Allies Begin Attack on Foe in Northern France
Berlin reports say German gains in eastern sectors while the Allies renew fighting in northern France. The French war office claims retention of ground along the Ypres canal west of Hollebeke and progress from the Somme to the Argonne amid artillery exchanges. Berlin calls the Allied reports fiction while noting German actions in Alsace and the Vosges.
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Paris
French War Office
Ypres Canal
Hollebeke
Argonne
Somme
Alsace
Steinbach
Sea
Lys
Wytschaet
Flollebeke
Crouy
France
London
Official Information Bureau
Hollebecke
Wyteschaet
Belgium
Wytschaete
Ypres
Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Jato Inst
Meuse
Vogges
Prussia
Poland
Cracow
Vailly
Deuxnonds
Vigneulles Les Hatton Chatels
Lasville
Midirli
Russia
Germany
Joffre
Flanders
Sultan Declares Holy War as Turkey Enters War
Constantinople dispatch reports Sultan Mehmed V opening Turkish parliament declares war after Russian fleet attacks Turkish forces and Britain and France send troops to the frontier. He calls Moslems to a holy war against the powers and praises Germany and AustriaHungary. He notes friendly ties with nonparticipants, especially Bulgaria, and cites capitulations abrogation to reclaim sovereignty.
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Associated Press
London
Reuter
Constantinople
Amsterdam
Mehmed V
Black Sea
England
France
Jangland
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Brady Judgment Vacated in Illinois Suit
In Chicago on December 15, Circuit Judge Tichill vacated a $60,000 default judgment against James U. Brady the Illinois state auditor in a breach of promise suit brought by Mary Quinlan. Brady argued lack of proper notice. the case said he married Quinlan soon after her divorce, despite a Michigan divorce law forbidding remarriage within a year.
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Associated Press
Chicago
James U. Brady
State Auditor
Illinois
Tichill
Mary Quinlan
Brady
Paintiff
Charles Kuhns
Detroit
Michigan
Mine Explosion Traps 800 Laborers in Fukuoka Pit
An explosion in a coal mine at Fukuoka traps 800 laborers as rescue teams race to reach the workings. Fukuoka sits on the coast 65 miles north of Nagasaki, and the disaster blocks mine passages.
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Fukuoka
Nagasaki
Sherman law violations probe into Paper Box Board trust
In New York, a federal grand jury opened a fourth investigation in five years into alleged Sherman anti trust breaches by members of the former Paper Box Board trust. Convictions have followed earlier actions with fines and dissolution decrees. The trust spans over a hundred box board firms and individuals across New England, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York and New Jersey.
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New York
N. Y
Paper Box Board Trust
Box Board
New England
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New Jersey
War updates from multiple fronts and rebel uprisings
Vienna reports a bombardment near Przemysl as battalions are sent in fetters. The Sultan Selim Goeben shelled Batum on December 10 while Russian batteries failed to respond. Constantinople cites a Mohammedan uprising in the Caucasus with fifty thousand armed Muslims joining the revolt.
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Merly
Breslau
Sebastopol
Vienna
Przemysl
Sayis
Sultan Selim
Batum
Constantinople
Caucasus
War News Epitomized Amid Allied Advances In France And Belgium
British authorities announced renewed fighting in northern France and a combined Belgian attack south of Ypres achieving trench captures and progress. French reports echo gains in the Argonne, with German footholds in Steinbach, Alsace. Berlin counters claims, noting limited activity while Germany retreats toward prepared lines in Belgium. Serbia, Vienna, and Sevastopol notes add regional reversals and Turkish war declarations.
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France
Belgium
Ypres
President views on state and federal power over aliens
President Wilson said no general plan to coordinate state and federal powers on alien legislation is feasible. He would handle each discrimination on its merits and protect treaty obligations, noting California laws respect existing treaties. He said the Arizona anti alien employment law applies equally to all aliens and does not discriminate.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
California
Arizona
Italy
Aad
Great Britain
New Portuguese Cabinet Is Shaky
In Lisbon the chamber of deputies passed a resolution of confidence in the new ministry led by Victor Coutinho by 63 to 1, while the senate rejected a similar measure 27 to 26. The cabinet, in office only a few days, defended the republican regime and urged adherence to wartime measures and treaties with Britain. Elections are promised at the earliest date.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Victor Coutinho
Europe
Portugal
Great Britain
Sudden Cold Wave Grips New York and East
A rapid cold snap hits the eastern United States with subfreezing to zero readings across New York and surrounding states. The blast follows a broader cold wave extending from the Northwest into the Deep South, bringing wind, shelter needs, and disrupted maritime traffic along the Atlantic coast. The Washington bureau reports the year’s crop values at about 4.95 billion dollars with detailed production and price figures for corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat, flaxseed, rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, hay, tobacco, cotton, and sugar beets for 1914, alongside changes from prior years.
