France's inexhaustible war resolve shown at Verdun
Henry Wood reports three recent feats confirm France's unflagging war spirit. Verdun's October 24 offensive retook ground in six hours, a 2.3 billion dollar war loan closed in weeks, and cabinet reshuffles aligned with wartime efficiency. General Nivelle named to lead northern forces while Briand remains premier. France's morale and tactical genius are highlighted amid German offensives.
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Freeman-Tribune
Henry Wood
United Press
France
Verdun
David Lloyd-George
England
Briand
Joffre
War Council
Nivelle
Somme
Germany
Vaux
Europe
Haudremont
Thiaumont
Douamount
Milwaukee county opens new luxurious workhouse complex
Granville December 27 Milwaukee county criminals will occupy a $700000 to 700000 workhouse complex described as one of the country’s largest and finest. Twelve buildings with a 650 capacity feature individual cells dormitories air space toilets wash basins and shower baths. A nearby chair factory costing $100000 will provide thousands of chairs yearly and minimize inmate movement.
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Granville
Milwaukee County
Jas
President at Sixty as He Begins Second Term
The President of the United States turns 60 tomorrow as he starts his second term. He appears more stooped and worn than in 1913 but remains strong and well after guiding the nation through wartime crises.
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Washington
United States
White House
Debates on bonds to fund border troops and immigration
Washington lawmakers debate funding a $20,000,000 monthly border force, predicting a near $200,000,000 deficit next fiscal year and considering bond issuance. Senators clash over immigration policy, and a Connecticut razor factory shifts blade sourcing from local to Japanese suppliers, prompting tariff questions.
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Washington
Democratic Party
United States
Senate
Connecticut
Japan
Thare
John Bull’s wartime lessons sharpened British leadership
Ed L. Keene notes Lloyd George’s rise to effective control, centralizing war effort, admin reform, and improved organization. He cites lessons from Gallipoli to Mesopotamia, Bulgaria’s switch, and Romania’s entry, highlighting diplomacy gains and renewed British resolve in 1916.
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Freeman-Tribune
Ed. L. Keene
John Bull
Dardanelles
Mesopotamia
Neyye
Chappelle
Loos
Sofia
England
David Lloyd George
Asquith
Lfe
Lloyd George
Elow
John Bulli
Bulgaria
Rumania
John
Fritz
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Britain Turns Factories Into Armory in War Effort
The article reviews Britain’s shift to total conscription in 1916 and the rapid expansion of the munitions industry. It notes the surge from prior gunmaking limits to hundreds of factory outputs, with more than four million war workers including half a million women, and arsenals rising from eleven to over ninety.
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Fritz
Britain
Arm‘ory
Lloyd ‘George
England
Argentale
America
Japan
Lloyd George
Adulterated Products Denied Entry
A report from Washington shows heightened enforcement under the Food and Drug Act due to wartime supply conditions. Imports of adulterated and misbranded foods and drugs were denied entry including spices kernels and medicines with false claims. spoiled foods and tainted milk imports also drew action. A lost pocketbook notice ends the fragment.
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United. “States
Bureau of Chemistry
Canada
New England States
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