Crown Prince Hooted in Berlin Amid War News
Berlin dispatchs report mixed WWI fronts with winter stalemate in trenches. Italian bombardment of Gorizia continues as its fall is delayed. Austro German forces pull from Lemberg for winter fortifications. Balkans see French British retirement rumors while Salonika base pressures loom. Greece leans toward Entente terms amid shifting diplomacy.
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London
Europe
Gorizia
Lemberg
Galicia
Kiev
Balkans
Seloniki
Paris
Temps
Salonika
Council of War
Greece
Reuter
Athens
Saloniki
Rome
Reichstag
Vigorous protest to France over removal of Germans and Austrians
Washington reports a vigorous State Department protest to France over the removal of Germans and Austrians from American steamships Carolina and San Juan on the high seas. It argues such removals lack legal justification and cites Civil War precedent. Officials seek whether any detained were naturalized, and the case details were outlined by the State Department today.
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Washington
State Department
Descartes
Carolin Conmo
San Juan
High Seas
France
August Plepenbrink
Tate
Arrests Made In Large Shipments Now Foreseeable Fireings
Baltimore dispatch reports Edward Humphreys of London eighteen arrested on suspicion of setting fires on the British steamer Claveresk bound for Cubs. Claveresk crewman Thomas A. Triggs implicated third blaze. Hum preys allegedly acted after wages were withheld per British custom. Separately, Albania famine distress worsens with starvation feared. Dr. Edward W. Ryan of the American Red Cross arranging supplies to Albania via Durazzo.
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Albania
Red Cross
Baltimore
Cubs
Edward Humphreys
Lonton
Eng
Thomas A. Triggs
Clayeresk
Young Humphreys
Rome
Alpania
Edward W. Ryan
American Red Cross
Durazzo
Christmas shoes for Belgian children arrive by ship
NEW YORK December 11 funds from the dollar Christmas fund total 76000 with Henry Clews paying 26000 and pledging 50000 more to reach 100000 pairs of sturdy children s shoes bought at cost for destitute Belgian youngsters shipments to reach King Albert s stricken country by Christmas and early next year an official statement from Alexander J Hemphill Guaranty Trust Company confirms the plan and intent to use proceeds for relief efforts
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King
Albert
Henry Clews
Dollar Christmas Fund
Commission
Itelief
Belgium
Alexander J. Hemphill
The
Guaranty Trust Company
Commission For Relief
Hemphill
AE Conduct: For Recalled Men (5 Ask)
Washington December 11 The State Department asked the British and French embassies to grant safe conducts for Capt Boy Ed and Capt Von Papen the recalled German naval and military attaches. Embassies forwarded the request to their foreign offices. No safe conducts for successors were requested as none named yet. Emperor William made the request and the United States does not expect them to perform official duties while recalled.
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Vay
Washington
State Department
Boy-Ed
von Papen
Hea
Lansing
William
United States
Milk Shortage Amid Allied War Needs Reported
New York City faces a serious milk shortage as health officials cite enormous condensed milk purchases by the Allies for soldiers in the trenches. The Dec. 11 AP dispatch notes the strain on civilian supplies and calls for emergency measures.
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Associated Press
New York
New York City
Five Fatalities Reported This Week in Charleston
Five fatalities were reported to the workmen's compensation department this week, the smallest weekly total of the year. There were 400 non fatal industrial accidents in October and November, with October recording forty four fatalities and November thirty three, making the months notably deadly for workers.
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Charleston
Dutch Indifferent to the Peace Party Report
The Netherlands government will offer no encouragement or recognition to the Ford peace party. Dutch officials say the party’s departure will be noted and not obstructed, but they expect members to relocate if their activities cause embarrassment. Public and press sentiment leans toward peace achieved by others, with pacifists in Holland likely to join or support the Ford faction.
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Hague
Vis
London
Ford Peace Party
Netherlands
Governands
Associated | Press
Endargo
Howey
Holland
Ford Party
Ford
New York Report On Blinded Soldiers In Munich
In Munich a Red Cross hospital report states blinded soldiers, if warned of future fate before training, often go insane or commit suicide. Mrs Lang Newman of the American committees describes the hospital’s experience with blinded German soldiers and notes Bavarian officials’ actions regarding continued operation.
