British Withdraw From Suvla Bay and Anzac Cove
London reports the withdrawal of British troops from Suvla Bay and Anzac Cove on Gallipoli with minimal losses. The move, linked to broader operations in the Balkans, prompts questions about the fate of Seddul Bahr and future Allied plans in the Near East. The piece also notes German actions on the Western Front and ongoing Allied and Russian fronts amid global war tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anzec Cove
Suvia Bay
Gallipoli Peninsula
Seddul Bahr
Suvla Bay
Anzec
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Suvla
Anzeo
Balkans
War Office
House of Commons
Asquith
West Front
Flanders
Ypres
Messines
Armentiers
New British Commander on Western Front
General Haig, 44, succeeds Sir John French as commander in chief of British forces in France. Renowned for Egyptian campaign under Lord Kitchener and Boer War exploits, he is hailed for his leadership during current fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Douglas Haig
John French
France
General Haig
Lord Kitchener
J Ira Ford Dies in Pascagoula After Service to Client
J Ira Ford of Pascagoula and Gulfport Mississippi died suddenly at 10 15 Sunday morning after attending his friend’s funeral on December 16. Ford a respected member of Ford and White practiced for years championing clients regardless of means. He was born November 28 1862 in Columbia Mississippi and leaves a wife Mamie Foster Ford, three daughters and a son. Funeral scheduled for 3 30 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascagoula
Miss
J. Ira Ford
Ford & White
Pascagoula and Gulfport
R. A. Farnsworth
New Orleans
Ford
Mr. Ford
Columbia
Tom 8. Ford
Ford & Dantzler
General Tom 8S. Ford
J. Lewis Dantzler
Ford & Ford
Mamie Foster Ford
John Foster
Secile Lt. Gretl
Ad Torrisi
Carmela
Alexander Potalivo
Mario
Iriando
Maria Iriniba
Maria
Pasquale Laurino
Laurino
Francis Mascola la Mura
Mre. Greil
Rome
Bordeaux
Rouchambeau
Joseph Torrisi
Ferryville
Tunisia
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecast issued for Alabama and Mississippi calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with frost in the south and freezing temperatures in the north. North winds will be fresh, with a low around 36 degrees in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Metzler Reveals Koenig Plotting Activities in New York
Frederick Metzler, jailed over alleged plots to disrupt munitions, says Koenig ran 25 agents in New York and reported to German attaché Von Papen. Koenig's operatives spread to Quebec, Burlington Vermont, Boston and Portland Maine with secret embassy reports in his hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick Metzler
Paul Koenig
Koenig
von Papen
Metzler
Quebec
Burlington
Welland
Federal
Grand Jury
Labor National Peace Council
United States
Franz von Rintelen
David Lamar
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Council
Campaigning Starts for Old Spanish Trail Link
Field secretary James A. Emmett begins an active organizing and road building drive along the Old Spanish Trail estward. The campaign launches in Baldwin County with mass meetings and bond-issue debates, aiming to accelerate construction and fuel a nationwide tourist advertising push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
James A. Emmett
Old Spanish Trail Association
Pensacola
Emmett
Baldwin County
Flomaton
Milton
Tampa
Community Tree Plans Ready for Mobile Christmas Celebration
The Home Economics Club announces festive plans for Mobile’s outdoor Christmas tree event on Christmas Eve at 6:30. George Drago will bugle the opening, J Lyons will read, and Charlies Dunster’s Music Club will lead carols led by Reverend Matthew Brewster. If weather fails, events move to a favorable night with similar services planned during Christmas week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
George
Drago
J. Lyons
Sia Ee
L Mae
Charlies Dunster
Women’s Musical Club
Matthew Brewster
Herald Angels
J. W. Phillips
Madison Square Garden
New York
Newark
Fms
City Hall
Wius
Springfield
Mass
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Christmas Trees Reach Million Dollar Sale Milestone
Glenn Falls New York December 20 With the close of the Adirondacks Christmas tree season the last shipment today the season stands at about one million dollars worth of young trees cut for display and gift use Lumbermen say small tree cuts help standing timber and avoid denuding large forest areas They note cuts leave other young trees room to grow
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Glenn Falls
N. Y
Adirondacks
Boston Man Presented With Legion of Honor
Russell Greely of Boston Massachusetts director of the American Distribution Service Paris was formally presented yesterday with the Legion of Honor cross. The emblem was pinned on his chest marking the recognition by France for his work with relief and Allied aid during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Legion OF Honor
Russell Greely
Mass
American Tribution Service
Paris
Cross of Legion of Honor
Meeting Aims to Break Records for Chamber of Commerce
Tonight at 7 30 the Chamber of Commerce will hold a postponed meeting at the Cawthon Hotel with all active members notified by mail. A committee's remedial legislation recommendations will be voted on, including changes to voting, officer elections, secretary role, meeting schedules, and fund allocations for agricultural enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Cawthon Hotel
Joseph Bianchi Dies at Mobile Theatre Leader
Joseph Bianchi, owner and manager linked to the Bijou and Empire motion picture theatres on Dauphin street Mobile, died Monday at 10 AM after weeks of illness. Born 1858 near New Orleans he founded Bijou then expanded to Empire. Survived by widow daughter Mamie and relatives. Elks member. Funeral plans not announced.
