Cossacks Plan Rebel Defeat Defy Germany
London reports from Russian officials in exile say Cossacks and other democratic leaders plan to overthrow the Bolsheviks and push a spring front. Kaledines is said to rally about 400,000 Cossacks with allied support to guard Russian granaries and minerals as Germany debates Bolshevik peace.
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Germany
Associated Press
London
Kaledines
Russia
Russa
France
Austria
Harrisburg Area Fair With Light Winds And Mild Shift
For Harrisburg and vicinity fair this afternoon likely light, tonight and Thursday somewhat warmer with low of about 15 degrees. Eastern Pennsylvania likely occasional snow tonight and Thursday, not as cold with fresh northeast to north winds. Temperature readings include 8 a.m. at 14, sunrise 7:25 a.m., sunset 4:33 p.m. New moon on December 14 and river stage 3.6 feet above low water mark. Mean temperature 14, normal 34.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Rines
New Moon
Austrian battleship Wien torpedoed and sunk
London reports the Austrian battleship Wien was torpedoed and sunk Sunday night per a Vienna official statement. Most crew saved. Wien displaced 5 512 tons, built in 1893, with 441 men. Armament included four 9 4 inch guns and six 5 9 inch guns and four above water torpedo tubes.
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Wien
Vienna
Russians Renew Brest Litovsk Peace Talks
Representatives from all Russian fronts agreed to resume armistice negotiations with Germany at Brest Litovsk. The delegation of thirteen includes General Skabeck and five political delegates, with hopes of German concessions such as leaving Moon Sound. The German side demanded halting Russian literature distribution and had already spread eight million leaflets among Teutons.
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Macedonia
France
Brest- Litovsk
Petrograd
Teuton
Bolsheviks Disperse Petrograd Courts and Form New Tribunal
The Bolsheviks dispersed the n ote and all Petrograd courts under a decree creating revolutionary tribunals. At county judges congress some refused and were arrested. Soldiers, peasants, and workers appoint a permanent president and six jurors who serve one week with broad punitive powers.
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Petrograd
People's Commissaries
Petrograd Advocates Congress
Cossacks Win First Clash at Mohilev in Russian Front Fight
Reports from Petrograd describe fighting at Mohilev between newly arrived Russian troops and Bolshevik garrison. Cossacks and shock battalions reportedly clashed and defeated Bolshevik forces as they advanced on Mohilev.
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London
Mohilev
Petrograd
the Times
Bombardment and Fire Hit Bethlehem Shell Plant in Delaware
A morning bombardment struck the Bethlehem Steel shell-loading plant near New Castle Delaware triggering a large fire. The incident began in a shell-loading house storing 4,600 TNT loaded shells and 30,000 empty shells, with flames and shrapnel reported across the area.
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Wilmington
Del
Europe
New Castle
Bethlehem Steel Company
No Cause For Alarm Over Hard Coal Says Hickok
Dauphin county fuel administrator Ross A. Hickok says there is no immediate danger of a fuel famine in Harrisburg though coal dealers warn of a severe shortage. He urges fair play and asserts available coal could cover needs if consumers avoid hoarding and if demand is accurately assessed.
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Harrisburg
Ross A. Hickok
Dauphin County
Mr. Hickok
Governor Cox Directs Ohio Coal Shipments
Governor James M. Cox ordered solid trainloads of coal sent to Ohio’s hardest hit areas in a bold move to address the coal shortage. The action bypasses Federal fuel administrator F C C Baird who refused to approve the plan by telephone.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wec
James M. Cox
Federal Fuel Administration
F. CC. Baird
The
Lakes Coal Pool
Cleveland
Zembo Temple elections draw interest at Chestnut Street venue
The Zembo Temple of the Shriners holds its annual meeting tonight at 7 30 at the Chestnut Street Auditorium. Members are urged to attend as votes determine officers and temple matters.
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ZEMBO
Zembo Temple of the Shriners
Chestnut Street
General Allenby Enters Jerusalem Guarded Holy Places
Premier Lloyd George announced that General Allenby entered Jerusalem on foot and that guards were placed around sacred sites. The Mosque of Omar now comes under Mohammedan control and Allenby’s proclamation guarantees protection of all holy places. Allenby was well received by the population.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Allenby
Palestine
Jerusalem
Omar
Surrender of Jerusalem Surprise to the British
London reports a complete British capture of Jerusalem after a surprise strike by General Allenby. The move encircled the city from south and west while avoiding bombardment of holy sites. Westminster Cathedral rang its bell and a Te Deum was sung in celebration.
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London
Jerusalem
Allenby
Holy
Holy City
Westminster Cathedral
Demobilization of Russian Forces Reported Beginning
Copenhagen dispatch from a semi official German news agency says demobilization of Russian forces has begun and peace talks restricted to the Russian front have been authorized. General Cherbatchoff named commander in chief with Allied help and authorized to open negotiations with Germany.
