German Army RecoVers From Check in Poland in War News
London reports caution as German dispositions shift near Arras and Zeebrugge. French and Belgian fronts show lively cannonade and renewed activity, with Belgium fortifications strengthened and speculation of a fresh push toward French ports. Retreats, bombardments, and frontier movements mark the ongoing conflictfront updates suggest renewed northern France offensives.
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Mc Clellan warns US must choose Monroe doctrine future war
Former New York mayor and Princeton professor George R. McClellan argues the United States will soon face a choice between fighting to uphold the Monroe doctrine or abandoning it. He cites German and Japanese aims, warns of unpreparedness, and says victory by either side could force a confrontation over global influence. CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.
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International Policy Club
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Mexico
Germans Resume Drive on Russian Right Flank Near Lodz
Berlin reports indicate German forces renewed plans to envelope the Russian right flank and sever communications with Warsaw. After initial defeats the Germans pushed forward toward Lowicz as reinforcements arrived, signaling a potential new offensive in northern Poland. No western front news. East Prussia and southern Poland quiet.
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Baby scares burglar at Cass Street home
Virginia Russell, aged 2, faced a burglar alone in a dark bedroom at her father's Chicago home on December 3. The child spoke to the intruder, prompting him to flee as her parents were in another part of the house. Police described the man as having big eyes and looking dead.
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Washington Post
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Virginia Russeil
Cass Street
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Roumania to Join Allies as Date Remains Open
A telegram from Take Fonesco, ex premier of Roumania, sent via Gustave Roos in London, states Roumania will join the triple entente. The only unsettled point is the precise date for joining, according to the Morning Post dispatch via The Washington Post.
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Death of former Swiss minister Jean Pioda at Anzio Italy
Jean Baptiste Proda once served as Switzerland's minister to the United States in 1902. He died yesterday at Anzio near Rome, Italy, with Berne reporting the death via Paris on December 1.
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Paris
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Rome
Teutons Break Through Russian Trap in Poland
London dispatch reports heavy battle in northern Poland with Kaiser and Tsar at the front. Monarchs from Germany Russia England and France show personal involvement as official news remains scanty. Germans advance toward Warsaw amid strong Russian resistance and mixed signals from Petrograd.
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Poland
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France
Belgium
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Rheims Champagne Crop Estimated Despite War Ravages
Special to The Washington Post from Philadelphia reports Rheims champagne harvests this year at 2165,200,000 quarts. August held promise after frost-free spring and sunny summer. German advances damaged vines until September 13 when Allied forces retook Rheims and vineyards were cleared. War news on the Italian and Eastern fronts notes Russian gains, heavy losses, and troop movements toward Cracow, with reinforcements along the Vistula to hinder envelopment. Continued on third page.
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Roosevelt charges U S with crimes in Mexico in new article
Col Theodore Roosevelt accuses the United States government of guilty responsibility for the bloodshed in Mexico. He cites documented evidence to support charges against both revolution factions and claims U S policy bears partial blame. The Washington Post will publish the piece next Sunday, promising an absorbing discussion.
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Trade revival plan eyed by steel head as ships loom
James A. Farrell of United States Steel Corp urges expanded foreign trade and merchant shipbuilding, arguing credit and exports must diversify to meet war and peace markets. He cites South American credit limits, shipping shifts, and the need for American registry to grow a robust merchant marine.
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Czar and Kaiser Both at Front in World War I
Dispatches report Emperor Nicholas departing Petrograd for the theater of war and German Emperor William visiting troops at Gumbinnen and Darkehmen then continuing toward the front by motor car. Amsterdam notes William reached Insterberg East Prussia before resuming the march.
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Gardner Seeks War Readiness Inquiry Stir Adds Fearful Tone
Representative Augustus P Gardner of Massachusetts urged a congressional inquiry into U S military preparedness for war. He warned the President may use a “cold hand of death” to halt the movement, prompting White House officials to release a letter from the President to Gardner to refute the charge. The administration reportedly opposes the investigation, though no official stance was announced. Cont in fifth page.
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United States
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National Security League Forms in New York Plan to Probe U S Defenses
A new organization the National Security League was formed in New York to press for a congressional inquiry into the army navy and coast defenses with a country wide campaign to secure national and state security laws. Resolutions urge President Wilson to act and to back a rules committee hearing on House joint resolution 372.
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Zapata Breaks With Villa in Mexico City Suburbs
Emilio Zapata rejects Villa’s overtures for joint possession of Mexico City. Zapata’s forces clash in the capital’s outskirts as Villa advances with about 25 000 troops and is driven back. Zapata forms an independent government with Mexico City as capital while protecting foreigners.
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