General Pershing reports Wood wounded in French blast
Washington January 27 General Pershing cabled that Major General Wood was slightly wounded in the arm by an accidental explosion in France which killed five French soldiers and slightly injured two other American officers Lieutenant Colonel Charles F Kilbourne and Major Kenyon A Joyce. Secretary Baker announced the accident stating that no further details were given. Wood's tour will include front lines and camps behind the lines. divisional commanders will be sent to Europe for brief periods. Also reported were five infantrymen wounded and several deaths from pneumonia and meningitis among other personnel.
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Washington
Pershing
Wood
France
Charles F. Kilbourne
Kenyon A. Joyce
Baker
Europe
Camp Tunston
Kansas
U. S
Bernard Gorski
Chicago
Lee Hacker
Manchester
Willie Carpenter
Mangum
Okla
Earl Ballard
Kannapolis
N.C
Casper A. Schwab
Harlan
Iowa
Carpenter
Joseph M. Ellis
Nortonville
Kan
Sebastiano Milardo
Middletown
Conn
Richard W. Blair
Pneu
Monia
Ontario
Cal
Angelo Franco
San Francisco
Samuel K. Anders
Norristown
Embargo Remains in Force for Week On Freight
Washington reports weather gains and freight movement improvements but the embargo on freight shipments except fuel, food, or munitions stays in effect on several eastern trunk lines this week. The re routing plan on southeastern lines remains in force as blizzard aftereffects ease.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Middle West
Atlantic
Virginia
West Virginia
Weather outlook with snow and cold across regions
In southern New England increasing cloudiness Monday with snow at night and Tuesday, continued cold. New York fair in the north but snow in the south Monday and Tuesday with cold. advisory for a northeast storm from Boston to Norfolk. A disturbance over southwest Mississippi moving northeast will bring strong northwest winds and snow on Monday. Daily almanac data included with sunrise and sunset times.
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New England
New York
Boston
Delaware
Norfolk
Set m
Wiehm, Low m
Moon Hiss
McAdoo Cuts Free Passes and Legal Staff on Railroads
Director General McAdoo orders tail roads to drop legislative and political agents and all attorneys not needed for essential legal work. The move ends thousands of free passes and curbs retainers, aiming to enforce strict compliance with the lawyering restrictions.
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Washington
McAdoo
F Ic
Bake First War Bread Here Today In Bridgeport
Bridgeport imposes a 20 percent wheat substitute rule for bread and foods as cornmeal and barley shipments move in. D Fairchild Wheeler, city food administrator, says the measure is temporary until new cornmeal and barley supplies arrive, with wholesalers and retailers enforcing the quota from today.
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Wilson
Bridgeport
D. Fairchild Wheeler
Hartford
Robert Scoville
Mir
Wheeler
Bridge
Jitney Driver Friece Hurt as Trolley Hits Jitney
Joseph L. Friece, 32, jitney driver of Hewitt street and Stratford avenue, was badly cut on face and hands by flying glass when a trolley struck his Ford jitney, smashing it. He fled to police with his car number, reported about $400 damage and received treatment at the emergency hospital.
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Joseph L. Friece
Deti
Hewitt Street
Stratford Avenue
Whece
Friece
Refusal to Deliver Doll to Federal Authorities in Bridgeport Jail
Bridgeport officials refuse to turn William Baby Doll Thom as over to federal authorities while indicted for murder. Sheriff Simeon Pease and Assistant State’s Attorney Galen A. Carter disagree on surrender, with the U S marshal’s order awaiting action. State officials plan to await further guidance from County prosecutors as the case advances.
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William
Thomas
Bridgeport County
North Avenue
Hartford
Simeon Pease
Aing
Galen A. Carter
Grand Jury
Pease
United States
Mahan
Thomas J. Spellacy
Baby Oli
United States Court
Baby Dot
Bridgeport
Morris Parnell
Fomer
Cummings
Carter
Fairfield County
Subway Car Runs Wild With Forty Passengers
Forty passengers aboard a Brooklyn Rapid Transit car on a three mile uncontrolled ride after motor failure. The car could not be stopped, sped to Beth Street station where police slammed the brakes, averting a serious crash with an empty train. all aboard were frightened but none seriously hurt.
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New York
Brooklyn
Aranhattan Bridge
Beth Street
Shore Line Railway to Continue Curtailment
Norwich, June 27. J H Cain superintendent of transportation for Shore Line Pilecuting Railway says coal shortages force continued reduced traffic tomorrow. Details of Tuesday schedules to be decided at a Monday morning conference. Slight relief from coal deliveries to power houses allows limited operations with strict economy for weekend service.
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Norwich
J. H. Cain
Shore Line Pilectiig Railway Company
Sugar Deals Cost Grocer License Until May First
Washington news item reports Louis Hoffmann a New York wholesale grocer had license revoked after charges he sold sugar at high prices. He is forbidden to deal in twenty staple foods sold only under license until May 1 to show he has ceased excess pricing and may apply for a new license if cleared.
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Washington
Louis Hoffmann
York
John
Half Million Guns Seized For War Department Action
Washington dispatch reports that over half of a million Russian rifles and other arms being built at Remington Arms Union Metallic in this city and at Westinghouse in Springfield Mass will be taken over by the War Department. The move aims to keep trained workers at the plants during reorganization to produce Browning machine guns and Colt automatic revolvers for United States forces.
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Milion
Remington- Arms-Union Metallic Company
War Department
Germany
Washington
Westinghouse Company
Springfield
Mass
Uncle Sam
Harris Company to Run 24 Hours on New War Contract
Harris Company, the H. B. Harris engineering firm, will expand its day force and adopt a 24 hour schedule to fulfill a large government contract. Work will proceed under direct government supervision, with material supplied in large quantities and a push to maximize production. Officers and staff will extend hours, and shop and drafting personnel will coordinate to speed completion.
