Russians demand Entente dictate peace terms
The Red Army faction states the official reply cannot say Entente aims to end the Turkish empire or reorganize Austria Hungary to thwart German plans. Russia argues diplomacy must wait for Allied military success and asserts only terms dictated by Russia and its allies would be acceptable even if Germany concedes territory.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
The
Red
Austria- Hungary
Central Europe
Italy
Trieste
France
Rhine
England
the Red
Germany
Wilson Note Interest Unabated Across Atlantic Debate
London dispatches show renewed newspaper interest in President Wilsons note on neutrality and allied responses. Debates focus on neutral representations, Swiss note context, and how to interpret Wilsons message amid fondness for courteous treatment and warnings against neutral intervention.
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Associated Press
London
Wilson
America
Shivar Mineral Water Promises Strong Kidneys
The ad promotes Shivar Mineral Water as kidney-strengthening with a money-back guarantee. It emphasizes pleasant taste and low cost and offers delivery nationwide via Mobile Distributors from Van Antwerp Drug Corp with a contact phone line.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
Stapleton Family Spends Christmas in Alabama
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Stapleton and son Durant are at Magnolia Springs for Christmas with Mrs. Stapleton’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson and plan to visit Summerdale before returning home. In Mobile, W. M. Roberts is reported dangerously ill at his sister Mrs. M. R. Taylor’s home on Dexter Avenue.
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R. E. Stapleton
Durant
Magnolia Springs
Ala
Thomas Wilson
W. M. Roberts
M. R. Taylor
Dexter Avenue
French Austrian and Italian Warships in Battle
Austrian admiralty reports four Austro Hungarian destroyers raided the Otranto strait on December 22 23 sinking two patrol boats. A fighting retreat pressed two hostile destroyers were set on fire and several hit. One Austrian destroyer sustained a funnel hit and a crewman died. Italian account notes minor damage to two French destroyers and one Italian patrol boat.
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Otranto Strait
Vilipechti Village Stormed by German Forces on Rail Route
In Rumania 5,500 more prisoners were taken by Teutonic allies. The village of Vilipechti on the Buzeu Brailia railroad was stormed at bayonet point after German divisions and Austro-Hungarian battalions assaulted strongly entrenched Russian positions nearby. Macedonian front reports note Bulgarian patrol advances northwest of Monastir and artillery activity along the Cerna bend.
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Berlin
Sayville
Rumania
War Office
Filipechti
Buzeu
Brailia
Carso
Archduke Joseph
Ludova
Carpathians
Neagra
Dorna Wartra
von Mackensan
Wallachian
Rimnik Sarat
Vilipechti
Monastir
Cerna
Italians Continue Busy Preparations for War
Rome reports Italy maintains high military tempo as new 1898 birth class is called to report January 1. Factories nationwide run day and night producing arms and munitions despite severe winter. Front regions from Trentino to the Adriatic endure vigilant watching and occasional attacks. Snow drifts reach fifteen feet in the mountains.
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Rome
Paris
Italy
Trentino
Adriatic
Artillery Activity Grows on Western Front
Western Front sees increased artillery in sectors around Ypres La Bassee canal and west of Lens with strong British patrol advances repulsed. Russian front reports more active artillery on lower Stokhod and near Lutsk as operations continue.
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Berlin
Sayville
Ypres
la Bassee Canal
Lens
Prince Leopold
Stokhod
Lutsk
Acting Juarez Chief of Police Shot and Killed
Raoul Loya acting chief of police of Juarez was shot and killed by four Carranza officers who he had ordered to surrender their arms. Nearby a peon killed his wife. Other items note Elizabeth Asquith Gibson engagement in London and a New Orleans 105 year old death. A Douglas, Aziz report mentions military police enforcing a ban on soldiers entering a restricted district by order of War Secretary Newton Baker.
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EL Paso
Texas
Raoul Loya
Juarez
Carranza
London
Asquith
Elizabeth
Hughs. Gibson
Douglas
Aziz
Secretary of War
Newton D. Baker
Hurricane hits steamer Banan during Caribbean voyage
The Norwegian steamer Banan, outward bound to Jamaica, returned to Halifax badly damaged by a late December hurricane. Crew members were injured, lifeboats smashed, decks flooded, and eight feet of water filled the hold. The cargo was ruined. The British steamer Oruro arrived with damaged gear and an injured first officer. The Belgian steamer Emanuel Nobel remained at anchor offshore with tugs standby.
