Proclamation for Food Conservation and Waste Elimination
President Wilson issued a January proclamation urging wheat and bread reduction by 70 to 80 percent and meat and sugar saving, with designated Wheatless and Meatless days, to supply allies in the war while avoiding shortages at home. The plan promotes substituting potatoes and cereals and strict avoidance of waste across homes and businesses.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Tees Nile
Pen
Codererviitiogs
Food Administration
Ameri
Womako
United States
Love
Training Camps for Philippines Suggested by Militia Board
A bill passed in Washington calls for training camps and merit depots to raise Philippine troop divisions. The militia commission recommends organizing depots to support this division as part of the broader Philippines program.
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Martha
Washington
New Yorker pledge to dispose of 65 million in Wr Savings
Metropolitan Tire Insurance officials pledged to apply sixty five million dollars in work reduction savings at their annual dinner, detailing plans to use the funds within the company.
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Metropolitan Tire Insurance Company
Expulsion at Newport Torpedo Station Claims Twelve
A Sunday investigation reports twelve men were killed in an expulsion at the Newport torpedo station. The event remains under study as details and exact causes are clarified.
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Newport
Moval
Av Investiouian
Germany Rejects Allied Demands on Alsace Lorraine and Belgium
Berlin declares Alsace Lorraine must be retained and no promise made on Belgium. Count von Hertling tells Reichstag a peace plan hinges on Russia, Poland, Turkey, and the league of nations after all other issues are settled. He favors autonomy for Italy borders and asserts Dardanelles and Ottoman unity essential.
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Berlin
Count von Tertling
Reichstag Committee
Russia
Wilson
Count von Hertling
Germany
Poland
Austria-Hungary
France
Hertling
Alsace-Lorraine
Italy
Romania
Serbia
Montenegro
Balkan
Turkey
Dardanelles
Austria
League of Nations
Lloyd George
Russian Army Demoralized Warns Chief of Staff
Major General Borieh-Bruevitch, chief of staff at the Russian front, reports to Ensign Krylenko that army organizations are utterly demoralized. He says officers are inexperienced and maintaining discipline is impossible.
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Petrograd
Borieh- Bruevitch
Resignation of Argentine Ambassador Naon Over Neutrality Policy
A new photograph shows Dr. Romulo S. Naon, who resigned as Argentine ambassador to the United States in protest of his country’s continued neutrality.
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Romulo S. Naon
Argentina
United States
Hie
Mexicans Fire on Patrol at El Maso Texas
Carranza soldiers stationed opposite the United States customs house fired on the border patrol Friday night. The patrol returned fire, and about 600 shots were exchanged.
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el Maso
Tex
Carranza
United States Customs House
United States Border Patrol
Portugal Sends More Troops to Brabee
A new contingent of Portuguese troops has landed in Brabee as Prime Minister Dir. Bidenio Tos,nef urged Portugal to continue the effort. The arrival signals renewed commitment amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Paris
Brabee
Bidenio Tos
Nef
Portugal
Oregon Senator Repeats Charges On War Efforts
Senator Chamberlain defended his charges that the government faltered in war preparation and cited alleged inefficiency in army ordnance clothing and sanitation. He disclaimed rancor toward President Wilson or Secretary Baker and urged speedier war efforts. Senator Kirby responded for the administration as the Senate adjourned for the weekend.
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Washington
Senate
Chamberlain
Wilson
New York
Baker
Military Committee
Oregon
Kirby
Fathy
War Department
Willing to Talk Peace with Austria Hungary and America
Count Czernin says Austria Hungary and the United States are near in principle for postwar settlements. He notes Poland’s fate should be decided by its population and Polish questions must not delay peace. He sees Russia and Germany diverging on free veto but hopes for a compromise to keep negotiations on track.
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London
Wilson
Count Czernin
Copenhagen
Austria- Hungary
America
Austria-Hungary
Count Cherumn
Owhief
Austro-Hungairy
Poland
Russia
Germany
Czernia
New shell perfected by navy on depth-charge level
Washington reports a new non reacher shell perfected by navy ordnance experts for use against German submarines. The device is described as as deadly as the depth charge and represents a major advance in anti submarine warfare.
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Washington
Navy
Canadian Food Controller Resigns in Canada Succeeding by H B Thompson
Canada’s food controller W J Hanna has tendered his resignation and it has been accepted. He will be succeeded by H B Thompson of Vancouver. Hanna cited personal interests as the reason for stepping down.
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Ottawa
W. J. Hanna
Canada
H. B. Thompson
Vancouver
Hertling Optimistic on Brest Litovsk Peace Talks
The German chancellor Count von Hertling expresses continued hope that the Brest Litovsk peace negotiations will reach a satisfactory conclusion. He remains optimistic about advancing German aims despite current uncertainties.
