British Ejected From Positions At Arras In War Dispatch
German official statement reports British forces were driven from gains north of Arras after a counter thrust. Air combat over the Somme results in six German planes downed. Other fronts report French patrols repulsed on the Aisne and Russian and Austro Hungarian actions with mixed success.
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Berlin
Sayville
Arras
Somme
Villers and
Carbonnel
West Front
Aisne
Prince Leopold's
Duenabure
Naczose Lake
Goduzinski
Drvysovaty Lake
Mestecanesci
Golden Bittritz
von Mackensen
Pavlovo
Cerna
Petrograd
Kimpolung-Jakobeni
Carpathians
Weather Bulletin For Midwest And Plains Regions
The U S Weather Bureau reports sunrise at 7 37 a m and sunset at 4 50 p m tomorrow. Wisconsin shows fair weather tonight and Friday with not so cold temperatures in the west. Minnesota is generally fair tonight and Friday with not so cold. Iowa partial cloudiness tonight and Friday with rising temperatures. High central pressure over the lower Missouri valley and low pressure areas over the gulf and Pacific coast indicate fair weather tonight and Friday with moderating temperatures.
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Wisconsin
West Portion
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri Valley
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Canadian Northwest
Gulf
North
Pacific Coast
Manitoba
Peace Meeting Prohibited by Police in Leipzig
Police halted a large socialist gathering planned for peace in Leipzig, as reported from Amsterdam on December 21. Dispatches indicate authorities blocked the event, citing public order concerns.
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Amsterdam
Leipzig
Allies to Reply to German Peace Note in Two Days
London reports that England and its allies will answer Germany within forty eight hours. The entente replies will be sent simultaneously to neutral powers, with ongoing conferences refining the text since Monday.
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London
England
Germany
Gas supply failure rattles Texas cities in freezing weather
Dallas and nearby towns faced panic as Lone Star Gas warned of a failing natural gas supply due to low pressure and possible total outage by noon in below freezing conditions.
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Dallas
Texas
Lone Star Gas Company
Nun ĝesser Reaches Twenty First Aerial Kill Record
Paris reports Lieutenant Nun gesser shot down his twenty first aeroplane on Thursday, climbing toward France's record held by Sub Lieutenant Guinemer. The official front line statement recounted aerial activity across most of the western front.
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Paris
Nungesser
France
Guinemer
Young Dyesmith Sentenced For Platinum Theft
Henry Clay Arbuttle a 19 year old dye maker was sentenced to three years in the Green Bay state reformatory for stealing several thousand dollars worth of platinum and chemicals from his employers. He was arrested in New York.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry Clay Arbuttle
Green Bay State
Prairie du Chien Post Office Opens on Sunday
Prairie du Chien Wis special Postmaster A H Long announces the postoffice will open Sunday December 24 from 12 to 1 PM to handle the Christmas rush. Local items note high school operetta The Princess Chrysanthemum at the Metropolitan on Thursday December 21 and a Campion College basketball loss to Platteville 20 to 14 led by Raymond Kunzman.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
A. H. Long
Postoffice
Metropolitan
Campion
Campion College
Platteville
Raymond Kunzman
Normal
Hugh Gillis
Minneapolis
S. J. Morton
Harry Parfrey
Parfrey Manufacturing Company
Ichland Center
R. M
Madison
V. M. Smrcina
Harold
D. J. Campbell
Bridgeport
Laura Wright
Chicago
Charles Dimock
W. B. Tartt
la Crosse
Bayley
Sinclair Oil and Gas Announces Ten Cent Price Advance
Tulsa report notes Sinclair Oil and Gas raises crude price ten cents to 1.30 per barrel. The company, described as the youngest and largest independent in mid continent fields, is believed to threaten Standard Oil dominance in Oklahoma oil areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company
Mid-Continent
Standard Oil
Oklahoma
National Dry Measure Passes Senate Committee
The national prohibition bill was favorably reported by the Senate judiciary committee. It becomes an ironclad dry measure prohibiting sale manufacture and transportation of intoxicating liquors and their importation exportation for beverage purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Reed
Culberson
Crandagee
U. S
Congress
Italy approves rejection of peace proposals
Rome officials and the public applaud the allied stance on peace as voiced by Premier Lloyd George and Former Premier Asquith. An entire agreement is reported among the allies on how Germany's bid was rejected, signaling unified purpose and resolve.
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Rome
Lloyd George
Asquith
Germany
Infant Mary Hull Dies After Pneumonia Attack
A four year old girl Mary Hull daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Hull of Viola La Crosse dies after a severe pneumonia following infantile paralysis. Her death occurred at the parents home. Mr Hull is a prominent cattle buyer and the couple are well known in La Crosse.
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Mary Hull
J. B. Hull
Viola
la Crosse
Hull
Atlanta man wounded in St. Francis hotel shooting
W. H. Paschal of Atlanta was in dangerous condition at the Baptist sanitarium after being shot Wednesday night at the St. Francis hotel by Rosa Butcher. Both declined to make a statement to authorities.
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Dallas
Tex
W. H. Paschal
Atlanta
Baptist Sanitarium
St. Francis Hotel
Rosa Butcher
Paschal
Resolution Endorsing Wilson Delayed in Senate Vote
Senator Hitchcock Nebraska introduces a resolution endorsing Wilsons note to the warring powers and seeks immediate Senate action Borah Idaho opposes delaying action saying a later peace plan may arise The scene follows Secretary Lannings report that the United States is in an intolerable position Representative Kahn California warns that the country is on the crust of a volcano.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Wilson
Borah
Idaho
Lansing
Senate
United States
Kahn
California
House Military Committee
Peace through universal training urged by Army League
Secretary George Hewett Myers of the Army League said a universal military service for 2 000 000 to 3 000 000 young men would be the strongest force for honorable peace. He argued that under the volunteer system many rely on others to serve in danger of war.
