Russians Start New Big Drive
London reports a renewed Russian offensive in Bessarabia with violent attacks across a wide front. Austrian and Russian accounts describe hand to hand fighting near Toporoutz and Boyan and claims of trench breaches, plus a raid on the Turkish coast and losses in the Caucasus. The piece notes British and Ottoman actions, military bills, and diplomacy surrounding Kut el Amara and German blockade plans.
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London
Bessarabia
Vienna
Russia
German Claims Heavy British Losses in North France Action
Berlin reports British forces used smoke bombs against German positions north of Frelinghien in northern France. The German statement says the attack across several hundred yards was repulsed with heavy British losses and notes Allied shelling of Lens, a downed English biplane, and German anti aircraft fire affecting enemy aircraft near Tourcoing. It also mentions night bombings on Nancy and ongoing artillery duels at various points.
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Berlin
London
F Frelinghien
France
Frelinghien
Lens
Tourcoing
Yser
Nancy
War News in Brief Across Fronts
British attack German positions in northern France repulsed with heavy loss. Germans bombed Nancy military establishments. Russians resume attacks on Bessarabia and are repulsed. Turks retreat from Caucasus with guns and prisoners. Russian torpedo boats raid Anatolian coast destroying 163 ships. Russian artillery near Schlossberg repels counterattacks. Allied ships bombard Dedenghatch causing fires. British lose one plane and down two German machines in air fights. French artillery disrupts enemy column north of the Aisne.
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Toporoutz
Boyan
Teutons
Czernowitz
Black Sea
Anatolian
Caucasus
Petrograd
France
Belgium
Freling
Increased Bessarabian Front Fighting Report
Vienna war office reports intensifying clashes on the Bessarabian frontier with heavy Russian losses after repulsed assaults. Hungarian Budapest Honved divisions counterattacked trenches, leaving numerous Russian casualties and battlefield dead. Artillery duels continue along the Pflanzer and Baltin front in Eastern Galicia.
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Berlin
Sayville
Bessarabian
Vienna War Office
Tororoutz and
Boyan
Budapest
Heav y Shelling of Dedeaghatch Reported by Allied Ships
London dispatch notes heavy bombardment of Dedeaghatch in the Aegean by allied warships. Two barges were blown up and a military train destroyed. Great damage and several war supply storehouses burned, refugees reaching Corfu. Italian King held talks with Serbian ministers in Brindisi.
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London
Aegean
Dedeaghatch
Saloniki
Daily Telegraph
Reuter
Corfu
Stefani Agency
Italy
Brindisi
Allied Gallipoli Move Signals Greek Crisis Deepens
Despatches describe a possible large allied landing near Dedeaghatch and a drive toward Constantinople while Greece faces political crisis. King Constantine weighs force against the allies as martial law is debated and archives move to Macedonia amid European pressure.
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Dedeaghatch
Gallipoli
Kavala
Maritza
Thrace
Macedonia
Saloniki
Constantinople
Mediterranean
Aegean
London
Deenghatch
Near East
Greece
Europe
Constantine
Greek Macedonia
Berlin
Sofia
Skouloudis
United States
Italy Aids Serbian Army Reorganization
Rome Jan 19 The Italian government extends generous aid to reorganize the remnants of the Serbian army. It is said that fully 60,000 Serbians will be affected by the plan and receive assistance.
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United States
Rome
Derby Recruits Called to Colors in Four Groups
London Jan 20 Groups 2 3 4 and 5 of Earl of Derby recruits were formally called to the colors under the Dec 13 proclamation. The first four groups total about 100 000 unmarried men aged 19 to 22 after exemptions and postponements. Training for the initial drafts will begin at once to avoid congestion at recruiting offices.
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London
Earl of Derby
Derby
Relief Near England's Mesopotamia Forces Close to Kut
London Jan 20 General Aylmer's British forces pressed Turk positions at Essin seven miles from Kut el Amara where Townshend's troops were besieged. No fighting reported at Kut as Chamberlain announced Lake assumed supreme command of the Mesopotamia expedition from Nixon who is invalided home.
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Hien
Berlin
House of Commons
Tigris
Kut-el-Amara
Bessin
Kut-el- Amara
Nicholas
Podgoritza
London
Aylmer
Essin
Mesopotamia
Townshend
J. Austen Chamberlain
India
India, Mr. Chamberlain
Sir Percy Lake
John Eccles Nixon
British air success and mine explosion report
The British official statement says 14 aerial fights yielded two enemy planes downed while one of ours was lost. A mine exploded near Fri court and an enemy plane dropped three bombs near an unimportant village behind our lines. Front lines were generally quiet with reduced artillery.
