Guns silent on Christmas at West Front
Christmas at the western front is marked by a lull in major operations with reports from various fronts. American troops in France participate in holiday celebrations while Europe observes the day amid ongoing military movements and political unrest.
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America
United States
France
Europe
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Russia
William
England
London
Paris
Roumania
Petrograd
Ferdinand
Moscow
Bielgorod
Kharkev
Associated Press
San Lorenzo
Franzela
Piave
Venice
Seventeenth
Bersaglieri
French War Office
Meuse
Douamont
Chaume Wood
Albania
Deroline
Good Fellows Spread Joy to 514 Children in City
The Good Fellows campaign of 1917 reports 183 families visited and 514 children made happy in Waterloo. Volunteers, including Miss Finis Cobb, compiled final records as donations of clothing and toys arrived. A persistent need for shoes emerged, prompting calls for continued effort and preparation for next year.
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Santa Claus
Glad
Efort
Good Fellows
Waterloo
Finis Cobb
Referee Appointed for Packinghouse Labor War
Williams of Illinois named referee for all packinghouse labor disputes in the United States during the war. Agreement bars strikes and lockouts across Armour, Swift, Cudahy, Morris, and Wilson plants in multiple cities. Williams will issue final decisions, aiding uninterrupted meat supply and labor peace amid wartime pressures.
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Chicago
John BE
Williams
Illinois
United States
Wilson
Labor Mediation Board
Armour, Swift, Cudahy, Morris
Kansas City
Denver
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Oklahoma City
Sioux City
St. Paul
Omaha
St. Joseph
Labor Commission
Packers Thru 2
Felix Frankfurter
America
Santa Claus Out Way But He Gets There
Santa Claus is delayed during a Christmas Eve mission at Camp Dodge as a pursuing auto caravan carries gifts for soldiers. The party struggles through cold and darkness, stops along the road, and arrives at Camp Dodge by dawn to find a festive camp with trees and celebrations.
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Camp Dodge
Dev
Santa Claus
Black Hawk County
C. A. Morris
Mr. Morris
Teisinger
M. C
A. M. Hunt
Waterloo
Co. E
Plana
Camp Podge
Strause Fingerprints Tie Collars to Bank Killing
Peoria report confirms detective findings that fingerprints on the slain cashier Mead sleeve collar belong to E. A. Strause president of the bank. The theory of a prior struggle is setback as detectives note Strause’s collar was torn open at the time of the shooting. Strause met with friends and his three sons at the central station while Mead’s funeral is planned for Thursday afternoon.
Arizona Governor Campbell Transfers Power to Hunt
Phoenix on December 25 Thomas E Campbell handed over Arizona governorship to G W P Hunt after 10 am following a state supreme court ruling that Hunt won by 43 votes. A second item reports a marble memorial to Captain Fryatt in London paid for by the Netherlands section of the League of Neutral States.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas E. Campbell
Arizona
G. W. P. Hunt
Supreme Court of the State
Gov. Hunt
Fryatt
London
Netherlands
League of Neutral States
Seventeen U S Officers Arrive in France for Observations
Seventeen general officers arrive in France from the United States for a tour of the American, British, French, and possibly Italian fronts. After completing studies, they will return to the United States to direct training activities of the national army.
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Associated Press
France
United States
National Army
Frisco Iron Workers Vote for Walkout
The San Francisco Iron Trades council with 26 of 27 affiliated unions voted unanimously to strike Wednesday unless a 10 percent war bonus is granted. The action affects more than 10 000 iron workers, excluding shipyard employees.
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San Francisco
Cal
San Francisco Iron Trades’ Council
Waterloo Boys Get Army Promotions
Three Waterloo young men stationed at Camp Cody in Deming New Mexico with the 133d G U. S. regiment have been appointed second lieutenants. The promoted are Roger Mueller, Sergeant Delbert Lawless, and First Sergeant Earl F. Jago.
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Waterloo
Camp Cody
Deming N. M
G U. S
Roger Mueller
Delbert Lawless
Earl F. Jago
To Fix Prices of Cattle Feed Soon
Chicago December 25 Federal price fixing of cattle feed scheduled for the first of the year will prevent milk prices from rising higher. Harry A Wheeler state feed administrator says fixing cattle feed prices will reduce the price of milk production and though it may not reduce the price there will be no upward tendency.
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Chicago
Harry A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Delivery Policy If undelivered before 6 o clock phone 2330
If this paper is not delivered to your home by six oclock please phone 2330 and a copy will be sent. After six twenty oclock telephone number g.
Christmas Yuletide Cheer At Home And Camp During War
The article describes President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson hosting Christmas at the White House with gifts, a tree for grandchildren, and meals for workers. It notes celebrations for soldiers at Camp Grant and sailors at Great Lakes, with thousands of Christmas kits and blankets distributed. New York reports robust charitable giving and efforts to aid troops despite wartime constraints.
