Verdun and Cambrai Front Battle Reports Dec 1
German forces launched violent attacks along the Verdun front and Cambrai region near Moeuvres Bourlon and Gonnelieu. British defenses held many positions as counterattacks continued with heavy losses on both sides and guns destroyed or abandoned.
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Berlin
London
Cambrai
Moeuvres
Bourlon
Fontaine
la Folie
Graincourt
Associated Press
France
Fruserate
Hindenburg
Salient
Mosuvres
Gonnelieu
Gonnelien
Rupprecht
Gonne- View
la Vacnnerie
Gouzeaucourt
Logal
Good Fellows Drive Urges Aid For Waterloo Christmas
A Waterloo appeal invites all Good Fellows to enroll again and support needy children this Christmas. It stresses widespread wage hardship and hunger in town, urging donations to bring a real Christmas for boys and girls who would otherwise suffer, and asks every eligible person to participate.
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Waterloo
Good Fellows Ean
Defense Council Would Bar German from Iowa Schools
A special committee of the Iowa State Council of Defense issued a resolution urging the discontinuation of German language instruction in publicly funded schools. The committee, led by Lafayette Young senior T A Potter and G Watson French, argues German fosters division and unity is needed for the republic to continue.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Council of Defense
Lafayette Young, Sr
T. A. Potter
G. Watson French
Defense Council
Weather outlook for Washington week includes rain snow in south and snow in north
For the week starting Sunday the Weather Bureau predicts light scattered rains or snows in the southern part of the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and snow in the northern part early in the week, followed by fair and colder conditions with little change through Saturday, Washington D C December 1.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri Valley
Stock Exchange to End Christmas Gratuities
New York December 1 The stock exchange will stop its annual Christmas gratuities to employees. Previously four members gave generous gifts, but this year the regular fund will be the source of any distribution. Abolishing tipping will deprive clerks and elevator operators of hundreds of dollars. Banks and brokers may follow suit in the financial district.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange
Exchange
Peace terms forecast by Kuenmann and Russia policy
German foreign secretary von Kuehlmann says it is surd for Germany to enter a peace conference with large claims. He argues Russia has spurred the war and seeks armistice to reorganize the east while safeguarding German and Russian interests. Saxon finance minister urges Germany to demand a large indemnity, and to consider America as the payer.
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London
von Kuehlmann
Amsterdam
Germany
Reichstag
Russia
Petrograd
America
Times
Peril to the Nation Emphasized in I W W Trial
The trial of 166 I W W leaders in federal court will feature a warned history of the I W W movement. Special counsel Frank K Nebaker will present evidence of a conspiracy tied to the defendants. Nebaker says the movement is criminal and notes about 200000 active members in the United States.
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Chicago
IT. W. W
I. W. WW
Frank K. Nebaker
Nebaker
United , States
Russian Envoy to France Dismissed by Bolsheviki
Petrograd reports M Maklakoff the Russian ambassador to France has been dismissed by Leon Trotsky for attending the inter allied conference. Appointed by the Kerensky government, Maklakoff arrived in Paris in November but has not yet presented credentials, acting as an unofficial observer and voicing opposition to the Bolsheviks.
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Petrograd
Delared
M. Maklakoff
France
Leon Trotzky
Maklakoff
Kerensky
Paris
Nev. T
Russia
M. Maklekof
Young America Is Asked to Buy Thrift Stamps
Washington DC December 1 A national war Savings committee announcement urges every school child in America to buy at least one 25 cent thrift stamp during the first week of the war savings campaign opening Monday. Savings stamps and certificates aim to raise two billion dollars within the next year and will be sold at post offices, banks, schools, stores and other institutions. A pamphlet lists chores for boys and girls to earn money including cleaning, washing, helping parents, caretaking, and delivering goods.
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Washington, D. C
America
National War Savings Committee
McAdoo
Young America
War stamp tax takes effect today in wide range of dealings
The 1909 war tax program begins to collect roughly 100 million annually. Brokers, exchanges, and merchants must record taxable stock, produce, and merchandise dealings during business hours. The internal revenue bureau issues regulations on bonds, stock transfers, deeds, drafts, checks, and parcel post packages. Tax rates include two cents per $100 on stock transfers and three cents per $100 on bonds of indebtedness, with other levies on notes, deeds, and conveyances.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
New York
Willam D. Edwards
Washington
De Saulles murder case near verdict tonight
Mineola New York December reports indicate Mrs Hinnen de Saulles murder trial may submit to the jury this evening with closing arguments by Weeks and Hart. Witnesses including Walter Jones nurse Anna Mooney and Countess Otto Salm testified on her sanity and high life while defense and prosecution prepared final summaries.
