Canadians Win Notable Trench Raid in Two Minutes
Canada’s plains troops execute a bold raid north of Arras, taking 59 German prisoners including a officer and destroying about twenty dugouts. They reach the front trenches in under two minutes, causing German confusion and heavy casualties while suffering minimal losses themselves. British air action follows with German planes repelled by archies and machine gun fire.
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Associated Press
France
London
Arras
Card
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Pope Benedict Pleads for End to War in Christmas Address
In Rome on Christmas Eve Pope Benedict urged peace and urged rulers to heed the sacred college to halt the destruction of peoples and move toward just durable peace. Vatican outlets praised Wilson's note while offering mixed reviews from Italian papers. He also lauded the note as showing honesty and justice in President Wilson.
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Rome
Paris
Benedict
Sacred College
Bethlehem
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Wilson
Giornale d’ Italia
Germany
Pope Benedict
Gasparri
Spurious Diploma Trust Allegations Stir Federal Inquiry
Chicago reports state grand jury indictments of physicians and dentists for issuing fake diplomas. Federal officials say an international diploma mill operates worldwide selling spurious credentials in law theology medical and other fields. Evidence from federal investigators may be presented to a federal grand jury.
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Chicago
United States
Clyne
Judge West visits Austin before taking Western District post
Judge Duval West of San Antonio, recently named to the Western District of Texas, stayed with Judge Maxey in Austin, surveyed pending cases, and will qualify on arrival of his commission. He plans to open court in San Antonio on January 3 and in Austin on January 22. Judge Maxey has received President Wilson's acceptance of his resignation.
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Austin
Tex
Duval West
San Antonio
Federal Court
Western District of Texas
T. S. Maxey
Maxey
West
Wilson
Soldier Under Arrest in New Braunfels Forgery Case
A regular soldier from Fort Sam Houston was arrested in New Braunfels on Christmas Day for allegedly signing the name of local undertaker Mr Baettge to a check. City Marshall Edward Moeller jailed him after a San Marcos trip to confirm the forgery.
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New Braunfels
Tex
Fort Sam M Houston
Baettge
Edward Moeller
San Marcos
Weather outlook for East and West Texas
East Texas expects unsettled conditions with occasional rain and warming tonight in the northeast and southwest portions, then colder Tuesday in the northwest. West Texas forecasts rain in the south and either rain or snow in the north, with colder tonight in the Panhandle and colder Tuesday across the region.
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Texas
West
North Portion
Panhandle
Chicago Mail Piles Delays Reach Across Nation
Thousands of sacks of first class and parcel post mail are blocked in Chicago rail terminals. Delays spread as Christmas mail overloads the system with four to ten days late nationwide. Officials blame sealed envelopes and rail transfers, with extra cars and wagons strapped for a heavy workload.
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Chicago
Leroy Stewart
City Delivery
Post Office
Er. L. West
Middle West Railway Mail Service Division
Battleships Santa Serve 4000 Children at Christmas
The New York and Pennsylvania batteships fed 4000 to 5000 hungry children and distributed toys funded by crew donations nearing 4000 dollars. Christmas observances began with Madison Square tree lights and midnight prayers. Police stations issued gifts to about 25,000 youngsters. Salvation Army under Evangeline Booth handed out five thousand baskets costing 10,650 dollars. New York's overall Christmas bill is estimated near 15 million dollars.
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Snew Opo
New York
Pennsylvania
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Christmas at the White House with Wilson family
President Wilson and family celebrate Christmas at the White House with Ellen McAdoo and Josephine Cothran among the children. A large tree in the library, gift exchanges, Santa Claus visits, and a family dinner mark the day. Mrs. Wilson attends church while the president stays home to play with relatives.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Ellen McAdoo
Josephine Cothran
Santa Claus
Wilson
Christmas at El Valle Camp Brims With Festivities
Soldiers at El Valle Chihuahua near the Mexican border celebrate with a bull fight, football game, races, and a holiday dinner as thousands of dollars in fireworks light up Christmas Eve. Troops share gifts, a moving picture program, and bands, while other units send Christmas trees and mistletoe to field headquarters.
