Wilson Sends Second Note Not Yet Presented
Berlin reports say President Wilson sent a second explanatory note to the central powers and entente nations, but it has not been presented amid claims German replies show no influence by hostile press. Budapest gossip centers on possible retirement of premier Tisza, with Empr Charles and officials meeting to calm succession speculation.
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Berlin
London
Wilson
Budapest
Charles
Julius Andrassy
Mier Tisza
Count Apponyi
Khuen Kedervary
Count Tisza
Count Zichy
Allied reply note to be handed to ambassador tonight
The Allied message from December 12 will be delivered to Ambassador Sharp and published tomorrow. It reiterates central powers' responsibility for the war, calls for legitimate reparation and restitution, cites Lloyd George, and argues Germany must propose peace or lose any chance for favorable terms.
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Sharp
Petit Parisien
Lloyd George
Germany
Berlin
Lansing silent on second note amid peace terms report
Washington reports Secretary Lansing would not confirm or deny a Berlin dispatch claiming a second explanatory note had been sent to both central powers and the Entente. Officials say no second note was issued and the president’s peace note remains self explanatory though misunderstandings persist.
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Washington, D. C
Lansing
Wilson
Berlin
U S Hints At Peace Plans As War Talks Progress
The United States weighs proposals to guarantee future peace and to compare concrete peace terms of belligerents. Secretary Lansing and officials discuss fear that postwar agreements might not be kept. An official Swedish note, like earlier Norwegian and Danish messages, arrives at the department.
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Lansing
United States
German Press Loses Hope for Peace
Berlin newspaper Lokal Anzeiger grows pessimistic on war end after Copenhagen dispatch cites Friday issue saying hope for speedy peace is increasingly remote. Leading circles in belligerent capitals convey a clear sense of stalled prospects.
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London
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Anopenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
German views on Wilson as not puppet of Britain
An article in Der Tag by Dr. Paul Nathan, secretary of the German-Jewish Aid Society, cautions Germans against the notion that President Wilson is controlled by British interests. It portrays moderate German thinking and argues Wilson pursues independent U S policy reflecting American interests and pride in national characteristics.
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Berlin
London
Paul Nathan
America
der Tag
Wilson
Spain replies to Wilson note denies Madrid peace conference proposal
Spain will hand its reply to the American charge d affaires tonight and publish it at noon tomorrow The government denies reports that the peace conference would be held in Madrid
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Spain
Madrid
Paris
Wilson
Scandinavian Ministers Back Wilson Plan in Paris Note
Swedish Norwegian and Danish ministers delivered identical notes to the foreign office in Paris last night supporting President Wilson's initiative. The diplomas were phrased with platonic tones more reserved than the Swiss note.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Wilson
Peace notes from Scandinavia delivered to central powers
The Scandinavian peace notes were presented to the foreign offices in Berlin and Vienna. The Swedish minister in Berlin and Swedish and Danish representatives in Vienna delivered the documents, with the text aligning with outlines telegraphed from the Scandinavian capitals.
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Berlin
London
Vienna
Bandits Loot Maypearl Postoffice Safe
Robbers blew the Maypearl postoffice safe and escaped with sixty cents in small change. The incident occurred last night near Waxahachie Texas and involved a daytime nearby town. Local authorities investigated the break in and searched for suspects.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Maypearl
Egyptian Not U. S. Citizen Refusal in Chicago Courts
Federal Judge Carpenter refused Alan Mel choir Papazian petition for U S citizenship saying he was not a Chicago resident when filing. Papazian, former Egypt minister of the Interior, was not considered an American citizen at that time.
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U. S
Chicago
Alan Melchoir Papazian
Egypt
Carpenter
Marine Insurance Rates Advance Amid Delays and Uncertain Vessels
Marine insurance rates rose again with cargo coverage to certain regions quoted at 6 to 8 percent and 10 percent to the Mediterranean. The rise follows news that the Voltaire may have been captured by a German prize crew, with several trans Atlantic steamers overdue. Despite delays from rough seas, underwriters note no crippling losses for insurers.
