Britain to enforce compulsory military service in war effort
London January 5 The British government moved to draft unmarried men into military duty under a new bill aimed at meeting wartime needs. The measure sets a range of ages from 13 to 41 for eligible bachelors and widowers with no dependents, Ireland excluded. Conscience objections require proof of long standing belief before an appointed tribunal, prioritizing Quakers and similar groups. The debate in the House of Commons centered on whether this shifts from voluntary service to conscription, with Asquith defending the temporary, war time measure and Sir John Simon opposing it as a departure from tradition. The debate in the Lords featured Field Marshal Kitchener and Lord Kitchener arguing for preserving voluntary service while permitting temporary force growth.
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House of Commons
Messare
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House of Com- Mons
Society of Friends
National Register
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Asquith Begaw
Bolo
Derby
South Africa
New Zealand
Sir John Sine
John Simon
Britain
Hurmeworth
Home Secretary
Labor Party
John Hodge
Trade Council
Labor
John Redmond
Andrew Bonar ‘Law
Bonar Law
House
House of Lords
Earl Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
Fiarl Kitchener
Karl Kitchener
Lord Hitchener
Akeleton Organization
House of Commone
Fierce Russian assaults dominate front lines
Petrograd reports large Russian southern armies near Kovel and Volhynia as Austro German forces cling to Tabiway center. Official communiqués claim repulsed enemy attempts to retake works, heavy losses, and continued fighting from Czernowicz to the Pripet region amid Caucasus operations.
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Petrograd
London
Volhrnia
Lonaoa
Pripet
Kouksotzkavella
Middle Stripa
Czernowicz
Caucasus
World War Fronts Report Multiple Engagements Across Fronts
Vienna reports Russian and Austrian forces clashed on the east Galicia and Bukowina front with heavy artillery and local counterattacks near Toporcuts Uscieczko and Jaslowice. Italian and French theaters note repulsed attacks and gains for Italian troops along the Karso and Monte San Michele zones. British actions include shelling Kut el Amara and a German vessel surrender on Lake Tanganyika with aerial bombardments over northern Greek and Serbian targets.
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Vienna
London
Austrian War Office
Galitcia
Bukowina
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Toporcuts
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Yanses
Uscieczko
Jaslowice
Thea
Toporoutz
Eyn
Oslavia
Delja
Monte San Michele
Ale
Strigne
Paris
War Office
Hill 193
Butte de Tahure
Rome
Cvin
Italian War Office
Riva
Biaccia
Rochetta
Mount Sperone
Carso Zone
Monfalcone
Young Husband Wins Wife By Court Decree
Guy Gowan, recently charged with abducting his wife, enjoys a honeymoon after Judge Ben Hill dismissed the habeas corpus case brought by Mrs Ros Kelley. Kelley, mother of Mrs Gowan, protested in court but the judge accepted testimony from Reve Edens, leading to release of Mrs Gowan who had spent a night in jail and fled with her husband.
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Ben Hill Sale
Ros Kelley
South Boulevard
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Reve Edens
Woodward Avenue
Mire Kelley
Supreme Courts
Illness of Kaiser Reported as Slight
London reports describe the German emperor as lightly ill with only Paris and other capitals offering serious rumors. Berlin advisories say the condition is mild, while many abroad cite unverified rumors without definite sources.
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Berlin
Paris
Copenhagen
Persia Tragedy Survivors Speak Of Rescue At Sea
Eyewitness accounts describe a violent night as the Persia wreck unfolded with multiple lifeboats overturned and rescuers reaching survivors hours later. Aboard the Ningchow, sailors recount losses, including American consul Hubert McFeely, and praise the captain and third officer Donald MacLean for their seamanship. The fifth boat from the seamer Perm a reached Malta amid ongoing inquiries and wartime confusion.
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Alfred Holt
Malta
Donald MacLean
Persia
Hubert Mcfeely
Aden
London
Seamer Perma
Maite
Daily Mail
Milan
Millions disbursed by Southern Railway in November 1915
The Southern Railway reported in January that for November 1915 it disbursed 34 326 324 dollars for labor, materials, supplies and other purposes. Of that total 3 764 571 dollars, or 87 01 percent, went to individuals and industries located in the South. The figure accounts for over 89 percent of the money paid to the company for transportation by those along the lines, per Comptroller A Ho Plant.
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Washington
Southern Railway Company
South
Recordios
Fairbanks Offered for G. O. P. Candidate
Indianapolis January 6 a petition to place the name of Charles arren Fairbanks former vice president on the primary ballot in Indiana as a candidate for the republican nomination for a president was filed with the secretary of state here by IL W Henley secretary of the republican state central committee there were approximately 6000 names signed to the petition with each county represented as next Friday the last day for filing petitions to place names on the ballot for the primary to be held March 7 Feirbanks probably will be the only Republican presidential candidate on the ticket
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Charles Arren
Fairbanks
Indiana
Atata
W Hen~ley
Central Committee
Feirbanks
Americans Regard Serves As a Colony of England Says Dernberg
Dr Bernhard Dernberg former secretary for colonies spoke at the Lyceum Club for Women on the German American position. He warned Germany must not exaggerate the chase for wealth in America and noted that Americans still regard England as a colonial power, with Puritan sentiment and anti militarist feelings shaping opinions.
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England
Bernhard Dernberg
Bertin
London
United States
Lyceum Club For
Germany
America
Themgales
Lindsay Lee Convicted in Charge of Gambling
Lindsay Lee was convicted of gambling before Judge Andy Calhoun and sentenced to eight months on the chain gang with an optional fine unpaid by last night. Solicitor Lowry Arnold led the prosecution. witnesses testified he gamble on the public highway with minors. Immediately after conviction two warrants for vagrancy and furnishing liquor to minors were sworn out.
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Uplife
Lindsay Lee
Andy Calhoun
Lowry Arnold
Agelsted
Phy Leonard Grossman
Minora
George Carter
Sadie Martinot is sent to Bellevue Hospital
New York January 5 Sadie Martinot a once well known stage figure who retired in 1961 after marrying manager Louis Nethersole was taken to Bellevue hospital's psychopathic ward for observation. Friends say she is overworked and nervous breakdown seen as temporary by physicians.
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Martinot
Louis Nethersole
Olea Nethersole
Bellevue Hospital
Miz i Nethersole
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