Huge German Forces Massing for Big Attack
Washington reports Germany has massed large numbers of troops on the western front and is building the greatest army of the war. War Secretary Baker says the United States must speed up military preparations as Germany readies plans in France and Russia’s defeat frees manpower. A review notes the Cambrai counter-offensive gained back less than a third of the territory lost earlier.
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Washington
Germany
Baker
United States
France
Russia
Cambrai Front
Bying
Farm Loan Rates Raised For Farmers
The Federal Farm Loan Board announces an increase in interest rates for farmers from five percent to five and a half percent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dee
Federal Farm Loan Board
Civil War Rages Among Russians Amid New Counter Rebellion
London reports from Dec 10 that a southeastern counter revolution led by General Kalodines Dutoft and Korniloff aims to seize authority and sever food from Siberia. Bolsheviki forces threaten Ekaterinostay Kharkov and Moscow as Dutof overthrows the Bolsheviki in Oreiburg and besieges the Tieh elabinet railway center with Ahern.
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London
Kalodines Dutoft
Korniloff
Siberia
Bolsheviki
Kaledine
Ekaterinostay
Kharkov
Moscow
Oreiburg
Dutof
Tiehel
Idaho Prohibition Upheld by Supreme Court
Washington dispatch reports the Idaho decree upholding the validity of the state prohibition law was sustained by the Supreme Court in a decision dated December 10. The ruling reinforces Idaho's prohibition framework and its enforceability.
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Associated Pepes
Washington
Idaho
Heroic Crew Saves Burning Ship in Halifax Fire
Halifax December 10 The deck and cargo of British steamer Preton laden with munitions caught fire Only the brave work of riflemen who threw the burning cargo overboard prevented another explosion The vessel was taken to sea and sank from damage
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Associated Press
Halifax
Preton
Armistice Between Germany and Romania Reported
Associated Press reports a three months armistice agreement between Germany and Romania. It is understood that the truce also includes the Russian forces on the Romanian front.
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Associated Press
Cassy
Rumania
Germany
Halifax Germans Arrested In Wholesale Roundup
Halifax Nova Scotia December 10 wholesale arrests of German residents began under instructions from the military authorities as the crackdown extended in Halifax.
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Halifax
Associated Press
Italians Retake Trench Positions East of Caposile
Rome dispatch reports Italian forces retook observation trenches lost earlier east of Caposile on the lower Piave, confirming the regain of positions in the area.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Caposile
Plave
War Bread Model Market and Bakery Pricing
Reader notice shows 1lb loaves offered at 1% price with leaves at se. model market and bakery location. Local shop emphasizes affordable bread options and street-level sales.
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Model Market & Bakery
Jerusalem Surrenders to British Forces
London reports in the House of Commons that Jerusalem has surrendered after being surrounded by British troops. The capture ends more than twelve centuries of Christian rule, with the Holy City under Mohammedan control for six hundred seventy three years. The last Christian ruler before this shift was German Emperor Wilhelm.
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London
Andrew Bonavaw
Houe of Commons
Jerusalem
Jerusale
Federal Railroads Operation Seen Gaining Ground
Government operation of railroads appears to be advancing with state officials guiding presidential advisers. A decision on the issue was expected this week.
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Washington
Halifax Catastrophe Toll Revised With Heavy Casualties
A revision from Halifax rescue forces lists twelve hundred known dead, two thousand wounded, eight thousand unaccounted, and twenty five thousand homeless after the disaster as of December 10.
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Brean
Halifax
Ke City Bakery Ad Sells Bread in Varied Sizes
Market notice lists 1 lb loaves and 144 lb loaves at Model Market and Bakery with prices and sales availability. Local listings show bread options and shop names for customers seeking specific bread sizes.
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Model Market & Bakery
Spanish Steamship Claudio Sunk in Naval Attack
HMS VPDACK reports a Spanish steamship Claudio sunk after a naval attack. Eight sailors killed and many wounded as the vessel was destroyed amid war actions.
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Associated Press
Adud
Alhucemes
Claudio
Supreme Court Upholds Employer Right in Labor Solicitation Case
The Supreme Court, in a divided vote of six to four, upheld employers’ authority to deter non-union workers from joining labor organizations in a test case involving the Mine Workers of America and the American Flint Glass Workers Union.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dee
Em- 4
Supreme Court
Atx
Mine Workers of America
American Flint Glass Workers Union
Prison labor plans to aid war effort outlined in Washington
The Associated Prose reports that prison experts will meet in Washington tomorrow to flesh out plans to remove convicts from prisons and assign them to work tasks supporting the government in wartime.
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Associated Prose
New York
Washington
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