Pan American unity dominates sessions at meeting
delegates at a pan American scientific congress focus on binding the Americas through arbitration and closer relations. Secretary Lansing’s call for one for all, all for one echoes as Latin American officials push for a pan American court of justice and compulsory arbitration to settle disputes.
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Lansing
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Americas
Lusebio Bracamonte
Salvador
Benito Parez Verdia
Mexico
Europe
Francisco Capella Pens
Uruguay
International Commission
Huerta illness prompts Roosevelt-backed probe
Special to The Washington Post reports Gen Huerta's illness in Fort Bliss draws attention from Theodore Roosevelt. A border visitor, linked to Senator Lodge and former President Roosevelt, has conducted private inquiries and plans to report to Roosevelt and possibly present Huerta's arrest and imprisonment details to Congress.
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Washington Post
el Paso
Tex
Victoriano Huerta
Fort Bites
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Huerta
Lodge
Root
Roosevelt
AEROS BOMBARD BULGARS IN NOVEMBER EFFICIENTLY
Paria reports French aviators carried out extensive recon missions nearly 3 miles inland in Bulgaria during November. A series of 54 reconnaissances yielded observations and photographs aiding strategic movement, with bombardments hitting Uskup Istip Kara Hodzall Strummtan and Petrie.
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Paria
Uskup
Istip
Kara
Hodzall
Strummtan
Petrie
Villa Again A Bandit 10,000 Troops Surrender
Eleven generals and 10,000 Villa soldiers surrendered in Chihuahua city to Gen Trevino. Carranza troops moved toward Juarez with 3,000 more soldiers expected, while Gen Jose Elizondo announced a Zapata campaign would begin around January 1 under Gen Pablo Gonzales. The Chihuahua frontier pacified, veterans to be paid and sent home as trains run between Mexico City and Chihuahua City.
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Enzongo
Zapata
Mexico City
Gonzales
el Paso
Tex
Pancho" Villa
Huerta
Carranza
Chihuahuas
Villa
Hearst
Madera
Heta
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Jose Elizondo
Trevino
Guerrero
Medinavietta
Josef Rodriguez
Elizondo
Morelos
Pablo Gonzales
President and Mrs Wilson Hit by Sudden Shower in Hot Springs
President Wilson and his wife were caught in a sudden rain storm during a stroll in Hot Springs Virginia. A White House car brought them dripping back to the hotel as belated telegrams of birthday wishes continued to pour in. Secretary Lansing sent another long letter, presumed to review international salutation, to the President.
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Hot Springs
Jteure
Wilson
Lansing
Endorse Continental Force With 600000 Mobile Troops Plan
Secretary Garrison, at his New Jersey home, prepares to present to Congress a national defense program aimed at 600,000 mobile troops in three years and 600,000 reserves in six. The outline includes universal service, cadet training, coast defenses, and a mobilization system, seeking a rapid, comprehensive regular and volunteer army.
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Garrison
New Jersey
Congressional
Army
Congress
Washington
Continental Army
British Battleship Struck By Turks At Dardanelles
Constantinople December 39 An enemy warship like the British Agamemnon was hit once and an enemy cruiser hit twice by Turkish guns at the Dardanelles. The ships withdrew after bombardment with monitors and torpedo boats. Our artillery hit the Agamemnon class vessel and a cruiser with two shells. An Anatolian battery shelled Tekke Burnu and Seddul Bahr, sinking a boat and destroying a shed, while a water plane dropped four bombs on a tent camp.
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Constantinople
Dardanelles
War Office
Ar] Bulinu
Imbroa
Isle of
Merkeb
Anatolian
Tekke Burnuh
Seddul Bahr
Tekke Burnu
Mutiny Deep in Mine Professor Brings Peace
At Leavenworth Kansas a mine mutiny broke out among 300 convicts. Authorities granted better food and agreed to negotiate with a prisoner committee after guards were seized. Professor R L Grider of the University of Kansas and about twelve students were abducted but released after Grider mediated.
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Leavenworth
Kans
Kansas State Penitentiary
J. K. Coading
R L. Grider
Mining and Engineering School
University of Kansas
Absess
Grider
Codding
May Reject U.S. Note Break Diplomatic Ties Likely
Vienna reports say Austrian officials oppose accepting the second American Ancona note without changes and foresee a rupture of diplomatic relations. Liberal and Hungarian factions press for an agreement with Washington while Berlin drafted the reply. Counts Tisza and Burian favored conciliation but were forced to yield. Berlin and Vienna would both be affected if relations rupture.
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Washington
Berlin
Ancona
Geneva
Vienna
Austria
Count Tisza
Baron Burian
Tia
Harcourt resigns to become India’s viceroy
Cable from London reports Lewis Vernon Harcourt resigns as first commissioner of works to serve as viceroy of India. The move follows opposition to compulsory enlistment among cabinet ministers. Harcourt will become the second American woman to hold India’s viceregal title, after Lady Curzon.
