Revolt Reported in Vienna and Bolshevik Ties
A Bolshivik dispatch received by the Smolny Institute claims Vienna has a provisional cabinet after a revolution in Austria Hungary. The message marks the first rumor of actual upheaval in the empire amid Swiss and Dutch reports of unrest and Austria Hungary’s strikes.
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Petrograd
Vienna
Smolny Institute
Trotzky-Lenine Movernment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Austria
Hungary
Karl
Teutons as Strong Now as Ever Says Canadian Officer
Lieut. Andrew Naismith told 1500 attendees at a middle west vocational education convention that Germany is as strong today as ever. He cited two mistakes: failing to mobilize enough men early and starting too late to crush France.
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Chicago
Germany
Andrew Naismith
Vonislan Field Artillery
Middle West
France
Torpedo Inspector Faces Death Penalty in Treason Trial
Paul C. Hennig, once a trusted Bliss torpedo works employee, goes on trial before Judge Thomas J. Chatfield charged with treason for tampering with Euroscopes used in American torpedoes. Lieutenant Francis Shea claims the tampering could have turned against the vessel that launched them. Shea says the case against Hennig is open and shut and mentions his son Carl Nennig, interned as an enemy alien at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
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New York
Paul C. Hennig
Bliss Torpedo Works
United States
Thomas J. Chatfield
America
Germany
Hennig
Francis Shea
Bliss Works
Wyoming leads in draft rating figures from Crowder report
The Crowder report shows Wyoming with 245,226 population in 1917 and 22,896 registrants. Of these, 2,723 were called for examination and 1,347 accepted, the highest state percentage at 59.02. The state’s gross quota was 2,083 with 1,568 enlisting voluntarily, leaving 810 to be filled by draft.
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Crowder
War Department
Wyoming
Union
Big Horn
Crook
Fremont
Hot Springs
Park, Platte
Uinta
Laramie
Chamberlain accuses war mismanagement in Senate clash
Senator Chamberlain denounces the federal war effort as mismanaged in a heated Senate exchange with President Wilson's administration. He claims deaths at cantonments show systemic failures while Senator Kirby for the administration counters, and the session adjourns with no White House comment.
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Oregon
Kirby
Military Committee
White House
Chamberlain Rpcord
Chamberlain
War Department
Yankee Airmen Down Hun Planes
American aviators in the French theater shot down two German planes on January 19. Trehore, from Westfield, faced rejection by American garrison officials due to a defective ear. the report lists Devil Vatnam of Brookline, Massachusetts, among those involved.
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Associated Press
MARIS
Devil Vatnam
Brookline
Mass
Austin Trehore
Westfield
Cra
Trehore
Ggrmtion
Finland in Civil Strife Reported at Multiple Points
Dispatches from Helsingfors indicate Finland faces escalating turmoil with large scale clashes in several towns. The fiercest fighting centered at Viborg where socialist guard units, aided by Russian troops and artillery, were involved in heavy combat.
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Stockholm
Helsingfors
Finland
Viborg
Fights Resume On Western Front Amid Increased Artillery Fire
The Western Front and Italian fronts see renewed hostilities after a quiet period. German raid west of La Bassee r appears successful according to British reports, while French officials claim repelling a raid near Nieuwport and downing ten German aircraft between Jan 17 and 20. Artillery and air activity rise across fronts with small engagements noted along the Piave and Monte Spinonela.
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Associated Press
France
Belgium
la Basser
Villers Guislain
Nieuport
French War Office
Alao
Chanme Wood
Adige
Hrenta
Piave
Monte Spinonela
Coal Distributor Appointed Zone System To Be Adopted
Washington January 26 railroad and fuel administration officials push a new coal distribution plan to ease eastern shortages. Tipstile J A Morrow former Pittsb urgh coal executive is placed in general charge of mine to consumer distribution and will oversee loading routing and delivery.
