Allied Fleet Gathers For Battle In Dardanelles Run
Berlin reports a great naval clash looming as 40 British and French ships mass off an unnamed location. Censors hide the place, but fortifications and mine fields make passage unlikely. The Dardanelles objective is favored by French involvement and a Kiel alternative is possible. A British sub was driven off at the strait.
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Berlin
London
Copenhagen
Dardanelles
Kiel
Mediterranean
Landsturm Mutiny Delays Front Duty at Antwerp
Reports claim about one hundred landsturm officers refused orders to move to the Yser front near Antwerp. They argued they are not to fight unless the regular army is exhausted and urged Germany to seek peace. The mutiny involved alleged high level tension and a failed self harm attempt by Field Marshal Van der Golls.
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Antwerp
Germany
Brussels
Marehiad van der Golls
Kaiser
Tharedas
Landsturm
Yser
Landsturmer
Tauns
Four Die in Bomb Fire in Ardale-on-Putnam Center
New York reports a tomb explosion caused a fatal blaze that destroyed central Ardale-on-Putnam. Four died including William Johnson his wife Elizabeth and children William 5 Margaret 4 plus Michael Irello. Loss about 500000 and 40 families homeless. Investigators tie bomb to Black Hand extortion letters to Irella.
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William Johnson
Ashea
New York
Ardale-on-Putnam
Mra
Elizabeth Johnson
Wfe
Margaret Johnson
Michael Irello
Miastras Johnson
Namile
Millionaires' Fire Company
Hastings
John Donnelly
Irella
Brown
Germans Evacuate Vermelles as Lodz Battle Looms
Berlin reports Vermelles, southeast of Bethune, evacuated by German forces after heavy Allied fire. An official dispatch notes Lodz in Russian Poland has fallen to Germans, with Russians retreating amid losses. Berlin says the Lodz conquest supports the German push toward Warsaw. The scene underscores a widening Central Front amid Polish resistance.
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Kaiser’s War Office
Lodz
Berlin
Warsaw
Vienna
Poland
Teutons
London
Amsterdam
Reuter
Russian Poland
Russian Empire
Vermelles
Bethune
Argonne
Varenes
Plint
Deluded Taunton nurse claims contract to kill 32
Taunton Mass Dec 6 Jane Topan a nurse confined to Paunton Insane Asylum since June 23 1902 states she agreed with the State to kill 32 persons but killed 31 and believed she would then be free. She says the State supplied morphine and atropine and that she reported each death to officials. Alienists note the new delusion and authorities fear another attempt to fulfill the contract. She names 31 victims with near 100 total implied. CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE.
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Taunton Insane Asylum
Washington Post
Taunton
Mass
Jane ‘Toppan
Allies Push Into Flanders and Argonne Fronts
Allied forces continue advancing in Flanders and northern France while German lines yield ground for tactical reasons. French progress claims in Argonne contrast with minimal gains elsewhere. Paris reports German road control disrupted between Metz and Woëvre, with heavy artillery destroying a German Meld Fort near Haggesseur House and limited advance in Argonne.
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London
Flanders
France
Langemarck
Argonne
Paris
Belgium
Hagsseur House
Cntire
Iixmude
Ypres
Weldendreft
Aisne
Champagne
Belgrade Evacuated Before Austrian Entry Says Servian Note
A Servian official communication states Belgrade was evacuated voluntarily by Servians on the evening of November 20, 34 hours before Austrians entered. It asserts any fighting occurred only between rear guards and patrols.
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Nish, Servia
Dec
Belgrade
French Aerial Raid On Freiburg In Breslau Acknowledged
German foreign office reported to the embassy that French aviators bombed aviation hangars in Freiburg in Breslau yesterday. The official note states the raids were successful, confirming French air action over the target.
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Freiburg
Breslau
Foreign Office
City of Ostend Aflame From Shells or Malice
Dunkirk December 6 Ostend is reported alive. Authorities believe the fire in Ostend was caused by bombardment from British ships or by German malice in the bombardment.
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Ostend
US Senators Paid by Carranza to Withdraw Troops from Vera Cruz
Special cable reports that Carranza allegedly paid $75,000 in gold to two U S senators to influence their stance on withdrawing American troops from Vera Cruz. Treasury records reportedly show the payment, but names are unclear. Some doubt the claim, suggesting the entry may be a misdirection or misrecorded.
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U. S
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Washington
Mexico City
Garranza
United States
Senate
Funston
War Department
Zabaran
Treasury
Carrasza
Gwald
Signor Reynoso
L Tanza
Wilson
Carranza Administration
Zubaran
Defiance to Villa Salazar revolt grows in Mexico
Special to The Washington Post reports from Mexico City and Juarez as Gutierrez, after a short term, names a cabinet hostile to Villa and Zapata. Emilio Vasquez Gomez, Zapata’s pick for provisional president, vanishes before reaching Juarez amid border rumors. A fresh revolt led by Gen. Salazar seeks to topple Carranza and Villa, with Casas Grandes under siege and Juarez warned of further attacks.
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Washington Post
Mexico City
Gutierrez
Mate Hia
Francisco Villa Gutierrez
Villa
Zapata
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Lore I. Robles
Ing . Willaread Tnatruction
Jons _Masconcelos
Miguel Alessio Robles
Jore Rodriguez Tabo
Valentin Soto Gama
Tsen Lucio Blanco
Juarez
Mexico
Del
Jimilio Vasquez Gomez
Gomez
San Antonio
Sehor Gomez
Menxico
Tet Rin
Tex
Hi Pasa
Manelovic
Louis Herrinita
Chihuahua
Pascual Orozen
New York
Arrieta Brothers
Durango
Jose Ynez Salazar
Carranza
Salazar
Casas Grandes
Ochoa
Ortelas
Salagar
Vera Cruz
Dechitten
Herberto Jara
Congress at hand important bills pending
Congress opens the Sixty third Congress as administration leaders push for a March 4 adjournment with major aims including waterpower and land leasing bills. A pending Philippine independence vote taxes progress while aliens remigration and rural credits measures loom. Expect continuation on the ninth page.
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Brees
Washington
Tate
Congress
Wwart Carer
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Senate
Phiippine
Sesson
House
Government Commission
Teutons Battle Near Warsaw In Heavy Fighting
London dispatch reports ongoing battles for Poland with German and Russian forces contending near Lodz. German and Russian headquarters withhold full details. Russians claim advances while Germans push to envelop Republican positions near Now and Prothow as Serb forces report success in Serbia.
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London
Poland
Lodz
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