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New York
Lang Newman
Democratic National Convention Called For June 14 1916
William F McCombs announced the Democratic national convention will be held in St Louis on June 14 1916 and named the arrangements committee including Clark Howell Georgia Charles Borschenstein Illinois Thomas Taggart Indiana Wilbur Marsh Iowa Robert Ewing Louisiana Edwin Goltra Missouri J Bruce Kremer Man Eugene Reed New Hampshire Roberts Hudspeth New Jersey Norman Mack New York J 17 Moore Ohio and Jomer Cummings as chairman with Rolla Wells treasurer and Thomas Pence secretaries
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New York
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
St. Louis
Committee On
Clark Howell
Georgia
Charles Borschenstein
Illinois
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Wilbur W. Marsh
Iowa
Robert Ic
Wing
Louisiana
Edwin 0. Wood
Michigan
Edward F. Goltra
Allsouri
J. Bruce Kremer
Eugene E. Reed
New Hampshire
Roberts
Hudspeth
New Jersey
Norman E. Mack
Moore
Ohio
Andithe
Jomer
Cummings
Rolla Wells
Thomas T.pence
oMclo
Dye stuffs and potash shipments from Germany discussed
Secretary Lansing and Chairman Lever of the House committee on agriculture considered measures to release dye stuffs and potash supplies for shipment to America from Germany. A state department statement said the move was blocked by the German embargo on such shipments, not by Great Britain.
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Washington
Germany
America
Lansing
Lever
Howse Committee On Agriculture
State Department
Thesday
Great Britain
Loss of 20000 Barrels of Sugar and Ship Fire
New York Dec 11 Fire on the British steamer Tyninghame forced a return to port after departing with sugar for the British government. About 20 000 bags of sugar in No 4 hold were destroyed but the loss of the vessel and cargo is unconfirmed. Police boarded the ship to inspect its origin of the fire and fragments found earlier in Ertebayin suggested an unknown cause. The Tyninghame marks a string of sugar ships with suspicious fires. Gridclub Club elected Louis W Strayer president and tra Bennett vice president.
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New York
Tyninghame
Browning and Company
Bom
Squid
New ‘York
Argo
Ertebayin
Washington
The
Gridiron
Louis W. Strayer
Pittsburg Dispatch
Ax Its
B. Bennett
Washington Post
Train Service Satisfactory. Sutton Wins Rail Changes
Train service on the Coal and Coke railroad has been arranged after a Sutton complaint about the link to Gasunway. State railroad inspector E Winters investigated this week and the company agreed to implement the requested changes, improving local service.
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Charleston
Coal and Coke
Sutton
E. ©. Winters
Gasunway
Leader Mann's Slate Ready for House Reconvening
Washington December 11 Senate Republicans finished committee selections as Representative Me the House leader expects to wave his slate when the House reconvenes Tuesday. This completes Congress organization and Democrats have assigned committees. Senate Republicans chose Senator Oliver Pennsylvania and Senator Brandogee Connecticut to head foreign relations with Root and Burton as toll proceeding senators.
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Senate
House
Congress
Uet
Republicanx
Ator Oliver
Pennsylvania
Brandogee
Connecticut
Toll
Root
Burton
Pittman
Nevata
Phelan
California
Irony in Edinburgh Voice Amid Turbulent Times
Fragmentary Edinburgh dispatch reports a late night tapeschere with lines about peace from an Earl of Roseberry, a former prime minister, amid tumultuous references to Dr. Aked and a figure named Ford. The garbled text suggests a telegram-like account of restrained optimism and unsettled currents in the city.
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Hdinburgh
Earl of Roseberry
Ford
Aked
Andy Who
Demand for Austrian accountability over sinking of Ancona liner
Dec 11 Washington reports no new developments in the Austro Hungary crisis after Vienna received the U S note on the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona with American lives lost. The note demands disavowal of the act, rep aration, punishment of the submarine commander, and restitution, with prompt response.
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Ancona
Washington
United States
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Ford Pays Delegates Travel Arrangements for Peace Mission
Christiana and London reports indicate a Ford peace board arranged hotel accommodations and travel for delegates aboard the steamer Oscar II. Albert G. Schmedeman and General E. B. Haldeman were involved. no word yet from the party. An Oscar II arrival is anticipated, with a friendly welcome planned, and a Society meeting to discuss public questions forthcoming.
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Paeoa
Christiana
London
A. M.a
Ford Peace Ps Poard
Ovcar II
Auproates Wegian
Willa
Neithen
Albert Gi Schmedeman
Haldeman Densieony
Henry Ford
Pitisen
Oscar
Ford
Nord
Wanda
Centralized Body to Hunt Evidence
A fragmented OCR note references an organized effort to centralize investigation of offenses against the neutral York entity. It mentions the idea as the first step in federal relations enforcement and hints at neutrality as a guiding outline under President Wilson at age 48.
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Fed
Delorainistion
Wilson
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