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EL Valle
San Buena Ventura
Chihuahua
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
Fifth Cavalry
W. H. Allaire
San Joaquin
New Mexico
E! Valle
Canon Korth
Seek relief from shortage of cars
A committee of railway officials will establish an office in Detroit to reduce congestion from car shortages. Shipments to Detroit will be restricted and efforts made to cut the number of cars there. About 25,000 cars exist. additional measures target Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans and Galveston where 10,000 cars are loaded with export and coastwise freight. A. H. Smith and C. H. Markham will head the Detroit and gulf port efforts.
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New York
Detroit
American Railway Association
Pensacola
Mobile
New Orleans
Galveston
A. H. Smith
New York Central
C. H. Markham
Illinois Central
Gulf Ports
Gas Plant Explosion Kills Three In Iowa Farmhouse
Eleven injured in yesterday’s gas lighting explosion at the Faaborg farmhouse near Atlantic. John Nelson 47 Ida Faaborg 14 and Christina Faaborg 9 died. Coroner probes cause. doctors say all hurt likely to recover. Diners seated at table when house wrecked by blast from basement gas igniting.
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Atlantic
Kimballten
John Faaborg
John Nelson
Ida Faaborg
Christina Faaborg
Wisconsin students form drive to fund combat ambulance
In Madison on December 25 a UW committee was named to raise 1600 dollars by January 10 to equip a university ambulance staffed by students for service on European battlefields.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Christmas Spirit Brightens San Antonio with Aid for the Needy
Special church services mark the holiday as San Antonio reflects a year of prosperity. charitable efforts span Rotary Club toy distributions at Travis Park, Salvation Army pots funding dinners, and Christmas Cheer Association baskets sent to the poor. Camp Wilson guardsmen, Y W C A open house, and hotel decorations amplify the festive observance across the city.
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Santa Claus
San Antonio
John
Chi
Camp Wison
Illinois
Salvation Army
Christmas Cheer Association
Nat M. Washer
St. Anthony
Knights of Columbus
St. Peter's Orphanage
Camp Wilson
Gunter Hotel
Percy Tyrrell
Turkish Defense Taken by British Near El Arish
British forces in Egypt report capture of a strong Turkish position at Magh dahah, twenty miles southeast of El Arish, following victory at El Arish. About 1100 prisoners, two guns, and quantities of war materials taken, per the War Office.
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London
el Arish
Suez Canal
Egypt
Maghdadah
War Office
Three Eligible Bachelors Won in Glen Carbon Lottery
In Glen Carbon Illinois three bachelors were paired with three willing women in a matrimonial raffle at a Bachelors Club dance. Joe Clenson a 33 year old coal miner won by Maude Fletcher. Charles Hendricks a 38 year old marble worker won by Sarah Brown. John E Jiggers a 34 year old bartender won by Rose Brown. The Brown sisters were not present, drew by proxy.
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Glen Carbon
Ill
Carl Huffman
Joe Clenson
Maude Fletcher
Charles Hendricks
Edwardsville
Sarah Brown
Denver
John E. Jiggers
Rose Brown
Brown
Hey
Mexican Border Skirmish Near Cement Plant In El Paso
A detachment of the Third Kentucky militia near the El Paso cement plant fired on Mexican snipers late last night with a machine gun. The snipers fired on the camp two or more times as Jose Murguia assumed command of border forces in Juarez and northern Chihuahua. General Gonzales, relieved after eight months, prepared to move to Chihuahua City with 800 troops. In Washington, reports said Villa bandits occupied Torreon with foreigners anxious about the attack.
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EL Paso
Tex
Kentucky (Militia) Infantry
Jose Murguia
Juarez
Mexico
Chihuahua
Francisco Gonzales
Murguia
Chihuahua City
Gonzales
Guadalupe
Zaragosa
San Ignacio
Villa
Washington
Washington, D. C
State Department
Torreon
Wolves chase trappers near Standish in wilderness attack
Three trappers Charles Leonard George Weston and Bert Parker traveled from Lake Superior to Standish Michigan after a fatal encounter with a wolf pack while returning from traps They were on skates three miles from a cabin when the wolves appeared and wounded member was killed before they reached safety.
