Zeppelins Threaten London Seen Over English Coasts
An alarmed report details Zeppelins over Cromer and King's Lynn with searchlights, no bombs dropped, and London feared as a forthcoming target. It notes scattered sightings, coast guard alerts, and lights lowered as residents faced a tense air threat.
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London
Cromer
King’s Lynn
Lowestoft
Upper
Norfolkshire
Kings Lynn
Norwich
Dacia Cleared for Rotterdam Amid War Prize Fears
The steamship Dacia received clearance papers from Galveston customs and was to sail to Rotterdam with 11 000 bales of cotton. Agents declared no contraband and cargo to be trans shipment from Rotterdam to Bremen, as Britain weighs treating the vessel as a prize of war. Insurance on the cargo was guaranteed by the government bureau but hull coverage was denied.
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Galveston
United States
Rotterdam
Bremen
Great Britain
Cambridge Fireman Dies From Injuries
John H. McDermott 68 a 34 year Cambridge fire department veteran died of injuries sustained in duty at his home 11 Dodge Street Cambridge. Funeral services set for Monday at St Pauls Church Cambridge.
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John H. McDermott
Cambridge
Dodge Street
St. Paul's Church
Patriotism and Endurance Letter From Cardinal Mercier Suppressed
The New York Times publishes by permission a translation of Cardinal Mercier's Christmas pastoral letter "Patriotism and Endurance" from Belgium. Suppressed by the Germans, its publication led to the cardinal's detention and drew protests from the Pope and Catholic world. The piece continues with further excerpts.
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New York
The
New York Times Today
Cardinal Mercier
Malines
Belgium
Cardinal Mercier Still Restricted by German Authorities
Amsterdam January 22 A Tijd correspondent reports Cardinal Mercier remains barred by German military authorities from leaving his diocese or communicating with bishops. He expressed satisfaction with the reception abroad of his pastoral letter and asked not to discuss his arrest during the ongoing investigations, promising to supplement his statement in due time.
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Amsterdam
Tijd
Mercier
Pope Calls for Neutral Holy See In War Time
The Pope presided at a private and public consistory and issued an allocution urging neutrality and impartiality. He appealed for restraint by all combatants, emphasized Christian brothers in faith, and urged invaders not to commit excesses while expressing distress over the war and prisoner exchanges.
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Pope expresses concern on wartime occupation and prayer for peace
The Pope speaks of limiting military occupation and avoiding harm to sacred sites and rights. He notes occupied peoples should seek independence without breaking public order. He warns of divine judgment for worldly heedlessness and calls for prayer after Italy's recent earthquake.
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Italy
Trench Abandoned Near Berry-au-Bac and Verdun Repulses
Berlin reports January 21 in the western theater shows a trench south west of Berry-au-Bac abandoned after being damaged by a factory wall collapse. French attacks near Verdun repulsed and Croix-des-Larmes fighting continues near Pont-a-Mousson with heavy losses for France. In Vosges north of Sennheim, German forces took prisoners at Hartman-Weilerkopf. Eastern theater shows slow progress on the Stucha branch with no other major updates east of the Pilica.
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Sennheim
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Russian War Warnings from Bukovina and Black Sea Raids
Petrograd reports Austrian forces consolidating in Bukovina and Russian warships raiding Turkish shipping and towns in the Black Sea as of January 22. The army headquarters statement notes concentration on the lower right bank.
Troop Actions and Allied Attacks Reported Near Vistula
The report states continued close contact with enemy along the Vistula and Countetz with secondary clashes. No major changes on the left bank except rifle and cannon fire. In Bukowina large Austrian forces found. On January 19 and 4% ships sunk in the Black Sea near Khopa and Riza, Turkish military barracks burned, a lighthouse destroyed, and a bridge shelled.
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Khorjeie
Countetz
Bukowina
Black Sea
Khopa
Riza
Germans Active South of Ypres and Argonne Battle Updates
Paris reports a war office communiqué noting intensified enemy activity south of Ypres with rifle and cannon fire. German attacks in the Argonne near Fontaine Madame and Fontaine Jamiette were repulsed after counter moves, with fighting ongoing at Hartmann Weilerkopf hills as night fell.
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War Office
Yvures
St. Mard
Argonne
Fontaine Madame
Marie Therese
Fontaine Jamiette
Hartmann- Weilerkopf
Austrian official statement on Eastern Front fighting
From Vienna the Austrian official statement reports heavy artillery fighting north of the Vistula in Southern Russian Poland with Russian railway disruption near Chenciny. It notes further artillery successes south of the Vistula and ongoing battles with varying intensity, while the Carpathians remain unchanged.
