Secretary Lansing seeks $25 million for Danish West Indies
Secretary Lansing urged Congress to provide 25 million dollars to pay for the Danish West Indies and determine a provisional government for the islands. Senator Stone favored a quasi military administration with an appointed governor, customs officer and comptroller to manage finances until a permanent setup is chosen.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lansing
Capitol
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Danish West Indies
Wilson
Marriage Licenses Issued at Probate Court Wednesday
The probate court issued marriage licenses on Wednesday including White James Shaw and Lillian Harris and Eddie King and Lula May Alexander.
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James Shaw
Lillian Harris
Eddie King
Lula May Alexander
Eleven French Generals Relieved of Command
Paris January 3 General Lyautey minister of war continues Joffre’s policy of reshuffling high commands. Eleven generals were moved to the reserve and younger officers with battlefield marks from the Somme and Verdun were promoted to replace them.
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Associated Press
Paris
Lyautey
Joffre
Somme
Verdun
Head Consul of W O W in State on Visit
Long article notes the Woodmen of the World head consul now visiting Union Springs Alabama outlines past roles of Dr Horn in Elmwood Camp and key figures in the organization including past commanders and officers to be installed by Milton Denmark Jr and addressed by Elliot Rickardy.
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Union Springs
Clanton
Horn
Elmwood Camp
No. 12
Organization of Head Camp
Entan Ovdil
Tri-State
Alabama
Georgia
Flora
Montgomery
Tri-Cities
Selma
Milton
Denmark, Jr
Elliot G. Rickardy
Maple Camp
Reese R. Murphy
P. C. Boyle
Offic
A. S. Carlisle
H W. Cunningham
E.F. Koppersmith
A. Cogburn
J. F. Engel
Peter Untrevier
Charles H. Delhomme
J. F. Inge
F. Hale
Levine Bauer
Spain Denies Severe Note to Germany Over Submarine Issue
Spanish embassy publishes confidential statement to clarify that Madrid did not send a punitive note to Germany about submarine conduct. The note allegedly cited in press reports was an official statement to Spanish newspapers outlining Spain’s stance since the war began and correcting home opinion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Spain
Germany
Madrid
London
Britain Tops U S Goods Exports in 1916 Worth Two Billion
United Kingdom purchased nearly two billion dollars of American goods in 1916, the article notes. France doubled its U S purchases to approach a billion, Canada reached six hundred million, and other nations posted varying gains, with imports worldwide rising overall.
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Associated Press
Washington
United Kingdom
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
France
Canada
Europe
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Japan
Cuba
China
Russia
South America
Asia
Czar Forces Strike Teutons on Moldavia Front
Reports describe a Meuse sector action on the Franco Belgian front and a successful patrol operation near the Lorraine border amid Soviet and Allied activity on the Eastern and Western fronts.
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Czar
Teutons
Moldavia
Meuse
Lorraine
Artillery Active North and South of the Somme
War office report says artillery shelled areas north and south of the Somme around Rouvroy Ver dun Dead Manhill and Bezon Vaux with activity also in Champagne. Patrols captured prisoners in the latest operations.
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Paris
Somme
Rouvroy
Verdun
Dead Manhill
Bezon- Vaux
Walso
Champagne
War Office
Russians and Rumanians Hold Braila Bridgehead Amid Front Movements
Russian and Romanian forces retain Braila and its bridgehead defending Wallachia while German attacks reduce the Matchin Dobrudja bridgehead. Reports from London based on Russian and German communiques indicate a long retreat from the Sereth line is nearly finished and a major forthcoming battle is anticipated near Fokshany Fundeni on the Moldavian frontier.
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Rumantaw
London
RuMania
Sereth
Fokshany
Fundeni
Berlin
Eee
Braila
Wallachia
Matchin
Dobrudja
Greece Weighs Entente Demands on Reparations Note
Athens weighs the latest Entente note demanding reparations for losses after the clash with Entente troops. The government seeks to balance vital national interests with friendship to the Entente while hoping for their assistance.
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Associated Press
London
Reuter
Athens
Greece
Enterite
Berlin Sees Much Better Food Supply Prospects
A Berlin semi official telegram reports this year’s bread corn harvest will exceed last year by 1 1/2 million tons. Potatoes are below average but offset by a good turnip crop and a 50 percent cut in barley brewing. Cattle stocks rise by over 400 000 and pigs by more than 4 000 000 since 1916, signaling improved milk and fat supplies amid Ruhr shortages.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Germany
Dr King's New Discovery Ad Offers Cold Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery to relieve a hacking cough and cold. It claims pine balsams soothe irritated membranes and germ killing antiseptic and laxative action, urging readers to buy at a druggist for 50 cents.
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Dr. King
Michigan Legislature Opens With Dry Law Focus
The 49th Michigan Legislature convened with 114 Republicans and a Democrat. The inaugural message from Governor Albert E. Sleeper is slated for tomorrow. Lawmakers aim to shape measures to enforce the 1918 prohibition constitutional amendment passed in the fall election.
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Michelan Se
Highwaymen Still At Large Amid Ongoing Thefts
The report details ongoing thefts and suspected highwaymen in the city. Two big hawsers were cut from a vessel, an attempted robbery on the auxiliary schooner Oscar G. was foiled by the second engineer, and no items were stolen. Other incidents include a yard theft at 385 St Michael Street of four hens, a thief stealing a $2 electric light globe from W T Goubil’s store, and a suspect named Jesseenac released after police could not identify him. Additional thefts include a nickel plated supply pipe and a copper ball from 259 Dauphin Street alley, with Aurie Harris and Willie Jackson arrested on petit larceny charges related to fifty cents taken from Fanny Smith.
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Oscar G
Turner- Hartwell Docks
St. Michael Street
W. T. Goubil
Dauphin
Claiborne Streets
Jesseenac
Recorder
Senac
Dauphin Street
Aurie Harris
Willie Jackson
Ike Kruse
Fanny Smith
Double Header 10 Re Play Tonight At YMCA
Two Senior Basketball League games set at the Y M C A after a holiday layoff. Team captains are Robert Donovan and George Richardson in the first match while Robert Burman leads the third game against A Levi’s squad.
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M No
Robert Donowill
George Richardson
Robert Burman
A. C. Levi
Robert Donovan
W. F. Burbank
Burgoyne
Vv. H. Schluter
G. Finkbohner
P. J. Showalter
J.T. Jones
H. W. Miller
Gulf Mobile and Northern stockholders approve debt boost
Stockholders of the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad met at the company offices on Coat Street Tuesday to authorize a 15 million dollar increase in bonded indebtedness. The action was filed in probate court Wednesday.
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Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Coat Street
U S Defense Plan Open for Committees in Congress
Washington January 3 National defense measures are under review before several congressional committees. The Senate Military Committee is considering universal military service proposals while the House Military Committee works on its part of the military budget. The Naval Committee begins executive review of the 1918 naval bill, with Chairman Padgett aiming to complete by January 15. Army officers testify on universal military training in peacetime.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate Military Committee
House Military Committee
Naval Committee
Padgett
Chamberlain
Baltimore Men Accused of Dry Law Violations
Baltimore liquor dealers are said to violate Virginia and West Virginia dry laws. Police report a gang weekly trips with suitcases of whiskey to send to those states. Jitney buses are described as used to transport the liquor.
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Aseociated Press
Baltimore
Virginia
West Virginia
Kidney Troubles From Excess Meat And Salts Cure
A health notice warns meat in daily diet can cause kidney strain from uric acid. It recommends flushing kidneys with four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water, a grape and lemon lithia mixture said to neutralize urine acids and ease bladder discomfort.
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Underwood
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