Austrians Routed as Germans Close on Warsaw
German center pushes toward Warsaw in Russian Poland as Lodz falls and despatches claim forces are within fifteen miles of the Polish capital. Allies apply pressure in the west while French gains in the Argonne are reported and German attacks along Ypres face repulse.
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Gervang
Warsaw
Servia
Russian Poland
Lodz
Petrograd
London
Cracow
East Prussia
France
Belgium
Paris
Arras
Varennes
Meuse
Argonne
Ypres
Juvincourt
First New York to German Port Since War Declared
The Elmonte, sailing from New York with a full cotton cargo and American flag, becomes the first direct transatlantic steamer to Germany since the war's declaration four months ago. It heads to Bremen via Dover after Galveston coal loading.
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New York
Elmonte
Southern Pacific Line
Galveston
Bremen
Straits of Dover
New Zealand 10 Keep Licenses New Zealand 10 Keep Ligenges
Wellington December 11 The incomplete election returns show licensing unchanged and national prohibition not carried The Prohibitionists faced setbacks The government has 38 MPs the opposition 30 and Labour and Socialists 8 Since Labour and Socialist back the opposition the chamber stands equal pending soldiers votes abroad which may alter the result
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Wellington
N. Z
Frost and Snow Over the States
Cold weather dominates the nation with below zero readings in the northwest and a freezing line extending into the Gulf States. Snow flurries hit the upper Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, the Great Lakes, and the middle Atlantic states as a disturbance blankets the West with snow and California with rain.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Guld States
Mississippi
Ohio
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic States
Rocky Mountains
Plateau
The Daily Ne. Delivered to the City Wega Manth
A fragmented item notes delivery of The Daily Ne. to the city, with unreadable details about timing and route. The readable portion mentions local distribution and a placeholder month name.
Five Million Missing in Dominion Trust Collapse
Vancouver report by provisional liquidator C R Drayton finds about five million dollars vanished from Dominion Trust with three million owed to general creditors and only about one million in assets available. He notes depositors face possible no recovery and cites misappropriation and reckless speculation as causes.
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Vancouver
B. C
C. R. Drayton
Dominion Trust Company
Dominion Trust
Clayton
Funeral Services for Representative Payne Held in House Hall
Funeral services for the late Representative Payne will be held Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the hall of the House of Representatives. No such services have been held there since the death of Representative Nelson.
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Washington
Payne
House of Reresentatives
Nelson
Walsh Council by Acclamation
Walsh December 11. Nominations for council spoiled by lack of interest. The only nominees were M. S. Schroder Emil Weiss and G Sept. All three declared elected with Schroder the only returning member and reeve. Weiss served on the 1912 council while Sept has chaired the school board for two years.
Liberal Meeting Tonight at Empress Theatre
The Medicine Hat Liberal Association holds its annual meeting in the Empress Theatre tonight at eight o clock. Officers for the ensuing year are to be elected and addresses will be delivered by Hon. C. OR. Mitchell and W. A. Bacharan, M. P.
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Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Liberal Association
Empress Theatre
King's Message to Sturdee After Falkland Islands Feat
London dispatch reports King George sending congratulations to Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee and his squadron for sinking the cruisers Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Leipzig at the Falklands. Sir John French voiced army praise, saying the sea clears of the enemy.
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London
George
Frederick Sturdee
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Falkland Islands
John French
Admiral Sturdee
Election Preparations For Municipal Vote City Clerk Instructs Staff
City Clerk Baker trains deputy returning officers and poll clerks for the Monday municipal election. Polls open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at four divided precincts, A to I and M to 4, with results sent to city hall after counting. About 2,000 votes expected and Ward One results likely known first.
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Baker
Puzzling Find On Goat Island Reveals German Letters
Police puzzled by discovery of a suitcase with a man's clothing and a packet of letters written in German found among bushes on Goat Island above the American Falls at Niagana.
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Goat Island
Rumor Claims Dresden Sunk by British Fleet
A strong rumor from Buenos Aires claims the Dresden was sunk by the British fleet eight hours after the Nuremberg met its fate. Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the English actress in New York, was sued by the Supreme Court for unpaid lawyers fees of 1126 dollars. Plus a sale ad for ladies' outfits at 25 cents to 4.95 in Royal Bank building.
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London
Buenos Ayres
Dresden
Nurnberg
Patrick Campbell
New York
Supreme Court
Ladies’ Outfitters
Royal Bank
Japanese Warships Chase German Cruiser Near Chile
Reliable dispatches from Tokio say a squadron of Japanese warships is pursuing the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich off the Chilean coast. The report notes the chase as of today with unclear outcome.
