Teutons Gain on Sereth as Kotumikhall Falls
Teutonic allies push toward the Sereth southwest of Galatz capturing Kotumikhall and Vadeni on the Braila Galatz line. Russians repulsed Austro German efforts elsewhere in Romania while a Russian front clash near Kalzem saw German attack beaten back. Yokosuka battle cruiser Tsukuba destroyed with 106 plus casualties. Rome claims Austro Hungarian submarines VC-12 and VT-12 captured.
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Sereth
Galatz
Kotumikhall
Vadeni
Braila
Petrograd
Rumania
Slonski River
Oltuz River
Radulesci
Fokshani
Riga
Kalzem
Reactionaries Gain Control in Russian Council
A Petrograd despatch reports the new year ukase retires several active members of the Council of the Empire, including Baron Rosen former ambassador to the United States. J G Chtcheglovitoff is named president and the Progressive majority shifts to a Rightest majority of about 12.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
J. G. Chtcheglovitoff
Council of the Empire
Plant Juice touted by Somerset woman as stomach remedy
An advertisement extols Plant Juice as a superior herbal stomach remedy that cleanses the blood aids digestion and strengthens the system. It quotes Mrs Margaret Heelen of 47 Harrison Street Somerset Mass praising relief from indigestion headaches and fatigue after using Plant Juice and notes a plant juice man at Houghton & Dutton Drug Department meeting the public to explain the product.
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Margaret Heelen
Harrison Street
Somerset
Mass
Houghton & Dutton
Japanese Cruiser Tsukuba Destroyed in Yokosuka Harbor
A magazine explosion aboard the Japanese battle cruiser Tsukuba in Yokosuka harbor killed 153 crew and wounded 157 as the ship burned. The vessel, laid down in 1905 and carrying 817 aboard, had been sent to Hampton Roads in 1907 for the Jamestown exposition.
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Tsukuba
Yokosuka
Hampton Roads
Yokohama
Farewell for Dr. Henry Van Dyke in The Hague
The retiring American minister to the Netherlands, Dr. Henry Van Dyke, received a cordial farewell in The Hague as he prepared to sail to England. Attendees included Dutch, Belgian, British, French, Italian, Japanese, Argentine, Brazilian, Spanish, Swedish, and Romanian ministers, plus the apostolic delegate and The Hague mayor. He also received the Societe des Gens de Lettres Diploma as a corresponding member from Paris.
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the Hague
London
Henry van Dyke
Netherlands
Hague
Flushing
England
The
van Dyke
Paris
Societe Des Gens de Lettres
Luxemburg
Grand Duchy
German press ridicules note in clash over peace aims
Berlin reporting and London cabled commentary dissect the entente note to Wilson. Vorwaerts condemns the peace terms as instruments to force German submission and dismember Belgium, while critics warn American intervention would be blocked by a German will to resist conquest.
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Evon Vorwaerts
Germany
Vorwaerts
Belgium
George ‘Bernhard
Vossische Zeitung
Entente
Herr Bernhard
Teuton Rulers to Issue Manifesto to World
Amsterdam correspondent reports Emperor William turns 58 on January 27. Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and the Turkish heir apparent will visit Berlin for his birthday and issue a world manifesto blaming the Entente for continuing the war.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
William
Charles
Austria- Hungary
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Berlin
Washington Expects German Peace Terms
Berlin dispatches report Austrian Bulgarian and Turkish rulers will visit the Kaiser for a manifesto to the world to reveal central powers peace terms. German press following the Entente reply to the President note with interest. early peace unlikely given Entente broad terms.
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Berlin
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
Entente
War Notes From Front Lines Across Multiple Theaters
Saturday’s reports show artilery activity south of the Somme and on the Meuse right bank. Teutonic forces briefly struck near Stoyokovo and north of Gueudecourt while British patrols near Neuve Chapelle and Armentieres reported success. Russian detachments abandoned Kotumikhali under pressure in Romania.
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Meuse
Paris
Stoyokovo
Vardar
Lake Doiran
Macedonia
Berlin
Videni
Braila
Galatz
Oituz
Sereth
Rome
Gueudecourt
Neuve Chapelle
Armentieres
London
Kotumikhali
Romania
Petrograd
Fire drives eight from Arlington Centre tenement block
Eight occupants of the tenement block over the William Whytal & Son grocery on Massachusetts Avenue Arlington Centre were driven to the street when a basement and rear store fire broke out last night.
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William Whytal & Son
Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington Centre
Fire alarm sends tenants fleeing from multi story blaze
Patrolman Carroll sounded Box 36 and rushed through the building ordering tenants out as smoke filled the stairs. Oscar Kindridh, an invalid resident with the Reeds on the third floor, was assisted to safety by the Reed couple. Mr and Mrs Gaudet guided their baby down the smoke laden stairs while Mrs R B Muller and others escaped.
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Carroll
Box 36
Oscar Kindridh
James B. Reed
R. B. Muller
Mrs. T
Fire Damages Store Basement After Quick Find
A fire on the second floor tenements caused about $2000 in damage confined to the basement and rear of the store. Discovered around 1 o clock by a passing boy who alerted Patrolman Carroll, firefighters faced heavy smoke but fought the blaze successfully.
