French Advance In Battle Between Aire And Meuse
Paris reports unofficial dispatches claim French troops have captured more German trenches between the Aire and Meuse and seized a strategic railway line. Crown Prince Frederick William is said to command German troops along the Yser with heavy artillery exchanges active in West Flanders.
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Paris
Aire
Meuse
Frederick William
Yser
Iarnes
West Flanders
Argonne
Samogneux
Montfaucon
Dombaste
Verdun
Veif
Metz
Woevre
Moselle
Gallieni
Oise
Aisne
Poincare
Viviani
St. Omer
Fighting Despite Storms in Galicia and Poland
Vienna reports ongoing heavy combat between Austrians and Russians in western Galicia despite violent storms. An official Austrian general Craffs states continued successful attacks. In southern Poland calm persists as renewed enemy assaults fail against Austro German troops.
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Steven Burnett
Vienna
Berlin
Amsterdam
Galicia
Craffs
Poland
Austrians Retreat in Disorder as Serbian Front Breaches
Nish via London December 10 An official Servian headquarters statement says Austrian forces invading Servia are retreating in near panic. It notes that on Saturday they withdrew along the entire front losing 4,000 prisoners, many mountain guns and large supplies, with resistance described as nearly broken.
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Nish
London
Servia
Servian
Truth About the Trinity River Debate in Senate
Texas Senator Morris Sheppard urged the national rivers and harbors congress to view the Trinity as a valuable, practical waterway. He warned against misrepresentation, argued for its economic and strategic importance, and likened canal projects to national defense, citing the Suez, Panama, and Kiel canals.
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Washington
Morris Shepard
Texas
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Trinity River
Trinity of
Trinity
Theodore J. Burton
Sheppard
Union
Weeks
Massachusetts
Rivers and Harbor Congress
Waterways Association
Treasury
Suez Canal
Great Britain
Panama Canal
United States
Atlantic
Kiel
Nine British warships defeat German squadron off Falkland
London report says Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee led a nine ship British force to rout Count von Spee’s squadron in the South Atlantic near the Falkland Islands. German ships Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Leipzig were sunk. Dresden and Nurnberg fled. two colliers captured. survivors limited to Gneisenau and Leipzig crews. The victory is described as the war’s foremost naval engagement aside from Heligoland.
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London
Frederick Sturdee
Gran von Spee
South Atlantic
Falkland Islands
Admiralty
Shannon
Mintaur
British Isles
Sir Frederick Sturdee
Royal Navy
Pacific
South American
Count von Spee
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Good Hope
Monmouth
Dresden
Nurnberg
Heligoland
Five Trainmen Injured in Buffalo Collision
Five trainmen were injured when the New York Central Flyers collided with a cattle train at Bayview on the Lake Shore tracks. Two engines and several freight cars derailed, 50 cattle killed, and all passengers escaped harm. Injured crew were taken to Buffalo hospitals.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central
Lake Shore
Bayview
Japanese Fleet Forces Graf Spee Into British Hands
Buenos Ayres reports a Japanese fleet chased Admiral Graf Von Spee's German squadron from the Pacific into the Atlantic and into British pursuit. The British or Japanese ships reportedly sunk three German merchantmen off Tierra Del Fuego near the southern tip of South America on Sunday. One Cosmos Line steamer was among the wrecks. three German armored ships and a transport were in the fleet.
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Buenos Ayres
Graf von Spee
Pacific
Atlantic
Falkland Islands
Piedra Buena
Tierra del Fuego
South America
Picton
Pantalon
Cosmos Line
Fire at Naumkeag and Currier building rocks Salem
A general alarm blaze gutted the Naumkeag and Currier building in Salem's business district. Loss estimates ranged from 30 000 to 35 000 with later hopes of reaching 50 000. Talbot Clothing occupied the first floor. upper floors housed a pool room offices and a dance hall. Clothing firm was burned out. Residents crowded the streets in alarm— Salem's worst scare since last June.
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Salem
Mass
Naumkeag'and Currier
Talbot Clothing Company
Clothing Company
Port of New York Steamship Schedule Report
Steamers sailing today include America to Naples. Due today for arrival are Megantic to Liverpool Lapland to Liverpool Filicari da to Havre Aurania to Genoa Ausonia to Glasgow Brunswyk to Rotterdam Georg Antippa to Naples Karada to Hull Harpen to Rotterdam Nitza to Rotterdam.