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New York
United Kingdom
Mediterranean
Lamport and Holt
North Atlantic
Liverpool
Marine
Des Moines Seizes Coal Car Amid Mayor Clash with Dealers
Police acting on Mayor John Macvicar order seized a carload of coal in the railroad yards to aid destitute families, guarded by armed officers as workers unloaded. The move follows a dispute with coal dealers after an agreement to supply the needy was alleged to be unmet. The second seizure aimed to fulfill deliveries to families listed by Associated Charities by midnight.
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Des Moines
John Macvicar
Associated Charities
May Close Chicago Schools
Chicago officials warn that some public schools may close within a week or ten days due to a coal shortage. John Howatt, chief engineer of the board of education, suggested the possibility today.
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Chicago
John Howatt
Board of Education
Fears Shipping Slump After War Says Ballin
Albert Ballin, head of Hamburg American Line, predicts a postwar shipping downturn as supply of tonnage will exceed demand. He warns that cargo space is less crucial than export restrictions during the transition due to exchange rates.
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Berlin
London
Albert Ballin
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
Herr Ballin
Seven Eclipses in 1917 Predicted by Navy Observatory
A memorandum from the naval observatory announces seven eclipses in 1917 four solar and three lunar the most in one year since the early 1700s. The first event a total lunar eclipse occurs January 8 starting 12 50 a m eastern and ending 4 39 a m eastern with total eclipse between 2 and 3 29 a m eastern.
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Washington
D. C
Naval Observatory
United States
Weather forecast for San Antonio area unsettled this weekend
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Sunday unsettled conditions with probable rain.
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San Antonio
Weather Forecasts for Tourists From Major Cities
Forecasts summarize temperatures and conditions for St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Readings include cloudy or clear skies winds from various directions and Sunday forecasts with temperature ranges and notes on visibility and conditions.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New. York
Washington
Embargo Ordered by Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville railroad announced an embargo effective Sunday on all freight except live stock perishables and coal to public utility plants for shipments through Louisville and Cincinnati to Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and the Atlantic seaboard. The move aims to relieve congestion at the terminals. About 2000 cars loaded are being held as eastbound connecting lines refuse transit.
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Louisville
Louisville & Nash Ville
Cincinnati
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Seaboard
Louisville & Nashville
San Antonio Post Office Stamp Drive Sets Record
Stamp sales in San Antonio surged past $500 000 on Saturday pushing the city toward a higher class post office status. Chamber of Commerce officials reported an expected finish well above $500 000 for nine months of the fiscal year and predicted at least $700 000 next year. Local business leaders pledged large purchases and urged remittances in stamps, noting branch houses and mail order firms often ship away in cash rather than stamps.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Carrington
Eduard Strauss Dies at 81 in Vienna
Vienna reports the death of Eduard Strauss composer of dance music and member of the famed Strauss musical family. His father Johann Strauss led dance music with 246 pieces and comic operas, while Eduard’s brother Joseph the waltz king created hundreds of waltzes and conducted court balls in Petrograd, later living in Vienna. Eduard Strauss was 81.
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Eduard Strauss
Johann Strauss
Eduard
Joseph
Petrograd
America
Vienna
Phi Chi medical fraternity selects Chicago as next meeting site
The grand chapter meeting in Galveston Texas selects Chicago as next year’s gathering place and ejects officers including Dr Ralph E Duncan from Kansas City as grand presiding senior Dr Lee Rice of Galveston is named grand presiding junior Dr Theodore B Pearson of Wilmore Kentucky grand secretary Dr H E Falk of Cleveland is removed as grand treasurer and Dr Eben J Carey of Omaha is replaced as grand executive trustee
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Duncan Phi
Western Union Charter Revoked in Arkansas
Davies and Davies report the Arkansas secretary of state ordered cancellation of the Western Union Telegraph Company charter in Hot Springs. A federal court temporary restraining order halts execution until a hearing next Tuesday before Judge Treiber on the Overman non delivery suit.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Davies
Little Rock
Secretary of State
Western Union Telegraph Company
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Telegraph Company
Treiber
Western Union
Davis & Davies
William Overman
Federal
Overman
Lyautey Sees Joffre Marshal Honor In French Chamber
General Lyautey, minister of war, hails General Joffre as a savior of France as the Chamber of Deputies discusses the decree to make Joffre a marshal. Justice Minister Viviani says government will award the rank and the Chamber will vote on the interpellation when ratification occurs.