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Washington Post
London
Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Works
India
Harcourt
Lady Curzon
Viscount Curzon
Mary Leiter
L. Z. Leiter
Chicago
Curzon
Mrs. Harcourt
Mary Ethel Burns
Walter H. Burns
New York City
J.P Morgan
J Pierpont Morgan
Sha
Mr. Harcourt
Pacific peril for Nevada and America’s wealth
Paris Midi critic predicts rising US wealth will invite Pacific coast attacks as America shifts from importer to exporter of capital. He warns Britain’s Australasian colonies and Japan may envy American ascendancy, foreshadowing a possible Pacific drama and clash.
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Paris
Japan
America
Washington Post
United States
Pacific
Paris Midi
American Republic
Lusitania Settlement Prospects After New Year
Germany seeks a near term settlement to the Lusitania dispute hoping it will satisfy the United States. Negotiations between Secretary Lansing and Ambassador von Bernstorff progressed toward a settlement around Christmas, with a possible proposal after New Year. A disavowal or indemnity terms remain contested as US demands reparation for lives lost and withdrawal of attachés. The move is seen as potentially easing tensions with Austria Hungary and impacting Vienna’s response.
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Germany
Berlin
United States
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Austria-Hungary
Ancona
Luattania
Hves
Lusitania
Teutonic
Vienna
Senfield
Andstria
Lensing
Voastache Zeitung
Neue Zurcher Zeitung
Vossieche Zeltune
Laas
Zuricher Zeitung
Austria- Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
MUST CONSCRIPT MEN. DRAFT IS A VITAL NEED
London reporting on compulsory service argues for general conscription to sustain war reinforcements. It notes Asquith’s stance, Ireland’s exception, cabinet unity yet opposition anxieties, and a unionist labor response forthcoming. The Evening Star criticizes conscription as a slippery slope.
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Evening Star
the Star
Great Britain
Three British Aeroplanes Fell in Recent Days
Berlin reports three British aircraft destroyed over the last three days. One forced to descend north of Lens, another large battle plane shot down north of Hen, and a third British aeroplane destroyed by fire west of Lille on December 27.
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Berlin
War Office
Nts
Lens
Hen
Lille
Lancing's Unity Plea Discussed
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Secret Portugal War Council Reported by Lisbon Press
Paris reports a long secret meeting of Portugal’s principal army officers in Lisbon. Ministers of war and marine attended the conference, according to Havas dispatches from the Portuguese capital.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Havas
War
Marine
Germany and Allies Face Proposed Peace Terms Debated
Berlin and London report rising talk of a new peace plan with Germany seeking vast indemnities and territorial changes. Swiss Neues Zürcher Zeitung outlines terms including Belgian sovereignty, evacuation of French lands, a Polish kingdom under a German prince, and large annual payments to Germany by Belgium and Russia or Poland, while officials dismiss the proposal as premature.
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London
Great
Wolff Bureau
Germany
Poland
Russia
France
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Vosges Fight Rages as Berlin Denies Successes
London reports fighting in the Vosges continues with heavy artillery along the Fecht and Thur. Paris claims German works were captured and 300 Germans taken prisoner, while Berlin says French assaults were repulsed. Saloniki remains secure and 75,000 Serbians reform at Scutari as Austrians face Montenegrins in Albania.
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London
Vosges
Paria
Fecht
Thur
Hartmanns-Weillerkopf
Rehfelsen
Hirzstein
Saloniki
Scutari
Ebassan
Albania
Bjelopolje
Scutar
Albanian Alps
Drin
Greek steamer Thessaloniki stranded near Sandy Hook
Radio from disabled liner reports Thessaloniki 1% miles east of Sandy Hook at 7% o'clock with a flooded boiler room and about 34 passengers aboard. The vessel is making 4 knots as the Seneca revenue cutter rushes from New York in response to a distress call, but heavy seas may delay rescue until tomorrow.
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New York
Thessaloniki
Sandy Hook
Seneca
Uner
Conscription for China to begin January 1, 1916
Peking reports China will institute compulsory military service starting January 1, 1916. Initial enforcement will cover Chin province and Shantung, with details by the general staff. The government also plans an aeroplane corps with headquarters at Wuli Tai in Nanyang, site of the aviation school.
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Peking
China
Chin Province
Shantung Province
Chili Province
General ‘Staff
Wuli Tai
Nanyang
Honan Province
King of the Cocos Istanda dies in New Zealand
Andrew Ross, known as King of the Cocos Istanda, died in Wellington, New Zealand, on December 29. The noted figure had earned fame under the moniker for his associations with the Cocos Islands.
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New Zealand
Andrew Ross
King of
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