Heavy Enemy Attacks Italian Lines At Asiago Front
Allied Italian front reports from Rome and Berlin on December 5 describe Austro German attempts against Italian positions in Asiago.1 Dec 5 dispatch notes heavy artillery and preparations for a major infantry push toward Vicenza, with ten divisions mobilized and renewed bombardment.
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Rome
War Office
Berlin
Sette Comuni
Italy
Oby
Presa
Asiago
Conrad von Hoetzendorf
Astico
Vicenza
Yankee Flyers Join Italian Front Aircraft Squads
A large group of British and French aviators arrives in Italy with the Allied armies. The British contingent includes many young Canadians and Americans previously serving in Flanders and northern France. The squads expect front duty soon, impressing Italians as they perform aerial maneuvers above their billets.
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Healy
Italy
Flanders
France
Good Fellows fund drive urged by Waterloo church group
Laura Webb notes from the First M. E. church Sunday school Good Fellows group urging early action for a Christmas fund drive. A reader asks for toys and a dress for a two year old sister, highlighting quiet appeals for help and urging volunteers to contribute time or aid.
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the Fund
Laura Webb
M. E. Church
Tee Ree Nee Ee Belo
Waterloo
Good Fellows
Sister
Mama
GERMAN OFFENSIVE PLANNED AGAIN AT CAMBRAI FRONT
German forces, after four days of hard fighting with small gains and heavy losses, prepare a renewed push to erase British gains at Cambrai. British artillery disrupted enemy concentrations near Gouzeaucourt and Moeurres while Germans shelled La Vacquerie, signaling a broader aim toward the Somme. Front reports note quiet conditions elsewhere amid ongoing artillery exchanges.
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Cambrai
Byne
Gouzeaucourt
Moeurres
Salient
la Vacquerie
Somme
Cambrai Salient
London
War Office
Paris
Verdun
Meuse
Craonne
Sepigneul
Reims
Nancy
British steamer Apapa sunk off Africa after torpedo hit
The British steamer Apapa, nearing the Gold Coast on a two month voyage, was torpedoed without warning. Lifeboats were lowered but a second torpedo sank the ship, killing 80 aboard. Reports differ on totals, with survivors landed on the west coast. Among the dead were W R Townsend, Gold Coast attorney general, and F H Longhurst, director of public works.
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London
Apapa
Daily Mail
Dai
W.R. Townsend
Gold Coast
F. H. Longhurst
Ox Men Held in County Jail After Cedar Falls Robbery
Six men were arrested in Cedar Falls last night, including a local business man, as deputies recovered about 809 dollars worth of stolen goods from freight cars. The haul, spanning Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, includes suits, overcoats, shoes, and silks, and points to a wider in transit theft plot. Authorities, aided by Deputy Sheriffs Wagner, Anton, Baldwin brothers, and Special Agent Boardman, believe more arrests are forthcoming.
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Cedar Falls
D. B. Henderson
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
T. Wagner
Jacob Anton
Baldwin Bros
Boardman
Moline Man to Control Industries
George N. Peek vice president of Deere & Co Moline Illinois was named industrial representative of the war industries board to direct conversion of U S manufacturing facilities to war work He will meet manufacturers with suitable facilities and advise the board on optimal use for munition or allied materials production and other employment of plants Joe Diamond smoke remark irrelevant to main fact
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Washington, D. C
George N. Peek
Deere & Co
Moline
Uil
War Industries Board
Peek
National Implement and Vehicle Dealers” Association
Health Crusade by School Children in New York
New York health crusade plans unfold as schoolchildren in cities over 10,000 population observe modern health crusade day on Friday December 7. One hundred thousand children, members of the Modern Health Crusaders, will lead health plays contests and other features to recruit for the anti tuberculosis and health movement as part of tuberculosis week.
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New York
Modern Health Crusaders
Red Cross
Roumanians in Armistice Negotiations Report
Berlin reports the Germans and Russians negotiating armistice terms extended to Roumanian troops as part of the talks. London notes Russia’s situation is unique. a Petrograd correspondent predicts Russia will raise new armies next spring if allowed freedom by allies. Washington confirms two American officers acted without explicit orders in communications to Bolsheviks about a separate peace.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Russia
Petrograd
Morning Post
U.S. Stoll
Washington, D. C
State Department
Judson
M. C. Kerth
United States
Germany
Maj
Kerth
Col. Judson
Washington
Korniloff
Korniiol
Mobilev
Daily Mail
Orsha
Kerenskay
Reuter
Kronstadt
Aviators Injured In 200-Foot Fall Near Dallas
Lieut Mc Farland of the royal flying corps at Fort Worth and an unidentified student aviator fell about 200 feet near Duncanville, 17 miles southwest of Dallas, around noon today. McFarland was seriously injured but may recover. the student aviator is reported fatally hurt.
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Dallas
Tex
Lieut. McFarland
Royal Flying Corps
Fort, Worth
Duncanville
McFarland
Billions in war bonds to fund next year demands
Secretary McAdoo reports to Congress the Treasury's deficit needs and bond issues for the 1918 and 1919 fiscal years. He warns of a potential $14.04 billion bond float to cover deficits and war costs, urging saving and investment in government securities to shorten the war.
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Washington, D. C
McAdive
America
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Federal Reserve System
MrAdoo
Treasury
Panama Canal
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Government probes railroads and mines control plan
A joint resolution urged temporary government takeover of railroads and coal mines to ease transportation and price problems, with a path to permanent control and a commission for fair compensation. The Interstate Commerce Commission favored government rail operation during the war and proposed alternatives including rate hikes and loans.
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Washington, D. C
Dee
Sabath of
Himels
F.C. C
Congress
Interatata Commerce Commission
Commission
Hull
McChord
Gasparri Denies Pope Had Part in Demoralizing Italian Armies
London December 5 Cardinal Bourne of Westminster released Cardinal Gasparri's denial to the Morning Post accusing the Vatican of disruptive propaganda in Italy. Gasparri calls the charge an atrocious calumny and says clergy aided Italy's cause with praise from parliament and government. He notes church and army chaplains fought propaganda even before the papal peace note. The Post repeats its accusation, citing incidents as proof amid pressure from both sides.
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London
Cardinal Bourne
Westminster
Morning Post
Cardinal Gasparri
Vatican
Italy
Gasparri
OTH
Bourne
Pope Benedict
Pontif
Holy See
Congress Moves To Declare War On Austria Hungary
Congress advances a joint resolution declaring a state of war exists between the United States and the Austro Hungarian government. President is authorized to use all naval and military forces to wage war and bring the conflict to a termination. Postponement to next week discussed as both houses prepare for action.
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D. C
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State Department
Moon
United States
Flood
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Congress
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