Mines Set by Raiders Sink Four British Ships
German raiders laid mines that sank four British ships off the English coast. Berlin claims British torpedo boats attacked in mist but suffered little damage to coastal defenses. Russians retreat along entire front in Poland and Galicia, with Vienna reporting German gains on the forward line.
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Lions Loose in Vaudeville Theater Crowd Flees in Panic
New York December 17 Six trained lions escaped their cage on the stage at an Eighty Sixth Street theater and charged into the audience causing a panic. Alice the largest lioness roamed the street and hid in a nearby apartment building as police shot at the animal injuring a companion. Officers and spectators were scratched or felled in the melee. Three arrests were made for criminal negligence and the lions were captured after roaming the theater.
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Navy is No Wavy Bank Robber Slain Rouses House Committee
Rear Admiral Fiske testifies to the House naval committee that five years are required to bring U S ships to a high state of efficiency to counter a hostile fleet. He cites deficiencies in aircraft mines scout cruisers destroyers submarines and trained officers and men and says the navy could be vulnerable to bomb drops on American cities from foreign air fleets. He notes one unnamed navy is more efficient due to better marksmanship training and warns of possible air attacks from 500 to 600 miles offshore. Police pursuit follows two robberies with a fatal shooting of a policeman, an attempted cashier hold up, and a second heist leading to a gunfight and manhunt.
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Egypt Taken Over By English Protectorate
London reports Egypt has been declared a British protectorate in response to war conditions tied to Turkey. His Majesty's foreign secretary announces Egypt is placed under protection, with suprasovereignty ended and measures for defense and protection to be adopted, Sir Arthur Henry MacMahon named high commissioner.
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German Fleet to Astonish World By New Fear Predicts Von Buelow
At Rome Prince von Buelow former German chancellor and now ambassador to Staly heard of the bombardment of the English coast by German ships but showed no surprise. He said the action was planned before leaving Berlin and added it is the prelude to what the German fleet may undertake to astonish the world.
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Allied Troops Advance to Westende with Naval Bombardment
Dover correspondent reports Allied forces moved toward Westende after a bombardment by warships made the German position untenable. The advance followed shelling that forced German troops to abandon strategic positions along the coast.
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Voice of Dead Man Heard At Funeral for Len Spencer
Funeral services for Len Spencer, famed actor and manager, included a recording of his voice reciting the Lord's Prayer and the Twenty third Psalm. The records will be locked away for ten years per his will, and the body will be cremated in Union Hill, followed by ashes buried in the Spencer plot in Washington, D.C.
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United States Steel may cut wages in wage conference
New York December 17 Special to The Washington Post executives of all United States Steel subsidiaries met with E H Gary at Broadway in lower Manhattan to consider wage reductions for steel workers. With European war dampening demand and October dividend cut to 0.5 percent from 1 percent on 4.5 billion shares, a wage reduction seems likely. Southern Railway promotes low holiday fares to the South with six daily through trains from 705 Th St and 36 F St nw.
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Disavowal of Arms Bill Ties to Hitchcock Measure in Britain
Secretary of State informs British Ambassador that Senator Hitchcock s bill to halt all exports of munitions and war supplies was not backed by the administration. Ambassador Page learns the same from the State Department as Germany and Belgium probe weapon shipments. President Wilson s diplomacy and policy debates are noted amid warnings on dumdum bullets and Hague conventions.
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Fear A Philippine Revolt Promises Independence Bill
In Manila on December 17 American and foreign business leaders fear the Jones bill may spark a Philippine uprising by promising independence. Local sentiment worries about the potential for unrest as the measure advances.
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Robbers Escape With Gems After Pistol Battle
St Laws reports masked thieves entered a Grand and lite streets jewelry store and seized 84,000 in diamonds after a gunfight with the proprietor. Cincinnati Describes Frank G Hoblin, a famed bank robber, killed after a three hour crime spree ending with a bank heist and a fatal shootout with police.
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