Cossack leader Kalegines captured amid Bolshevik advance
Bolshevik troops seize Rostov Nakhitchevan and Taganrog in Don Cossack territory. Gen Kale dines, leader of the Don Cossacks, is reported captured by his own generals as the anti-Bolshevik revolt weakens. partial progress noted with Dutoff, Ural hetman, still at large.
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Petrograd
Charles S. Smith
St. Louis
John IF. Stevens
American Railroad Commission
Russia
Smith
Tchita
Siberia
M. Oustraugoff
Francis
Harbin
Vladivostok
Smolny Institute
Charles H. Smith
Missouri Pacific Railway
Bolshevgiks
Don Cossack
Kaledines
Don Cossacks
Dutoff
Ural Cossacks
Orenburg
Rostov
Nakhitchevau
Taganrog
Gen. Kaledines
Good Fellows Merry Christmas Fund Push at Waterloo
A Waterloo Courier report highlights local Good Fellows collecting for the Merry Christmas Fund with contributions from Mrs. O. H. Abbs, Elizabeth Aaron, Pilgrim class at First Congregational, and anonymous donors. A traveling salesman’s charity story and a call to help underprivileged children are cited, with headquarters in the Courier lobby and a contact number 3336.
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Merry Ceristilas
O. H. Abbs
New Century Club
First Congregational Church
Pete Halk
Elizabeth Aaron
Waterloo
The
Courier
Merry Christmas Fund
Tiny Tim
Courier Office
Platinum for U S After Perilous Siberian Trip
Washington reports the hazardous gathering of 21000 ounces of platinum by Lieut Worman A Stines and its journey from Siberia to Vladivostok then to the United States. Officials say Stines, now in the U S Army, coordinated with the Russian English bank of Petrograd to obtain metal for war needs at cost for government use.
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Washington, D. C
Worman A. Stines
Siberia
Vladivostok
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Lieni. Stines
United States Army
Petrograd
Russia
Bank of
Secretary of Commerce
Gilbertville Man Dies in Waterloo After Fainting at Store
Jacob Mangrich, 60, of Gilbertville, collapsed soon after entering the McDermott cigar store on Fifth Street East in Waterloo at 1:39 p.m. He had driven in from Gilbertville and fainted after sitting. An attempt to revive him with a pulmotor failed. He was a longtime pioneer resident of Poyner township, living on a Gilbertville-area farm. Surviving are his widow and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Mengrich
Gilbertville
McDermott
Fifth Street
Mangrich
Poyner Township
German Shell Wounds Two U S Engineers On Front
A shell wounded two American railway engineers working behind the British lines near the Ypres front. Italian fighting in the Brenta valley area continues with heavy casualties and limited gains as Austro-German forces press east of the Brenta river. The Piave and northern fronts see heavy bombardment with large guns, while German divisions reportedly number around 60 in Italy, with 52 on the front line.
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Associated Press
France
Italy
Brenta River
Brenta Valley
Germany
Ypres
Polderhoek Chateau
Arras-Gambral
Bullecourt
Scarpenier
Col Beretta
Calcino
Mancino
Treviso
Diaz
Monte Spinuccia
Monte Fontanel
Monte Grappa
Grappa
Pight
Flanders
London
War Office
Messines
Washington, D.C
Rome
Harding and Pickett Urge Iowa Unity for War Effort
Des Moines reports Iowa’s two day state loyalty meeting ends with a mass gathering in the auditorium. Gov. W. L. Harding, J. F. Deems, and others push unity, discipline, and cooperation as war aims. Pickett calls for no partisanship and Lafayette statue removal. Harding endorses harsh action against traitors and meatless wheatless days. Seed corn price control warned by Jarnagin. Parrott stresses home cooperation for production and economy.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Statehouse
Area
W. L. Harding
Alexander Cairns
Food Administration
Washington, D. C
J. F. Deems
Francis ©. Whitely
COEN
Wes J. W. Jarnagin
Io Farm
County Defense Council
Seefiimen
Terrorist at Clark Street Hotel Fatally Shot by Police
Five shots rang out as officer confronted Ellis a tavern terror. He flourished a revolver terrorizing proprietor and guests, pursuing occupants to halls and rooms before police arrived and opened fire wounding him. three bystander bullets missed, one by officer ending the threat.
