Austria-Hungary note to Vienna seeks milder terms on Ancona disaster
President Wilson drafts a second note to Austria-Hungary reiterating U S demands after the Ancona sink ing. Bar on Zwiedinek hints a less vigorous approach could yield a favorable reply with disavowal and indemnity promised for American deaths and injuries. The Austria Hungary reply maintains fault lies with the submarine commander and upholds the first note s assertions, while the United States may press for a prompt response and possible severance of diplomatic relations. The administration seeks to avoid a formal rejection and aims to keep relations open if possible.
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Wilson
Ncte
Austria-Hungary
Ancona
Ambassador Penfield
Vienna
Lansing
State Department
Baron Erich Zwiedinek
Charge D'Affaires
United States
Austria
Ausrutth
President Keeps In Touch With Ancona Affair Honeymoon
President Wilson leaves for a Honeymoon at Hot Springs Virginia with Mrs Wilson. He will stay in a large hotel suite wired for telegraph and telephone to Washington to keep in touch on the Ancona affair. Secretary of State Robert Lansing will remain in Washington and may travel to Hot Springs if needed. Charles Swein accompanies the President as personal stenographer to handle any official business.
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Wilson
Hot Springs
United States
Austria-Hungary
Mr. Wilson
Virginia
Washington
White House
Hungarian Leaders Back U S on Ancona Case
Budapest and Vienna react to the American note with restrained anger. Hungarian officials praise Baron Burian's reply and affirm diplomatic independence from Germany. The Ancona sinking remains the focal issue as Penfield presses for a clear answer. Seaboard Florida Limited timetable note follows the main item.
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Budapest
Vienna
Indorse Burian
Baron Burian
Germany
Ancona
Penfield
Foreign Office
Baron Burlan
America
War Fronts Quiet as Holidays Near and Balkan Skirmishes Loom
London dispatch notes tentative quiet on eastern and western fronts with speculation of renewed German thrusts toward Dvinsk and Riga. Grand Duke Nicholas nears Baghdad, threatening British operations in South Persia, while Montenegrin and Serbian forces resist Austro Hungarian advances in the Balkans and Bosnia as Greek policy remains unsettled.
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London
Russia
Peraia
Dvinsk
Middle -East
Nicholas
Hamadan
Bagdad
Venizelos
Greece
Defense of Paris urged as German forces threat grows
Gen Gallieni recounted a 1914 exchange with then minister Millerand about defending Paris to the last extremity. He described summoning service chiefs at the Hotel des Invades and warning of German columns expected by Sept 4, stressing initiative and responsibility.
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Paris
Paria
Imit
M. Millerand
Hotel Des Invades
Gallient
Briandbinet
Italy Not To Begin A Balkan Offensive
Paris reports that the Italian expedition landed at Avione to aid Serbia, Gros Amaldi? command by Gen Amegno. Main goal to help Serbian army reach the coast through mountains and to distribute food to starving Montenegro and Albania. No plan to join Anglo French forces.
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Avione
Rome
Amegno
Avioia
Malissores
Austria
Montenegro
Albania
British Prepare for Hand to Hand Drive
St John New Brunswick December 18 A grand dusting off largely through hand to hand encounters is planned by Great Britain for spring Maj H G Mayes arriving from England will lead bayonet and physical drills at Quebec He says Britain will have 4 000 000 trained and equipped men in the field early next year Conditions on the western front are excellent morale is splendid and a great move is expected in the spring with emphasis on hand to hand combat and bayonet practice
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St. John
New Brunswick
Great Britain
Mgj
H. G. Mayes
England
Maj. Mayes
Quebec
Canal opens to light vessels for first time since slide
Panama City December 18 The Panama Canal will reopen tomorrow to ships drawing less than 20 feet after a major slide closed the canal since September 18. Ten vessels will pass, three Atlantic end and seven Pacific end, aided by cold weather and dredging. If no further slides occur, full transit for all drafts is expected shortly after year’s end.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
German Cruiser Bremen Sunk by Submarine in Baltic
Amsterdam reports an official Berlin announcement that the German cruiser Bremen and a torpedo boat were sunk by a submarine in the eastern Baltic. A large portion of both crews was saved. The Bremen, built in 1903, displaced 5,250 tons and measured 340 feet in length with a 43 1/2 foot beam, normally carrying about 800 men.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Bremen
Baltic Sea
German casualties courted by French Balkan commander
Berlin reports a Sofia dispatch stating the French commander in chief of the Balkans offered 5 francs for each German killed by a French soldier and 3 francs for each Bulgarian dead, a policy announced December 14 via wireless to Sayville.
