Von Hertling Says Peage Negotiation Is Out Of Question
London reports Von Hertling rejected any peace talks with Britain. The German chancellor argues modern wars depend on invention, not negotiations, amid Allied advances and a North Sea convoy attack. Contested fronts in France Belgium and Italy are described with limited engagements and heavy casualties.
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Hebel German editor mysteriously lost
Amsterdam December 17 reports the mysterious disappearance of the editor of a German revolutionary paper published in Amsterdam. He was an American citizen. The Tribune notes the socialite society connections as part of the brief item.
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Exiled Portuguese Ex-President Machado Escorted to Frontier
Washington reports Former Portuguese President Machado, ousted by revolution, is escorted by guards to the frontier and sent into exile. The Associated Press notes the move follows turmoil, while a New York board investigates retail price guides amid consumer concerns.
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East ball season opens May first under short schedule
Chicago December meeting of the American Association club owners voted to start the East ball season May 1 or 2 and reduce the roster from seventeen to sixteen excluding four managers. A 140 game schedule was discussed but not fixed. A ban on the spitball and similar pitches was approved with a $28 fine for offenses. Umpires will judge violations and report pitchers using foreign substances.
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Red Cross Expands Aid for Canadian Families in U S
The American Red Cross aims to supplement the Western division relief for families of Canadian and British soldiers living in the United States. Dee Wives and children of enlisted men will be beneficiaries, with the drive for 600,000 members in Chicago and nationwide progressing amid eager enrollments.
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Hall Assigned 10 Command Of Kearny
Associated Press reports Brigadier General Fiall is assigned to command the eighteenth Infantry brigade at Camp Kearny. He succeeds Commander Cameron, now a major general heading a regular army division. Brigadier General Irwin is assigned to lead the sixtieth field artillery brigade of the forty test division.
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Fleet Board Reorganization At Chicago Amid Resignations
The organization of the Fleet Board is reshaped with Charles Plex of Chicago named general manager of the emergency seat completion, succeeding Rear Admiral Harris who resigned. James Heysworth to head wood construction, Charles Day to run the construction department. Hurley cites Harris resignation over moving the corporation office to Philadelphia. Shipbuilding program on track with $806,308 deadweight tonnage progressing nationwide.
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Dynamite Blast Targets California Governor’s Mansion
An explosion at midnight damaged the rear foundation wall of the governor’s Sacramento residence. The governor and household were unharmed. Police suspect dynamite from a five pound or larger charge possibly aimed at laundry and kitchen areas. Watchman Harry Claussen reported inspecting grounds minutes before the blast.
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SEnate approves national prohibition resolution in brief
The Senate today accepted the national prohibition resolution and sent it to the state for ratification within seven years. The House yesterday passed the measure. The record notes a later January 10 sales vote on the suffrage amendment and a parliamentary shift favoring the elections committee over the woman suffrage committee.
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U S Aviator Recalls Capture During World War I
Lieut Harold Willis of the Lafayette squadron, missing since August 14 over German lines, has sent his first direct letter home from captivity near Newton Mars. He describes a dogfight moment, being shot at from all sides, his plane damaged and eventually landing behind enemy lines. He says he was treated in lunch, then moved rearward and kept sketching while awaiting escape.
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Italian divers sink two ships in Trieste harbor raid
A force of Italian torpedo boats under Lieut. Commander Risso attacked the harbor at Trieste on Sunday December 2. Four torpedoes hit two Austrian battleships, one seen to sink, as searchlights and gunfire illuminated the harbor. All Italian boats escaped.
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Washington Senate approves revisions to naval reserve bill
The Senate acting as a committee of the whole accepted amendments excluding California naval fuel reserve lands from the provisions of the bill. The vote on the measure was deferred to January 7, with elimination of naval lands and unlocking of public resources noted.
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Allies asked by Trotsky if they favor end of war
Reports from Petrograd indicate Kerensky appeared near Petrograd with thousands of troops as Bolsheviks moved to meet him. Details on Allied efforts to negotiate peace and Bolshevik recognition debated by foreign ministers as derailed by courier access and formal recognition.
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Fire Hits Rockefeller Home Near Cleveland
Incendiarism is suspected in a blaze that destroyed the Rockefeller residence east of Cleveland causing about 100000 in losses. Most valuable paintings were reportedly removed last month.
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Canadians beat anti-drafters in conclusive election trend
The Associated Press reports that in Ottawa on Dow 18 Premier Borden's government appears poised to win a clear majority, defeating the Canadian anti conscription faction as results from yesterday's election show a strong pro conscription mood and expected governing majority.
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Confer With Mexico On Export Of Food
Washington Dec 18 Ambassador to Mexico Pletcher conferred with Secretary Lansing ahead of talks with Mexican commissioners led by Luis Cabrera on food exports chiefly corn to Mexico amid war export concerns. New Haven Conn Dec 1 Henry Leonard defeated Chick Brown by fifth round knockout in a scheduled 1-1 fall bout. Gallup NM Dec 14 Marin Cuetas and Bivurio Silva both sentenced to hang Friday after boxing match fallout.
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New Probe by Solons Initiates Inquiries in Senate
The Associated Press reports the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee ordered investigations into delays in building the American merchant marine by the Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation. Senators criticized stalled progress and called for examining the Interstate Commerce Commission's railroad transportation recommendations. The inquiry, set for the congressional recess, will assess legislative actions and potential remedies. Harding labeled the Shipping Board's operations as red tape and inefficiency.
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