Allies10 Continue Balkan Campaigns As Spring Offensive Looms
Paris dispatch reports France and Great Britain agree to sustain the Saloniki expedition with reinforced troops, while Serbia withdrawal is noted. Aimed at securing Saloniki and preparing a spring offensive, additional Allied divisions will be sent by sea as Sarrail’s force withdraws, with British troops likely forming the bulk of reinforcements.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Balkans
Saloniki
Serbia
Banes
Briand
Gallient
Grey
Kitchener
Salonik
Satoniki
Joffre
Sarrall
Dardanelles
Sarrail
Alltes
Ramiain
Vvempa
Constantina
Danube
Roumaniaia
Central Powers Possess Over 1,000,000 Balkans Troops
Hungarian premier M Radoslavoff said in an interview that the central powers have more than one million troops available in the Balkans. The dispatch to Central News Agency from Amsterdam is cited.
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London
M. Radoslavoff
Balkans
Amsterdam
Turkish Assaults Press Dardanelles Front Strongly
Turkish forces at the Dardanelles are reinforced and attack the Anglo French trenches with heavy fire. New Zealanders repulsed a Turkish infantry assault in the Krithia sector as Field Marshal von Mackensen reportedly arrives at Constantinople with Bavarian troops and artillery. An official Constantinople report notes a hostile armored ship bombardment near Kemikle Liman and continued fierce fighting at Ari Burnu with shells bombs and air torpedoes.
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Constantinople
Athens
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Berlin
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Vienna
Kemikle Liman
Ari Burnu
Belgian Munition Plant Blast Kills and Hurts 1000
Special Cable reports a massive explosion at Gravilla Sante Hon orine near Havre France hitting a Belgian army munitions plant. About 1 000 killed or wounded, many fatally, with shattered Havre windows and trains reportedly tied up for hours amid 1 500 Belgians employed at the plant.
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Washington Post
France
Gravilla Sante Honorine
Ptart
Serb King Peter Arrives at Scutari in Albania
Aged King Peter of Serbia, fleeing Teutonic forces, reaches Scutari Albania on a stretcher after abandoning his carriage. He endures rheumatism as his rearguard remains encamped between Scutari and Durazzo. Italian ships supply provisions to the Serb remnants in the area.
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Peter
Scutari
Durazzo
Germany can fight seven years longer Cardinal Hartmann asserts
Rome Dec 11 Germany is financially and economically able to continue the war for seven years Cardinal Hartmann told Pope Benedict before leaving for Cologne He presented statistics to support his claim and urged the pope to inform Germanys enemies that starving Germany out would fail He contributed 1000 marks from the Kaiser for Peters peace.
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Washington Post
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Germany
Hartmann
Pope Benedict
Cologne
Peter
Assails Italy War Policy Triggers Parliamentary Turmoil
Rome reports a tumult in parliament as Socialist Enrico Ferri denounces government war policy and demands parliamentary control of expenditures. Nationalists accuse Ferri of conspiring with Premier Giolitti to oust the Balandra cabinet, prompting shouting and claims parliament dignity is lost while the army fights. Premier Salandra urges calm as the session ends and hints at resumed work tomorrow. A reference to a Seaboard Florida Limited timetable appears in the same column.
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Washington Post
Rome
Enrico Ferri
Ferri
Giolitti
Balandra
Salandra
Diplomatic tensions rise as US demands Austrian action
Reports from Vienna indicate officials fear a rupture with Austria Hungary over the sinking of an Italian liner. The United States seeks disavowal of the act, punishment of the submarine commander, and reparation for American lives lost. A note will be published tomorrow. talks with Baron Zwiedinek were brief.
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Austria-Hungary
Omctela
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Foreign Office
Baron Zwiscinek
Loffigial
Constantin Dumba
New Head of French Staff Chooses Castelnau
Paris reports Gen Joffre, still in overall command, has named Gen Edouard de Castelnau as chief of the general staff. Castelnau, born 1851 and famed as savior of Nancy, has a long career from 1869 military school through 1870 war and later roles including the iron division at Nancy and key commands at the start of the European war.
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Joffre
Edouard de Carteres de Castelnau
de Castelnau
Nancy
Iron Division
Germany Probes Hidden Hoards Asks Vault Declarations
Berlin reports the Reichebank acts to seal safety deposit vaults with the war’s start. Circulars urge all empire banks to notify renters to sign declarations that their drawers contain gold, or rent terms will end with the current period. Banks issue notices to customers requesting declarations of stored gold.
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Germany
Berlin
Reichebank
Villa Ousts Americans Near Madera Chihuahua Strike
Forty American officials and employees of the Madera Company were driven from Madera, Chihuahua, by Gen. Villa with about 2,000 men. They were en route by special train to the border, as Villa’s remnants from Sonora moved south to join Zapata south of Mexico City.
