Princeton Lights Public Christmas Tree Dedication
Hundreds gather as Princeton unveils its first public Christmas tree with red and green lights and a star. School children led by Mrs. Nellie Strain Jackson sing Joy to the World, Onward Christian Soldiers, and Holy Night as Rev. Ernest G. Hildner delivers remarks and the Elks lodge offers a Christmas treat for city children.
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Princeton
Nellie Strain Jackson
Ernest G. Hildner
First Presbyterian Brrch
E. E. Noble
Elks Lodge
Hildner
Hik’s Lodge
British Marines Pocket Money Reported in Holland
British marines interned in Holland are receiving 10 cents a day as pocket money for enlisted men and 25 cents a day for noncommissioned officers.
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Holland
German Aviator Drops Booms on English City
German leader Field Marshall Von Hindenberg credits his troops with victories as Russians retreat toward Warsaw. He cites railways as crucial to rapid German movements and notes heavy Russian casualties while confirming ongoing offensives along a 250 mile front. A separate British report notes a German aerial bombing near Dover with no damage.
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London
Marshall von Hindenberg
Germany
Warsaw
Posland
von Hindenberg
Poland
Lowicz
Lodz
Cracow
Marshall
Attacks Reported as Bomb Dropped On City By German Aircraft
A wartime note states German aircraft dropped bombs on a city causing damage and casualties. Authorities caution residents to seek shelter and report any further air raid activity.
Submarine Sunk by Austrian Coast Batteries
Austrian coast batteries have succeeded in sinking a submarine of the allied fleet, according to German newspapers today.
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Amsterdam
Germans Recapture Mlawa After Several Days of Fighting
Berlin reports Mlawa in northern Poland has been recaptured by German forces after days of combat. The action followed a previous German withdrawal beyond the East Prussian border along a line from Latenberg to Neidenburg, as stated in the official bulletin.
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Berlin
London
Mlawa
Poland
Latenberg
Neidenburg
Sand Dunes Mined German Attacks Repulsed Across Front
Paris dispatch reports Belgian forces mining sand dunes on the coast near the Yser river and repulsing all German attacks. Belgians gain ground on the right bank south of Dixmude as German counter offensives press the line, while French and British advances bend the battle to stiffer Allied defense.
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Paris
France
Belgium
Ane Ce
Yser
Dixmude
French Destroyer Bombards Turks
December 24 report states a French destroyer shelled Turkish forces near a Greste position. Naval action follows prior exchanges as authorities assess casualty figures and strategic implications.
Mexican Leaders on Warpath Say Carranza and Villa Clash
Excerpts from cables quote Venustiano Carranza and Francisco Villa, with Villa surrounded by Huerta loyalists and Cientificos. Carranza vows to persist until Mexico’s revolution principles are realized and U S relations calm. Villa pledges support for the Aguas Calientes convention government and aims for lasting peace.
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New York
N. Y
Carranza
Villa
United Press
Constintionalists
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Guadelupe
Aguas Calientes
Gutierrez
Zapata
Huertista
United States
Francisco Villa
Walsh Decorating Co thanks patrons for support wish season joy
The Walsh Dec g Co thanks the public for patronage in the past year and, with new stock and ideas, pledges to serve in the coming year. Wishes a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year from The Exclusive Paint and Wall Paper Store.
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Wisling
Walsh Dec’g. Co
New Jersey man patents ball pitching machine for practice
Belgrade has changed rulers and Austria has taken it at times. A New Jersey inventor created a machine to pitch balls to any location at varying speeds for batting practice. M. Gaston Darboux highlights the value of paper undergarments to protect against winter cold.
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New Jersey
M. Gaston Darboux
French Institute of Science
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Field Marshall von Hindenberg
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Dover
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Greste
Whitmans
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Caranza
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Walsh Dew’g. Co
Belgrade
Austria
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