Russians Withdraw from Cracow Front in Galicia
Petrograd dispatch reports Russian forces retreating about fifty miles to the east after revealing Austrian plans to split Russian troops. Russians claim victory at Tuchow and say they separated Austrian commands by crossing the Biala river and storming Siedliska, with 3,500 prisoners and 73 machine guns captured.
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Tuchow
Associated ‘Press
Petrograd
London
Cracow
Galicia
Biala
Tymnrbark
Tarnow
Boehm-Ermoll
Sanck
Lisko
Boehm-Ermolli
Przemysl
Sanok
Siedliska
Trchow
Waricia
Russia
Germany
Silesian
Warsaw
Rates Can Be Reduced Insurance Rates Discussed
Philadelphia, Dec. 28. John Mitchell of the New York state Workmen's Compensation Commission told the American Association for Labor Legislation that compensation laws prove satisfactory except for insurance rates. He said high rates arise from lack of coordinated statistics and that once the system is firmly administered, the burden on industries should not rise. He cited a 66 2-2 percent rate as not too high.
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Philadelphia
New York
John Mitchell
American Association For Labor
Mitchell
Foot and Mouth Disease Spreads in Moultrie County
Associated Press report from Dec 23 notes quarantine lapses spreading foot and mouth disease across Moultrie County. Authorities fear nearly 1100 cattle and hogs on farms of J B Davis W P Strickland and Elimer Selock may be killed to contain the outbreak.
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Hiinors
Associated Press
Decatur
Moultrie County
J. B.davis
P. Strickland
Selock
Be kiNed
War News Epitomized Showed Air and Ground Actions
The report summarizes Allied air raids across the English Channel and into Germany with uncertain results, noting heavy fog hampering plans. It reports Russian Poland quieting, Cracow being driven back from threat, and French gains in Meuse while a trench near Ypres was lost. The Tennessee transports refugees from Jaffa to Egypt with Turkish permit.
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English Channel
Lower Thames
Freiburg
Nancy
Metz
Sochaczew
Poland
Cuxhayve
Cuxhaven
Berlin
Hamburg
Servian Troops Now in Tatters in Mitrovici
Mitrovici Hungary November 23. Correspondence of The Associated Press. Supply failures have crippled the Servian army causing extreme hardship among prisoners in a Mitrovici market square. Five hundred men in rags unshaven and barefoot shiver in the cold as exhausted figures rely on fellow inmates for aid. An Austrian officer notes younger soldiers suffer more from hunger than older ones due to their growing bodies.
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Associated Press
Mitrovici
Hungary
Balkans
Quarantine May Soon Be Raised
Washington D C December 28 The agricultural department wired agents in Jackson and Iowa counties Ta for a report on foot and mouth disease in those counties The action will depend on the information gathered from agents The six townships in southwestern Jackson county are under restriction within five miles of infected points
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Journal’s Special Service
Washington, D. C
Agricultural. Department
Jackson
Iowa
Jackson County
French Advance to German Line Bombards Metz Front
Paris dispatch from December reports French forces advancing in Belgium near Ypres and Lens operations around Rheims Aisne and Champagn where artillery clashes were severe. French aviators later bombarded Metz aviation hangars a railroad station and barracks in retaliation for Nancy Zeppelin attack.
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Metz
Nancy
Associated Press
Paris
Belgium
Lombaert- Zyde
Ypres
Hollebeke
Lens
Rheims
Aisne
Champagn
Vosges
St. Die
Upper
Alsace
Steinbach
France
St. Urivat
Indian fighter John Delaney dies at 81 in Kansas
John Delaney, famed Indian fighter and scout from 1849 to 1854, who later spent many years in government service as an overland freighter, died at his home near Atchison Kansas today at age 81. His long career included frontier service and government work.
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Associated Press
Joplin
Middle West
Quiet Reigns in Philippines Amid Insurrection Reports
The Associated Press reports no new official updates from Governor General Harrison, while Manila notes recalls from Borneo and gravity of unrest. Police prepare for potential outbreaks as twenty insurgents are captured near Navotas and others remain at large. Literature urges Filipinos to resist independence holders.
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Washington
Harrison
Philippines
War Department
Manila
Francis ‘Burton Harrison
Borneo
Maniia
Navotas
Untrue to Girl Italian Is Shot
An Italian man identified as Joseph Zarona was lured to a lonely outskirts spot and shot in the back. Police linked the killing to a romance with an Italian girl whom he abandoned for another he planned to marry February 5. Identification came from receipts for two diamond rings bought within the prior months.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Joseph Zarona
Zarona
Germans Retake Mlawa as Fronts See Mixed Advances
London dispatch reports Mlawa in Russian Poland retaken by German forces amid a volatile war front. French troops claim minor advances over three days hindered by fog. Vienna notes Austrian setbacks in the Galician Carpathians. Western allies show reduced momentum on the front, while Russians pursue Austrians into the Carpathians with thousands of prisoners taken.