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Harris Company
Harris Engineering Company
Hubbard
Vaftsmien
Bridgeport Seizes Coal to Ease Local Crisis
A barge carrying 500 tons of anthracite was commandeered in Bridgeport Harbor under state permission to relieve families facing coal shortages. The barge, diverted from Norwich due to Thames River ice, will be unloaded at a coal dock today under local fuel committee direction. A federal inspector will visit Bridgeport this week to assess worsening conditions as factories anticipate continued heat restrictions.
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Pnel
Thomas W. Russell
Bridgeport
Norwich
Thames River
Carl PF. Siemon
Siemon
Russell
Fuel Committee
Washington
The
Fuel Administration
New England
Storrow
Ashcroft Manufacturing Company
Tank Car Congestion Threatens Oil Shortage
Washington reports a dire warning as tank car bottlenecks threaten oil shipments. The Petroleum War Service Committee urges the Director General of Railways to grant preferred movement for loaded and empty tank cars to avert curtailment of munition factories and oil dependent industries amid railroad embargoes.
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Washington
Petroleu Im War Service Committee
Director General of Railways
Cunard Liner Andania Torpedoed but Not Sunk
The Cunard liner Andania, 13,450 tons built at Greenock in 1933, was torpedoed off the Ulster coast this morning but apparently suffered no deaths. The Irish Daily Telegraph reports the vessel, a frequent caller between British and American ports, was not sunk.
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Hellast
Cunardlinn
Andania
Ulster
Irish Daily Telegraph
Greencock
Scotland
Ten Killed as German Train Fire Roars Through Bavaria
Amsterdam edition reports an express train between Berlin and Munich caught fire near Schleissheim due to an explosion of venomous substance. Ten were killed and fifty injured as fire swept the carriages. The Vossische Zeitung in Berlin notes the incident occurred Saturday.
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Amsterdam
Jun
Tooann
Berlin
Munich
Schleissheim
Vossische Zeitung
Bridgeport Urges Clean Up of Incoming Freight Today
Bridgeport War bureau calls manufacturers merchants and consignees to discharge freight and express today. The fuel administrator allows business doors to stay open for receipt and elevators may operate. The transportation committee aims to designate each closed Monday as a clean up day to keep the Bridgeport terminal free from incoming freight when the embargo ends.
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Bridgeport War Bureau
Committee On Transportation of the War Bureau
Bridgeport
President Wilson Steps Out With Cold Easing
Washington, Jan 27. President Wilson felt less troubled by the cold that kept him indoors since Friday and Secretary Tumulty said he would probably be out tomorrow.
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Washington
Wilson
Tumulty
Wilson News First of War Aims Reported by Czernin
The Cologne Gazette Vienna correspondent says Count Czernin handed President Wilson Austria’s water texts before Reichstag presentation. The claim fuels talk that Czernin’s peace invitation signals a possible break in the Austro German alliance and a push to open dialogue with the United States, Russia, and Germany.
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Wilson
Austria
Reichsrath
Count Czernin
Cologne
Vienna
United States
Russia
Germay
Reichstag
Germany
von Hindenburg
von Lundendorf
Proletariat
White Way Coal Saving Begun At City Expense
Bridgeport moves to curb fuel use by dimming half the municipal white way lights along Main street and Fairfield avenue. United Illuminating Co will cut lighting by 50 percent, leaving the other half dark until coal shortage peaks. City taxpayers expect about 600 dollars wasted without value received as the plan avoids contract changes.
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Bridgeport
United Uluminating Company
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Baker to Tell War Progress Before Senate Committee
Washington January 27 Secretary Baker will testify before the Senate military committee to answer Senator Chamberlain on inefficiency and outline the War department s home and abroad achievements. He will present data on major activities, face cross examination, and likely continue into Tuesday. A House appearance may follow with remarks on army questions tied to the 7.7 billion dollar army appropriation.
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Washington
Capitol
Baker
Senate
Chamberlain
War Department
Senate Committee
House Military Committee
House
Bridgeport Man Killed by Train in Danbury Yards
John McNiff a 39 year old switchman from Bridgeport was killed in Danbury freight yards after stepping from one train into the path of another. Witnesses say he did not see the approaching train and was instantly killed with his body severely mangled.
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Bridgeport
Danbury Yards
Danbury
John McNitt
McNift
McNiff
Kuehlmann Foresees Separate Peace With Roumania
German Foreign Minister Von Kuehlmann predicted a near term separate peace with Roumania during his Treichstag speech outlining Brest-Litovsk negotiations. He stressed cordial Germany Austria relations, praising Austria’s loyalty and commitment to maintaining close ties.
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Amisterdam
Roumania
von Kuehlmann
C¢Fpse
Treichstag
Brest-Litoyvsk
Fis
Germany
Austria
Hans Hope to Block U. S. Moves
Washington reports Secretary Baker warns of a submarine offensive aimed at severing American lines to France as a major western front push looms. Submarines recalled for refits may strike USA and ally supply routes while fighting continues near Ypres Ostend and Nieuport with French rearguard success.
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Washington
Gersmany
France
Baker
Decarent
North Sea
Bence
Ypres
Ostend
Nieuport
The
Monte
Hires Room and Dies from Gas at Lodging House
A carpenter from Hartford named William E. Costello died from accidental gas asphyxiation at a lodging house on Gilbert Street after lighting a gas stove and lying down fully dressed. Owner William Sculley found the body when he smelled gas, noting a leaky rubber connection at the stove.
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William Sculley
A&1
Gilbert Street
William E. Costello
Bridgeport
Sculley
Costello
Frank —. Gavias
M. Garlick
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Ashcroft
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Czernin
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