Willard to Box Carpentier Ten Rounds for French Relief
Paris news reports Jesse Willard will meet Carpentier in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden for charity. Promoters expect a $40,000 purse for the French relief fund with Carpentier traveling from France and Willard seeking a share of the gate.
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Carpentier
Madison Sur
Associated Press
New York
Jess Willard
Prom
War -Tellet Fund
Army
Tex Rickard
Puginlery
Madison Square Garden
France
Willard
Rinkard
Les Darcy
United States
West End Consolidated Mining Ships 65 921 Pounds Bullion
The West End Consolidated Mining company shipped 29 bare of bullion for the latter half of November. The consignment weighed 65 921 pounds with silver and gold content valued at 90 cents an ounce, totaling about 69 028 80.
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West End Consolidated Mining Company
Germans Discuss Peace Negotiations in Berlin Press
An Amsterdam dispatch cites Tageblatt predicting imminent peace talks and notes Germany seeking a prompt end to war as sensible. Vorsichze Zeitung debates a possible Gerard peace proposal, cautions Americans as mediator not arbiter, and urges Germany to use the president as envoy only.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph
Berlin
Tageblatt
Germany
Vorsixche Zeitung
Gerard
America
Killing Rumor Confirmed Along Border War Note
A report from El Paso confirms a rumor that German Consul Koisisen and two Americans were killed by Villa, with an unknown American woman abducted. The message, received by the state department, references a daughter of George Pie and a report from Elmendorf involving Attacks near Clift.
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Washington
Mopartmmal
Koisisen
Villa
George Pie
Jose Moro
Wallan
Two Billion Dollar Credit Asked by England
London dispatch reports the premier will ask the House of Commons on Thursday for a credit vote of 400 million pounds. The move would raise 1916 total to 1.76 billion pounds as Britain confronts wartime needs.
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England
London
House of Commons
Ogres
Teutons Retake Loot Position In Front Of Albert
Berlin December 6 British forces attempted to advance along the Mariencourt road but were repulsed. Renewed Russian attacks in the Carpathians along the Transylvania frontier yielded no success. The Germans recaptured all lost positions.
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Berlin
Albert
Mariencourt
Carpathian
Transylvania
Suffrage Banner Confronts Wilson at Congress
President appears as Democrats rally in Congress to address woman suffrage. A large yellow banner bearing the message What will you do for woman suffrage is unfurled from the gallery as a protest against the president.
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Dy Apswelated Brean
Washington
Pec
Congress
Damocrats
Dogan
Last Day for Squad to Eat in Wonk Diet Test
Associated Press reports Chicago diet squad reaches final day of a four cent daily food experiment to feed one person. Most members gain weight while Dr A J Stokes loses a quarter pound. Honey Gehring leads weight gain from 161 1 2 to 174 pounds. Today's meals include lunch oyster puree celery cottage cheese salad roast pork and Georgian style sweet potatoes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
A. J. Stokes
Honey Gehring
Marines Wounded at Macoris Amid Fighting Reports
Captain J A Hughes says eight privates of the 1st and two privates of the 82nd US Marine companies were wounded at Macoris on Thursday in the ongoing fighting. Eleven Dominicans were killed and six wounded. American wounded are in favorable condition. Also Paris reports Sub Lieutenant Nungesver shot down two airplanes within three hours, bringing his total to twenty.
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Washington
J. A. Hughes
82Nd Company
United States Marines
Macoris
Knopp
Associated Prews
Paris
SubLieutenant Nungesver
Deen Nena Ee
Archbold Dies After Appendicitis Operation
John Day Hin Archbold president of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey died at 4 this morning after a two week illness following an operation for appendicitis. The funeral will be Thursday and all Tarrytown industries will suspend. He leaves a widow son and two daughters. Archbold was a native of Ohio born in 1860s.
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Dee
John Day Hin Archbold
Standard OF Company of New Jersey
Tarrytown Industries
John
Archbold
Mind Your Own Business Provokes Dutch Belgian Deportation Protest
London Dec 5 Rotterdam dispatch quotes Germany replying to a Dutch protest over Belgian deportations. Germany's words amount to a sharp remark telling the Dutch to mind their own business. The exchange highlights tensions in wartime policy and diplomacy.