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Berlin
Sayville
Balkans
Sofia
Plot to blow up munition plants sparks federal arrests
In New York police announce a wide conspiracy to damage munition facilities. Paul Koenig head of Hamburg American detection force and Richard Leyendecker were arraigned on charges of conspiring to blow up the Welland Canal. Frederick Behemdl, a National City Bank clerk, confessed supplying Koenig with information for pay. Bail posted for Koenig and Leyendecker. Metzler and Scheindl also linked. The case expands as authorities trace telegrams and letters tied to allied munitions shipments.
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National City Bank
New York City
Koenig
New York
Paul Koenig
Richard Wmtl Leyendecker
Gooda Desser
Welland Canal
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Leyendecker
Frederick Behemdl
Scheindi
Scheindl
Koaig
Frederick Metzler
Koenig and
Leyendacker
Metzler
Hamburg-American Line
Mr. Gary
Col. Roosevelt
Jacob H. Schiz
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
George F. Baker
First National Bank
George W. Perkina
J. P. Morgan & Co
What A
Progressive Party
Barton Hepburn
Chase National Bank
Frank A. Vanderlip
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Frederick W. Whitrides
Third Avenue Railway Company
Brenk J.bellgke
St. Paul
Tmder
Roosevelt
Daniel Guggenheim
American Smelting and Refining Company
August Belmont
Itterborough Rapid Transit Company
Mint Director questions gold accumulation risk in US
Director Robert W. Woolley says the United States holds over a quarter of the world’s gold and could absorb more securities held abroad. He challenges Sir George Patsh’s warning of danger from gold accumulation, noting ample gold in U S vaults and growing national wealth. He cites December 1 totals of 7 28 billion in gold and a large gain in bank clearings. CONTINUED ON SEVENTEENTH PAGE.
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George ‘Fish
United
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Europe
America
Robert W. Woolley
George Patsh
Sir George
Woolley
Uncle Sam
Creditea
Won't Pull 'Dogs' Tooth Ethics Questioned
A Pittsburgh woman visiting Butter, Pa asks if a dentist should pull a bulldog's tooth. As the dog whines on a rug, the owner pleads, while the dentist argues it would not be ethical to proceed without veterinary care.
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Washington Post
Butter
Pittsburgh
Norris G O P Race Causes Republican Primary Buzz
Lincoln Neb December reports George W Norris Jr United States senator Nebraska was filed with the secretary of state as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination at the primary next April Also listed are Senator Burton of Ohio William Hale Thompson mayor of Chicago and Henry Ford of Detroit all named contenders in the race for the party nomination.
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George ‘W. Norris
United States
Nebraska
Helf
Senator Burton
Ohio
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Henry Ford
Detroit
Russo-Japan lines closed by Russian refusal
Telegraphic communication between Russia and Japan has virtually suspended for more than a week except for official messages. Japanese merchants complain of the interruption with no explanation given.
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Tokyo
Russia
Japan
Ford Peace Party Denied Welcome in Christiania Hotels
The Ford peace party docking at Christiansand faces no official reception and hotels refuse to hold beds for daily reservations during the Christmas holidays. Clergymen plan a peace prayer meeting as Dr Cook may join the expedition. 22 members still detained at Kirkwall after sailing December 8 aboard the Oscar II.
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Christiania
Dr. Cook
London
Ateam
Osdge
Ford
Christiansand
Reuter
Henry Ford
Mme
Rostka Schwimmer
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Germany
Ford Peace Party
New York
Kirkwall
Morris
Legation
Ford Peacs
Oscar ST
Clergymen's Peace Association
Turks to Attack Salone in Balkan Move
Special cable reports Turkish troops will join Germans in assault on Salonika. Turks to be ferried through Bulgaria to avoid clashes with Bulgars and Greeks, aligning forces for the operation.
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Washington Post
Ome
Baloniki
Bulgaria
Von Papen to Sail Alone From New York
German envoy reports Captain von Papen will sail alone from New York on the Noordam Tuesday with Captain Boy-Hol following on the Rotterdam December 28. The emba ssy notified the State Department of the withdrawals and sequence of departures.
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von Papen
New York
Noordam
State Department
Boy-Hol
Rotterdam
Villa quits fight and may flee to the United States
Reports from Chihuahua say General Francisco Villa has decided to retire from the revolt and urged his followers to look after themselves. He threatened to cross to the United States or go to Europe if not permitted to leave. Obregon andVilla aides discuss retirement. Villa’s real name Doroteo Orango and early life as a chihuahuan cowboy are noted as context.
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Europe
Carranza
Hi Paso
Tez
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Chihuahus
Villa
Sluo
War Council
Council of War
Gen Ville
Gen. Ville
Santa Rosalia
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Obregon
Guaymas
Miguel Dios Lombardo
Orango
Doroteo Orango
Las Nieves
Durango
1868
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