Allies Pressured Between Ypres and Dixmude by Germans
British and French lines between Ypres and Dixmude face continuous bombardment as dykes are cut to flood areas south of Dixmude. Fresh British troops and heavy guns arrive to counter concentrated German fire while railways are blocked by battle activity. Stormy, cold weather worsens conditions for troops on a 300 mile front from Ostend to Armen tieres. Belgian and Allied forces combat across floods and damaged roads amid new German batteries along the Roulers highway. Marl Kitchener visits the trenches to inspect front conditions.
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Paris
West Flanders
Ypres
Dixmude
War Office
Moselle
Army of the
Metz
Aisne
Oise
Lyé
Ostend
Armentierres
Tregion
France
North Sea
Straits of Dover
Roulers
Marl Kitchener
George
De Wet Captured Without Firing a Shot in South Africa
Gen Christian De Wet, a central figure in the South African rebellion, was captured on a Waterburg farm in British Bechuanaland after a pursuit by a motor car brigade. He yielded without a shot fired, having ridden 50 miles with a small following before being trapped at Waterbury.
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Vryburg
South Africa
Christian de Wet
Waterburg
British Bechuanaland
Will-O
DeWet Zix
Gen. Botha
Waterbury
DeWet
Carb Market Opens Steady in New York
New York opening prices show a steady carb market with Tob. Prad at 83.5 to 86, Anglo American 14.25 to 14.5, Brit. Amn. Tob. around 90 to 94, Max Motor shares at 48.44 to 46, and other listed issues including World Film Jumbo Ext and Standard Oil showing varied early quotes.
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New York
Tob. Prad Ptd
Anglo American
Brit. Amn
Tob
gOe
Maxwell Motors
Max Motors
Ate
Tiegeman Coron
World Film
Stewart
Ind
Standard Oil
N. Y
Man. Trans
Ohio Oil
Atlantic Refining
Prairie
Russians Bombard Cracow as War Pushes West
Francis Lavelle Murray reports from Petrograd that Russians began bombardment of Cracow from Wieliczska heights. reinforcements pour in to seize the Austrian fortress, aiming to open routes to Vienna Breslau and Berlin. Germans counter with attacks near Gombin as Russia calls up 1.2 million reservists and eyes Silesia while Carpathians report Bartfeld fall.
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Galicia
Wieliczska
Cracow
Vienna
Breslau
Berlin
Lodz
von Hindenburg
Belgium
France
Lowicz
Petrokow
Vistula
Brisk Bond Demand Centers on Rock Island Gains
New York Dec 4 There was brisk demand for many bond issues on the stock exchange with material gains. Strong buying focused on the Rock Island 5s which opened at 54 and rose to 55 early trading. The bonds had been as low as 51 yesterday and 52 the day before. Southern Pacific convertibles 5s also drew interest. U S Steel 5s traded around 99 7/8 with no price change.
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Charles W. Storma
New York
Stock Exchange
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
U. S. Steel
England massing an enormous army in Egypt
Berlin reports a German dispatch stating England is assembling a large mixed force in Egypt to reinforce the British army. Portugal plans to send troops to assist. Athens reports 384000 Canadian volunteers arriving in Egypt, joining Australians and New Zealanders already disembarked days earlier.
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Frederick Werner
Berlin
England
Egypt
Constantinople
Portugal
Athens
Stamford High Seeks New England Title in Boston
Stamford high school football team departs by special Pullman at 9 19 am with 26 players under Coach M A Boyle headed to Boston to face Haverritt high school for the New England championship. Three hundred Stamford supporters and a band travel. They plan signal practice at Taverett field this afternoon before checking into the Copley Square hotel for the night.
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Stamford
Stamford High School
Boston
Hiverett High School
New England
M. A. Boyle
Taverett Field
Copley Square
End of Eight Months Coal Strike Predicted
Settlement of the wage disagreement between Ohio coal operators and Cleveland is expected today as the miners of sub-district No. 1 reach an agreement. John Moore and C. Is. Maurer spoke in hopeful tones, awaiting the general conference at the Hollenden Hotel. The sub-scale report by four miners delegates and four operators will be presented to the general conference and may form the basis of new terms.
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Hollenden Hotel
John Moore
Ohio Miners
C. Is. Maurer
More Marines Landed in Philadelphia in Troop Reshuffle
The transports City of Memphis and City of Denver docked at the Philadelphia navy yard with about 1,500 marines who served in the American army of occupation at Vera Cruz. The San Marcos accompanied them, and by night there were over 2,000 marines in the yard, most with seven months tropical service. They will receive 30 days of shore leave.
