Berlin says 9000 allies are captured in front line reports
Describes German claims of 9000 Allied prisoners captured at Col del Rosso, ongoing battles on the western front, and troop shifts from the eastern fronts. Notes Bolshevik peace talks at Brest-Litovsk with little progress, German delays, and Russian protests over troop transfers. Mentions American troops and German terror reports in occupied France and Belgium.
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Hindenburg
Rumania
Ukraine
Mulvavai
Bessarabi
Juvincourt
Pheims
Brenta
Monte Adone
Fencela
Col del Rosso
Monte Pertica
Berlin
Waasater
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Brest
Litoszsk
Stockholm
Constituent Assembly
Social Revolutionists
France
Belgium
Merchants Celebrate Strong Christmas Trade In High Point
High Point merchants report one of the strongest Christmas seasons in years with crowded stores and brisk sales. Shoppers bought more than expected with money plentiful. war efforts and letters to soldiers boosted demand for useful gifts like clothes and shirts. Toy stock ran low, replaced by Japanese and American imports, and advertisers forecast even bigger business in 1918.
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High Point
Enterprise
France
Campbell Steps Down as Arizona Governor
Phoenix December 26 Thomas E Campbell relinquished the governorship to George W P Hunt after the state supreme court mandate confirmed Hunt as the legally elected governor by a 43 vote plurality The ceremony featured no special arrangements and was conducted in a restrained manner.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas E. Campbell
Arizonia
George W. P. Hunt
Supreme Court of the State
Hunt
Renewed Devotion Pledges from American Expeditionary Forces
Washington December 26 General Pershing issued a Christmas message to the army chief of staff expressing renewed devotion to democracy from all ranks of American forces in France.
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Washington
France
General Pershing
Th Army
Whitman Family Perishes in Fire Ruins Near Greenwood
In Greenwood, D. C., the charred bodies of Mrs. J. L. Whitman and her six children aged three to thirteen were found beside the bed after a blaze destroyed the Whitman home. Officials say the fire’s cause is not yet known.
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Greenwood
D. C
J. L. Whitman
Whitman
Arctic Explorer Stefansson Arrives Safe in Port
Ottawa reports Vilhjalmur Stefansson and his party are safe in Port Yukon after a long period without contact since a March 1916 letter. The naval department confirms the arrival and safe condition of the Arctic expedition.
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PARTY
Ottawa
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Yukon
Naval de
Nine Hazardous Devices Reported in Sacramento
Sacramento California December 26 letters claiming nine hazardous devices were placed in the executive mansion capitol building police station and homes of two state officers were received by Governor Stephens and turned over to police. The letter demanded fifty thousand dollars in a rock pile near Oakland.
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Sacramento
Cal
Executive Mansion
Capitol
Stephens
Oakland
Prize awarded for best article on food conversation
The $50 Liberty bond prize offered by J B Ivey state merchants representative under the Food Administration was awarded to Miss Ethel Abernethy of Charlotte. Several score papers were submitted and judged by Food Administration officials at Raleigh. The contest showed strong knowledge of the food problem and US efforts worldwide.
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Charlotte
J. B. Ivey
Food Administration
Ethel Abernethy
Raleigh
Unite States
Red Cross Christmas drive exceeds 13 million goal
Washington officials report the Red Cross Christmas membership drive will exceed the 13 million forecast. The objective had aimed to enroll 10 million new members, with totals climbing beyond that mark as returns came in today.
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Washington
Red Cross
Bricklayers Needed for Pershing Draft Call
Washington December 26 1 000 bricklayers are to be mobilized for General Pershing immediately under the first use of the special occupational provision of the draft laws. Local boards must examine questionnaires and report available draft age white bricklayers quickly. The program prioritizes aviation signal corps at Nelly Field Texas next.
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Washington
Crowder
Pershina
Aviation
Signal Corps
Nelly Field
San Antonio
Tes
Mother Superior Acquitted in Court in Weary Act Case
In Savannah on December 20 Judge Meldrim dismissed contempt charges against Mother Clare head of St. Vincent s convent. The Weary act inspection request was blocked as inmates were not confined but voluntarily staying. A parallel case against St Francia home head, a Catholic negro orphan asylum, awaits decision.
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Sisters of Mercy
St. Francia
Negro Orphan Asylum
Bandits Kill Three Wound One Near Texan Border Raid
American troops guard exits from Vanhorne canyon after 100 Mexican bandits crossed the border on Christmas morning. They raided the Brite ranch post office and general store 27 miles southeast of here, killed Michael Welch and two Mexican passengers, wounded Sam Neill, and fled with loot estimated at 7000 dollars. Soldiers exchanged fire near Rim rock and reportedly killed and wounded several attackers.
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Vanhorne Canyon
Brite Ranch
Here
Michael Welch
Sam Neill
Rim Rock
Rio Grande
Prisoner Burns to Death in Granite Falls Jail Cell
Walter Hine a prisoner detained for drunkenness died after a cigarette ignited bedclothes in his cell at Granite Falls jail early Monday night. Reports say his cries drew a crowd but burns proved fatal. the jail sustained minor damage.
