Eastern Front Advances and Losses Reported
German forces under Field Marshal von Mackensen push into Wallachia with 18,000 prisoners and 26 guns captured. Russians and Romanians retreat toward the Buzeur river while front lines show mixed activity in Moldavia and Dobrudja. The French report a loss of the battleship Suffren with 718 aboard.
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Wallachia
von Mackensen
Erlin
Petrograd
Bucharest
Buzeur
Buzeur River
Danube
Tchernavada
Dobrudja
Trotus
Oituz
Predeal
Altcanz
Carpathians
Jarovnik
Verdun
Forest of Apremont
St. Michael
Paris
Berlin
Lorient
Brittany
Labor Leaders Drafting Bill To Substitute Arbitration
Washington December reports that labor leaders are drafting a plan to replace compulsory arbitration with a nonbinding system to handle strikes. An unofficial AFL alliance with four railway brotherhoods aims to shelve arbitration bills, with Gompers noting conferences and cautious congressional delay until labor proposals emerge.
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Washington
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Baltimore
Labor
Samuel Gompers
Brotherhood
Federation
Four Speculators In Egg Combine Chicago
Federal grand jury probes into the high cost of living centered on four speculators known in produce circles as the big four. They are said to be the largest individual owners of cold storage eggs in Chicago and, aside from packers, control most of the visible 500000 case supply. Prices on foodstuffs eased slightly as embargo orders limited eastward shipments.
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Chicago
Grand Jury
Allies Occupation of Greece Justified by Viscount Grey
A British Foreign Secretary statement argues the Saloniki landing was lawful, detailing Belgium guarantees, Greece treaty history, and the protectors’ duty. It cites 1863 and 1830 treaties, King Constantine's actions, and the Allies’ united stance to neutralize the Greek king’s unconstitutional moves.
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Greece
Viscount Grey
Constantine
Serbia
M. Venizelos
Great Britain
France
Russia
Saloniki
Skouloudis
M. Skouloudis
Fort Rupe
Farmers Must Be Organized Conference Urges Reform
About eight hundred delegates at the fourth national conference on marketing and farm credits in Chicago concluded with resolutions and speeches urging organization among grain, cattle, fruit, and vegetable growers. They called for cooperative marketing, condemnation of waste, and congressional action to expand the farm loan system, marketing offices, and rural credits while seeking lessons from industrial efficiency. They also pressed for a government inquiry into livestock and packing industries by the Federal Trade Commission.
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Chicago
Dev
France
Europe
Congress
Office of Marketing and
Federal Trades Commission
Argue Status of Tax Amendment in Illinois Hearing
In Springfield on Friday the state canvassing board heard arguments over whether the November tax amendment passed by a majority of votes or by legislative vote. Attorney Thomas Kerrick called proponents desperate and dangerous to the state constitution. Proponents cited 295,782 votes as near a majority and urged the board to declare passage. opponents contended the amendment needs a majority vote. The board adjourned without action.
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Springfield
Ill
Thomas Kerrick
Bloomington
Kerrick
Joseph W. Fifer
B. A. Eckhardt
W. Ow. Wheelock
Harnson B. Riley 2
Chicago
Douglas Sutherland
Chicago Civic Federation
Eckhardt
Suffren French battleship reported lost at sea
The battleship Suffren left port November 24 and has not been heard from. The minister of marine considers the vessel lost with all aboard. Suffren displaced 13,730 tons with 730 men, 410 feet long and 70 feet beam. Armament included four 12 inch guns, ten 6.4 inch and eight 4 inch guns, twenty-two 3 pounders and four torpedo tubes. Last year she bombarded Turkish forts at the Dardanelles and was damaged in flames before being sent to Toulon for repairs.
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Paris
Suffern
Minister of Marine
Dardanelles
Touloni
No Equipment In South Caribbean Sea and Guam and Hawaii
New York December 9 Retired Rear Admirals Bradley A. Fiske and John R. Edwards spoke at a meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers endorsing Prof W L Cathcart and warning of naval base weaknesses Their remarks stressed the Caribbean as vital for U S defense and urged fortifying bases in both the Atlantic and Pacific shores including Guam and Hawaii as strategic bulwarks against any foe
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New York
United States
Bradley A. Fiske
John R. Edwards
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
W. L. Cathcart
Philadelphia
Cathcart
Hatteras
Edwards
Charleston
S. C
Fiske
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
Guam
Hawaii
Malta
Gibraltar
Far East
Strange Raider Seen in Atlantic
British naval authorities warned of a possible raider vessel intercepted Dec 2 off Scotland and allowed to proceed as the Dutch steamer Gamma. The raider, about 1200 tons with a black hull and red battens, may carry mines toward Halifax and Canadian troop ships, though its identity remains unestablished.
