Southern Ports Face Out in Free Time of R R Cars
At a meeting of general managers and operating heads from Gulf and South Atlantic railroads in New Orleans officials proposed reducing free time on through freight cars from ten to five days to match Eastern roads. An advisory embargo committee will monitor Gulf and Southeastern ports and advise temporary embargoes on freight to prevent delays. Participating lines include Illinois Central, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, Missouri Kansas Texas, International and Great Northern, Southern Pacific, Queen and Crescent, Louisville and Nashville, Mobile and Ohio, Gulf Coast Lines.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Gulf and
South Atlantic
Gulf and Southeastern
Lllinois Central
Atchison
Topeka
Santa Fe
Missouri
Kansas and Texas
International
Great Northern
Southern Pacific
Queen and Crescent
Louisville and Nashville
Mobile and Ohio
Gulf Coast Lines
British Advance In Mesopotamia Near Kut-el Amara
London dispatch reports British forces advancing on Kut-el Amara region in Mesopotamia. Troops occupied Turkish trenches near Kala Haji Fahan on the Hai river and secured left and right-bank positions with light casualties. Kala Haji Fahan lies two and a half miles from Kut-el Amara. Atab lies five and a half miles away.
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Associated Press
London
Kut-el-Amara
Mesopotamia
Hai River
Kut-el- Amara
Kala Haji Fahan
Kut-el Amara
Tigris
Samayyat
Haj River
Arab and
Basragiyeh
Haji Fahan
Atab
Atlanta Woman Missing From Liner In December Disappearance
Mrs. Alice Cannon 45, widow of Spartanburg South Carolina, left Atlanta December 7 and is believed lost at sea from a Savannah to New York liner. A note said she would be away a few days and hoped to visit her ill daughter in New York. An agent cited a December 9 voyage with mising passenger registered as Mrs. Alice Cannon.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Alice Cannon
Spartanburg
S. C
Savannah
New York
S.C. McRae
McRae
Lalla B. Cannon
Ocean Steamship Company
Life City of Columbus
Distribution of newsprint at conference in Washington
Newspaper publishers, newsprint manufacturers and jobbers met the federal trade commission to plan equitable distribution of American and Canadian newsprint. The commission signaled it can assign responsibility for the shortage and continued the investigation, while publishers seek price and production relief and jobbers deny responsibility for the shortage.
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Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Trade Commission
Davies
British Lines To Be Torn Up For War Use
William White law chairman of the North British Railway Company said in Edinburgh that curtailment of railroad arrangements would interfere with public convenience. He warned of reduced train service possible fare increases station closures and tracks dismantled with rails and ties removed for the national war effort.
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London
William Whitelaw
North British Railway Company
Edinburgh
Highwayman Robs Payroll, Flees by Auto in New Orleans
An unidentified man grabbed a bag containing about $600, the weekly payroll, from a pay-master stepping from a street car at a tank plant in Carrollton. The robber fled in a car with a companion as police began a citywide hunt.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Carrollton
U S Attitude On Offers Of Peace Debated By Kaiser
The United States fully debates the Kaiser's peace overtures and protests Germany's method of handling Polish independence and other peace matters. The communication argues the Reichstag was not consulted and calls for definite settlement of terms as allied powers prepare proposals for lasting peace.
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U.S
Kaiser
Reichstag
Germany
German protests demand Reichstag rights after war
Proponents argue that if the proposals pass the German people would receive a peace they cannot shape and insist the Reichstag must share in postwar decision making. They urge the chancellor to honor the moral greatness and sacrifice of Germans and Protestants and demand a future where the people can express views through the Reichstag. The communication calls for restored trust between the public and government given the high stakes ahead.
J J Blackshers Appointed Receiver in Foreclosure Suit
At the request of National City Bank as trustee Chancellor T H Smith appointed J J Blacksher as receiver for property of the A J Spencer Laimber Company to be foreclosed. The bond is set at 500 dollars. Property lies in the Laur ent plantation on Three Mile Creek near Telegraph Road.
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J. J. Blacksher
National City Bank
T. H. Smith
A. J. Spencer Laimber Company
Laurent Plantation
Three-Mile Creek
Telegraph Road
Fears for Future of Guard System at Border
Washington Dec. 16 Brigadier General Mann head of the militia division discusses mobilization effects on the Texas border at the governor's conference. He cannot say when state troops return or if the order will change, noting decisions lie with General Funston. He urges mutual cooperation for efficiency and to dispel past guard evils. Governor Stuart of Virginia cites peacetime morale impact from border duties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mann
War Department
Texas
Funston
Stuart
Virginia
Governors Debate National Guard Crisis and Inland Waterway Plans
Governor Manning of South Carolina warned the national guard faces possible collapse under current conditions and urged systemic change. Governors Dunne Carlton and Major led talks on a lakes to gulf waterway and Western resources, ending with a Mount Vernon visit to Secretary Daniels.
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Manning
South Carolina
Dunne
Illinois
Carlton
Colorado
Major
Missouri
Mount Vernon
Daniels
Professor Hart Dies at Rutgers College New Brunswick
Professor Charles Edward Hart emeritus ethics professor at Rutgers College died suddenly in New Brunswick New Jersey at age 60. He contributed to magazines and published several books and was active in language and literary societies in the United States and England. He is survived by a widow.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Charles Edward Hart
Rutgers College
Hart
England
Wheat Gains on Peace Prospects Faltering
Chicago trading surged as the Russian Duma rejected peace terms and reports suggested United States non intervention. May wheat reached around 1.64 1/2, July near 1.40 to 1.87, with gains erasing to 4 3/4 to 9 cents as trade reassessed near midday.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Washington
Ophthalmologists Visit for Weekend Fishing Tour
A group of ophthalmologists spent a weekend in the area traveling to Coden for a day of fishing. They stayed at the Rolston Hotel and toured Satsuma groves and local citrus developments before returning this afternoon. Dr. J. C. O Gwynn chaired the local eye specialists committee hosting the visitors who arrived from New Orleans after a Memphis convention. A dinner dansant at the Vineyard pleased the guests.
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Coden
Rolston
Satsuma
J. C. O'Gwynn
New Orleans
Memphis
Vineyard
Three Die From Wood Alcohol In Joliet Prison
Three prisoners in the Illinois state penitentiary at Joliet have died and three more are expected to die after consuming wood alcohol extracted from shellac. The deaths occurred overnight and were revealed after an inquest held today.
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Joliet, Ill
Illinois State Penitentiary
Leiter Injures Eye Duck Hunting Near New Lodge
Joseph Leiter of Chicago, once a noted wheat operator, suffered a serious eye injury when a reed end struck his eye while duck hunting at his new hunting lodge near the Mississippi. A local specialist says the eye will be saved. Leiter plans to return to Chicago by Sunday.
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New Orleans
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Mississippi
Leiter
Harvard Professor Hugo Munsterberg Dead at Radcliffe
Professor Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard died suddenly during a lecture at Radcliffe College in Cambridge Massachusetts. The German born psychologist, 1863 1912, had led the Amerika Institute and chaired the American Psychological Association and was president of the Boston German Association. His widow was Selma Opper of Strassburg, married in 1887.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Hugo Munsterberg
Harvard University
Radcliffe College
Munsterberg
Jewett
Danzig
Germany
Harvard
University of Berlin
Amerika Institute
American Psychological Institution
Boston German Association
Selma Opper
Strassburg
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