Imperial War Dispatches Report Fierce Eastern Front Fighting
Telegrams describe heavy combat across Galicia Bukowina and Transcaucasia with Russians suffering high losses and prisoners, including officers, while Austrians and Germans push counterattacks. Turkish airmen claim a British Farman down and raids along Seddul Bahr as Austrian and German forces press on in various theatres.
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Czernowics
Caucasus Front
Lake Urumiah
Persia
Apsadabad
Berlin
Bayville
Galicia
Hukowine
Vienna War Office
Galleria
Bukowina
Thera
Toporoutz
Barancea
Bessarabian
Laken Ur
Goverd
Caerterysk
Tralian
Telming
Artilles Ducl
Oslavie
Deberdo
London
Hartmanna-Wetterkonf
Hartmanns Wallark SE
Balkan
Cettinje
Montenegro
Paris
War Office
Mount Loveen
Cettinja
Dardanelley
Constantinople
Reyth Boddicka
Ulava
Farman
Farman Aeroplane
Seddul Bahr
Seventy seven relief urged as grip epidemic rises
The grip epidemic has increased demand for Seventy-seven, urging dealers and consumers to conserve supplies. Take it at the first symptoms of grip or cold a chill shiver lassitude. Waiting for cough, sneeze, sore throat or influenza may delay relief. Price 190 cents at all druggists. Humphreys Home Medicine Co. 166 site Street New York.
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Humphreys
Heavy fighting in Montenegro and Balkan air duel report
Paris reports heavy Austro Montenegrin artillery exchanges from Tara to Rugova with gains by the Austrians around Mojkovac and surrounding villages. Aerial duels over Salonika see a French plane damaged, German Taubes withdraw under AA fire, with limited casualties.
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Imbras
Seddul-Bahs
Montenegro
Paris
Tara
Rugova
Mojkovac
Souhida Dass
Befane
Dass Rozi
Godocha
Guduevo
Tourlak
Rome
London
Monte Croce
Dolje
Tolmino
War Office
Arras
Aisne
Berry
Eost
Dardanelles
Asia
Balkans
Reuter
Saloniki
Taubes
Pilet
German Power Waning, Joffre Says
A January 8 Matin dispatch reports General Joffre stating Germany’s power is waning. Signals and proofs cited concern German morale and army endurance, noting signs of exhaustion yet stressing continued Allied effort and resolve.
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Joffre
Frore Atheny
Patria
Tostravto M Yougetes
Athens
Signa
Germany
CAPT BAY EDS PAPERS SEARCHED AT FALMOUTH
British authorities at Falmouth examined Captain Bay Ed after his arrival from New York on the Rotterdam. He was allowed to proceed to Rotterdam once papers were checked, mirroring the treatment given to Captain von Papen. The search aimed to verify safe conduct and personal correspondence was noted as mostly private.
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P Bndom
Bay E d
Falmouth
Rotterdam
New York
Bay-Ed
von Papen
German Bombardment of Nancy Kills and Wounds
Paris reports say six people were killed and ten wounded in Nancy over three days of German 15 inch shelling. About 39,000 were issued safe conducts to leave. A special train carried residents to Paris and Dijon as officials deny widespread destruction and panic. President Poincare visited Nancy to assess the impact and to remain there for the day.
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Paris
Nancy
Parla
Dijon
Elae
Feet Mirman
Maerthe Et Mouelle
Yanry
Poincare
Dance of Love Ends In Charlotte Nuptials
Robert E Smith of Charlotte marries Miss Lorena Brotherton of 16 South Gordon street at All Saints Episcopal Church. Rev W W Mamminger performs ceremony. They plan a Winston-Salem honeymoon, recalling a tango era and the singer Too Much Mustard. The bride’s sister Lorena taught private lessons and helped teach other pupils including the groom.
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Robert E Smith
Charlotte
Vle Brotherton
South
Gordon Street
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
W W Mamminger
Winston-Salem
Young Smith
Atlanta
Southern Fapress Company
Lorena Brotherton
German Americans Landed in Congress
Washington reports another day of speeches praising German Americans in the House following controversy sparked by an address from Representative Gardner. Democratic Representative Allan of Ohio criticized Gardner while Representative Sherley of Kentucky defended German Americans and questioned the president’s message.
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Washington
House
Gardner
Palauchsetts
Allan
Ohio
Sherley
Kentucky
Montenegrins Lost With Steamer in Adriatic Sinking
An Italian steamer from Brindisi carrying 425 Montenegrin recruits and supplies touched a mine near San Giovanni di Medusa in the Adriatic. The vessel sank immediately, and 200 Montenegrin passengers perished, official Montenegrin statement dated January 7 says.
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Parla
London
America
Adriatic
Iife
Hore
Cettinje
Brindisi
San Giovanni di Medusa
Zeppelin wrecked near Namur in accident report
Amsterdam dispatch. a Zeppelin was wrecked at Namur Belgium as it tangled with telegraph wires while attempting to land. Two crew members reportedly killed in the incident.