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J. Falvey
Carroll
Fire swept Green Wood Memorial Church unsafe for services
Fire damaged the church tower at Green wood Memorial Church on Saturday night in Dorchester at Washington and Dakota streets. Officials say repairs should allow services to resume next Sunday.
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Greenwood Memorial Church
Washington
Dakota Streets
Dorchester
Mrs. Joanna O'Brien Burial In Jamaica Plain Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Joanna O'Brien one of Jamaica Plain’s oldest residents will be held this morning at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament. A requiem mass will be celebrated by Rev. Edmund Daly and interment will follow at Gloucester. Mrs. O'Brien was born in Gloucester on March 29 1820 and moved to Jamaica Plain about eleven years ago to live with her daughter Mrs. Pascal Campbell at Bellmore Terrace.
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Joanna O’brien
Jamaica Plain
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Edmund Daly
Gloucester
O’brien
Pascal Campbell
Bellmore Terrace
Lodger Dies From Gas In Chelsea Lodging House
James Burnes, 60, a lodger at 51 Willow Street Chelsea, was accidentally asphyxiated by gas yesterday morning. D W McDonald, proprietor, found him unconscious beside a lit gas stove with one jet burning and two others open but extinguished.
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James Burnes
Willow Street
Chelsea
D. W. McDonald
Burnes
Man Dies by Suicde at Gate of City Hospital
An unidentified man shot himself near the rear gate of City Hospital about 50 yards from the Southern mortuary. Patrolman Eaton and John Conorton found the body at 5 40 pm with a 32 caliber revolver and one empty shell nearby. The body was taken to the Southern mortuary for exam by Medical Examiner Magrath.
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City Hospital
Eaton
Dedham Street
John Conorton
Albany Street
Magrath
Mayor Predicts Chelsea Tax Rate Must Rise
Mayor Edward E. Willard warned at the Chelsea Winnisimmet Veteran Firemen's Association Educational Hour that the city cannot avoid a higher tax rate. He cited at least 75,000 more in costs from unpaid bills, plus expenses for additional fire and police personnel and raised pay approved by voters.
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Chelsea
Edward E. Willard
Chelsea Winnisimmet Veteran Firemen’s Association
Wilson peace note praised by Swiss papers
Swiss journals hail President Wilson for sending the peace note to belligerents. Journal de Geneve says Europe now sees Germany seeking peace without terms. La Suisse compares the allies’ reply to Liberty enlightening the world. Le Revue of Lausanne calls the move premature but beneficial for public understanding of Allied resolve.
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Geneva
Paris
Wilson
Journal de Geneve
Europe
Germany
Entente
Palermo Sunk by Austrian Submarine Off Spain
Three American cattlemen aboard the Italian steamer Palermo report an Austrian submarine torpedoed and sank the ship off the Spanish coast in late November after giving crew time to abandon. One cattleman died from shock. The Palermo sailed from New York November 15 to Spezia with horses and mules. crew numbered 102.
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Palermo
Spain
Cadiz
Mont Serrat
Daniel O’connor
Martin J. Redmond
Frank McArny
Syracuse
N. Y
Murphy
Spezia
Bulgarian Forces Rebuff Teutonic Peace Offer
Sofia dispatch reports General Jecoff orders Bulgarian troops to reject the peace terms offered by the Teutonic allies. He declares the fate of Bulgaria rests with the army and urges bravery to ensure success in the unification effort.
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London
Rueter
Amsterdam
Sofia
Jecoff
Bulgaria
Italians Capture Two Submarines
Rome reports from the war office that two enemy submarines have fallen into Italian hands. VC-12, ceded by Germany to Austria Hungary, is now part of Italian torpedo squadrons, while VT-12 of the Austro Hungarian navy is also in Italian possession.
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Rome
Paris
War Office
Austria- Hungary
Teutons Capture Vadeni Town in Romania
Berlin reports the Teutons captured the town of Vadeni six miles southwest of Galatz on the Danube, according to an official communique from army headquarters issued tonight.
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Vadeni
Rumania
Berlin
Sayville
Galatz
Danube
D Annunzio Decorated With French War Cross
Captain Gabrielle d Annunzio received the French war cross in Venice with a letter from General Lyautey. He wore the wound insignia for the first time, marking the loss of an eye in a 1916 airplane accident.
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Venice
Paris
Gabrielle d’Annunzio
Lyautey
Lost Man With Card Reading John Johnson Has No Relatives Here
Police describe a man about years old, 5 feet 9 inches, 160 pounds with gray hair and gray eyes. He wore a brown felt hat with initials A. T inside a gray worsted overcoat a black sack coat and vest and dark striped trousers. The card found in his pocket stated his name and lack of relatives.
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John Johnson
A. T
Move 10 Ton Steel Tank Moved From Building Roof
After 36 hours of labor a 10 ton steel tank was removed from the top floor of the seven story South gate Press building at Broad and Batterymarch. The tank, 5 feet in diameter and 35 feet long, held 5000 gallons and served fire protection until an automatic sprinkler system was installed. An opening 6 by 8 feet was cut in the Batterymarch wall to lower it using a 91 foot derrick pole and 800 feet of two inch rope, then loaded on an eight horse truck for delivery to Perry Bux ton Doane Company at C and First streets South Boston.
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Broad and
Batterymarch
Perry, Buxton & Doane Company
First Streets
South Boston
Batterymarch Street
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