Germans Repulsed at Allied Lines Amid Polish Front Push
London December reports describe a major World War I battle on Poland's front with gains claimed by Germans and Russian pressure toward Cracow. Lodz appears in German hands, while Allied actions near Ypres and Passchendaele are noted, with censored American correspondents and heavy casualties from cold and bombardment.
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Aeros
Lodz
London
Daily Express
Cracow
Armey
St. Eloy
Ypres
Belern
Gium
Chum
Uvg
Sons Heave Stulwern Barum
Trancaucasti
Trepizond
Elkins A Senate Candidate Campaign Sparks Dem Split
Special to The Washingter Pos. Charleston West Virginia Former son of the late king seeks return to the Senate creating a rift with Gov. Field. Senator W. E. Chilton likely unopposed at the primary with some Democrats urging a break in the Watson Chilton alliance. Holiday fares to points south promote holiday travel and Southern Railway schedules.
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Senate
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W. E. Chilton
Watson- Chilton
Stephen Fy
Southern Railway Liberal
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Guructars
Theseilpinos
Alaska
Far West
International Convention For Safety At Sea
Coasis
United States
Congress
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Wilson
Gardner
Japanese Foreign Minister Warns of China Peace Risks
Tokyo December report says Baron Kato told the Diet that war in Europe lingers with no peace in sight. He praised Japan’s ties with allies and neutral powers, noted gains in Kiauchau, Taiwan, and occupied Pacific islands, and thanked the United States for help in freeing Japanese in Germany. He warned that China’s instability could threaten global peace.
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Japan
Kiauchau
China
Taiwan
Marshall, Caroline, Marianna
Pelew
America
Germany
Japan may retain Kiauchau pledge to return fort denied
Tokyo reports Baron Takaaki Kato said in the diet no decision on returning Kiauchau to China and no promise made to any country. After Germany’s surrender, Japan had stated an intention, announced from Washington, to restore Kiauchau to China.
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Kiauchau
Tokyo
Baron Takaaki Kato
Diet
China
Tsingtau
Washington
Germany
Nations unite to defend neutral rights in Western Hemisphere
A Pan American conference formed by twenty one republics, led by the United States, seeks ways to protect neutral interests amid European war. Ambassadors from Argentina Brazil Chile Peru Uruguay Ecuador Honduras Cuba joined Secretary of State in a committee to study lines for nonbelligerent conduct, with a plan for a maritime demarcation between continents and a shared pledge of solidarity.
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Don Federico Peret
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Pacific
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Brazil
Sefior da Gama
Argentina
Sefior Naon
Chile
Sefior Suarez
Sefior Pezet
Uruguay
Sefior de Pena
Ecuador
Sefior Cordova
Honduras
Sefior Memreno
Cuba
Sefior
de Cespedes
United States
Noon
The
Pan- American Union
German Drive on St Eloy Halted in Belgium
Paris reports battle lines along Ypres and Argonne as German assaults near St Eloy are repulsed. Officials note heavy fighting in forests east of the Argonne with no other major incidents. Vermelles and Autoire given as gains in a recent Arras action, while Cracow defense is reportedly strengthened by German reinforcements.
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French War Office
Belgium
St. Eloy
Ypres
Argonne
Arras
Yser
Vermelles
Autoire
Petrograd
Russia
London
Bourse Gazette
Cracow
Inow
Vistula
Lodz
Japan Will Fight Until War Ends and Seeks German Ships
Vice Admiral Rokura Yashiro told the diet that while Europe’s war endures Japan’s navy will persevere. He said the fleet, with an English fleet, is seeking German warships in South American waters.
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Badger
Naval Committee
United States
Germany
Japan
Tokyo
Rokura Yashiro
Europe
South American
English Bombard Belgian Coast
A dispatch from Nieuport reports bombardment along the Belgian coast in the afternoon. The action begins at 3 o clock Tuesday and involves naval bombardment in conjunction with land operations near Ostend and areas up the coast.
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London
Nieuport
Rotterdam
Ostend
Emperor William III in Berlin Postpones Return to Front
Berlin December 8 Emperor William III is reported ill with feverish bronchial catarrh and has postponed his return to the front for several days. He remains able to receive briefings on the war from the chief of the general staff.
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Emperor William III
Berlin
Amsterdam
London
William
President Outlines Defense Policy Opposition to Standing Army
The president, addressing Congress, urges reliance on the National Guard and citizen soldiers over a large standing army. He notes enthusiasm from the galleries as he stresses defense needs amid the European war, with Democrats especially applauding the stance.
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Congress
United States
U S Troops to Naco as Wilson Orders Watch on Border
Brig. Gen. Tasker Bliss heads to Naco Ariz to command patrols amid Mexican border tensions. Fort Sam Houston orders artillery to reinforce Naco while Pershing dispatches Sixth Field Artillery. Reports say Maytorena plans a major attack within ten days as U S casualties mount.
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Tasker H. Bliss
United States Army
Naco
Ariz
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Elias
el Paso
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J. J. Pershing
Patterles A
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Maytorena
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Carranza
Ninth United States Cavalry
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Sonora
Heinsmin Hill
Guy Maytorena
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