French Aisne Front Faces Furious German Bombardment
Paris reports the French along the Aisne subjected to a furious German center bombardment as West Flanders and Arras areas see active artillery. The third western war phase begins with German defenses likely while King George V visits France boosting British troops amid hospital tours and praise for allied soldiers. Local reports mention German armored trains at Ypres, mutinies among front-line troops, and a typhoid outbreak in Belgium with cold northern weather and warmer conditions elsewhere.
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Franklin P. Merrick
Paris
Aisne
West Flanders
Arras
France
Flanders
Calais
Dunkirk
George
Sir John French
Hnes
Prince of Wales
George II
Dettingen
George V
Furnes
Ypres
Dixmude
Belgium
West Slanders
Burglars Escape in Automobile After Post Office Heist
Wayland Massachusetts December 1 armed men broke into the Wayland post office blew the safe and carried out its contents. Postmaster Haynes cannot estimate the loss. Patrolman Vincent asleep heard the vehicle and explosions then saw four men flee in an automobile toward Concord.
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Wayland
Mass
Haynes
Vincent
Concord
Nobel Peace Prize suggested for Belgian refugees
Copenhagen reports Scandinavian press proposes awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Belgian refugees as a gesture of support. The idea Gains attention amid relief efforts and international sympathy for those displaced by the war.
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Copenhagen
No danger of a gerial shortage in France reopening
Bordeaux reports no cereal shortage in France after an official inquiry by M. DeFoudonne head of the Imprimerie de la Bourse de Commerce. He notes destruction of some mills and breweries in the north and east but reopening elsewhere, ample barley stocks due to export ban, strong harvests of wheat corn and rye, and Allied seizure of purchases from other nations. Coal and iron output have suffered due to German control of coal fields and eastern factories.
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France
M. DelPonbonne
England
Ohio corn growers visit Washington on sightseeing tour
One thousand and fifty six corn growers from Ohio including men women boys and girls arrived in Washington as guests of the Ohio agricultural commission. They traveled in several trains representing every county. Miami county sent the largest delegation with 78 members. They met Secretary Houston at the agriculture department, toured public buildings, and visited Mt. Vernon. President Wilson is to receive them tomorrow.
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Washington
Ohio
National
Ohio Agricultural Commission
Miami County
Department of Agriculture
Houston
Mt. Vernon
Wilson
Steady Stream of German Wounded Reported Through Belgium
Bernard Betancourt reports a continuous flow of German wounded moving east through Belgium with Courtrai Bruges Ghent and Brussels hosting hospitals. German casualties strain surgeons amid congested railways while Germans requisition cash liquor cigarettes and clothing in Courtrai. British air raid on Zeebrugge injures workers and damages harbor. Zeebrugge spies arrested. Belgians pressured to adopt German time as occupation tightens.
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Pitals
Courtrai
Sluis
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Federal troops to leave Colorado as militia ready
President Wilson said he would withdraw federal troops from Colorado once Gov Ammons reports the state militia can take control of the strike zone. He declined further comment. The mediation commission was created for future disputes and will not try to reconcile the current fight unless an exceptional chance to do so appears.
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Washington
Wilson
Colorado
Gov. Ammons
Mediation Commission
Battle of Hommena reported with Russian losses and prisoners
Vienna via Berlin and Amsterdam December 1 Russian casualties and a large prisoner tally are announced after a battle at Hommena near the Carpathians. The war office says the Russians were beaten in several minor engagements as their mountain pass was contested.
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Steven Burnett
Vienna
Berlin
Amsterdam
Hommena
Carpathians
War Office
Girl With Cattle Disease Case in Joliet
Viola Maxwell the five year old daughter of a Joliet policeman is being watched by State Health Commissioner Higgins and State Veterinarian Dyson. They were summoned by Dr. Lennon family physician. Dyson said he was puzzled and suggested the child may have contracted foot and mouth disease from milk from an infected cow.