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Tokio
Des. IL
Chile
Russian Aviator Drops Bombs on Breslau Forts
Report from Petrograd says a Russian aviator succeeded in dropping bombs on the Breslau forts. The extent of resistance damage remains unknown.
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Breslau
Paris
Petrograd
Emperor William Health Improves in Official Berlin Bulletin
Berlin announces in London that Emperor William's health has improved with catarrh subsiding and temperature normal. The official bulletin comes from Berlin as winter reports reach Daily News readers.
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Amsterdam
London
Willian
Berlin
Hi Majesty
Ward 2 electors rally for Cruickshank and Linthorne
In Medicine Hat, a rowdy, hourlong Ward 2 ratepayers meeting at Alexandra school endorsed aldermanic candidate Samuel Cruickshank and mayoral candidate A. C. Linthorne. The large crowd, including many women, filled the hall with noisy enthusiasm as speeches stretched long into the night.
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Medicine Hat
Alexandra School
Ratepayers’ Association
Samuel Cruickshank
A. C. Llinthorne
Germans Praise Ships Despite British Victory Off Falklands
An Allied dispatch quotes the German admiralty noting the British squadron’s four months at sea without reliable communications or ports yet still securing coal after the battle near the Falkland Islands. Dee. 1.
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Gerwan Admiralty
South Atlantic
Falkland Islands
High Seas
Market Report Small City Dealings Amid Cold Weather
The morning market was small as farmers stayed home due to cold. Dealers handled most business with steady prices. Eggs 40 to 45c, butter 30 to 35c, dressed chicken 15c, turkeys ducks and geese 20c per lb, 10 lbs of weetables for 25c, celery four pounds for 25c. Potatoes scarce. Several small horses sold but bidding slow.
Redmond Re elected Mayor Maple Creek
Maple Creek December 1 W J Redmond was re elected mayor of Maple Creek by acclamation The school board was chosen on nomination day with A A Meneely W Creba and W T Kells elected The council candidates listed include A Blythman C H Stockdale S M Calquhoun Waols Harkness A T Tarrison and W S Watson
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Maple Creek
W. J. Redmond
A. A.meneeley
W. Creba
W. T. Kells
A. Blythman
Overcoat Made to Measure and Gift Trousers for $20
A brief notice notes a tailor offering a made to measure overcoat and a gift of a pair of trousers priced at twenty dollars from Snewidan's. The ad emphasizes one price for both items.
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Snewidan
Irvine Mayor James Crawford Dies At 45
James Crawford mayor of Irvine died at General Hospital at 3:15 a.m. from congestive illness after a week of illness. A former rancher and longtime public figure born in Philadelphia, he served as justice of the peace and was elected mayor last year. He leaves a wife and eight children. Funeral in Irvine Sunday at 2:30 p.m. conducted by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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James Crawford
Irvine
General Hospital
Ife
Philadelphia
Canada
Ashe
Bertha
Irene
Victor
Cecil
Mary
Greg
Independent Order of Oddfellows
Den
Missionary Supper Inspires St Barnabas Parish Drive
Enthusiastic audience at St Barnabas Church schoolroom heard outside clergy speak on missionary work. About 150 attended a Woman's Auxiliary hosted supper that funded this year’s missionary pledges and weekly duplex envelope offerings for next year.
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St. Barnabas
St. Barnabas Church
Rubide Canal
St Barnabas
Holy Trinity
Turkey Will Play Germany's Game
London Dec 11 Sir Louis Maler former British ambassador at Constantinople says Turkey will align with Germany for the duration of the war. He notes Turkey can aid Germany mainly by tying up a large British force in Egypt and keeping a sizable Russian army engaged on its northern front.
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London
Turkey
Germany
Egypt
Louis Makler
Constantinople
Phillips and Carter Re‑elected by UMW of A District 18
Lethbridge December 11 More complete results by telephone from Fernie show W S Phillips re elected to the presidency of District 18 of the UMW of A with W Graham Coleman as vice president and A J J Carter Fernie as secretary treasurer The final count will be issued by official stewards in eight days leaving the majority undetermined.
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Phillips
Carter
U.sw
A. Lethbridge
Fervie
Needle in leg returns after thirty three years
Mrs A F Franz of Winatchee Washington swallowed a needle as a girl. It resurfaced in her left leg and was removed. The item appears amid retail store chatter and a sale at the Ladies Outitters and the new Royal Bank store.
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A. F. Franz
Winatchee
Wash
Royal Pank
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J. Chick
C. J. Wilson
P. Ortner
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St. Paul's Cathedral
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Urgsven
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Daily News
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Redmond
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Crawford
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