Germans Mass on Western Front Amid Civil Strife Report
War bulletin notes Germans massing on the western front with artillery activity in Champagne and near Ypres. Bolshevik advances around Bielgorod and Rostov-on-the-Don reshuffle forces as Korniloff engages counter revolutionists near Moscow.
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Lon
Seroices
Cambrai
Buliecourt
Berlin
Vlere
Korniloff
Kaluca
Moscow
Petrograd
iLiabpenr
Tvel
Rilin
Inbrai
Haorsi
Carne
Wrral
Istoot Ypres
Flanders
Vie Bieneh
Juvincourt
Tooms
Brenta
Austro-Geriit
Col Della Veretta
Escan
Austrians' Third Attack Fails on Alpine Front
Italian forces report that after three days of fighting between the Brenta and Piave rivers the Austrians hold some trenches on Monte Spinueccia but the Italian line remains largely in place. Heavy rains and rising Piave water hinder the enemy while Italian destroyers attacked the Lagoon of Venice area, destroying a villa and enemy defenses.
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Italy
Brenta
Piave
Peretta
Monte Spinueccia
Venice
Boro Cavallino
Sauro
Armistice Talks In Brest Litovsk Continue
Official German Austrian statements in Brest Litovsk note possible resumption of negotiations if Russian delegates arrive on Wednesday. The parties discuss terms at the armistice talks with potential progress amid cautious signals from Vienna and Berlin.
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Isterdam
Gerlind
Brest
Litovsk
Pusle Seiv
Coastwise Steamers Carry Parcels Post
Post Office uses coastwise steamships to move parcels post due to railway congestion. Two railway clerks, Watson Fuller of Atlanta and John Metts of Charleston, supervise transfers in Savannah from New York and Baltimore. Parcels to Charleston Jacksonville and Newport News exclude special deliveries perishables and eggs on ships from New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Boston.
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Associated Press
Savannah
Post Office Department
Railway Mail Service
Watson Fuller
Atlanta
John Metts
Charleston
New York
Laltimore
Jacksonville
Newport News
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Press session in Lima fails to open on quorum
Lima Peru December 14 the extraordinary session failed to open for lack of a nine seat quorum. The political situation remains complicated as authorities/A P notes the impasse and ongoing uncertainty.
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Associated Press
Lima
Peru
French Realize American Power in Allied Victory Hope
American Army in France reports that French war correspondents witnessed American strength and unity with French troops. They emphasized confidence in Allied victory and noted the high spirits, brotherhood of arms, and enthusiasm of American and French soldiers overseas.
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Associated Press
France
S22
Inter
America
Trial of Gaston B. Means Seen Advancing Toward Jury
In Concord North Carolina on December 14 John T Dooling assistant district attorney outlined a chain of evidence linking Gaston B Means to the murder of Mrs Maude A King The State argues Means motive stemmed from sudden cash deposits and securities moved from Chicago to New York The jury was expected to be instructed tonight after five more speeches and the judge s charge Frank Armfield urged that no motive connection had been proven
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Associated Press
Concord
N. C
John T. Dooling
New York
Gaston B. Means
Maude A. King
Chicago
Frank Armfield
Measles Epidemic in Guard Camps Eases but Pneumonia Rises
Washington report for the week ending December 7 notes measles no longer a menace in the 30th 31st 38th and 389th divisions but spread continues in the 34th 35th and 38th. Pneumonia following measles increases in the 36th division and slightly in the 38th 34th and 39th. Overall 100 deaths in national guard camps and 117 pneumonia deaths in the national army.
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Washington
Gorgas
National Guard
National Army
Pneumon
New England Mills Seek Cotton Supply, Warn Shortages
The Transportation committee of the National Council of Cotton Manufacturers urged the Shipping Board and related bodies to secure increased cotton shipments to New England mills. They warned a potential cotton shortage could delay federal contracts, as many mills have only 60 days of stock or less, with some near holiday shortfalls.
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Associated Press
New England Mills
Shipping Board
Railroads’ War Board
Cotton Transportation Committee of Southern Roads
Transportation Committee
National Council of Cotton Manufacturers
Ten Mile Hike in Snow At Camp Sevier
The entire 13th division at Camp Sevier South Carolina completed a ten mile hike in snowy conditions yesterday afternoon. Headquarters announced no dropouts as thousands of American youth moved in rhythmic columns. Rifle practice and drilling were suspended due to an inch of snow, and the hike substituted for exercises.
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Geeville
S. C
Camp Sevier
Coal Shortage Worsens as Women Plead for Fuel
New York faces a freezing crisis as a blizzard slows coal shipments, halts trolley service, and strains labor. Women in the Bronx and Brooklyn swarm yards seeking fuel for starving children amid rising pneumonia deaths and calls to fuel administrator Reeve Schley for relief.
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Reeve Schley
New Jersey
Bronx
Brooklyn
New York
Petrograd Jails Filled as Counter Revolutionary Suspects Arrested
Civil offenders in Petrograd prisons are moved to provincial jails to free space for counter revolutionary suspects. Countess Panin, ex vice minister of public welfare, is arrested for allegedly returning ministry funds to the State Bank. Mme Kerensky’s lodging is searched and she is urged to summon Kerensky to Smolny Institute or face lynching. CD party prisoners hear Kaluga has fallen to Bolshevik forces. exile abroad is forecast.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Countess Panin
Mme. Kerensky
Kerensky
Smolny Institute
Constitutional Democratic Party
Kaluga
Bolsheviks
Army orders move German origin troops to barracks guard
AP reports on December 14 that nearly a hundred enlisted men of German Austrian or Hungarian origin are reassigned from regular and national army units to the disciplinary barracks guard at Fort Leavenworth. Transfers span Camp Dix Wrightstown Fort Sam Houston El Paso and more with some from American Expeditionary Forces in France and others withdrawn from recruits headed to join General Pershing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Martin A. Stoltz
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Nebraska
National Army
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
N. J
Fort Sam Houston
el Paso
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Camp Meade
Camp Taylor
France
Pershing
Exchange Speakers Planned Between Army Y M C A Huts
Arrangements allow British Y M C A officials in France to send notable public men such as Viscount Bryce to address American Y M C A huts. In return the American Y M C A will provide prominent American lecturers for British huts. The speaker exchange likely starts around the year’s beginning.
