Armies Observe Christmas Day Lulls on Fronts
Christmas day passed with no major infantry fighting on the Franco Flanders front and on the Balkan border. Artillery activity and patrol skirmishes were reported, with Belgian batteries silencing German works near Vicogne and Dixmude while no shots were fired along the Serbo Greek frontier.
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London
Flanders
Germany
Ypres
Lombaertzyde
Dixmude
France
Hartmann
Weilerwopf
British War Office
Paris
Vosges
Battls
Balkan
Saloniki
Havre
Vicogne
Belgian War Office
Austria urged to comply with American demands in Ancona
Berlin reports Gery counsels Austria to accept arbitration on Ancona dispute and disavow sinking of Italian liner. Vienna work on Austrian reply expected soon. States Department remains hopeful on Yasaka Maru sinking and Japan's potential response remains uncertain.
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Amsterdam
Gery
Austria
Ancona
Berlin
Baron Burian
Rlin
Foreign Office
Vienna Zeit
Washington
Vienna
Lusitania
Japan
Congress Pledged to Aid Citrus Men
James H. Webb of Mobile heads Alabama citrus canker committee and reports to the Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange that Congress backs government aid to stamp out canker. He recommends halting grapefruit and orange planting until eradication. Webb notes mixed support and that Satsuma efforts suffered from lack of fruit samples.
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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
Work and Pray for War's End Pope Appeals
Slaughter in Europe continues as the end of the war draws nearer. King George addresses navy and army, expressing confidence in victory and an honorable peace.
World Leaders Spend Christmas in War Era Pages
The piece reports on rulers and rulers’ spouses across nations during Christmas. U S President Wilson and his bride honeymoon at Hot Springs Virginia. Kaiser Wilhelm II ill in Potsdam. King George VI recovering in London. Victor Emmanuel in trenches. King Peter exiled in Scutari. Albert with troops. Czar Nicholas at army HQ. Ferdinand with forces in Serbia. Franz Josef in note talks. Yuan Shikai plans to quell a revolution.
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United States
Wilson
Hot Springs
Germany
Kaiser
Potsdam
Great Britain
King 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
Papal Christmas Message Urges End to War
Vatican dispatch quotes Cardinal Gasparr i urging Christians to work and pray for a speedy end to the terrible war that has dishonored Europe and plunged humanity into mourning. The Holy Father emphasizes brotherhood and divine sonship as guiding principles.
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New York
Benedict
America
United Press
Rome
Europe
God
Holy Father
Pietro
Cardinal Gasparri
King George Sees End of War Nearing in Christmas Message
King George sent Christmas greetings to British forces, expressing heartfelt wishes for the New Year. He praised the navy and army for devotion and valor under God's guidance, noting another year of toil and bloodshed but that the goal of victory and honorable peace draws nearer.
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London
George
Mobile Christmas Dinner Feeds Inmates Across Institutions
Three hundred fourteen hearts were made glad at the 34th annual Christmas dinner for Mobile inmates. Rev A F Owens directed the effort with business and professional supporters providing meals and supplies for City Hospital Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor County Poor Asylum Boys Detention Home and Colored Old Folks Home. Totals by institution included City Hospital 110 Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor 107 County Poor Asylum 90 Boys Detention Home 25 and Colored Old Folks Home 12.
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Mobile
A. F. Owens
Owens
County Poor Asylum
City Hospital
Little Sisters of the Poor
Colored Old Folks Home
Rey
Deead
The
Boys’ Detention
Colored Old Folks
Gifts From Christian Church Cheer Frustrated Members
Tired but happy members of the First Christian church received gifts and surprises after a Thursday meeting of the Sunday school pupils who brought presents for the congregation.
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First Christian Church
Mechlin Lumber Company Files Voluntary Bankruptcy
The Mechlin Lumber Company of Mount Vernon filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy in U S district court. Assets are listed at 22010.02 dollars with liabilities to be determined, and a court-appointed trustee may oversee the proceedings.
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Or Ae Company
Mechlin Lumber Company
Mount Vernon
United States District Court
Lia
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
The weather report from Washington on December 25 forecasts fair skies in Alabama on Sunday and probably Monday with rising temperatures in the area.
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Washington
Alabama
Missis
Chinese ruler's cousin murdered in San Francisco
Wong Yuen Yung cousin of Emperor Yuan Shi Kai of China was shot dead in the Shanghai Low restaurant in San Francisco's China town after dining with the Chinese delegation to the exposition. Police suspect imperial supporters and revolutionists contended for influence amid a tense political split.
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San Francisco
Wong Yuen Yung
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Shanghai Low
Yung
Elks Support Mobile Orphans With Christmas Gifts
Mobile Lodge No. 108 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks continues a 15 year tradition of bringing comfort to orphanage wards at Christmas. General Chairman Laz Schwarz led a large committee as 341 charges across five institutions were served, spreading joy to the children.
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Mobile Lodge No. 108
Benevolent and Protective Order ‘of Elks
Laz Schwarz
Hugh Proskauer
James J. Quill
Mobile
Hardee Senter
Prosperity Shown in City Holiday Trade
Mail and express figures indicate Mobile prosperity with postoffice receipts up 36.43 percent for the week before Christmas, reaching about 6100 dollars. Money order business set a record, while Southern Express Co reports roughly 16 percent more activity than last year during the Christmas period. Mobile agents note large parcel shipments and heavy incoming Christmas mail, with efficient delivery by ten o clock on Christmas Day.
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United States
Mobile
Postoffice and Express Office
Postoffice
Mobile Post Office
New Orleans
Pensacola
Southern Express Company
Martin Holbrook
Thornton
Post Office
New York Mail Rises to Record Christmas Volume
In the twenty four hours ending Christmas morning five million Christmas cards were mailed in Manhattan and the Bronx as part of a record Christmas mail volume reported by the New York post office during the holiday period.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Prosperity Returns as Mobile Merchants Report Strong Trade
Wholesalers say buyers in towns and rural districts are stocking better class goods, with volumes up from last year and even 1913. Merchants note a permanent upturn, citing confident purchasing, especially in wholesale departments, while clerks confirm widespread optimism and no signs of pessimism.
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Mobile
Saannfeerte
Ann Foo
Walter Mitchell
Henry Stoutz
Jacob Reiss
A Story Series Tied To Tribune Payment
Negotiations with the New York Tribune influence payments for a story series by Montague Glass. The article notes a $2,000 per story figure as a benchmark, though actual compensation may differ.
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The
New York Tribune
Montague Glass
Single Barrelled Election Causes Christmas Panic
In Ocean Springs Mississippi on Christmas Eve a dry town faces a special election for town clerk. A group of voters lines up at the express room seeking whisky while ballots are being prepared, sparking confusion as townsfolk learn a special election is underway and the legal restrictions complicate serving liquor. The scene reflects tension between drinking desires and local dry law on a holiday.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Lost items and rewards scattered in classified ads
Lost padlock with initials D S or key ring reward for return to Item Office. Lost lady's gold watch monogram Pp M W reward Bell phones 3785 Ren. Lost two gold bracelets in box at Hammel's Friday reward if returned to R Jones Mobile Light and Railway. Found motorboat Nov 30. For more information D Nelson and N Ala. Lost red ladies head brass pin ring Bell 218 or Government Street. Lost reel taking pictures, deeds articles return to cashier.
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M. W
Bell Phens
Hammel
R. Jones
Mobile Light and Railway
Pete
J. Neuman
Michigan
Virginia
D. Nelson
N Ala
Brest
Government Street
Reiss
Deeda
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