Destruction in Belgium as Germans Loot Factories and Coal Fields
Brussels reports estimate widespread German looting of Belgian industry. Most factories stripped of machinery, transportable equipment shipped to Germany, and Charleroi region heavily damaged. Coal fields at Mons, Charleroi, Liege used as currency for supplies. prices leap. Restoration will take months, with Thu le Chateau plant ruined. tens of furnaces and converters destroyed.
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Proms Correspo
Brussels
Belgium
Tao
Belolum
Germany
Mons
Charleroi
Liege
Holland
Thu-le-Chateau
Rhine
Tacoma Strikers Form Radical Sailors and Workers Council
In Tacoma on January 22 a soldiers and sailors council was formed by striking shipyard and metal workers. The mass meeting authorized a five-man Organization Committee from Socialist, Industrial Workers of the World, and AFL groups. An appeal for a $1 per member monthly assessment was approved to aid returning veterans and maintain the council. No uniformed soldiers attended. a discharged Canadian veteran spoke. Several metal trades unions endorsed the strike call.
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Tacoma
Army
Navy
France
Metal Trades Council
New Fireless Cooker by English Inventor
An English woman has devised a fireless cooker that needs no external heat source. The device is self heated by an integrated heat system, supplying all necessary warmth during cooking.
Slow Hun Elections Reported From Berlin
Nenhagen January 22 The latest returns from Berlin show 219 delegates elected to the national assembly from 28 districts with totals by party. Socialists 132 German Democrats 68 centrists 67 German National Party 28 Independents 22 German People’s Party 14 Socialists 2 scattering 8.
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Nenhagen
Divided Dutch Watch over Former German Emperor
In Amerongen, Dutch villagers split on William Hohenzollern, the former German emperor. A local tile inn gathered a crowd debating his place, with some praising his piety while others condemn him. Residents note war profits and royal prerogatives color opinions though lives continue in rural Utrecht.
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Amerongen
William Hohenzollern
Emeperor
Holland
Province of
Utrecht
Shere
Amer Ongen
Hohenzollern
Ren
Associated
Tall
Pehaw
Kruger
Deposed Official and Burleson Critics Engage in Postal Control Debate
Washington January 22 Edward Reynolds a New York deposed by Postmaster General as a key mover in Postal Telegraph Cable accuses Burleson and the federal wire control committee of subordinating to a broad aim of government ownership He claims consolidation would nudge the nation toward ownership after two years of government operation Also Reynolds notes a government takeover plot while Reynolds Srnds remarks reference urged investigation into necessity of controlling telephone and telegraph lines.
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Washington
Burleson
Edward Reynolds
New York
Ag General
Postal ‘Telegraph Cable, Company
House Post Office Committee
Reynolds
Western Union
Snolds
Washington, Jan
Hepre
McKinley
Er Clark
Approval of Naval Force Plan Voted by House Committee
Washington Jan 22 The house naval committee approved a plan for a temporary naval force of 225000 men exclusive of officers for the year starting next July. The committee expects to complete its report tomorrow. The force is 26000 less than Secretary Daniell Denver had recommended. A separate item notes a 1400 pound steer won at the Denver stock show by Western Meat Company. Berlin police reportedly surrounded former Chief Eichhorn's hiding place and expect his custody soon. Tacoma floods and slides have isolated the city, with 309 inches of rain in 24 hours. Idaho Senate passed a bill making it a felony to display certain illegal items, punishable by up to 10 years.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Dani
London
Berlin
Eichhorn
Copenhagen
Exchange
Tacoma
Wash
Aup Plag
Boise
Idaho
Senate of the
Daughters of Scotia Honor Burns Memory
The Daughters of Scotia stage a Burns Night at the Woman's Clubhouse with Mrs. T. A. Grigg presiding. Rev. T. R. Clarkson will deliver an address on Burns life, featuring Piper Smith and MacRea, with musical numbers by MacLellan, Kay, MacLeod, and others, plus dances and a ballroom to follow.