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London
Rotterdam
British War Leader Resigns Portfolio
London reports the Secretary of War Lloyd George resigns amid cabinet disarray over a proposed war council. Asquith remains opposed to excluding the premier from leadership, while cabinet members push for a smaller war council with the prime minister as chairman.
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London
the Exchange
Telegraph Company
Lloyd George
Asquith
Thal Head
Westminster Gazette
War Council
Weas
Arms shipment charges hit New York firm
Louis Gotting and Weneclaus Mont of the Adie company were held in 10000 bail on charges of conspiring to violate customs laws by shipping arms and ammunition to Vera Cruz. The case cites fraudulent manifests and an embargo on arm shipments to Mexico as factors in the proceedings.
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Hy Associated Peenn
New York
Louis Gotting
Weneclaus Mont
U. S
Houghton
Gotting
Mont
Adie Company
Vera Crun
United States
Mexico
Hower & Wood
Basis of British Crisis Is the Conduct of War
London dispatch outlines two German strategy schools in the wartime crisis. Western planners favor full manpower on the western front to force a decisive France and Flanders campaign. Eastern strategists push defense on the western front and an offensive from Saloniki to raise a large army, with Lloyd George backing the eastern view.
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Bucharest
Danube
Lake Greca
Associated Press
London
France
Flanders
Saloniki
David Lloyd George
Villa terrorized Chihuahua people
Dec 5 in Chihuahua City the new governor General Arnulfo Gonzalez was installed as Carranza forces pursued bandits. Villa’s administration is described as a reign of terror with eight prominent citizens executed and forty Chinese shot. Eight Africans termed Chinamen by Villa hid and escaped amid looting and police actions.
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Associated Press
Chihuahua City
Arnulfo Gonsalon
Carranza
Counterpal
Holguin
Phi Chinamen
Villa
Serbians Drive Back Bulgarians in Cerna Front
In Cerna the Serbians seized Stragina after assaulting the village and captured two howitzers. Zovik near Grundate is burning as Bulgarians retreat northward. French and Serbians push the Cerna position toward Stravina with outposts established north of Paralovy.
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Associated Press
London
Cerna
Stragina
Zovik
Grundate
Paris
Stravina
Paralovy
$600000 Donated for Columbia Business School
Db Associated Press New York December 5 report that a gift of 600000 dollars was announced to Columbia University to build and equip a new school of business. The school opened in September with about 1200 students.
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Breas
New York
Columbia Univer @ wity
Temperature report from yesterday and year ago
Highest temperature yesterday reached 43 while the morning dipped to 12. A year ago the high was 24 with a lower reading not specified.
German Warship Shells Portugal Reported
A cable from New York dated December 5 reports that the offices of an embroidery firm in Funchal Portugal were damaged by shell fire. The dispatch suggests the strikes indicate the presence of a German submarine in the area.
Helping Doctors to Get Patients Day in New York
The department of health urged all residents to visit a physician for a health check on Medical Examination Day. Free examinations are offered at ten city dispensaries for those who cannot afford private care.
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Associated Press
New York
Department of Health
Mordecai Brown Granted Unconditional Release
After thirteen major league seasons Mordecai Brown veteran pitcher of the Chicago National League club received an unconditional release from club president Charles H. Weeghman amid the team’s upheaval and change.
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Mordecai Brown
Associated Proms
Chicago
Chicago Na
Nine ships sunk in the war zone reveal heavy losses
A wartime bulletin cites multiple sinkings across European seas. The Italian liner Palermo carrying 25 Americans was torpedoed off the coast of Spain. Portuguese steamer Sao Niew lat crew left unknown. Norwegian, Greek, and French vessels reported sunk or missing in late November and early December. Norway notes 242 ships destroyed since the war began, including 182 steamers. A Spanish steamer Piolx sent distress calls after leaving Galveston and New Orleans routes. fate unclear.
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Associated Press
Christiania, Dec
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