All German Attacks Fail on Western Front Amid Rushed Reinforcements
Reported combats on multiple fronts show German assaults repelled with heavy losses on both sides. Bolsheviks reportedly seize Tamanovka and Iwalugu as General Kalendines besieges Rostov, while Italy's front endures renewed artillery and infantry clashes as American engineers suffer nonfatal bomb incidents behind British lines.
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Tamanovka
Iwalugu
Kalendines
Rostov
Don
Bielgorod
Moscow
Kornijoff
Kornio
Kaluga
Petrograd
Restov
Novo Teheskask
Kalendine
Cambrai
Arras
Juvincourt
Norilm
Rheims
Brenta
Col Detha Beretta
British Troops Fail to Retake Trenches East of Bullecourt
British troops attempted to recapture trenches east of Bullecourt on the Cambrai front but were beaten back yesterday. In the Albrecht region, French artillery fire is increasingly active as reported by the general staff.
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Berlin
London
Bullecourt
Cambrai
Albrecht
France
Cotton futures ease as storm delays wire service
New York reports the cotton market opening steady with a decline of 3 to 10 points and later selling off 11 to 22 points near the close. Prices listed: December 30.20, January 29.40, March 20.10, May 28.83, July 28.62.
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New York
Navy War Conduct Investigated by House Subcommittee
A House sub committee to probe the conduct of the war by the Navy was created today by the Navy committee. A hearing is to be arranged soon with Secretary Daniels, bureau chiefs, and officers who have served abroad slated for call.
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Washington
House
Navy
Navy Committee
Daniels
Strange airship sighting over Amsterdam bemnes incident
A mysterious airship described as a Zeppelin flying the French flag descended onto rooftops in the village of Bemnes near Amsterdam. The crew reportedly abandoned the airship before local authorities could reach it.
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Amsterdam
Bemnes
Telegraaf
War Department orders separate soldiers of German origin
The War Department issued orders to place soldiers of German Austrian or Hungarian birth on duty apart from active combat units. About 100 men were transferred to Fort Leavenworth Kansas, with few names readable. Several non commissioned officers including a quartermaster sergeant at Fort Nebraska will be reassigned as privates in the Fort Leavenworth garrison.
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Washington
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Sargeant
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Nebraska
Funeral of Mrs. Mendenhall Held in Greensboro
Funeral services for Mrs. W. D. Mendenhall were held at Springfield Friends church near Greensboro. She died at her home after a sudden heart failure and was laid to rest in the church burying ground. She leaves three sons of Guilford Lumber Co. and three daughters, with siblings in Greensboro and High Point, and was a lifelong Friends church member.
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Greensboro
Springfield Friends’ Church
Edgar Williams
Guufford College
George Levering
Friends’ Church
McLean
Claude Pritchett
W. E. Blair
S. A. Hodgin
David White
Jesse Hodgin
Church Burying Ground
W. D. Mendenhall
Miro Mendenhall
Edward Robert
Earle
William JD. Mendenhall
Guilford Lumber Company
Nation beset by storm and deep snow sweep
Dec 4 report says a broad storm grips most communities with deep snow and severe cold from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Rail and wire traffic hindered as far south as Palm Beach with forecasts of a killing frost in Florida.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Palm Beach
Weather Bureau
30th Division Hikes 10 Miles at Camp Sevier
Greenville S C Dec 14 The entire 0th division went on a 10 mile hike yesterday afternoon headquarters announced today In swinging columns the thousands of American youths moved over snow covered fields and not a single one is reported as having fallen out On account of six inches of snow which covered the ground rifle practice and drills were suspended and the like substituted.
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Greenville
S. C
Nearly Thousand Soldiers Arrive at Camp Greene
Charlotte reports nearly 100 drafted soldiers arrived at Camp Greene from Camp Meade and were assigned to regular army regiments. This marks the second increment filling units to war strength, following a similar volunteer intake a week earlier. The camp commander announced seven thousand additional selectmen are executed.
Blizzard Halts Coal Traffic In Shamokin District
Fifteen-thousand coal miners in the anthracite region are idle after last night’s blizzard. Railroad sidings into collieries are buried under three to seven foot drifts, preventing coal loading as trains are stranded.
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Shamokin
Savings Club Promises Early Shopping for High Point Residents
One thousand two hundred High Point residents will receive savings checks tomorrow as part of the New Year Savings club run by Home Banking. Checks range from 12.50 to 185, with letters encouraging deposits at 4 percent interest and promising Christmas savings, as the 1918 club prepares to open next week.
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High Point
New Year Savings Club
Home Banking Company
M.C. Crowson
Savings Club
M. C. Crowson
Carmatic
New England Mills Seek Cotton Supply Crisis
Washington reports an urgent request to the Shipping Board the Railroads War Board and the Cotton Transportation Committee of southern roads for expanded transport capacity to move cotton to New England mills. Spinners warn of a possible cotton emergency delaying key government contracts. Mills face 60 days stock at most with some to run only after holidays.
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Washington
New England
Shipping Board
Railroads War Board
Cotton Transportation Committee of Southern Roads
Sugar shortage claim challenged by Spreckles testimony
Washington report shows President Spreckles of Federal Sugar Refining disputing a shortage in the United States. He testifies that the famine is localized to the eastern Atlantic states and that raw sugar is moving to Canada via New York. He cites ample world supply, unused crop, and higher Canadian refinery prices, noting closures due to lack of local supply.
