley
Shepherd
Misko
Kotur
Social Democratic Labor Party
Reuter
Kliegen
War Department
O’neil
Kaiser Wilhelm
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg
Teutonic
Hollweg
Snavery
Gross
George F. Watts
Quincy Bent
C. W. Lynch
Edward Bailey
Joseph H. Wallazz
Robert H. Irons
John F. Capp
Edward N. Hurley
Commerce Chamber
Almshouse
Ation
New York
Oral Transacions
Gregory Has
State Board of Public
State Economy and Efficiency Commission
Brumbaugh
Prussia
Cologne
von Stein
Ter
Constantine
An Exchange
Copenhagen
Switerland
Greece
Harry Payne Gillespie
Gertrude Sofa Mathieu
Bridgeport, Conn
Hiram White Rodenhofer, Jr
Ruth Elisabeth Kllenberger
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