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Halifax
Jamaica
Oruro
Wall
New York
Emanuel Nobel
Sober Island
Deaths of Arthur Fitzgerald and Miss Mary Eich
Arthur Joseph Fitzgerald aged thirteen son of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Chambers died Tuesday at 1:05 AM at 105 Monroe Street after pneumonia. He had worked as office boy for the Mo ise Bar Pilots and was beloved by all. Miss Mary Eich aged 45 native to the city died Monday at 418 South Scott Street after a long illness. She leaves two sisters and other relatives. Funeral for Miss Eich was held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 PM from her home and 3 PM at St Joseph Church with Magnolia Cemetery burial.
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New Orleans
Matilda Galverina
Arthur
Joseph Fitzgerald
Arthur Joseph Withgerald
James G. Chambers
Monroe Street
Young Fitzgerald
Moise Bar Pilots
Mary Eich
John
Margaret Eich
South
Scott Street
William Renauld
Lizzie Eich
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Magnolia Cemetery
Calma Moog Strauss Former Mobilian Dies in Lynn Mass
Calma Moog Strauss aged twenty three native and former Mobile resident died last Saturday in his Lynn Massachusetts home. He was buried in San Antonio Texas. He was son of Isadore and Jeanette Moog Strauss of San Antonio with one sister Minnie and three uncles Isaac Alphonse and Meyer Moog and aunt Beulah Moog of Mobile.
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Calma Moog Strauss
Mobile
Lynn
Mass
San Antonio
Texas
Isadore
Jeanette Moog Strauss
Texas Technical Institute
Austin
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Minnie Strauss
Messrs
Isaac, Alphonse and
Meyer Moog
Beulah Moog
Detachments Bring In Prisoners In Major Action
German detachments resulted in the bringing-in of 16 prisoners. The report notes a significant capture as Allied forces advanced in the area.
Artillery Engagements Reported on Macedonian Front
Paris reports ongoing artillery fighting in the Cerna bend and Monastir region. No notable developments last night beyond lively artillery activity south of Libons, per the official front line bulletin.
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Associated Press
Paris
Cerna
Monastir
Libons
Downtrodden to Driven by Digestion Help
Advertisement claims Chamberlain's Tablets revive men feeling down and out by improving digestion and energizing the stomach bowels. It promises prompt, effective recovery with a few doses to restore strength and morale.
American Christmas Trees Bring Holiday Cheer to San Juan
Five hundred Christmas trees shipped from New England spread festive atmosphere in Porto Rico. Most go to American homes while many others brighten Porto Rican houses for Christmas. Porto Ricans observe gifts on Christmas day similarly to Three Kings Day on January 6. Santa Claus is popular with children alongside the Three Kings. On Three Kings Day, Porto Rican kids set out grass and water for the camels that bear the kings gifts.
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Associated Press
San Juan
P. R
New England Woods
Porto Rico
Negro Shot in Toulminville Reported
Police report lists William Murphy, a Black man of Davis avenue and Narcissa alley, shot in the left leg on Tuesday in Toulminville. Details of the shooting were not learned.
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William Murphy
Toulminville
Murphy
Davis Avenue
Narcissa Alley
German reply on deportations displeases Dutch
Amsterdam December 26 The Telegraaf reports Germany's response to Holland on Belgian worker deportations was too sensitive to send to the Dutch parliament and Berlin has been asked to modify it for parliamentary presentation. A Rotterdam dispatch says Germany effectively told Netherlands to mind its own business.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
London
Telegraaf
Reaon
Germany
Holland
Rotterdam
Albany Journal Admonition on Clarity in Reporting
The Albany Journal cautions against verbose questioning and urges reporters to be clear and direct. It emphasizes intelligible communication over lengthy talk and perpetual inquiry about reader understanding.
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Albany Journal
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Banan
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Adams Machinery & Mfg. Co
North Royal Street
MWR Mobilian
Association of Business Men
Mobile Carnival Association
Jacob Reiss
Gordon Smith
M. J. _MCDERMOTT
J. Paul Wilson
W. H. Reynalds
Geo. B. Rogers
P. C. Steele
A. L. Staples
W. Soost
Ashbel Hubbard ‘Werp
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