U S and Germany Join Hands for Polish Relief Efforts
The Hague Feb 7 reports America and Germany coordinating relief for Poland’s war devastated districts. Representatives from the American Red Cross and the Rockefeller Foundation find this aid as essential as relief for Belgium after investigation.
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Hague
London
America
Germany
Poland
American Red Cross
Rockefeller Foundation
Belgium
Germans Unveil Fund Drive For Opponent Nations Food
Berlin residents subscribe 85000 dollars as the German relief fund opens with Prince Hatzfeld Trachenberg as chairman and Dr Theodor Lewald as vice chair. A committee includes ambassadors, archbishops, and Rockefeller figures to buy grain in Roumania and aid civilians in occupied Polish regions. Herbert Hoover leads negotiations on stopping requisitions and levies.
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Reichstag
Prince Hatzfeld-Trachenberg
Theodor Leward
Ministry of the Interior
Lewald
Vienna
Posen
Cracow
Wickliffe Rose
Ernest Bucknell
Rockefeller Foundation
Roumania
Herbert Hoover
American Commission For the Relief
Belgium
America
Russian Poland
Official Announcement From Berlin on February 7
Berlin reports via wireless teletype to London an official statement issued today at 9 49 a m detailing the latest development. The brief dispatch marks a formal acknowledgment from German authorities and sets the tone for ensuing diplomatic notes.
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London
Rockefeller Foundation researchers review Poland relief talks
Jerome D. Greene says no direct confirmation of overseas dispatches, but Rockefeller representatives are investigating Poland conditions and conferring with German officials and American Red Cross and Belgian relief groups. Further word awaited.
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Rockefeller Foundation
New York
Jerome D. Greene
Foundation
Poland
Rockefeller
American Red Cross
American Commission For the Relief of
Belgium
Not Ready to Announce Rep Abroad Says Official
The official said its representatives abroad were not ready to make any announcement.
Prisoners to Work Farms in Germany
Amsterdam reports German military authorities will assign groups of 80 to 100 prisoners of war to agricultural work. They will be lodged and fed by the farmers they serve and receive 10 pfennig a day. Officials urge farmers to use the program to boost crop production.
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London
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Telegraaf
Germany Cannot Risk Her Fleet Says Von Koester
Grand Admiral von Koester spoke at Kiel University on Germanys naval strategy in the war. He warned that a decisive sea battle could ruin German naval strength and leave the coast vulnerable, urging caution and focus on potential victory. He contrasted German offensive spirit with British hesitance and criticized Allied perceptions of the German fleet.
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England
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Emden
Memel
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Admiral Fisher
Prince Louis of Battenburg
Ministers to Invite Sunday to Hub for Billy Sunday Revival
A Boston delegation travels to Philadelphia to invite Evangelist Billy Sunday to Boston. Rev Alfred P. B. Isaac says Sunday may accept and a mammoth tabernacle will be erected near the city center. The committee includes Dr. Isaac, Dr. A Z Conrad, Dr. George Luther Cady, Dr. Cortland Myers, Marlin of Boston University, Albert H. Curtis, Colonel Haskell, J J Arakelyan and Monson McPhee, with plans to reach 15 members.
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Philadelphia
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New England
Alfred PB. Isaac
Dorchester Temple Baptist Church
Isaac Said
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Park Street Church
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Pilgrim Congregational Church
Cortland Myers
Tremont Temple
Marlin
Boston University
Albert H. Curtis
Haskell
The
Boston Herald
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Monson McPhee
Japan May Send Army Into China
Pekin reports a cable from the Chinese minister in Tokio says Japan threatens military action to enforce demands on China. Officials in Pekin doubt the threat, noting public figures urge Yuan Shikai to allow forceful seizures while resisting humiliating concessions. The Chinese government aims to keep negotiations secret to preserve prestige.
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China
Tokio
Yuan Shikai
Japan
Demand secrecy clouds Japan China talks on Kiaochau
Washington reports secrecy in Tokyo and Peking negotiations over China relations after Kiaochau seizure. Officials lack definite details as Guthrie and Reinsch offer no clear outlines. United States says it expects consultation on territorial changes, though London despatches claim only concessions and trade issues are under discussion.
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Japan
China
Kiaochau
United States
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Tokio
Reinsch
Pekin
Germany
London
Wilhelmina cargo sale refused by owners in Belgium relief
The Wilhelmina owners, carrying food from New York to Hamburg for Germany, tell the Belgian relief commission they will not consider its purchase offer. The relief body sought to buy the cargo to redirect supplies to Rotterdam with a fair profit to the ship’s owners and charterers.
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London
New York
Hamburg
Germany
Commission For the Relief of
Belgium
Commission For the Relief
Rotterdam
Associations to Aid Jobless Expand Boston Reach
The Massachusetts committee to promote work will send appeals today via the United Improvement Association to 21 Boston local improvement bodies to join efforts and create labor for the unemployed. Merchants plan spring clothing circulars to spur early orders, hoping to boost work now. Waltham and Melrose report more public projects increasing employment for several men.
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United Improvement Association of Appeals
Boston
Waltham and
Melrose
Unidentified Woman Found Floating in Muddy River
The body of a woman aged 25 to 40 was found in the Muddy River at Fenway on Saturday evening. Police note possible suicide or accidental drowning. she wore dark clothing and a gray sweater with a black hat, and had a plain gold wedding band on her left hand.
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Fenway
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