Railroads move workers east to aid Eastern lines
Washington January 16 The railroad administration began surveying how many machinists and car repairers Western roads can spare to relieve the East as locomotives and freight cars awaited repairs. A H Smith reported Eastern needs while Western executives gauge surplus.
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Washington
Western Railroads
Eastern
A. H. Smith
McAdoo
East
Eastern Roads
Western Roads
Jess
Western
Southern
Peace Conference Weighs War Aims At Brest-Litovsk
Reports from Brest Litovsk show German and Allied factions in Germany divided over terms of peace. Russian non annexations and western indemnities are debated while von Hindenburg may decide future gains. Hungary resigns cabinet amid war strain as Russia presses Roumania on releases and ultimatums toward peaceful resolution.
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Brest-Litovsk
Amsterdam
Germany
Marshal von Hindenburg
von Hertling
Reichstag
Austria
Russia
Roumania
Legaution
Council‘ of National Commissioners of
County Fiscal Estimates for 1918 Expenses
Estimated expenses for the 1918 fiscal year itemize roads and bridges at 21000 and salaries at 6103.34. Other costs include magistrates 12080, jail 925, jurors 1800, poorhouse 3900, post mortems 820, public buildings 1650, printing 950, miscellaneous 1375, interest 1092, post indebtedness 41187.34. Revenue minus taxes leaves 36487.34 to be raised.
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RNA
Willard Leaves Important Post at Railway
Willard resigns from his key railway post amid calls for leadership overhaul. Officials say the move creates a vacancy requiring prompt appointment and continued operation of critical railway services.
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Willard
Maxim proposes ship protection against torpedoes
Hudson Maxim outlines a concrete hull defense using water-filled cylinders and a steel screen to absorb heat and disperse gases after torpedo blasts. He argues the plan costs less than claimed, improves protection on ships over 10,000 tons, and offers advantages over steel or wooden vessels in resisting submarine attacks.
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Washington
Hudson Maxim
Senate
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Maxim
Ship Protection Executive Committee
Infanticide charge after baby found in water hole
A Long Cane Township jury resumed its inquest into a male infant found near James H Greene's plantation. John Knight testified Claudia Knight confessed she bore the child, hid the birth, and placed the body in the water. He claimed a neighboring farmer was the father. Claudia Knight was charged and jailed.
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James H. Greene
Long Cane
Odd Fellows Hall
John Knight
Claudia Knight
Young Knight
Mutiny at Kiel Kills Thirty Eight German Officers
Geneva dispatch from Basel reports mutiny among Kiel submarine crews spreading to cruisers. Thirty eight German naval officers killed. Officials say mutiny shows growing dissatisfaction, especially in submarine service, as boats returning to ports decline monthly.
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Mutiny
Naval Base
London
Kiel
Geneva
Basel
American Ship Monitor Sunk Near Fuertenventura
Las Palmas dispatch reports the American sailing vessel Monitor sunk by a submarine near Fuertenventura Cary Islands. The crew were saved according to Wireless Press.
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Londine
Monitor
Fuertenventura Cary Islands
Laspalmas
Nicholas and family escape from prison near Tobolsk
A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports former Emperor Nicholas II and his family have escaped from a prison near Tobolsk. The report notes that confirmation is lacking.
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London
Nicholas
Tobolsk
Petrograd
Reuter
Trial at February Term of Court Reported
An inquest was held by Magistrate A. R. Ellis acting Coroner with Magistrate Vermil lion assisting. The defendant is described as an 11 year old ignorant country girl.
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A. R. Ellis
Vermillion
Government Orders Plants to Shut Down For Five Days
The government orders factories across states east of the Mississippi to suspend operations for five days starting Friday to ease a fuel shortage. Monday holidays will be observed for ten weeks, affecting most heated sites. shipyards and munition plants may stay open. Priority coal distribution favors railroads, households, hospitals, utilities, and government needs, with shipbuilding exempted to move supplies overseas.
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East
McAdoo
Interstate Commerce
McChord
Garfield
Fuel Administration
Oder
Washington
America
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Minnesota
Wilson
Army and Navy
White House
Tne
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Railroad Administration
Middle West
National Industrial Traffic League
G. M. Freer
Cincinnati
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Brest
Litovsk
War Industries Board
Flan
Daniel Willard
Congress
War Supply Department
Administration
Industries Board
War and Navy Departments
Senate Military Committee
Baltimore & Ohio
Wilard
Baker
Czar
D. H. Hill
Gossett
Western Union Telegram
Abbeville
8. C
Anderson
S. C
United States Fuel Administration
Mississippi
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