Christmas in the British Lines on the Western Front
The AP reports a festive Christmas among British forces in France with abundant meals, decorations, concerts, and plum pudding funded by London papers. Soldiers praised home, but front-line duty and a looming spring offensive defined the mood as officers and men anticipate victory.
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Associated Press
Ance
London
France
British Isles
Somme
Bowie
George
Wilson
Maryland in Distress as Aid Fleets Respond
A Maryland bound steamship sent a wireless plea for help early December 26 as the Coast Guard cutter Acushnet and the steamship City of Savannah hurried to her aid. Reports place the vessel about 380 miles east of Sandy Hook with engine room flooding reducing power. The distressed ship is believed to be the American Maryland of 1892 tons, owned by the New York Philadelphia and Nicaragua Railway Company.
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New York
City of Savannah
Coast Guard
Maryland
Sandy Hook
City of
Savannah
Woods Hole
Mass
Mohawk
Naval Station
Newport
R. L
Maritime Register
Philadelphia
London
The
New York, Philadelphia & Nicarauga Railway Company
Negotiations with Carranza at Impasse Over Protocol
Washington reports indicate if Carranza does not send a favorable reply today the joint Mexican American commission may end negotiations. Cabrera returns from Washington to New York to present Carranza's decision, with potential for a formal note exchange ending talks. Villa protects foreigners in Torreon as rail links to the border are disrupted. Phillip M. O Keefe, a hotel manager in Mexico, is jailed on sedition charges and investigated by the State Department.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Philadelphia
New York
Luis Cabrera
Lane
State Department
Cabrera
Washington
Ambaassador
Arredonde
Pani
Bonillas
Joint Commission
Villa
Torreon
O'Hea
San Luis Potosi
Saltillo
Mexico
Prominent farmer shot near home in Corpus Christi
Paul Morgan a well known farmer and merchant in Corpus Christi was shot twice by an unknown assailant near his Buford and Staples street home about 12 30 am. He died from the heart wound. two other shots struck him in the thigh. Police have not arrested anyone. Morgan leaves a wife five children and two brothers. Separately J J Mitchell former King county sheriff and J O Reed deputy sheriff were shot and killed in Knox City by an unidentified man in a small automobile.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Paul Morgan
Buford and
Staples Streets
Morgan
Jonesboro
Texas
Knox City
Fort Worth
J. J. Mitchell
King County
J. O. Elreed
Mitchell
Reed
Knox County
Exsheriff
Central Powers Reply To Wilson Aims For Peace Conference
Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey reply to President Wilson by proposing an immediate belligerent meeting at a neutral city after the war ends. They say collaboration with the United States will follow to prevent future wars and establish lasting peace.
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Berlin
Sayville
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Wilson
James W. Gerard
Austria- Hungary
United States of America
United States
War's spiritual test shapes lasting peace demand
At the French Socialist National Congress Arthur Henderson and G Lu Roberts urged fighting on until full guarantees secure a lasting peace. Emil Vandervelde backed delivering Belgium and Serbia and crushing Caesarism. Henderson warned negotiations now would bind nations in bondage and sacrifice ideals.
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Paris
National Congress
French Socialist Party
Arthur Henderson
G. Lu. Roberts
Henderson
France
Emil Vandervelde
Belgium
M. Vandervelde
Serbia
England
Germany
League of Nations
Europe
Britain
Allied fleet of commerce protectors arrives in American waters
Boston December 26 reports a formidable allied fleet, armed and disguised as commerce protectors, has entered American waters. The exact disposition remains undisclosed, but the arrival of this British and French naval unit was confirmed by a highly credible source.
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Boston
Atlantic
Cold wave to drop temps near zero in Missouri and Kansas
A cold wave will sweep Kansas City and surrounding areas tonight and tomorrow with temperatures near zero. Light rain today and overnight is expected to turn to snow across Missouri and Kansas, according to a local weather bureau forecast.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Three Schooners Lost in Gale Near Nantucket
The Nantucket report says the schooner Roger Drury sank off Great Point while her crew reached shore in a small boat. The Ravola and Daniel McLoud, coal laden and bound from New Jersey to the east, were wrecked or stranded and later brought ashore by coast guards with little hope of salvage.
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Nantucket
Roger Drury
Great Point
Daniel McLoud
Ravola
New Jersey
Admiral Dewey Celebrates 79th Birthday With Navy Officers
Admiral George Dewey, aged seventy nine, receives in-person congratulations from secretary Daniels and other senior navy officers at his office. Secretary Daniels reads excerpts from a Colorado diary dated December 24, 1866 detailing a Christmas aboard the ship with gifts of wine for each sailor.
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Washington, D. C
Dewey
Navy
Daniels
United States
Colorado
George Dewey
Atlantic Storm Warnings Issued Along Coast
Weather Bureau issued storm warnings for the Atlantic Coast from Fortress Monroe to Jacksonville and for the east Gulf coast from Bay St. Louis to Rockwell Florida. A disturbance over eastern Texas was moving east, bringing strong northeast and east winds on the south Atlantic coast and southeast to south winds on the east Gulf coast this afternoon and tonight.
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Washington, D. C
Atlantic Coast
Fortress Monroe
Jacksonville
East Gulf Coast
Bay St. Louis
Rockwell
Fla
Weather Bureau
Texas
South Atlantic Coast
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for tonight and Wednesday to be fair and colder with decreasing temperatures and light variable winds.
