Russians check three armies and may save Warsaw
London dispatch reports three Austro German columns checked by Russian forces near Mlawa and along the Lodz to Lowicz line. Germans suffer seven attacks repulsed with heavy losses while Russians claim up to 2,900 prisoners and several guns captured as they press south of Krakow.
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French Repulse Violent Attack in Ypres Region
Paris reports a very violent German assault in the Ypres region was repulsed. French trenches taken earlier were recaptured and efforts continue in the front, with artillery engagements around Arras Vosges Varennes and the Meuse heights.
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Servians Pursue Foe Vanquished as Prisoners Taken
Dispatches from Nish and Paris report Servians overwhelming victory over the Austrians in northwest Servia. More than 22,000 prisoners captured, including an entire artillery depot. heavy material losses announced as Austrians regroup with no major battles reported in the southern theater.
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New Japanese Naval Aid and Paris Financial News
Tokyo appoints Commander Kichisa buro Nomura as naval attaché to Washington while French forces push in Argonne and Arras. Paris reports the national debt ledger moving from Bordeaux, finance minister Ribot touts France’s sound finances, treasury notes issued, and a rate cut on three month notes to 4 percent.
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Named envoy to Vatican appointment of British minister
London December 11 official announcement says Sir Henry Howard is appointed British Minister to the Vatican. The selection marks a key diplomatic posting for the United Kingdom.
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Sir Henry Howard
London
Resistance of Russians Flams Lowicz Front
German and Russian forces clash around Lodz and Lowicz as Berlin reports stubborn Russian resistance near Miazga Cut. West front gains claimed beside limited successes in Flanders and Argonne. Warsaw region sees Austro German advance stall near Cracow and Przemysl with reinforcements pivotal.
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Ship $1,000,000 in Gold Ore Heads for Denver
A carload of ore valued at $1,000,000, mined in Taine and owned by Chicago and Detroit investors, is due in Denver tomorrow. Guarded under armed protection, the shipment is the richest gold ore ever hauled in the United States and could be worth $200,000 a ton.
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British Sea Loss 7 Ball Amid Cotton
Southern Society opens the official season with a ceremonial ball as society members discuss fishing and maritime concerns amid ongoing trade and cotton market updates.
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Falkland Islands Battle Report Sturdee’s Squadron Sinks Three German Cruisers
British dispatches confirm seven British deaths and four wounded in the Falkland Islands clash. A German semi official statement says the Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Leipzig were sunk after a pursuit by Sir Frederick Sturdee’s squadron. The German note claims our cruiser squadron left Santiago de Chile within 24 hours and headed south seeking Canopus and Glasgow. The text notes that an English squadron appeared to hunt the German units, with no decisive confirmation yet.
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Wife Sues Banker After Hotel Room Bombshell
Washington Post dispatch reports Andrew McKinney a New York banker and stock exchange member faced a divorce suit by his wife Ida B Riley McKinney. A private detective testified McKinney and a woman in pajamas with a pink ribbon were in room 232 at a prominent hotel on September 17, while Mrs McKinney waited outside in a limousine. The tale framed the couple’s marital rupture as high society drama.
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Actress and feminist advocates free motherhood and private birth
Special to The Washington Post from Boston on December 11 reports mime actress and playwright Cilea, a feminist, saying she wants a child all her own without a man’s share. She admires her husband though, urging lovers to marry good friends and to avoid loveless unions while embracing free motherhood.
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Rear Admiral Watson Dead After 40 Years of Service
Rear Admiral Eugene Winslow Watson United States Navy retired died yesterday at his residence 1407 Twenty first Street Northwest Read Admiral Watson was 71 years old and a Massachusetts native He entered the Naval Academy from Pennsylvania on September 1 1863 and rose through grades to rear admiral a rank he held upon retirement June 2 1902 He retired on his own application after four decades of service and had lived in Washington since retirement
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Secretary Daniels Pushes Navy Strength and Panama Canal Plan
Secretary of the Navy Daniels testifies to Congress that rapid mobilization to the Pacific is feasible via Panama and that the Atlantic fleet could reach Manila and Honolulu within eighteen days in an emergency. He urges continued battleship construction, discusses submarines and airships, and contrasts current US capabilities with European powers as hostilities widen.
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