Battle growing severe along Lorraine and Alsace fronts
Trenches and almost impassable roads mark both ends of the line near Cernay and Thann in Alsace, with artillery and unusually violent firing. The Lorraine battle is intensifying and may approach the scale of the Soissons action as French forces press toward Pont-a-Mousson, threatening German communications with Metz.
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Cernay
Thann
Alsace
Lorraine
Soissons
Pont-a- Mousson
Metz
War update from Europe and the Middle East amid trench lines
Reports describe Russian advances toward the Prussian border and entrenched fronts west of Warsaw, while Germans reinforce near St Mihiel and a northern push continues. Snow hampers Galicia and Bukovina progress as Austrian retreat across the Carpathians proceeds. A British ship Durward was torpedoed with crew saved, and noncombatant suffering in Belgium, Palestine, Poland, and the Carpathians remains severe as Jewish colonists in Palestine respond.
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Ward
St.Mihiel
Warsaw
Galicia
Bukowina
Carpathians
Durward
Belgium
Palestine
Poland
The
Fleeing Poles Compared to Animals In Harsh Escape
The excerpt notes Polish destitution and compares refugees to animals, fleeing toward Egypt aboard the American cruiser Tennessee. It claims Poland’s misery exceeds Belgium’s, with Bukowina residents surviving by scavenging and battling wolves for sustenance as they cross the beset region.
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Tinue
Egypt
Tennessee
Poland
Belgium
Bukowina
Uke Animala
Audi
French Repulsed at Pont-a-Mousson in French Losses
Berlin reports two key engagements favoring German lines. French attacks near Pont-a-Mousson and Sennheim were repulsed with heavy losses. Germans evacuated a trench near Berry-au-Bac while gaining ground near Verdun. The Croix-des-Larmes battle continues with a strong French attack repulsed.
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Pont-A-Mousson
Berlin
Wireleas
London
War Office
Metz
Benn
Alsace
Sennheim
Berri-au-Bac
Verdun
Canal of la Bassee
Arras
Berryrau-Bac
Sterday T
St. Mihiel
Croix-des-Larmes
Pont-a Mousson
Vosges
No Big Developments in Eastern Field Report
Petrograd dispatch reports ongoing patrols along the lower Vistula with close contact to the enemy and artillery skirmishes at several points. Left bank activity shows no major changes beyond routine rifle and cannon fire. In Bukowina Austrian forces are集中, while Turkish ships were sunk on January 19 and 20 and Turkish military barracks near Ehopa and Riza were burned and damaged.
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Petrograd
Vistula
Khorjele
Bukowina
Black Sea
Ehopa
Riza
Durward torpedoed by German submarine in convoy
The Durward a 1300 ton British steamer built in Glasgow and owned by G Gibson of Leith was torpedoed by a German U boat while carrying relief provisions for the American Relief Commission. The crew were saved and the submarine towed lifeboats away before sinking the vessel near Cherbourg. Amsterdam tips say it marks a hardening German naval policy under von Tirpitz with aims to starve Britain.
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American Relief Commission
Hague
London
Durward
Rotterdam
Reuter
Telegram Company
Glasgow
G.gibson & Co
Leith
Scotland
Amsterdam
von Tirpitz
Evening Standard
Cherbourg
Austrians Succeed in Artillery Battle Near Vistula
An Austrian official report from Vienna notes a violent artillery battle north of the Vistula and near Chencin, with Russian railway traffic disturbed by a direct shot at the railway station. It says artillery also had successes south of the Vistula while front conditions in the Carpathians remain unchanged.
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Amsterdam
London
Vienna
Vistula
Poland
Nida
Chencin
Carpathians
Fierce Fighting in Argonne and Ypres Region
The French war office reports ferocious ground fighting across the Argonne near Fontaine Madame Marie Therese and Fontaine Jamiette with repeated repulses and successful artillery actions between Ypres and the Oise. Minor engagements continue near Soissons and in Alsace, with French forces holding positions and repelling several German trench attempts.
