War News and Frontline Advances Across The World
British forces in Palestine under General Allenby report gains near Jerusalem and Bireh with heavy Turkish losses. Italian and German fronts see ongoing duels and a return to activity on the Piave Brenta line. U S debt rises while rail administration targets payroll cuts and efficiency.
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Palestine
Allenby
Jerusalem
British War Office
Nablus Road
Bireh
Beeroth
Asiago
Brenta
Baker Announces Another Change In Ordnance Plan
Washington January 3 The War Department announced a major reorganization of the ordnance bureau to create a larger working unit modeled after the British ministry of munitions. Major General Crozier will remain chief with Wheeler as acting chief, while Col. Samuel McRoberts heads the procurement division. Four operating divisions will handle routine business, with civilian head named for production to be announced soon.
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Washington
Ordnance Bureau
Ordnance
War Department
Bureau
Ministry of Munitions
Senate Military Committee
Crozier
Baker
Senate
Genwal Wheeler
War Council
Samuel McRoberts
National City Bank of New York
Ordnance Department
War Council Yields U. S. War Stream to Europe
Washington reports that American troops will be rushed to Europe in large constant streams. Allied shipping will be arranged to provide transports and a merchant shipbuilding program will be accelerated. Close cooperation among co-belligerents aims to present a united front to Germany with the United States playing a defined role.
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Washington
Europe
United States
America
Inter-Allied War Council
Paris
State Department
E. H. House
Wilson
Russian peace delegationRejects German Brest Litovsk terms
Petrograd reports the Russian peace delegation describing the German terms as unacceptable in their present form and indicating they have not been discussed. M Kameneff asserts the terms reveal central powers annexation plans and that Russia would choose peace with the people rather than with German socialists if negotiations resume.
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Brest-Litovsk
Petrograd
M. Kameneff
Rusela
Socialista of Germany
Catch Two Motor Saloons
In Collinsville Oklahoma on January 3 authorities report catching two motor saloons, details sparse but noted as a law enforcement action.
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Collinsville
Iowa Teacher Killed Crossing Glenwood Street
Miss Vina Carleson, teacher at the Iowa Institution for the Feeble Minded in Glenwood, was killed by a motor car while crossing a street. Her home was in Stanton, Iowa.
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Iowa
Glenwood
Vina Carleson
Iowa Institution For
Stanton
Dairymen Week at Columbia Offers Practical Lessons
Dairymen attending Farmers Week at Columbia January 14 to 18 will exchange experiences and gain practical guidance for calf raising, cow feeding, sires selection, and heifer care. Demonstrations will use the University herd of 100 head as examples, with breed comparisons and business discussions for purebred breeders. Additional programs cover milk handling for retailers, cottage cheese making, Babcock milk testing, and university livestock exhibitions Thursday.
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Columbia
State Holstein Breeders’ Association
Southwest Jersey Association
Surplus Milk Could Fuel Cheese Production On Farms
Farmers produce surplus milk that is often fed to hogs. converting milk to cheese offers a meat substitute and boosts food value. A pound of cheese equals two pounds of beef in nutrition, and 50 pounds of milk yields about 5 pounds of cheese, increasing the visible food supply.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Missouri Women Propose Missouri Soldier Encampment
A statewide movement unites women's clubs and civil organizations to urge the War Department to recall Missouri troops from Fort Riley and Fort Sill and bring them to a Missouri encampment for proper care, while requesting no more Missouri men be sent to those camps.
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Missouri
War Department
Fort Riley
Fort Sill
Salvage crew captains killed in traffic accident
Charles Meyer the captain of a St Louis salvage company and William Belrose a company member were killed when the salvage wagon they rode in was struck by an automobile. They were responding to a fire alarm at the time of the crash.
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Houston
Tex
Charles Bigelow
New Haven
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Fort Smith
Ark
A. L. Andrews
First Methodist Church
Fort Worth
William
Dalworth
Charles Meyer
St Louis
William Belrose
State Agriculturist J. W. Perley Dies by Own Action
Despondency from ill health is believed to have caused J. W. Perley, a Missouri state official and agriculturist, to take his own life. The death was reported in state circles, with inquiries likely to follow regarding his tenure and duties.
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J. W. Perley
Missouri State
Tax findings reveal large hidden notes in Callaway records
An abstracter for B. M. Crump, Callaway county assessor, uncovered buried notes and mortgages held by outsiders. The report shows Jackson county has $150,000 taxed this year for the Ratee, with equally large sums noted elsewhere.
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Fulton
B. M. Crump
Callaway County
Jackson County
Germans Forcing Belgians to Aid War Effort Decried
A report from the committee on public information details German decrees of October 1915 and 1916 that compel Belgian workers to aid the war, penalties for refusal, and the deportation system. Cardinal Mercier calls the measures slavery as Germany expands forced labor across Belgium.
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Committee On Public Information
Germany
Cardinal Mercier
von Emand
von Bissing
Berlin
F.ccott
Belgium
Von_ Bissing
England
von Bigsing
Starv
Europe
Mesopotamia
Frederick C. Walcott
National Graphical Magazine
Minster Whitlock
Etape
Ghent
Hainault
Charleroi
Brabant
Brussels
Gium
Flanders
Regi
Tournai
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