U S AWAITS REPLY FROM AUSTRIANS ON SINKING OF ANGONA
The United States weighs a response after the Ancona note as Vienna decides whether to repudiate the sinking. Balkan tensions and Greece Roumania shifts loom large. Officials foresee a possible diplomatic break influencing sides in the war. Berlin and Vienna monitor closely.
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U.S
Angona
Ancona
United States
Balkans
Greece
Roumania
Austria
Berlin
Vienna
Balkan
Great Britain
Germany
Mediterranenan
Eould
Wilson
Lansing
Britain to modify press censorship in foreign affairs
London reports Sir Edward Grey will suspend press bureau censorship on foreign affairs from December 20 1915 under the defense of the realm act. Newspapers and agencies bear publication responsibility. telegram senders and foreign telegrams fall to their own controls while naval and military censorship remains unchanged.
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London
Edward Grey
Foreign Office
Boy Ed and Von Papen to Leave Wa S Dec 28
Washington December 13 Captain Karl Boy Ed and Franz von Papen German naval and military attaches recalled by their government will sail from New York on December 28 for Germany. Safe passage has been arranged and the English and French governments will not arrest them at sea.
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Washington
Karl Boy-Ed
Franz von Papen
New York
Roosevelt Shadow Looms Over 66 O P Convention Plans
Washington December 18 The shadow of Theodore Roosevelt hangs over Republicans as national committee members gather to set the convention time and place. St Louis and Philadelphia delegations battle for influence while Chicago faces opposition over past divisions. The big banquet opens the week with Hughes Burton and Root leading the talk as Fairbanks and Borah booms ride in the background.
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National Committee
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Mound City
Missouri
San Francisco
Honolulu
Fred W. Upham
William H. Thompson
National Republican Clubs
Justice Hughes
New York
Burton
Ohio
Root
Fairbanks
Direct Berlin to Sofia Phone Line Opened
Berlin dispatch reports direct telephone communication between Berlin and Sofia via Budapest Orsova and Nish. The first conversation was between General Falkenhayn and General Nandehoff, praising the rapid setup and its use for swift exchange of news and views.
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Berlin
Sayville
Sofia
Budapest
Orsova
Nish
Falkenhayn
Nandehoff
American Cadets Urged to Enlist in Canadian Army
Chicago December 13 The Canadian government reportedly sought to recruit American college cadets for an American Canadian battalion to serve overseas. University of Illinois student and cadet lieutenant John Wl. Ott received a confidential letter offering a commission as second lieutenant in London Ontario’s battalion. Ott refused, fearing violation of U.S. neutrality and postal misuse. An inquiry into the extent of the enlistment push is to be conducted.
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Europe
John Wl. Ott
University of Illinois
University Cadet Corps
Ott
Maj. F. CO
Greenshieldrs
London
Ont
Officers’ Training Corps
Ford Peace Plea Reaches U S by Wireless Route
Henry Ford sends via wireless from the peace ship Oscar II an appeal to belligerent rulers to declare an immediate truce for peace negotiations. The message urges neutral nations to join in proposing direct talks, halt hostilities, and end the bloodshed to spare lives and restore civilization.
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FORD
U.S
New York
Henry Ford
Oscar II
Europe
United States of America
Bulgar and German Forces Hammer Anglo-French Lines
A quarter of a million Bulgarians and Germans pound the Anglo-French front in a snowbound Greek sector near Lake Doiran. Bulgarian losses reach 8,000. refugees flood toward Salonika as hospital units struggle to treat the wounded. Turkish reinforcements join east of the Vardar. Allied forces fall back with heavy casualties. Greece weighs allied demands as Premier Skouloudis signals likely concessions.
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London
Trontier
Salonika
the Times
Lake Doiran
Greek Macedonia
Gieveli
Athens
Morning Post
Vardar
Macedonia
Bulgarian War Office
Munster Fusiliers
Dublin Fusiliers
Connaught Rangers
Germans Find Substitutes for Rubber Auto Tires
German scientists report a substitute for synthetic rubber that can be used in automobile tires and withstand a year of wear. The development comes as Britain embargoes rubber shipments to Germany, prompting urgent material substitutions in the war effort.
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Berlin
Sayville
Germany
King Constantine protests as Greek throne threatened
Paris dispatches report King Constantine of Greece sent a wireless protest to the Kaiser last Friday. He claimed Bulgarian moves threaten his throne, citing Monastir occupation and a Bulgarian advance toward the Greek frontier that could cut off allied forces at Salonika.
