Teutons Press Romanian Front as Entente Push Rises
Amid renewed offensives, Teutonic forces drive Romanians toward Kronstadt and threaten Bucharest while Entente troops press on the Somme and push from Monastir south of Macedonia. British lines advance along the Struma with outposts and holds.
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Somme
France
Paris
Bon Paume
Schwabben
Bendon
Macedonia
Af Monastir
Struma
Demir Hidsean
Lynching of Two Negroes Reported in Paducah
A mob removed two Black men from the county jail and then hanged them at a tree and burned their bodies after identity was established. The mob refused officials' pleas and closed all saloons as the men were seized for alleged attacks.
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Associated Press
Paducah
Daty
Pearby
Iwi
Brack Henley
Wen
Hughes Attacks Adamson Law Before Farmers Crowd
Charles EB Hughes spoke to Hastings Nebraska farmers claiming the Adamson eight hour law honors farmers only via a Democratic administration while noting a telegram from the Texas Farmers Association to President Wilson was ignored. He declared opposition to that government.
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Hughes
Associated Press
Hastings
Neb
Charles EB. Hughes
Pope
Texas
Wilson
Supreme Court Delivers No Opinions on First Day Back
The Associated Press reports no opinions were announced on the Supreme Court's first day after the summer recess. Chief Justice Whitefi? presided as announcements of miscellaneous items were issued.
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Supreme Court
Associated Press
Washington
Dust. Whitefi
New German Fortifications Around Antwerp
Reports from Antwerp indicate fresh heavy fortifications on the Scheldt west bank. Concrete trenches and barricades span from Fort St Marie to Boom, with thousands of troops at work. Old ring forts are restored and armed. public viewing is forbidden.
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Roepsemlaal
Netherlands
Antwerp
Scheldt
Fort St. Marie
Linden strike walks out eighteen hundred Standard Oil workers
On October 14, eighteen hundred workers at the Standard Oil plant in Linden walked out demanding higher wages an eight hour day and improved conditions.
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Edizabeth, & J
Standard O
Linden
Tate Named Delegate to Southern Commercial Congress
Fred N. Tate has received his commission from Governor Craig as a delegate to the Southern Commercial Congress which meets in Norfolk from December 11 to 14.
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Fred N. Tate
Craig
Southern Commercial Congress
Norfolk
Hundreds Claim Relation to Late Mrs Hetty H Green
Claims pour in from across the United States to the trustees of the Sylvia A Howland estate seeking a share of the fortune. The estate valued at about 1 250 000 will pass to the Howland heirs, 436 named, with no foundation for others. The genealogy is precise, and the modern applicants are told they are unrelated.
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Hetty Titieen
Sylvia Aay Howland
Howland
Green
Hmeal
M Qdeorn Howland
Dartmouth
Mass
Testatrix
Gideon Howland
Heity Green
Reduction in Sunday Newspaper Size Recommended by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission sent a letter to major publishers urging smaller Sunday editions to conserve news print paper, with a possible nationwide suspension of smaller papers as a byproduct. The move aims to reduce paper use and stabilize supply amid shortages.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson directs campaign speakers in New York effort
President Wilson personally directed supporters to speak for him during the campaign in a conference with Watson volunteers led by Amos Pinchot. The group will address law and order voters in New York as part of the national effort.
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New York
Nue
Boromh
Coler
Carmel
Westchester
Cotin
Brooklyn
Newark A Nue
Brere
Coker
Board of Registry
Eighteenth Assembly
Nostrand Avenue
New York 4 Cross
Abram Frumkin
Janth Avenue
Frumkin
Gate Avenue Court
Geismar
New York City
S&s
New York Avenue
Kramkin
Long rBanch
N. J
Wilson
Watson Volunteers
Amos Pinchot
Lawor
Shortage of coal feared by New York dealers
An Associated Press report from New York notes coal stocks are depleted and shipments delayed for winter. Dealers blame labor scarcity and tight wartime supply chains, with war munitions shipments and foreign port trade cited as causes for the car coal shortage.