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White House
Big Cities
Camp Dodge
Ashington
D. C
Washington
Wilson
Baker
Daniels
Lomeland
Mil Mra
Thompson
Sanuel Iisull
Dafense
Col. Dennis
Jackies
Chicago
Great Times
Great Lakes
New York
United States
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Pope Appeals for Prayers for Peace in France Christmas
Americans in France celebrate a traditional Christmas with church services, a giant Christmas tree at headquarters, Santa Claus, and gifts for French children. Army units, including Pershing’s men, receive presents, meals, toys, and clothing from soldiers, Red Cross, and newspapers, while sailors and engineers also share in the holiday cheer amid wartime duties.
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Einen
Santa Claus
Peruhiog
Varios
Fle
Tin Army
Wreanee
Lpernse Qnes
Schene 7
France
Hed Cross
Tobacco Fund
United States
Camp Dodge Boys Enjoy Christmas Day Observances
Camp Dodge radiated holiday cheer as officers and men excused from war duties joined services in Des Moines and camp chapels. Civilians, relatives, and thousands of gifts from Red Cross and volunteers filled the day with turkey dinners and festive activities across units. Minnesota, North Dakota, and Illinois groups contributed decorations and gifts, with 45 000 gifts distributed or awaiting distribution.
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Camp Dodge
National Army
Des Moines
Minnesota
North Dakota
Ilinois
Trimmin’s
Red Cross
Paris Celebrates A Yankee Yuletide
Paris on Christmas Day shows strong American influence with about 500 U S soldiers in and around the city plus 1000 or more on leave from camps. Engineer regiments serving with the British and sailors from a patrol fleet are present. Turkey demand peaks as markets run dry before noon to feed soldiers and sailors. An American Red Cross charity dinner is planned with U S M C A hotels involved.
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Paris
Turkey
United States
Christmas Aboard American Flotilla in British Waters
Christmas Day in harbor found every ship of the American flotilla enjoying a festive dinner with turkey mince pie and trimmings. Admiral Sims watched from the naval clubhouse as Black Watch troops and church singers joined sailors ashore for special services and a decorated, tree laden scene.
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Goa
Jackie
Santa Claus
Naval
Black Watch Regiment
Admiral Sims
London
Rhode Island
Air
Lumber Mill Firelevels Duluth Timber Mills
Duluth Minnesota December 25 Fire believed incendiary destroyed the Alger Smith timber mills and the Duluth approach of the interstate bridge to Superior Wis, wiping millions of feet of lumber. Loss estimated at 560000. Twenty degrees below zero hampered firemen efforts.
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Duluth, Minn
Alger-Smith
Duluth
Superior
Wis
Joffre presides at Sorbonne meeting for war orphans
Paris December 25 Marshal Joffre presided yesterday at a Sorbonne gathering organized by the French American fraternity which has aided 47 000 French war orphans Ambassador Sharp sat beside Marshal Joffre The event highlighted relief efforts and public support for displaced children in wartime France
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Paris
Marshal Joffre
Sorbonne
Ambassador Sharp
France extends terms. no elections during war
Paris reports the chamber of deputies adopted a resolution extending all elective officials' terms to the war's end. No elections will be held during the war. The item includes an advertisement urging Buy Martin's Cigars for Christmas.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France
Bolsheviki report Kharkov attack as Korniloff defeated
Petrograd dispatches claim Bolsheviki began an attack on Kharkov and that Gen Korniloff's forces were defeated near Bielgorod, with arms and ammunition seized. Stockholm denies Sweden moving toward Finland while Roumania reports unrest and a Roumanian armistice on the eastern front.
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Black
Baltic
Atie
Kharkov
Bolstaviki
Moscow
Tzaritzia
Saratov
Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Vasa
Aland
Iglands
Billy Sunday Attacked by German Sympathizer at Tabernacle
In Atlanta on December 25 Billy Sunday and W H Beutterbaugh clashed on stage as a pace maker and German sympathizer hurled blows after Sunday denounced Germans. Beutterbaugh received a black eye, police intervened, and he was arrested on an assault charge amid audience calls for lynching.
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Atlanta
Billy Sanday
W. H. Bautterbaugh
Th Tabernacle
Billy
Sailant
Candler
Beutterbaugh
Palse
Great Western to run gasoline car to save fuel
Fort Dodge Iowa December 25 noon weather permitting the Great Western will operate a gasoline car from Fort Dodge to Mason City to replace the steam train. The trip departs Fort Dodge at 7 50 am and arrives Mason City at 10 50 am returning Mason City at 5 00 pm reaching Fort Dodge around 8 30 pm. The coal shortage led to removing the day train to Chicago but service continues to Mason City. A gasoline car will substitute for this train to conserve coal.
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Fort Dodge
Grea Western
Mason City
Dodge
Great Western
Chicago
Former Chicago University football star's historic voyage noted
A fragmented report highlights a former Chicago University football player achieving a pioneering journey aboard a tor and notes discussions by Schafer and others at Midway School. The text references Martin's and an advertising angle, with unclear surrounding details.
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Tor
Schafer’s‘frateers
Midway School
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