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Joliet
Ill
Viola Maxwell
Higgins
Dyson
Lennon
Maxwell
Kaiser Attacked by German Officer in Paris Dispatch
Paris dispatch reports a German general staff officer allegedly went insane at headquarters and attacked the Kaiser with a drawn sword. The officer was overpowered and removed while the Kaiser faced the incident amid hostile remarks.
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Kaiser
London
Paris
War at a Glance: Eastern Front Battles Progress Amid Claims
Dispatches report Petrograd and German forces locked in desperate fighting near Lowicz with heavy losses on the German right. Reinforcements from Wielun repelled. Berlin concedes large scale hostilities around Lodz as Kaiser travels east. Officers claim optimism at front and Turkish advance toward Batum seven miles southeast. Russia reports 1000 killed and wounded, 1500 prisoners in Hungary.
Final Session of Sixty Third Congress Opens
Washington reports the final session of the Sixty third Congress will open Monday with 14 appropriation bills and a packed calendar. Insurgency among departing Democrats surfaces while Underwood leaves the House for the Senate and Claude Kitchin is eyed as future majority leader. Committees push supply measures and currency law amendments loom as possible top items.
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Washington
Congress
Underwood
House
Senate
Claude Kitchin
North Carolina
President's Favorite Bills Facing Congress in Session
President Wilson expressed hopes that the Jones Philippines bill granting broader self government and the Alexander ship purchase bill will pass in the coming session. He described the measures as integral to the administration's program. He gave no stance on Burnett immigration or Sherman law amendment for pooling agreements.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Optimistic View Of Mexico From White House
Reports from Washington on December 1 indicate optimism about Mexico persists at the White House. Officials say disorder is not increasing and that the president believes efforts to stir trouble in Mexico remain vigorous, while false reports are seen as delaying peace.
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Mexico
Washington
White House
No clue yet in the Case murder in Barkhamsted
Winsted December 1 police continue search for Harry Carroll aged 22 and an unknown companion seen heading toward Barkhamsted where County Commissioner Hubert B Case was found unconscious and fatally wounded with a broken wagon axle nearby. Carroll is linked by sightings and a clerks description, with fingerprints on a deed found in Case pocket. A statewide alarm covers Connecticut Massachusetts and New York as officers pursue leads toward Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Carroll
Case
Pleasant Valey
Barkhamsted
William Cawl
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Mr. Case
Center Hill
Middlebrooks
Springfield
Mass
Paris proposes Herrick for presidency
Paris dispatch reports strong praise for Myron T. Herrick the departing United States ambassador to France with some calling for his presidential nomination. Herrick had been replaced by William G. Sharp in August and remained as practical chargé despite a dismantled embassy and minimal staff.
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London
Paris
Telegraph Wires
Myron T. Herrick
United States
Ifrance
Mr. Herrick
State bids opened for highway contracts statewide
Hartford December 1 The opening of bids for state highway projects attracted about fifty bidders in the old supreme court room. The highway department will announce winners later, with work planned including 7,300 feet of native stone macadam road for Lebanon and extensive road lengths for Sherman, Stonington, Winchester, Chatham, Bridgeport, and Saybrook plus bridges at North Canton and Old Lyme and 30,000 feet of guard railing across several towns.
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Hartford
Supreme Court Room
Highway Department
Lebanon
Sherman
Stonington
Winchester
Chatham
Bridgewater
Saybrook
North Canaan
Old Lyme
Germans Making a Desperate Fight
Francis Lavelle Murray reports from Petrograd that German forces in Poland battle fiercely to avert annihilation, with reinforcements from Wienun defeated and heavy losses on the German right. Russians push counter charges along the Strykow Sgierz line while Von Hindenburg's offensive near the Vis tula is checked and four barges with German guns are captured.