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Hickory
Walter Hine
Granite Falls
Hine
Businessmen and teachers asked to aid governors advisers
The Enterprise reports a telegram from John D D Langston urging business leaders and educators to assist state and county legal advisory boards with clerical work on questionnaires for resistants. Two fully answered forms by Black registrants show questions can be handled without attorneys input. Questionnaires mailed to registrants numbered 718 to 804, including a long list of named individuals.
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Enterprise
John DD. Langston
Govenor
Endulf
North Carolina
Strength at Opening Feature of Cotton Market
New York reports opening trading shows strength in cotton positions with no January notes issued and widespread covering. Prices surged to 80.06, a season high, as March and May futures also firmed, with January trading around 29.80 to 30.00 and other months posting gains.
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New York
Senate probes army clothing shortages amid winter need
Washington reports outline a military affairs committee investigation into army camp shortages. A resolution by Senator McKellar calls for immediate action to secure overcoats and woolen blouses via direct purchases near camps and to suspend routine if needed, citing 20000 overcoats and 47000 blouses lacking across nine cantonments including Camp Jackson. Quartermaster General Sharpe testified shortages exist but supplies are en route.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Secretary of War
McKellar
Tennessee
National Army
Camp
Jackson
Quarteransater
Sharpe
Bolsheviki Seek Wider Internationalism With Agents
Petrograd reports the Bolsheviki government will dispatch special representatives to belligerents and neutrals to promote internationalism. Two million rubles are allotted for the campaign. An American Red Cross train departed Petrograd for Romania with Bolshevik approval.
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Petrograd
American Red Cross
Rumania
Mount Airy Stonecutter Killed by Fast Express
Mount Airy, Dec. 25. News reached here of the death in a railroad accident near Baltimore of Raffaele Migliare, an Italian stonecutter from this city. Former quarry worker, he had been working at a government plant near Baltimore for about a month. He and five others were on or beside the tracks awaiting a local train when a fast express struck them.
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Mount Airy
Baltimore
Raffaele Migliare
Migliare
Prominent Asheville Man Dies at Mountain Home
Asheville, Dec 26 Capt. J. P. Sawyer aged 68. longtime Western North Carolina figure and Battery Park Bank president died suddenly Christmas Eve at his Montford avenue home from heart failure. Survived by four children F. C. Sawyer Clarence Sawyer Mrs Francis Clemenger and Dr James Sawyer of New York.
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Asheville
J. P. Sawyer
North Carolina
Montford Avenue
Captain Sawyer
Battery Park Bank
F.C. and
Clarence Sawyer
Francis 4. Clemenger
James Sawyer
New York
Tax Help Visit By Federal Officer At High Point
The Commercial National Bank reports that A. D. Watts district tax collector will bring a federal income tax officer to High Point to assist taxpayers with their returns at no cost from January 14 to January 19.
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The
Commercial National Bank
A. D. Watts
High Point
American Steamship Tuscarora Believed Lost at Sea
New York reports the American steamship Tuscarora with a full crew of 35 men, formerly a lake vessel, requisitioned for Atlantic service, is believed lost at sea north of Cape Breton Island based on advice from shipping circles in Nova Scotia dated December 26.
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New York
Tuscarora
Atlanti
Cape Breton Island
Novia Scotia
Williams Mentioned as Federal Railroad Administrator Pick
Washington December 26 John Skelton Williams comptroller of the currency was discussed as the likely choice for Federal railroad administrator if President Wilson appoints one.
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Washington
John Skelton Williams
Circes
Wilson
Attacks Fail at Col Del Reoso Heights
Berlin reports a violent counter attack against Austro German positions on Col Del Reoso and nearby heights failed yesterday with heavy losses, according to an official German army statement released today.
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Berlin
Col del Reoso
Stall
Administration to Favor Operators on Price Complaints
Fuel Administrator Garfield told the Senate coal inquiry that production emphasis replaces price regulation to ease shortages. He said the administration is inclined to give operators the benefit of the doubt when prices fixed by the president are challenged, and admitted lacking precise dividend figures but noting ongoing bids.
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Kenyon
Manders Millis Santa Helpers Brighten Home Children
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Millis, residents of High Point, represented Santa at the Methodist Protestant home for orphans and the needy. They quietly gathered names and ages with Superintendent Garrett to select appropriate gifts, delighting the children with a festive display and thoughtful presents.
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Santa Claus
Santa
High Point
Ther
H. A. Millis
Sub Rosa
Garrett
Evey
Millis
Greece to reward subjects enlisting in U S armed forces
Washington December 26 the Greek government notes that Greek citizens in the United States will be encouraged to join the American army. It states officials will suspend any punishment normally attached to foreign enlistment and will reward those aiding American arms. The note was delivered today at the state department.
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Washington
Theete
United States
State Department
Germany asks further delay in peace conference
London Dec 26 The Russ German force negotiations, postponed to allow Germany to prepare its reply, are delayed again by one day. A Petrograd dispatch says Germany has requested another extension until January 24.
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Germany
London
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O. C. Nance
Rowell M. Young
Willie Cox
Walter Lee Bryant
Henry Clark Robinson
Harry E. Rothock
Jesse N. Coltrane
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William Sidney Kann Cain
Richard E. Haney
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Henry Clay Peace
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Marsh W. White
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