Russians Break German Left Wing Near Vistula Front
Russian forces cut through the German left, isolating General von Hindenburg’s army at Mlawa and threatening Warsaw from the north. A vast new Russian field army, up to 1,000,000 men, joins the eastern Prussia push in a 1.5 million strong battering ram toward Germany. The west front reports note French and German actions near Soissons and Lille, with allies reclaiming St Paul and driving German bridges at St Mihiel Meuse crossing.
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Thorn
Plock
Lield Marshal von Hindenberg
Francois
Mlawa
Warsaw
von Hindenberg
Soissons
Paris
Aisne
Arras
Lille
Meuse
St. Mihiel
The Zeppelin’s Death Blow to Fort Defenses
A German airship appears at sunset in a crimson envelope and hurls its deadly bolt toward the fortifications. Bullets hum as the Zeppelin descends and crushes the last remaining stronghold, while the summer night settles in and silence falls.
British Steamers Massilla and Fuhoeh Collide in Fog
A Cape Finistere dispatch reports the British steamers Massilla and Fuhoeh collided in fog. The Fuhoeh sank rapidly while the Massilla rescued all crew members and proceeded to Gibraltar.
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Madrid
Paris
Cape Finistere
Gibraltar
French Statement Reports German Capture of St Paul and French Counterattack
Paris dispatch summarizes a French war office release noting German forces briefly took the village of St Paul near Soissons before French infantry recaptured it. The report covers artillery duels from Lombaertzyde to the Lys and mentions gains near Arras Lille and Craonne as well as Meuse fortifications and Meuse bridges.
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Paris
French War Office
Lys
Lombaertzyde
Becelaere
Arras
Lille
Targette
St. Laurent
Audechy
Roye
Soissons
St. Paul
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Ailly
Vosges
Senonnes
German Statement Claims Aisne Bank Cleared and Six Villages Captured
Berlin reports French forces driven from the northern bank of the River Aisne northeast of Soissons. German troops also take Cuffies, Crouy, Bucy le Long, Missy, Vauxrot, and Vallerie amid heavy French losses. Other fronts see Verdun and St Mihiel actions with limited gains in Poland and East Prussia.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Westende
Notre Dame de Lorette
Arras
Ecurile
Aisne
Soissons
Cuffies
Crouy
Bucy-le-Long
Missy
Vauxrot
Vallerie
Gravelotte
St. Privat
Verdun
Consenvoye
Ailly
University of Pennsylvania Sweeps NYC Dual Swim Meet
At New York on January 15 the University of Pennsylvania defeated the College of the City of New York by 4 to 7 in a dual swimming meet. Penn won the 80 yard relay and took first in fancy diving, plunging, the 50 yard dash, 10 yard dash, and 20 yard swim, while placing seconds in all events except the 220 yard.
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New York
University of Pensylvania
College of the City of New York
Pensylvania
U S Asks That Dacia May Sail
London dispatch reports the State Department asked if the Dacia, now flying American colors, may sail from New Orleans to Rotterdam with cotton instead of Bremen. The British foreign office is studying the issue but has made no decision.
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London
Edward Grey
State Department
Washington
Dacia
New Orleans
Rotterdam
Bremen
Foreign Office
Dacia Debated Use in German Trade and List of Detained Ships
High British officials oppose Dacia entering German trade. A list of detained ships since the war’s start shows 38 vessels. August detentions include City of Manchester and City of Paris, with varied outcomes. October and December records note several ships allowed to proceed or held, copper cargoes requisitioned, and several dispositions undisclosed.
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Associated Press
France
Great Britain
Lst
City of
Manchester
Paris
Spenzr
Kursk
Kaisala
John D. Rockefeller
Waddon
Prosper
Miramichi
Aller
Joseph W. Fordney
Alfred Nobel
Bjjornstjerne Bjornson
Fram
Zamora
Augusta
Canton
Arkansas
Gallileo
Ran
Norheim
Russian Front Advances Near Skrawa River in East Prussia
Russian staff reports a renewed push on the German right wing moving toward the Skrawa River about forty miles from Thorn. German attacks in East Prussia are described as repulsed with heavy losses, while left and central fronts see limited action and ongoing pressure on cavalry and infantry. In the Caucasus, fighting around Kara Urgan continues with Turkish forces defeated at Olti and pursued. other fronts show no major changes.
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Petrograd
Loetzen
East Prussia
Lower Vistula
Caucasus
Kara-Urgan
Armenia
Olti
Karsy
Transthhoruk
Austrian Statement Reports Fire in Russian Poland and Carpathians
Vienna via London reports that in Russian Poland the Dunajec River area saw a violent artillery duel with heavy guns firing, destroying a large magazine and silencing enemy batteries. The Carpathians are described as calm and frost is affecting operations.
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Vienna
London
Poland
Dunajec
Galicia
Carpathians
Boston to receive $200000 river and harbor funding
In the river and harbor bill debate in the House on January 16 Boston was allocated $200000. Other approved allocations included Pollock Rip Channel $125000 and Portland Missouri $105000. Debate was expected to resume and conclude the following day.
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Washington
Boston
Pollock
Portland
Belgians Fined for Obeying German Orders in Courtrai
The Belgian legation reports Courtrai was fined 10 million marks by a German commander for depositing arms in the Tower of Broel under orders from earlier German officers. The fine follows a dispute over compliance with the prior commands.
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Washington
Courtrai
Belgium
Germany
Maxeman
Pschers
Tower of
Broel
von Kneesebeck
Courtrat
South Africans Seize Swakopmund Port in German Southwest Africa
The Union of South Africa forces occupied Swakopmund at the mouth of the Swakop River, a trading mission station connected by rail to Windhoek, according to Reuters from Pretoria.
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London
Union of South Africa
Swakopmund
German Southwest Africa
Pretoria
Reuter’s
Swakop River
Windhoek
54 Nurses Graduated From Massachusetts General School
Miss S. E. Parsons warned against fake nurses and predicted legal protection for the profession. The 1916 class of 54 graduates marked one of the largest outputs, with 300 nurses and guests attending the farewell, and a silver tea set donated to the nurses’ home. Mabel T. Boardman gave the address, tracing nursing’s history from medieval times through Nightingale to modern Red Cross service.
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S. E. Parsons
Massachusetts General Hospital Training School
Mabel T. ‘Boardman
Knights Hospitallers
Florence Nightingale
Crimea
Red Cross
National Red Cross Society of America
Blowing of Fuse Scares Passengers on Southbound Train
A fuse blew aboard a southbound Elevated train near Dover Street station around midnight. The flash ignited grease on the tracks, causing passengers to evacuate the cars and platform. The fire was quickly extinguished with little damage reported.
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Dover Street
Russian Fleet Bombards Black Sea Ports and Ships
Paris dispatch reports the Russian fleet in the Black Sea fired on Turkish cruisers Breslau and Hamidieh causing heavy damage, then sailed along the coast destroying enemy merchant ships and bombarding the port of Hopa. Breslau renamed Midirli. Goeben renamed Sultan Selim.
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Paris
French Department of Marine
Black Sea
Breslau
Hamidieh
Sinope
Trebizond
Platane
Hopa
Petrograd
Midirli
Sultan Selim
Seine River Overflows Threaten Paris Waterway
The Seine is rising rapidly with overflowed banks at Troyes forcing suspension of passenger boat service. Tributaries also exceed their banks across other locations.
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Paris
Seine
Troyes
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