Daniels Upshreads The Press In Navy Plan Debate
Washington Dec 1 Secretary Josephus Daniels told the SAVAL committee that excessive publicity harms military affairs and urged warship construction on the Pacific Coast. He said four new battleships yearly could be funded if revenues allow, or two per year if the navy is not the nation’s main defense weapon. Senator John W. Weeks opposed any federal probe of war readiness.
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House
Saval
Josephus Daniels
United States
Daniels
Congress
Pacific Coast
Daniela
Woeks
John W. Wooks
Massachusetts
Senate Today
Federn Commission
Aged congressman S E Payne dies at 72
Serena E Payne longtime New York congressman from the twenty sixth district dies at The Burlington at age 72 from heart failure. A Civil War era figure, Payne practiced law in Auburn after graduation from Rochester University in 1864 and served in Congress nearly continuously since the 48th, missing only the 50th. He chaired the New York Republican State convention twice and attended multiple Republican national conventions.
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Serena E. Payne
New York
Twenty
Payne-Aldrich Tarff
Congress
Burlington
Payne
Hamilton
Rochester University
Auburn
Washington
Old Indian Treaty closes the saloons
Minneapolis dispatch reports a government action under the 1855 treaty that bans liquor sales across a vast Minnesota territory. Saloonkeepers in Bemidji and northern Minnesota face criminal prosecution, with limited exceptions for prescription liquor and a tightening of enforcement. The measure, backed by an injunction earlier, aims to end most saloon activity from the Canadian border to central Minnesota, affecting Minneapolis and St Paul areas.
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Minneapolis
Bemidji
Minnesota
Indian Bureau
Tewiil
Uncle Sam
John Barleycorn
Ilingeist
United States
Tniians
St. Paul
Masons Plan Help for War Sufferers in Europe
A movement has started to raise $1 from each of the 2,520,000 Masons in the United States to aid war sufferers in Europe. The effort aims to channel the funds through Masonic channels for relief and rehabilitation.
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Chicago
United States
Europe
Alaska Coal 0.1K Report Hints Navy Fuel Use
Washington dispatches indicate that Alaska MatAnuska coal fields have produced fuel material deemed practical and economical for U S Navy use. Navy department officials report telegrams from officers aboard the U S S Maryland noting a recent Bremerton to San Francisco run and a favorable report moving toward Washington.
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Matanuska
Alaska
United States Navy
Navy Department
Washington
Times
U.S. S. Maryland
Bremerton
Navy
San’ Francisco
San Francisco
German People Feel War's Effect
Berlin dispatch notes rising food prices and scarce supplies with cold storage egg stocks down and wheat priced at 1.69 per bushel. Potatoes up to 1.26 per 100 pounds and potato flour fallen 30 percent in two weeks. Crops in German-ruled Prussia ruined by Russians. warnings issued against waste.
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Denver
Berlin
Germany
Binnt Prusaln
Boston Cini Skating Pond Gets Electric Lighting
A committee led by George J. McCarthy Frank Metcalfe Gunner Blomgren and M Bradford raises funds from pond users to cover about 16 for electric lights installed this afternoon at the skating pond. The pond was re flooded and is in excellent skating condition boosting expected attendance.
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Boston Cini
Embryo Skaters Association
George J. McCarthy
Frank Metcalfe
Gunner Blomgren
7. M. Bradford
Barragar and Hurl to open new clearance feature next week
J E Barragar and Leonard Hurl plan to open a new clearance section in the Valentine building next week. They will offer a complete line of clears and feature card space.
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J. E. Barragar
Leonard
Valentine
Bartenders Union Invites Smok er Night At Union Hall
The Bartenders Union plans its annual smoker at Union Hall Second Street on December 20 with a big time lineup. Invitations bear President Jack Langdon and Secretary C H Daniels signatures. Mrs Harry A Malone departs Seattle for the Jefferson to Juneau trip while daughter Mrs Allen Chamberlain visits California for the winter. Malone has stayed in Seattle months and will return home. Oliver Draige comes back on the Mariposa after a business trip to the States. Mrs Prule and Miss Miterials head south aboard the City of Seattle tomorrow. Robert Bell and Mrs Ball arrive from Excursion Inlet aboard the Mercury and plan to leave for the South on the City of Seattle tomorrow.
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Hall
Jack Langdon
C. H. Daniels
Harry A. Malone
Seattle
Jefferson
Juneau
Allen Chamberlain
Perseverance
California
Mirs. Malone
Oliver Draige
Tha
Mariposa
States
Mra
Thy
Robert Bell
Ball Orrlysd
Excursion Inlet
Mercury
Thay
Guns Silenced on Border at Naco Arizona
On December 11 at Naco Sonora a Mexican shot wounded an American trooper and another bullet pierced a tent near a U.S. officer. Mexico's provisional president Gutierrez ordered Naytorena to keep fire within Mexican borders if possible. A U.S. battery and 500 troops arrived from El Paso to Naco. General Tasker Bliss reported bullets whizzing near him while at the immigration station.