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Associated Press
Washington
East
Railroad and Fuel Administration Officius
Tiposille
J. A. Morrow
National Coal Association
Pittslarge
Fuel Palministration
Oal
Morrow
Federal Trade Commission
Cowl Association
Pittsburg
Distress Signal From Haykerian Afloat Near Atlantic
A distress signal from the Haykerian, a British steamer of the Bay Steamship Company, was picked up by several Atlantic coast naval stations late yesterday. The vessel was reported at sea with unknown conditions and no confirmation of its crew's status has been released.
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Atlantic
Haykerian
London
Roosevelt accuses Senator Stone of aiding Germany
Theodore Roosevelt denounces Senator Stone as aiding Germany and corrupting war effort oversight. He defends his right to criticize wartime conduct and calls for a proper administration through Chamberlain’s war cabinet and munitions plan, arguing administration quality depends on right people in place.
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Associated Mira
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Reselub
Stone
Missouri
Germany
Soosevelt
Chamberlain
War Cabinet
Munitions Department
War Bread to Be Eaten by Chicago
Chicago officials of the state food administration and platemen’s clubs expect the city will taste real war bread by Beb. 1. The city will observe two wheatless days soon. The bread is planned to contain 75 percent wheat and 2 percent rye and substitutes such as barley, cornmeal, soy, or alfalfa meal.
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Chicago
State Food Administration
Platemen’s Clubs
Bliss Represents U.S. on War Council
General Tasker Bliss, Chief of Staff, arrived in Washington to represent the United States on the supreme war council. He is accompanied by top officials from every branch to advise on questions that may arise.
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Washington
Dian
Tasker Bliss
Piel
Toilay
Bloody demonstration turns deadly at Petrograd University
In Petrograd on January 24 a violent protest erupted at University Campus resulting in several killed and about 200 injured as authorities clashed with demonstrators. The unrest follows a wave of political tension and mass gatherings across the city.
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Petrograd
Flood Destroys City in Germany
A German city named Sebonnheny Das Deri was swept by floodwaters after a heavy rise in the river. Local authorities urged residents to stay indoors while crews began rescue and cleanup operations at the flood scene near the gate by Cove Pronkfort.
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Germany
Tennam
Sebonnheny
Pronkfort
Cold Wave Predicted by Weather Office
The weather bureau issued a notice of a cold wave arriving tomorrow with sharp winds and low temperatures. Strong gusts and cold air from the deep south are expected to move in, bringing chilling conditions and a need for warm clothing.
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Boewl
US Whoowl States Weather Burewn
Russians Reject Brest-Litovsk Terms and Threats of War
Russia delegates at Brest-Litovsk unanimously reject German terms and warn that hostilities may resume unless demands are withdrawn. Kameneff said final decision rests with soldiers and workers delegates. Congress to meet again on peace or war as threats of German advance loom.
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Petrograd
Russia
Mrest-Litovsk
M. Kameneff
Keval
Kameneth
Congress of Soldiers’ and Workmen’s
Kameneff
Brest-Litovsk
Trotsky
London
Brest-Litovek
Germany
Kaiser Wiil
Herlin
Holehe Viki
Huns Confer On Hertling Reply
Dispatch from Amsterdam says Berlin Crown Council presided by Kaiser discussed Hertling speech terms. Berlin reports Hertling says Brest-Litovsk talks should reach a satisfactory settlement by chart date.
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London
Amsterdam
Crown Counsel
Berlin
Emperor William
Vom Hindenburg
von Ladensdorff
von Hertling
von Kuehlmann
Hertling
Reichstag
Periaternae
Count Voo J Hertling
Rerchstag
Faust
Ope
Byrest-Litovsk
Premier to Confer With Irish Convention Leaders
London reports Premier Goeee will meet with leaders of the Irish Convention to discuss settlement. A Washington note says the United States may loan 2100 000 000 to aid finance and home rule efforts. Dublin says the convention's outcome could influence Sinn Fein policy and relations with the United States.
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Dent
Wishington
United
Dublin
Chaloe
Emrby
Cornet
Hublin
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