Yankee Flyers Wounded in Fight With Foe Planes
Washington December 7 American army airmen on the western front report their first casualties two men a corporal and a private were wounded in action Names W A Warren corporal Dublin Ga and E B Ebsen private Buffalo Mo were listed with no details of the engagement Two other items note Flight Lieutenant Patrick O'Brien of Momence Illinois a British flying corps member who escaped a German prison camp was received by King George at Buckingham Palace.
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W. A. Warren
Dublin
E. B. Ebsen
Buffalo
King
HERO
London
Patrick O’brien
Momence
Ill
British Flying Corps
King George
Buckingham Palace
DOJ Report Highlights German Plotter Sentences in War Crises
Attorney General Gregory’s annual report to Congress summarizes prison sentences handed to German intrigue suspects as proof of strengthened federal power. It notes limited disclosures about Secret Service operations and cites the William D. Haywood case as an example of using wartime laws to protect public order and enforce authority.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Gregory
Congress
Secret Service
Department
William D. Haywood
Iliois
5 More Samimies Dead in France
Reported deaths from natural causes among U S Army personnel in France list five men by name and hometowns including Adolph Biedrick East Chicago Indiana Paul Lindley Addy Washington County McNett Casper Wyoming William S Matthews Baltimore Maryland and A L Clark Hampton Massachusetts.
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Washington, d. C
Dee
France
Adolph Biedrick
East Chicago
Paul Lindley
Addy. Wash. Co
McNett
Field Artillery
Casper
Wye
William S. Matthews
Stevedore Regiment
Baltimore
A. L. Clark
Infantry
Hampton
Mass
Means Explains Letters on Stand in Murder Trial
Gaston B. Means, on the stand in his defense for the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, continued to explain letters and telegrams the state used to allege duplicity. He said references to a Chesapeake bay party and Mande “firing the track” were a joke with Mrs. King and a foreigner. He also spoke of hiring handwriting experts and lawyers to pursue the second will of James C. King, explaining expenses tied to Mrs. King's money.
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Concord. X_ C
Gaston B. Means
Maude A. King
Tod
Chicago to Add Week of Christmas Vacation to Save Coal
The Chicago board of education announces an extra week of Christmas holidays for public school students from Dec 21 to Jan 7 1918 to aid the coal fuel situation. Students may compensate with a one week later start to summer vacation.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Lecture Tonight on Playing the Game by Mrs. English
Mrs. Lilie G. English, noted lecturer on social hygiene, speaks to men and boys at 8 tonight in the real high school auditorium. Her talk, titled Playing the Game, will tackle a taboo subject with a life inspired approach. English has drawn praise for this subject and has lectured here this week under the West Board of Education, drawing large crowds.
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Lilie G. English
Real High School
New Books Now On Display at Public Library
Library notes list dozens of new titles available now with circulation starting Saturday Dec 16 at 9 am. Titles cover biography travel poetry crafts cooking fiction and reference across many authors and subjects.
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Bradford
Lee
Sylvestre Ronard
Nuvaine
Gulick
Hugo
Arey Returns from Hinton to Enter Active Service
Samuel L. Arey formerly manager of Arey's lunch arrives from Hinton Virginia to join the colors when called to active service by the Waterloo exemption board. He is married but not exempted. Ladies of St Mark's church hold a Sunday sale of pies cakes bread meat and chicken at Palm Garden drug store.
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Samuel L. Arey
Arey
Hinton
Waterloo
Virginia
S J. Mark’s Church
Palm Garden Drug Store
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