Offense Prep and Greece Talks in Near East Campaign
Reports from London describe Teutonic forces planning an offensive with Hungary and Turkey while Bulgarians fear a two front clash in the Saloniki to Doiran rail corridor. Greece's Premier Skouloudis may pave the way to evacuate Grecian Macedonia after any invasion. Paris reports French artillery success in Champagne, Woerre and Vosges as rain hampers German operations. The British public awaits a cabinet meeting and Derby’s enlistment plan with compulsory service debated.
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Owever
Saloniki-Doiran
Voniki Gievegeli
Greece
Ith
Skouloudis
Clure
Macedonia
Athens
Ths
Vitory
Paris
Ae French
Champagne
Woerrend Vosges
Berlin
Cabiet
Derby
Attack from three sides London speculates on Saloniki
London reports ongoing speculation on a central powers plan to strike Saloniki from three sides. German forces would form the center with Turkish and Bulgarian wings, while other dispatches argue Bulgarians may halt after recent gains or push to seize Saloniki itself.
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Saloniki
Saoniki
Balkans
French Liner Ville de la Ciotat Sunk With Eighty Lost
Paris reports the French steamer Ville de la Ciotat torpedoed without warning and sunk in the Mediterranean. Eighty persons drown, per Malta consul, with no Americans aboard. The disaster occurred in fifteen minutes near a coastal port.
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Ville de la Ciotat
Mediterranean
Ministry of Marine
Washingon
France Drives Out Spies and Expulsion Policy
Paris reports La Liberte criticized Interior Minister Malvy for lax spying measures, prompting his reply detailing wartime expulsions. Malvy cites 5063 people expelled in 1914 15 and notes ongoing anti espionage efforts with few residence permits issued to Austrians and Germans.
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la Liberte
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M. Miller
M. Malvy
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Rumors Swirl Over Emperor William’s Illness in Europe
Zurich telegram reports alarming rumors about Emperor William’s health fueling anxiety in Berlin. Separate dispatch notes German losses near Ypres on December 21 with no ground gained, according to Liberte’s northern front correspondent.
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Exchange Telegraph Company
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May Become British Premier If Asquith Is Forced Out
David Lloyd George poised to assume the British premiership should Asquith be pushed from office. Political maneuvering suggests a potential shift in leadership as the crisis within the Liberal government deepens.
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Peace Cruise Seeks to Patch Rifts in Ford Delegates
Stockholm reports the Ford peace party's new leadership working to close ranks after resignations by Inez Milholland Boissevain and Gov. Hanna of North Dakota. Rev Jenkins Lloyd-Jones still sees a chance for partial success if unity returns. Delegates were urged to heal differences for the mission's sake.
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Ford Peace Party
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Hanna
North Dakota
Jenkins Lloyd-Jones
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Ford
Attack on Egypt prompts heavy guns reaching Constantinople
The Athens Daily Telegraph correspondent reports storms damaged Turkish narrows booms allowing allied submarines into the Sea of Marmara. Large numbers of heavy guns destined for the Egypt expedition continue to arrive at Constantinople. German planners seek to position guns behind dunes to shell the Suez Canal works. Italian troops land at Aviona and advance toward Southern Albania.
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Allies Negotiate Wheat Deal With Allied Governments
Melbourne reports a wheat deal involving Britain and France totaling nearly £3,000,000 with prices above 6 shillings per bushel. Italy has also purchased, and a South Africa cargo achieved a record price of 5 shillings 5 pence.
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Australia
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Turkish assault at Kut el Amara repulsed with heavy losses
The Turkish forces attacked British positions at Kut el Amara on December 28 but were driven back with 600 to 800 killed and wounded. British casualties were under 200, according to General Townshend's official report.
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Canadians may face new domestic loan to aid war effort
Ottawa reports that Sir George Foster the minister of trade and commerce indicated in an address at the People's Forum that a Canadian domestic loan of 300 million dollars could follow the recent 100 million issue. He said Canadians would bear a greater share in financing the war.
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