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Associated Press
New York
Germans Shoot Down 74 Planes in September
Berlin dispatch reports from Overseas News Agency that Germans downed 74 aircraft in September, including 21 French and 53 British. The count comes from an exact list compiled by the German military.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Snow Flurry Hits Franklin New Hampshire
The coldest weather of the season moved into Franklin today with a morning snow flurry marking the first wintry touch of the season. The snowfall began in the morning and added to the chill felt across the city in October.
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New Hampshire
Franklin
N. H
Commercial Club Backs High Point Rail Bond Revote
The Commercial Club endorses a petition for High Point to call an election to vote $25,000 bonds to extend the Carstina and Yadkin River railroad toward the Norfolk Southern. Colt Wescott Roberson and the Industrial committee will present the petition. The move seeks to revote the earlier bonds despite wartime and economic strains.
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High Point
Norfolk Southern
Enton
Itroy
Mt. Gilead
Nominee Hughes Spends Restless Sunday on Northwestern Trip
Charles E. Finghes left Lincoln for a one day campaign in Nebraska. He spent Sunday quietly here and planned to speak there tonight. Finghes heads to South Dakota and other Northwestern states with campaign stops ahead.
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Hughes
Northwestern
Associated Press
Lincoln
Nebraska
Grarnetyev
South Dakota
Hard Fighting in Galicia Nets No Victory
Petrograd reports heavy fighting in Galicia near Lemberg with no side gaining as fronts shift in southern Carpathias area. Russian forces claim 1,200 prisoners taken while offensive actions continue along the Romania Transylvania Buckowina boundary zone.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Carpathias
Rumania
Transylvania
Buckowina
War Office
Galicia
Lemberg
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Tonight into Tuesday
generally cloudy conditions continue tonight and Tuesday with probable local rain showers. Moderate winds remain mostly from the south, bringing a steady breeze through the period.
Submarine Sightings Doubtful Says Danish Ship
Reports from the Danish ship Holst state no submarine sightings so far on the voyage. Observers aboard the White Star Hout Bavic claim they saw a periscope, while conflicting accounts describe distant mast or underwater signals. The cable notes uncertainty and contradicting statements about submarine presence.
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White Star Hout
Bavic
Helligolay Vast
Provisional Greek Government in Crete Recognized
The Entente allies formally recognize the provisional government of Crete established by former premier Venizelos. This acknowledgment confirms international support for the Crete administration amid the island’s political transition.
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Crete
Provisional Government of
Greece
Venizelos
Southern Commercial Congress to Meet in Norfolk
A. E. Fate of Point and Lieut Gov L Daughtridge announce the eighth annual Southern Commercial Congress to be held in Norfolk December 10 to 14. The event will address agriculture education industry and foreign trade with officials from government and foreign representatives attending. Governor Stuart and other leaders extend invitations to North Carolina and southern states to participate and support a greater nation through a greater south.
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A.E. Fate
Ich Point
Kh. L. Daughtridge
South Aml
Norfolk
Secretary of the Navy
Atlantic
Hampton Roads
Congress
Fon
Stuart
Virginia
Southern Commercial Congress
United States
Wileen
Covernor Craig Ae Assong
North Carolina
South
Messrs
Tate and Daughtridge
Tropical disturbance advised for Gulf shippers
Washington December 16. The tropical disturbance this morning appeared to cross the northern portion of the Vocatan peninsula and move northward or northwestward, according to weather bureau reports. Gulf shippers were advised to take precautions as the disturbance was out of ordinary behavior.
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Gulf
Wishington
Get
Auto crash on Greensboro road injures two drivers
Sunday night a car driven by Raven turned to avoid a frightened horse on the Greensboro road near High Point. The machine rolled over. Mrs. Raven and Mr. Ragan were bruised but not seriously hurt. The horse caused the mishap and the travelers escaped with minor injuries.
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Greensboro
High Point
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