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Ilalipax
N.S
hLntente
Scotland
Gamma
Kirkwall
Admiralty
State Troops in Last Test Says McMR
Washington December 9 The federal government has done all possible for the national guard and if the state troops fail now in efficiency it will be because of inherent defects in the militia system says the annual report of the militia bureau of the war department Prepared by Col G W Melvin acting chief of the bureau It records complete failure of two efforts to organize national guard aero companies because of difficulty in getting skilled mechanics but reserves for a later report any general discussion of last summer mobilization Given Every Facility After citing measures to place the national guard on a stable federal basis Col Melvin declares a failure to attain a reasonable degree of efficiency with the facilities provided will be attributable only to defects too inherent in the military system to be subject to correction by legislative action.
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Washington
National Guard
Militia Bureau
The
War Department
G. W. Melvin
Department
Col. Melvil
New premier Lloyd George splits Liberal party
London reports that David Lloyd George's rise to the premiership divided the Liberal party into rival factions. The cabinet will rely more on Conservatives in Parliament, while Liberal leaders in Commons act as friendly opposition. Public sentiment nationwide favors backing his program.
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London
David Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Liberal Conference
Great Britain
House of Commons
Asquith
Northcliffe
Lord Northcliffe
Lloyd George
Evening News
A. J. Balfour
Robert Cecil
Foreign Office
Balfour
Lord Robert
Washington
Police arrest patrolman in express wagon robbery
Albert J. Griffith a four year Los Angeles patrolman confessed Friday to holding up an express wagon and stealing about 5000 in cash and 314000 in checks and banking papers most of which was recovered. He acted alone and was shadowed after detectives noted his absence from duty and his purchase of a new 700 car.
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Los Angeles
Albert J. Griffith
Grifith
George Howe
Griffith
Georgia Congressman Samuel Tribble Dies in Washington
Representative Samuel Tribble a Democrat from Athens Georgia died in Washington from a stroke suffered three days earlier He was serving his third term in Congress and died Friday with tributes pouring in from colleagues and constituents.
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Georgia
Washington
Samuel Tribble
Athens
Coal price inquiry eyes midwest rail car scheme
Officials near completion of a program for nationwide grand jury probes into coal price boosts. United States Attorney Anderson and the Interstate Commerce Commission study how cars were held to raise prices, with demurrage changes and car shortages tied to the investigation.
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Washington
Wilson
Gregory
Congress
House Commerce Committee
United States
Anderson
Boston
Department of Justice
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oliver E. Pagan
Launch
Middle West
Interstate
Chief witness excused by pardon in Bepp trial
In San Francisco on December 90 fH the defense successfully postponed the government's chief witness Louis J. Smith in the Franz Bepp case and six co defendants charged with violating U S neutrality. Smith may receive a presidential pardon to secure his testimony and restore citizenship papers were sent to the White House for President Wilson’s signature.
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San Francisco
Louis J. Smith
Franz Bepp
United States
Smith
John W. Preston
Lewis Smith
19Th Infantry
Texas
Fort Mclntosh
Ios
Leavenworth
Washington
Franz Bopp
Department of Justice
White House
Wilson
American protest to Germany over Belgian deportations
The United States released a formal note to Germany protesting the deportation of Belgians for forced labor. No German reply was received. The note, sent via Charge Grew in Berlin, warned such actions contravene humane international principles and warned of fatal impacts on Belgian relief efforts. Deportations have continued, with Belgian and British sources noting systematic stripping of workers from whole sections of Belgium.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Perlin
America
Spain
Holland
Vatican
United States
Belgium
Berlin
Gerard
Wilson
Associated Press
U. S
Futhermore
Department
Miss Sharpley details $80,000 bankruptcy debts and blackmail loss
In a bankruptcy hearing Referee Sidney Eastman hears Miss Sharpley recount borrowing $80,000 without security. She says part went to an alleged blackmailer and part to failed ventures, including a $400 payment to a promoter in New York and $650 borrowed from her assistant during playwriting. She destroyed most check books and cites involvement of Anna Ryan in writing the play.
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Checago
A Sharp
Fev
Sidney C. Eastman
Sharpley
Anna Ryan
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McMr
Hollweg
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