Five More Vessels Are Sent to Bottom by Undersea Craft
AUSTRIANS SUSTAIN HEAVY LOSSES IN VIOLENT FIGHT IN MONTENEGRO Montenegrin Troops in Sanjak Continue Offensive and Capture Several Austro-German Positions Mining Operations Continue on Western Front Reports of Eastern Campaign Conflict Teutonic Allies Preparing to Strike Great Blow at Entente Allies Turks Severely Pulsed in Mesopotamia.
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Sanjak
Entente
Mesopotamia
Derlin
da London
Neurillo
Combres Bill
Balkan
Teutonic submarines give no warning
A sequence of World War I updates reports British Indian army corps moving from France to a new front, sinking Belgian steamer Ministre Beernaert and British steamer Cottingham, with crew saved. Paris dispatch notes Austro-Hungarian and Turkish combat actions, mining reports, and demoralization rumors in Russian forces. Allied and Central powers exchange territorial pressure as weather and terrain affect artillery and offensive operations.
French Claim Strong Saloniki Batteries Behind Them
A Paris dispatch reports General Castelnau telling the Associated Press that French heavy artillery and troops hold a strong defensive position at Saloniki. He praised Greek hospitality and predicted a spring campaign under favorable conditions, stating France is determined to achieve complete triumph with no weakening.
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Athen
Paris
Satoniki
Castelnan
Siles
Stall
Constantine
Lession
Castelnau
Jeanes Gieto
Bim
Saloniki
Salonii
Uba
Selamki
Espring
Francia
Ixhedy
France
Capteload
Ville de la Ciotat Torpedoed In Mediterranean Sinking
The Ville de la Ciotat, a large French steamship of 4379 tons, was torpedoed without warning on December 24 in the Mediterranean and sank in 15 minutes. Most passengers and crew were rescued by a British steamer. 79 drowned, no Americans aboard. The Hadley and Umbla were later reported sunk at the Thames mouth with all aboard saved.
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Paria
Lies
France
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Marecilles
Saigon
Indo-China
Yokohama
Marseilles
Washington
Urcer Ville de la Ciotat
Mattal
State Department
London
Hadley
Umbla
Thames
Tee
Yusaka Mare
Uume
Dawrengere
Finance Reluister
Greece Policy Unchanged Says Venizelos In Interview
Athens via Paris dispatch reports Venizelos telling an interviewer that Greece will remain neutral and avoid war unless necessity dictates otherwise. He affirmed Greece does not want to be drawn into conflict and remains committed to England, France, and Russia, while declining to speculate on Bulgaria or future moves.
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Athens
The
Maun
Venizelos
Hit
M. Gomarta
Greece
M. Gounatie
Polley
Bel ‘Gium
Serbia
Peither
Remiaina
England
France
Masala
G O P May Choose One Of These To Head Committee
Republican leaders say Representative Frank P Woods of Iowa will not be re elected chairman of the Republican national congressional committee and the honor may go to either Representative William P Barker or Joseph W Pordney of Michigan both millionaires and influential in party affairs. Greek political moves show Gounaris renouncing claims and Athens reports say he would support Skoulaudis's ministry if the new majority party leads. London dispatch says royal decree disbands two artillery classed troops.
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Trpublican
Frank P. Woods
Iowa
Republican National Congressional Committee
William BD
btcKintey
Joseph W." Pordney
Michigan
Gounarle
Heflin
Lee
Wireleas
M. Gonnaris
Greece
Corrsean
Athens
M. Gounaris
Constantine
Ministry of Premiser Skoulaudia
London
The
Exchange Telegraph Company
Nitrogen from Air Sought to Shield U S Army Nitrates
Washington reports Brigadier General Crozier urges use of air derived nitrogen to end reliance on Chilean nitrates for explosives. He warns channel bottlenecks could cripple wartime needs. The ordnance chief backs private plant contracts and expanded manufacturer cooperation to ensure supply.
