GUNS MAR YULE-TIDE PROGRAM IN FRANCE BIG GALE IN MEXICO
Christmas across the British front in France brings cheer and morale as troops share dinners and carols in trenches and camps. Marines, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, and South Africans join in holiday toasts to king and empire amid shellfire and festive canteens. Movie programs, concerts, and soldiers’ theater showings brighten the front while some guns leave messages on shells. Officers note Wilson’s peace note is unwelcome, with readiness for a spring offensive.
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Mexico
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British Isles
Young Men’s Christian Association
London
Bowie
George
Wilson
Dust Smothers Pershing's Army in Christmas Wind
Dust from a fierce southwest gale swept the Pershing expedition camp on Christmas Day. Tents and adobe shelters flattened, fires blown out, and officers and soldiers shuttered in as bands played no longer. Two artillerymen were injured by collapsing walls.
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Mexico
Lacame
J. J. Pershing
Villa Takes Town Near Torreon in Mexican Campaign
EL PASO Texas December 24 A port received here states an American allied with Francisco Villa captured San Pedro de las Colonia northeast of Torreon. Villa is said to have taken 1 100 de facto troops and this town was the birthplace of Francisco I Madero Carranza officials claim no information about the capture.
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Texas
Francisco Villa
San Pedro de Las Colonia
Torreon
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Francisco I. Madero
Carranza
Tragic Mistake At Wilson Cited In War Speech
The Rev G Campbell at Westminster chapel warned of a perilous hour in the war saying Germany seeks blame for the conflict and that President Wilson errs by not voicing moral issues He urged opposing any peace short of defense of treaties rights of nations and freedom noting better defeat than compromise with false ideals.
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G. Campbell
Westminster Chapel
Germany
Amerca
American Republic
Wilson
Alsace Christmas Observed Fervently in Reclaimed Land
From Chantilly by AP staff, Alsace celebrates Christmas with unprecedented fervor since being reconquered by France. Villages fill churches for midnight Masses and prayers urge national counselors to be guided on the situation. Sabbath School and family gatherings precede and follow the services around Christmas tree.
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Chantilly
Associated Press
President Wilson Note Leaked? Stock Market Sees Clues
Washington dispatch notes that Wilson's note to belligerents was prepared days earlier and released after midnight. A Wall Street report on December 20 suggested an imminent peace note leak. The article discusses the danger of executive power over markets and calls for legislative checks and political safeguards to curb influence.
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Wilson
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New York Times
Washington Goxip
Sniper Battle Near Rio Grande Ends In Death
At the Amer ican army camp near the cement plant on the Rio Grande Third Kentucky infantry fired on Mexican troopers from an adobe house once used by Francisco Madero. Major Denhardt said about ten snipers were in the house and another ten from above. The machine gun then fired about 100 shots, forcing a retreat and ending the exchange with at least one Mexican sniper killed.
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Denhardt
Des Moines Thunderstorm Brings Freezing Temps
A Des Moines thunderstorm Monday night brought driving rain and a drop to five degrees below freezing, creating a sharp winter chill across the city."}
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Swiss note pledges peace effort in war of nations
The Swiss federal council announced support for President Wilson's peace appeal advising a broader call for international agreements to end the war. The note, delivered to belligerents by Dr. Paul Ritter, expresses neutrality and readiness to assist in fostering rapprochement and lasting peace. Berlin dispatch notes possible conferences in Berne and The Hague.
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Christmas Is Quiet All Over England
London reports a exceptionally calm Christmas with the quietest Great Britain has seen. Civilians stayed home to conserve travel, many traveling workers and families staying off trains for soldiers on leave. Hospitals and camps received dinners presents and decorations while performers offered free entertainments.
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Bishop Attacks Chicago Schools Over Carol Names
In Springfield Bishop Edward W. Osborne condemns Chicago school authorities for removing Jesus from carols sung in Friday school programs. He calls the move un-Christian in a major sermon, urging a return to traditional nativity references.
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Chicago
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United States Opens Foreign Banking Links With Bank of England
Washington reports the federal reserve board authorized the New York Fed to appoint the Bank of England as a foreign correspondent. The move creates a framework for U S financial relations abroad to strengthen the dollar and position the United States as a world banker amid postwar competition. Other reserve banks may join the arrangement. aims include securing gold and offsetting foreign banker shifts after the war.
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Westminster Dean Denounces Military Brigandage in Europe
The Right Rev. Herbert Edward Ryle in Westminster Abbey condemns violent aggression in Europe, condemning US and Allied misperceptions of disarmament aims. He cites German atrocities, Lusitania and other crimes, arguing peace cannot serve as a cover for aggressors.
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Westminster
Herbert Edward Ryle
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Prison escape suspects sought near Lockport
Chicago police were asked on Monday night to watch for John Nadollowski and John Lorenz two honor convicts who escaped from the state's prison honor farm near Lockport They were later sentenced in Chicago.
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John Nadollowski
John Lorenz
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Lockport
Two destroyers sunk in North Sea collision
The admiralty reports two destroyers were sunk in a North Sea collision on December 21 amid bad weather. Six officers and 40 men were lost. Other items note Italian front activity limited to artillery, limited reconnaissance on the Julian front, quiet day on the Berlin front, and renewed fighting in eastern Wallachia with mixed gains and Russian counteractions.
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President Wilson Hosts All American White House Dinner
President Wilson ended Christmas at the White House with a large all American dinner featuring delicacies sent from many parts of the country. He spent the morning with Josephine Cochran and other relatives by a large Christmas tree, distributed candy and toys in Virginia, and read telegrams from Americans and abroad expressing hopes for peace.
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Austro Hungarian War Minister Replaced by Von Schlever
Berlin reports that Austro Hungarian War Minister General Ritter Von Kratinsky is to be replaced by Field Marshal Von Schlever. The Vienna dispatch quoted by the Vossische Zeitung and released by Overseas News agency indicates a ministerial reshuffle in Vienna.
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