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Daughters of Scotia
T. A. Grigg
Smith
MacRea
T. R. Clarkson
Burns
W. G. MacLellan
Mrs. Kay
Mr. MacLeod
Donald
Loch Lomond
Discredit the Parliament in Dublin notes and sports moves
Dublin remarks by Associated Press say the parliament is empty serving to attract world attention, notably from the peace conference, with Sinn Feiners likely hoping for suppression. Cleveland Indians plan New Orleans training with split squads before Detroit games. Darney Oldfield announces retirement from auto racing after a long dirt track career.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Count Plunkett
Sinn
Manufacturing as the head imént comes after 27 years on games
Oldfeld began his tree in a noted span of years extending to the 18s2 era. For a decade he rode in bicycle races and has since served in the automobile field, marking a varied career with shifts between sports and industry.
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Oldfeld
Riee
Madge Kennedy at Ansonia in Lip Reader serial
Edie Polo stars as Primrose in The Lip Reader at the Ansonia today and tomorrow. The country girl pursues fairyland dreams, facing a scheming suitor and a fake white knight. Comedy and colorful settings, from a duck farm to the Gale Icon voyage, unfold as Primrose confronts deception.
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Edie Polo
Ansonia
Madge Kennedy
Primrose
Drea
Referendum Sought on General Strike by Seattle Labor Council
Seattle voters will decide whether to call a general strike after metal trades delegates asked the central labor council for an immediate referendum. The strike would involve about 35,000 metal workers in shipyards and follows union pressure for labor solidarity. The council also moved to press the shipping board to revoke orders hindering ship construction. A city meeting space was denied to the Workers Soldiers and Sailors group.
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Seattle
Wash
Setral Labor Council
Labor Council
Metal Trades Council
Professors Accused of Pacifist Leanings Before Senate Panel
Washington reports Archibald Stevenson of New York testifying before the Senate probe panel that many American college professors subscribe to pacifist views. He pledged to name them. Senator King urged weeding out perceived harmful teachings. Stevenson also labeled Rosika Schwimmer a German agent and linked the Non-Partisan League to pacifism, noting its funding methods. He cited groups including the Anti-Preparedness Committee, the Union Against Militarisms, the American Neutrality Conference, the People’s Council for Peace and Democracy, and the Christian Socialists in America.
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Washington
Archibald Stevenson
New York
Military Intelligence Service
Senate
Pro da
King
Utah
Ford Peace Party
Anti-Preparedness Committee
American ‘Union Against
American Neutrality Conference
People’s Council For Peace and Democracy
Christian Socialists_ in. America
Unt
France Urged to Intervene for Poland Says Authoritative Source
In Paris reports claim France favors immediate allied intervention in Poland within weeks to halt Bolshevik advances. A claimed view is that only military aid can save Poland, and sending food or munitions would bolster Bolshevik grip by increasing supply capture. New York also notes Wheat prices and wartime price controls discussed by the New York Produce Exchange, urging retention of 1913 harvest rules and ending government price fixing on hogs and grains.
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Paris
France
Poland
New York
New York Produce Exchange
Exchange
BC royal commission on liquor sales ruled invalid
Vancouver, Jan 2. The royal commission appointed to investigate alleged illegal liquor sales was declared issued without lawful authority by Chief Justice Hunter. He held the commission violated an imperial statute from Charles I era abolishing the tar chamber and breached fundamental principles of crime procedure.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Royal’ Commission
Hunter
Supreme Court
Horticulturists Listen to Experts at Polson Session
Missoula January report shows State Horticulturist A J Strauss and Morton J Rhod of the state university spoke on Practical Pruning and irrigation water sources for the Flathead. Other speakers included C J Whipple from Bozeman and J A exsm from Butte. Attendance was excellent as the Montana Horticultural Society meets in Polson.
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Missoula
A. J. Strauss
Morton J Hrod
The
State University
Montana ‘Horticultural Society Tion
Polson
Strausz
Strod
Flathead
C. J. Whipple
Bozeman
J. A. Exsm
Butte
ER. A. Cooley
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Cleveland
Clevland
Stemsters
Ro Fouth
Pohl
Detroit
Arn
Vieveland
Darney Oldfield
Shipping Board
Portanu
Uhe
Yan Cam
Cue City
Aome
Prang
SEB
North Main Street
East Park Street
Sacramento
Cal
Jan
William’ D. Stephens
State Council. of Defense
R. Rosenberg
Optometrist
Montana Jewelry Co
Riddell
West Park
Mayer
North Main
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