Germany seeks comrades from ranks of foes
Paris dispatch reports Germany ran a late war canvass of French POWs to win French support for a "new Germany" and ease armistice terms. German socialist leaders urged French deputies to unite the proletariat and press for lighter war terms, especially railway material deliveries.
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Germany
Associated Press
Paris
France
George Ledebour
Social Democratic
Eduard David
Mission Property Destroyed in Persian Raids
Advices received through the Assyrian and American Jet Committee report the Presbyterian Board mission property at Urumia Persia was destroyed in raids by Turks and Kurds. Missionary Mrs Mary Fleming Labaree worked there and her husband Dr Labaree sent the news. A co worker Mrs Shoebel died of malaria in September. Missionaries fled to Tabriz. Mrs Elizabeth Cohan Richards represents Market Square congregation at Urumia.
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New York City
Presbyterian Board
Uramia
Persia
Maker Square Presbyterian Church
Mary Fleming Labaree
Labaree
Mias Shoebel
Tabriz
Market Square
Urumia
Elizabeth Cohan Richards
Woman's Danger Period and Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy
The piece describes a midlife crisis for women aged 45 to 55 with symptoms like heat flashes headaches and nerves. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy after forty years of use and claims it is the standard treatment for women's ailments.
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Lydia Binkham
Doctors Urge Use of Phosphated Iron For Vitality
Leading physicians nationwide recommend Phosphated Iron as a reliable blood and nerve builder. The tonic is said to revitalize tired and run down individuals by increasing blood and nerve strength, with capsules preferred over pills. Demand driven by doctors and pharmacies nationwide.
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Iran
G. A. Gorgas
Deadly Digestive Devices Plague Nation Says Ad
An advertisement claims thousands of Americans kill their stomachs with digestives like pepsin and stomach tablets. It warns the daily misuse harms digestion, urging readers away from products that promise quick relief and implying dangers in self treatment.
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America
Tse
Modern methods urged for church reform and union
The Rev Hogg urged elastic church organization and modern methods to meet postwar needs as Presbyterians press for union. He praised progress in foreign missions, noted salary rises but low average gains, and warned against stagnation by old boards and clerks. Dr J Frank Smith supported church union and mobilizing finance to build a reorganized Presbyterian future.
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Hogg
Gethsemane
Flanders
Calvary Hill
France
Belgium
Synodical Committee
Mr. Hogg
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Wilson
J. Frank Smith
Dallas
Texas
Pine Street
Smith Capares
Churchill Says Pull War Teeth
In Dundee Scotland on December 12 Winton Spencer Churchill minister of munitions proposed a practical plan for a league of nations. He urged each country to disclose naval military and aerial preparations to remove the danger of secret armaments causing catastrophe.
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Associated Press
Dundee
Scotland
Winton Spencer Churchill
League of Nations
Sympathy Theme Dominates Church Mission Meeting
Speakers urged white and foreign born support for church work and called for greater female influence in church government. Reports from S. G. Glass and the permanent committee highlighted home mission effort across nineteen presbyteries with total receipts around 227 43.91 and expenditures about 222 755.05. The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh urban missions showed robust growth with new enterprises and higher funding. Dr. G S McCune and Dr. Rh B Guild prepared to address later sessions with focus on foreign missions and federation matters.
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United States
Smith
Church of the Sutate
Permanent Committee On
Scnodical Home Missions
S. G. Glass
Pittsburgh
Algo
W. P. White
C. C. Hayes
Johnstown
Philadelphia
Committee of City Missions and Church Extension
Sno
G. 8. McCune
New York City
Board of Foreign Missions
McCune
Korea
Rh. B. Guild
Church Federation
Federal Council
Architect Praises Progress On Penn Harris Hotel
W. L. Stoddarst, architect of the Penn Harris Hotel, left for New York after inspecting interior details and decorative work. He expressed confidence the structure will be completed for the formal opening on New Year’s Eve and said Harrisburg would have a hotel rivaling any in the country.
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W. L. Stoddarst
Penn-Harris
New York
Railroads to Advertise Summer Travel Restoring War Time Cars
Washington December 12 restoration of conservation cars club cars and other special services removed during the war was discussed at a conference of regional passenger traffic committees with Gerrit Fort traffic director for the Railroad Administration Plans also called for limited passenger service advertising in preparation for travel next summer
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Washington
Gerrit Fort
Railroad Administration
Demands Death Penalty For Starters of the War
Sir Auckland Geddes, president of the Local Government Board and minister of national service, urged in London that the war planners be tried and, if guilty, face the death penalty. He named Kaiser Wilhelm II Enver Pasha and leaders of Bulgaria and Austria as examples for trial.
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Sir Auckland Geddr
Sir Auckland Geddes
Local Government Board
National Service
London
Kaiser
Enver Pasha
Bulgaria
Austria
Daniels Advises Three Years of Naval Activity
Baltimore December 12 Secretary of the Navy Daniels told a banquet of Southern Commercial Congress that isolation is over and the United States must engage globally. He urged Congress to authorize another three year naval construction program equal in scope to the prior effort to defend freedoms and aid allied nations.