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Philadelphia
City of Memphis
City of Denver
Vera Cruz
Philadelphia Navy Yard
San Marcos
Denver
Memphis
Navy Yard
Tropics
Naval militia under study urges more instructors and vessels
Washington December 4 The annual report to Secretary Daniels on naval militia affairs calls for better instruction and stricter discipline. Commander I B Bassett Jr urges immediate navy provision of inspector instructors and a larger allotment of vessels. Naval militia numbers stood at 596 officers and 7132 men on June 30 1914.
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Washington
Naval Militia
Daniels
I. B. Bassett, Jr
U. S.N
Navy
Norwegians Protest to Germany Over Coal Seizure
Christiania reports the Norwegian government has lodged a formal protest with Germany after a German cruiser seized a cargo of English coal from the Norwegian ship Helicon on the Pacific. The action sparked diplomatic notes and demands for clarification from Oslo.
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Germany
Christiania
Helicon
Pacific
Seiyukai moves to oust Okuma cabinet in Tokyo
Political circles report the Seiyukai with about 200 of 381 representatives pushing a no confidence vote against Prime Minister Okuma. They oppose government plans to ceded Yap to Britain and Kiaochow to China and warn the northern Tientsin Nan king line could shift to England. Okuma threatens dissolution if confidence is lost.
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Tokio
Seiyukai
Constitutionalist Party
House of Representatives
Obuma
Yap
England
Kiaochow
China
Tientsin-Nanking
Japan
Burma
Manchuria
Okuma
Ohio corn growers march to Waldorf breakfast trip
In New York 1,089 Ohio boys, winners of the state contest, march from the Pennsylvania Station to the Waldorf-Astoria for breakfast. With a woman's band blaring they head to a sightseeing tour after their meal. Their visit followed a stop in Washington to see President Wilson and a trip to Philadelphia.
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New York
Ohio Boys
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Waldorf-Astoria
Washington
Wilson
Philadelphia
Divorced 16 Years Reunite at Daughter’s Funeral
Frederic W. Darlington president of Globe Rubber Philadelphia and his former wife Georgianna M. Darlington, once Boston musician, were reunited at their murdered daughter’s bier and married again in Hollywood after sixteen years apart. The elder daughter was shot on a ranch last week by a Mexican who then killed himself.
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Boston
Tod’ Robbins
Brooklyn
Lillian Ames Chatam
Brookline
Mass
Chatam
Gov. Ames
Massachusetts
Robbins
Edith Norman Hyde
Douglaston
L. L
Jersey City
San Bernadino
Calif
Frederic W. Darlington
Globe Rubber Company
Philadelphia
Georgianna M. Darlington
Hollywood
Hartford man held for assault on young newsgirl
George F. Gardner of Hartford, former Waldyard studio owner, was arrested on charges of carnal abuse of 11 year old Pauline Orenstein. The girl identified him as her assailant after he allegedly lured her to a back room and assaulted her with promising money and threats. Detectives say he was seen with the girl shortly before the incident.
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Hartford
George F. Gardner
Waldyard
Main Street
J. Williams
Pauline Orenstein
Pequot Street
About & O
Bulgaria Shifts Diplomats to Vienna and Contantino Ple
Sofia reports a major diplomatic reshuffle with M. Tocheff, ex cabinet minister, slated for Vienna and M. Kulochef, former Bulgarian minister to Montenegro, ordered to Contantino ple. The shift signals a significant reorganization in Bulgaria's diplomatic service.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
M. Tocheff
Vienna
M. Kulochef
Montenegro
Wireless Stations Closed In Navy War Cleanup
Admiral Pond, head of the Twelfth naval district, said 1400 wireless stations have been closed since the war ended. Many stations are under investigation each week for neutrality violations as part of Navy Department orders.
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San Francisco
Admiral Pond
Twelfth Naval District
Navy Department
Arrest for Promoting Lottery In Police Raids
Boston reports Harry S. De Bill was arrested after police raided two printing offices he operated. Officers seized 5000 lottery tickets a large press tons of type and other printing equipment and 300 official drawing sheets covering 100 weeks of drawings for a lottery company.
