Germany expands war chest and fleets for Channel attack
The Kaiser plans a multi pronged assault on Britain using submarines airships and destroyers rushed into service. Floating batteries are under construction to block the Channel and new dreadnoughts progress as Kaiser directs a concerted effort from Kiel to the North Sea with thousands of workers withdrawn from other plants.
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Kaiser
England
Teutons
Channel
Berouth
Wal
Mattinlines
Government Seeks Freer Hand to Stop Neutral Shipping Menace
A Boston dispatch reports calls for broader U S authority to inspect and seize ships sailing under false manifests during wartime. Officials warn that lax powers allow British vessels to carry coal and provisions to wartime ships, risking American neutrality and security.
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United Stat
Britain
Pia
Atlantic
United States
Evita Imuerkie
Ue Keser Iumeai
Deane
Austrain Emperor Feeble Amid War Strain
Reported notes on Austria's Emperor Franz Joseph being feeble and ill in late 1910s conditions. Observers whisper of weakened authority as the empire endures ongoing conflict and political strain.
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Austria
Joseph
Fred Ischl
Italy to Meet as War Measures Face Parliament
Rome dispatch notes Italy’s parliament will convene to approve war measures and outline military and naval preparations with nearly 200 million lire allocated. Premier Salandra will present the cabinet policy, signaling Italy’s neutral yet armed stance amid the European war. Strong opposition from socialists is anticipated but solidarity is urged before foreign powers.
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Rome
Italy
Peasion
Salandra
King George and Poincare Tour Behind British Lines
King George and President Poincare rode in an open automobile with Premier Vivi- lan accompanying them as they visited British troops behind the lines. Crowds cheered in villages and at headquarters, with a dinner later shared by high officials before Joffre returned to his base and the pair proceeded to Paris.
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Poincare
Vividni
Joffre
King George
George Axa
Hungarian Deputies Adopt Arbitration Pact With US
Berlin reports the Hungarian chamber of deputies unanimously adopted the war measures and the arbitration convention with the United States. Leaders Count Keroly and Count Andrassy announced postponing political criticisms until peace. The House sent greetings to the army, praised the work done, and expressed confidence in victory bringing advantages to Hungary.
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United States
Berlin
London
Hungarian Chamber of Deputies
Keroly
Count Andrassy
Chamber of Deputies
Fielt
Hungary
Merry Christmas Barred From Supplies for Belgians
New York December 2 The American Commission for Relief in Belgium warns that any inscription inside or outside relief packages may lead to confiscation. Donors may not print Merry Christmas or any message on bags or private marks. A shipload bound for Antwerp was delayed a month over a single word.
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New York
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Ganoa
Sendera
Critics in Japan blame U S aid to Germans in war news
The article reports Japan’s public opinion tilting against Britain and the United States as anti Allied sentiment grows. It cites American tolerance toward the German cruiser Helgoland and American actions in the Philippines and Pacific, with Osaka Mainichi criticizing Britain’s tactics in France and the mixed British force composition. The piece also covers U S and British reaction to Japan’s moves in the South Seas and the Washington poet’s work. In Detroit, Champ Clark launches a presidential bid and derides Roosevelt as a mountebank, while praising James Mann as the strongest potential 1916 Republican candidate.
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Europe
Japan
United States
Opimioh Io O
Great Britain
America
Germany
Geler
Honolulu
Philippines
Americkin
Marshall
Caroline Islands
Osaka
Britain
Mainichi
France
Indiana
Detroit
Mich
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
James R. Mann
Clark
el Roosevelt
Richmond P Hobson
Iinois
Gang of
Mann
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Tclon Lea
Mrs Belmont Hostess at Sherry Benefit in New York
Special to The Washington Port reports Louis Sherry planned to donate all proceeds from his Fifth Avenue establishment to the mercy fund aiding women and children harmed by the war. The Dec 2 event drew many notable guests including O H F Belmonts party, the Russian ambassador, and officials from New York State and city.
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Washington
New York
Caffern
Committee of Mercy
Louis Sherry
Fifth Avenae
O H F Belmont
George Bakh‘“meter
Charles 5 ‘Whitman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Veteran Joseph Aman Dies
Joseph Andrew Aman a German native and 34 year Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employee died at his Hyattsville Maryland home after a long illness. Born in 1827 in Baden Germany he came to Washington in 1849 and later moved to Hyattsville where he resided. He worked for the railroad until retirement ten years ago. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 9 am at St Jerome Church Hyattsville with Rev Father Keegan officiating. Interment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
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Joseph Andrew Aman
Baltmora
St Jeromes Church
Hyatts.le
Father Keegan
Mount Gclivet Cemetery
Sir Gilbert Parker appeals to Cardinal Gibbons for Belgium
English novelist Sir Gilbert Parker appeals to Cardinal Gibbons for Belgian relief. He cables from Maastricht describing Belgians destitute and starving, asking the American commission for aid including half a soldier’s ration to feed starving Belgians and urging Christian compassion.
