Monocacy Club Members Gift Each For Christmas Event
The Monocacy Club of the Evangelical Reformed Church held its regular monthly meeting in the church parlors with surprises of gifts for each member. A Christmas tree and carol singing by Hood College Glee Club opened the program, followed by readings and a pastor's address. Committees were named to draft resolutions on the deaths of George Schroeder and William Brengle, while church mission reports and a Bible school invitation closed the event.
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Monocacy Club
Evangelical Reformed Church
Hood College Glee Club
Apple
G. Oscar Rhoades
Evangelical Lutheran Sunday School Hosts Special Talks
Superintendent Horace C. Zacharias will address Class No 88 tomorrow afternoon before his western tour to San Francisco. Teacher J J Shank will also speak. Rev Dr U S G Rupp will deliver a special sermon to the Men's Class at tomorrow evening’s service.
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Bartlett A. Bowers
Methodist Episcopal Church
E. H. Lamar
Barnabas
Epworth League
Dorothy Filler
Mabel King
Evangelical Reformed Church
Henri L. G. Kieffer
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D. P. Hylton
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Dembers
Submarine attack near Dover reportedly repulsed
Dispatches from Dover claim German submarines attacked the eastern Dover harbor but were repelled. British destroyers pursued the flotilla as land batteries fired over 100 rounds, with claims one submarine sunk and three hit. The admiralty withheld confirmation, stirring doubt about the report. The bombardment caused Dover residents to panic.
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London
Dover
Admiralty
London Star
United States Not Neutral on War Contracts
Berlin dispatch reports the Ceutache Tages-Zelting saying America accepting war contracts from England and France is a new form of subsidy. It claims American contracts would back Germany's enemies militarily and economically and only extend the war, with indispensable aid to England and France.
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Berlin
Ceutache Tages-Zelting
England
France
Amerca
Germany
London
Rumania
New York
Bucharest
Snow Covered Cars in Brunswick Yard
Snow covered about three inches blanketed cars arriving at Brunswick yards Tuesday morning from Bakerstown West Virginia. Advertising activity noted in business.
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Brunswick Yards
Bakerton
W. Va
Sturdee and von Spee clash in South Atlantic naval action
Admirals Sturdee and von Spee were the central figures in a naval fight reported in the South Atlantic. The clash involved major ships and decisive maneuvers, highlighting the strategic contest between the opposing fleets.
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South Atlantic
British Admiral Sturdee Leads Against Spee in Battle
Vice Admiral Sturdee, head of the British fleet, directs the attack while Admiral von Spee, who perished with his flagship, led the German squadron.
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Sturdee
Tce
von Spee
Mine sinks German cruiser Friedrich Karl in Baltic
Paris reports the armored cruiser Friedrich Karl of 8858 tons and 393 feet length sunk by a mine in the Baltic late November. About 557 officers and men were aboard. most drowned. The ship, launched 1902 in Hamburg, commissioned 1904, cost 4.375 million. A separate dispatch from Coronel in Chile claims the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich was sunk by a Japanese warship.
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Paris
Baltic Sea
Ministry of Marine
Friedrich Karl
Hamburg
Eltel Friedrich
Valparaiso
Chile
Coronel
Concepcion
Prinz Eltel Friedrich
Carnegie Opposes Truce During European War
Washington reports Andrew Carnegie, a White House ally, opposes a wartime truce over Christmas. He calls it unchristian and immoral to stop fighting and restart later, noting the Kaiser’s ring of militarists. Carnegie hopes for global horror at the war to drive permanent peace and says his Peace Foundation will continue work toward international arbitration, offering aid to President Wilson when needed.
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Andrew Carnegie
White House
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Carnegie
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Kaiser’s Fever Disappears and He Confers With Chancellor
London dispatch reports Emperor William's condition greatly improved his fever vanished and bronchial catarrh eased official Berlin sources deny pneumonia reports Crown Prince Frederick William rushed to Berlin from Stepay Meuse front Paris Echo de Paris notes Romanian bankers seek peace conference with Germany England and Austria-Hungary may back peace talks Pope Benedict’s Christmas truce proposal reportedly declined by Russia through official press bureau
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Berlin
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Echo de Paris
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Dresden Rumors Grow Of Sunk Or Trapped Cruiser
Reports from South American cities suggest the German cruiser Dresden, last seen after the Falkland Islands battle, may have been sunk or blocked for the war. Buenos Ayres dispatch claims she is trapped in the Straits of Magellan between British pursuers and a Japanese fleet, while Montevideo notes a possible refuge at Santa Cruz. The other item notes a major fire at Port Griffin destroying the Even Breaker, causing $500,000 in losses and 1500 layoffs as investigators seek the fire's origin.
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London
Falkland Islands
Buenos Ayres
Straits of
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Santa Cruz
Chico River
Lecrer
Wilkes Carre
Dee
Pennsylvania ‘Coal Company
Port Griffin
Here
Diamond broker robbed of gems worth ten thousand
S. E. Bramer a Pittsburgh diamond broker was gagged blindfolded and robbed of a case of gems valued at 10000 in Irwin Pennsylvania on December 12. State police from Greensburg and private detectives searched the town for two highwaymen who boarded a street car two blocks away.
