Powhatan Hit By An Unknown Ship In Chesapeake Bay
In Norfolk on December 13 a collision left the Merchants' and Miners liner Powhatan damaged and four crew injured. The unidentified vessel was said to be a lake-built tramp steamer. Jamestown denied colliding and officials reported Powhatan beached near Thimble Shoal. Passengers remained aboard then were moved to the Yuma crew.
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Norfolk, Va
Chesapeake Bay
Merchants’ and Miners
Powhatan
Coast Guard
Yamneraw
Old Dominion
Jamestown
Ang
New York
Norfolk
Baltimore
Newport News
Boston
Yuma Craw
Old Dominion Line
Head
Yamacraw
Hampton Roads
Austrian government resigns in Vienna cabinet reshuffle
London dated report says the Austrian government has resigned and the Emperor accepted the resignation. Alexander Spitzmuelter, former Minister of Commerce and ex director of the Kredit Anstalt, is to form a new cabinet.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Vienna
Alexander Spitzmuelter
Herr Spitzmuetter
Commerce
Kredit Anstalt
Allied Fleet Losses Reported by Overseas News Agency
Berlin reports Allied naval losses during the present war total 192 vessels including torpedo boats and submarines, with 744,600 tons. It cites the loss of the French battleship Suffren and notes the British share amounts to 563,200 tons of ships and torpedo boats.
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Berlin
Sayville
Suffren
Regent for Poland elects Archduke Charles Stephen as Regent and potential king
Warsaw dispatch reports Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria elected Regent of Poland with prospects of later kingship. The State Council of Poland to be convened likely before Christmas. Bavarian State Councilor Count Lerchenfeld to act as German Commissioner, with District Councilor Zychlinski as representative.
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Warsaw
Charles Stephen of Austria
Poland
State Council
Count Lerchenfeld
Zychlinski
Lloyd George Remains In London With Illness
The Prime Minister presided at a War Cabinet meeting this morning but remains ill with a chill affecting his voice. His doctor has ordered complete rest for a day or two.
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London
War Cabinet
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