Federal plan aims voluntary coal use reductions
Washington reports a proposed voluntary agreement for manufacturers not in direct wartime work to curb coal use. The fuel administration says the plan would be feasible for all industries and target a 15 to 20 million ton saving, with only war material factories guaranteed 100 percent of needs, while overall demand and production must shift to meet war needs.
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Washington
Jan. Sakal
Pasael
Ny and Navy
Ila
Wwea
Skull Victim Dies at Bridgeport Hospital
Nicholas Zimenneken of 565 Minningt Street died at Bridgeport Hospital from a fractured skull after an alleged fall or assault. Police and coroner investigate, with inquest planned to determine responsibility. Weather forecast notes snow ranges and cooler Atlantic states.
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Nicholas Zimenneken
Minningt
Putnam Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Dang
Zimetthe
Simon
Eman
Piazza
Stephen
Aelausae
John 4
Nelan
German sought tunnel borer for U S prior to war
Washington Jan -. An experimental tunneling machine designed to bore passages beneath enemy lines was secretly advanced for sale to the United States by German interests before America entered the war. Access was blocked by British intelligence efforts.
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Washington
Jan
Minais
Behal
Bevetten
America
Germany
Prachise
Housing Cuts Ship Production In Senate Ship Inquiry
Homer Ferguson of Newport News Shipbuilding testifies that 1918 merchant ship output will be about 3 million tons, disputing higher forecasts. He blames housing shortages for shipyard workers and criticizes stalled government housing, war and navy department coordination, and board delays as curtailing rapid construction.
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Washington
America
Homer
Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Senate Shipbuilding
Verguson
Newport News
Tretcher
Stardling
Norrow
Wr. Ferguson
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Ford
Merritt Seeks Five Thousand for Hometown Postoffice
A report notes Representative Merritt seeks five thousand dollars toward a public building project for a hometown post office site. The article mentions a similar Senate bill by Senator Bronidegea and hints at an extended funding timeline and related community gains. It references local schools and a public role during a period of school closures and political tension.
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WY Georgi
President Lays Down Peace Aims
President Wilson outlines a peace program with no separate peace and united resolve to fight until goals are achieved. The address to Congress follows Brest-Litovsk talks and aligns with the British initiative, listing fourteen concrete proposals including freedom of the seas and reduction of armaments. The plan seeks open covenants and equal rights while addressing colonial claims and economic barriers.
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Washington, Jran
America
Wilson
Congress
United States
Brest- Lite
Tug Breaks Ice, Stranded by Harbor Freeze
Tug John Corahian of Bridgeport Tow ing Co tries to breach heavy harbor ice toward Black Rock but returns to dock. The Mangutuch steamship and City of Taunton freighter face limited movement as ice blankets harbor and Sound.
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John Corahian
Bridgeport Towing Hie Company
Black Rock
Bridgeport
Mangutuch
New England Navigation Company
Caty
New York
City of Taunton
Inne Nruch
Rescue of American Crews Starved in Ice Prison
In Quebec on January 8, four American steamships Ve Sicca German Key West and Keynor were trapped in ice on the St Lawrence River near Cape Challe. Crews of about 25 men, many from New Brunswick, were saved with food and water after Canadian icebreakers moved to aid them. The vessels, requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board, had been attempting passage through the Welland Canal. all were damaged by the ice.
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Quebec
St. Waewrence
Cape Challe
Key West
Keynor
United States Shipping Board
Welland Canal
Jake
Atlantic
New Brighams
Monicahn
Thei
Appeal for Railroad Efficiency Seeks Unity in War Effort
Washington January 8 Director General McAdoo urges railroad officers and workers to maintain efficient service as a patriotic duty. He says every officer and employee is as vital to winning the war as soldiers. He promises fair consideration of labor requests while hearings on rail issues continue.
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Washington
McAdoo
Capitol
Interstate Commerce Committees
Senate
House
Interstate Commerce
Anderson
Julius K Krottschnitt
Southern Sucifice
Railroad Administration
Wrom
Daniels
Gene McAdoo Tite
Congress
Jdouse Interstate Commerce Committee
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
John Barton Payne
Endlredad
Equitable Trust Company
Sauiy Anal Sillicient
Sai
Sin Wiriuttschnitt
Tenis
Rivivers Vie
Gallimere & Ohie
Answers All Due in 8 Days In City
Registrants have eight days to return their drafted questionnaires to local boards. The final mailings from Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth boards complete the mailing. Delinquent lists will be turned over to police and will trigger immediate induction for willful dodgers. Classification and exemptions of urgent industrial claims were discussed by the Third Appellate District Board. Names of delinquents were forwarded by First Division to police. Continued on page 20.
