Verdun Battles Yield 11378 French Prisoners In Three Days
Paris reports a major Verdun push by French and German forces with 11 387 prisoners captured along with 115 cannon 700 machine guns and 44 bomb throwers. The German Franco Belgian front sees a counter attack near Verdun while Roumania shows reduced fighting intensity and regroupment under Russian protection. Victoria note details a diplomatic exchange with Walter Hines Page delivering Germany’s note to Britain.
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Associated Press
Roumania
von Mackensen
Buzeu Line
Moldavia
Rimnik Sarat
Buzeu-Jassy
Buzeu
Danube Marshes
Jassy
Bessarabia
Berlin
Ibraila
Danube River
Galata
Paris
Verdun
Chambrettes Farm
Fort Douaumont
Paris War Office
Great Britain
Germany
Walter Hines Page
Roumanians Now Safe as Russians Hold Front
Paris reports the Roumanian army is safe and regrouping beyond the Sereth at Jassy and in Bessarabia. The front is described as held by Russians. King Ferdinand withdrew to reform behind Russian lines while German counterattacks gain ground at the Meuse.
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Paris
Petit Parisien
Sereth
Jassy
Bessarabia
Bucharest-Ploedti
Ferdinand
Buzeu
Rimnik Sarat
Danube
Verdun Front
French
War Office
Meuse
Chambrettes Farm
Russians Make Attack In Volhynia. Berlin Reports
Berlin says Russian forces attacked in Volhynia northwest of Lutsk to recapture positions seized by Germans. The war office reports the attacks were without success.
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Berlin
British Mesopotamia Drive Near Kut Amara Signals Fresh Push
British forces under General Maude close on Kut Amara in Mesopotamia after seven months of quiet. Officials hint at a broader plan and note Maude could seize Kut-el-Amara at any time. Times highlights a favorable position as railways and supplies support continued advance.
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London
Promotion Delay Clouds Rogers Briga dier General Bid
Washington officials report Colonel Harry L. Rogers faces a delay in promotion to brigadier general as opposition notes his late army start. Secretary Baker backs Colonel Thomas Cruze, 1875 West Point graduate, in line to replace Brigadier General Carroll A. Devol upon retirement, with nominations possible this afternoon or tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
Harry L. Rogers
Rogers
Baker
Thomas Cruze
Wilson
Carroll A. Devol
Senate
Quartermasters Corps
Cruze
West Point
Southern Department
Devol
England imposes first food restrictions on meals
London officials announce limits on courses for breakfasts two, lunches two, dinners three. Caterers adapt as typical breakfasts and two course lunches remain common. Hors d oeuvres and soup count as half a course. entrées and roasts fill the rest. A meatless day is anticipated to test roast specialists.
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London
England
Missouri Field Artillery Units Return to Fort Riley
Three Missouri field artillery batteries A B and C detrain at Fort Riley Kansas after border duty at Laredo Texas and enter quarters. Muster out of federal service begins today and aims for home by Christmas, with permanent barracks preferred to tents in Texas.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Missouri Field Artillery
Laredo
Tex
Nevada
Texas
Missouri
San Antonio Area Tonight Sees Colder Weather
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for a fair night with colder temperatures and a freezing risk. Tuesday is expected to be fair and warmer with improving conditions.
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San Antonio
Weather forecast for tourists across major cities
The Light reports daily readings for Saint Louis Chicago New York Washington and Kansas City with temperatures ranging from two to twenty degrees. Winds vary from six to eighteen miles per hour. Conditions include clear partly cloudy and likely snow with Norway noted cold lows.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Carranza Open to Agreement Says Mexican Commission
In Philadelphia on December 18, Mexican commissioner Alberto J. Pani reported from Queretaro that Carranza had not signed the Atlantic City protocol but might ratify it later with Ambassador Designate Arredondo signing. The talks, seeking to resolve U S Mexico issues, resumed after a recess amid cautious optimism and renewed negotiation.