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Baltimore
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Southern Commercial Congress
Congress
Corn Prices Leap on News of Shorter 1918 Crop
Chicago reports stunned buyers as government crop data show 1918 corn yield the smallest in five years. May option rallies to 1.37 a bushel, up from 1.3038 yesterday, while wheat and oats crops boost sentiment but cannot offset corn shortage. Initial surge eases after opening frenzy.
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Washington
Associated Press
Chicago
Pennsylvania Police Group Forms Stolen Car Clearing House
The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association opens a Clearing House for the Recovery of Stolen Automobiles in Harrisburg to trace missing cars. For a $1 registration, owners can join, receive a card, and help fund coordinated police action with garages and dealers. Critics question extra taxes and overhead.
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Police Association
Pennsylvania
Chief of Police Association
Harrisburg
Clearing House
Trustee Building
Market Square
Edward T. Hallissey
Haverford Township
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
J. Edward Wetzel
Fred W. Tepel
Williamsport
Charles E. Miller
Reading
James Robinson
Philadelphia
Thomas McMahon
Susquehanna
John Vance
Chester
Chiefs of Police Association
James F. Lamb
Pennsylvania State Constabulary
England and United States urged to join league for freedom of seas
Viscount Grey, former Foreign Secretary, spoke in Dewsbury urging a league of nations to define and secure freedom of the seas. He praised U S and British cooperation in wartime blockades and warned against misinterpreting the phrase. He argued the United States would continue to support blockades if needed and stressed clear definition before any future agreement.
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Associated Press
Dewsbury
England
League of Nations
Great Britain
United States
Viscount Grey
Lord Grey
Germany
Wilson
Philippines
Effie Ellsl er Dies the Oldest English Speaking Actress
Nutley New Jersey December twelfth Effie Ellsler born Euphemia Emma Ellsler known in theater as Effie Ellsler dies at 95. She was reputed to be the oldest English speaking actress in the world and died in Nutley today.
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Effie Ellsler
Nutley
N. J
Euphemia Emma Ellsler
Bishop Hayes Rumored Next Archbishop
Rome expected to announce the appointment of Right Rev. Patrick J. Hayes as Archbishop of New York succeeding Cardinal Farley. Hayes has reportedly departed to Europe to perform chaplain duties for military forces, fueling speculation among New York churchmen.
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Rome
Patrick J. Hayes
United States
New York
Cardinal Farley
Hayes
Europe
British stance on freedom of the seas praised by Daily Express
London reports the British government will grant the United States broad naval liberty at the peace conference. The Daily Express cites Secretary Daniels outlining an American naval program and says Britain welcomes expanding sea power as a key to global peace and real freedom of the seas.
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Associated Press
London
Daily Express
Daniels
United States
Viscount Grey urges league of nations for freedom of seas
Viscount Grey argues that freedom of the seas should depend on league covenants and that a formed league offers complete agreement between Britain and the United States. He warns against a servile House of Commons and stresses security over domination in naval policy between Britain and America.
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Wilson
League of Nations
Servile House
Viscount Grey
House of Commons
Viscount Maldane
Viscount Milner
Winston Spencer Churchill
Lord Kitchener
Lloyd George
Walter Runciman
The
Treasury
Dewsbury
Asquith
Great Britain
United States
America
Victory Session Opens 109th Board Conference
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions held its victory session in Hartford with William H. Gay of New York as moderator and main speaker. Six missionaries from Japan China Czecho Slovakia Africa and India spoke on leadership in missions and the link between religious liberty and political democracy.
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Hartford
Conn
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
William H. Gay
New York
National Council of the Board
James H. Pettee
Japan
Charles W. Young
China
Albert W. Clark
Czecho-Slovakia
James D. Taylor
Africa
Freder- Rey
Aldene H. Clark
India
Reichstag to Sit to Aid Conciliating Allies
Berlin dispatch says the German cabinet plans a Reichstag session to give the government a parliamentary basis. The Tageblatt reports the session may begin next week as the government seeks a conciliatory approach with Allied powers despite likely refusals by Allies and by the Soldiers and Workers Council.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Elizabethville Volunteer Days Announced by Red Cross Leader
James E. Lentz announces tomorrow and Saturday as volunteer days in Elizabethville for Red Cross membership drive. Residents should join at D. M. Stine's clothing store or D. E. B. Deibler's general store or Red Cross headquarters in Elizabethville.
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James E. Lentz
Red Cross
Elizabethville
D. M. Stine
D. EB. Deibler
Mr. Lentz
Jackson Township
Washington Township
Wilson to Address American Troops in France
Paris Dec 12 The address President Wilson will deliver to American troops is expected to be one of the most important speeches of his stay in France likely soon after his arrival and before long after.
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Paris
Wilson
France
European hopes hinge on President's forthcoming front speech
Europeans await the President's speech at the American front with anticipation. The exact location remains undecided, but the address is seen as crucial for clarifying the President's position on several vital points.
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Europe
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