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Virgo
D. C
Frigid Wave Forecast for Lake Region and Midwest
Washington reports a cold wave with light snow in the north and central areas and moderate first half week temperatures. Chicago notes 17 degrees below zero near towns within 25 miles, with city readings as low as 1 below zero last night. Farther east and south, temperatures stay cold with many subzero readings across Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska and the Dakotas. Des Moines 6 below and Sioux City 4 below. Cincinnati 6 below.
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Washington, D. C
The
Weather Bureau Today
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Federal Building
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Dubuque
Charles City
Des Moines
Sioux City
Cincinnati
Board weighs dropping German from West High curriculum
West High plans to substitute Spanish or French while awaiting a full committee report. The board seeks plans for a new Prospect Hills building and urges faster prep for a new high school. A motion to suspend German was tabled after debate. Emerson congestion prompts transfer to Whittier. holiday schedule set.
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West High
Prospect I Hills
West Board of Education
J. W. Demipater
A. T. Hukil
The
West Schools
Wakill
Emerson
Emerson School
Whittier School
G. L. Kingsley
Prospect Hills
Thacher
Georgianna Thunton
Florence Baker
Charles van Vleck
Commercial Club
Hukill
Whittier
Washington
Central
el Tovar
Havana
Boon trial in federal court draws I W W defendants
Chicago December 15 103 alleged I W W members pleaded not guilty in the federal district court before Judge Landis as police and secret service guarded the crowded courtroom. Notable among defendants were Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Vincent St John.
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Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Secret Service
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
New York
Liberty
Ben
A. Stern
Juandis
Ballif
George Vanderveer
Seattle
Stern
Mr. Vandeveer
Otto Christensen
John L. Matzen
Oliver Pagin
Frank K. Nepekier
Claude R. Porter
Arthur Gionaretti
Tien Reitmian
Reitman
W. D. Harwood
Vincent St. John
Reveals Scandal of Arms Shortage in Senate Probe
Gen Crozier and military committee members uncover a shortage of machine guns and rifles and pledge swift development. The hearing signals what many call the war's largest scandal as details emerge about procurement and promises.
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Crozier
Senate Military Committee
Baker extends time limit for Army recruits
Washington December 15 Secretary Baker ordered that all qualified applicants who presented themselves before noon today be accepted even if their examination and other details could not be completed yet. The move comes after thousands were turned away as recruiting stations were overwhelmed by the new draft regulations.
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Washington, D. C
Buy War Stamps Not Luxuries Plea by Vanderlip
Frank A. Vanderlip, chair of the war savings committee, urged at a Kansas City luncheon to buy war savings stamps now while cheap and skip luxuries whose prices have doubled. He called war savings stamps a secure investment accessible to all and urged prudent spending until prices for luxuries fall.
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Vanderlip
Kansas City
Frank A. Vanderlip
War Savings Committee
Dark Nights on Sunday and Thursday Decree Conserves Coal
Washington issues a decree requiring dark nights on Sundays and Thursdays to reduce electric lighting and advertising as a conservation measure. The first dark night begins tomorrow across many cities to ease the coal shortage. The order updates a prior partial curtailment and applies nationwide under Pier Administrator Garfield. If delivery fails, call 4330 for a replacement copy. after 6:20 call 2.
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Washington, D.C
America
Garfield
Critical Stage Of War Warns Lloyd George In London
Premier Lloyd George warned Britain faces a critical stage as American help is needed next year. He allied with Wilson on war aims, warned against peace by compromise, and said tonnage and production, not treaties, will decide victory. He urged unity to hold fronts and offset Russian and Italian reversals.
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London
Lloyd George
America
Great Britain
Wilson
Agathet
Jabyd George
Lord Lansdox
Lord Lansdowne
Rive
Cazl
Russia
Italy
France
Grey's Inn
Germany
Austria
América
Europe
Asia
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Kalegines
William
Berlin
Geneva
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Santa Clara
U. S
Jacob Mangrich
San Felice
Ther
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Western Front
British
Harding
Pickett
United Devotion of
Fandman
Hels
Owa
Middlewest
W. Wea Boon
Bar
Baker
U.S. Decree
Britain
Lans
Downe Misunderstood
Dinsmond
Joe
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