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Ariz
Nate
Sonora
United States Army
Washington
Eulatio Guterriez
Mexico
State Department
Naytorena
Nasco
Arizona
Nace
el Paso
U. S
President Wilson Backs Colorado Governor on Troop Stay
Washington December 1 The President received a telegram from Governor Ammons of Colorado stating he did not think it advisable to withdraw federal troops from the Trinidad strike region at least for the present The President has the Governor's recommendation under consideration.
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Washington
Wilson
Ammons
Colorado
Trinidad
Uuigr
Bench Warrant Issued For Mrs Annette Loder
Seattle dispatch reports Mrs Annette Loder failed to appear for trial on fraud charges over selling wild cat Alaska mining stocks. A bench warrant was issued for her arrest and she has been located in Galesburg.
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Seattle
Annette Loder
Alaska
Galesburs
Tak Wilt Elects Wanhec Stephens as Mayor
In a surprising local result Wanhec Stephens, previously connected to Nome and Alpmis, was elected mayor of Tak Wilt on a Saturday in May. The election marks a notable political shift for the town and its leadership.
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Tukwila
Wanhec
EH. Stephens
Nome
Alpmis
Yeaturday
Takwilt
Personal damage suit against Hallum Construction
Hernan Luss, through attorney Jo H. Coby, files a district court suit seeking 15000 damages for injuries alleged to have occurred while employed by Hallum Construction Company. The complaint states a steel fragment from a drill harmed him during nighttime sharpening at the tunnel mouth, allegedly due to negligent practices.
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Hernan Luss
Jo H. Coby
Hallum Construction Company
St Tte Hallums
Alisgud
Ketchikan Grand Jury Recommends Gambling and Dispatch
The Ketchikan grand jury, after completing its labors, recommends suppressing slot machines dice and other gambling devices in the district appointing a game warden for Ketchikan district and at least one bounty on cannery men and trapline lodges to prevent obstructing navigation. It also urges hiring a night watchman for city care and painting and repair of the courthouse. Hanth Joh L. Dakin and Howard Mylowe were in town last night from Pot governance.
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Ketchikan
Hanth
Joh Ll
Dakin
Howard Mylowe
Pot Goverance
Germans Reach Warsaw Gate in Eastern Front Push
War dispatches report a half million German troops sweeping through Russian Poland toward Warsaw, with German columns driving Russian forces back from the right wing to sever enemy communications with Galicia. Allied defenders claim German enveloping movements failed earlier, but current reports say the invasion cannot be blocked.
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Werbaw
Fete
Patrograd
Rusalah
Poland
Warsaw
Russian Poland
Douszcke
Germans Try to Establish Base at Zeebrugge
Berlin reports vigorous efforts to convert Zeebrugge into a naval base. British ships bombarding Zeebrugge. Germans aim to hinder farther Allied moves. German forces push to secure routes north and northeast toward the coast, while Arras remains a key objective for broader operations.
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Rotterdam
Germany
Zeebrugge
Almorie
Smr Dire
Zaghrupee
Inland Gibraltar at Ypres Will Be Resisted
Reports say Ypres and Dixmude sectors hold firm with reinforcements arriving. Guns from Mediterranean forts and Spain rushed to Belgium. Allies claim impregnable positions around Dixmude Ypres and Warmerton. A wounded British officer notes the Germans should not press that route.
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Faris
Ailles
Wnes- Verween
Dixmude
Ypron
Mediterranean
Belgium
Dixmuds
Ypres
Warmerton
Gibraltar
Senator Jorn Db proposes export ban on oppress to europe
Washington December 11 Senator Jorn Db of California introduced in the CHAtom DHT a bill that would prohibit the United States from exporting oppress to the warring nations of Europe. The measure drew sharp reactions in congressional circles and faced opposition.
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Washington
Jorn
California
United States
Europe
Ripple is well provisioned says crew on board
The ship Ripple and its party are described as not in danger. Captain J. Hyas or similar notes report only three men aboard and they are well provisioned. A separate line mentions John Haroon injured last Saturday by a fall from a tram and is improving.
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Thorn
Iiltio
John Haroon
German embassy reports British losses in Valkland battle
Lost British squadron vessels said to be sunk during the engagement near the Valkland Islands. German embassy claims Britain concealed its losses while a Tokio dispatch notes a Japanese squadron pursuing the Prinz Eitel Frederick off Chile.
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Buenos Ayres
Leipzig
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Nurnberg
Valkland Islands
Engaement
London
Paris
Prinz Eitel Frederick
Chile
British war costs rise in weekly statements
The British exchequer reports weekly war outlays totaling about 30 million dollars so far, with annual projections around 40 to 46 million dollars. London experts estimate the year’s end cost between 40 and 46 million dollars, indicating rising war expenses.
