Canadian vessel Grilse returns after being reported lost
The Canadian torpedo boat Grilse, once the American yacht Winchester, arrived at Shelbourne harbor under its own power after a two day loss notice. Six crew members died when the storm washed them overboard as the vessel sent S O S calls. The ship left Halifax for Bermuda, wireless calls reported sinking, and damage included smashed davits and leaking hull.
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Associated Press
Halifax
N. S
Grilse
Winchester
Shelbourne Harbor
Bermuda
Shelbourne
Dr King’s New Discovery Relieves Painful Coughs
An old time remedy advertised for coughs and colds. It soothes the throat and chest with pine balsams and mild laxatives. Useful for winter colds croup flu and bronchial affections. Available from druggists 50 cents.
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Dr. King
Advt
Facts From The War: Keys to German Peace Offer
New York December 15 Special outlines timing of Germanys peace bid two years and 133 days after declaring war on Russia and two years and 129 days after Britain declared war. report lists territories held or captured by Allies and by German forces across Europe Asia and Africa noting Belgian Polish Lithuanian Serbian Romanian Albanian Armenian Mesopotamian and Egyptian fronts and that fourteen nations were at war with San Marino and Albania too small to consider.
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New York
Germany
Russia
England
Alsace-Lor- Taine
Trentino
Istrian
Trieste
Armenia
Mesopotamia
France
Belgium
Poland
Lithuania
Romania
Serbia
Montenegro
Albania
Persia
Egypt
Greek Macedonia
Greece
San Marino
Cattle Raising Gains Momentum in Mobile County
G. H. Odom, local cattle grower, said the new packing plant and the tick eradication program will boost cattle and hog raising in Mobile County. He cited a stable local market for cattle and hogs and a safer livestock future due to the plant’s presence and disease control.
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Mobile County
G. H. Odom
Odom
Mobile
Overland Convention Sets Record Business in Toledo
Dealers from New England and the Middle West contracted for 26 225 Overland cars for 1917 totaling more than 23 million dollars and pushing convention sales to 125 million. Nearly 9 000 visitors are expected to attend this year’s gathering in Toledo. John N Willys predicts 250 million dollars in Willys Overland and allied firms’ business in 1917 as prosperity surges nationwide.
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Toledo
Ohio
New England
Middle West
United States
John N. Willys
Willys-Overland, Co
Willys-Overland Company
Allied
German aviator ferries squealing pigs from rear village
Lieutenant Walter Kugel of von Mackensen’s air corps landed behind enemy lines in Dobrudja and, after receiving two pigs from the grateful Bulgarian Turkish town mayor, strapped the animals to his aeroplane and flew them back to squadron headquarters two hours later.
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Berlin
Walter Kugel
von Mackensen
Romania
Dobrudja
German Battle Cruisers Armed with Fifteen-Inch Guns
Copenhagen reported December 15 that the Berlingske Tidende says Germany has launched the Bayern and, in addition, two other new battle cruisers in an advanced state, each armed with 15 inch guns. The paper notes Germany remains well equipped with large ships despite repairs after Jutland.
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Copenhagen
Berlingske Tidende
Bayern
Germany
Jutland
American Cities Declares Dividend Amid Profits
New Orleans December 15 directors of the American Cities Company met here and declared a semi annual dividend of 112 percent on its preferred stock distributing about 308 000. Earnings of the preferred stock for the past year were about 1 000 000 but the directors kept a conservative policy and declared only half the customary 3 percent dividend.
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New Orleans
American Cities Company
Bruges Cathedral Bells Reported Seized by Germans
Amsterdam dispatch cites the Tele graaf reporting German seizures of Bruges Cathedral bells and bells from other churches along with bronze statues. The carillons of Bruges and Marines are noted as world famous.
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Bruges
Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Marines
The Heart Beat Continued From Page Four
The piece argues that life begins in living organisms and chemists have not yet created beating cells. Some scientists believe such creation could happen someday, promising a huge leap for science and clues to life’s origin on Earth.
Governors Talk Over Movement for World Peace
Washington dispatch reports the first session of the governors conference discussing world peace efforts after World War I. Governors Capper Alexander urged U S leadership to form a federation to maintain global peace and end war, citing interdependence and America’s pivotal role.
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Movement For World Peace
Washington
Burnquist
Minnesota
Stewart
Montana
America
McCall
Massachusetts
Capper
Kansas
Alexander
Idaho
Agencies Through Which to Attain the Object
Governor Capper proposes using agencies like a proposed league of nations and a world court to press for peace. He argues the United States should lead this movement created by destiny to prevent war and mass suffering by seeking peaceful settlement of disputes.
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Capper
Nations
Boy 16 Faces Reckless Driving Charge In Court
Emmett McNamara aged 16 appeared before the recorder on Friday charged with reckless driving after losing control on Conception street between Selma and Elmira and colliding with a Weinacker Ice and Fuel delivery wagon. A mule attached to the wagon had to be killed by Humane Officer J B Ducourneau. Alex Duplan also faced reckless driving in a collision with a street car at Warren and Eslava streets but was discharged as rain made the accident unavoidable.
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Emmett McNamara
John Kruse
Conception Street
Selma
Elmira
Weinacker Ice and Fuel Company
J. 8. Ducourneau
Alex Duplan
Warren
Eslava
Duplan
Transport Sumner Still Grounded Off Barnegat
Army transport Kilpatrick arrives from Hampton Roads with 61 Sumner crew members as tides aid efforts to pull the grounded Sumner off Barnegat New Jersey. Kilpatrick will replace Sumner on the New York to Canal Zone route.
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New York
Kilpatrick
Sumner
Barnegat
New Jersey
Hampton Roads
Canal Zone
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