37 Men Rescued From Jacob Jones Commander Lost
Washington reports the destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk in a night attack with the loss of two thirds of her crew. Thirty seven officers and men were rescued. ten survivors are named. The ship, completed in 1916, was among the newest destroyers with 1150 tons displacement and 310 feet length. The disaster follows prior rescue duties for the Orama, where Jacob Jones saved 205 of 478 aboard. A long roster of crew members from various ports is listed.
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Washington, D. C
Jacob Jones
Sims
David Worth Bagley
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Bagley
Amee
Burrvivorks
John K.richards
Nelson N. Gates
L. L. Adamkiewicz
Timothy E. Twomey
John C. Johnson
Henry A. Stutzke
Edward F. Grady
J. Mulvaney
Myron Flood
Jones
North Atlantic
ORSMA
Grama
Orama
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Fire destroys government warehouse in Chicago blaze
A government leased warehouse for the army medical division at South Dearborn and Fortieth burned today. Firemen fought fierce flames as walls stood only. Maj. W. S. Shields and 35 workers fled. Two men near the ruins were arrested. Loss estimated at 206000 dollars.
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Chicago
Army
South Dearborn Street
West Fortieth Street
Shields
Air Battle Fought Over Switzerland Over Basel clash marks first air fight over Swiss soil
Geneva reports a high altitude aerial battle between allied and German airmen over Basel. The engagement lasted 20 minutes with seven bombs dropped on Swiss territory causing only material damage. German planes reportedly entered Switzerland intentionally as they pressed the fight toward Alsace while Swiss troops shelled both sides.
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Geneva
Basel
Switzerland
Alsace
British Hold New Positions After Cambrai Push
British forces report heavy fighting with 250000 Germans in latest Cambrai operations. Artillery and gas hindered advances at Bourlon wood while British dug in along the Hindenburg line north of La Vacquerie and near Graincourt. Byng withdrawal left British lines strong from Nord canal to Villers-Plouich with continued patrol clashes.
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Cambrai
la Vacquerie
Berlin
Graincourt
France
Associated Press
Byng
Cambrai Salient
Bourlon
Annoux
Cantaing
Noyelles
Marcoing
Masnieres
Hindenburg
Bourlon Wood
Byge
Nord Canal
Villers-Plouich
Gauche Wood
Blizzard Grips Country Delays Traffic Across Regions
A major winter storm sweeps the nation from the Gulf to the Northeast, with heavy snow in the Ohio Valley, cold waves across the Midwest and South, and record lows in Iowa and surrounding states. Des Moines reports 14 below, Chicago 6 above, with ongoing blizzard conditions and weather warnings. Lisbon revolt also noted in Portugal as a separate dispatch.
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Washington, D. C
Middlewest
Gulf of Mexino Way
Weather Bureau
Lake
Chio Valley
Tennessee
East Gulf
South Atlantic States
Middle West
Bismarck
N. D
Charles City
Des Moines
Duluth
Davenport
Keokuk
Iowa City
Federal
Minn
J. W. Rhodes
Norfolk
Neb
South Dakota
Phillip
Dallas
Gregory
Stuart
Halifax Disaster Leaves City in Snowbound Distress
Halifax faces a blizzard and gale that crippled relief efforts after Thursday’s explosion. Two feet of snow blankets the region as Massachusetts relief trains struggle to reach the city. Estimates place 20,000 people destitute with 4,000 homes destroyed and up to 2,000 dead or injured, while food shortages threaten famine. Canadian soldiers and American sailors aid survivors amid power and lighting almost gone.
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Halifax
N. S
United States
Dominion
Massachusetts
Amherst
Dartmouth
Citizens’ Finance Committee
Justice Harris
Good Fellows Christmas Appeal Moves Charity Drive
The article recalls a Good Fellows appeal urging donations to bring Christmas joy to needy children, especially those whose fathers serve overseas. It emphasizes the wartime context, the duty of caring for boys and girls left at home, and includes a tender verse about sending cheer across the sea to soldiers and their families.
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France
Roundup of Austrians Begins Nationwide War Measure
The roundup of Austro-Hungarian enemies began across the United States with Justice Department agents aided by local authorities as war declared. Over a million Austrians in the U S are listed as alien enemies and will receive hearings. those failing to prove peaceful intent will be interned for the war. New York deputies and clerks are mobilized to boost forces, and many Austrians in financial districts and waterfronts face dismissal or internment for the duration of hostilities.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Justica
Austria- Hungary
New York
Thomas D. McCarthy
Austria-Hungary
Bolsheviki Eye New Moves As Czar To Be Moved
Washington dispatch reports rumors the ex czar Nicholas Romanoff may have escaped from Tobolsk as Bolsheviki move to disarm guards. Trotsky disputes armistice delays while union anarchists challenge Bolshevik rule and a decree to repudiate foreign loans is reported.
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London
Leon Trotzky
Shevikt
Petrograd
Refu
Bolsheviki
Bolshevias
Russia
Bang
Union of
Anarchist Syndicalists
Nicholas Romanoff
Tobolsk
Siberia
Nicholas I
Provisional Government
all-Russian Commission
Bolsheviks
Reuter
Lenine
Trotzky
Moses Uritzky
Constituent Assembly
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