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Washington
George Hewett Myers
Army League
National Guard
Bernstorff Disturbed by Lansing Note Remarks
German Ambassador von Bernstorff showed clear agitation after Secretary Lansing's statement on the president's note. He would not comment publicly or privately on war developments and appeared wary of the United States potentially entering the war.
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Washington
von Bernstorff
Lansing
United States
Villa moves to Jiminez for Torreon strike
Reports from El Paso indicate Villa has shifted troops from west of Chihuahua City to Jiminez and plans to attack Torreon, a key stronghold after Chihuahua City. Federal authorities see the move as signaling a forthcoming assault on Torreon.
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EL Paso
Texas
Villa
Chihuahua City
Jiminez
United States Department
Torreon
Wilsons Peace Note Push Draws Mixed Neutral Backing
Wilson sends peace notes to the entente and central powers while seeking neutral support. The president urges open diplomacy and light on secret talks as a safeguard for all nations. Notes target Great Britain France Japan Russia Belgium Montenegro Portugal Roumania Serbia and the central powers Germany Austria Hungary Turkey and Bulgaria.
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Wilson
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Europe
Great Britain
France
Japan
Russia
Belgium
Montenegro
Portugal
Roumania
Serbia
Austria
Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Money drive to save Jews in Russian territories at Carnegie Hall
A conference of prominent American Jews met at Carnegie Hall to plan raising ten million dollars to aid five million Jews in German occupied Russia. The effort comes after a report by Dr. Judah L Magnes about conditions there and follows six million already sent for relief. Attendees included Theodore Marburg Louis Marshall Nathan Straus Oscar Straus Jacob Schiff Henry Morgenthau and Cyrus Adler.
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New York
Russia
United States
Carnegie Hall
Judah L. Magnes
Theodore Marburg
Louis Marshall
Nathan
Oscar S. Straus
Blackout Leaves La Crosse Dark After Power Failure
A Christmas evening blackout hit La Crosse when a generator flooded by dampness failed twice, plunging the city into darkness for hours. The Wisconsin Minnesota Light and Power company switched to reserve power and Hatfield streetcar power to restore lighting by late night. Street lights remained out through the night.
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All la Crosse
la Crosse
Wisconsin - Minnesota Light and Power Company
Hatfield
Ford to shut Detroit plant to ease rail congestion
Ford Motor will suspend all operations in Detroit from Friday through January 3 affecting 42 000 workers without pay. The company will forego profits on about 17 500 cars as a humane step to relieve rail congestion, though 2 500 machines roll daily. Frank L. Klingensmith said nonessential shipments should stop to ease the bottleneck.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Frank L. Klingensmith
Ford
Klingensmith
Fifteen Die When Italian Steamer Is Cut in Two
Italian steamer cut in twain after collision with French cruiser Ernest Renan near Marseilles. Fifteen people killed, 115 survivors rescued by the Renan. Accident occurred at night.
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Marseilles
Ernest Renan
Toulon
Marital Tangle of Girl Mother Again in Court
The La Crosse case follows a tangled sequence as Ruth Robare, formerly Mrs. Barnes, and Percy Robare navigate repeated marriages and custody. A 1915 second ceremony failed to resolve disputes over support and legitimacy, with Ruth seeking a divorce from Robare while the question of her legal marriage to Barnes looms.
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Higbee
Rore
Barnes
Nivelle Receives Command Of French Armies In North East
General Joffre transfers leadership of the French armies to General Robert George Nivelle. Nivelle, newly named commander in chief, is praised for directing the Marne victory. Grand headquarters officers express congratulations as Nivelle prepares to form his staff.
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Paris
Joffre
Robert George Nivelle
General Nivelle
Grand Headquarters
Nivelle
Marne
Allied Military Council
Overland Convention Draws 300 Delegates to Toledo Trip
A Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan group of over 300 Overland delegates traveled by rail to Toledo for the Great Overland Convention. The La Crosse Eau Claire and Mankato contingents formed a fourteen car live wire train with a large hospitality display and performances by the La Crosse Glee Club and other groups.
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Henry Fielding
United States
Toledo
Wisconsin
Min
Michigan
Ohio
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Mankato
St. P
Buck) Niemeyer
E. M. Sullivan
J. H. Gotterdam
F. Henry Burgess
A. B. Moll
la Crosse Glee Club
Mankato Harp Orchestra
Eau Claire Singers
Alex Moll
Burgess
Moll
John M. Willys
Overland
Overland Mistress Glee Club
Overland Band
Red Devils
Old Man Satan
J. A. Taylor
H. H. Perron
Overland Now Mode
Cardinal Suggests Truce for Belligerents Meet
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore urged a month long truce between belligerent nations in a New York Evening Mail statement. He said the time has come for peace negotiations.
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New York
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
New York Evening Mail
Von Bissing Ill With Pneumonia In Amsterdam Dispatch
General von Bissing governor general of Belgium was reported dangerously ill with pneumonia in dispatches from the frontier. He has been temporarily replaced at Brussels pending his recovery.
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Amsterdam
von Bissing
Belgium
Brussels
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