Allied Troops Withdraw From Serbia Amid Balkan Tensions
Berlin announces British losses of about 40 000 as two divisions are annihilated during the Serbian retirement. German claims of annihilation contrast with Athens and Salonika reports of orderly withdrawal to Salonika. Greece may face Bulgarian and Turkish incursion while Serbians resist in Albania and Montenegro.
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Serbia
Salonika
Athens
Saloniki
Indakiliin
Greece
Albania
Montenegro
Callipoli
Ran Sarral
Berlin
Sayville
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Gievgelj
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von Koe
Ipek
Guna
Satoniki
L Opinion
King George Resumes Duties After Injury Recovery
London reports King George, injured when thrown from his horse on October 28 at the front in France, has recovered enough to resume state affairs with limits. Doctors say he has lost weight and must avoid fatigue, with a daily stimulant during convalescence and a plan to return to total abstinence when health is restored.
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London
King George
France
Frederick Treves
Bertrand Dawson
Serbian Crownand Jewels Found in Ex-Soviet Officials’ Homes
Berlin dispatch reports from Nish via Overseas News Agency that hidden Serbian crown jewels have been recovered, allegedly in the houses of former Serbian ministers. It is also claimed that the crown itself has been found.
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Tuckerton
NM. J
Nish
Anys
Turks Hold Fast as British Reinforcements Push Forward
Dispatches from London December 15 report heavy bombardment of British positions near Kut El Amara by Turkish and Arab forces with reinforcements being sent forward. A reconnoitering party routed a band of 300 hostile Arabs on the Sinai peninsula near Matruh, with 35 killed and 7 captured.
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Townshend
Sinai Peninsula
London
Kne
But-El-Amara
Arabela
Binal Peninsula
Cairo
Egypt
Matrah
Mesopotamia
J. Austin Chamberlain
India
House of Commons
Shekh
Submarine Barometer Reports 608 Ships Torpedoed
Berlin via wireless to Sayville reports German and Austrian submarines sunk 508 vessels totaling 917,819 tons since the war began. The semi official comment cites English claims of the British blockade’s effectiveness in the Baltic and notes German subs wandering northward with ice delaying activity.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. 1
Baltic
Britain to mobilise American securities for war needs
In a wartime move, Reginald McKenna explains a bill to mobilise American and Canadian securities for use as collateral or to be sold to meet Britain's liabilities. The plan aims to avoid flooding the American market while maintaining exchange, with purchases based on the middle price and terms outlining security deposits, interest, and two year transfer periods.
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New York
London
Reginald McKenna
House of Commons
Great Britain
Mr. McKenna
America
England
United States
Treasury
Zeppelin Destroyed by Russian Shells Near Karun Station
Russian artillery destroyed a Zeppelin airship on the night of December 5 near the Karun station on the Li bau Romin Railway. The airship appeared from Novo Alexandrovak, was located by searchlight, and after engines stopped and bombs loomed, a shell set it ablaze. It fell inside Russian lines. German crew bodies were recovered and buried with a cross reading Honor to the brave though they were enemies.
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Petrograd
London
Karun
Novo Alexandrovak
Dyinsk
Kalkun
Atetion
Pacific Mail Ships Bought Keep U S Flag Over Pacific
New York December 13 The American International Corporation announces purchase of the remaining Pacific Mail steamers to prevent disintegration of the last U S fleet on the Pacific. The deal keeps central American trade routes open and preserves shipping between Pacific ports and Central America. W B Grace Co to operate the fleet Aztec City of Para Newport Pennsylvania Peru San Jose San Juan are named vessels.
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Central America
U. S
Pacific
New York
American International Corporation
National City Bank
William R. Gyate & Co
South America
New International Corporation
United Rtates
Pacific Ocean
American Internationa]l Corporaion Sexe
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Ita
Internatonal Mercantile Marine Corporation
Manchuria
Mongolia
Liberie
Korea
Pacific Ports
West
San Francisco
W. B. Grace & Co
Aztec
City of Para
Newport
Pennsylvania
Peru
San Jose
San Juan
Turkey not seeking peace but will consider proposals
Constantinople foreign minister Halil Bey said peace overtures from Turkey are absolutely out of the question in an interview. He added that if others approach with peace proposals, Turkey will consider them.
