Sinking of Jacob Jones Revealed by U-53 Report
Navy release details the 1917 loss of USS Jacob Jones to U-53 off the British coast. The submarine also claimed ships including the Ticonderoga and warned of other shellings near Kiel. The report includes Captain von Schrader accounts and notes a coded distress call before leaving the scene.
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Washington
Jacob Jones
Trish
New England
Leyte
FL. Muller
J.T. Fulcher
U. N
Ticonderoga
Kiel
Navy Department
von Schrader
Newport
David Worth Tugley
Daniels
Bagley
Si Raid
Queenstown
Schrader
Muller
Fulcher
Amer Waters
Bristol Channel
Coast Guard
Amps
Chester
Tampa
Navy
Dep
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Kronpring Heinrich
Kiel Harbor
Silver Bow Contesttees Test Ford Ruling
Helena January 26. Charles Boulware will file mandamus to force State Auditor George P Porter to pay salaries to eight Silver Bow Democrats certified as elected. The move arises from house contest proceedings begun at the session start. The auditor refused payment citing Attorney General Ford, prompting court action to obtain pay for services rendered.
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Helena
House
Silver Bow
Charles Boulware
George P. Porter
Judiciary Committee
S. C. Ford
Soldiers Rough Up Radical Meeting in Winnipeg
In Winnipeg on January 26 a group of returned soldiers dispersed a socialist meeting after radicals failed to secure a hall. They dragged away members, destroyed windows and furniture, burned red flags and seditious literature, and replaced them with a Canadian flag amid a cheering crowd including women and children.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
French Foreign Minister Says No Russian Response Yet
Paris January 25 Stephen Pichon said no Russian groups have replied to invitations for a conference at Princes Islands with allied powers. He noted reports of Bolshevist views but had received nothing official from any Russian faction. The minister said invitation aimed to unite all Russian factions, not recognize any government.
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Associated Press
Paris
Stephen Pichon
Foreign Office Today
Council of the Great Powers
Princes Islands
M. Longuet
Islands
Princes ‘Islands
Russia
M. Tichon
Government stamps out the royalist movement in Lisbon
The royalist uprising in the north is crushed by republican troops with marines and civilian volunteers aiding bombardment of Monsanto hill and Duque forts. Lisbon saw 12 dead and 51 wounded as rebels surrendered after hours of bombardment uniting republicans against the royalist cause.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Oporto
Braga
Monsanto Hill
Duque
Republic
Santarem
BERNOTOREF VIEW OF THE SITUATION BERNOTOREF VIEW OF THE SITUATION
Berlin dispatches report German and Russian admission to the league of nations may come with political stability in Germany. Count von Bernstorff says elections prove order and Bolshevism is weakened. New democratic party gains 77 seats balancing power between socialists and conservatives. Assembly features many new, earnest delegates promising constructive work in Weimar.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Paris
Germany
Russia
League of Nations
Count von Bernstortz
Count von Bernstorff
Hve
New Democratic Party
Pat
Reichstag
Welmar
South field artillery regiment arrives at Camp Done from France
Des Moines Iowa January 26 the South field artillery regiment of the eighty eighth division composed of Tews Minnesota North Dakota and Missouri selectives arrived at Camp Done today from France.
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Des Moines
Iowa
South Field Artillery Regiment
Eighty-Eighth Division
Tews
Minnesota
North Dakota
Missouri
Camp Done
France
Extra Session Looms for Congress Next Spring
Washington dispatch reports both Democratic and Republican leaders expect an extra session of Congress starting in May. With only 31 working days left, major appropriation bills and war-related measures, including railroad administration requests, face quick action. The agenda also covers international affairs and other pending legislation as pressure mounts.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Propose to license realty and ship pay plan
Mixed items from The Standard Today: license proposal for realty, retroactive ship pay, freight rate findings, community events, memorials, and obituaries. Names include Bobby Burns, Dr. McGinley, George M. Carter, General Willson, and William Co. Murphy. Various notices touch on local ads, Red Cross work, and Anaconda reporting.
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Spirit of
Allies
Toroscope
Little Rose Guay
Bobby Burns
McGinley
Hun
George M. Carter
T-General Willson
Matthews
William Co. Murphy
Butte
Butte Red’ Cross
Anaconda News
Farmers urged to return to normal farm practice
Washington urged farmers to abandon wartime emergency measures and resume sound farm practice for the coming season. The Agriculture Department said supplies for the United States and Europe should be safeguarded, with emphasis on rotating crops, reseeding pastures, and balancing livestock and feed needs while maintaining key crops like corn oats and barley.
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Washington
Jan
United States
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Department
Germany Weighs Surrender Demand For Kaiser
Berlin January 23 The Ebert government has not announced its stance on an entente demand for the Kaiser surrender The foreign office official says no formal request has been received and the issue is not urgent The government believes Wilhelm Hohenzollern’s voluntary refuge in Holland limits Germany’s powers over the matter
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Associated
Pro Berlin
Ebert
Entente
William Hohenzollern
Holland
Storm threats adroitly averted at Paris conference
In Paris on January 2 a storm over league of nations fears was skillfully quelled under President Wilson and M Clemenceau. The conference adopted resolutions to favor a league as part of a peace framework, with protests from Czecho Slovakia and others. Ambition by small powers was checked, aided by Clemenceau's tactful leadership and Wilson’s steady guidance.
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Wilson
M. Clon
League of Fitions
Brazil
Siam
China
Slovakia
Aginst
Hy Valine
Rand
Thia
M. Clement
Wilson Fort
Col
B. M. Mouse
Lloyd George
League of Hutions
Mr. Lloyd George
Tremier Orlando
Italy
Paul
Belgium
Lat
Supreme Council
Hospital cases decline as war casualties updated
Washington reports a drop in American army hospital cases in France and England with 105,753 in hospitals on January 9, including 72,042 for disease and 33,111 for wounds. Weekly deaths reach 4,561. Updates note ongoing checks of casualty files as Christmas armistice effects and record reviews continue. Paris sees a heavy snow storm delaying President Wilson’s battle area trip.
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Washington
France
England
United States
Per- Shing
Central” Records Office
War Department
Paris
Wilson
Battle
Devastat
Dominating Food Problem Outweighs Chicago Packers
Paris reports United States food administrator Herbert Hoover warned that the dominant food problem in America exceeds the Chicago packers in importance. He urged cooperative action by farmers, merchants, packers and banks to manage surplus until postwar markets reopen and free trade returns.
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Paris
Herbert Hoover
United States
International Relief Organization
Chicago
Europe
Farmers and Packers
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