Christmas Fronts Lull Across Europe and Balkans
On Christmas day no major combat occurred along the Western front with only artillery duels reported near Ypres and Hartmann's Weilerkopf. The Balkan front also saw no shots fired, as Bulgarian forces withdrew to avoid Greek contact, while Belgian batteries silenced German works near Vicogne and around Dixmude. A contrasting feature describes Mobile County land values, highlighting rapid gains from cutover pine lands across a ROAD dividing old and new development fronts.
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London
Co- Flanders
Flanders
Germany
Ypres
Lombaertzyde
Dixmude
France
Hartmann
Weilerwopf
War Office Tonight
Paris
Vosges
British War Office
Saloniki
Balkan
Havre
Vicogne
Belgian War Office
Mobile
Mobile County
Gulf Coast
Perscagoula
Mobile Posts Record Christmas Mail and Money Orders
Prosperity is shown in Mobile with postoffice receipts up 95.43 percent to about 6100 over last year. Money order business sets a record in Mobile with express and postoffice combined, while Southern Express reports about a 15 percent rise in December compared with 1914. Parcel and letter volumes surge as 2000 large sacks move, and delivery runs smoothly under Postmaster Thornton.
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United States
Mobile
Postoffice and Express Office
Postoffice
Mobie Post Office
New Orleans
Pensacola
Southern Express Company
Martin Holbrook
Mobile Apertus
Thornton
Post Office
Prosperity Returns as Merchants Report Strong Retail Upticks
wholesalers report that country buyers are selecting higher quality goods and stocking up in anticipation of a stronger year. Merchants in towns and rural areas describe sales ahead of last year and near 1913 levels with broad confidence across multiple lines.
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Mobile
Opin
J. J. Manning
Flrmay
Walter Mitchell
Henry Stoutz
Hammers
Jacob Reiss
Austria urged to accept American terms in Ancona dispute
Berlin advised Austria to comply with U S demands and submit the Ancona issue to arbitration. Vienna began drafting a reply to the American note and expects to send it in a few days. Washington cautious on the Ya gaka Maru sinking while Berlin Vienna show conciliatory moves in the Ancona matter.
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Gerhas
Austria
Ancona
Cording
Berlin
Baron Burian
Rlin
Foreign Office
Vienna Zeit
Hin
Washington
State Department
Vienna
Lusitania
Japan
Pope Urges End to War in Plea for Peace
The pope appeals to end unprecedented slaughter in Europe and bring a just peace. The ruler in Britain declares confidence in victory and an honorable peace as the war nears its end, addressing navy and army forces.
Congress Pledges Aid for Citrus Growers
James H. Webb of Mobile reports to the Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange and Gulf Coast Horticultural Society on seeking federal help to eradicate citrus canker. He suggests halting grapefruit and orange planting until canker is wiped out and notes congressional support anticipated, with June as the earliest possible appropriation.
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Gulf Coast
James H. Webb
Mobile
Alabama
Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
General Committee
Webb
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Satsuma
World Leaders Spend Christmas Day Across Nations
A wartime round up shows President Wilson and his wife honeymooning at Hot Springs Virginia while Kaiser William II is confined to Potsdam. King George V recuperates in London after injuries from France. Victor Emmanuel III fights in trenches with troops. Kings Peter Albert Ferdinand and Nicholas position with exiles and armies in Scutari Belgrade and Serbia. Yuan Shikai schemes to quell rebellion as Franz Josef leads Austria Hungary in talks.
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United States
Wilson
Hot Springs
Germany
Kaiser
Potsdam
Great Britain
George
London
France
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Serbia
Peter
Scutari
Albania
Belgium
King Albert
Russia
Czar
Nicholas
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Austria - Hungary
Franz Josef
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Pope Benedicts Christmas Plea for End to War
Pope Benedict sends a Christmas appeal via United Press urging an end to the European slaughter. The message calls all men brothers as children of God and asks for immediate prayer and work to stop the war that dishonors Europe and brings mourning to humanity. Benedicts emissary Pietro Gaspari signs the Papal Secretary of State note.
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New York
Pope Benedict
America
United Press
Rome
Europe
God
Holy Father
Pietro
Cardinal Gasparri
King George Salutes British Forces In Christmas Message
The king sends Christmas greetings to the navy and army, expressing absolute trust in officers and men and faith that their devotion and sacrifice will lead to victory and an honorable peace as the war nears its end. He notes another year ends in toil and bloodshed but the goal grows nearer.
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London
George
Christmas Dinner for Inmates Draws Hundreds in Mobile
Three hundred and fourteen hearts were glad at the thirty fourth annual Christmas dinner for inmates of Mobile institutions. Rev A F Owens, a prominent local minister, directed the event, started decades ago to honor county poor asylum and city hospital inmates.
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Mobile
A. F. Owens
Owens
County Poor Asylum
City Hospital
Little of the
Coseatul
Llves
Gifts to the First Christian Church Recipients Thankful
Members of the First Christian Church and its Sunday school pupils shared a brief evening of gifts and surprises. The Thursday meeting saw pupils arriving with presents and the church community responded with joy and gratitude.
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First Christian Church
Mechlin Lumber Company Files Voluntary Bankruptcy
The Mechlin Lumber Company of Mount Vernon filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U.S. district court on Friday. Assets are estimated at two hundred thousand dollars while liabilities total thirty seven thousand dollars.
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Mechlin Lumber Company
Mount Vernon
United States District Court
Weather outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecast for Alabama calls for fair conditions Sunday and probably Monday with rising temperatures. Mississippi expects fair weather and a bit warmer conditions Sunday and Monday, with no precipitation noted.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Chinese ruler's cousin murdered in Shanghai restaurant
Wong Yuen Yung cousin of Emperor Yuan Shi Kai was shot dead at the Shanghai Low restaurant as he dined with Chinese delegates to the expositions. Police believe he recently shifted from monarchist to revolutionary support. investigators cite Oriental silence but find monarchist and revolutionary factions active.
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San Francisco
Wong Yuen Yung
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Shanghai Low
Yung
Elko Lodge Gives Mobile Orphans a Real Christmas
Fifteen years of Mobile Lodge No. 108 Elks aiding orphanages conclude another season of comfort and cheers. General Chairman Laz Schwarz leads a large committee as 241 charges across five charitable institutions receive gifts and care, spreading holiday joy in Mobile.
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Mobile Lodge No. 108
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Laz Schwarz
Hugh Proskauer
James J. Quill
Mobile
Christmas Panic Over Dry Town Whisky Shortage
In Ocean Springs Mississippi a special election caused alarm as townsfolk sought whisky two days before Christmas. A voter demanded liquor from the express room clerk while an agent explained the vote prevented whisky delivery due to dry town laws. Others learned the truth as the scene unfolded.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Te Dak
Lost items and rewards appear in city classifieds
Several lost notices seek rewards for a small padlock and D S initials on the key ring, a ladies gold watch marked L R P M W, two gold bracelets, a black collie dog with white on chest, a red Camel Brest pin, a long envelope with photos and deeds. Found a motorboat with contact details for rewards.
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D. S
M. W
Hammel
R. Jones
Mobile Light and Railway
Lip
Bagee
Pete
J. Neuman
Michigan Avenue
D. Nelson
Fred Nelson
Camel Brest
Government Street
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