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Berlin
Constantinople
Zeitung Am Mittag Kaya
Halil Bey
Reichstag
Turkey
Convention on West War Tax Preview and Reform Talks
Washington scene shows Republicans debating a 1916 convention site with Roosevelt as a possible candidate while progressives unite. Leaders expect a unified front against Wilson and plan to extend the emergency war tax through 1916 with Kitchin guiding the House action and a possible recess for Christmas.
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Claude Kitchin
Ways and Means
Senate
Congress
Keating
Colorado
Callaway
Texas
Caucua
Saunders
Virginia
McAdoo
Kitchin
Blacklist For Britain Targeting Enemy Traders Body
London reports government plans to form a blacklist of enemy traders in neutral countries. Lord Robert Cecil says the bill will bar British firms from dealing with hostile interests, not limited to German nationals, including firms in South America aiding Britain’s enemies. The measure aims to cripple the enemy and was read a second time.
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London
Robert Cecil
House of Commons
Lst
South America
Great Britain
Agilester
Reed
Villa troops surrender at El Tigre mining camp
Word says 170 Villa soldiers surrendered yesterday to Carranza garrison at the El Tigre mining camp. El Tigre mines were to resume operations as management planned. Cananea smelters in Sonora reopened and produced refined copper. From Altar district Sonora a raiding band of 199 Villa soldiers urged war against all Americans.
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Aris
Villa Goldiers
Carranzs
el Tigre
el Tiare
Cananea Consolidated Copper Company
Cananes
Sonora
Altar
Villa
Ene
British Front Report From Givenchy Mine Blast Occupies Crest
Field Marshal Sir John French reports from the British front in France that last night a mine was blown before Givenchy and the crest occupied. Today British forces bombarded positions east of Ypres near Frelinghem, shelled a mine shaft north of the La Bassee Canal with heavy howitzers, and fought trench mortars and rifle grenades near the Sommes as weather stayed bright and cold.
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John French
Brit
France
Givenchy
Crster
Ypres
Frelinghem
la Bassee Canal
Thea Somms
Index to Today's Issue Ame 1 All Allies Out of Serbia
The issue lists major items including war tax plans by Democrats, Britain’s shipping monopoly, and notes on Serbia, a peace ship controversy, suffrage events, and various political and theater news items across sections 1 through 16.
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Serbia
Englang
St. Louisa
Chicago
Austria
Ford
Carransa
Huerta
Yuan
Ketchum Hieses
Tillman Flaya Bryan
T. BK
Senate
Cockrell
Commerce Board
Southern Congress
Britain
Newas
Alexandria
American Held as SFY in England Spy Suspicion
Allentown PA December 13 A cablegram from the American consul in Liverpool reports George Phaon Heiberger an 18 year old Lehigh county native is detained in England on suspicion of being a German spy Heiberger enlisted in the American navy two years ago and has not been heard from since then
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Liverpool
George Phaon Heiberger
Lehigh County
England
Heiberger
Storm Hits New York and New England Blizzard
A multi storm system from the Great Lakes and the ocean pounded New York and New England causing heavy snow, downed lines, and transportation chaos. One man killed in Philadelphia as storms disrupt rail and road traffic from New York to Boston with six to fourteen inch accumulations and widespread power outages.
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Great Lakes
Ocean
New York
New York Today
Febeunye
Weather Bureau
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Bronx
Long Island
New Jersey
White Plaina
New Rochelle
Yonkers
Mount Vernon
Tarrytown
New England
Boston
Note by Austria hints at second attack on the communication
A terse note from Austria hints the communication has been attacked again raising alarm. The reports tie German activity to tensions with the United States over the Lusitania sinking. Diplomatic speculation grows as the Ancona negotiations face potential complications amid possible U-boat losses.
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United States
Lusitania
Ancona
Austrian Government Angered by Ancona Note
A Vienna anger over the American note about the sinking of the Italian steamer Ancona prompts talk of a possible rupture with the United States. Baron Burian faces whether a break could drive Berlin to follow. Count Tisza is summoned to Vienna to discuss the crisis.
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America
Vienna
Baron Burian
United States
Berlin
Count Tisza
Diplomatic Tug of War Over Lusitania Sinking Weighs on U S
Austria Hungary seeks informally to gauge U S demands after the Anconaia incident while Berlin and Vienna clash over submarine warfare. Secretary Lansing and German envoy von Bernstorff continue talks with little common ground, as the fate of the commander of the sinking vessel and Malta cablegram puzzles complicate the U S position ahead of any response.
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Anconaia
Picea
Baron Jetcinek
Lansing
United States
Austria- Hungary
Foreign Office
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