War Summary From Associated Press Northwest Russia Front
The battle in Northwest Russia around Riga grows intense though reports diverge between Berlin and Petrograd. Russia reportedly captured German positions near Lake Babit and advanced, while German counterattacks near Kulnzem were repelled. In Moldavia the army crossed the Putna and forced Russians and Rumanians back across the Sereth, with 650 prisoners taken. Other theaters report mixed combats, while Athens hints Greece may accept Entente terms. British Indian troops attack Turkish forces near Kut el Amara, and in France British troops seize a German trench near Beaumont Hamel, taking officers and men.
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Colonel Cha' Made Inspector General Nomination
Washington reports Col. John L. Chamberlain nominated as Inspector General of the Army by the president on January 10. In Chicago Luther D. Bradley, veteran caricaturist for the Chicago Daily News, died suddenly at his home aged 79, born in New Haven in 1858.
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Luther D. Bradley
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Mr. Bradley
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Nation wide drive to fund victory war loan begins
London reporters note a mass meeting at the London guildhall will launch a nationwide campaign for subscriptions to a new victory war loan. Prime Minister Lloyd George and Chancellor Bonar Law along with Reginald McKenna are highlighted as leading figures. The program envisions heavy public canvassing and monthly payments over several years to raise substantial funds for Britain's war effort.
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London Guildhall
Lloyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
Reginald McKenna
Britain
War Sivings Committee
Aeeare
Enormites
Italian submarine destroyer sunk off Corfu island
Berlin reports an Overseas News agency dispatch stating that an Italian submarine destroyer was sunk off Corfu. The vessel carried all staff and seven naval plus 23 army officers were killed. The notice also mentions casualties from a night engagement caused by a miscommunication between a French armored cruiser and an Italian auxiliary cruiser. A 1915 shipment of frozen meats from South Africa was surpassed by a single current year shipment.
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Corfu
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