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Boston
Harry S. de Bill
Bet Cost His Life In Elevator Death
Chicago on December 4 reports a fatal shooting after a dare in a grain elevator at Twelfth street and the river. W T Campbell challenged Al Brand to shoot a pipe from his mouth with a 22 caliber rifle. Campbell fired the shot hit Brand in the temple and he died within an hour.
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Chicago
W. T. Campbell
al. Brand
Twelfth Street
Campbell
Brand
Fle
Kaiser Visits German Troops at Czestowa
Berlin reports Emperor William visits German troops in the Czestowa district, congratulating them on Poland’s achievements. Czestowa lies 15 miles from the German border in Poland. French offensives in Alsace prompt German reinforcements from the Rhine. Rheims damage estimated at 20 million dollars amid ongoing cannonade. Servia’s peace hopes discussed in Vienna with Russia’s permission sought if Serb defences fail. Allies reinforce Servia and Montenegro. Antivari transports hindered by Austrian air power. Japanese troops reportedly fighting with the SEA EESD. more Japanese artillerymen and reinforcements via the Trans-Siberian Railway bound for Russia.
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Berlin
Emperoror William
Czestowa
Poland
Alsace
Rhine
Aisne
Rheims
Vienna
M. Sinitech
St. Petersburg
Mrussia
Servia
Austria
Montenegro
Antivari
Adriatic
No Scarcity of Food in Germany Despite Temporary Price Rises
Berlin reports no shortage of ordinary foods in Germany as central welfare headquarters note temporary price increases from irregular supply. German cities like Mannheim Dresden and Hamburg used varied measures to stabilize prices by buying or selling directly to consumers, sometimes cutting retailers out.
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Frederick Werner
Berlin
Germany
Central Headquarters For Public Welfare
Mannheim
Dresden
Hamburg
Boston Theft Mystery Expands as Second Arrest Looms
Boston police inspectors say a second arrest will follow soon in the Col lateral Loan Company looting case. They tie the $2,000 theft to pledges in the vaults while William Cobb, ex-president, faces arraignment for an $86,000 theft. Detectives close in on a principal suspect linked to the $28,000 theft.
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Boston
William Cobb
British Flood Desert to Foil Turkish Attack
Cairo reports British military forces have flooded the desert east of Port Said for many miles to block a Turkish assault. Port Said sits at the northern Suez Canal entrance on the Mediterranean, near the Sinai peninsula's edge.
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Cairo
Port Said
Arabian Desert
Sinai Peninsula
Trench warfare rages around Lodz amid heavy casualties
Paris reports from war correspondent Ludovic Naudeau describe brutal trench fighting around Lodz in Poland. Russian and German lines exchange attacks with high casualties and concentrated hand to hand combat as trenches fill with corpses and the battle line shifts along a 12 mile front.
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Luodz
Lu Ludovic Naudeau
The
Journal
Poland
M. Nadeau
Lodz
Zdunskawola
Warthe River
Zgierz and
Strykof
Bielawy
Sobota
Lowicz
War tax on marriage certificates clarified
Washington December 4 the treasury will not tax marriage licenses but a wife seeking a certificate of marriage must pay a 10 cent war tax stamp. The International Revenue Bureau interprets the law. A license returned to officials for public record requires no stamp while a certificate issued by a clergyman or magistrate and given to the parties if law required must bear the 10 cent stamp.
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Washington
Treasury Department
International Revenue Bureau
Glastonbury Recluse Found Dead In Wooded Shanty
The body of Oskar Olson a Swede living alone in a Wickham road four acre woodland shanty was found hanged yesterday the rope looped over a door opening and a wood piece attached Olson had no known relatives and left a will naming burial at Buckingham cemetery and bequeathing the property to Alfred D Flud after debts are paid.
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Glastonbury
Oskar Olson
Wickham Road
Olson
Buckingham Cemetery
Alfred D. Flud
Jimmy Collins Is Gravely Ill At Buffalo Home
Jimmy Collins a former Boston American League manager and renowned third baseman is gravely ill at his Buffalo home after a weeklong pneumonia, with his condition described as very grave by local reports.
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Jimmy Collins
Buffalo
N. C
Collins
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Franklin P. Merrick
St. Omer
DE Wet
Francis Lavelle Murray
Petrograd
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Strykow
Lods-Warsaw
Plock
Gombin
Russia
Carpathians
Dukia
Bartfeld
Hungary
Caucasus
Rhode
Everett High
General Conference
Cleveland
SEC. Daniels
Britain
Newsgirl
Kaiser
Internal Revenue Bureau
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