French Right Scores Successes Near Ypres and Moselle
War bulletin reports French gains in Alsace Vosges and along the Moselle, with captures near Lesmentis and Tete de Faux. It notes heavy artillery and bomb explosions from Nieuport to Dixmude, with German attacks in Argonne repulsed and Allied progress noted. Transports arrive at Bruges bearing wounded as West Flanders gains are promised.
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Nieuport
Dixmude
Lys
Somme
Argonne
City of Fores
Bruges
London
Ter
West Flanders
Caucasus
Africa
Hrigian de Wet
Louis Botha
Dierman Sedta
Angwia
Lesmentiis
Simmal
Te Vosges
Tete de Faux
Belgium
Ypres
Aix-Noulette
Sens
Aisne
Champagne
Woevre
Lorraine
Vosges
Funeral notices and obituaries from December 1914
Obituary fragments list multiple funeral notices. Names include Joseph Anthe Hilton, Frank Ryan, Newell, Catherine Nohe, Henry Scheer, Elizabeth Shelabarger, Harriet Blastchild, William Henry Salder, and others. Services scheduled at St Mary's Laurel and St John's Valon, with interments in Mount Olivet and Evansville.
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Aman
Gomat Ris
Joseph AN
St. Jerome's Church
Mt. Olvet
William S. Riley
Second Street
Noutheast
St Mary's Nurch
Laurel
Hilton
Fannie A
Samuel L. Hilton
Gawler's Chapel
Pennsylvania
Gion Tonivarsity Hospital
Frank- 3
Martelev
Nes Ryan
Third Street
Congression
Newell
Wdd
Embla S
William M. Newell
Evansville
Ind
NOMIE
Catherine A
Charles Nohe
North Capitol Street
Masa
St. Martin's Church
Tuid
Q Street
Henry K
Neva EL Scheer
St. Stephen's Twenty-fifth Street
Ivania Avenue
Atuday
E Ceres
Henry Shears
Zabeth
Samuel Shelabarger
William Henry Salder
Bert
Austro Hungarian Casualties Stated At 900000 Men
Petrograd reports from Hungary indicate Austro-Hungarian casualties to date total 900000 soldiers and 18000 officers. The bulletin notes shifts along fronts from Alsace to Belgium, with renewed activity around Nieuport and Dixmude, and limited progress in the Argonne and Lorraine sectors.
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Austria
Petrograd
Hungary
Cannot Protect Canal Without Resources at Home
Washington dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Wotherspoon, chief of staff, says the Panama Canal cannot be protected by current or proposed forces without rapid reinforcement from the United States. He urges stronger Pacific coast readiness and a larger garrison for Hawaii and the Philippines to deter a first class power, citing distance and reinforcement limits.
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Army
Hawaii
Philippines
Washington Post
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York American
Panama Canal
United States
Wotherspoon
United States Army
Wilson
War Costly TQ Australia
In the budget speech the government estimates Australia’s wartime expenses at 58 million pounds for the present year. The document expresses hope that New Zealand will grow closer with Australia while keeping its identity. It notes the war may create new obligations in the Pacific.
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Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
Pacific
King of Saxony in Belgium to urge troops
Special cable reports from Copenhagen that the King of Saxony left Dresden for Belgium to encourage troops and represent the Kaiser during his absence at the eastern seat of war.
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Kaiser
Washington Post
Copenhagen
Saxony
Dresden
Belium
Navy Denies Shortage of Long-Range Torpedoes
Secretary Daniels read Admiral Strauss's statement to counter Senator Lodge's claims on naval capabilities. He said the navy has been expanding long-range torpedoes for new ships, notes that submarines do not require them, and cited ranges of earlier battleships and recent upgrades while defending aviation and submarine arms.
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Senator Lodge
Daniels
Massachusetts
Navy
United States
France
Strauss
Bureau of Ordnance
Gardner
Maassachusetts
Kir
Cressy
Hogue
United States Navy
Nevada
Oklahoma
Virginia Clads
Texas
Commisaria
Newport
Biss
Brooklyn
Agso
60 Cossacks Raid Germans at Czenstochowa
Special Cable describes a Don Cossack night raid near Czenstochowa in which about 60 men captured 300 German cavalry, killed many, and liberated intelligence. The town was under German occupation since the war’s early days. 40 prisoners found among the captives wearing soldiers’ uniforms.
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Czenstochowa
Don Cossacks
Czenstochewa
Don Cossack
Germans Cross Yser on Big Rafts Under Fire
London reports a German assault across the Yser using large rafts in darkness. Each raft carried fifty to sixty men with machine guns. Allied fire at daybreak caused heavy losses, with several rafts upset and many Germans drowned or shot. The attack focused north of Ypres as mud hinders artillery.
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Yser
London
France
Muday
Uetl
Adde
Ypres
Prince of Wales joins army amid heavy fire at French HQ
London reports Prince of Wales present with the army and highly praised by Times experts. Described as a keen, tireless officer who walks six miles daily, drives his own car, and regularly visits trenches including Indian troops, braving bombardments to observe infantry positions and the grenadiers in action. He has embraced frontline duties and earned strong endorsements from military observers.
