Bolshevik Beaten by Korniloff at Bielgorod
London reports turmoil near Bielgorod with Gen Korniloff’s forces opposed by Bolsheviks and Cossacks. Dispatches claim Korniloff was defeated and wounded, while others say he routed opponents and may join Gru Kal edines’s forces. confusion persists as battles rage with heavy losses.
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London
Blelgorod
Russia
Korniloff
Petrograd
Daily Mail
Gru
Kaledines
Nova Teherkask
Bielgorod
Reuter
Rostov-on-the-Don
Sebastopol
Nakhitchevan
Hostov
Novo Tcherkask
Black Sea
Kornilof
St. George
Red Guard
Xermioi
Post
Siberia
Pleskoff
Bile
Two Halifax Nurses Honored For Calm After Explosion
Dec 13 Halifax reports credit given to two young women for actions after a severe explosion. Sister Alice Boutin and her assistant kept care of patients despite a damaged hospital roof, while Miss Jean Groves at the private dockyard exchange stayed on duty directing calls for doctors and aid and then reported to another exchange within an hour.
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Halifax
Naval Hospital
Alice Boutin
Altho
Boutin
Seven Children Hurt as Train Hits School Bus
At Aplington Iowa a freight train struck a consolidated school bus along Illinois Central tracks injuring seven children. Two, ages 1 and 14, are believed to be fatally hurt. others include George Johnson 17 Florence Johnson 15 Hattie Voss 13 Mabel Voss 13 Will Meyer 13. The impact blocked view for the driver Henry Boss as the westbound train led by Engineer J F Hartnett and Conductor W M Wilkins passed shortly before 9 am.
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Aplington
Des
Illinois Central
Consolidated School
George Tiabring
Wilko Tiabring
George Johnson
Florence Johnson
Hattie Voss
Mabel Voss
Will Meyer
J. F. Hartnett
W. M. Wilkins
Waterloo
Henry Boss
Yankee Airman in Raid on Germany
An Associated Press report from the American expeditionary force in France notes a Berlin Wolff Telegram bureau dispatch stating one of four aircraft in a British raid over Esch Luxemburg was manned by an American. It suggests an American airman attached to the AEF may have served.
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Associated Press
France
Wolff
Berlin
Esch
Luxemburg
Good Fellows MERTY Christmas Fund drive explained
The Good Fellows fund seeks practical gifts for children and older folks amid tight finances. Volunteers will operate from the Waterloo Evening Courier lobby with the paper handling deliveries and wrapping. Mrs. A H Hall coordinates local planning and delivery logistics, with stores assisting Monday deliveries before Christmas.
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The
Good Fellows
Good
Waterloo Opera House
Courier
Waterloo Evening Courier
Daily Reporter
A. H. Hall
Fourth Street West
Comunites
Reading
Waterloo
Iintil
A. H. Holt
Social Welfare League
Ada Palmer
Government to Take Hand in Twin Cities Strike
St Paul and Minneapolis labor leaders hailed government intervention as a probe into local conditions. Fewer than expected 80 percent obeyed the general strike call. guards were mobilized and martial law warned if order breaks down. Car service and deliveries were restored as police prepared for unrest.
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St. Paul
Minn
Government Labor Committee
Minneapolis
Lawson
Washington, D. C
George W. Lawson
Minnesota State Federation of Labor
Reton
President's Labor Commission
Baker
Council of National Defense
Wilson
Labor Commission
West
Minnesota
TU Syto
Haker
Twin City Transit Company
Northwest
Burnquist
Company of Acials
Army Recruits Accepted in New York City
New York December 13 Army navy naval reserve and marine corps recruiting stations in the city processed over 2000 recruits this week. Many applicants were turned away due to insufficient facilities for the acceptance of applications and medical examinations.
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New York
Germany
Army
Navy
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps
Christine hailed as America’s best selling book
The piece notes Christine as regarded by many critics as the greatest tragedy in world literature. It claims the novel is the biggest seller in America since its release a few months ago. Readers are invited to read and discuss it, with the opening chapter to be provided to Evening Courier and Reporter readers next Saturday December 15.
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America
Evening Courier
Reporter
Haig thanks American engineers for Gouzeaucourt aid
General Haig expresses to Gen Pershing gratitude from Field Marshal Haig for the U S Army railway engineers who aided near Gouzeaucourt on November 30. He praises their prompt loyal service in a difficult situation and notes regret for the losses suffered.
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Haig
Associated Press
France
Marshal Haig
Pershing
Gouzeaucourt
Byng
United States Army
Orangemen Endorse Irish Convention in Dublin Meeting
The grand Orange lodge of Ireland approves unionists joining the Irish convention to craft a new government plan. It urges patriots to show self restraint and readiness to aid in peace if needed, saying Ulster representation is fully trusted in the convention.