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Retreat of Allies in Serbia Near Greek Frontier Reported
Saloniki dispatch says Bulgarian attacks on Vardar front push Allied lines back toward Greece. French evacuate Gradec and nearby areas while British and French hold at several positions along the Vardar east bank. Reports indicate Serbia may be evacuated soon, with Gen Sarrail’s forces expected to withdraw entirely within hours.
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Petrovaka
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Rabroyo
Valandove
Bojimia
Dedelj
Causti
Dolran
Serbia
Gievgeli
Sarrail
Ford and three others file for Nebraska Republican primary
Detroit manufacturer and peace advocate Harry Ford filed separately for the Nebraska Republican presidential nomination. The three Republican candidates are Senator Theodore Burton of Ohio, Mayor William Hale Thompson of Chicago, and Henry Ford. Woodrow Wilson filed as the sole Democratic candidate.
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Harry” Ford
Detroit
Braska
Prito
Repubcan
Nebraska
Theodore
Burton
Ohio
Will
Iam Hale ‘Thompson
Chicago
Forg
Woodrow
Tigris Bridge Captured Near Kut El Amara
Constantinople reports a Turkish war office statement from December 11 describing forces advancing on the Jrak front near Kut El Amara. The capture of a bridge over the Meris compelled some enemy divisions to retreat and forced hostile warboats to engage.
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Constantinople
Turkish’ War Office
State Department Protest Over Neutral Vessel Removals
The State Department prepares a vigorous protest over the removal of enemy subjects from neutral vessels on the high seas. It cites the Trent precedent and notes some Austrians or Germans may be seeking American citizenship. Vessels near San Juan were stopped and searched by the French cruiser Descartes, with crew and passengers taken off or delayed.
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Dascar
Tha
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Iso
Beas Bourta
Germany
Hald
San Juan
Porto Rico
New York
Descartes
Carrolina
Schade
Coamo
Pouthbounia
Gerty
J. Luscar Rotter
Antion F
Ban Juan
Porto -Rica
Wiliam Gunderodt
Yuan Shi Kai Accepts Chinese Throne Amid Monarchy Proposals
The council of state reports 1992 of 9043 qualified votes in favor of a monarchy with Yuan Shi Kai accepting the throne on condition of remaining president until coronation. Japan and other powers warn against a throne change, fearing revolts and danger to foreigners. Tong King Chong vows to oppose monarchy and plans funding for opposition activities.
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Yuan Shi-Kai
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Tong King Chong
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Alles
Russians Sink Gunboats in Black Sea Action
Dispatch from Petrogad reports torpedo boats in the Black Sea near the Bosphorus sank two Turkish gunboats after an artillery engagement. The torpedo boats suffered no loss. A large Turkish vessel was also sunk. Turkish forces and a Turco-German observer were cited in a separate incident near Hamadan.
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Bombardment of Ancona Injures Ten by Austrian Air Raid
The Rome dispatch reports an Italian city bombed by Austrian air forces. Four planes from warships off Ancona dropped bombs Friday injuring ten people. The planes then returned to the ships which moved north along the Adriatic.
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Berlin Post Suspended Over Peace Demands
London dispatch reports General van Kessel banned further publication of the Berlin Post, a leading conservative paper. The offense cited was an article opposing any peace unless Germany retains all occupied lands, the Amsterdam correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company wires.
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Japanese Plot Rumor Sparks Full War Dept Probe
An officer quotes that he expected to be killed as part of a claimed Japanese plot. The War Department orders a full investigation into the remarkable story of Scott Bromwell who says other Army engineers at Honolulu do not expect to leave the islands alive.
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Honolulu
Islands
Japanese spy linked to Col Bramwell death in Honolulu
Washington dispatch reports Lieut. Col C H Bramwell found dead in Honolulu amid rumors he was murdered by a Japanese spy. British cruiser reportedly detained a German officer tied to a string of U S and industrial fires, with DoJ pursuing a covert passport case. High officials dispute suicide, citing Bramwell’s discipline and secrecy duties.
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Washington Post
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Hawaiian Islands
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Bromwell
Carl Vrooman
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Vrooman
White House
Army Loots Churches Priests Flee in Disguise
Special to The Washington Post describes Gen. Diegues seizing church property in Hert Monastery and subduing towns with Carranza troops. Priests and Sisters in disguise flee for their lives as Catholic refugees, including many clergy, escape Hermosillo to Nogales. Americans report confiscation threats and denial of any pay for property as they depart.
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Sisters of Charity
Pratsti
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Washington Post
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Tanza
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Barraska
Carranza
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Tiny New York Baby Weighs 27 Ounces in Hospital Incubator
A baby girl born to Mrs. Augusta Mattio at Babies Hospital in New York weighs 27 ounces and is 9 inches long. Doctors report she is gaining strength and optimistic about her future despite being among the smallest newborns on record.
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