Congress To Declare War Today
A Washington report states that Congress will vote on declaring war with Austria Hungary within 24 hours. Both House and Senate committees favor the declaration, with President Wilson's advice influencing decisions on excluding Germany from the action. The move could broaden U S military involvement and support for Italy, while Turkish and Bulgarian declarations remain unsettled.
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Washington
Dec
Austria
Hungary
Congress
House of Representatives
Chairan Flood
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sly
Stone
Wilson
Turkey
Bulgaria
Senate
Suliman Stone
House
Cecil Denies Pact To Hamper Pope In Peace Work
London December 6 Lord Robert Cecil minister of blockade denied that England and France had entered any treaty to back Italy against the Holy See if the Holy See pursued peace. He said no reply to the Pope's note was considered necessary beyond that given by President Wilson.
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London
House of Commons
Robert Cecil
England
France
Italy
Holy See
Wilson
Pope May Denounce Secret Italian Pact
Washington circles expect a Vatican statement criticizing the Bolshevik government after Cardinal Gaspari signaled plans to condemn the recent purification of diplomatic documents in Petrograd. The Italian Entente secret treaty clauses show Britain and Russia pledged to block Holy See diplomacy on peace and war matters.
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Washington
Dec
Cardinal Gaspari
Holy Sen
Petrograd
Mulian
Vatican
Italy
Great Britain
Rus
Holy See
Teutons Strike Again as Italy Loses 11 000 Prisoners
German and Austrian forces renewed attacks on the Italian front around Asiago and Monte Castelgomberto driving to the Venetian plains. The war office reports heavy casualties as Italians fight rearward retreats with Alpini defending Monte Flor. The tempo suggests a decisive northern push, with French and British involvement anticipated.
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Italian War Office
Victor
Italy
Monte Sisemol
Monte Meletta
Monte Badeneche
Sixemol
Meletta
Monte Tondurecar
Monte Hadenecce
Cismon
Monte Castelgomberto
Meletta di Galli
von Below
Fora Spur
Monte Floromberto
Venetia
Emperor of Austria longs to make peace request
Vienna dispatch reports the Emperor told parliamentary presidents the finest day of his life would be when peace is concluded. The note appears in a dispatch from Amsterdam dated six. An advertisement for Park Tilford cigars is included among scattered items.
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Emperor of
Austria
Amsterdaal
Vienna
Byng Forced To Withdraw At Cambrai
British forces withdraw from a Cambrai salient area to new positions near Moeuvres Flesquieres Ailcourt and Gonnotieu shortening Burg's front by about eight miles. Germans claim 148 guns and over 2,000 prisoners, while British losses and village destructions are noted amid shifting front lines and aerial raids.
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London
Dee
Axingo
Berlin
von Helen
Sette Comuni
Monte Cantelgomberto
Fora
Asiago
Brenta
Astico
Vicenza
Byng
Cambrai
Cambrai Salient
Moeuvres
Flesquieres
Ailecourt
Gonnotieu
Burg
Reuter
Napoleon
Meanwnne
Gate
la Vacquerie
Maurice
British War Office
Hyng
Geners Byne'suns Rtd
Scheldt
Sain
Duet Verdun
Dunkirk
Calais
Both Sides Appeal to Wilson In Minneapolis Car Strike
Washington announced that both aides to the Minneapolis Streetcar strike case presented their arguments before President Wilson. In St Paul, street cars ran on schedule with no disturbances after a large union rally drew over 10,000 members in sympathy with the drivers. The day followed a decisive meeting and broader labor activity across the region.
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Wilson
Minneapolis
Washington
Department of Labor
ST. Paul
Minn
Arriv.ng
Mont Blanc disaster pounds Halifax harbor after collision
The French munition ship Mont Blanc rammed by a Belgian relief vessel explodes in Halifax harbor leveling buildings over two square miles. Public buildings are used as emergency morgues as throngs gather to identify victims. about 2000 feared killed in the blast.