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Police Department
Marshial
First Division Board
Abraham Goldberg
State Street
Frank Zamboa
Calumbia Street
George Pabdelski
Seaside Court
Wred Alls
Main Street
Louis Brber
Ben Lulewich
Railroad Avenue
John &. Eschmannn
Howard TE. Waldron
State and
Brewster Street
R. Fld
Park City Men at Ayer Have Measles
Camp Devens Ayer Mass reports measles cases among Park City men, isolation ordered for Winth battalion depot brigade members. Quarantine affects most of the fifth battalion, with disciplinary actions and pay losses for absentees, supervisor notes and milk quality warnings linked to the incident.
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Park City
Ayer
Devens
Mass
Cloorea I
Donoghue
Francis A. Dunne
Bridgeport
Winth Battalion
Depot Brigade
Dépet
Fone
Christus
Emard
Tivat
Springfield
United States
Port Jax
N.Y
Tyat
Rppot
Tigit
John Ww
Shirley
Siner
Weel
Conerek
Phited States Army
Pires
U S War Ship Thwarts Attempt By U Boat to Kill British Secretary
A letter recounts an August voyage of the Baltic carrying Arthur J. Balfour from New York to England. German submarine attacking the steamship was spotted near the English Channel and destroyed by an American war vessel after British escorts signaled danger.
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U.S
U-Boat
Kansas City, Mo
Arthur J. Balfour
England
United States
H. P. Wright
Wright
Peanes
Canada
Balfour
Baltic
New York
Halifax
English Channel
German officer Schultze arrested for alien permit violation
Richard Schultze, born 1885 in Germany and long a Whiting Manufacturing worker, slipped out of the city on a secret journey and was arrested by federal officers for violating his alien permit. He faces immediate internment in a U.S. military prison for the war duration, signaling strict enforcement of enemy alien rulings.
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Richard Schultze
East
Broadway
Stratford
Schultze
Germany
Whiting Manufacturing Company
United States Department of Justice
Annd Schultze
Westerday
Whiting
United States
Department of Im
Advertise for Driver and 24 Look for Joe
Classified notices show ad for a driver position at Telegram-Post with pay and steady work. Hundreds responded. the ad notes a strong demand for drivers and a later call for reinforcement from Bordynes, indicating ongoing recruitment and staffing needs.
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Driver
Joe
War Labor Administration Approved by Wilson
Washington announces approval of a program by President Wilson through the council of national defense to supply workers for war industries and safeguard labor standards. It authorizes a satisfactory system of labor exchanges, training, and agencies to determine labor priorities and dilute skilled labor when needed.
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Washington
Wilson
War Labor Administration
Council of National Defense
Haig cites Allied gains in western front victories burst
London reports Field Marshal Haig praising British success on the western front. He notes strengthened allied forces from Russia and Italy, lists key wins at Arras Vimy and Messines along with Moronvilliers Verdun Malmaison, and records heavy German divisions defeated in battles across Arras Messines Ypres.
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London
Russia
Italy
Haig
France
Belgium
Phat
Arras
Vimy
Messines
Moronvillers
Verdun
Malmaison
Sense
Go Jong
Tens
Ypres
Flanders
Funeral for Captain Arnold Held This Afternoon
The funeral for Captain George Arnold, head of the detective department, will be at 2 PM at his home on Cranks Avenue. Burial follows at Mountain View Cemetery. Alexander Howell, a noted singer from Livivideport, will perform his favorite hymn Rest for the Weary.
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George Iy
Arnold
Ako
Otg Ceankstan Avenue
Mountain Tave
Ospeegsek
Ciutat Armold
Alexiander Howell
Jivideeport
Jues Tutlvorite
Hyman
Bridgeport Seeks More Coal for War Industry
Bridgeport officials announce a report by William F. Severn that Detroit and Cleveland receive more soft coal for factory use than Bridgeport. Secretary Bennett telegrams C. E. Bilton to push for increased Bridgeport coal allocations as civic leaders head to Washington with Mayor Wilson and local industrial leaders.
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Bridgeport
United States
William F. Severn
A. W. Burritt Lumber Company
Bridgeport Manufacturers’ Association
Cleveland
Detroit
Severn
F. A. Bennett
Bennett
Severn’s
C. E. Bilton
Manufacturers’ Association
Washington
Bilton
National Capital
Clifford B. Wilson
George M. Eames
Singer Manufacturing Company
George FE. Crawford
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
A. H. Bullard
Billard Machine Tool Company
Germans Hide Van Hoegen. New Haven Lawyer Missing
Believed spirited away by pro Germans Maximilian Van Hoegen, a young New Haven lawyer, remains missing as federal agents search city and state. A warrant for his arrest exists and officials nationwide are on the lookout, with rumors placing him near the railroad station and speculation about authorities’ delay in action.
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New Haven
Jan
Maximilian van Hoegen
United States
J Haas
von Hoegen
von Toegen
Department of Justice
von Floegen
Hawyer Assong
Austent
Gemkins
Wnilil
Jini
Mesidentis
Federa m
Jessus
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