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London
Namur
Belgium
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Ubie
Greek King Denies Pro German Stance Amid War Comments
King Constantine of Greece rejects claims of pro German bias stating he seeks neutrality and prioritizes Greece’s interests. He argues no personal interests influence policy, seeks to keep his army strong, and aims to avoid dragging Greece into a broader European conflict. He condemns wartime hatreds while stressing independence from German influence.
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Athens
United States
King Constantine
Associated Pres
Theia
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Germany
Lokai Anzeiger
Constantine
Associated Press
Nome
Greece
Ima
Auch
Lherm Blaoa
William
Two Youngsters Turn Detectives and Tip Police
Two Atlanta youths under 14 present themselves at police headquarters at 10 pm with a tip they urged officers to investigate. They describe a man who claimed he could obtain whisky and offer a description, though no solid identity or law supports their claim. Police acknowledge their keen instinct but caution that the evidence is weak.
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Atlanta
Ageihat
Austria
Worsham Seeks Aid to Fight Boll Weevil
Washington January 8 Special Lee Worsham state entomologist of Georgia confers with U S department of agriculture entomologists seeking aid in a united fight against the boll weevil expected in Georgia this year The department has asked Congress for 10000 to hire two field men in Georgia Using improved cultivation methods and new disease resistant cotton the entomologists aim to minimize boll weevil ravages.
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Washington
Lee Worsham
Georgia
Unite States Department of Agriculture
Department
Congress
Requisitioning of Famous Villa D Este by Tivoli
Tivoli authorities seize the famed Villa D Este once owned by the Este family and later under Austrian crown, to house troops. The St Michael monastery, held by Irish Dominicans, is also requisitioned for military lodging. The villa, renowned to tourists, has long been tied to Italy’s historic aristocracy.
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Villa D'Este
Tivoli
Rome
Vivla d’Este
Theste
St Michael Monastery
Iriah Dominicans
Tate’ Family
Italy
Armadas Guard British Coasts Shown to Journalists
London reports a touring party of AP correspondents and foreign journalists visited a major British naval base on the coast. They observed cruisers, destroyers, and submarines preparing for North Sea duties, with Arethusa leading a flotilla, and noted readiness to sail for the Baltic and Dardanelles. Officers recalled the sinking of the Blucher with torpedo tubes and the shipyard return of the Arethusa within days, highlighting patrols, mine sweepers, hydro airplanes, and the fleet’s rugged endurance in foul weather.
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London
Admiralty
Associated Press
North Sea
Baltic J
Dardanelles
Arethusa
Elye
Shilpa
Coset
Kiel Canal
Sir David Beatty
Fensine
Baltic
Lee and Senators Agree On Jolley and Heartsill Posts
Washington January special Representative Gordon Lee and Senator Hardwick reached a compromise on postmasters for Cartersville and Dalton. They agreed to back Jolley of Cartersville and Bedford L. Heartsill of Dalton, replacing Charles L. Collins and averting a senate rejection. Heartsill, a former Dalton weekly editor, is known to Georgia press members.
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Washington
Gordon Lee
Hardwick
Cartersville
Dalton
Lee
Georigia
Senate
Charles L Collins
Cartereville
Partes
Smith
J Toley
Bu‘ford L. Heartatl
My Heartailt
Georgis,eakly Press
Compulsory Service Favored By Garrison In Hearing
Secretary Garrison told the House Military Committee that compulsory service is the only adequate basis for democratic military policy. He urged universal citizen duty and outlined plans for wartime industry and mobilization, including munitions contracts and rapid conversion of plants to armaments.
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Washington
J Garrison
House Military Committee
Army
War Department
Committee On the Army
Garrison
Hallenberger
France
Germany
Mexico
Shallenberger
Vera Cruz
United States
Stena
OUSTED MEMPHIS MAYOR LOSES IN HIGH COURT
Tennessee supreme court refused to vacate an order restraining Memphis mayor Crump and eight city officials from taking office for a term starting January 1. The 3 to 2 decision upheld suspensions based on non enforcement of statewide prohibition law. The ruling bars their reentry pending final ouster suit adjudication.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Supreme Court
8 Crump
Memphis
Memphis Ounter Aults
H A
Utley Cramp
Utlewers
Supreme Court
Prohibition Order At Duplan Silk Mill Affects 1200 Workers
Hazleton Pa January notice posted at the Duplan Silk Mill states that 1200 workers will have prioritised hiring based on sobriety. It warns instant dismissal for intoxicants during or before work and outlines new workers compensation safeguards.
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Duplan Silk
Hazleton
California Syrup of Figs Ad Warns Parents About Safe Use
Sellers touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless fruit laxative for children and adults. It promises quick relief from constipation with a teaspoonful to clear sour wastes, urging mothers to buy genuine bottles and beware of counterfeits.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Henry M Wood May Run for Tax Receiver
Henry M Wood weighing a run for Fulton County Tax Receiver amid broad urging from supporters. A longtime Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, Wood is widely known and praised for fairness and accessibility. If he enters, Paul S Pause of the City Salesmen Association would join as a key ally.
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Henry M. Wood
Mrr Wood
Board of County Commissioners
Fulton County
Henry
Wood
Paul S Pause
Saleamen 5 Association
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