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Paris
Constantine
Greece
Monastir
Salonika
Athens
Twelve Hartford workers ship to Remington for Britain rifles
Twelve screw machine workers from Hartford left for Eddystone Pennsylvania to join Remington Arms. They signed contracts for 1404 dollars a year until July 1, 1917, with prior wage differences paid since October. They are to be engaged in manufacturing 2,000,000 rifles for Great Britain.
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Hartford
Eddystone
Remington Arms Company
Great Britain
Burglars Used Gag to Force Teeth Down Her Throat
Pittsburgh December 13. The body of Mrs. Henry Viehmer 70 was found in Ingomar after she was strangled by a gagged mouthpiece used with her false teeth. Her hands and feet were bound, wires cut, caretakers slept nearby, robbers likely sought money in the house. Her brother C. L. Flaccus factory head is ill and unaware of the death.
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Pittsburgh
Henry Viehmer
Ingomar
Three Die In Lyon Aviation Accident At Army Airfield
Lieutenant Caudron, brother of the famous aeroplane inventor, and two passengers were killed when a military aircraft crashed at Lyon’s airfield yesterday. The disaster underscores the peril of early flight testing despite advances in aviation.
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France
Lyon
Caudron
United States Steamer Caro lina Arrested by French
The United States steamship Carolina of the New York and Porto Rico line was stopped and boarded by a French cruiser on December 8 after a warning shot across its bows. Captain J O Foss reported one steward Carl Schade was taken off, despite protests, while passengers recalled German-descent passengers on board and a tense scene as Charles Pfalz narrowly avoided seizure and his wife grew hysterical.
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New York
United States
Carolina
Porto Rico
J. O. Foss
Carl Schade
Charles T. Pfalz
Veggs Raid Safe and Steal $800 in New York
The safe in the Hiker-Hegeman drug store near Tremont Avenue police station was dynamited by dreggs who escaped with 800.
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Veggs
New York
Hkiker-Hegeman
Tremont Avenue
Yreggs
Sultan predicts swift victory and peace hope
Constantinople dispatch reports Sultan Mohammed VY told Count Metternich, Teutonic envoy, that Central Powers will quickly win and an honorable peace for the German allies will soon follow, after a formal audience.
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Constantinople
Sultan Mohammed VY
Count Metternich
Yawn Dislocates Woman’s Jaw In NYC Incident
Miss May Leonard of East Eighty-third Street walked on Third Avenue yesterday and began to yawn. She could not close her mouth and rushed home. An ambulance took her to Reception hospital where doctors diagnosed a dislocated jaw.
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New York
Third Avenue
May Leonard
East Eighty-third Street
Henry James Suffering From Pneumonia In London
Henry James the novelist is seriously ill in London with pneumonia as announced today.
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Henry James
London
Noted Authors Aid in Recruiting Plan
Representative A P Gardner of Massachusetts promotes a national defense recruitment plan via the American Defense Society. A publicity committee of skilled advertising men and noted authors from Rex Beach to Owen Wister will classify industries and target farmer districts to reach suitable recruits for army and navy service. The Navy League’s women’s section reports success toward a 1,000,000 member goal.
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Washington
A. P. Gardner
Massachusetts
American Defense Society
Gardner
Army
Navy
Defense Society
Rex Beach
George Ade
Richard Washburn Child
Julian Street
Cleveland Moffat
Irvin S. Cobb
Wamlin Garland
Burton J. Hendrick
Emerson Hough
Rupert
Peace party split aboard S S Oscar II during voyage
On the Ford peace expedition ship S S Oscar II tensions rose as resolutions opposing American preparedness caused a split among delegates. Efforts to patch differences continued, but some delegates may leave the ship at the first opportunity after reaching Europe.
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Helen Bullit Lowry
S. S. Oscar II
S. S. Noordam
Cape Race
N. F
Huropa
Greece Accepts Macedonian Pact Extends Allied Zone
Rome reporting from Athens says Greece has fully accepted the Allies demands on Macedonia. An extended Allied zone of operations is planned. A British French force reportedly landed at Kavala near Salonika. Greek troops near Salonika were ordered to withdraw and not resist an invasion of Greek Macedonia.
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Camillo Crianfarra
Rome
Uns
Athens
Giornale D’italia
Greece
Macedonia
Kavala
Salonika
Silver Company Increases Time
Shelton reports the International Silver company at Factory T will adopt a 56 hour week starting January 1 with a 1 cent per hour raise, equating to 64 hours' pay. Piece workers receive a 10 percent wage advance. The action affects 239 local workers and may spread statewide, following a previously rejected proposal by Meriden strikers.
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Shelton
International Silver Company
Combie Meriden
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