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Joseph Bianchi
Empire Motion Picture Theatre
Dauphin Street
South
Joachim Street
Bianchi
Mobile
New Orleans
Bijou Motion Picture Theatre
Empire Theatre
Mr. Bianchi
Mamie Bianchi
Mobile Lodge No. 108
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Stowaway Born in U S Allowed to Land Here
The Norwegian steamer Crathens arriving from Port au Prince Sunday reported a stowaway aboard. Stanislaus Sysmanski, born in Buffalo, N Y, was admitted after proving American citizenship. John Lundberg and Axel Johnson, lingering in Port au Prince, carried a letter to the Norwegian consul. Captain Peter F. Alba’s serious condition remained unchanged.
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Crathens
Port Au Prince
A. Kjos
Stanislaus Sysmanski
Susmanski
Buffalo
N. Y
John Lundberg
Axel Johnson
Gallors
Wilson and Bride Reply to Letters in Seclusion
President Wilson and Edith Bolling Wilson will not golf today but will respond to hundreds of congratulatory messages from friends relatives and officials. The couple remains in seclusion at Hot Springs with plans for Christmas events and secret service measures in place as they anticipate a private wedding announcement.
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Hot Springs
Wilson
Siew
Secret Service
Iver
White House
Son
Meee Galt
Rearthorpence House
Woodrow Wilson
Nort
Edith Bolling
Washington, D. C
Georgia Preacher Drowns After Buggy Overturns
Rev. Furman T. Titian, a Baptist preacher, drowned in a creek near Cumming on Saturday night. He clung to tree branches for nearly an hour after his buggy overturned as onlookers watched from the bank but could not rescue him. His body was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumming
Furman T. Titian
Here
War briefing notes signal Gallipoli withdrawal
London announces British troops withdraw from Suvla Bay and Anzac zones on Gallipoli peninsula and move to another sphere of operation with guns and stores. The move, with low casualties, may foreshadow abandonment of Gallipoli, while other allied actions and Greek political shifts are also reported.
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Suvla Bay
Anzac
Gallipolis
London
Gallipoli
Greece
Athens
Germany
Saloniki
Gounaris
Skouloudis
Enizelos
Note on Ancona sinking beyond American demands
Secretary Lansing announced the American note to Austria on the Ancona sinking had gone forward and would reach Vienna tonight. The note is a firmer but less sharp reprise of the original demands, based on Austria's version of events and mentioning American victims and survivors. Several named passengers are listed with survival status.
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Wilson
Austria
Ancona
Franz Josef
United States
Washington
Lansing
Vienn
Mansing
Whisky Blaze Destroys Glasgow Distillery Storeroom
Firefighters battled a canal blaze in Glasgow after a fire at the Distillery Company Limited storehouse released twelve thousand casks of liquor. The burning whisky created a fiery stream along the canal before pumps cooled the surface. Loss is estimated at 750000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Distillery Company. Limited
Supreme Court Recesses to January 3
The Supreme Court, in Washington, recessed today and will resume January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Washington
Preme Court
Funeral notices and lost items in local column
Died Monday December 20 1915 William Demouy aged 82 funeral from daughter residence 1296 street tomorrow at 9 oclock then Marys church for requiem at 9 30 interment Magnolia cemetery Margeret Matzenger died December 19 1915 aged 75 funeral from 207 South E street tomorrow Tuesday morning at 11 interment at cemetery Found motorboat information by D Nelson and Fred Nelson Lost small padlock and keys reward for return Lost dog fox terrier with distinctive mark lost evening December months old liver spotted pointer contact Bell 2627 Lost bunch of keys shoe catena and more.
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DE Mouy
William Demouy
Aena
Robert D. Harrison
Mary's
Magmolia
Frank
Margaret Matzenger
Philip Frank
South E Street
D. Nelson
Fred Nelson
Ala
Spin Avenue
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Gou
Naris
Western Front
Koenigs
Muni
Tions and Welland Canal
Attache von Papen
Lyons
Cawthon
Joseph Bianch
U.S
Alba
Peter F. Alba
Sasee Street
Bride
Georgia
Ance
Admiralty
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