Fane and German Claim Success in Western War
Official reports from Berlin and Paris say fighting remains intermittent in the western theatre as Austro-Hungarian forces push Serbians back in the east. Washington wires from Vienna and Berlin note French attacks near Altkirch and in Flanders were repelled with heavy losses, while Poland’s front shows no interruption and the emperor arrives in Berlin for a brief visit.
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Berlin
London
Fies
Flanders
Altkirch
Poland
French Organize Captured Positions
Paris reports a calm front with the French organizing positions from Vermelles to the Somme Argonne region. German attacks at La Corne were repulsed and artillery activity occurred in the Woevre and Lorraine districts. No notable events reported in Alsace.
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Paris
Belgium
Ypres
Roulers
Beceliere
Page Chendaele
Vermelles
Somme
Argonne
la Corne
Nortwest
Grurie
Woevre
Lorraine
Alsace
Austro-Hungarian Troops Advancing on multiple fronts
Vienna dispatches report Austro-Hungarian forces advancing along the Serban Calabara line and at Przemysl. Serbs driven from the Calabara river banks and Belgrade occupation claimed. Fronts in west Galicia and Russian Poland remain quiet. Russians repulsed near Wolbrom.
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Washington, D. C
Servia
Calabara
Przemysl
Vienna
Ljida
Galicia
Russian Poland
Fifth
Belgrade
Wolbromt
Emden Ready for Daring Blow as Sydney Close In
Information released today by Geo. F. Pearse indicates the German cruiser Emden, while being pursued by the Australian cruiser Sydney, was preparing a bold night raid against Allied ventures. Transports carrying Australian and New Zealand expeditionary forces were within 190 miles of the Emden when Sydney intercepted it.
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Melbourne
Australia
London
Emden
Sydney
Geo. F. Pearse
New Zealand
French Citizens Leaving Turkey Expulsion Alarm
Washington dispatch reports Turkish proclamation of holy war against Servia and allies. Serb government declares treaties with Turkey inoperative. Ambassador Morgenthau notes unrest and about 100 French nationals expelled from interflor regions. Refugees gathered at Battut Trebizond Smyrna. American offices to aid. Further French arrivals daily. inference of broad expulsion.
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Washington, D. C
Turkey
Servia
State Department
Vopicka
Bucharest
Roumanis
Morgenthau
Constantinople
Interflor
Battut
Trebizond
Smyrna
Morganthau
Department
Italy Ready The Enté Field Of Great War Hopes
Rome December 4 members of parliament view Premier Salandra statement as indicating Italy remains watchful and armed with possible conflict feared if Austria interprets the remarks. Deputy Labriola notes a single word from Salandra could mean war. A committee of deputies seeks restraint to let the government’s vote of confidence carry weight.
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Rome
Salandra
Italy
Labriola
Taora
Trent
Austria
Committee of Deputies
Allies Reach Montenegro Through Montenegrin Seaport
A Berlin dispatch to Central News reports that transports escorted by British and French warships have reached Antivari, Montenegro. Austrian coast guard ships reportedly retired and Austrian planes were active, causing concerns over transport safety.
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Tendon
Central News
Berlin
Antivary
Montenegro
German Liner Is Ashore at Bergen
The North German Lloyd liner Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, 9,840 tons, ashore on a sand bank at Bergen after drifting in a gale. Previously idle in port, the Bremen to New York vessel had been at Bergen and Odde since the war began.
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Bergen
Norway
London
North German
Lloyd Line
Bremen
New York
Odde
Well Known Sportsman Dies in Omaha at 49
Omaha Neb Dec 4 Win D Townsend aged 49 well known across the country as a sportsman died last night of sarcoma compounded by other diseases. He had been in business in Omaha about 36 years and was unmarried.
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Omaha
Neb
D. Townsend
Good Fellow Volunteers Seek More Family Assignments
Community appeal by the Courier and Reporter calls for more Good Fellows to volunteer for child and family ministrations. The effort highlights personal contact and friendship, with funds raised to extend aid and ensure no child is overlooked.
African Oxford students to distribute Belgian relief
American students from Oxford sail to the continent to assist the American relief commission in distributing food in Belgium. Rhodes scholars join volunteers, pairs will operate remote distribution depots with passes and military transport. An English speaking Belgian will accompany each pair, and six months’ leave is sought for full-time service during midterm vacation.
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Oxford
London
Belgium
American Relief Commission
Rhodes
Forte
Commission
Actu
Sedgwick Heads American Health Association Election
Jacksonville, Fla. Dec. 4. Prof William T Sedgwick of Boston was elected president of the American Health association at the closing session. Rochester, N C, was selected as convention city for 1915. Verso Havana 10 cent cigar advertisement.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Wm. T. Sedgwick
Boston
American Health Association
Rochester
N. C
Havana
Medical miracle revival after 10 minutes of death
Mrs. Walter W. Akers of 1022 Cramercy Place California underwent a minor operation when her heart stopped and she died for ten minutes. Doctors, led by Drs P. M. Williams and Hutchison, restored breathing by oxygen and direct heart massage. Recovery followed, with the patient now in normal condition and expected to recover fully.
