Japan to Keep Prizes Amid German Coercion News
German papers in exultation over Kaiser's ships attack on Britain. Tokyo papers favor retaining Kiau Chau and the Marshall Islands after Germany's seizing of territory. Reports discuss Japan's pledge implications, plans for air commerce, and how newspapers portray the colonial targets.
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Japan
Kaiser
Mikado
Tsingtau
China
Tokyo
Kiauchau
Marshal Islands
Washington Post
Toemlerle
Morning Post
Germany
Rte
Russians Sink a Liner Amid War at Sea
Reported sinking of a liner by Soviet forces near the Black Sea front. Details unclear due to damaged text but mention of German vessels and patrols, with several crew and officers unnamed. Affected status and location remain conjectural from the OCR fragment.
German attaché justifies raids on British towns
New York, Dec. 17. German military attaché Capt. Franz von Papen says Hartlepool Scarborough and Whitby were defended coast towns and thus justified in being shelled by German warships. He cites The Hague treaty forbidding bombardment of undefended places and notes Belgian coast towns Ostend Nieuport Zeebrugge were defended, not undefended.
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Berlin
Wee
Scarborough
Hartlepool
Berliner Tageblatt
North Sea
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Falklandslands
Berlin Neuesten Nachrichten
New York
Hastierpool
Whitb
Franz von Papen
Washington
Whitby
Ostend
Nieuport
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge, &c
French Moratorium Extended as Trade Improves
Paris reports the wartime financial moratorium extended for two months for all negotiable securities dated before September 4 and maturing before March 4, 1915. Business shows improvement in production and trade. gold is flowing back into circulation with coins appearing again and small hoards lingering among peasants at country post offices.
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Paris
Country Post
Victory Claims From Van Region Increases Turkish Demoralization
A Russian staff communique cites Turkish forces faltering as Russians gain in the Van area with new formations from Bagdad. Constantinople reports Turkish troops entering Sarai after days of fighting near Van. British naval actions include a water tower bombardment between Jaffa and Gaza and the sinking of two small ships by the Russian cruiser Askold off Beirut. The battleship Messudieh is said to have been lost to a floating mine or torpedo.
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Verrosgrait
Caucasus
Bagdad
Euphrates
Van
London
Teo LZ
Constantinople
Vilayet
Sarai
Jappa
Gaza
Prcestine
Mediterranean
Askold
Beirut
Syria
Messusheh
Greek Sailor Condemned by Turkey for Espionage
Reuter's dispatch from Athens reports a Greek naval officer attached to the Greek legation in Constantinople has been court martialed and condemned to death for spying tied to steamship departures. The Greek government protested and urged handing him over to the legation.
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Turkey
Athens
London
Drc
Reuter
Constantinople
Japanese Army Aids Russia Rumor Reaches London
A report claims a Japanese unit has been sent via the Transcaucasian Railway to assist Russia against Muslims and that large Japanese guns are en route by sea for use in France. The source notes Tokyo stating Japanese troops would not fight in Europe.
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Russia
London
France
Tokyo
Europe
German Cruiser Dresden Reported Sunk in Battle With the British
Buenos Aires dispatch reports the German cruiser Dresden sunk in a battle with British forces near the Falkland Islands. La Prensa cites Rio Gallegos as confirming the loss, noting Bristol escaped while Admiral von Spee’s squadron suffered defeat. confirmation remains uncertain.
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Dresden
Buenos Aires
Lac
Falkland Islands
la Prenza
Rio Gallegos
von Spee
United States Ready to Fight Refers to Mexican turmoil
Provisional President Gutierrez issued decrees stopping political executions and vowed to punish officials responsible for unwarranted acts. Reports from Mexico City state Carranza forces evacuated Puebla, burned its railroad station, and moved toward Colima. Villa rumored at Apizaco. Iturbide's safety feared as officials seek to ease border tensions.
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Bliss
Maytorena
Canova
State Department
Mexico City
Gutierrez
Puebla
Carranza
Zapatistas
de Itarting
Manzinillo
Guadalajara
Colima
Gren
Villa
ApiZaca
Iturbide
Mexico
Bryan
Silliman
Bianco
Zapata
Sebastopol Under Fire From Turkish Naval Assault
Berlin reports via wireless that the Turkish cruiser Midirlt bombarded Sebastopol. Vienna notes a mutiny among besieging troops at Przemyal with battalions sent away in fetters. The Sultan Selim bombarded Batum on December 10 and Consantinople cites a Mohammadar uprising in the Caucasus drawing 60,000 armed Moslems to oppose Russia.
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Berlin
Sayville
Midirlt
Sebastopol
Vienna
Przemyal
Sultan Selim
Goeben
Batum
Caucasus
Greatest Victory Reported as Germans Claim Polish Battle Triumph
Berlin explodes in celebration after an Austro German victory in Poland. Thousands of Russians captured and schools to close so children may observe the event. Official bulletin confirms decisive outcome likened to historic battles Salamis and Leipzig. Von Hindenburg praised for leadership.
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Reichstag
Poland
Berlin
London
BZO
Red Cross
Lokal Anzeiger
Ays
Salamis
Leipzig
von Hindenburg
Germany
Austria
Austria ousts field marshal after Servia defeat
Rome dispatch reports Vienna in gloom over the Austrian rout in Servia. Emperor Francis Joseph telephoned to retire Virtor Marshal Potiorek after the Servian capital Nish fell. The Gloriale D Italia heralds a new Balkan league as Bulgaria loses menace and Macedonia gains relief, with Greek and Roumanian interests set to shift.
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Rome
Vienna
Servia
Francis Joseph
Herchtold
Kropotkin
Marshal Potiorek
Votiorek
Nish
Bulgaria
Gloriale D'Italia
Balkan Peninsula
Macedonia
Greece
Transylvania
Fight Lions in New York of the Honess
A dramatic struggle on a stairway ends fatally as a demented man and a police force battle a raging animal, bullets fly thirty shots, a police officer stands on a railing firing, and a woman seeks escape to the roof amid clawing and injuries. Officers Keaveny and Craig are injured.
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Alice
Alfred Winter
Giegm Wee
Waa
Edward K. Keaveny
James M. Craig
Keaveny
Training ship Beethoven blown up in Rome report
A Rome dispatch to Central News says an Austrian training ship Beethoven was mined and sank with the loss of the crew and all cadets aboard. The official priest stated the disaster, confirming the ship's destruction and casualties.
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London
Rome
Central News
Beethoven
Navy officers discuss canal defense and fleet planning
Admiral Fiske and Admiral Fisher warn that fortifications alone cannot shield the Panama Canal and that a coordinated, complete navy reorganization is needed. They estimate reforms could take three to five years, noting limited mine layers, few mine sweepers, and scarce aircraft and submarines.
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Panama
Fiske
Canal
Gunnery and naval prep urged for wartime plans across nations
A discussion highlights concern that rival gunnery systems may surpass the United States and calls for a broad, thorough war plan. Admiral Flahe stresses the need to prepare plans for every contingency, including sea control, mining, air power, and multi‑service coordination.
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Minacs
Chaulmin Pudwett
Admiral Flahe
Belgium's War Levy Increased to 38 Million
Berlin dispatch via London reports Gen. Wor Bishing as Belgium governor general has raised the war contribution to 38,009,909 dollars, payable in twelve monthly installments as per the Duesseldorfer General At Zeiper notice.
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Berlin
London
Duesseldorfer
Zeiper
Wor Bishing
Belgium
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