Revolt of 25,000 German Troops Near Kovno Reported
A Russian wireless dispatch claims 25,000 German soldiers in the Kovno region rebelled against the draft for the western front. Deserters say they entrenched with rifles and machine guns, and German authorities struggle to cut off food supplies.
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Western Front
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Spain Quells Revolt Amid Martial Law Declarations
WAPRID Jan 5 government reports unearthing a revolutionary movement. Telephone and telegraph halted. Premier Alhucemas says situation under control as Spain remains tranquil. About 1000 officers removed for defense unit activities. republican press disputes revolutionary label.
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Alhucemas
Spain
Uptas of Defense
Haa
I Impareclal
Executions Reported in Ghent for Espionage
Twenty two people were executed by German forces in Ghent on December 20 for alleged espionage. Among the condemned were four from Antwerp eight from Ghent and a Dutch skipper. Three other Hollanders received prison terms of three four and ten years. A large number of Belgians also got long sentences and many more await trial in Ghent.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Ghent
Telegraaf
Flushing
Changes Made in Oil Measure
Washington January 5 amendments to the leasing bill would allow prospectors to lease the entire area of a permit and relax stock ownership limits in all men say to speed Wyoming oil development. A Wyoming oil committee led by Clark Miller Swart and senators Kendrick Borah Smoot Thomas reached an agreement in conference. Senate votes Monday.
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Wyoming
Senate
Wyoming Oil Committee
Clark Miller Swart
Kendrick, Borah
Smoot
Thomas
Denver to Care for Ill Soldiers
New York report states the National Jewish Hospital in Denver will be offered to the government to treat U S soldiers with tuberculosis. Hospital president Samuel Grabelder will convene experts nationwide in New York on January 14 to discuss war related tuberculosis issues.
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New York
National Jewish Hospital For
Denver
United States Army
Samuel Grabelder
Wool scare blamed for shortages in army cloth
Col Elmer Lindsley testifies that the supplies committee of the council of national defense caused uniform fabric delays. William Bianchi a New York wool dealer accuses a wool shortage scare to push wool shoddy into uniforms. He and Bianchi claim prewar specs would have blocked shoddy contracts and criticize current cloth quality.
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Council of National Defense
Elmer Lindsley
Philadelphia
Senate
William Bianchi
New York
Bianchi
Charles Eisenman
National Defense Council
Bianehille
Eurpopean
Lindsley
Quartermaster's Corps
Enlisted Men Freed After Court Martial Annullment
Washington January 5 The War Department annulled court martial proceedings against ten enlisted men of the Eighteenth field artillery regular army convicted or charged with mutinous conduct. The men are restored to duty after review found the case stemmed from capricious conduct of an inexperienced officer. A suggestion has been made that the officer may face charges.
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Washington
War Department
Eighteenth Field Artillery
Regular Army
Two Civilian Leads Riot at Daily Call Office
Seattle on January 5 saw two civilians lead a mob of fifteen to twenty bluejackets who entered the Daily Call office and nearly wrecked the plant in a radical newspaper incident.
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Seattle
Wash
Daily Call
Special Session Sought to Vote on Dry Amendment
Governor jioux received a letter from Virgil Hinwnaw, chairman of the Prohibition National committee, urging an extra session to ratify the federal constitutional amendment making the United States a dry nation. The missive lists states deemed ready to ratify in 1918 and urges immediate action to secure ratification before 1015.
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Jack A. Bristol
Jioux
Virgil GG. Hinwnaw
Prohibition National Committee
United States
Union
Two Escapees From Port Russell Guard Post
Two men escaped from the guard house at Port Russell late Friday night. One was recaptured. the other named Dewey escaped despite guards firing several shots. Reports say he fell at a shot but continued running, with the guard unable to confirm if he was wounded or not.
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Port Russell
Dewey
Gustrd House
U S Soldier Believed Spy in World War II Era Case
Sgt Maj H Mitlers regimental sergeant major at Camp Lewis faced disappearance of military papers and a leak of secrets. Ritter, held in Pierce County jail, has German connections including a father in the German army and a mother in Germany. He traveled from Germany to South Africa to the United States via New York and Chicago, enlisting in the U S Army and serving in the Philippines.
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Wash
Sergt
Maj
H. Mitlers
Camp Lewis
Pierce County
Ritter
Quartermaster Generals Army Corps
Germany
Itd
South Africa
Corman Artillery
New York
Chicago
Eitizen Ritter
United States Army
Philippines
Maenila
Passenger Trains Reduced by Fifth on Eastern Railroads
Washington dispatch reports 20 percent of through passenger trains on eastern railroads to be discontinued tomorrow to free locomotives and crews for freight movement. Running schedules will also be slowed to ease freight operations, a policy to be extended nationwide for commuter service.
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Washington, Dan
McAdoo
Othe
U S Flyers Join Allied Bombing Over German Front
United States aviators flew over the German battle lines collaborating with British pilots to bomb targets beyond German air defenses. The missions, a reprisal for American woodcutter losses, also included observation and photography work as Germany expands aerial plans based on captured documents.
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France
Germany
United States
America
Heine Zimmmerman Signs For Meatheny Foray
New York on January 5 reports Heine Zimmmerman third baseman of the New York Nationals has signed a contract for Meatheny foray. The brief item notes the player move as the team reshapes its infield ahead of upcoming season.
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New York
Heine Zimmerman
New York Nationals
Meatheny Foray
US Department bulletin on mutton and lamb use
Salt Lake City January 5 An official bulletin from the United States Department of Agriculture was delivered to Ss W McClure secretary of the National Wool Growers Association. It states the administration is not restricting the use of mutton or lamb and notes consumption will be a topic at an upcoming wool growers convention.
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Salt Lake City
United States Department of Agriculture
Ss. W. McClure
National Wool Growers’ Association
Nhwas
Ce US
Fond
Woulden
Department of Agriculture
Premier Shiwe Georges Presents Self-Government War Aims
Premier Shiwe George outlines wartime aims emphasizing self governance for nations and territorial adjustments under treaties. He calls for Belgium restoration Alsace concerns Poland independence and Arab and Armenian statehood while rejecting imperial domination and promoting broad international guarantees.
City Devastated by Earthquake in Guatemala City
Washington dispatches report Guatemala City was wiped out by tremors on Thursday and Friday with many deaths. Messages from San Jose say the city suffered extensive destruction, with fires, collapsed bridges, and ruined rail lines.
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Hy Associated Press
Washington
Guatemala City
State Department
Central Armeriaa Telegraph Company
San Jose
Guat
Sutroge
Confused Fragments Reflect Turmoil in Diplomacy Rhetoric
Disjointed lines describe diplomatic strains and war rhetoric around Germany, mentioning quotes about constitutional change, deception, and a looming offensive on the western front. The passage hints at tensions and asserted plans but remains unclear and fragmented.
British Premier Outlines Allied Peace Aims
In aLondon address Premier Lloyd George lists six conditions for any permanent peace with the central powers. He calls for treaty sanctity, territorial settlements based on those governed, and a mechanism to limit armaments and war risks, among others, aiming to secure stability in Europe.
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London
Diriteli
Ceornip
Lloyd Fleorge
Dritheb
Trenthos
Wyoming Soldiers Arrive in France
Fragmented OCR describes Wyoming troops landing in France amid unclear lines. Strong entities are minimal due to garbled text, but the passage hints at a historical arrival or deployment context during wartime referenced by Wyoming and France.
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Wyoming
France
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