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New York
America
Naples
Megantic
Liverpool
Lapland
Filcarida
Havre
Aurania
Genoa
Ausonia
Clasgow
Brunswyk
Rotterdam
Georg Antippa
Karada
Hull
Harpen
Nitza
British Aviators Sighted Over Dutch Town in Evening Flight
A Hamburg dispatch reports two aircraft believed to be British piloted aviators crossed Sittard in the direction of Duesseldorf last evening. German Zeppelin base at Duesseldorf cited as nearby.
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Amsterdam
Hamburg
Sittard
Duesseldorf
Last of German Casualties
German casualties through November 30 total 603,100 per Berlin lists. Officers killed 5,000. men killed 90,000. Officers wounded 11,000. men wounded 380,000. Officers missing 1,100. men missing 116,000. Many wounded have recovered and returned to the front.
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Ludwig VonkKline
The
Hague
Berlin
Emperor William improves as prayers rise for recovery
London dispatch reports Emperor William's rapid improvement angering his physician and distressing the Empress who cares for him. A telephone link from the sick room to field headquarters fuels his rage as prayers for his complete recovery spread.
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London
William
Berlin
Amsterdam
Five Investigations Started After Elevated Rail Crash
Five investigations were started today to fix responsibility for the elevated railroad collision that killed two persons and injured 30 others last evening. The accident is expected to spur the crusade for all steel cars on transportation lines.
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New York
Digging Cellars to Hide In Cracow Bombardment Threat
Amsterdam Dec 10 The Telegraph prints a Berlin dispatch stating Russian guns are plainly audible at Cracow Austrian airplanes are flying Russian troops dropping bombs and residents dig cellars to hide from bombardment threatening the city.
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Amsterdam
The
Telegraaf
Berlin
Cracow
Doctor Dudley Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter
Houston Maine December court ends trial of Dr Lionel Dudley after he pleads guilty to manslaughter in the death of 17 year old Mildred Sullivan. Judge Haley defers sentence. Dudley faces up to 20 years in state prison and will be guarded closely due to prior threats.
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Houston, Me
Lionel E. Dudley
Mildred Sullivan
Cian
Dudley
George JF. Haley
Supreme Judicial Court
Dr. Dudley
Clarke
Clerk Clarke
Meteor derailment near Joplin injures seventeen
Seventeen persons were injured four fatally when St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train No. 9 the Meteor derailed four miles east of Joplin Missouri early today. All the coaches went down a 20 foot embankment. J C Glover of Meriden Oklahoma and T R Reynolds of Centerville Kansas were fatally hurt.
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Joplin
St. Louis
San Francisco
Wichita
Kas
J. C. Glover
Meriden
Okla
T. R. Reynolds
Centerville
Germans Reinforcements Bolster Poland Campaign
Petrograd reports 500000 German reinforcements in Poland as Russians consolidate a southern line from Lowicz to Cracow and push toward Mlawa. German assaults near Sowicz and the Glowno–Wowies railroad fail. Lodz evacuation deemed no benefit. Fighting continues along the Cracow front with heavy losses on both sides.
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Vistula
Mlawa
Cracow
Poland
Galicia
Dunajec
Crasow
Sowicz
War Office
Lowicz
Glowno
Wowies
Lodz
Aff
Dariness
S[owicz
Comiskey Adds Star Players To White Sox Roster
Chicago reports President Comiskey plans another major addition to the White Sox before spring. An outfielder and a stellar third baseman are slated for the roster. The Eddie Collins deal is valued above 110000 but below 150000, with two more players sought likely including Clifford Milan and Irits Maisel.
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Chicago
Comiskey
White Sox
Eddie Collins
Collins
Hwever
Clide Milan
Fleet
Washington
Irits Maisel
Clévey Little
Edison vows rebuild after massive fire at New Jersey plant
Thomas A. Edison announced immediate rebuilding after a fire destroyed eleven buildings at his West Orange plant causing an estimated $5 million net loss. He credited saving the lab, noted no employees were killed, and aimed to install an adequate water system in the new plant.
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New Diamond Disc Company
Kinetophone Company
Bates
Edison
Talking Machine
Orange
East
South Orange
Bloomfield
Montclair
Newark
Edison Plant
Oranges
Jidison
Chance says Ed Collins planned Federal league move
Frank Chance asserts in Los Angeles that Ed die Collins intended joining the Federal league after this season. He notes similar exits by Bender and Plank and predicts a strong fight from the Federals, with Ward willing to spend to challenge the majors and disrupt the existing order.
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Los Angeles
Frank Chance
Yankees
Eddie Collins
Federals
Bender
Plank
Chance
Chanee
Ward
Feds
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Francis Lavelle Murray
Petrograd
Army Messenger
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