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Mineola
N. Y
Hinnen de Saulles
John L. de Saulles
Seamean
Justine
Manning
Weeks
Overhart
Justice Manning
Testifles
Walter R. Jones
Uterhart
England
de Saulles
Chile
Charles M. Pilgrim
New York State Hospital Commission
Harris
Football Death Toll in 1917 Season Reaches Twelve
The Associated Press reports twelve football fatalities in 1917, mostly high school and amateur players with little or no training. Experts urge mandatory physical exams and conditioning to reduce deaths, noting many victims suffered from inadequate preparation during semi professional games and school sports.
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Chicago
Lee
Associated Press
Cody
Iiewors
Murphy
Northwestern University
A. A. Grage
University of Chicago
Roasene
Champaign, Ul
Delivery Service Notice for Late or Missed Paper
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o clock due to carrier error or other cause, phone 2330 and a copy will be sent. After 6 30, call telephone No 2.
Wilson to push war legislation in congressional session
Washington December 1 President Wilson plans to confine the coming session to war measures. He will open at 10 oclock Tuesday in the house hall and outline cabinet recommendations. Proposals include signal appropriation bills fiscal measures new bond authorizations revenue measures and domestic issues. Prohibition and woman suffrage amendments expected early.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Heigi
House
White House
Clark
Marshall
Czar's Daughter Story Doubted by London Inquiries
Inquiries among the Russian colony in London show the report of former Grand Duchess Tatiana arriving in England is unsubstantiated. The Morning Post story is discredited with previous claims of escape from Siberia and travel to the United States doubted by writer Madame Olga Novikof who warns the public about new cowardly reports from Russia.
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London
Bee
Tatiana
Russia
England
Siberia
Olga Novikof
Iussia
Banker Tells Of Financial Deals By Gaston Means
Concord Nova Scotia December reports the trial of Gaston Means, accused of murdering Mrs Maude King. Bank official Mack describes a 1916 loan of 30000 with 338000 in securities as collateral, later used from another trust. Means received 30100 after interest when notes matured, with securities allegedly misused. Mrs Robinson testifies that her signature on a trust revocation allowing stock and bond transfers was forged, the case drawing court attention.
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Concord
Gaston B. Means
Maude
King
Central "Trust Company
Wirets
Means
Merchants ‘Loan and Trust Company
Robinson
Mack
Motheis
Packing Workers to Vote on Strike in Sioux City
Sioux City unions of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen, about 1500 members in local packing plants, will hold a strike vote Tuesday night under telegraphic guidance from the Chicago international. a similar vote in nine other centers affecting roughly 106000 workers follows, sparked by alleged refusals to confer on higher pay and shorter hours.
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Sioux City
Amalgamated Meat Cutters’ and
Sions City
International Union
Chicago
Supreme War Council of Allies Opens at Versailles
The first meeting of the supreme war council opened in Versailles with leaders Lloyd George Clemenceau Orlando and their generals present. Delegates from Britain United States France and Italy aim to shape a joint military policy for the western front over several days of deliberation.
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Versailles
Ec. 1
Supreme War Council
Lloyd George
Wilson
Great Britain
Coli. House
Gen. Bliss
United States
Clemenceau
Foch
France
Orlando
Cadoraz
Italy
Scandinavian Kings Agree On Future Policy
In Christiania on November 30 an official statement reports that the kings of Norway Denmark and Sweden reached a threefold agreement. They pledge cordial relations and mutual confidence regardless of war duration, vow neutrality toward all belligerents, and express reciprocal intent to aid each other and exchange merchandise during the war and after.
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Christiania
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Notables Attend Red Cross Rally in Des Moines
Des Moines December 1 notables attended a Red Cross mass meeting and conference with Henry P. Davison of the War Council of the American Red Cross. Attendees included Henry J. Allen of Wichita and Lee, director of public American Red Cross. Davison spoke at a luncheon and addressed fund expenditure oversight and Red Cross work in France.
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Des Moines
Rel Workers of Iowa
Henry P. Davison
Chas
War Council of the
America Cross
Mfr
Henry J. Allen
Nisher
Wichita
Kan
Lee
American Red Cross
War Council
Alen
French Battlefront
Red Cross
Man Buried Under Twelve Feet of Earth Rescued
Clarence Blue, worker for Moore-Sieg Construction, was buried under twelve feet of earth near Louisa and F streets at 3 a m. Fellows worked rapidly to free him before suffocation. He sustained severe contusions to his right hip and leg and lives at 1515 North Barclay Street.
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Clarence Blue
Louisa
F Streets
Barclay Street
Blue
Moore-Sieg Construction Company
Iowa Dealer Ordered to Refund Coal Overcharge
Des Moines December 1 The Federal Coal Administrator Garfield ordered a local coal company to refund an alleged overcharge of 1.05 per ton on coal sold since price fixing by President Wilson. The fuel committee had set retailer prices at 5.15 per ton and consumers at 4.00.
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Des Moines
Faoes
Garfield
Wilson
Des Moin
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