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London
Prince of Wales
Times
Mfe
French
Czar and Kaiser at Poland Front Reported
Petrograd dispatch says Emperor Nicholas arrived at the theater of war in Poland while Berlin reports Emperor William held a Breslau conference with Archduke Frederick and others. William visited Breslau hospital and troops near Czestochowa as Russian air activity intensifies over East Prussia.
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Petrograd
Nicholas
Poland
Berlin
William
Breslau
Sitesia
Archduke Frederick
Archduke Charles Francis
Gen. von Hoetzendorf
Stam
Czenstochowa
East Prussia
Rominten
Germans Detain French Ambulance Service Members
Bordeaux December 23 The French government protests to Berlin through the Spanish Ambassador that Germans are detaining as prisoners of war members of the French ambulance service Instead of sending them back under the Geneva convention The protest was echoed by the International Red Cross committee Some releases have occurred since the protest was filed and the American Ambassador was notified of German interests
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Bordeaux
Berlin
International Red Cross Committee
Baron Von Horst III Held in British Camp Release Sought
San Francisco December 3. Secretary Bryan's cable to Ambassador Page urged Britain to release Baron Louis von Horst, an American military prisoner near London for three months. No word yet from the British government on his status or possible release.
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Baron von Horst III
U.S
San Francisco
Bryan
Page
Baron Louis von Horst
London
England
Clemens Horst
Horst
Belgrade Taken at Bayonet Point in War News
Budapest reports Belgrade captured by Austro-Hungarian forces after a bayonet assault from the west. The fall follows heavy fighting with the city stormed and occupants yielding as troops entered amid cheering. Also noted are Austrians honoring General Liboringy von Frank for distinguished field service and Japan’s capture of favorable fronts in Galicia with quiet western fights.
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Jered
Belgrade
Francis Joseph
Austria
Liboringy von Frank
Budapest
Karl Liebknecht Rebuked by German Socialists
Berlin reports the socialist democratic faction of the reichstag deplored Dr Karl Liebknecht for voting against the new war credit approved by the reichstag. He was the lone dissenting member, prompting an official statement that the act violated party discipline and will be investigated further.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Karl Elbknecht
Socialit
Liebknecht
Villa enters capital holds citadel and jail
Reports from El Paso claim Francisco Villa Emilia Zapata and Provisional President Gutierrez entered Mexico City at the head of their commands and occupied the cuartel and citadel. Carranza agents deny entry saying Villa was in Tacubaya. Voting dispatches describe mixed signals as Villa forces move toward Cuernavaca and Cuernavaca talks with Zapata proceed. United States authorities report capture of nine armed Mexicans in Hidalgo while border patrol remains alert and vigilant.
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Washington Post
el Paco
Tex
Tomas Ornelas
Francisco Villa
Villa
Emilia Zapata
Gutierrez
Mexico City
Cuartela
Vera Cruz
Tacubaya
Ornelas
el Paso
Gen. Villa
Carranza
Ramon Iturbe
Guaymay
Hermosillo
Sonora
Caballero
Panuco
Herrera
Chihuahua
Brownsville
Hidalgo
Arturo Marmanio
Reynosa
Mexico
Rio Grande
United States
Willa
Cuernavaca
Zapata
State Department
Faw
North
George C. Carothers
Autes
Italy Keeps Neutrality as Europe Roster Gathers
Premier Salandra stated Italy would remain neutral as the European conflict began, but warned neutrality alone could not safeguard the nation. He urged readiness of army and navy, urged sacrifices across classes, and called for unity in parliament to face contingencies and protect Italian interests.
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Salandra
Italy
Europe
Unionists Call De Wet’s Life Forfeit In South Africa
London dispatch reports unionist papers demand De Wet endure a rebel’s fate. The Pall Mall Gazette contends his treaty loyalty to the Mao was broken and his raiding harmed South Africa, urging harsh punishment and a soldier’s death for treachery.
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de Wet
South Africa
Washington Post
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Vereenzing
Mao
Das Geschers
British Colonials Sent to Egypt and Vatican Envoy Request
British and colonial troops have landed in Egypt to bolster defense and complete training before joining European fronts. Rome reports the Vatican envoy issue ties to Turkish relations as Selim considers sending a diplomatic representative to the Holy See to seek recognizing an envoy to the Kervian government.
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Egypt
Porte
The
Vatican
London
New Zealand
Europe
Rome
the Tribuna
Vatierat
Holy See
Prisoner in Auburn Offers Life for Cancer Virus Test
Frank J. Hickey, imprisoned at Auburn for murder, writes to Sing Sing warden offering to sacrifice his life for inoculation with a cancer virus to test contagion. The plea, first made to Dr Roswell Parr, was referred to state cancer lab and deemed unacceptable. Hickey states no thought of pardon, aiming to prove past acts do not bar testing.
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Auburn
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank J. Hick
Ife
Joseph Joseph
Lackawanna
Thomas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing
Crifice
Roswell Parr
Statewy
New York
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