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Petrograd
Lowicz
Wielun
Strykow- Sgierz
Vistula
von Hindenburg
von Mackenzen
Schenertsowe
Warthe
Euphrates Valley
Ansonia Foundry Incorporation and City Nursery Stock Increase
The Ansonia Foundry company of Ansonia filed a certificate showing its organization with William Olderman as president and treasurer and Michael Michaelson as secretary. Directors include Sadie Olderman. capital stock authorized at 5000 dollars in 200 shares at 25 dollars each. paid-in cash 15000 dollars. City Nursery company of New Haven filed a certificate reporting an increase of capital stock from 15000 to 200000 dollars, now 750 shares preferred and 1250 common.
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Hartford
Ansonia Foundry Company of
Ansonia
William Olderman
Michael Michaelson
Sadie Olderman
Lm City Nursery Company of
New Haven
EXPECT BATTLE AT SEA OFF THE PLATA RIVER
In Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, British and French consuls order ships to stay in port amid rumors of a naval clash near the Plata estuary. German Admiral Spee’s fleet is believed trapped between Japanese and British forces as a French steamer reports sighting four Japanese battleships pursuing them toward Rio de Janeiro.
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Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Montevideo
Plata
Graf von Spee
Algerine
Rio de Janeiro
7,000,000 A Month Tax Hit Belgium by Germany
Rotterdam Dec 1 The German government will levy 35,000,000 francs a month on Belgium as a war tax plus city fines. The move targets a 250,000 man Belgian army and aims to fund occupation costs. Officials cited Belgian civilian attacks as justification, with prior city levies aiding widows and orphans of German soldiers.
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Rotterdam
Belgium
Brabant
Letters Swamp Paris Front Postal Authorities
Paris dispatch reports heavy influx of letters and packages to soldiers at the front swamping postal authorities. Officials seek sorting improvements and faster handling as the battle front continues to draw mail from home communities.
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Paris
Kaiser’s Journey Signals Eastern Front Optimism
Berlin reports Emperor William’s move to Hindenburg’s headquarters boosts national mood. War outlook centers on East Prussia and Poland as Germans expect fresh valor against Russia. A reserve class for men over 45 is planned, with limited call-up in crisis. German gains include 150 big guns and 200 machine guns captured from Russia. Sven Hedin awarded an honorary doctor of laws by Breslau University.
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Sven Hedin
Breslau University
National anthem ban extends to all war songs
Washington reports Secretary of War Daniels added Marseillaise Die Wacht am Rhein and other national anthems to a no sing list for those at war. In Jamaica a thief stole a brass door knob from police HQ and a steam radiator. in Viola a woman, Mabel Locke, won a divorce after her husband sprayed water to end her dancing craze. Newark board head Chas E Taylor angered women teachers by deeming some gowns disgraceful and warned uniforms may be required.
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Washington
Newport Naval Training School
Daniels
Jamaica
N. Y
Viola
Mabel Locke
Newark
N. J
Pres. Chas
FE. Taylor
Board of Education
Fifteen Twirlers For Sale
Chicago dispatch reports Cub manager Roger Bresnahan will offer 15 pitchers in exchanges for a capable second baseman at the National league meeting in New York. The list includes Cheney, Humphries, Vaughn, Lavender, Smith, Zabell, Pierce, Stack, Hagerman, Adams, Buckler, McConnell, Robbins, Standige and Sehoor. Bresnahan and President Thomas depart for New York next Saturday.
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Chicago
Roger Bresnahan
Cub
New York
West Side
Cheney
Humphries
Vaughn
Lavender
Smith
Zabell
Pierce
Stack
Hagerman
Adams
Buckler
McConnell
Robbins
Standige
Sehoor
Bresnahan
Thomas
Tenants Driven to Street in Two Fires
Four hundred tenants were forced from homes and at least a dozen others were carried to safety by police after two separate blazes broke out within minutes. The fires occurred at 33 Crosby Street and 68 Madison Street in New York. Dispatches described flame swept hallways and people escaping onto roofs as firefighters battled the spread.
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Crosby Street
Madison Street
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