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Philadelphia
Carranza
Mexico
United States
Alberto J. Pani
Queretaro
Atlantic City
Arredondo
Pani
Lane
Pershing
J. J. Hawes
Villa
Villa Outlaw Label Stands Despite Conference Hint
The War Department said it knows nothing of a El Paso report that Pancho Villa seeks a conference with Major General Hugh L. Scott. No dispatches have come from General Funston or Southern Department officers about such a meeting. Villa remains viewed as an outlaw. A San Antonio ranchman named John J. Hawes operated in New York as Villa’s authorized agent claimingVilla will rule Mexico, but his statement drew no attention.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
el Paso
Villa
Hugh L. Scott
Funston
Southern Department
John J. Hawes
San Antonio
New York
Mexico
Four Die In Fire At Inter Ocean Hotel Cheyenne
Roy A White of Bayles California his wife and four children perished in a hotel blaze in Cheyenne The bodies of Mrs White and two sons were recovered a nine month old baby died of burns a fourth child is missing White died after leaping from the third floor and getting tangled in wires A second fire in the Union Pacific paint shop caused damage estimated at 166000 officials said the hotel fire was being fought when the blaze broke out
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Roy A. White
Bayles
Cal
Interocean
Union Pacific Railroad
Detained Spanish Youth Arrives at Ellis Island
Carlos Valdez Alvarez fourteen year old son of Manuel Valdez Alvarez, a major dry goods merchant with stores across Spain, is sent to Ellis Island from the liner Buenos Aires after illness and a medical emergency. Immigration rules require parental accompaniment for minors under sixteen, and bond offers from New York firms could not alter the decision.
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New York
Carlos Valdez Alvarez
Manuel Valdez Alvarez
Spain
Ellis Island
Buenos Aires
Camz
Seton
United States
Alvarez
Barcelona
Madrid
Cadiz
Malaga
Seville
Havana
Snowstorm Hits Middle Tennessee with Six Inches at Nashville
Nashville reports six inches of snow by 8 a m as a driving storm worsens streetcar traffic. Kansas City notes no snow in its region with temperatures around ten degrees above zero expected as the Southwest stays clear.
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Nashville
Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Food Strike Looms Across Spain With Widespread Closures
A 24 hour general strike called by labor factions protests rising food prices. Madrid reports factories stores and many offices will close and newspapers will not publish. Officials urge public order and warn disturbances will be harshly dealt with.
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Madrid
Paris
Spain
Lloyd George Plans Commons Statement Tuesday
Premier Lloyd George was described as much better this morning and his secretary said he would make the promised statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Chancellor Bonar Law confirmed that Lloyd George would be present to discuss the government policy in the Commons.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
A. Bonar Law
Captain Daniel M. Lee Dies at 71 in Fredericksburg
Capt Daniel M Lee aged 71 died in Fredericksburg Virginia on Sunday He was brother of the late Gen Fitzhugh Lee and nephew of Gen Robert E Lee and served in the Confederate army.
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Daniel M. Lee
Fredericksburg
Fitzhugh Lee
Robert E. Lee
Bandits Rob Stockmen's Bank in Brush Colorado
Two men robbed Stockmen's National Bank in Brush Colorado this morning. They entered as the door opened and fled in a car with $7500. Local police pursue and inquiries continue.
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Brush
Colorado
Stockmen's National Bank
Baron Oppenheim Ordered Deportation From U S
Baron Robert Emmanuel Oppenheim, reputed financier, was ordered deported after a hearing by the immigration board in New York. He appealed to Washington for relief as secrecy shrouds the case and no reasons for detention are given. Reports say he arrived with about 500000 in cash and securities.
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New York
Robert Emmanuel Oppenheim
United States
Board of Inquiry
Board of Immigration
Department of Labor
Washington
Baron
Noordam
Ellis Island
Oppenheim
Bureau of Immigration
Immigration Department
Man's Body Found Floating In San Antonio River
The body of a white man believed to be William Parker an 80 year old gardener was found in the San Antonio river at 9 30 Monday morning. Police suspect death accidental and set inquest to identify him though several names matched Parker. The victim clad in blue serge coat light trousers wore a beard stood about five foot two and was taken to Riebe Undertaking Company parlors.