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London
Fricourt
Eye-Glasses Lose Their Grip With Free Prescription
A newspaper advertisement promises eye relief for readers over 80 through a simple home remedy using Optona tablets dissolved in warm water to bathe the eyes. It claims rapid improvement, reduced pain, and potential to discard glasses, urging prompt use to prevent further vision loss. The ad stresses many eye troubles can improve with these steps and cautions timely care.
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Optona
Boston Police Relief Association Ball Draws 18000 Attendees
More than 18000 people attended the Mechanics building for the Boston Police Relief Association annual concert and ball last night. The event showcased the department’s social side with a large turnout and festive atmosphere.
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Mechanics’ Building
Boston Police Relief Association
Notable figures attend grand ball with 122 couples marching
A grand march drew many notables including Commissioner O Meara Dr William Dunn and Mayor Curley. Captain Patrick F King with 30 drillmen demonstrated military tactics before a large crowd. 122 couples led by James W Lewis and Irene Crowley highlighted a decoratively festooned hall.
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O'Meara
William Dunn
Michael H. Crowley
Patrick O’hearn
United States District Attorney
Leo A. Rogers
Curley
John J. Attridge
William Murphy
Frank Kelley
William M. J. Flynn
Charles 8. Sullivan
William Sullivan
Frank Sullivan
Plunkett
State Police
Harry N. Kelley
Patrick F. King
King
William H. Allen
East Boston
Perlie A. Skillings
James W. Lewis
The
Relief Association
Lewis
Superintendent Crowley
Irene Crowley
Hathaway
Harry N. Crowley
Frances O’meara
Michael Goff
Katherine Goff
Jeremiah Gallivan
James Canney
Conscription Bill Advances in House of Commons Amid Cheers
The military service bill passed a committee stage in the Commons at 11 tonight attracting loud cheers. Government concessions ease objections aiding smoother passage. Labour party met in the Commons to align strategy for the Bristol labor conference on compulsion. Lordly leaders seek unity and to keep Arthur Henderson and others in ministerial roles.
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London
House of Commons
Parliamentary
Labor Party
Bristol
Arthur Henderson
Britain Explains Why Cotton Is Contraband
Washington January 20 The British embassy issued a statement on behalf of military authorities detailing cottons vital role in munitions. It notes guncotton and nitrocellulose powders require cotton, and that clothing tents and ammunition bags also rely on cotton, arguing its contraband status is justified despite substitutes. Recent semi official German reports claim Germans no longer use cotton in explosives.
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Washington
United States
Teutonic Powers
Russian War Report Details Turkish Losses and Allied Advances
General headquarters reports Dvinsk artillery bombardment driving back enemy attempts near Schlossberg. Czernowitz sector and Koprukeli near Erzerum recap losses and captures. Black Sea raid sinks 163 vessels on Jan 17 with 30 prisoners. Caucasus pursuit yields Turkish retreat and captured guns munitions and prisoners. Emperor praises gallant troops.
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Black Sea
Anatolian
Caucasus Front
Koprukeli
Erzerum
War Office reports artillery actions on Somme Avre and Aisne fronts
Paris via London reports a war office communique detailing artillery bombardments near Chaulnes on the Somme front with enemy positions hit and fires. North of the Aisne an enemy column is dispersed, and trench damage reported near the Cholera farm. Intermittent front actions noted.
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Paris
London
War Office
Somme
Avre
Chaulnes
Aisne
Corbeny
Cholera Farm
Oise
Paisaleine
Champagne
Ville-sur-Tourbe
Vouziers
Luneville
Flin
Ogevilleur
Italian ski detachments strike 10,000 feet in Alps
The Italian war office reports daring ski detachments climbed through ice and deep snow to 10,000 feet, destroying two enemy blockhouses near Storcellina Pass with mines and returning unhurt. In Lagarina Valley troops enlarged their line north of Mori amid artillery fire. An enemy airplane dropped two bombs near Udine but caused no damage before being driven off by Italian artillery.
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Rome
London
Italian War Office
Upper Monte
Storcellina Pass
Lagarina
Mori
Udine
British Submarine Grounds Off Holland
A British submarine ran ashore off Holland. No loss of life reported. Part of the crew was rescued by a British destroyer and the rest by a Dutch warship and taken to Holland.
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Holland
London
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