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Paris
General Lyautey
Chamber of Deputies
Joffre
France
Lyautey
M. Viviani
Marne
Yser
M. Accambray
First American Built Steamship of 2000 Tons to Launch
Local ship builders announce the launch of a 2000 ton steamship at Slidell Louisiana near New Orleans. The vessel is the lead of four ships under construction for Norwegian interests, all wood built and 229 feet long, costing $150000 each.
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New Orleans
Newport News
Slidell
Captain Kline Dies in Moore Texas
Capt George Kline dies at his Moore Texas home after a long illness. Union army veteran of the Civil War and longtime postmaster decades here. Survived by his widow with funeral services at his residence tomorrow. He was 92.
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Moore, Tex
Moore
Tex
George Kline
Kline
Von Bissing Ill in Brussels With Pneumonia
London December 30 General Von Bissing governor general of Belgium lies seriously ill with pneumonia in Brussels. He has received a sympathetic message from Emperor William. The likelihood of Von Bissing retirement due to ill health is widely discussed in Brussels German circles.
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London
General von Bissing
Belgium
Brussels
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
William
Baron von Bissing
Hunting Accidents Reported in Pennsylvania
The state game commission reports 102 hunting accidents in Pennsylvania during the 1916 season with 30 fatalities. The 1915 season recorded 139 accidents and 29 deaths.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
State Game Commission
New Hampshire Soldier Killed in Texas Camp Accident
Private Edmund O'Sullivan of Company F, First New Hampshire Regiment, was instantly killed at his Texas camp Friday by an accidental rifle discharge while cleaning the weapon. He enlisted at Petersburg, New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire
Laredo
Tex
Edmund O'Sullivan
Tf Company
First
New Hampshire Regiment
Zapaeounty
Texas
O'Sullivan
Petersboro
N. H
Mexican General Dieguez takes southern command amid Torreon action
General Manuel Dieguez, governor of Jalisco, is named supreme commander of Constitutionalist forces in southern Chihuahua and given the Laguna district including Torreon to lead the campaign against Villa. General Severiano Talamantes died after defeat. few prisoners were taken and no quarter was given. Rail service between here and Laredo to resume. Constitutionalist Liberal manifesto opposes gubernatorial reelection but allows Carranza candidacy.
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Mexico City
Manuel M. Dieguez
Jalisco
Chihuahua
Obregon
Laguna
Torreon
Dieguez
Villa
Severiano Talamantes
War Department
Pablo de la Garza
Nuevo Leon
Monterey
Guadalajara
Here
Laredo
General Funston Denies Diaz Filibuster Crossing
NOT VERIFIED SAYS FUNSTON, Washington December 30 Major General Funston commander of American forces on the Mexican border advised the War Department that he could not substantiate rumors that a Felix Diaz filibustering party had crossed into Mexico from the United States.
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Washington
PD. C
Funston
War Department
Felix Diaz
Mexico
United States
Mexican Money Reprices as Silver Rises in Value
A Mexican financier says Mexican money now discounts American currency due to silver price advances. He notes Mexicans hoard silver dollars, use low value fractional coins, and that Carranza’s decree set gold and silver dollars on par, boosting the gold dollar's exchange value but leaving circulation tight and hampering trade.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexicco
Mexico
Carranza
Law Aimed at Curbing Child Theater Attendance Urged
Mrs. Alfred Hamburger urged Chicago Political Equality League to back a rule barring children under sixteen from visiting motion picture theaters more than twice weekly. She argued that excessive theatergoing distorts youths' views.
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Chicago
Alfred Hamburger
Chicago Political Equality League
Villa advancing on Chihuahua City in Mexico
Federal agents reported from El Paso that Villa was at Jiminez and moving on Chihuahua City with about 10 000 troops. General Francisco Murguia was said to be preparing to evacuate the state capital.