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Irwin
S. E. Bramer
Pittsburgh
Greensburg
Friends Appeal to Congress Prohibit Use of Quaker Trademark
Washington December 12 protest by the Friends legislative board asks Congress to report favorably on legislation banning the use in interstate commerce of the name of any religious denomination for trade purposes. They accuse capitalizing the honesty of Quaker members to sell cereals whiskey stoves and other merchandise.
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Washington
Safety of Friends
Friends’ Legislative Board
Roncrese
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad Endorsed by Mother
Mrs Verne Shaffer of Vandergrift Pa writes that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is her mothers favorite for children with colds or coughs. She says it always helps and is superior to other cough medicines she has used. She advises others to give it a trial. For sale by all dealers. Subscribe for Che Now.
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Verne Shaffer
Vandergrift
Mediators Again to Intervene in Rail Strike Threat
St. Louis 72 W L Chambers chairman of the federal board of Mediation will intervene again in the threatened strike of trainmen on the St. Louis Southwestern railroad. The move follows the railroad president’s doubt that two thirds of union members had voted to strike.
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St. Louis
Der
W. L. Chambers
Federal Board of Mediation
St. Louis Southwestern Railroad
German Forces Face Tough Front In France
German forces in France are described as resurgent and stubborn as fighting rages along major fronts from Arras to the Meuse. French officials report repulsed German assaults near Ypres, continued trench advances in Argonne and Le Pretre forests, and gains around Asch Pach and Pont a Mousson. Serbian victory over Austria is proclaimed with heavy enemy losses after a five day battle on Mount Rodnik, the Austrians retreating with captured officers, troops, and matériel.
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Oise
Aisne
Rheims
Meuse
Vonges
North Sea
Ypres
Juvincourt
Argonne
Varennes
le Pretre
Thann
Nish
Servia
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Rodnik
Valvejo
Ushitza
Austrian Losses Reported At 60000 In Servia
The Nish correspondent of the Paris Journal telegraphs that Austrian losses in Servia are at least 60,000 men and that the Serbians are near recapturing Belgrade, five miles away. Washington reports that soldiers may sing the tune Tippertary as much as they wish in the US Army, per Secretary of War Garrison.
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Nee
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Servia
Belgrade
Tipperary
Washington
United States Army
Paraguay's flower trees blaze in vast forests
In Paraguay vast forests blaze with blossoms in spring and summer. The giant Iapacho and lapacho crespo trees lead the display, bearing bright lavender purple and golden yellow flowers before leaves appear. The bitter orange lingers last, its blossoms giving honey a delicate flavor, as described in Wide World Magazine.
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Wide World Magazine
Mocking Bird valued for song and role in ecology
The mocking bird is praised as a premier singer of the western hemisphere with strong ties to southern affection akin to the robin in the north. It notes mixed views on protection given its limited economic value while highlighting Sta lets fruit crops like oranges, grapes, figs, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries as targets. About half its diet is fruit and seeds, with one quarter animal matter led by grasshoppers.
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Western Hemisphere
When Writing Was Undignified in Society
A London Express item notes the shift from public shame for authors a century ago to modern times when even butlers write poems. It cites Lady Scott’s 1833 novel Trevelyan as an example of era norms changing from literary scandal to accepting creativity.
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Ruthers
Lady Scott
Bible For Every Soldier Plans Nationwide Appeal
Pittsburgh Pa December 12 Officers of the International Sunday School Association and the World Sunday School Association aim to send a title to every soldier in Europe’s warring armies. A J Heinz said an appeal would go to every Sunday school in the country, asking each scholar to contribute five cents earned.
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Pittsburgh
International Suday School Association
World's Sunday School Association
Europe
Aa. J. Heinz
Death of Dr Bealor in Shamokin Pa
One of the oldest physicians in the anthracite coal field Dr J W Bealor died in Shamokin Pa Dee in Jr I W Bealor a longtime physician in the region is reported dead death notices in the coal region confirm the loss of a medical pioneer active in Shamokin and surrounding communities.
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J. W. Bealor
Shamolin
Dee In —Jr
I. W. Bealor
Do and Say Brothers In A Town Exchange
Do and Say, two brothers once lived here. Do labored to fix dirty streets high taxes and crowded schools while Say criticized and cried that he could do it better. The town heard only the clack of Do at work and Say’s constant chatter over who was right.
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Say
Brother Ray
Smoke Enigmas in Steam Locomotives History
The Indianapolis News recounts a historic British plan for steam locomotive smoke control. A trough between rafts carried exhaust to a collecting plant, with a sliding shoe in the engine to open doors during passage. Other ideas proposed smokestacks routing smoke away from passengers, though likely insufficient to remove visible smoke from the line.
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Metrogol Itan Railway
England
Indianapolis News
Poison Pen Writer Fined in Elizabeth Case
Mrs. Nelson Pollard was fined 200 dollars after her conviction as the author of the famous poison pen letters. Judge Connelly imposed the penalty following a confession to Prosecutor Stein that ended a sensational case that unsettled high society circles in Elizabeth and nearby cities.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Nelson Pollard
Connelly
Pollard
Stein
Uganda Chiefs Offer 500 Warriors to Join British Army
London December 12 The colonial office received an offer from five Uganda chiefs to travel to Britain and join the British army bringing 500 of their native warriors to support the effort in Africa.
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Uganda
Britain
London
Colonial Office
Africa
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
$100 Reward offered for a case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Claims constitutional disease treated by internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents back cure with testimonials and list of cases. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Medi
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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