Argentina Breaks With the Kaiser in War Crisis
Argentina recalls military attaches from Berlin and Vienna and approves a policy shift amid South American unity against the Central Powers. Notes to Peru Uruguay and Brazil express sympathy, with a pivotal message from Brazil cited as significant in the evolving international stance over shipping and relations with Germany.
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Bowlin
Vienna
Olliicaeireles
Ministro
Germany
Argentina
Tias
Peru
Uruguay
Brasilia
Ber
Viet
Evacuated Front Expands as Russian Lines Collapse
A Dusseldorf Nachrichten war correspondent reports increased evacuations on the Russian front. Trenches crumble while wire posts are burned for fuel. South of the Pripit region units disband and artillerymen sell horses. Soldiers on the Lutsk road no longer deny passports but demand a 20 ruble vehicle tax.
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Amstermhini
Dusseldore Nachrichten
Pripit
Sys
Hungary ready for peace and justice in world order
Amsterdam reports Premier Alexander Wekerle spoke to the diet promising sincere effort for peace and security through international agreements. He urged a just settlement to ensure lasting peace and condemned recent events as unacceptable to Hungary and its allies.
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Amsterdam
Alexander Wekerle
Onin
Japan
Iberia
Premiser Tarnnetl
Wilson Opposes Debate Amid White House Tactics
Unable to parse readable details, the text references opposition to a debate and mentions the White House on Friday with unclear context. Names and precise actions are obscured by garbled OCR.
Germans Form Anti Kaiser Club in Iowa Report
A garbled account notes Germans forming an anti Kaiser group in Des Moines and nearby areas. The text references events around wartime sentiments and local civic response, mentioning observers and unclear dates. The fragment hints at wartime organizing and opposition within a community.
Government workers and departments face eight hour limits
A scattered OCR fragment mentions government workers, departments, and an eight hour theme. It references representatives and working conditions and hints at employment rules or limits affecting the department and employees.
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Witelingeni
Tiswad Sea Wits
Orkid
Misomaird
Preveriblag Eligin Latina
Hoy Tor Alhemployes
Oh You Lucky Farmer High Prize At Sed Perse Herd
A garbled OCR note mentions a farmer and a high prize at a local herd event. Readable terms include farm, prize, herd, and Sed. The fragment lacks clear names, dates, or places to identify entities with confidence.
Protests and War Debates Roil Europe and Washington
A week in review outlines German aims at Courland and the Baltic lands, Bolshevik struggles in Russia, central power tensions, and growing unrest across Austria Hungary. In Britain and the United States, war cabinet talk and Baker Chamberlain clashes highlight political fault lines as coal and food issues strain home fronts.
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Fatherland Party
Brest-Litovsk
Hoffman
Germany
Courland
Baltic
Russia
Reval
Petrograd
Congress of Soldiers
Workmen's
Bolsheviks
Moscow
Austein
German and Allied War News Mixed Hopes and Setbacks
The report notes cautious Allied optimism for early victory fading as German offensives appear possible on the western front. Intense artillery, air activity, and troop concentrations hint at a Kaiser push, with French experts warning of assaults on Flanders and Nancy. Meanwhile Italian fronts see German retreats west of the Piave. Turkish naval losses, British submarine actions, and U.S. neutral-ship salvage efforts shape a tense wartime picture.
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West Front
Teaders
France
Flanders
Nancy
Pershing
Bliss Arrives in Paris to Press Allied Offensive Revival
General Tasker H. Bliss arrives in Paris as senior American rep to the supreme war council. He is expected to urge the allies to renew large scale offensive operations.
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Tasker H. Bliss
Etal
Paris
Supreme War Council
President Wilson Urges Farmers to Grow Bigger Crops
President Wilson tells farmers at an agricultural conference in Urbana Illinois that the war's crisis has arrived and victory depends on large crops and national effort. He warns foreign control threatens U S liberty and urges pledge of lives and fortunes to secure freedom and aid to others fighting for liberty.
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British Labor Party
Nottingham
Lloyd George
Wilson
Germany
Washington
Ure Bana
James
University of Ilinois
United States
Ford Building Warships for Submarine Hunt
Washington reports a new type of Ford designed steel warship to combat submarines. Henry Ford led the project with naval architects, contracts awarded to the Ford company, vessels built in Detroit and assembled on the coast. The first batch due early summer.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Naval Architects
Ford Company
Americans Take Over Section of Front in France
Secretary Baker announced January 33 that American forces have taken over a frontline section in France following a raid on the American Expeditionary Force. He noted casualties including two killed, four wounded, and one prisoner, and said U.S. troops are now definitively in action.
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Washington
Baker
France
Gerrit Fort Named Director of Passenger Traffic
Gerrit Fort, head of passenger traffic for the Union Pacific system, has been summoned to Washington by Director General McAdoo to serve as director of passenger traffic for the American lines.
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Omaha
Gerrit Fort
Watio
Union Pacific
Washington
McAdoo
American Lines
Johnson May Seek Presidency, San Francisco
Senator Hirwmn Johnson of California is viewed in Washington as a potential presidential candidate, according to May Rolph who returned here Thursday after a trip east.
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San Francisco
Hirwmn Johnson
California
Washington
Rolph
Thursden
Red Army Backing Revolution in Petrograd Report
An official Bolshevik government statement says the new workers and peasants Red Army will serve to support the coming social revolution in Europe. The remark, issued Thursday, signals Moscow's aim to back upheaval abroad.
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Petrogride
Bolshevist
Europe
Fighting in Finland Across the Fronts Amid Civil Unrest
Reports describe ongoing clashes in Finland as republican forces confront loyalist troops. The situation includes shifting fronts with pockets of resistance and efforts to repair damaged city infrastructure amid the turmoil.
Scrap Iron Scramble on European Battlefields
Observers report salvage systems near the front collect all discarded metals as armies fight. Scrap steel, copper, aluminum fetch low prices and move to rear workshops to become ammunition and materials. Lead is mostly lost due to high velocity bullets.
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Europe
London
Nieuport Stands Besieged By War In Atlantic Piece
William Townsend Porter recalls Nieuport on the Yser before the war and its conversion to ruin. A peaceful Belgian town is described, four thousand residents vanished, houses and church destroyed, shells tearing at walls as new inhabitants dwell underground and threaten from the earth.
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Nieuport
Yser
Calais
William Townsend Porter
Atlantic Monthly
Turn a Deaf Ear to Harmful Words and Strife
This piece urges using the hearing ear for wise words and turning a deaf ear to anger and harsh criticism. It emphasizes restraint and choosing when to listen, to avoid causing pain or fame to others and to keep the world from trouble.
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Jess
Causes and cures for cold feet in daily life
A health note explains cold feet may be habitual, constitutional, or from general health. It cites tight shoes, sedentary life, and overeating as causes, while suggesting thin hosiery, low shoes, ventilation, cold baths, massage, walking, and daily washing as remedies.
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