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Bertin
Count von Hertling
Te Willl
Russians Reject German Brest-Litovsk Terms
Russian delegates at Brest-Litovsk unanimously rejected Germanys last offer. The Germans warned that failing to accept would restart hostilities and threaten Reval within a week. Final peace or war decision rests with the soldiers and workers delegates congress.
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Reval
M. Kemeneff
Congress of Soldiers
Brest-Litovsk
Trotzky
British Government Backing for Robertson and Haig
London reports Andrew Bonar Law assuring the House that General Sir William Robertson and Field Marshal Haig have full confidence of the government and war cabinet. He said no government member supported attacks in the press, and he disputed claims of opposition to the generals.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
William Robertson
Imperial Staff
Marshal Haig
Major General Leonard Wood wounded in French incident
Major General Leonard Wood sustained a slight wound from an accidental explosion in France during World War I operations. The incident is being treated as a non combat event with no further details available.
Strikes Hit Argentina Paralyzing Ports and Railways
Widespread labor disturbances disrupt Argentina with shipping to ports halted by strikes. A general strike on the Central Cordoba railway system looms as workers threaten further action across the nation.
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Huvnos
Mother Found Dead With Three Children Nearby Tragedy
A Chicago mother was found dead in her home on Wednesday with her three young children dead nearby. Authorities say a rubber tube connected to the woman's death suggests a suicide or related personal crisis.
Teutons Prepare U-Boat Offensive
Secretary Baker reports a planned German submarine offensive against American supply lines to France as Allied merchant ship sinkings decline while renewed fighting intensifies along the western front and the North Sea region.
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Washington
France
West Front
Baker
War Department
Western Front
North Sea
Progress of the War Across Fronts and Rumors
The week saw raids from France to Switzerland with Argonne shelling and 8000 yard fronts. Allied bombing hit Belgium and Germany as air battles raise casualties. Pershing notes American losses and downed enemy aircraft. Russia’s front falters under Bolshevik civil conflict while Rumanians press Kishinev. Finland warns of war after Bolshevik arms support. German actions in the U.S. threaten property fires.
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Washington
France
Switzerland
Argonne
Belgium
Germany
Pershing
Russia
Kishinev
Finland
New Republic
United States
McAdoo Orders Immediate Railroad Labor Cost Cuts
Washington. William G. McAdoo, director general of railroads, on January 27 issued orders to stop payrolls for legislative lobbyists, extra lawyers, literary associations, political payments, and passes. The move aims to save several million dollars in the first year and may extend to director boards.
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Washington
William G. McAdon
McAdoo
Major General Wood Wounded in French Explosion
Washington reports Major General Leonard Wood was injured in a Sunday explosion in France. One arm suffered a minor injury as did Major Kenyon Joyce while Lieutenant Colonel Kilbourne escaped eye injury. Five French soldiers were killed.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
France
Secretary of War
Churches WB. Ki Bourne
Kenyon A. Joyce
Kilbourne
Joyce
Wim
Ontario Town Fire Destroys Half of Main District
Peterboro Ont suffers estimated half a million dollars in damage after a boiler explosion in a shoe store triggers a blaze that wipes out half of the business district on Saturday.
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Peterboro
Ont
Mexican Smugglers Captured Near El Paso
Two Mexican nationals are held in the county jail after a sugar smuggling attempt across the Rio Grande to Mexico on Friday night. They were arrested near the river crossing earlier.
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EL Paso Vexas
Rio Grundy
Mexico
W. W. Causing More Trouble Aveleth Mint Strike
A lumber camp strike in the northwest is believed caused by the Miduateral Workers of the World for February 1. Soldiers are reported to be involved but details are unclear and the situation remains tense.
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Aveleth
Mint
Northwest
Miduateral Workers of
Aoeti
War bread diet set for Americans in 1918
The United States adopts a war bread program on January 28 under President Wilson and the Food Administration. Victory bread uses mixed flours with substitutions up to 20 percent and implements widespread rationing including wheatless days, meatless days, and porkless days. Authorities urge voluntary compliance with no forced limits, aiming to boost Allied food exports and conserve supplies.
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Washington
Wilson
Food Administration
Victory
Hoover
Settlement of packinghouse dustup averts looming strike
In Washington a settlement ending a major dispute at the ten largest packing house centers was reached Sunday. An arbitration process will decide hours and wages, with an arbitrator appointed by the secretary of labor. Awards become effective January Jak.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Austria Seeks Separate Peace With Allies in Detrogend Report
A Detroit dispatch says Austria is ready to conclude a separate peace without Germany and to accept a Kiel like democratic program, excluding self determination of the people. The report notes London Austria leaning toward ending hostilities independently and aligning with Allied terms.
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London
Austria
Germany
Tie Lous
Four Die Four Hurt In Montana Wyoming Train Crash
Four people were killed and four injured when a freight train collided with a passenger train near Wyola Montana, affecting routes of the Burlington Northern Belford line and the Deaver service. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as investigators began assessing the wreckage and cause.
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Sheridan
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