Danger for Allied Troops in the Balkans
A Paris Midi article warns of grave peril for Anglo French forces in the Balkans as Monastir falls and Ottoman and German pressure grows. Saloniki remains a scrutinized pivot with British and French troops facing a dire, multi-front situation and planning possible entrenchment or withdrawal.
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Balkans
Henry Berenger
Paris Midi
Tondon
Reuter
Saloniki
Strumnitza
Monastir
Serbia King Rebukes Czar Over War Destruction
An aged Serbian king telegraphs to the Russian czar blaming his councilors for Serbia's ruin as Teutonic forces advance. He says Serbia sacrificed all, shed blood, and now must flee his homeland. Dispatches report the message from December 4 via wireless to Sayville.
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Sayville
Serbia
Ruswa
Roumania Looms Large in Balkan Developments
London reports Roumania may join allies or extend neutrality to allow Russian troop passage. Authorities say ships in Roumanian ports may be commandeered after Monday as a potential shift in policy prompts British skepticism until confirmed.
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Bulgaria
Turks
Roumania
Balkan
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Balkan States
Reuter
Bucharest
Germany Seeks Peace Strong From War Strength Says Schiedemann
Philip Schiedemann socialist leader in the Reichstag tells United Press Germany should push peace now while asserting strength militarily and economically. He vows to back the nation to the end if no peace is offered, while peace talks split his party and attract recruits before Reichstag debate. Rumors of a Kaiser peace mission to Constantinople are denied as false.
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Reichstag
Entente
Carl W. Ackerman
United Press
Berlin
Amsterdam
Germany
United Press Today
Schiedemann
Reichstaz
Socialist Party
German General Calls Serbs Home and Pledges Aid
Field Marshal von Mackensen, leader of the German forces in Serbia, issues a proclamation to Serbs promising safety for those who do not resist the central powers. He urges them to return home, resume work, and submit to military authorities with assurances of aid and restoration of prior well being.
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Bulgaria
von Mackensen
Serbia
German plot details link two women to vast wartime fund
New York reports disclose that Capta. von Papen and Boy-Ed were connected to a $27,000,000 German fund in the United States. Investigators allege extended covert operations and a planned Mexico invasion with assistance from Austrian and German agents. A Riverside Drive apartment housed the passport operations.
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Austro-Humgatient
William d. Flynn
United States Secret Service
United States
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Felix Diaz
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Townshend’s Mesopotamia Retreat Posts British Rout
Dispatches report General Townshend’s British force routed by Arab tribes and Turkish reinforcements near Bagdad. British losses total about 4,567 with 1,600 prisoners freed, as retreat toward Kut El Amara begins amid claims no hope of capturing Bagdad without heavy reinforcements.
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Consuls Face Recall In Wide United States Inquiry
The State Department orders a broad probe into foreign consular officials in the United States amid suspected disfavoring activities. No decision yet on Alexander von Nuber, New York Austro hungarian consul general, linked to Boy Ed and Von Papen. President Wilson expected to back actions to suspend or replace officials if improper conduct is shown. Captains Boy Ed and Franz von Papen’s withdrawal request sparks the inquiry with possible cross Atlantic implications.
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Princess Gouraud in custody dispute claimed birth of child
New York dispatch reports Alpha princess Mrs Jackson Gouraud also known as the "Princess" Miskinoff and her husband Alex Andre Miskinoff face a supreme court battle over alleged cruel treatment. He claims she gave birth to a daughter in April and seeks custody while she denies any issue to the marriage and asks the court to rule accordingly. The couple wed in London in 1914 with prior marriages and family wealth noted.
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Broadway
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Lfe
Supreme Court
Avere
London
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France
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Wilson Galt wedding set for December eighteenth at Galt home
The White House announced the December eighteenth wedding of President Wilson and Mrs Norman Galt will be solemnized at the Galt residence, 1808 Twentieth Street North West. No best man or maid of honor, few guests, and a Southward wedding trip are planned.
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Norman Galt
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Misa Bertha Bolling
Flancee
Formal Announcement of Wilson-Galt Wedding
It was announced at the White House today that the marriage of Mrs. Galt and the President will take place on Saturday, the eighteenth of December. The ceremony will be performed at Mrs. Galt's home, 1308 Twentieth street Northwest. The only guests will be Mrs. Galt's mother, her brothers and stars, the President's brother and sister, his daughters and the members of his immediate household. No invitations will be issued.
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Galt
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Baltimore
Anne Howe
Philadel
Dr Buenz and associates sentenced in federal conspiracy case
Dr Karl Buenz George Kotter and Adolph Haadmeister of the Hamburg American Line were sentenced to 15 years in Atlanta federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States government Joseph Poppinghaus received one year The Hamburg American Line was fined 4 with bail set at 10000 for each defendant Judge Howe overruled defense motions and US Attorney H Showden Marshall urged substantial punishment in the case stemming from vessel charters and provisions for German cruisers during 1914
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Adolph Haadmeister
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Howe
William Rand, Jr
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H Showden Marshall
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VON MACKENSEN WOUNDED IN SERBIAN CAMPAIGN
Special Cable reports Field Marshal von Mackensen was twice wounded during the Serbian campaign. A bullet from a Serbian sharpshooter hit his arm at Belgrade, and two days later a spent bullet struck his shoulder. The German general staff gave no notice for nearly two weeks, suggesting he may have been sent to Constantinople.
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Copenhagen
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Belgrade
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Constantinople
Peace ship Oscar II sails as Ford receives ovation
The Oscar II carries Henry Ford and peace delegates from Hoboken toward Christiania to end the war. Crowds cheer as Bryan and Edison bid farewell, and a ship mascot squirrel adds light moments amid a historic departure. The voyage, planned for fourteen days, faces possible British patrol but aims to push peace messaging.
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Oscar II
Henry Ford
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