Foes in War Hold Grips in East and West
News from the front reports scarce change on Christmas Eve as General Joffre cautiously seeks an opening in the German lines across France and Belgium. In Poland the Kaiser's forces press toward Warsaw while Russian troops suffer heavy losses on the Piłka river sector. bayonet skirmishes and mist hinder artillery as Austro German airies repel assaults near Tomaszow.
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Joffre
France
Belgium
Kaiser
Warsaw
Russian
Poland
Forces Will Spend World Holiday As Best They Can
Christmas Eve in the western front finds limited change in trench warfare as Joffre seeks a breakthrough in France and Belgium. In the east German pressure grows toward Warsaw with siege preparations. Lodz is called the campaign turning point by von Hindenburg. Gifts and postcards are being sent to troops.
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Warsaw
London
Calais
Dunkirk
Flanders
Russia
Lodz
Petrograd
von Hindenburg
Associated Press
Servia
Belgrade
Budapest
Rowa
Opoczno
Piotrkow
Tomazow
Leutenants
Soldau
East Prussia
Aeroplane Drops Bomb Over Dover No Damage Done
London reports a hostile aeroplane dropped a bomb over Dover this morning and disappeared after a brief view. The missile exploded in a garden without damage while the aircraft was seen only briefly. a British plane pursued but did not encounter the enemy again. Weather was cloudy and foggy.
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London
Dover
Germans Launch Offensive Push to Rebuff Allied Forces
German headquarters reports renewed enemy attacks near Nieuwport and Chalon s with heavy artillery. A trench line was lost and recaptured after a fierce counterattack. In the east, German forces say they have gone on the offensive from Neidenburg and Soldau, repulsing Russian advances at Miawa and claiming the enemy’s positions back in hand. More than 1,000 Martin cigars, pipes, Christmas.
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Berlin
London
Nieuport
Bixschoote
Chalons
Louvain
Perthes
Neidenburg
Soldau
East Prussia
Miawa
Nothern
Poland
Saved From Prison By Finding Of Cow Skeleton In Woods
Little Rock Arkansas December 24 The finding of the skeleton of a cow in the woods in Howard county saved William Kennedy aged 24 from entering the penitentiary Kennedy had been convicted of stealing the cow and sentenced to one year He was allowed to come to Little Rock alone and was about to go to the penitentiary to surrender when a delegation of friends arrived bearing a sworn statement from the owner of the cow that the animal's skeleton had been found on his farm Governor Hays at once issued a pardon for Kennedy.
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Little Rock
Ark
Der
Howard County
William Kennedy
Kennedy
Hays
Five of Family Perish in New York City Fire
Five members of a family occupying the top floor apartment at 316 West Forty ninth street perished in a fast spreading fire that started in the basement and cut off escape via the elevator shafts. Four died of suffocation, the fifth died shortly after reaching hospital. Surviving relative Arthur Corso, a Polyclinic hospital operator, was away at work. Dozens more tenants were treated for smoke inhalation as rescues were made from upper windows. Total loss about $5000.
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New York
West Fortyninth Street
Mary Corso
Charles
Frank
Harry
Grace
Anadale
Arthur Corso
Polyclinic Hospital
British Colliers Violate Canal Zone Quarantine Rules
Canal Zone records show from Dec 6 to Dec 16 six British colliers and two British merchant vessels arrived at Cristobal and Balboa without bills of health. Fines ranged from 25 to 140 dollars with coal shipments consigned to the British admiralty. several ships were detained at Balboa pending court action.
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Washington, D. C
Canal Zone
Cristobal
Atlantic
Balboa
Pacific
Roddam
Kirnwood
Wales
England
Nyanza
Atlantic City
Mollina
Withernsea
Algo
Lena
Boyne
Admiralty
Pittsburgh wire mills flooded with European orders
Demand from belligerent nations for barbed and plain wire surged in Pittsburgh area mills. Orders totaling about 123000 tons, including 25000 tons of special barbed wire, promised for delivery soon, with total value near 14 million dollars. Mill officers estimate barbed wire length at 50000 miles and total wire at 276000 miles. England France and Russia have been key customers since the war began.
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Pittsburgh
Europe
England
France
Russia
Millionaire Alexander faces Mann Act charges in Chicago
Miss Jessie E Copely, once a Los Angeles society figure, accuses Col Charles Alexander a Providence millionaire clubman of violating the Mann white slave act. She says he wooed her after meeting in Los Angeles and enticed her to Chicago with a marriage promise as the case sits before the federal grand jury.
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Jessie Copely
Col
Charles Alexander
Chicago
Alexander-Copely
Federal Grand Jury
Jessie E. Copely
Los Angeles
Providence
Alexander
Another Step to Free Leo Frank
Louis Marshall, New York attorney for Leo M. Frank, arrived in Washington to file with Justice Lamar an appeal from Judge Newman of the Georgia federal court’s habeas corpus ruling. Marshall declined to specify future courts if denied. He carried a certificate asserting probable cause for appeal, required in state-court habeas corpus cases.
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Washington, D. C
Louis Marshall
New York
Leo M. Frank
Atlanta
Mary Phagan
Washington
Justice Lamar
Supreme Court
Newman
Georgia Federal Court
Frank
Lamar
Marshall
Germany Teaches People Economy
Copenhagen dispatch reports Germany distributing an official edict urging economy in food. Housewives are instructed to cook potatoes in their skins, feed animals only scraps, respect daily bread to endure wartime, and eat war bread labeled with the letter E as nourishing as other bread.
