Advance on Foes Is Joffre Order Reported by German War Office
Berlin reports French attacks repulsed and gains for French along the Lys Aisne Champagne Argonne with prisoners and captured arms. It cites a military order from General Joffre urging renewed vigor and a sustained offensive.
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German War Office
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Belgium
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la Bassee
Notre Dame de Lorette
Souhain
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Argonne
Lefour de Raris
Verdun
Joffre
France
Marne
Yser
Ypres
Lorraine
Vosges
West Prussia
Poland
Guins
Paris
Lys
Aisne
Champagne
Meuse
Rheims
Rumors of German Cruiser Sinking Off Scotland
London reports persistent rumors that a German cruiser has been sunk off Scotland and that two British destroyers arrived at Leith badly damaged. No official confirmation.
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London
Scotland
Germans Hold At Bay In Russian Warsaw Battle
Russian forces stem German advance toward Warsaw as Sochaczew remains key objective. German column of about 200000 is blocked by entrenched Russians on the Bzura right bank. German claims of success near Lodz are seen as premature. hard fighting expected as Von Hindenburg's army nears Warsaw.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Pec
Bzura River
Sockaczew
Warsaw
Sochaczew
Lodz
Berlin
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Death wedding turned funeral in East St Louis tragedy
Louise Meyers died during goitre surgery just days before her wedding. Bells at German Evangelical church were to toll for her funeral at 1 30 tomorrow as the bridal gown becomes her shroud. Her fiancé John Blair had prepared their flat but now makes funeral arrangements, the same white team to pull the hearse.
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Associated Press
East St. Louis
Louise ‘Meyers
Ohn Blair
Miss Meyers
Scandinavian triple alliance eyed after Malmoe talks
Petrograd reports in London that Russian press expects a Scandinavian triple alliance to be announced soon following last week’s Malmoe conference among King Haakon Gustave and Christian. They argue such a pact would not threaten Russia and would calm fears of pro-German leanings in Sweden.
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London
Malmoe
Sweden
Haakon
Gustave
Christian
Russia
Swenden
Threat of Engineman Strike at Arbitration Board Session
Chicago December 21 Associated Press reports enginemen threaten a strike if arbitration fails to regulate surprise safety tests. Warren Stone and W.R. Carter accuse railroads of unsafe tests and vow to use strength of the men to protect safety if federal and state laws do not intervene.
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Chicago
Ill
Western Railroads
Board of Arbitration
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Iremen
W. L. Park
Illinois Central
F. A. Burgess
James M. Sheean
Park
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burgess
Sheéan
Carter
Stone
Mr. Stone
Carreri
Kansas
Peter C. Pritchard
Cohens Plead Not Guilty to Murder Investigation
Joseph and Jacob Cohen of New York pleaded not guilty to indictments tied to the Barnet Butt murder inquiry. The brothers, poultry yard contractors, are charged with assaulting Allen T. Pearson, a business associate of Butt. The arraignment coincided with the renewed grand jury probe led by District Attorney Whitman, with over twenty witnesses subpoenaed.
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N. Y
Joseph and
Jacob Cohen
Barnet Butt
Cohens
New Jersey
Allen T. Pearson
Baff
Whitman
Mexican factions hold positions near border in Mexican War dispatch
Brigadier General Bliss reports rival factions still occupy Naco and Vera Cruz areas with desultory firing. Consul Silliman relays Maytorena’s move toward deescalation near the border while Gutierrez cabinet contemplates amnesty. Reports of defeats at Apizaco and Puebla surface, with wounded arriving at Vera Cruz. Piedras Negras skirmish details follow.
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Naco
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Silliman
iMexico City
Maytorena
Gutierrez
Mexico City
Manzanillo
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Bryan
Vera Cruz
State Department
Apizaco
Puebla
Eee
Blas Opinal
Piedras Negras
Coahuila
Texas
Opina
Piedras
Negras Garrigon
Opinal
Chineulo
New York to Smeria Steamship Route Opens via Canal
Reports from Washington indicate a direct steamship service between New York and Siberia via the Panama Canal has begun. Two ships have already passed through with cargoes of general manufactured goods and merchandise. The canal route is 1,834 miles shorter than the New York to Vladivostock Suez alternative, saving 12 to 34 days at sea. A new Peru England trade link via the canal is foreshadowed by shipments of raw sugar through the waterway.
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Peru
England
War News Epitomized From Front Lines Across Europe
The heaviest fighting in the west continues as German and French forces clash near the English Channel. Reports claim trench gains on both sides. Russian defenses delay German advances toward Warsaw with heavy reinforcements, while casualties mount. Allied bombardment of the Dardanelles is rumored. Paris plans an early parliamentary session as Italy threatens Turkey over Armistice actions. Emperor William reportedly heads to the front to spend Christmas with troops despite health gains.
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Flanders
Petrograd
Warsaw
von Hindenburg
William
Toris
Old Newsboys at Work Again for Christmas Charity
More than seventy Detroit business and professional men who once were newsboys will resume selling papers today to raise funds for Christmas charity. Led by James J. Brady, collector of internal revenue, they will man street corners and buy papers from the regular newsies at standard retail rates to avoid depriving the younger sellers.
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Detroit
Associated Press
Mich
James
J. Brady
Germans Removed From Newbury Race Track Prison Fleet
German prisoners interned at the Newbury race track are relocated to three converted passenger ships under Colonel De Cor des. About 800 men per ship, with good sanitation and strict discipline, find warmer, drier quarters. lack of work remains a problem as they endure cramped conditions and knit to pass time. Baron Von Horst, amid questions of American citizenship, is among the prominent detainees repurposed into this prison fleet.
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Southend
England
Associated Press
Newbury
de Cordes
Baron
Louis Anion ‘von ‘Horst
Prince Edward
Bristol
Saxonia
Ivernia
Baron von ‘Horst
California
United States
Baron von Horst
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Saxe-Coburg
London
Newburg
China
Queen’s Ferry
Wales
Local officials and merchants join the cause
The account notes two physicians, a judge, an alderman, a banker and a large gathering of merchants and manufacturers backing the effort, illustrating broad community support and diverse leadership backing the cause.
Extradition of Harry Thaw Ordered by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court unanimously ruled to extradite Harry K Thaw from New Hampshire to New York for the murder case against Stanford White. The decision overruled habeas corpus objections and held that Thaw, though instigating an escape from Matteawan, remains liable, with delivery to New York authorized immediately. Thaw received the ruling without comment through his secretary Philander C Knox.
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Supreme Court Today
New Hampshire
Harry
New York
Thaw
Ionce
Matteawan Insane Hospital
Stanford White
Federal District Court
Aldrich
Holmes
Supreme’ Court
Philander C. ‘Knox
K. Thaw
Germans Declare January 10 General Repentance Day
The Niewe Rotterdamsche Courant reports from Cologne that Germany’s archbishops and bishops have ordered January 10 to be observed as a general repentance day for Catholics in the German Army. Field priests are tasked with urging soldiers to take part as much as possible.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Niewe Rotterdamsche Courant
Cologne
Germany
Weather and river notes from missing lines in Illinois Iowa area
The report notes fair and colder conditions tonight with increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures. In Iowa expect partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with slightly warmer conditions in western and central parts. Muscatine records 10 degrees at 7 am and the river stage stands at 3 feet.
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Muscatine
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