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Associated Press
France
Y. M. GC
Wiscount Bryce
Southern Wreck Near Calhoun
A Southern Railway collision near Calhoun South Carolina between local No 46 heading north and express and mail No 43 heading south fatally injured the express crew and lightly injured several passengers. Reports credit a telegraph operator at Seneca with failing to deliver orders to the local engineer on a single track section north of Calhoun.
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Associated Press
Washington
Southern Railway
Calhoun
S. C
Southern
Seneca
War Department rifle shortages dominate Crozier hearing
At a Senate Military Committee inquiry in Washington on December 14 Major General Crozier testified about rifles and machine guns, admitting a shortage and French weapons in use. He faced sharp questions over 50 percent production cuts at private plants and misused appropriations, but vowed increased rifle output to avoid arming gaps for American troops.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Crozier
Senate
Eddie Collins Likely to Enlist in War Service
Chicago reports Eddie Collins star second baseman of the White Sox plans to enlist in a branch of war service soon. B B Johnson, president of the American League, says Collins communicated about enlistment and a recent message leaves little doubt he will not wear a baseball uniform next season.
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Chicago
Eddie Collins
Comiskey
White Sox
Philadelphia Americans
B. B. Johnson
American League
Johnson
Collins
Nitro powder found in tender of Illinois Central engine
In Jackson Mississippi on December 14 a 10 pound can of nitro powder was found in the tender of passenger train No 1 Southbound, just as the blackened can was tossed into the fire box by a negro fireman. The fireman paused to inspect it and the can was turned over to authorities for investigation. The train had changed engines at Canton Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Jackson, Miss
Illinois Central Railroad
Canton
Miss
Clyde Line Seeks Higher Passenger Fares to Southern Ports
The Clyde Steamship Company asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to cancel second class and steerage rates from New York to Southern and Southwestern ports and to end party fares to the South. The move would raise passenger prices.
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Associated Press
Washington
Clyde Steamship Company
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
New York
Halifax Relief Ends as Massachusetts Unit Departs
Halifax reports relief services no longer required as the Massachusetts contingent leaves after aiding the fire and explosion disaster. City officials say Halifax is now prepared to handle its own problems though cold weather slows debris clearing and graves openings. Rebuilding in a two and a half square mile area is projected to take more than a year. A large funeral service postponed due to grave opening difficulties.
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Associated Press
Halifax
N. S
Massachusetts
Genera
Denial Issued On Rumor Of U S Spy Execution
The State Department sent official denials to American legations and consuls after a false tale from Germany claimed a woman spy named Anna Hustems was executed in the United States. The report is viewed as wartime propaganda and widely circulated in neutral European countries.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
United States
State Department
Germany
Anna Hustems
Winter Storm Grips Nation Halting Rail and Coal
Across the United States a severe snowstorm and deep cold disrupted rail and wire traffic from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Heavy snow fell from the Great Lakes to New York, with frost and subfreezing temperatures reaching Mobile and Palm Beach. In Pennsylvania, sleet and freezing rain crippled transit and coal cars were stalled by frozen switches. Shamokin miners faced a blizzard idle, with three to seven foot snow drifts blocking collieries and halting coal trains.
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Associated Press
New York
Atlantic
Long Beach
Znow Peserves
Washington
Pacific
Gulf States
Great Lakes
New England
Atlangig
Ohio Valley
Mobile
Palm Beach
Weather Bureau
That City
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Shamoken
Lday
Pershing Reports Natural Deaths
General Pershing reported to the War Department the following deaths from natural causes. First Lieutenant George M. Anderton, engineers, December 9, on United States transport, tubercular meningitis. Sergeant Paul Jordan, quartermaster corps, December 10, injuries from motorcycle accident. Private Harold Warner, Marines, December 9, pneumonia. Able Seaman Jan Hendrix Braashart, J. S. S Berwind, December 11, lobar pneumonia.
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Associated Press
Washington
General Pershing
War Department
George M. Anderton
United States
Judith Anderton
Alexandria
Paul Jordan
Quartermaster Corps
Grady Hales
Lavonia
Harold Warner
Jan Hendrix Braashart
J. S. S Berwind
Austrians Claim Many Prisoners In Italian Front
London reports an official Austrian statement on the Meletta region four day advance. It says 639 Italian officers and more than 16,000 men were captured, along with 293 guns, 233 heavy guns, four quick-firers, 81 mine throwers, and other matériel.
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Associated Press
London
Meletta
Mni
Exchange of Prisoners Begins Across Front Lines
London reports that Russian authorities order release of all civilian German prisoners in exchange for 4,000 Russian officers. A Stockholm-telegraph patch says German prisons will be evacuated, tied to a larger move amid claims of official independence for a location.
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Associated Press
London
Haparanda
Dagens Nyheter
Stockholm
Morning Post
Greapore
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