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Washington D. C
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Northwest
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Mississippi
Florida
East Gulf States
Florida Peninsula
North Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
New England
New York
Long Island
New Jersey
Minnesota
Duluth
Minn
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Iowa
Texas
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Atchison
Des Moines
Concordia
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Delaware
Cassociated Press
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Department of Agriculture
Avacat
Delagua Mine Head Heard By Committee
Denver, Dec 15. B W Snodgrass superintendent of the Delagua mine testified to the federal industrial relations commission about the 1913 14 strikes at the Victor American Fuel mine. He recounted three attacks from Oct 28 1913 to Apr 22 1914, with two guards and a miner killed. John Sanders testified he struck Sept 28 1913 and feared later expulsion. Judge Lindsey described his Colorado peace association mission to President Wilson and said Rockefeller denied an interview.
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Denver
Colo
B. W. Snodgrass
Delagua
Victor-American Fuel Company
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Snodgrass
Delague
John Sanders
Ben. B. Lindsey
Denver Juvenile Court
The
Peace Association of Colorado
Wilson
John D
Holiday recess of Congress proposed in House action
Washington reports a proposed holiday recess from December 23 to December 29 in a concurrent resolution passed by the House and forwarded to the Senate for action. The move aims to grant lawmakers a break while awaiting Senate consideration.
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Congress
Washington, D.C
House
Senate
Belgian Provinces Ordered to Pay War Tax
A Havre dispatch to the Matin reports the German governor general in occupied Belgium has ordered provincial councils to meet on December 17 to implement measures for paying a war tax of 350 million francs. The move signals heavy financial requisitions on Belgian authorities amid occupation.
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Paris
Havre
Matin
Belgium
Senate Hearings on Water Power Site Leasing Bill
Hearings continued before lands committee on water power site leasing. Banking committee reviewed rural credits legislation. Commerce panel worked on administration bill for merchant marine buy. House passed concurrent resolution granting holiday recess from December 23. Naval committee resumed hearings on naval appropriation act.
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Senate
Lands‘ Committee
Commerce Committee
HOUSE
Naval Committee
Quarantine Loosened in Muscatine County Cattle Trade
Governmental orders narrow the quarantine to infected counties and allow interstate cattle and hog shipments under federal or state inspections. Muscatine county stockmen delay shipments, awaiting full lift of restrictions as agencies modify rules across several counties and counties nearby.
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Associated Press
Journal of
Muscatine
Vollmer
Department of Agriculture
Towa
Washington
Sauires Company of
Boston
Davenport
Moxler
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Scott
Green
Mitchell
Cedar
Iowa
Jones, Johnson and Clinton
Muscatine County
Stimson Outlines Military Needs for War Readiness
New York December 15 Henry L Stimson former secretary of war told the Merchants Association of New York the regular army should be moderate in size as a base for rapid volunteer expansion in wartime and that the United States needs sufficient guns and ammunition immediately to prepare for war limitations of mobilization outlined by Stimson.
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New York
N. Y
United States
Henry L. Stimson
Merchants’ Association of New York
Weather forecast and river stage note
The weather outlook remains fair and cold tonight with a warming trend Wednesday. Illinois reports generally fair skies, continued cold conditions, and a river stage of 2 feet 7 inches.
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Jowa
Yllinois
Servian Troops Reclaim Belgrade Amid War News
Belgrade, the unfortified capital of Servia, is once more in Servian hands after a brief occupation by Austrians. Reports from Nish confirm Servians reentered the city, signaling a surprising victory. Analysis notes Russia’s rail deficiencies hinder eastern advances while Allies show slow progress in the west. Austria admits Belgrade loss. Vienna cites retreat due to strategic shifts.
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Nish
Belgrade
Vienna
Servia
Berlin
Midirli
Breslau
Black Sea
Se!pastopal
Turkey
France
England
Associated Press
London
Carpathians
Vistula
Lodz
Austria
Washington, D. C
Galicia
Przemys
Austro-Hungary
Germany
Genos
Wilson
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Warsaw
St. Leonard
Commercy
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St. Mihiel
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Rotterdam
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Gotham
Middle Western States
Stimson
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