Embargo Throttles Freight Past Chicago Toward East and South
A carload freight embargo to points east and south of Chicago disrupts shipments including rubber mill orders in La Crosse. Officials expect a quick relief, while manufacturers warn of plant shutdowns if the blockade lasts. Eastern lines halt most carload traffic. Milwaukee Road and Burlington routes face tight restrictions. A fish shipment to La Crosse encounters shipment risk amid unclear exemption terms.
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la Crosse
Chicago
Milwaukee Road
C. L. V. Craft
Burlington
Peoria
Beardstown
la Crescent
F. E. Gunther
Ebner Bids to Buy Grandad Bluff Sanatorium Site
Fred Ebner filed a deed of option with August Koerner to purchase 10 percent acres on Grandad Bluff for 2800 dollars, due March 1, 1917. The tract, about 280 dollars per acre, is viewed as the potential tuberculosis sanatorium site for the county.
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Grandad Bluff
Court House
Fred Ebner
August Koerner
Ebner
Promises Captain Blaikie Won't Share Captain Fryatt Fate
In London the House of Commons heard Bonar Law pledge Captain Blaikie would not share the fate of Captain Fryatt, now a German prisoner accused of attempting to ram a submarine. Fryatt was executed months ago for a similar attack, stirring anger in England.
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London
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Blaikie
Fryatt
Caledonian
England
Two youths die in chair before Christmas amid pleas
In Ossining New York on December 19 Stanley Millstein age 19 and Charles Krumrow age 20 were executed in Sing Sing’s electric chair after their death sentences. The warden witnessed the hangings as fathers and officials observed and a Buffalo father pleaded to see his son. Millstein appeared calm and young, while Krumrow died at 6 13 am. Father Cashin prayed for both as the sentences were carried out.
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Ossining
N. Y
Stanley Millstein
Charles Krumrow
Millstein
Sing Sing
William H. Moyer
Osborne
Kirchwey
Krumrow
Buffalo
Father Cashin
Kramrow
Berlin Indicates French Succeed on Verdun Sector
Berlin reports French succeed on the Chambrettes front in the Ver dun sector after a vigorous fight. The official statement says French and British losses total about 5.1 million so far, with German losses under 500,000 on the Somme. More than 1,000 Russian and Romanian prisoners were captured as German forces advance in Romania and Dobruja. The report notes Russian patrols and Struma operations with Bulgarian Turkish efforts, while Bonar Law cites 699,000 German Somme losses.
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Berlin
Sayville
Chambrettes
Verdun
Paris
Rheims
Somme
Overseas
von Mackensen
Romania
Dobrudja
Lower Danube
Gutin-Tomnatek
Carpathians
Valeputy
Narocz Lake
Tarnopol
Zloczov
Prince Leopold
Struma
Teutons
London
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Petrograd
Batogu
House Rules Panel to Probe News Print Paper Situation
Rep Bailey says the House Rules Committee will report a resolution for investigation of the news print paper situation after the Christmas holidays. He cites a promise from Rules Chairman Henry and notes several similar resolutions have been introduced.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Bailey
Pennsylvania
Henry
Rules Committee
Boston Votes on Day Prohibition Question
Boston voters faced a pivotal decision on prohibition as polls opened amid strong citywide interest. The outcome would determine whether Boston remained wet or became dry in 1917 with fair weather contributing to a heavy turnout of about forty thousand by early morning.
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Boston
Mass
Dilly
Capital Sees Way Open For Further Peace Discussion
President Wilson and his cabinet reviewed Lloyd George's reply to Germany's peace proposals. Britain signals readiness for more talks as Lloyd George leaves terms to von Bethmann-Hollweg. Officials see an opening to push for continued peace discussions.
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Robert J. Bender
United Press
Washington
Wilson
Lloyd George
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Madison Drug Act Arrest Of Eau Claire Hospital Manager
Dr. W. F. Montgomery of Eau Claire, head of Montgomery hospital, was brought to Madison after an Eau Claire arrest by U S Marshal Lamont on a Harrison drug act charge. He is accused of possession of cocaine and morphine.
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Madison
Wis
W. F. Montgomery
Eau Claire
Montgomery Hospital
United States
Lamont
Boy Prisoner Claims Self Defense In Fatal Illinois Killing
In Peoria district jail 14 year old Walter Ringwald describes the shooting of his father John Ringwald 40 Tremont farmer as a case of who could shoot first. The juvenile faces murder charges in Tazewell county.
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Pekin
Ill
Walter Ringwald
Tazewell County
John Ringwald
Tremont
Welcome Home to Khaki Soldiers in La Crosse
La Crosse honors Company B soldiers with a homecoming at the high school. Mayor Bentley and James Thompson speak as the crowd enjoys music by the Municipal band, a gatling gun of activities, and a sleepless night of dancing. Flags and Grand Army members decorate the hall as the event unfolds despite a snowstorm.
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Tribune
B Company
la Crosse
A. Rupp
Milwaukee
Hixon
Grand Army of the Republic
Cap” Smith
Guenther
Wisconsin
Smith
John Utermoehl
Soldier Boys
Arthur A. Bentley
Frohsian Singing Society
James Thompson
James R. Kerr
Ida Aiken
America
Hixon Annex
Funston
Carl Schae
Germany demands known terms before peace talks
Berlin cites a note to Washington stating the American steamer Columbian was torpedoed after signaling the submarine zone while under a stoppage and later during a second halt search. The envoy argues the ship carried contraband steel and that the sinking complied with international law.