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Dublin
Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland
Orangemen of Ireland
Ireland
Trishmien
British lose 21 ships as submarines active
London reports a sharp rise in British losses this week with 14 vessels over 1,400 tons sunk and seven lighter ships. Admiralty notes 1,123 ships sunk since weekly reports began. A naval authority says submarines at work drive the surge as war aims to force peace, while shipbuilding may outrun sinkings if U boats dwindle. Geddes warns the menace is not yet mastered and losses still outpace replacements.
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London
Anne
Associated Press
Tolina
Son Ag
England
America
Eric Geddes
the Admiralty
House of Commons
Blizzard Grips Iowa Halting City Traffic
Snow causes record falls across Iowa with sub zero temps and blocked transit. Des Moines and several cities report heavy snow and delayed interurban trains while Chicago and Milwaukee see widespread disruption as blizzards paralyze streets and rail lines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Federal Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Dubuque
Nec
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwest
Milwaukee
Wis
la Crosse
Madison
Wausau
War delays blamed on Baker for rifle shortage in Senate hearing
Maj. Gen. Crozier said responsibility for delays in machine gun supply rested with Secretary Baker who handled tests between types. He noted foreign guns aided troops abroad and at home due to the shortage, while senators pressed for specific rifle shortage details and timing of equipage before and after U S entry into the war.
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Washington, D. C
Crozier
Army Ordnance
Senate
Baker
Congress
Busillade
Gen. Croziter
Chamberlain
Altho
Hitchcock
Senaloy Chamberlain
Gen. Crozier
Caen Snae
Allenby Tells of Trip Into Holy City
London dispatch reports Gen. Allenby telegraphing from Jerusalem that he entered the city with a small staff and allied commanders. A guard detail greeted the procession, martial law proclamations appeared, and mosques and sacred sites were placed under protection and control by the military governor.
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Gen
Allenby
Holy City
London
House of Commons
Idoyd Guorga
Jerusalem
Ficially
France
Italy
America
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Australia
New Zealand
India
Qitar
Ama
Leniency for Austro-Hungarians in U S War Policy
President Wilson declares Austro-Hungarian subjects in the United States face few restrictions despite war with Austria-Hungary. Unnaturalized Austro-Hungarians may travel freely but cannot enter or leave the country without permission and those suspected of enemy activity may be interned. They need not register with police or post officials, are not barred from 100 yard zones near docks, and need not leave the District of Columbia.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Congress
Wilson
District of Columbia
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Lonesome Soldiers Stories Are Fake War Dept Warns
The War Department warned the public against stories claiming Army camp soldiers are unhappy and mistreated. A Chillicothe postmaster letter described a case where a soldier allegedly readied letters but could not read or write, and a syndicate profited from his image. Food shipments at camps were reportedly wasted during Thanksgiving and would worsen at Christmas without caution.
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War Department
Washington, D. C
Wolfe
Chillicothe
Beng
Gregs
British and German Front Fire Amid Cambrai Actions
War desk reports heavy bombardment and several attacks along the western battlefront near Bullecourt and Cambrai. British repulsed two early German attempts and held positions, while German forces gained a small trench section on the third attack. London confirms three German assaults with limited gains and ongoing fighting into evening.
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Fraig
Bullecourt
Queant
Cambral
Ypres
Champagne Tegh
Helms
Voun
London
War Office
Berlin
Dee
Cambrai
Vendhuille
Prince Leopold
Bavaria
Paris
Artill
Artilery
Strait
Galwoor
Cotmar
Schléesmaldt
Logelbach
Romba
Weville
Chambley
Thiaucourt
Warmerton
Janeville
Amagne- Lucans
Garfield warns Ohio governor over coal distribution control
Washington December 13 Administrator Garfield informed Governor Cox of Ohio that he would not be permitted to interfere with coal distribution in Ohio under the state fuel administration.
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Washington, D. C
Garfield
Gov
Cox
Ohio
State Fuel” ‘Administration
Red Cross Bandages Needed by Millions in France
New York dispatch states a cable from Maj. Gray son M. P. Murphy head of the American Red Cross in France warns that a serious calamity and national disgrace are inevitable if surgical dressings are not sent to France with speed. The note, released by the American Fund for French Wounded, emphasizes the urgency and reports France has about 4,000 hospitals supplied and 500 subcommittees at work with a monthly output around 690,000 dressings.
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New York
France
Maj. Gray
M. P. Murphy
American Red Cross
American Fund For French
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Trin
Santa Claus
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Twin Cities
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Irish Convention
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Owa
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el Tovar
Havana
Western Battlefront
Red Cross
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