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San Antonio
Weather Forecasts From The Light
ST LOUIS 40 cloudy 18 mile wind south colder lowest last 24 hours 36 CHICAGO 52 raining 18 mile wind southeast much colder lowest last 24 hours 28 MILWAUKEE 28 cloudy 1 mile wind east much colder lowest last 24 hours 20 KANSAS CITY 48 cloudy 12 mile wind south much cold 42 NEW YORK 24 clear 12 mile wind northwest warmer with snow lowest last 24 hours 24 WASHINGTON 24 clear S mile wind north probably snow lowest last 24 hours a4
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Mexican commission none word from Carranza by 1 15 pm
No word had arrived from General Carranza to the joint commission by 1 15 o'clock this afternoon as reported from New York. Luis C provided the update on the status of the American communication.
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New York
Joint Commission
Carranza
Luis C
Five Negroes Held as Murder Suspects in Reeves Family Slaying
Five black suspects are in custody at Minden parish jail for the killing of John Nelson Reeves and three other family members. The slayings, likely a robbery, left a 15 month old infant wounded but expected to recover. two older children survived. Bodies were taken to Shreveport for care and burial is planned for Tuesday.
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Minden
John Nelson Reeves
Reeves
David Reeves
Woodrow Reeves
Shreveport
Cody Reeves
David
Stock Market Rises After German Proposals Publication
New York December 26 The latest German proposals sparked a moderate uptick in stock trading after a dull morning. Early gains came from short covering with United States Steel up 2.25 points from the morning low.
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New York
United States Steel
Russia’s Official Attitude Toward Wilson Note
A high official source approved by the foreign office states Russia pays tribute to the humans in response to President Wilson’s note. The full statement and reaction are continued on the next page.
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Petrograd
London
Russia
Wilson
Associated Press
Foreign Office
German reply to Dutch note on deported Belgians cited
The Telegraaf reports Germany’s reply to Holland over Belgian deportations may be toned for parliament presentation. It notes Berlin was asked to alter the reply for parliamentary airing after Holland complained the deportations made a painful impression. A Rotterdam Times dispatch said Germany told the Dutch to mind their own business.
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Amsterdam
Holland
London
Telegraaf
Germany
Berlin
Rotterdam
London Times
Teutonic Allies Carve Deep into Roumania Capture Town
Berlin reports 5500 more prisoners taken by Teutonic allies in Roumania. Fillnecht on the Buzeu Brailia line fell to bayonet point after strong Russian positions were stormed. Russo Romanian forces in Dobruja were repulsed after a violent battle across the front from Lake Babadagh to Tverkoatza.
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Berlin
Sayville
Roumania
War Office
Fillnecht
Buzeu
Brailia
Dobrudja
Lake Babadagh
Tverkoatza
Roumanians Retake Height on Moldavian Front
Petrograd dispatch says Roumanians recaptured a hill they had recently lost on the Moldavian frontier. War office report notes the height change as part of ongoing fighting in the region.
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Petrograd
British Admiralty Wireless Press
London
War Office
Aviators Bomb Nesle and Ourscamp Rail Lines
Paris dispatch reports ten aviators bombarded Nesle railroad station and barrages, plus enemy encampments at Chapelle Wood and Ourscamp in a coordinated raid.
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Paris
Nesle
Chapette Wood
Ourscamp
Monkeys in Short Supply Hinders Public Health Research
The public health service faces hampered pathological experiments as monkey shortages push prices up. Officials say South American monkeys are scarce due to the wartime closure of Hamburg’s markets. the service could obtain only six of a needed dozen, at $18 each, up from $8 a year ago.
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Washington, D. C
Public Health Service
Hamburg
Germany
Over-Water Flight Reaches Old Point on Way to Florida
FE. J. Jacquith is making an over-the-water flight from Atlantic City to Florida in a flying boat. He reached Old Point this afternoon after overnighting at Cobb's Island and traveling via Cape Charles across Chesapeake Bay.
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Newport News
J. Jacquith
Atlantic City
Florida
Old Point
Cobb’s Island
Cape Charles
Chesapeake Bay
British steamer Arabia sunk by German sub mischaracterized
Washington December 26. The preliminary statement to Britain asserts the Arabia was not in admiralty service nor at the time a government vessel when sunk by a German submarine. The document was released today and sent to Germany.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Arabia
Admiralty
Germany
Austrians Sink Allied Warcraft in Otranto Strait
Austrian admiralty reports a December 22 23 night raid in the Otranto Strait by four destroyers. Two allied patrol boats were sunk and several enemy destroyers damaged, with one Austrian destroyer hit twice and one man killed in the engagement.
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Berlin
Sayville
Strait of Otranto
Otranto
Italy calls 1898 class to report for war duties
Rome dispatch notes Italy keeps military tempo high despite peacetime talk. The 1898 birth class is summoned to report January 1, boosting frontline contingents. Factories run non stop with 2600 plants churning arms and munitions amid active patrols from Trentino to the Adriatic. Snow in the mountains reaches fifteen feet.
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Rome
Paris
Italy
Frotn
Trentino
Adriatic
Dinner for Horses Held at Washington Club Grounds
Work horses of Washington were treated to the second annual Christmas dinner organized by charitable animal lovers. Menu included oats fodder carrots and apples not usually given to laboring animals. Teamsters and cart drivers brought their beasts to the horse show grounds for the festive feast.
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Washington
D. C
Mhiany
German reply to Wilson note surprises Washington critics
Officials in Washington were surprised by Germany’s Berlin response to President Wilson’s peace note. They note Berlin released its reply before formal delivery and while no official comment was made. Some see the German offer as a foreseen step toward a conference, others view it as delaying peace discussions until the present war ends.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Wilson
Berlin
P Wilson
White House
State Department
Lansing
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