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Mont Blanc
U S Red Cross Rushes Relief for Halifax
U S Red Cross forwards aid to Halifax after the disaster. A special Boston train with six disaster relief workers and surgical supplies, plus a New York Red Cross train with food, bedding, and clothing, depart for Halifax. Messages to Halifax officials express readiness to provide assistance and request definite needs. Two relief workers in Halifax earlier reported the explosion and planned meals, while Massachusetts officials pledge further help.
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Washington
Halifax
Red Cross
Boston
Massachusetts
New York
Canada
Hai
Nova Scotis
Red Cros
Foster Rockwell
J. & Elsworth
Jessy H. Jones
Military Relief
Rockwell
Eleworth
Fame
Auidiers
Boston Special Train Carries Doctors Nurses and Supplies
A special train left Hoston for Halifax at 10 o'clock carrying doctors nurses and medical supplies to assist public service needs. Arrangements for the move were organized by the State Committee on Public Service in cooperation with local officials.
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State Guard
Halitans
Ratshesky
A. C. Ratshesky
Massachusetts Public Safety Committee
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
M Ratshesky
Boston & Maine
Maine Central
War Department
Nse
Halifax
Boston
Hoston
State Committee On Public Service
Con
Maine Governor Offers Aid to Halifax Disaster
Governor Milliken sent a telegram to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and the Halifax mayor expressing Maine’s sympathy and willingness to help. Portland reports five carloads of supplies including telegraph material, groceries and dry goods departed for Halifax to aid the relief effort.
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Maine
Halifax
Augusta
Milliken
Nova Scotia
Halax
Portland
Trains and Autos Rush Aid to Stricken City
Relief trains rush to Halifax from many points carrying firemen fire apparatus and physicians. Automobiles augment service carrying doctors nurses and food. Moncton and St John dispatch teams with doctors nurses and druggists toward Truro for Halifax injuries.
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Tauro
N.S
Halifax
Ialta
Moncton
St. John
Amherst, N
Dee, G
Johns
Amherst
Truro
Halifax Disaster Casts Shadow Across City After Ship Collision
Halifa x residents and relief workers labored as fires raged and morgues filled after the Mont Blanc and Toma collision. Officials warned of hundreds or thousands dead while charred bodies were moved to temporary morgues. Rescue teams searched the ruins as hospitals overflowed and lights failed across the northern district. Canadian troops, sailors, police, and American warship crews joined in the grim effort amid a city stunned by blast and smoke.
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Halifax
Mont Blanc
Toma
Dominion
N.S
Wife Hurt Halts Halifax News Dispatch
At 10 o'clock an abrupt break in the Halifax disaster story occurred as the Canadian press operator left his key after learning his wife was dangerously injured. A substitute took over while the regular operator, missing since the explosion, remained unaccounted for.
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Halifax
Associated Press
Perforce Super
No Troops on Transports Thought Lost in Halifax
The Militia Department states no troops are in Halifax awaiting embarkation and no transports are believed to be there. The 73d Battery recently left Ottawa and is now at Windsor. Sir Robert Borden will reach Halifax tomorrow. The Railway Department sent a tram for supplies as Intercolonial Depot at North Street and the Willow Pack plant are wrecked.
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Halifax
Borden
Ottawa
Militia Department
Windsor
Sir Robert Borden
Railway Department
Traro
North Street
City of ruin 2 1 2 miles from North Street Bridge to Cottingen Street
A massive fire and collision destroyed two and a half square miles of Richmond area. The American Sugar Refining Company plant, drydock, schools, and waterfront infrastructure were wiped out. Police estimate 2,000 killed, many injured. Canadian sailors among the dead. A munitions ship collision near Pier 8 set off the disaster, with crews from ships in the harbor heavily affected. Rescue operations continue as bodies are recovered.
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North Street
Richmond
Cottingen Street
American Sugar Refining Company
France
Hanrahan
Niobe
Dominion
Pier 8
Bedford Basin
New York
Oma
Ship Caught Fire and Crew Abandons Mont Blanc
The Mont Blanc was pierced on the port side and exploded after a premature blast. The other ship was damaged and retreated. The crew of two ships escaped to shore, but the fire engine Patricia was destroyed by the blast and its crew killed. A Belgian relief vessel may have caused the collision by ignoring signals.
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Mont Blanc
Patricia
William
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