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Washington
United States Army
Generat Crozier
Ange Tealine Bureau
Rindy
Lessone
Storm Damage Across New York and New England
Widespread storm damage from a powerful cyclone left New York and New England counties in ruins. Telegraph lines, rail signals, and power poles were toppled as high winds reached up to 90 miles per hour, causing deaths and extensive property loss across cities and villages.
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New York
New Anglous
Mili
Sory
Hehtuine
Tivet
Kame
New England
New York City
Auburtian
King of Serbia Now AtBends Amid Illness and Exile
A Serbian king, Peter I, arrived aboard a Italian cruiser seeking exile as Austro German forces pressed Serb troops. Reports describe his sorrowful demeanor, insistence on fighting with his people, and plans to travel to Saloniki to meet his war minister. General Dodge is reported critically ill in Davenport, Iowa.
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Dee
Mme
Peter
Italy
Caer Jm
Naples
Euv
Mulrare
Aviona
Paria
Berbia
Durazza
Aviang
Aviana
Toatant
Pame
Tirsna
Hesad Partia
Arters
Pam
Aire
Saloniki
Austro Hungarian envoy seeks informal talks over ship sinking
Haron Erich Zwiedenik who runs the Austro Hungarian embassy in Washington since the Dumba departure is arranging informal talks with Secretary Lansing toward an amicable settlement of the sinking of the steamship Ancane after receipt of Austria Hungarys reply to the second American note.
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Austris-Hungary
Haron Erich Zwiedenik
Washington
Dumba
Lansing
Russians Defeat Formidable Foe In Persia and Europe
An official statement from Ren erat headquarters reports Russian forces silenced enemy batteries on the Mga front and repelled German attacks south of Thakul. In Persia, Russian troops defeated a German Turkish force, with several thousand rebel armaments and many casualties among the enemy.
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Petrograd
Tree
London
Dperaia
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Renerat
Mga
Thakul
Dyinsk
Geremana
Persia
Deraian Rendarms
Union Pacific Earnings Rise Sharply in November
New York figures show Union Pacific earning $9,385,000 gross and $13,825,600? net reflecting strong west and Pacific coast traffic. Atchison Topeka Santa Fe reports gross $12,090,000 and net $4,828,000 with notable gains over year earlier.
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New York
Union Pacific
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
British Detain Swedish Steamer Stockholm
The Swedish steamer Stockholm arrived in New York reporting it was seized by a British cruiser while en route from Gothenburg. Three days were spent at Kirkwall while authorities removed suspected German material aboard the Potsdam, ex-Holland-Ameriken, before continuing to New York.
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New York
Stockholm
Gothenberg
Sweden
Ghn
Jie Kirkwat
Bryan Declines to Join Ford Party in Europe
New York veteran reports that William J. Bryan considered aligning with Henry Ford but will not join the Ford party. He learned he and Mrs Bryan had booked passages for a team voyage to Rotterdam but has postponed travel due to Ford's return.
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Bryan
FORD
New York
William J. Fegan
Henry Word
Europe
Mra
Ryan
Hut Tovlay Sr
No Warning Given to Japanese Liner Yasaka Maru Sunk
Washington reports Consul Bristow says no warning was given before the Japanese liner Yasaka Maru was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean. Details describe a periscope sighting after impact, the submarine suspected to be German or Austrian, and diplomatic tension between the United States and Austria Hungary over submarine warfare without warning.
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Bristow
Port Sad
Mediterranean
Hret
Todas
Germost
Japan
Germany
Enbmatine
Ancona
Austria
Vienne
State Department
Officialaeke
Hungary
United States
Asich
Vienna Foreign Office
Evvy rains flood the Seine and disrupt riverfront
Heavy rains have flooded the Seine causing damage along the riverfront with water covering parts of the banks and some cars. The weather continues to bring more rain over the past two weeks with forecasts predicting ongoing precipitation and flood risk for the area.
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Varia
Wie
Walla
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G.O.P. May Cioose
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Joseph W. Furdney
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