Allied Troops Retreat in Balkans Despite Claims of Bulgarian Checks
Berlin reports say Anglo French forces have evacuated Serbian territory as a French general staff statement suggests retreat. Montenegrin troops repelled Austro Hungarian attacks near Dubotchitza taking prisoners and gun loot. Bulgarians reinforced attack on Macedonian front while pursuit of Serbians continues. British French position in Macedonia under threat as Bulgarian assaults intensify.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Balkans
Saloniki
Balkan
London
Reuter
Dionday
Eady
Paris
Dubotchitza
Macedonia
Demir-Kapu
Vardar
Petrovo
Strumitsa
Butte de Souain
Vienna
Seinetate
Ital
Turkiye Gains on Britain in Mesopotamia War Report
Constantinople reports Turkish forces steadily gain ascendancy in Mesopotamia as the British expedition withdraws from Baghdad vicinity. On the Dardanelles front, an allied monitor was hit and forced to withdraw. Turkish artillery and air actions claim hits on enemy ships and depots, with several aerial victories including a British aeroplane burned near Akbach.
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Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Dardanelles
War Office
Mesopotamian
Caucasian
Alash-Guerd
Anafarta
Kimikli
Liman Bay
Ari Burnu
Seddul ‘Bahr
Akbach
Greece Pinched by Restrictions and Coal Famine Fear
London reports from Athens that Britain’s restrictions on Greece’s foreign trade threaten suspension of several steamship lines subsidized for postal service. A coal famine is feared as Greece protests the coal import ban from England and consular certificates affect seized goods. En détente troop movements in Macedonia spark rumors of French setbacks, while ministers claim allies withdraw from prearranged plans with no losses.
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Associated Press
London
Reuter
Athens
Great Britain
Greece
England
America
Macedonia
Shortage of Silks in America Feared
Washington DC December 10 silk manufacturers from Paterson New Jersey told Counsellor Polk at the state department that Britain must modify its December 3 embargo on log wood from West India possessions or Paterson mills may suspend operations within three months for lack of dyestuffs. They said forty thousand workers there and thousands more in other parts would be affected. Representations were made through the British ambassador and prospects of immediate settlement were discussed.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Paterson
N. J
Polk
State Department
Great Britain
West India
Sedma Egood
Peas
Cummins Favors U S Manufacture of Armaments
Senator Cummins of Iowa introduced a resolution to create a five member Senate committee to study government manufacture of army and navy materiel. He argues private production and sale to the government promotes war. Senator Kenyon of Iowa failed to gain a foreign relations panel seat, reportedly due to his embargo stance, though he joined the Commerce committee.
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Washington
D. C
Cummins
Iowa
Army
Kenyon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Commerce’ Committee
Fear of break with Austria over Ancona sinking
Associated Press report from Washington on December 10 states the United States risks breaking diplomatic relations with Austria Hungary unless the Vienna note is revised. The note cites the admiralty admission that the liner Ancona was torpedoed before all passengers were saved. The U S demands reparations for American lives lost and guarantees such acts will not recur.
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Associated Press
Washington,d .D.C
Austria- Hungary
United States
Vienna
Ancona
Austria-Hungary
Von Bethmann Hollweg speech called colorless and perfunctory
London editors describe the German chancellor's Reichstag remarks as colorless and perfunctory and as an attempt to cast Germany as purely defensive. They dismiss the parallel to Greece and Belgium as fallacious and note discussions on peace prospects appear remote.
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Associated Press
London
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Germany
Greece
Belgium
The
Evening Standard
von Bethmann-Holmes
Pall Mall Gazette
Von Mackensen Honovet’s Audience With Emperor
Berlin dispatch reports Field Marshal Von Mackensen, commander of Teutonic forces in the Serbian campaign, was received by Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary in Vienna for a special audience, communicated by wireless to Sayville, New York.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
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Teutonic
Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Hopewell Fire Doubles Loss in Dupont Plant District
Hopewell Virginia reeled after a blaze swept four hundred wood houses and part of the town, with total losses estimated near two million dollars. The Dupont Powder Plant operated normally as troops guarded ruins and relief efforts mobilized in Petersburg and Richmond.
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Daupont
Petersburg
vVirginia
Dupont
Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants’ Association
Richmond
Crocker Arctic Expedition Safe Despite Lost Member
A letter from wireless expert John Allen to his wife confirms the Crocker party based at Tah Greenland is safe. The April 6 note reports only one member, an Esquime named Hendrick Olsen, undertaking a 400 mile dog-sled trek south Greenland. Professor Tanquary suffers frostbite. provisions could last another year if needed. A report of the party being lost may stem from a starved member killing a dog.
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Clinton
Crocker
Tah
Greenland
Jerome Lee Allen
Maquoketa
Allen
Hendrick Olsen
Tanquary
Illinois
French Fired Upon Two U.S. Ships
In San Juan four blank shots and two solid shots were fired by the French cruiser Descartes at the American steamship Coamo. A French lieutenant boarded the Coamo and ordered removal of German crew and passengers. Washington noted no official report yet, and inquiries spread to Europe and Porto Rico, with potential diplomatic protest if reports confirm the incident.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Descartes
Coamo
Germany
Barbour
Leutenant
Washington, D. C
State Department
Carolina
Europe
United States
Peace riots reported in German city
Paria reports violent peace demonstrations in Berlin with police charging crowds and smashed shop windows. Soldiers joined disturbances as fear of revolution grows. Berlin, Dresden, and Leipzig cited as sites of peace protests amid belief that only a revolutionary outbreak will push Germany toward peace.
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Paria
Rome
Zurich
Switzerland
Berlin
Berne
Paris
Dresden
Leipzig
The
Tagwacht
Germany
Seizure Speech Urges Britain to Stop Interfering
Washington December 10 Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia urged Congress to press Britain to halt interference with neutral commerce. He said protests by the American state department are met with lawlessness and that British merchants profit by seizing U S goods shipped to neutral ports. He argued the United States is not Britain’s dependency and warned against making the nation an instrument of British blockade.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Senate
Congress
Great Britain
American State Department
United States
Senator Smith
Prison Hangings Set On Florence, Ramon Villalobos
Associated Press reports Ramon Villalobos faces execution at Florence penitentiary for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Phineas Brown near Ray Arizona in August 1974. Justice Cunningham denied a writ of habeas corpus. execution planned for 3 p.m. with a guard named by lot. Twelve death row inmates remain at Florence as Governor Hunt maintains opposition to capital punishment.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Art
Ramon Villalobos
Florence Penitentiary
Phineas Brown
Ray
Arizona
Cunningham
Supreme Court
Warden Sims
Jones
Cillalobos
Lot
William Kermen
Board of Pardons
Wm. Faltin
Hunt
Greece under central powers pressure over neutrality
Vienna dispatch reports that the central powers seek to keep Greece neutral while recognizing its difficult position. Athens is described as aiming to sustain neutrality and independence, with pressure deemed unnecessary as long as Greece can maintain its own policy. The assessment notes Greece’s welfare lies in remaining neutral.
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Vienna
Berlin
London
Greece
Athens
Wilson Urges Business Readiness for National Defense
President Wilson urged Columbus businessmen to mobilize national resources as defense, praising new banking laws while criticizing protectionism. He framed US commerce as tied to national history, stressed ships for trade, and noted Mexico’s self-determined government. Crowd of 1,100 applauded as he spoke.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Wilson
United States
Weather Forecast for Chicago and Illinois Tonight
Snow is expected tonight with colder temperatures especially in western and central portions. In Illinois precipitation ranges from rain in the extreme south to snow in central and northern areas tonight and Saturday.
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