Maytorena lifts siege at Naco in Mexico
reports say General Maytorena lifted the siege of Naco Sonora opposite Douglas and withdrew with his army to the southwest after burning camps and destroying works. Hill’s garrison reported a bloodless encounter with the rear guard and recaptured ammunition while American sailors aided in dispersing rebels at a dance hall.
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Hills
Hill
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SAY BRYAN WILL QUIT TO GO ON LECTURE PLATFORM
The dispatch from Washington outlines four reasons believed by many that Secretary Bryan will leave President Wilson's cabinet. It cites the lure of chautauqua lectures, loss of glory, and the desire to campaign for himself, while noting loyalty to Wilson and potential return to Lincoln. The article mentions possible timing until March and affects on Nicaragua and Colombian treaties.
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Washington Post
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Ruany
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State Department
Trksome
Nebraska
Politas
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Senate
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Dirscial
No Dey Ships for Kahn in Panama Canal Plan
California Representative Julius Kahn and Baiks toured the War State and Navy Building seeking details on plans to move Senate and House members via ships through the Panama Canal to San Francisco next spring. Kahn pressed whether the Navy or War Department would control the ships and joked about a funeral trip while noting worries over cheering aboard Navy ships.
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Baiks
Julius Kahn
Califoria
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Senate
Loase
Poanaia Canal
San Francisco
Mr. Kahn
Golden Gate
Navy Department
Rides in Nightie to Seek Help as Home Burns
In Roseland New Jersey a fire trapped Austin Philhower his wife and five children. He saved the two younger children by wrapping them in bedding and leaping from a window in below zero weather. The mother rode a horse two miles to warn neighbors as flames consumed the home. Firemen arrived too late to save the structure. Sparks from the kitchen fire are blamed for starting the blaze.
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Roseland
N. JF
Austin Philhower
Philhower
Sakhalin Deal Confirmed With Japan Loss of Island Half
The Japanese embassy reported Russian cession of the southern half of Sakhalin to Japan under terms likely tied to the Portsmouth treaty. Official advices from Tokyo indicated heavy guns involved and a shift in regional control as the war nears its end.
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Tokyo
Russia
Japan
Sakhalin
Portsmouth
Itussian
British Warships Strike Germans Then Face Air Fleet
Berlin reports eight British ships entered a German bay on December 25 and attacked river mouths with hydroaeroplanes bombing anchored ships and a gas tank near Cuxhaven without causing damage. German forces claim bombs hit two British destroyers and another vessel, with fire started but halted further fighting. Cuxhaven lies at the Elbe mouth near the Kiel Canal fortress on Helgoland’s approaches.
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Sayville
Long Island
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Durkhaven
Elbe
Biel Canal
Helgoland
Cucharen
Countess on Deathbed Letter Sparks Debate on Scientific Relief
Special to The Washington Post reports Mrs. William J H Squier of Atco recounts a Christmas Eve plea for humane medical mercy. Two years ago she faced death from an incurable tumor, receiving a surgeon's hopeful note and later recovery that surprised doctors and the public. The piece also notes the search for Caroline Story de Buisseret, once Miss Story of Washington, now reportedly in Brussels, with State Department efforts to locate her amid war disruptions.
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Philadelphia
William J H. Squier
Atco
No 5
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Caroline Story
Brussels
Petrograd
Secretary of State
Count de Buisseret
Countess de Rouisseret
John P. Story
Sto
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Jeni i Story
K Street
Bel- Blum
Hlaventth
Vetrograd
Legation
Miss Story
Fort Monroe
Crape on Christmas Trees
Copenhagen shops closed early as war shadows fall on Christmas. The city seemed deserted last night with only the rhythm of chaured belts in the quiet streets. The Christmas tribute hung in nearly every home amid wartime shortages and travel disruptions.
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Washington Post
Copenhagen
Jerling
Italians Rule in Avlona Seizures Shaped City by Italians
News from Avlona Albania reports Italian forces have occupied the Albanian seaport town. All government buildings are now under Italian control and order is said to be reestablished.
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Brand Whitlock
Whitlock
Brussels
Havre
France
Gierman
Iivadep
Rome
Italy
Avlona
Albania
Battle Update From St Hubert Alsace Front
Desperate German efforts to hold Franco Belgian positions near Nieuport spark fierce fighting as French invaders push toward Mulhausen. Berlin concedes no decisive victory in Poland. 3,000 British troops reported dead in the St Hubert battle with French gains in Alsace.
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Musikausen
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Gummuntatan
Muelhaugen I
Middlekerke
Disaster to English Army Reported Near St Hubert
London reports the German claim of heavy British and Indian losses at St Hubert near Bethune with 3,000 dead and 19 officers and 818 men captured, plus prisoners taken and weapons seized. The German press notes ongoing actions near Nieuport and Amiens with small engagements across the front amid evolving French- German reports.
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Bethune
French War Office
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Amiens
Tracy Ir Val
Compeiigne
AERO BOMBS KILL TEN ZEPPELINS IN RETALIATORY RAID
French report claims fourteen explosives dropped on a city as part of retaliation for Allied airmen actions. Casualties include civilians and a hospital was damaged with no further military targets found. The attack underscored wartime fear, with scattered details about the extent of destruction and casualties.
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Beriso
Almed
Taubes
Germans Fail To Break Russian Lines Before Warsaw
London reports that German forces along the Bzura and near Warsaw failed to pierce Russian center. Berlin confirms Stoppage as losses rise, with observers weighing a retreat to avoid Napoleon’s fate. Russian defense and counterattacks shell the invaders, who suffer heavy casualties and withdrawals.
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von Hindenburg
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Petrograd
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German War Office
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Bzura
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