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Gilbert Parker
Cardinal Gibbons
Belgium
Baltimore
Cardinal Gishbeam
Maastricht
Holland
American Commission For Belgian Relief
Countieas
Riots in Valparaiso Fire as German Interests Face Tariff Rise
Anti German riots erupt in Valparaiso after tariffs on tramway lines owned by German interests. Troops fire into crowds, wounding several as German buildings including the consulate are attacked. Demonstrations follow disputes over neutrality violations by German warships and alleged naval base plans in Chile.
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Peopla
Santiago
Chile
Valparaiso
Geri Man Interesta
Dernburg Sees U S as World Peace Maker at New York Dinner
Dr Bernhardt Dernburg urged the United States to join postwar peace negotiations and become the world peace maker. He criticized US defenses and ammunition shortages, noting Nassau to New York range limits and calling Britain and Germany shells a threat, urging stronger national defense. Congressman Gardner warned of navies and militia inadequacies, stressing the need for updated armaments and air power.
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New York
Europe
United States
Bernhardt Dernburg
Cotontes
Eiconomic Club
Dernburg
Gardner
Navy Board
Germany
England
Navy
Army
Asiatic Nationa
War Tax Law Delays Arkansas Weddings
Fort Smith Ark Dec 2 Representatives from many towns report weddings delayed as town clerks refuse to issue marriage licenses without revenue stamps under the new war revenue act. Officials say the papers are taxable, causing postponements for couples planning to wed.
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Arkansas
80 000 Made captive coup by eraiser regiments
Berlin issues official statement claiming a strong French position in the Argonne Forest was captured by Württemberg Regiment No 120 with two other companies and about 100 enemy prisoners. The release notes 80,000 Russians captured between November 11 and December 1 with multiple eastern theater claims.
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Berlin
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London
Arigonne Forest
William
Italso
Prussia
Poland
Kutne
Wloclawek
Lodz
Lowicz
Supreme Court certifies remittur in Frank murder case
Atlanta December 2 The State supreme court today certified to Fulton county superior court clerk the remittur in the Leon Frank murder case of Mary Phagan. The remittal upholds the verdict of guilty returned in August 1913 and confirms the lower court’s refusal to set aside the verdict. A habeas corpus writ for resentence to death has been drawn but will not be served, and resentence will be postponed to next week due to Judge Ben H Hill’s illness.
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State Supreme Court
Ulton County
Leon Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
Ben H Hill
Superior Court
Kaiser Declares Resolve Amid War Sacrifices
The chancellor pledges confidence in victory and urges continued civilian sacrifices in defense of right and freedom. He stresses retaliation against maltreatment of German subjects abroad and notes the Ottoman Empire as a new ally while warning rivals of strong Allied countermeasures. A separate report quotes Rep Gardner about missing a planned conference with President Wilson.
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Ottoman Empire
Gardner
Wilson
Jerome K Jerome on Wilson and Treitschke influence
Jerome K Jerome reports from London that President Wilson, fond of English literature, discussed Treitschke during a brief White House interview. He notes Wilson appeared absorbed by Treitschke ideas, while expressing little sympathy for those doctrines and observing Germany's shift under those influences.
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Washington Post
London
Jerome K Jerome
United States
Daily News
America
Europe
Wilson
Treitschke
White House
Free trains for gifts for orphans in Austria and Germany
The American consul general Dr Jon Edward Jones arranged with prowar authorities to fund and expedite rail transport of Christmas gifts to orphans in Austria and Germany from Genoa via Rome on December 2.
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Genoa
Rome
Jon Edward Jones
Austria
Germany
U S Envoy Morgenthau Defiant Promise To Skip City
The Daily Chronicle reports Charles Tucker recounts Morgenthau’s warning that if British refugees are not allowed passports he will take every British subject as a guest aboard his train. Turkish officials yielded after pressure, promising exit that night, while authorities taxed adults privately.
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Washington
London
Charles Tucker
Athens
Constantinople
Tucker Sass
Morgenthau
United States
Tuldat Bey
Porte
Bar
Amelia
Neutrals Consider Unified Approach to War Strains
Jantic and Pacific sides of continents discuss extending territorial seas to ease coastwise trade. Ecuador and Argentina urge Pan-American Union to convene a governing board meeting on mutual neutral questions. England open to coal for belligerents. Colombia follows non Hague rules. aim to ease burdens on neutrals through Pan-American consensus.
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Jantic
Pacific
Ecuador
Argentina
Pan-American Union
Chile
England
Colombia
Lnions Governing Board
Washington
Hemisphere
Europe
350 Oldest Inhabitants Association Meets in May
The Association of Oldest Inhabitants held its monthly meeting at Fifteenth and H streets Northwest. George W Swangs, chronister, read the annual report noting increased membership and improved equipment. Officers elected included Langtey and Fuchirdser. a banquet will be held next Monday at Abbitt.
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Association of
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Lodee Regns
Taipeles Fang Tharl
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