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Angeles
Cal
Good Samaritan Hospital
Walter W. Akore
Cramercy Place
California
International Fruit Products Company
P. M
W. S. Holman
Wiliams
Hutchison
Visit to Front Trench Reveals Quiet Near German Lines
In Flanders via Paris on December 4 a Reuters correspondent described a French general staff observation of trench life. Under deep dugouts, about 100,000 men appeared absent except for a few French soldiers. Behind a slight slope 300 yards away, German guns were hidden with only bursts of flame and distant echoes betraying their presence. A left forest area likely bristled with machine guns and rifle pits, while infantry access was hampered by barbed wire and brush.
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Flanders
Paris
Associated Prean
Thle Artilery
Battle of Lodz Ends Favorably for Russian Forces
dispatch from Petrograd says the battle of Lodz ended in Russian success. The Gazette reports many German prisoners, cannon, and machine guns being taken to Lodz.
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Lodz
Czar
Tonien
Petrograd
Central News
Balz
Gacette
Ledz
Italian Ambassador Protests Arizona Citizenship Law
In Washington the Italian ambassador Count Celord lodged a protest at the state department against Arizona's 80 percent American citizen employment rule. The British ambassador had already protested. Protests cite treaty guarantees with the United States Britain and Italy on equal rights in employment and travel. The Italian argument is stronger due to treaty wording. Protests referred to the state department solicitor. A parallel is drawn to California anti alien legislation linked to a Japanese protest.
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Washington, D. C
Count Dt Cellerd
State Department
Arizona
United States
Great Britain
Italy
California
Japan
Mexican Bullets Hit Across Border at Naco Arizona
Snipers across the Mexican border fired into American territory near Naco Arizona last night and today. A Mexican civilian was killed and a U S soldier wounded. Antonio Bracemonte, a teamster, died at the post office front. Private John Miller of the Tenth cavalry was shot in the thigh. This marks the latest in a string of American and Mexican casualties since fighting began at Nueco Sonora.
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Naco
Ariz
United States
Antonio Bracemonte
John Miller
Tenth Cavalry
Miller
Nueco
Sonora
Oro Coal Strike Continues Over Wage Dispute
Cleveland Ohio December 4 negotiations to settle the 2081 miners strike in eastern Ohio broke off as the joint conference adjourned without agreement. Miners demand 47 cents a ton while operators hold to 44.41 cents, the same figures that sparked the strike last March.
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Cleveland
Strtp
Ohio
Whch
Ithe
Not Guilty Pleas Entered by Rockefeller and 7 Directors
New York December 4 pleas in statements by William Rockefeller and seven other New Haven railroad directors in indictments for criminal violation of the law were dismissed and not guilty pleas were entered. Others including Robert W Taft and Charles P F Brooker entered not guilty pleas. some claimed immunity after previously testifying before the Interstate Commerce Commission. hearings set for Monday before Judge Rudkin in Watertown. Representative Edwin A Merritt of Potsdam died here today.
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New York
Wm. Rockefeller
New Haven Railroad
Mr. Rockefeller
Robert W.taft
Charles PF. Brooker
Frederick F. Brewster
D. Newton Barmey
Henry K. McHarg
A. Heaton Robertson
James S. Hemingway
Wm. Skinner
James S. Olton
G. F. Baker
Interstate Commercel Commission
Washington
John R. Billard
E. D. Robbing
T. de Witt Cuvier
Rudkin
German press summarizes British duplicity and war news
Berlin issues reveal English plans with Belgian border details and railway stock, plus reports of British actions in Morocco and Egypt. The dispatch notes German claims of duplicity, Allied moves in Africa, and shifts in gold reserves as the war widens.
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Berlin
Whateas
Presa Burea Today
Rusaky Tavald
Poland
Sawe
Constantinople
England
Syyph
Tunis
Europe
Prem
E “Rotterdam
South Africa
Tra
Rudolph Moeller
Geema
Morocco
Rwoin
Oran
Algeria
Germany
Beletrnx
Belgium
Teheran
Karun
Genoa
Athens
Egypt
Belgrade
Bulgaria
Step
Novo Radomsk
Lodz
Gothesburg
Sweden
Dewepaper
Great Britain
Holland
Flushing
Imperial ‘Bank
Ca Rone
Abyssinia
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Fride
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George E. Lichty
Women's Relief Corps
Anna Sweeney
Henry Tank
Seinbeck
Henry Turk
Heinbeck
Esse
Shel Ceases Pier
Edmund de Wagonsere
Reinbeck
Wey
Wil
Prof
Sedgwick
American Heatats
Los Angeles
Walter W. Akers
Aly
Hols, Gan
Weraaana
Rance
Juaitvanes
Puroyse
Oro
Rockefeller
Edwin A. Merritt
Watertown
N. Y
Potsdam
Kaiser’s
Kaiser
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