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Standish
Mich
Charles Leonard
George Weston
Bert Parker
Lake Superior
Warburg proposes plan to raise 100 million for war relief
Felix M. Warburg, New York banker and chairman of the federation for the support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, calls at a dinner for a worldwide fund to aid war sufferers. The plan would include Jews and non Jews from many nations and has sparked strong comment among local relief supporters.
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Felix M. Warburg
New York
Warburg
Federation
Eighth Ohio Infantry Private to Face Summary Court Martial
General George Bell Jr. announced that a private from the Eighth Ohio Infantry will be tried by summary court martial on Tuesday for drafting a round robin signed by about 400 soldiers and sent to an Akron newspaper. Bell added that over twenty non commissioned officers who signed the protest will be asked to resign and return to duty for alleged unmilitary actions.
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EL Paso
Tex
George Bell Jr
Eighth Ohio Infantry
Akron
Ohio
Bell
106th Christmas Celebrated by Brooklyn Matriarch
Mrs. Alice Bennett marked her 106th Christmas in Brooklyn with a large gathering of grand and great grand children from Brooklyn and Philadelphia. She turned 105 yesterday and walked five blocks to church after breakfast reading the paper without spectacles. The observance lasted to midnight and she helped stuff a twenty five pound turkey and was said to be the life of the party.
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New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Alice Bennett
Mill Workers Share Bonus at Dittlinger Roller Mills
In New Braunfels Texas on December 25 the employees of the H Dittlinger Roller Mills received a bonus totaling between 3500 and 4000 dollars. Each worker got a sum equal to one month’s salary. The mill is noted for its loyal, long serving staff with some workers employed for thirty years.
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New Braunfels
Tex
H. Dittlinger Roller Mills
Rhills
Lonely man ends life in hotel lobby on Christmas Eve
Gus Nelson aged 55 hanged himself in a Duluth hotel lobby last night as five men watched for police. He was reportedly despondent over being alone on Christmas Eve and without funds.
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Duluth
Minn
Gus Nelson
Breckinridge Long Seen as Wilson Nominee for Assistant Secretary
Breckinridge Long of St Louis, a Democrat lawyer active in politics, is likely to be nominated by President Wilson as assistant secretary of state to succeed John E Osborne of Wyoming, who recently resigned.
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Washington, D. C
Breckinridge Long
St. Louis
Wilson
John E. Osborne
Wyoming
Long
Guards Return of Eighteenth Pennsylvania from El Paso
The Eighteenth Pennsylvania infantry on border duty at El Paso since July arrived home in Pittsburg. Buffalo Bill Cody, recovering at his daughter's Denver home, showed improvement and told reporters he is not to be killed.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Infantry
el Paso
Tex
Buffalo Bill
Denver
Col
W. F. Cody
Cody
Russians Retreated to Northwestern Dobrudja Front
Berlin reports Field Marshal von Mackensen’s Dobrudja army has captured Isaktcha and moved to attack the Matchin bridgehead as Russo Romanian lines collapse in places. Elsewhere Austro German forces maintain positions with limited gains in the Oitus valley and Wallachian front while the Western Front remains relatively quiet.
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Berlin
Whéleal
Sayville
von Mackensen
Dobrudja
Isaktcha
Ric
Matchin
Wortern
Danube
Wallachia
Oltus
Archduke Joseph
Cimbroslav Ank
Sosmecce
Oitus
Tsakccha
Carpathians
von Ara
von Koevess
von Goerke
mid-Carpathian
Black Sea
Slanic
Rimp Sarai
Brudja
Verdun
Somme
Poison in whiskey shocks Deming Christmas scene
A Christmas card bearing the name Shorty led to a bottle of poison given to Private George Mosley of the Second Arkansas Infantry at Camp here. Mosley died at the base hospital and Sergeant Byron Montpit also drank from the same bottle, according to reports.
Hotel Not Dynamited Near Saltillo Disorder
Report from Laredo stating passengers who reached the border deny any dynamiting or heavy fighting at Saltillo. They say life there was quiet when they left Saturday and that the situation in Coahuila remained calm despite rumors of casualties.
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Laredo
Tex
Fagle Pass
Coahuila
Saltillo
Border
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