Eddie Rickenbecker Tops American Aces With 26 Victories
Capt E V Rickenbacker of Columbus Ohio, famed automobile racer, is named the premier ace of American air forces in France with 26 enemy planes to his credit. An official war department report shows 63 American airmen with five or more kills. Lieut Frank Lake Jr of Phoenix Arizona is second with 16.
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Eddie Rickenbecker
America
Washington
E. V. Rickenbacker
Columbus
Ohio
France
War Department
Frank Lake, Jr
Phoenix, Aris
Injunction Suit Against Burleson Thrown Out
New York January 10 The injunction suit by the Commercial Cable Co and the Pacific Cable Co against Postmaster General Burleson to stop his takeover of their cables was dismissed by Federal Judge Hand. The decision rests on the U S district attorney claim that the court lacked jurisdiction since the action was undertaken by President Wilson as a war measure executive act.
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Mercial Cable Co
The
Pacific Cable Co
Burleson
Tive Cable Lines
Hand
United States District Attorney
Wilson
War Risk Insurance Bureau chief vows tighter control
Col H D Lindsley told the House Rules Committee the bureau now concentrates authority with the director. Aimed reforms include avoiding delays as 13 000 employees catch up on mail. Certificates to policyholders should go out by February 1 though some addresses are wrong and need updating.
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Washington
H. D. Lindsley
War Risk Insurance Bureau
House
Foley Kidney Pills Ad Claims Kidney Trouble Relief
A Shorters Alabama resident EK W Kitt writes that Foley Kidney Pills eased sudden nighttime back and side pains from kidney trouble, calling the medicine the treatment he needed. The ad promotes the pills as remedy for kidney issues and related pains.
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EK. W. Kitt
R. PF
Box
Shorters
Ala
Foley
Adv
T. B. Carpenter
Harrisburg
Popular vaudeville stars return to Princea Theatre
The Dive Devila troupe draws crowds at the Princea Theatre with a return engagement this weekend after praising Allied troops from the trenches. A patriotic feature film Her Country First stars Vivien Martin as a brave, idealistic heroine who exposes a German spy.
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Anade Dive Devila
New Princea Theatre
Canada
Amorica
Vivien Martin
Saub-Dub
First Battalion band from Camp Dodge rocks Cheyenne crowd
The First Battalion band from Camp Dodge Iowa performed in Cheyenne on a Pacific coast victory tour drawing a crowded audience. The program featured stirring patriotic songs by talented vocalists and was praised for its spirited selections.
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First Battalion
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Pacific Coast
Cheyenne
Corp. C
Funeral for Major General Bell Set in New York
Major General Bell commander of the department of the east died Wednesday. Funeral services will be at St Cornelius the Centurion chapel in New York at 2 30 pm tomorrow. The body lies in state 10 am to noon. Burial Monday at Arlington National Cemetery with a military graveside ceremony.
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Associated Prona
Washington
General Bell
Department of the East
St. Cornelius the Centurion
New York
Arlington National Cemetery
Teut Government Gains Ascendence in Berlin Fighting
Berlin dispatch reports the Teut government widening the barred zone and forming a junction with reinforcements from the provinces and troops already deployed in the city.
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Paris
Havas
Berlin
Dutchess Marie May Be Ousted In Popular Upheaval
In Paris a large Luxemburg crowd demanded abdication of Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide and the establishment of a republic. A public safety committee was appointed and calm remained in Luxemburg as reports said she would leave the country due to the political situation. She is 24 and has ruled since June 1912.
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Marie
Paris
Grand Ducal
Luxemburg
Parta Matin
Marie Adelaide of
British cabinet named with Lloyd George as premier
London January 10 The new British cabinet will be led by David Lloyd George as premier and first lord of the admiralty with Bonar Law as lord privy seal and leader in the Commons Carl Curzon as president of the Council and leader in the Lords and Ministers without Portfolio George Barnes and Sir Eric Geddes.
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London
David Lloyd George
Admiralty
Lord Privy Seal
House of Commons
A. Bonar Law
Council
House of Lords
Carl Curzon
Gene
Nichol Barnes
Eric Gedds
F. BE. Smith
Edward Short
Aa. J. Balfour
Arsocidated Press
Chew
Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
Earl Carton
Arthur J. Balfour
Viscount Milner
Fincha
India
Harmsworth
Lord Northcliffe
Robert Devil
Post Office Blames Baker Men for Mail Tie Ups
Washington January 10 a second postmaster general told a Senate committee that 8 to 10 carloads of mail for American soldiers in France remain undelivered. He blamed war department delays and army handling of mail with ports, censor checks, and port transfers causing the backlog. He urged sending experienced clerks to France and asked for 30 million dollars to fund serial mail service development.
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Washington
France
Senate Committee
New York
War Department
Post Office
Tighokea
Prager
Department
Aesistant
Aviation Marvels and Air Power Advances Described
Major General Squier described wartime aviation feats as fairy tale like. He cited the sero telephone aiding voice directed fire and helium development for balloons. He noted 350 firms employing 260000 on airplane manufacture and high altitude wind data guiding future flight.
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Com
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Mann
Baker
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
E. W. Grove
Wyoming Trust & Savings Bank
Harry B. Henderson
Roxana Petroleum Company
Denver
Tts
Congregational Church
C. F. Fisher
Fisher
Sheridan
Gheyenne
Effie Lannen
Laramie
State University
Ellen J. Worlaufer
Hiram Gapp
East
Eighteenth Etreet
A. R. Briton
Harold Vaughn
Gardner Mart
St. John's Academy
von Winkle
James McPhersoy
TEUT
Vivian Martin
Churchill
Visecount Milner
War
Air Ministry
Winston Spencer Churchill
Edward 8. Montague
Walter Hume Long
Board of Trade
Alfred Stanley
Post Office Department
Carey Ave
Squier
United States Army
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Squirer
Chattanooga
Tenn
Air Service
Navy Department
Bureau of Mines
United States
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