Danes in German North Schleswig Face New Affronts
Correspondents report Danish residents in North Schleswig now under military rule face renewed persecution. Danish newspapers suffer censorship and arrests rise, with South Jutlanders claimed to be punished harshly for minor offenses. Reports recount prisoner mistreatment, prison conditions, and suppression of Danish press including Helndal.
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Associated Press
Ie Chagen
Ocean
Daniatt
Sehteawne-Holstein
Denmark
Amen
Germany
Helndal
Copenhagen
Armless Judge to Aid Crippled in Europe
Dallas figure Quentin D. Corley known as the armless judge will leave for Washington to sign with the Allies to teach armless soldiers. He plans a Europe mission training maimed men in using his mechanical arm inventions, aiming to help a thousand in three months.
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Dallas
Tex
Quentin D. Corley
Washington, D. C
Belgium
America
Corley
New York State
Ife
Texas
Judge Corley
Autor
Empire National Bank Shareholders Meeting Jan 11 1916
The regular annual meeting of Empire National Bank shareholders will be held at the banking house in Clirkabilrs West Virginia on Tuesday January 11 1916 at one oclock P M for the election of directors and to transact any other business properly coming before it Oscar C Wilt cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire National Bank
Clirkabilrs
W. Va
Oscar C. Wilt
Casnter
Demand for Female Help Grows as War Draws Labor
Correspondence from Zurich reports Austria Hungary’s levy drawing away workers. Women enter many fields once closed to them, from industry to catering, laboratories and agriculture. Vienna hosts courses for women, while Bavarian officials warn these roles may be temporary once men return from the army.
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Zurick
Switzerland
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Gratz
Homa
Agricultural College
Austria
Germany
Bavaria
Pistol Feud Between Atlanta Socialites
In uptown Atlanta on December 25, Mrs. J Walter Ware and Mrs. W L Bishop, both notable society figures, confronted each other in cars. Ware fired a revolver at Bishop after Bishop reportedly tailed Ware and approached aggressively. Ware filed for a peace warrant, claiming jealousy and fear of harm.
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Atlanta
Uptown
Mis. W. L. Bishop
New York
J. Walter Ware
Postal services record huge wartime mail volumes
Geneva dispatch reports Swiss postal service handled vast wartime mail for prisoners and armies. It notes quantities of packages and letters bound for prisoners in Germany Austria France and Switzerland, with millions of items including food packages. The figures illustrate the scale of sustained wartime correspondence managed by postal networks.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Bax
Bogam-Ewitzerland
Germany
Auf
Austria
Male Birth Ratios Debate In War Period
A London correspondent notes two thirds of births reported in a column are male, suggesting more boys are born during wartime. The registrar general’s department counters this, citing no clear rise in boys after the great war and that 18M to 1860 showed a greater excess of boys than the prior decade.
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Aw London
London
New Apa
Registrar General’s Department
Nmtion
Ccuirate Statistien Haveeen
British wines made not from grapes say officials
A British wine debate notes many so called wines are not grape wines but cordials or fruit-based drinks, often fortified and sold by licensed retailers. Distillers oversee production and taxation is limited, with cottage producers evading taxes while cider and fruit wines could yield revenue if properly regulated.
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Avorresimafo
Wondon
Thole
Eclal
Serbia Desolated by Invading Forces Report
UK correspondence from London describes devastation in Serbia as Austrian occupation spreads. Colonel Govnar of the Salvation Army reports ruined villages, depopulation, wiped out families, orchards neglected, and civilians left to starvation with few resources or transport.
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Ghia Associated Press
London
Serbia
London Preas
Govnara
Salvation Army
Intervsts
Goynars
Sanly
BiAing
Govaars
Faillien
Deva
Government Ownership to Justified 7m Water Power Debate
A federal annual report from the Department of Agriculture discusses government ownership of water power and timber, criticizing burdens on private owners and urging looser private markets. It notes permits totaling 1,261,660 and 70,625 horsepower, with rentals of $89,000, and urges new legislation to secure longer leases for public land power projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Alten
Three Pacific
United Staten
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commercn
Woman Disputes Over Pistol Incident Reveals Tale
Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. Ware offer conflicting versions of a confrontation. Bishop claims no jealousy and says she was unarmed during the incident. Ware says Bishop drew a pistol, prompting a confrontation as both parties discuss the quarrel and potential arrest.
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Mrs. Bishop
Aho
Ware
Marriages Rise in England and Wales Record
England and Wales report a sharp rise in marriages for April to June, driven by wartime pressures as couples wed before drafts and separations. Births decline notably in July to September, with total births 197,492 and a 29,360 drop from the prior year. The quarterly figures show marriage rates at 20.9 per thousand, births at 24.1 and deaths at 15.4 per thousand, with infant mortality near the ten-year average. The report highlights the broader impact of the war on family formation and population dynamics.
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Annocynbed Press
Tandon
Egiateal
England
Wales
Jina
esUay
London
Imuluia
Denthn
Bernadt
United
Wan Saaorre
Fragmentary report on Red Cross unit in Bulgaria area
Correspondence from the Agaogsted Salonik notes the Taglisu Red Cross unit abandons tents cars and instruments as Bulgars advance. Two nurses, exhausted after a seven day trek covering 24 miles in a day, survive amid mud and cold. Refugees and prisoners face hunger while nurses endure hardship.
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Agaocsted Verss
Salonik
Taglisu
Red Cross
Sers
Plan Army
Bealdes Jonving
Lang
Baloniki
Night Glow Over Paris In Nighttime Blackout Report
Paris observers describe the city at night with the glow from lights visible at a distance despite measures to restrict illumination. Residents note the glow is nearly continuous as all lights burn and reflections from interiors are subdued to mask the light.
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Paris
Lecome
Korea Sees New Dig Order For War Supplies
Reported by Associated Press from Seoul states Korea received a fresh order for war materials from the Choren Tzonine Company. The deal covers 200,000 pairs and 260,000 units to be fulfilled by June next year amid surging demand and rising prices for Korean exports.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Choren Tzonine Company
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Berlin
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Jian
Aim
Crane
Magdalen ‘Collejro
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Weriegny
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Vane
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