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London
Exchequer
Great Britain
Erdo
Stranded Yankees Paid Back by America
New York reports that of 22,000 advanced by the American committee in London to Americans in August and September, all but 230 have been returned. The brief item notes repayment progress amid embarrassment.
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New
York
American Committee
London
Calve Sings to French Wounded Amid War Strife
Mme Calve the noted soprano writes from France that enlistment of soldiers forces her to cancel an American tour planned for next month. She says she sings ditties to soothe wounded soldiers as they convalesce, helping ease their tears and bolster morale amid the Normandy and French front.
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New York
Mme
Emma Calve
America
France
Nors
Nardo
Calve
Gaya
Exports Rise in November Cited by Secretary Redfield
Secretary of Commerce Redfield states November exports rose by 62 million dollars versus a year earlier and with cotton and copper shipped would have reached about 340 million more. He attributes part of the increase to wartime activity.
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Washington
Secratary of Commerce
Wls. Redfield
Railroads to halt non paying Chicago passenger trains
Chicago reports railroads will discontinue nonpaying passenger trains from December 15, halting long routes like the Overland Limited from San Francisco. Travelers face disruptions as services end, with several first class hotels running at high occupancy due to reduced rail capacity.
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Chicago
Travelins
Overland Limited
San Franéfico
Wood in contraband stock Swedish steamers halted
The Swedish press notes German actions halting five steamers laden with wood in the South Baltic. Swedish ships were ordered to return to port. Judge John Goodell, deputy marshal at Sitka, entered hospital with heart trouble after an attack.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Baltic
Germain
John—Goodell
Sitka
Ann Hospital
Kaiser at Deathbed Rumor Shakes Paris
Echo de Paris claims Crown Prince Wilhelm summoned from Western front to Kaiser’s bedside as reports from Berlin say the Kaiser grew weaker after a good night. French observers believe war might end quickly only with the Kaiser’s death or a papal truce urged by the Pope.
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Paris
Echo de Paris
Wilhelm
Berlin
Germany
France
Hollingsworth plans Dutch migration to Washington state
W. Hollingsworth of Bothell visited Seattle today to promote moving Dutch settlers to the Northwest. He aims to induce many Dutch residents to relocate to Washington, spending time in Holland to support estate matters and gather support, while meeting publicity bureau of the Chamber of Commerce to share literature and plans.
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Seattle
Dec
Times Today
Northwest
Hollingsworth
Bothell, Taft
Holland
United States
Hollings
German Surgeons Discuss War Wounds at Frontline Hospital
Berlin reports German surgeons, led by Paul Leloule University official, claim shrapnel and bomb fragments cause more dangerous wounds than rifle bullets. They note clothing fragments carry germs and gases, risking infection and gas poisoning, while vaccination with tetanus serum reduces tetanus cases. Small-caliber rifle wounds heal quickly. many wounded return to duty within days.
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Berlin
Paur
Leloule University
Badeburas
Germany accepts Vatican Christmas truce proposal
Berlin reports the German government affirmed the Vatican's three week ceasefire starting Christmas Day, contingent on the other belligerents' acquiescence. The nation has received five peace proposals from Pope Benedictus and transmitted the messages to Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary. This marks the first official German approval.
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Berlin
Vatican
Benedictus
Germany
Francis Joseph
Austria
Hungary
German Empire
Carnegie opposes Christmas truce in European war
Washington December 11 Andrew Carnegie cabled to President Wilson declaring a decided opposition to a Christmas truce in the European war. He said it would be un Christianlike and immoral to stop fighting and then begin again.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Mr.Carnegie
Trade of Trent Province Demanded for Italian Neutrality
Nome Dec 1 The Semz official organ reports that Prince von Buelow now German army leader in Italy has come to negotiate the transfer of the Austrian province of Trent to Italy in return for Italy's guarantees of strict neutrality in the war. The paper also claims Von Buelow has authorization from the Austro-Hungarian government.
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NOME
Semz
Princs von Buelow
Italy
Trent
Itaiy
von Buetow
BAR GOLD EXPORTS BARRED FROM CONSTANTINOPLE
Turkey forbids export of bar gold and orders all foreigners to surrender keys to their strong boxes in international banks. Officials enforce asset controls as of December 11.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Safe at Last North Pacific Ocean Report
Ottawa reports the North Pacific Ocean is safe with no hostile ships present, amid a new form of wound from high altitude arrows. Canadian officials describe tiny arrows from 15,000 feet causing dangerous injuries, with Dr. Payr noting effects on bones and blood vessels. Abdomen wounds may heal without surgery, historically shown in the Boer War.
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Safe
Payr
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