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Copenhagen
Associated Press
Germany
White Christmas Forecast From New England to Great Lakes
Weather bureau reports indicate a white Christmas across New England to the Great Lakes with unsettled weather and likely snow tomorrow. Colder conditions prevail Christmas Eve along the northern border, while the South Atlantic and Gulf states may see rain.
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Washington, D. C
New England
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
North Dakota
South Atlantic
Gulf State
Paper Delivery Error Notify By Phone
A message states that due to carrier error or other cause the paper was not delivered by 6 o'clock. Readers are asked to phone 2530 to arrange a copy of the paper, to be sent after 6 30. No. 2.
Treaty of Ghent centennial plan amid world war
The American Peace Centenary committee urges Feb 14 as the date to commemorate the Ghent treaty ending the U S war with Britain. Despite World War I, leaders propose civic exercises in churches and schools, with dates Feb 17 18 and 22 set for related events, honoring twenty decades of English speaking peace.
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New York
Ghent
Flanders
United States
Great Britain
Sulgrave Manor
George Washington
England
Europe
Canada
America
Joseph H. Choate
William Howard Taft
New Haven
Thomas F. Bayard
Wilmington
Motor Trucks Deliver Gift to Needy Poor
Charitable drive uses motor trucks to distribute clothing to deserving adults and children. Contributions reach an extraordinary total, aiding multiple families in need.
Good Fellows seek volunteers to help families in need
The Good Fellows have organized a system to deliver aid to families in need, but more help is needed. They call for volunteers to take charge of locating and assisting eligible families, with contact by calling 2796 in the afternoon or evening to offer support during the Christmas season.
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Noom
Tate
Good Fellows ship Santa like load of gifts
A long line of motor trucks departed from Good Fellows headquarters this morning. The vehicles, loaded with dinnerware and toys, carried Christmas packages valued in cash and in-kind contributions to poor families in Waterloo and surrounding areas. Volunteers, exhausted but joyful, organized clothing, toys, and meals for those in need, with cash contributions expected to exceed 800 dollars and in-kind gifts well over 2000 dollars.
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Good Fellows
Santa Clauz
Adentoy
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
SOMAPERE TOMORROW AND HOLIDAY EMPLOYMENT NOTICE
Following the custom of many years there will be no work on Christmas Day. Employees in every position from carrier boys to all departments may enjoy the great holiday.
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Carrier Boys
Allies Prepare Western Offensive as War Front Gears Up
Parla reports the allies plan a general offensive in the west with British and French troops recalled from leave. Reinforcements arrive, long-range 9. Inch British howitzers join the fight, and prep for large numbers of wounded is under way. Officials hint the German front may shift eastward as reserves and equipment surge. Continued Allied activity signals a forthcoming wide push.
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Parla
Feld
Paris
Joffre
Wield
French
North Sea
German War Office
Jofre
Photo of Rink Is to Be Taken
Courier and Reporter photographer plans a 2 PM Saturday shot atop the Leavitt Johnson National bank structure above the mill bar to capture a crowd skating. If unavailable, a CGW box car on the railroad bridge will be used for the frame. The invitation asks readers to join the exhibition and be part of the picture.
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Courier
Leavitt & Johnson Natonal Bank
T. J. Cleary
Chicago Great Western
Fire at Essad Pasha’s Tirana palace in Albania
A dispatch from Durazzo reports the palace of Essad Pasha at Tirana set ablaze. Essad Pasha, named provisional president after Prince William of Wied’s retirement, was advancing on Scutari and was said to have proclaimed a holy war in Albania. Tirana lies about 76 miles south of Scutari.
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London
Jdisputch
Durazzo
Albania
Hssad Pasha
Tirana
Essad Pashi
Prince William of Wied
Essad Pasha
Scutario
Scujtari
Christmas Aid Reaches Needy With Charity Distribution
Assurance given that garments will be distributed to needy individuals and that the charity donated will be placed worthily. The Good Fellows plan, adopted this year, is praised as successful and likely to continue next Christmas. Many homes will see sun shine amid sickness and poverty as children receive gifts, coats, and toys donated for the occasion.
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W. ¥. Parrott
French Progress in Paris Report and Polish Front Update
Paris reports show French gains along the Lys Aisne Champagne Argonne and near St Die with artillery advances near Arras Verdun and Amiens while Belgian detachments defend the Yser. In Poland Germans hold two Bzura positions but retreat north of Sochaczew as Russian and German actions unfold along Rawka Pilica and Rawa.
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Alsace
Lys
Aisne
Champagne
Porthes
Argonne
Apremont
St. Die
Fox
Arras
Verdun
Paris
Thas
Lombaertryde
Zwartelen
Ypres
Yser
Dixmude
Amiens
Lassigny
Puisleina
Champagnes
Craonce and
Reime
Perthes
Mesnillee
Hurrus
Ville-Surj Pourbe
la Grarie
Bagatelle
Consevoye
Patie
Apramont
Woevre
Ban de Sapt
Poland
Russia
Bzura
Sochaczew
Bolton
Rawka
Skierniewice
Rawa
Pilica
Weather data fragment from Buchanan Opti Co source
Readable fragments show temperatures for December 24 with midnight readings and mention various years and numeric values. The text is garbled but indicates historical temperature records or summaries, listing highs and lows across different years.
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Buchanan Opti
AMM Aw
Gace
Speg Tee
Lary
Jo el
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George W. Burleigh
Nicholas Murray Butler
William A. Clark
John BD. Crimmens
William Curtis Damorest
Henry 5. Drinker
South Bethlehem
J. Taylor Ellyson
Richmond
John TH. [Insey
Albany
Austen G. Fox
Albert Eugene Gallatin
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Baltimore
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