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Berlin
Charge Grew
Washington
New York
Columbian Sunk Off Spain by U-Boat in 1940 Sighting
The Columbian, an American Hawaiian liner, was sunk on November 3 off the Spanish coast by the U-49. After a gale halted the ship the submarine moved in and then destroyed the vessel. Crew abandoned ship, Captain Frederick Curtis was captured and held aboard the submarine for nearly a week before transfer to a Swedish liner.
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Spain
Corunna
Frederick Curtis
Recognition of Venizelos Policy Shifts British Greece
London December 19 The British government announced a shift in policy recognizing Venizelos provisional government in Greece over King Constantine. Prime Minister Lloyd George stated the new stance after noon today, signaling a major change in official Greek alignment.
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Venizelos
London
Greece
Constantine
Lloyd George
Threatened Chicago Coal Famine Pushes Officials to Capital
In a winter siege with zero weather, District Attorney Charles Clyne and William F. OCon nell head to Washington to brief the Interstate Commerce Commission. Apartment-house coal bins run near empty as dealers struggle to supply fuel. Health Commissioner Robertson urges lowering indoor temps from 70 to 60 degrees to avert a famine.
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Chicago
Charles Clyne
William F. O’connell
State Utilities Commission
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robertson
Help Put Over the New Street Car Schedule
A historic transit note explains the switch to a new street car timetable during a holiday rush. It acknowledges early hitches, gradual improvements, and urges patience from patrons and employees while urging riders to follow instructions and offer constructive feedback to management.
Fifteen Below Forecast For Tuesday Night Cold Wave
The government weather bureau predicts a sharp cold snap with temperatures dropping to fifteen degrees below zero Tuesday night. La Crosse enjoys milder readings while Devil's Lake reports near forty below. Forecasters warn the northwest cold wave will bring fair skies but frigid conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
la Crosse
Palm Beach
Devil's Lake
War Cuts Off Wheels Hit Plow Company in La Crosse
A Niagara corundum wheel embargo and Canadian power restrictions threaten La Crosse Plow Company. President A. Hirshheimer warns the firm could lose essential polishing wheels within thirty days unless relief is secured through Congressman John J. Esch.
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la Crosse
Niagara
A. Hirshheimer
Turkey
Hirscheimer
Hirshheimer
Regulars recruit from guardsmen ordered to homes
At Llano Grande Texas on December 19 regular troops reportedly recruit heavily from Indiana and other militia units ordered home from the border. The move suggests tension between homeward orders and active duty as regulars seek manpower from returning guardsmen.
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M’allen
Texas
Llano Grande
Indiana
Scott says guards could not have made march of Pershing
Major General Hugh L. Scott told the senate subcommittee on military affairs that had the national guard been sent into Mexico soon after mobilization they would have destroyed themselves and their mounts in attempting the forced march led by General Pershing's column of regulars.
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Washington
National Guard
Mexico
Pershing
Hugh L. Scott
Senate Sub-Committee On
Fletcher proposes bill to control commercial radio use
Washington December 19 Senator Fletcher introduced a bill to regulate radio communications with the aim of establishing complete and exclusive government control over commercial radio.
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Washington
Fletcher
May Change Seat of Joint Commission
Negotiations of the American Mexican commission extend into a second day in Philadelphia with a possible shift of headquarters to New York if talks do not conclude by Tuesday. Carranza’s refusal to sign the protocol is noted as American commissioners address Pani’s objections.
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Philadelphia
New York
Joint Commission
Carranza
Pani
Allies Demand Explicit German Peace Terms
Lloyd George told the house of commons that allied leaders will not enter talks until Germany states formal terms. The empire council in Petrograd backed a categorical refusal to negotiate. A formal note to Germany will be sent within days, demanding complete restoration, full reparation, and future guarantees.
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Lloyd George
London
House of Commons
Germany
Petrograd
Council of the Empire
United Press
David Lloyd George
von Bethmann-Hollweg
German circles expect secret British terms on German peace
In Washington on December 19 German circles expect Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg to answer Lloyd George’s request for Germany’s terms with secrecy by Britain. Officials interviewed say Lloyd George’s statement shows England may be willing to listen to further negotiations.
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Washington
Lloyd George
Germany
von Bethmann- Hollweg
England
Lloyd George rejects German peace terms in Commons speech
In a Tuesday afternoon address in the House of Commons, England rejected Germany's peace proposals framed by Russia and France. Lloyd George called the German offer a noose and urged allied unity, insisting reparation and full guarantees against Prussian militarism are essential for any settlement. He described Germany as swashbuckling in Europe and noted Germany’s broken faith. The speech followed a German chancellor's remarks and England's note, which offered little hope for a lasting peace.
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House of Commons
England
Russia
France
Germany
Europe
Lloyd George
Library to Close in Respect to Miss Bosshard
Washburn Public Library will close 1 30 to 4 pm Wednesday in memory of Miss Lina Bosshard a twelve year library assistant. Funeral services set for 2 pm at the family residence 325 South Fourteenth street Rev George R Longbrake of St Pauls Universalist church to officiate.
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Washburn
Lina Bosshard
Otto Bosshard
Bosshard
South Fourteenth Street
George R. Longbrake
St. Paul's Universalist Church
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