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United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Spreckles
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Senate
Food Administration
New York
Canada
Atlantic States
Mr. Spreckles
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Spreeckles
Germany
Russia
Java
Spreckler
The
Ray Soar
Reed
Armistice Signed Officially Announced
London reports Bolshevik foreign minister Leon Trotsky says an armistice on the eastern front has been signed at Brest-Litovsk and Russian delegates are empowered for peace talks. Amsterdam dispatch notes German Austrian statements confirm delegates arrived and negotiations resumed.
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London
Leon ‘Protky
Reuter
Petrograd
Brest Lithvsk
Amsterdam
Brest-Lithvsk
Train and Auto Collision at Salisbury Grade Crossing
At Chute street grade crossing on the Western road two negro men in a car collided with a train this afternoon. The car slid onto the track due to slick streets and two occupants jumped and fled as the wreck became inevitable. No fatalities were reported, unlike a prior incident when two white men were killed.
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Salisbury
Dex
Chute Street
Sites for Third Training Camps Yet to Be Chosen
Washington December 14 war department says sites for most officers training camps of the third series opening January 4 will not be selected yet. The schools will be attached to army divisions that may move from their present posts, delaying site decisions.
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Washington
War Department
Army Division
Iwevf
W ‘Okno
Four Deaths Reported at Camp Beauregard Base Hospital
Four deaths from pneumonia and measles in the 24 hours ending today were announced at Camp Beauregard base hospital in Beauregard Alexandria Dee. The toll at the camp since November 17 stands at ST.
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Alexandria
Dee
Seem
Camp Beuregard
Dooling Outlines Motive in Means Murder Trial
Assistant District Attorney Booting traced the defendant Gaston B. Means career and motives in the Mrs Means murder case. He described a Harlem flat, scant bank funds in Means, and a rapid cash buildup totaling thousands after Means joined Mrs Wine in 1915. securities and cash valued near 192000 moved to Chicago and back to New York.
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Concord
Dev
John P. Booting
New York
Gaston B. Meats
Simines Nymerer
Maude Alikne
Fink
Link
Dooling
Tie
Harlem
Means
Chicago
King
Woodruth Security Company
le Sat
Amusing Base Hospital Entertainment DrawsCrowd At Camp Sevier
Three base hospital staff members Bremer Thompson and a noted female impersonator performed for Unit 35 at the 50th Brigade HQ Tuesday night. The show included several musical numbers and lighthearted impersonations, drawing a sizable audience.
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M. C.A
50Th Brigade
Bremer
Thompson
Seaman Lester Gilson Found Safe Among Survivors
Vice Admiral Sims informed the Navy that seaman Lester Joseph Gilson, once listed missing from the destroyer Jacob Jones, has been located among survivors. His mother resides in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Washington
Sims
Navy Department
Lester Joseph Gitson
Jacob Jones
Gilson
Greenbay
Wie
Wrightsville Beach to Host Semiannual Meeting Next June
A summary of local business talk notes the Southern Textile Association, based in Wrightsville and Greenville, plans its second days session and votes to move its new semiannual meeting to Wrightville Beach in June. The detailed wording from OCR is unclear but the core fact is the association’s meeting location change to Wrightville Beach next June.
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Southern Textile Association
Wrightville Beach
Measles Epidemic Cited as No Longer Menace
War Department reports the measles epidemic among National Guard units including the 35th and Bh divisions no longer constitutes a threat. Washington statement dated December 14 notes improvements and reduced danger from the outbreak.
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Washington
National Guard
War Department
Permanent peace the only solution, amid war editorial
Amsterdam dispatch quotes Georg Gothein urging peace by understanding to end permanent power rivalries. He argues decisive victory would burden Germany with costly armaments and economic weakness, warning only permanent peace can restore economic strength. Also notes a death at Camp Sevier from bronchial pneumonia in Private Grover Clayton of the 4th Field Artillery.
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Amsterdam
Georg Gothein
Reichkstag
German Association For Commercial Treaties
Germany
Camp Sevier
Jrecuville
Grover Clayton
High Point City Sells Coal to Citizens at 7 Per Ton
City Manager Thomas J Murphy reports relief as one coal car about 60 tons arrived and is sold at 7 per ton to residents in need. Additional cars held as reserve supply. city plans to deliver fuel from municipal yard to prevent further shortages amid ongoing cold period.
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High Point
Thomas J Murphy
Two Trainmen Killed in Southern Railway Collision
Washington reports a collision on the Southern Railway near Calhoun South Carolina between northbound torch No. 46 and southbound express No. 44. The fireman and baggage handler of the express were fatally injured and several passengers were slightly hurt. The accident was attributed to a telegraph operator in Denver South Carolina failing to deliver orders.
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Washington
Southern Railway
Calhoun
S. C
Southern
Telgraph
Denver
New Y M C A Workers On The Job At Greenville Cantonment
Camp Sevier in Greenville South Carolina reports YMCA workers already on site to organize services. The staff includes Randall from New York City, vice president of Queensboro Corporation, and Col Lew W. Rene from Denver, both over draft age, joining executive secretaries for overseas work.
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Greenville Cantonment
Camp Sevier
Greenville
Army
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Eoair
Randall
New York City
Queensboro
Grantzland Rice Promoted to Sergeant at Camp Sevier
Army news from Camp Sevier Greensville South Carolina reports Rice Grantzland promoted to sergeant after transfer to the 15th Field Artillery and assignment to the regiment. The brief notice confirms his rank advancement and unit change during this week.
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Greensille
S.C Dee
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Tranticendee
Ward
Weiter
Wite
L15th Field Artillery
Tegomesame
Tater
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