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London
Vienna
Vistula River
Russian Poland
Nida
Chenciny
Vistula
Carpathians
Death Calls French Professor to Paris
Professor Henri Lichtenberger an ex change professor at Harvard from the Sorbonne in Paris for the past six months will sail from New York for France this afternoon due to the death of his daughter. Before leaving Cambridge he completed his Nietzsche philosophy course and gave his final Lowell Institute lecture titled The Contemporary French Music Drama.
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Henri Lichtenberger
Harvard
Sorbonne
Paris
New York
France
Lichtenberger
Cambridge
Nietzche
Lowell Institute
Two Boats to Run Risk of Seizure
New York Jan 22 The American steamer Wilhelmina loaded with about 200000 dollars in food stuffs shipped by an American firm to an American in Germany sailed from an Atlantic port risking seizure by British warships off the coast marking the first such voyage since the war began.
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New York
Atlantic
Germany
Europe
Shippers vow protest to US over Wilhelmina cargo
W L Green Commission of St Louis says it will file a protest with the American State Department asserting the Wilhelmina cargo is conditional contraband. Grain meats and dried fruits intended for German civilians would not be sold to the German government. Lingheim says a German government guarantee noncombatants receive cargo may be provided if needed. Brooking filed an affidavit with customs and plans to sail to Rotterdam then Hamburg ahead of the Wilhelmina.
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W. L. Green Commission Company of
St. Louis
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Germany
Norvin R. Lingheim
St. Louis Company
W. T. Brooking
Lindheim
Brooking
Potsdam
Rotterdam
Hamburg
Engagement Party for Cecelia McManug and James McNulty at Franklin Square House
One hundred fifty young women attended a party at the Franklin Square House last night honoring the engagement of Miss Cecelia McManug formerly of New York to James McNulty, an architect of New York City.
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Cecelia McManug
New York
James McNulty
New York City
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo review in the Washington Star
The Washington Star lauds E Phillips Oppenheim as inventive and compares Mr Grex of Monte Carlo to a clever Aladdin lamp. The novel features Russian German and French figures in Monte Carlo, with Richard Lane the American millionaire and Sir Henry Himterleys thwarting German schemes to realign Europe. Oppenheim’s timely political weave earns high praise and positions him as a premier yarn maker.
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Henry Hunterleys
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Richard Lane
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Sir Henry Himterleys
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England
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New York World
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Little, Brown & Company
Boston
Thirty Years We regret lack of space for review of Sir Thomas Barclay book
The review highlights Thirty Years by Sir Thomas Barclay, praising its behind the scenes history of the entente cordiale and the diplomatic causes of its formation. It notes shrewd analyses of motives and a passage on Germany's defeat in six years of diplomacy, emphasizing the author’s dedication and need for factual history.
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Thomas Barclay
Houghton Mifflin Company
Germany
France
The Witch by Mary Johnston reviewed for effect and pace
A review notes Mary Johnston’s The Witch presents vivid portraits of Joan Heron and Gilbert Aderhold against a grim England of superstition. While praising atmospheric detail and fidelity to witch trials, the critic faults the plot’s development and island-episode plausibility. Boston publishers Houghton Mifflin release priced at 1.40.
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Gilbert Aderhold
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British Shipping by Adam W. Kirkaldy review
A review praising Kirkaldy’s British Shipping for its lucid history from insular beginnings to global influence. It notes focus on ship evolution, ownership and regulation, trade rates, and a Panama Canal chapter, with maps, appendices, and a key Atlantic liner chart.
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America
Adam W. Kirkaldy
Dutton
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Kirkaldy
Panama Canal
New York
EK. P. Dutton & Co
A Poets Cabinet by George Lansing Raymond Selections
A volume of quotations from George Lansing Raymond’s writings, mainly poetical, has been compiled by Marion Mills Miller with illustrations by Christy. The work, titled A Poet's Cabinet, places Raymond in the second rank of American poets and is published by Harper and Brothers at 1.50 dollars.
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Terpiiaue
Marion Millis Miller
Christy
Raymond
Merien Mills Miller
New York
Patvan
Martha and Cupid ends Martha's love stories in new volume
The third Martha book by Julie M. Lippmann presents Martha's own love affairs and others that touch her closely. Her optimistic outlook and common sense steady many both inside and outside her household. The tone blends humor and tender moments, making the book lovable and worth owning. New York Henry Holt & Co. $1.
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Cupid
H. Holt & Co
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New York
Henry Holt & Co
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