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Argonne
Paris
War Office
Ypres
St. Mara
Fontaine Madame
Marie Therese
Fontaine Jamiette
Hartmann-Wellerkopf Hills
Soissons
French War Office
Alsace
Oise
Berry- au-Bac
Vosges
Apremont
Belgium
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Lombaertzyde
Qise
Berry-au-Baa
Perthes
Beausedour
Meuse
Moselle
St. Mihiel
Ns Pepperday
Pont-a-Mousson
le Petrie
St. Die
Aes
Mount Bonhomme
Mount Schlucht
Hartmann and
Weller- Kopf
Dannemarie
Will contest to probate forged Ogden will in Texas
Mrs W R Singletary, beneficiary under a purported will by Francis A Ogden, says she and other heirs will contest probate in Houston. Singletary, daughter of Levy Harper, lists seven other heirs including Martha Castleberry, C W Harper, Allie Harper, Mary Braswell, Lizzie Sellers, Levy Harper Jr, and Mrs M L Sellers. The Houston filing reportedly reached the family recently and dates to 1868.
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Francis A. Ogden
Madison, Wis
Levy-Hanper
Houston
Texas
W. EB. ‘Miller
Singletary
Levy Harper
Ogden
Martha
Castleberry
Plant City
Fla
C. W. Harper
Weds Russian Princess and American Red Cross Surgeon
Dr Phillip Newton, an American Red Cross surgeon in charge of Kiev hospital, married Princess Helene Schahofskaya in Petrograd. The Russian princess volunteered as a nurse for the hospital run by Americans. The couple plan a honeymoon in Archangel and Newton hopes to establish a new hospital unit at Warsaw with arriving American doctors.
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London
Phillip Newton
Red Cross
Kiev Hospital
Helene Schahofskaya
Newton
Kiev
Archangel
Red Cross Staf
Fbr
Warsaw
Pope Consistory Calls for Restraint Amid War
The pope held a private and public consistory urging neutrality and urging invaders not to commit excesses. He urged unity among the faithful and called for expiatory services in Europe on February 7 and outside Europe on March 21. He and the cardinals will attend a special service at St. Peter's on February 7.
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Holy See
Europe
St. Peter's
Five killed nine injured aboard San Diego cruiser blast
Five firemen died and nine were seriously hurt when a power tube blew out on the armored cruiser San Diego after a four hour steaming trial. The ship, flagship of the Pacific Fleet, left for Guaymas with Captain Ashley H. Robertson in command. The accident occurred as the No 4 boiler ruptured from low water and a full investigation was ordered. Among the injured is Darrell L. Varnado whose mother lives in Port Arthur, Texas.
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la Paz
Mexico
Oscar J. Wyatt
el Centro
Cal
Ambush
Hardee
Joplin
William F. Elliott
Brooklyn
N. C
Guaymins
Pacific‘fleet
Ashley H. Robertson
Washington
Howard
Guaymas
Varnado
Nannie Eggleston
Port Arthur
Texas
Urged to Collect 6 509 511 From Cuba
Washington reports a diplomatic appropriation bill with a provision asking the president to have the Republic of Cuba reimburse the United States for pacification expenses from 1907 to 1909 totaling 6,509,511 dollars. The measure, about 4,000,000 dollars overall, was perfected today by the foreign affairs committee.
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Washington
Foreign Affairs Committee
Republic of Aba
United States
Carothers With Villa In Paso Texas
Wires received report that George O Carothers American consular agent has joined General Villa's field headquarters below Chihuahua. Also noted are mentions of Augusta Haurica in Basel Augst and Rheinfelden ruins on the Rhine, plus a Marseilles lab theft of inoculated rabbits tied to diseases.
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Til Paso
Texas
Basel-Augst
Switzerland
Rheinfelden
Rhine
Marseilles
Zeppelins of Latest Type Raid England, Berlin Reports
Messages from Berlin say the airships that raided England on January 19 were Zeppelins of the latest type. They departed from a secret base near the German frontier and carried a full crew, heavy guns, and ammunition.
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Copenhagen
London
Berlin
England
Lease of Convicts in Mitchell County Sets Transfer to Colquitt
Mitchell county commissioners at a recent meeting leased 17 misdemeanor convicts to Colquitt county. After transfer, Mitchell will still have about 70 men on its roads. Piles cured in 6 to 14 days. Doctors promise refunds if Pazointment fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles.
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Pelham
County Commissioners
Mitchell County
Colquitt County
Colquitt
Mitchell
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