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Villa
Chihuahua
Murguia
Seven Air Lanes Land in Philadelphia Flight Record
Seven of fourteen airplanes from Hempstead and Governor's Island reached the Philadelphia Navy Yard within two hours. Pilots and passengers were cold and iced as they tested stabilizers for government licenses. One plane damaged after striking a flag pole, but none injured.
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Philadelphia
Hempstead
N. Y
Governor’s Island
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Army airmen and civilians launch flight to Navy Yard from Hempstead
A twelve plane air squad led by Raynal Co. Belling departs Hempstead for the League Island Navy Yard Philadelphia. Passengers ride in some aircraft while others test lift indicators as the group aims to secure government air licenses.
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Philadelphia
James E. Miller
Columbia Trust Company
New York
H. Salmon
E. R. Noys
Lorbert Carolin
B. Osborne
G. W. Bagnall
P. ¢. Millman
A. L. Allan
H. Blakeley
Army
Governor’s Island
N. Y
Baker
Carroll
Bolling
Bagnall
First Aero Company
National Guard of
Allan
Royal Flying Corps
Suit Aims to Break Auto Horn Price Fixing Shackles
Department of Justice sues Lovell McConnell Manufacturing of Newark in federal court under the Clayton act seeking injunctions to stop exclusive dealing that bans jobbers from handling rival horns and forces fixed prices. The filing notes the company supplied about half of 1915 horn sales and has strengthened its market grip since 1910 through contracts and rebates.
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Washington, D. C
Newark N. J., Federal District Court
Department of Justice
Lovell-McConnell Manufacturing Company of
Newark
Lovell-McConnell Company
Mercy For Deserters At Fort Leavenworth Center
Deserters from all army branches will be tried at Fort Leavenworth disciplinary barracks. They receive thorough mental and physical exams and may undergo a tryout with the battalion before criminal charges are decided. The shift treats desertion as an opportunity to reform rather than a sole military offense.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
Three Central Powers Deploy Three Armies in Humania
London Dec 30 The war front runs about 120 miles from Vituz Pas to the Danube with Braila as a key objective. German General Von Gerok Falkenhayn and Von Kosich command three armies engaging Moldavia Wallachia and the Danube line. Recent reports show advances by Gerok and Falkenhayn capturing prisoners while the Danube army lingers near Braila and critics note a possible new position north of the Somme without clear significance.
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London
Vituz Pas
Danube
Braila
Moldavian
von Gerok
von Falkenhayn
Rimnik
von Kosich
Gerok
Falkenhayn
Moldavia
Sereth
Moldaeovia
Wallachia
War Office
Somme
German Wireless Commiqué Mentions New Somme Position
A Friday night German wireless communiqué reports a new position north of the Somme, with the only Somme region note stating stronger artillery fire developing north of the river.
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Somme
Londe
French Attacks at Verdun Repulsed by Germans
Paris dispatch reports several French assaults on Verdun front yesterday were repulsed by German forces. Teutonic troops advanced on entrenched Russo Romanian positions in Transylvania amid strong counterattacks. Russians and Roumanians retreat along the front from the mountains to the Danube.
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Berlin
Sayville
Verdun
War Office
Roumania
Danube
Lille
Somme
Aisne
Meuse
Dead Man Hill
French Regulate War Prices in First 1917 Bill
Paris government eyes centralized wartime purchases in America with an intermediary to regulate prices. Alexandre Ribot, finance minister, tells the Senate about the first quarter appropriations as the chamber votes unanimously for initial bill clauses.
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Paris
Alexandre Ribot
Senate
America
Wheat rises on December option in Chicago market
Wheat futures rallied in Chicago as December options moved higher in late trading. Short sellers faced higher delivery costs, with bids lifting 7 cents per bushel above yesterday's close while the December price surged briefly before easing.
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Chicago
Shorts
Mexican charge d affaires dies in Brussels
Brusse ls report the death of G Bulle Mexican charge d affaires in Belgium He had served as a key secretary of the relief commission in Belgium since its inception his remark on serving a government without a country reflects his dedication to relief work.
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London
Brussels
G. Bulle
Belgium
Commission For Relief In
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