Christmas in War Time as Fronts Slow Down
As Christmas arrives, fighting slows except on the Italian front where Austro German forces press. American troops in France join in holiday revels with French children while celebrations extend to camps in England, Scotland, and allied ports. Political shifts swirl in Russia and Romania, with Bolshevik advances and reports of unrest near Petrograd and Moscow.
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France
Enlitiz
Taleviki
Russia
Llies
Wilant
Ile
England
Prourea
London
Peru
Rumania
Petrograd
Ferdinand
Moscow
Bielgorod
Kharkov
Paris celebrates war Christmas with American guests
Paris marks a fourth war Christmas with over a thousand U S soldiers on leave as well as engineers and sailors. Turkeys ran short as demand surged for the American feast while Y M C A hotels and clubs filled with dinners and entertainments. Red Cross and field service teams provided gifts and a Christmas tree for patients and former members enjoyed the events.
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Associated Press
Paris
United States
American University Union
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
France
Red Cross
Neuilly
Real Christmas Cheer For American Sailors In War Zone
American sailors in a British waters base area enjoyed a full Christmas with turkey, mince pie, and decorations on every ship. Admiral Sims attended the Naval Club show as 30 church singersTour the destroyers. In France the American Expeditionary Force opened gifts for French children with a cogent tree ceremony and Santa Claus distributed gifts, candy, and toys as troops lined up with their sweaters and pipes.
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Britis Waters
Jackie
Santa Claus
Naval Club House
Black Watch Regiment
Admiral Sims
London
Bavs
Associated Press
France
Pershing
Owever
Lgnts
Red Cross
Tok Fund
United States
Socialist paper suspended three days for war criticism
A socialist organ reported by the Associated Press says its issue was suspended for three days due to criticism of war invalids under the ceiling. The editor quotes reactions by food minister Von Vonder and others, noting alleged resistance and threats affecting supply.
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Ity Associated Press
Aroourdiasga
Dee
Ui Socialist Organ
Troyer
Conscription Plan Defeated Amid Australian Referendum
Reports from Australia on December 25 indicate a decisive defeat of the plebiscite for compulsory service. The vote signals a volatile political climate as Labor and Nationalists contend over leadership and plans to raise troops.
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Ty Associated Press
Ouiney
Australia
Urercjer
Hughes
Tlominant
Frank G. Tudor
Forsa In
Iinet
Labor Party
Newlands Death Casts Gloom Over Washington
Senator Francia Griffith Newlands of Nevada died from a sudden heart attack in his Washington home after an afternoon at the Senate building. He collapsed later at 10:15 p.m. as his family, including daughters Edith Johnston of Santa Barbara and Mrs. William B. Johnston of Boston, waited for funeral details.
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Associated Press
Washington
Francia Griffith Newlands
Nevada
Official
Senator Newlands
Senate
North Carolina Farmers Embrace Five Percent Farm Loans
Washington report shows 68 North Carolina farm loan associations formed, loans applied for totaling 6.5 million, with 2.2 million approved and 418 thousand closed. Nationwide, Southeastern states lead, while Northeastern farmers show limited uptake due to cheaper bank loans.
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Washington
D. C
North Carolina
Federal Farm Loan Bank System
Federal Farm Loan Board
North Atlantic
New England
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabam
Mississippi
California
Colorado
New Mexico
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Delaware
Cnecticut
Maine
New Hashire
Vermont
Rhoide Island
Treasury Department
Kansas
Louisiana
United States
Federal Land
Farm Loan, Board
First American Officer Goes Over the Top in No Man's Land
Lieutenant Walter Schafer, former Chicago University halfback, recounts in a letter exhibited at Way School that he was the first American officer to go over the top into No Man's Land under French gunners. He describes night assault, barbed wire cutting, gas masks, and a tense exchange with a French officer during preparatory action for a major assault.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Walter B. Schafer
University of Chicago
No Man’s Land
Schafer
Midway School
Sam
More Coal Mined Than Last Year Across Nation
December reports from the Geological Survey show bituminous coal mines produced more in November than any previous month except one. Output this year may exceed 1916 by about nine percent, with December projected at 502,091,000 tons, placing mines ahead of last year.
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Associated Press
Eshineton
Geological Survey
Tragic Greenwood Fire Claims Whitman Family
Mrs. J. L. Whitman and her six children aged three to thirteen died in a house fire near Greenwood last night. The blaze destroyed their home and the cause has not yet been determined.
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Greenwood
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Dee
J. L. Whitman
Here
Red Cross Claims 18 Million Members After Christmas Drive
The American Red Cross reports membership near 18 million after the holiday campaign. Directors say the drive added about 13 million new members to the regular 5 million, with continued enrollment hoped this week and a possible total near 18 million.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Red Cross Today
New York Alive to Christmas Spirits Amid War
New York's Christmas spirit remained unshaken by war as charitable groups provided dinners for the poor and homeless. Generosity rose to meet extraordinary needs with prompt support. Soldiers and sailors received holiday cheer through extensive efforts by societies and fundraisers.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Brooklyn to Train at Hot Springs for Spring
The Brooklyn National League team will train at Hot Springs Arkansas with recruits reporting March 18. A spring tour with the Boston Red Sox opens March 31 in Hot Springs and includes Little Rock Memphis Atlanta Chattanooga Knoxville Bristol and Richmond. Afterward Brooklyn will play a series with the New York Americans.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
Hot Springs
Ark
Boston Red Sox
Little Rock
Memphis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Bristol
Richmond
New York Americans
Eighteen Die in Knoxville Street Car Wreck
Pittsburgh date line reports a Knoxville street car wreck in Youth Hills tunnel. Two injured passengers died in hospitals this morning, raising deaths to 18 with eighty two others still hospitalized. Among the dead are eleven women, nine of whom are mothers.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Knoxville
Youth Hills
Joffre Leads Sorbonne Rally for War Orphans Aid
Marshal Joffre presided at a Sorbonne manifestation organized by the Franco American Fraternity which has aided 47 000 French war orphans. American Ambassador Sharp sat with Joffre. Speakers included the Misses Schofield Fell Louis Barthou and Eugene Brieux.
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Joffre
Associated Press
Paris
Marshal Joffre
Sorbonne
Sharp
Schofield
Fell
Louis Barthou
Eugene Brieux
Washington Spends Quiet Christmas at White House
President Wilson marks Washingtons first war Christmas with family, messages from Baker and Daniels to troops, golf at a country club, gifting 50 local children, a White House church visit, a tree lighting for grandchildren, and gifts of over 125 turkeys to White House staff. Congress members also stay home for the holidays.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Baker and
Daniels
White House
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