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Copenhagen
Cherbatchoff
Germany
Harrisburg Red Cross campaign leaders named for ward divisions
Announcement lists ward commanders who will direct the Red Cross membership drive in Harrisburg’s fourteen wards next week. Each commander will appoint team captains for fifty three precincts, forming mixed gender squads of fifteen to thirty men and ten to twenty women.
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Red Cross
Harrisburg
C. N. Hunter
W. J. Everett
Letitia Brady
Charles E. Pass
Edward R. Spensler
H. A. Kelker Jr
Ross A. Hickok
Arthur D. Bacon
Mary Heister
F. C. Neely
John Capp
Anson P. Dare
Mary Leonard
J. W. Bayles
R. E. Holmes
George A. Shreiner
Ninth Ward
W. T. Scheffer
A. G. Eden
Tenth Ward
Herman Miller
Railroads pledge full cooperation on Wilson railroad plan
The railroads war board told President Wilson they will fully cooperate with any decision, even government operation. They oppose a billion dollar loan or suspension of anti-trust laws, proposing a federal traffic director to coordinate shipments and government credit for new capital.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Railroads’ War Board
Following Quarrel Husband Slays Wife and Three Others
In Millville New Jersey James Borecca after a quarrel with his wife over their daughter’s romance shot and killed his wife and then killed Mr and Mrs Benjamin Deluca and their five year old daughter. Sylvia Borecca a one year old girl escaped through an upstairs window badly cut by glass Borecca fled and police searched southern New Jersey for him.
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Millville
N. J
Q Barrel
James Borecca
Benjamin Deluca
Delucas
Sylvia Borecca
Jennings
Borecca
New Jrsey
First American Fires On Austrian Front From Italy
The first American shot against Austria was fired by Representative Tinkham of Boston on the Piave using a 149 millimeter Italian gun. He faces potential execution under the laws of war for engaging in hostilities as a civilian. Large air activity follows, with bombs on railway targets and aerial combats reported along the western and Italian fronts.
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Austria
Italy
Tinkham
Boston
Washington
London
Cambrai
Pirmasens
Bavarian Palatinate
Verdun
Usual Heat and Light Expected by Evening in Harrisburg
Harrisburg residents were told by Mr. Kaltwasser that the Harrisburg Light and Power Company has received a duplicate air-handling pump from manufacturers. The switch to soft coal should raise steam pressure, with automatic stokers now operating. another will be installed soon. He cited delays from manufacturers and the York Haven plant outage but predicted ample heat and light tonight and throughout the winter.
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Harrisburg
Kaltwasser
Harrisburg Light and Power Company
Mgr. Kaltwasser
York Haven
The
Light and Power Company
Children to Aid Less Fortunate Youngsters in Having Happy Christmas
The Junior Aid Society plans to place toys candy and other gifts in stockings for 279 wards of the Associated Aid Societies. Miss Annette Bailey is president and Miss Lydia Kunkel chairs the committee with Honore Patton and Cecilia Kunkel as members. Of the children to receive gifts 84 are in private homes 24 in homes where boarding is paid by the society and 194 in institutions.
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Associated Aid Societies
Junior Aid Society
Annette Bailey
North Front Street
Westery
Lydia Kunkel
Orth Second Street
Honore Patton
Cecilia Kunkel
Associated Aid Society
Associated Societies
Snowfall Brings Hope in Italy Front Lines
Snow began to fall in the mountain district where Austro German forces push a breakthrough. Reported in the Italian theater with French troops, the new weather boosts optimism that the current drive may be checked within its present limits.
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Italy
Associated Press
Firemen's Union seeks transfer of authority over department
The Firemen's Union met in the Hope Enginehouse and urged placing the entire department under the mayor with the police or under the superintendent of public safety. They criticized the Sunday fire and questioned funds auditing, noting most city fire companies run deficits while dues tied funds remain private. The department was invited to join the state parade in Lancaster next summer, with Delaware County and York urging participation.
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Hope
Police
Superintendent of Public Safety
Lancaster
Delaware County
Fire Department of
York
Park Extension Filling Starts Without Delay
The Board of Public Grounds and Buildings ordered immediate detailed planning for the Capitol Park extension by architects Arnold W. Brunet and Warren H. Manning. Superintendent George A. Shreiner said preliminaries will be worked out with state and city authorities and the project will go ahead with no delays as filling begins at once.
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Arnold W. Brunet
Warren H. Manning
Old
Capitol Park
George A. Shreiner
Brewery Bankrupt After Lebanon Saloon Closures
Lebanon Pa December 12 The Tran City Brewing Company of Lebanon has gone into bankruptcy in the U S Court for the Middle District at Scranton. Once sold for sixty thousand dollars the brewery now shows liabilities around forty thousand. Anti Saloon League campaigns in Lebanon County that led to sixteen licenses closing in three years are credited with helping cause Iron City Company's failure.
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Tran City Brewing Company
United States Court For the Middle District
Scranton
Lebanon County
Iron City Company
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