1400 Miles on Bikes in Germany By Kaltenbach Brothers
Fred and John Kaltenbach, aged 19 and 18, returned from a six week, 1,400 mile bicycle tour across the empire. They were questioned as spies, held briefly, and traveled with passports from the secretary of state. They described witnessing iron crosses, gunfire near Rhine fortifications, and German life amid wartime secrecy. Boats back to Hoboken and rough seas followed a December voyage from Rotterdam.
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Interned German Crew at Guam Strengthens Local Guard
Washington December 17 The internment of 22 officers and 355 enlisted men from the German cruiser Cormorant at Guam increases the foreign force there to roughly equal the American guard of about 400 marines. Officials note no concern as interned soldiers are disarmed. A transfer to a less remote quarter was suggested due to limited Guam facilities, with possible movement to Honolulu to join the German cruiser Geler crew already interned there.
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Shifting Troops on Russian Front
London dispatch reports three added corps reaching the German army on the Russian front, nine corps in total under Field Marshal von Hindenburg within a month. German forces reportedly moved two corps to Hungary while keeping 20 on the Polish front. The Times says about 170,000 Austro-Germans crossed the Dukla passes in the Carpathians, with three active Austrian corps withdrawn from the Servian front causing disruption.
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Cruiser Tacoma Is Sent to Panama
Washington reports Col. Goethals told the War Department that except for Wireless misuse there is no neutrality violation in the Panama canal zone. The cruiser Tacoma, ordered to enforce neutrality, left Guantanamo for Cristobal. Secretary Daniels has no advice on canal zone pay. another vessel may be a destroyer from San Diego. The Minnesota heads to Philadelphia for overhaul.
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Winter Wheat Acreage Larger in 1913 Forecasts
Washington reports winter wheat sown this fall on 41,263,000 acres, up 4,125,000 from last fall’s revised estimate. Dec 1 condition was 88.3 percent of normal, versus 97.2 last year and 90.8 for the ten year average. rye sown on 2,851,000 acres, up 78,000 from last fall, with rye condition at 93.6 percent of normal.
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Clarence Rowland Heads White Sox
Clarence Rowland, former Peoria Three-I league manager, signed as manager of the Chicago Americans for one year. He succeeds Jimmy Callahan, who remains with the club in the business department. Rowland, 33, is noted for developing young players, with Larry Doyle among his early beneficiaries. he began in Dubuque as catcher, outfielder, manager and part owner.
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Expected Eddis Collins Appointed to the Place
Weather records note yesterday's high and low temperatures. A population estimate cites over 7.5 million males worldwide with the majority in the United States. Universalist Sunday school members are urged to attend Saturday afternoon rehearsals and choir practice for the Christmas program.
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Garden of Plays and Bed of Roses near Llaga event
Waterloo residents and visitors prepare for opening weekend of Llaga ten ure with three performances each on Saturday and Sunday. Manager J. Mryynt aims for full house and lavish decor to welcome guests. The opening program features Daniel Frohman’s Wildflower with Marguerite Clark. all seats priced at 30 cents in Plaza theatre.
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Great Wheat Cargoes Bound for Europe from New Orleans
New Orleans December 17 wheat cargoes totaling about 1 009 000 bushels were loaded on seven steamers ready to sail for Europe. Yesterday's shipment of nearly 900 000 bushels set a yearly record.
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Austrian Cadets Lost Off Trieste Amid Mine Attack
Rome dispatch reports a Trieste official stating the Austrian training ship Beethoven was blown up by a mine and sank, with the entire crew and all cadets aboard. The incident was confirmed in Rome and a news agency note followed.
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Forty Survivors of Emden on Raid
Forty men from the Emden crew, left ashore at Cocos Island, have mounted two machine guns and are raiding in the Pacific after a Sydney cruiser forced the Emden ashore. report received through officers abroad.
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British steamer Malaces arrives at Jolo report unconfirmed
Report claims the British steamer Malaces reached Jolo with no official confirmation. The Emdes men landed on Cocos Island to destroy wireless gear and fled, unable to rejoin their ship as Sydney arrived. A German party under Lieut. von Muecke reportedly left Cocos with a commandeered steamer. Estimates say solar heat could melt a 100 foot ice layer covering the globe over a year.
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