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William Parker
San Antonio
Houston Street Bridge
Riebe Undertaking Company
Major guard units ordered home from border service
General Funston designated 16 090 National Guard troops to return to their states from the border. Homeward movement will occur in three groups to ease transportation with camps and hospitals from Camp Wilson affected. First group includes Illinois Indiana Missouri Maryland Nebraska Illinois Iowa New York units. Second group totals list New York Wisconsin Virginia and Missouri brigades. Third group covers Pennsylvania Indiana Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota North Dakota Utah and Michigan units.
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National Guard
General Funston
Border Service
War Department
Seventh Illinois Infantry
First Wisconsin Infantry
Wisconsin Brigade
Wisconsin Field Hospital
Kansas Signal Corps
Funston
Pennsylvania
Sixteenth Infantry
Indiana
Missouri
Maryland
Nebraska
Signal Corps
New York
Twenty-third Infantry
Second Field Artillery
Wisconsin
First Infantry
Virginia
First Cavalry
Ifty
Michigan Infantry
Indiana Field
Illinois Infantry
Minnesota Infantry
First
North Dakota Infantry
Utah Field
Universal Training Urged by Army Chief for 1.5 Million Force
Senate military committee heard Major General Scott push universal training to replace volunteers. He said the army staff now seeks 1,500,000 fully trained frontline troops at war start with another 1,500,000 ready in 90 days, citing British and Canadian precedents and proposing doubling army pay and compulsory service training.
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Senate Military Committee
Washington, D. C
Chamberlain
Army General Staff
Walter L. Fisher
Secretary of the Interior
Scott
Army
General Staff
Army War College
Japan
Fisher
Electricians Strike Over Daily Wage Demand in San Antonio
About forty to fifty union electricians in San Antonio walked out Monday to demand $5 per day and a closed shop, up from $4 with an open shop. Employers reportedly were given until last Saturday night to grant the raise, and union leaders said the strike followed that deadline. A Trades Council meeting was set for Monday night to issue a statement. The business agent said the dispute centers on the $5 per day rate and closed shop, denying an ultimatum was issued.
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San Antonio
Trades Council Hall
E. W. Fuller
Springfield woman and sister raid dice game near Berlin
Miss Anna Credit 20 of Springfield and her younger sister raided a dice game at an abandoned mine shack near Berlin. Ten warrants were issued for ten men and boys believed to have been present. Miss Credit, a stenographer visiting Berlin, said they swooped in and seized the paraphernalia.
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Springfield
Anna Credit
Ill
Berlin
Here
Miss Credit
Wheeler
Pittsburg's Darkest Day
Pittsburg experienced what weather observers called the darkest day in its history. By 9 o clock streets were black as midnight with lamps on and traffic impeded. Cold temperatures caused dense fog that mingled with mill and factory smoke.
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Pittsburg
Weather Bureau
Teamster Exonerates Woman in Stone Killing
Charles Noe a teamster testified he killed Charles Stone at the home of Bertha Smith. Smith initially claimed she hit Stone with a hammer during an attempted assault but later withdrew the statement.
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ST. Louis
Charles Noe
Cold spell ends soon after brief surge of arctic air
Major Allen Buell predicts a much colder Monday night but not a likely freeze. The cold stems from a southeastward high pressure system moving across the country, with a brief springlike interval expected before temperatures rise again Tuesday.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Universal training debated by General Scott and President Wilson
General Scott urged universal national service as democratic and efficient, noting it would share defense burdens and prevent exploitation of wartime needs. He warned 192 hours of National Guard training was inadequate. Wilson said no decision yet and would wait for definite plans, not endorsing a failure of the National Guard.
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Scott
National Guard
Wilson
United Coal and Coke to Increase Wages for 4000 Employees
United Coal and Coke Company, a United States Steel subsidiary, announced a 10 percent wage increase for its 4000 employees in Gary West Virginia. The boost takes effect immediately as a Christmas present.
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U. S. Coal and Coke Company
Gary
W. Va
United Coal and Coke Company
United States Steel Company
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