Frontline gains claimed on western and Italian fronts
Entente forces report German positions north of Roye and St Mihiel under pressure with heavy bombardment. Berlin cites holds near Neuvilly and Somme as French attacks continue. In the Isonzo front Italy and Austria engage in fierce artillery duels while Albania remains a contested theater. British reports detail a trench raid near Kemmel and casualties on the German side.
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Steerntraete
Roye
St Mthiel
Vicinley
Neuvilla
Somme
Berlin
Riga
Stripa
Tinue
Albania
Vienna
Aviona
Italy
England
France
Pane
London
Arras
No 140
Champagne
Three prisoners returned after German counterattacks
Reports indicate three prisoners were returned as two of their machine guns were destroyed. Artillery activity surged around Fri court and Loos while German forces repelled French attempts to regain ground near Neuville. A Western front statement noted trenches held as 318 prisoners were taken northwest of La Folle and eleven machine guns captured.
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Fricourt
Loos
Walverghem
Berlin
London
Neuville
Army
la Folle
Somme
Wisman
Riga
Balkan
Turkish Front Advances and Allied Denials Across Fronts
Reports describe Austro Turkish clashes on the Caucasus and Isonzo fronts with Russian offensives against Erzerum and Melazghert Khuysskala while British officials deny a Turkish claim of a large camel loss and note only a reconnaissance near Shattra with light casualties. Artillery duels on the Isonzo Front and quiet at other theaters are also noted.
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Turel
Caucasia
Youdeviteh
Erzerum
Melazghert
Khuysskala
Mush
Askaris
Tohoculc River
Askari
Britain
London
Kurna
Mesopotamia
Shattra
Constantinople
Isonzo
Rome
Tagarina
Mars
Vienna
Swan Eloquence Floats Through Atlanta Dance Event
Paul Swan impressed Atlanta audiences with eloquent pose and expressive dance in a tour of classic works at the Atlanta theater. The performance showcased his facial range and technique in Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam pieces and The Sphinx tableau, with strong chorus participation from local dancers.
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Atlanta Art Associations
Paul Swan
Atlanta
Mr Swans
Pav Jowa
Mordkin
Mr Swan
Swan
S Wang
Alanta
Spy execution in Belgium reported by The Telegraaf
A dispatch from Maastricht says Paul Lewis Vertena of Lier near Antwerp was court martialed and shot as a spy at Hasselt Belgium on January 2 and 4 during World War II. The Maastricht report cites the Dutch telegram The Telegraaf.
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Ameterdam
London
Paul Lewis Vertena
Lier
Antwerp
Hasselt
Belgium
Telegraaf
Maastricht
Flood warnings issued as Mississippi surges across lowlands
Weather bureau predicts exceptionally high waters below Vicksburg with stages reaching Natchez at 525 feet by February 20 and New Orleans around 210 feet by early March. Arkansas flood crevasse risks threaten Desha Drew Chicot Ashley counties while Cummins levee breach leaves 2,000 homeless at Hickman and widespread disruption across eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee.
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Washington
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Vicksburg
Natchez
Baton Rouge
Donaldson
New Orleans
Memphis
Helens
Arkansas City
Missouri
Kansas City
Wabash
Meames
White Rivera
Indiana
Missappi
Atchafalaya
Simmensport
Melville la
St Louis Mo
Cairo
Helena
Wabash Maumee
White
fincolIn Desha
Chicot
Ashley
Arkansas
Carrall Country
Louisiana
Lake Village
Warner Dumas
Douglas
Cummins
Little Rock
Whites River
Newport
Rock Island
Hickman Hickman
West Hickman
Hickman
West Tennessee
Accused Mother Defended by Son in Rhode Island Trial
In Providence on January 31 Charles F Mohr, 10, testified in defense of his mother Elizabeth F Mohr, disputing a murder plot claim against his father. He said his mother loved his father and prayed for reconciliation, denying plans to poison or kill him.
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Providence RI
Charles F Mohr
Elizabeth F Mohr
Mr. Mohrs
Brown
Healis
Mohr
Newport
Papa
Ury
Mre Mohr
Belgian Gifts Exhibition From Belgian Children Arrives in Atlanta
Sufferers in Europe grateful for aid from Atlanta. eight day Belgian relief exhibition opens today at the state capitol. Dr F L May heads the Belgian relief fund and urges families to attend. displays feature small items crafted by Belgian children for Atlanta and the state.
Harwood Stacy Visits Southern Cities for Relief Work
Harwood Stacy of the American Commission for Relief in Belgium toured Monday with Dr Fbd May, French consul, visiting major southern cities. He reported Brussels warehouses held American gifts gratefully received and noted clothing from Atlanta and food from this city distributed from the ship Helene. Stacy said Germans rarely commandeered aid, twice returning items, and he was honored with a gold watch from Luxemburg and a silver medal from Lille for his work.
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Harwood Stacy
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
F Bd
Stacy
United States
France
Brussels
Mr Stacy
Atlanta
Helene
Heigium
Luxemburg
Cuy
Lille
Auto Collision Involving Chemical Wagon At Walton Forsyth
Captain Coley Hart and Fireman W F Cotey of No 3 Fire company escaped serious injury when No 8s chemical wagon was struck by Chief Butler’s car at Walton and Forsyth streets. The apparatus was en route to fire at Saul Ready to Wear, 94 Whitehall Street, causing minor damage and a small blaze in nearby buildings.
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W_F Cotey
No 3 Fire Company
No 8S
Butlers Automobiles
Walton
Forsyth Streets
Whitehall Street
Dentists Honor Dr Thomas Hinman With Silver Loving Cup
Atlanta dentists presented Dr Thomas P Hinman with a silver loving cup at his home as thanks for his twenty years of professional service. The cup bears inscriptions noting the donors and Hinman’s achievements and he has just been elected president of the national dental association.
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Atlanta
Thomas P Hinman
Thrys
Inman
M of
Turner
Bercy T Dashwood
Lorena
D Kby
Joseny T Osborne
Ailverman
Foaughes
Hinman
The
National Dental Association
Cotton used in gunpowder production totals mill ions belts
Washington reports that about three million belts of cotton were consumed in gunpowder making in the past year, with two million in Europe and one million in the United States. Representative Verlin of Alabama urged gathering and publishing war usage statistics and backed the Heflin bill. Director Rogers emphasized the need for the statistics and for war measures.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Verlin
Alabama
House
Couchs Committee
Uree Favorshir Wetien
Rogers
Cersus
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