Demand for Inquiry of Nation's Defenses in Congress
Senate debates three proposals to lift investigations into national preparedness. Gardiner stands opposed to a national security commission while the President fears harmful international perception. Democratic and Republican leaders clash over how to probe military readiness as public pressure grows.
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Food relief requested for Albania and Palestine
Ambassador Morgenthau reports to the State Department that 306000 people in Albania and Palestine face famine and 20000 have died. Red Cross appeal seeks subscriptions to fund relief. consular report from Jerusalem requests a ship full of provisions for distribution to all needy, regardless of faith. Refugees in Galicia and Poland also suffer with scarce aid.
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Palestine
Red Cross
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Valestine
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Galicia
Poland
Madison Square Horse Show Opens War Charity Drive
New York hosts the first annual wartime horse show at Madison Square Garden to aid relief funds. U S Army riders from New York National Guard compete alongside Federal troops as Bethlehem Steel withdraws from submarine production per White House neutrality stance. Corporal Blodgett and Corporal Warry Shuanton win prizes in the army challenge cup amid heavy rain and slick conditions.
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American Horse Show Association
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White Cross
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Warry Shuanton
Sixty-ninth Infantry Regiment
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Second United States Cavalry
Vermont
New York National Guard
W.D. Nicholson
George H. Brett
Regular Cavalry
Allies Begin 10 Move Eastward In West Front
Allied French Belgian and British forces press a western offensive from the left bank of the Yser Canal toward La Bassee with heavy cannonade. Paris indicated offensive superiority and French artillery advantage while German eastern front positions were reportedly maintained.
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Yser Canal
France
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Mey
Aisne
Frenen
Taris
War Office
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Yser
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Jarras
Oise
Argonne
Champagne
Labor World Unrest Steady Work Better Living
Federal investigators report to Congress lists nine principal causes of industrial unrest in the United States. Protests aim at higher wages shorter hours and better conditions, with labor defending agitators and immigration viewed as a contributing factor. The commission, after 514 witnesses, presents no conclusions yet and notes cross-group agreement on many points.
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Witson
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Industrial Workers of the World
Socialist Party
Muscovites Retreat After Repulse at Lodz
British experts call the German success remarkable as Muscovites fall back after a hand to hand fight on the Lodz outskirts. The czar's line in the suburbs has been tested and straightened, with heavy casualties reported on both sides as ground is contested citywide.
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Maj General von Meyer Killed By Aviator
Berne reports Maj General von Meyer was entering a motor car when an arrow fired by a hostile aviator killed him. The Bavarian press notes the dramatic assassination as aviation foe action.
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Berne
Bombing at Hazebrouck Kills Ten in Crowd
Paris reports a Taube dropped two bombs on Hazebrouck during a raid to destroy a railroad station. The first caused no harm, but the second hit a crowd around a crater, killing ten civilians including women and children and wounding five.
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Hazebrouck
U S to Go Had 24 Hours to Depart Speaker Attacks Wilson Policy
Michigan Solon declares Washington weakly yielded to Mexican demands at a dinner for New Hampshire's new governor. Rep elect Sulloway and Samuel McCall lash Wilson administration, citing Mexico policy and railroad sales. Ches. & Ohio Railway advertises reduced holiday excursion tickets to western points.
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Samuel McCall
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Two Swedish Ships Sink After Mine Collision
A Stockholms dispatch reports Swedish steamers a and Everilda struck mines off the Winnish coast and sank. The Lunar crew were saved while all seamen aboard Everlida except one perished.
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Stockholm
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Kaiser Frees Admiral Neeld in Berlin Release
Berlin announces the German government freed Rear Admiral Reginald Neeld a retired British officer after Wilson representations via Ambassador Gerard no demand for any concession was made to England. Rome reports Italy orders eight battalions to Libya to reinforce forces and ready for any aggression.
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Railway Places Big Order for Passenger Equipment
In Chicago on December 7 the Northern Pacific Railroad placed orders valued at about 1.5 million dollars for passenger equipment. Deliveries are to begin in March.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Germans Claim Success in Northern Poland and Lodz Fighting
Berlin reports prolonged clashes around Lodz with German forces repelling Russian units northwest and southwest of the city. Official dispatch notes heavy combat in northern Poland though no decisive results are stated.
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Pea Mountains
Accuses Wife and Peer in Domestic Trouble Case
A prominent figure, Lord Robin Innes-Wer, faces divorce charges after a dispute involving a counter-stuart and the Reeves family. Attorney Jer Talp A Brennen represents Breede Reeves in Mashinerton as the case unfolds with claims of injury and lines drawn between aristocratic circles and escaped whispers.
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Lomi Innes
Jewels Lost in Gutter Drive Reward Near Grand Central
A $10,000 necklace lost in front of the Stitz Carlton Hotel was found after an alert reader reported the item to Mr Vanderbilt near the Grand Central building. The finder received a reward of $00 from the New York Conta offices. Details about the necklace's value were not known to the owner.
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