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Mlawa
Russian
Poland
Associated Press
London
von Hindenberg
Vistula
Vienna
Carpathians
Paris
Russian Poland
Berlin
Galician Carpathians
Petrograd
Carpathian Mountains
President Wilson to Send Five Nominees to Trade Commission
Washington December 28 President Wilson plans to send to the senate this week the nominations for five members of the federal trade commission. The White House says he has not yet chosen the full slate but has narrowed candidates from about 300 to a few. Among those under consideration are Joseph Davies Albert Norton Henry Waters George Peabody Edward Hurley and several former governors and attorneys general from various states. The list has been trimmed by elimination with names from every state discussed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wikson
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
White House
Commission
Joseph ©. Davies
Albert DB. Norton
St. Louis
Missouri
Henry J. Waters
Kansas State Agricultural College
Geo. F. Peabody
New York
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
South America
Thomas Z. Felder
Georgia
Ansel
South Carolina
West
Oregon
Governo Hodges
Kansas
Mayor Roberts Still In Jail In Indianapolis
Donn M. Roberts, Terre Haute mayor and 1916 Democratic governor candidate, remains jailed in Indianapolis with 21 co-defendants on an indictment alleging a conspiracy to corrupt the November 3, 1914 election. Bonds ranged from 2500 to 10000 dollars. Mrs. Roberts visited but declined to discuss bond terms. No additional arrests were reported.
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Indianapolis
Donn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Roberts
Floods maroon trains stranded in Arizona this week
Phoenix reports west bound trans continental trains left the marooned city today with 00 passengers. Several cars were stalled since Christmas as floods in southern Arizona hindered travel last week.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Wight
Trans-Continental
Arizona
Choir Singer Pleads Guilty To Jewelry Theft
Fred Hoyt a Bowery mission choir singer pleaded guilty in New York to stealing 1400 dollars in jewelry from an apartment house. He asked the court for clemency saying he stole to aid the poor and that he had given away about 4000 dollars, mostly to homeless men, using small sums after services at the mission to distribute it. He will be sentenced later.
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Associated Press
Leason Wire
New York
Fred Hoyt
A .Bowery Mission
Hoyt
Canadian Troops Kill An American Near Fort Erie
Buffalo dispatch reports Canadian militia opened fire on two American duck hunters in Niagara River waters opposite Buffalo. Walter Stith was killed and Charles D. Orsch was wounded after refusing to comply with a shore landing order. No arrests yet. coroner's inquest planned. Also notes death of contractor A G Jennings in Joplin, Missouri.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Fort Erie
Ontario
Niagara River
F. C. Delaney
Fort. Erie
Delaney
Walter Stith
Charles D. Orsch
Bryan
J. B. Curtis
Mr. Curtis
Prisons Cared For Well by War Prisoners Says Anderson
Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports Chandler Anderson, special attaché at the American embassy in London, found no substantial difference between prisoners of war and captors' needs served. 450000 prisoners in Europe, 40000 civilians, with main shortages in clothing and bedding while meals and rations were provided. He praised Walter Hines Page and the foreign office for facilitating care and noted Anderson plans to return to London.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Chandler Anderson
London
Anderson
England
Belgium
Germany
Austria
France
Russia
Washington
Walter Hines Page
Europe
Berlin
Allies Fail In Nieport Attack Amid War News
Berlin reports Allied attacks at Nieport repulsed with ships supporting, minimal damage to German towns. St George hamlet and nearby positions also held. South of Arras several German counterattacks repelled, Verdun efforts failed, and recapture attempts west of prea sice were unsuccessful. East Prussia and Poland show no news.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Nieuport
Westende
St. George
Pres
Arras
Verdun
Enemgy
Prea Sice
Yesteray
East Prussia
Poland
Vistula
Refugees on American Vessel Transported From Jaffa
The cruiser Tennessee, with Turkish permission and at the request of Ambassador Morgenthau, carried about 500 refugees of various nationalities from Jaffa in Syria to Alexandria, Egypt. Captain Decker reported the departure at Jaffa. Secretary Daniels confirmed the move as a humanitarian action approved by Turkish authorities. No full reply yet from the captains regarding an unofficial report of an unnamed American warship threatening action.
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Tennessee
Jaffa
Syria
Egypt
Decker
Washington
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Morgenthau
Alexandria
The
Navy Department
Daniels
Jaffe
Turkey
Qman
North Carolina
Supreme Court grant in Leo Frank case appeal
Justice Lamar granted an appeal to the United States Supreme Court in the Leo M. Frank murder case. Louis Marshall said he expected arguments in January to contest whether Frank’s trial deprived him of constitutional rights. Lamar cited new constitutional questions and noted probable cause for the appeal.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Supreme Court
Justice Lamar
Leo M. Frank
Louis Mar
Shall
Frank
Lamar
Mary Phagan
Anj
Atlanta
Marshall
Supreme Court
Supreme’ Court
Peace Talks Tie Villa and Carranza Forces
Reports from Naco and Washington indicate that Villa and Carranza agree to terms of peace calling for Maytorena to retire and Hill to consolidate forces at Agua Prieta. Fighting shifts to ports like Tuxpam while debates over executions and amnesty continue amid a grave overall situation.
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Naco
Ariz
Scott
Villa
Carranza
Maytorena
Hill
Agua Prieta
Unsettled Weather Across Iowa Illinois And Chicago
Weather reports indicate unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday with likely rain or snow and warmer temperatures. In Illinois southern areas expect rain, northern areas snow, with Chicago and vicinity similarly unsettled. Muscatine temperature at 7 am was 30 degrees and the river stage stood at 2 feet 3 inches.
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Iowa
Illinois
Chicago
Muscatine
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