Mobilization of Three Million Workers Ordered by U S Labor Dept
The United States Employment Service will rapidly expand to recruit three million workers for agriculture shipyards and war plants. The plan aims to move labor across regions via a vast network and create a Public Service Reserve and Boys Working Reserve to meet war needs. Leaders from AFL and Chamber of Commerce support the move despite concerns over conscription.
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AsSocIated Press
Washington
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
Department
John B. Densmore
Montana
Employment ‘Service
Wilson
Robert Watson
Massachusetts
Charles T. Clayton
Maryland
Samuel Gompers
New York
Mr. Watson
United States
Bureau of Immigration
State Councils of Defense
Federal Employment Service
Federal Service
United States Public Service Reserve
United States Boys’ Working Reserve
Public Service Reserve
Organized Labor
Reserve
American Federation of Labor
Chamber of Commerce of the
Weather across states shows mix of sun and snow with warmup ahead
Ohio sees fair skies Tuesday with lake effect snow near Lake Erie on Wednesday. Kentucky trends fair Tuesday, possible rain or snow at night or Wednesday with warmer by midweek. Indiana fair Tuesday with snow north Wednesday and snow or rain south. West Virginia reports local snows Tuesday then warmer and cloudy Wednesday. Temperatures and records note Cincinnati January 7 1918 low and high comparisons, with wind and precipitation details across stations.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
West Portion
Canoe Lew
German Press Censorship Shapes Public Opinion
Washington reports reveal secret German censorship orders directing domestic news coverage and tone. Newspapers are told what to publish, with bans on labor unrest and shortages, while emphasis is placed on enemy losses and specific interpretations of events. Police warnings against untrue reports are described, along with restrictions on coverage of Russia and a ban on dog meat ads.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Switzerland
Germany
Russia
London
Senate OKs Walsh Pittman oil land leasing bill
The Senate passed the Walsh Pittman oil and coal land leasing bill 37 to 32, sending it to the House. It allows general leasing of coal phosphate oil gas and sodium lands with royalties to the government and limits on lease sizes and interests to curb monopolies. An amendment allowing claim holders to combine for pipelines and refineries was adopted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Walsh- Pittman Oil and Coal Land Leasing
Senate
Pittman
Ashurst
Bankhead
Beckham
Chamberlain
Fletcher
Gerry
Hollis
Jones
New Mexico
Kendrick
Lewis
McKellar
Myers
Overman
Owen
Phelan
Pomerone
Ransdell
Robinson
Shafroth
Sheppard
Shields
Simmons
Smith
Arizona
Sterling
Hardwick
Johnson
South Dakota
King
Kirby
South Carolina
Swanson
Tillman
Trammell
Underwood
Vardaman
Borah
Valdez
Cummins
Curtis
France
Frelinghuysen
Gallinger
Grenna
Harding
Kellogg
Kenyon
LaFollette
New
Norris
Poindexter
Sherman
Smoot
Sutherland
Townsend
Wadsworth
Secretary of the Interior
Naval Reserve No. 2
California
Detroit Sheriff and Deputy Indicted in Shortage Case
Warrants were issued for Sheriff Edward F. Stein and Chief Deputy John F. Vergon of Wayne County after grand jury indictments. They face charges tied to shortages associated with Anthony J. Kloka, a former political leader jailed for embezzlement. Kloka, once a treasurer clerk, allegedly loaned money to Stein and aided his political battles. Vergon is linked to mismanagement of the treasurer’s office.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Edward F. Stein
Wayne County
John F. Vergon
Anthony J. Kloka
Jackson
Kloka
TogMimony
Stein
Vergon
Allegi
Koka
S.mn
Brooklyn
National League Baseball Club
Poor Distribution of Food Reported in Guatemala City
Washington reports from the American Charge at Guatemala say thirty days of supplies are on hand, easing fears of a major food shortage after the earthquake. Inefficient distribution causes hardships as aftershocks continue and eighty thousand remain homeless with few temporary shelters amid rising disease fears.
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Associated Press
Washington
Guatemala City
State Department
Armican
Guatemala
Dr Henry Van Dyke Named Naval Reserve Chaplain
Dr Henry Van Dyke former United States Minister to the Netherlands was commissioned as a Naval Reserve chaplain with the rank of lieutenant commander. He will deliver addresses on ships and at military camps nationwide.
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New York
Henry van Dyke
United States
Netherlands
Naval Reserve
van Dyke
Paper Makers Compared To Burglars At FTC Hearing
Witness Emil Schor of The Evening Post testified he signed a paper contract without reading it fearing loss of supply. The hearing before the Federal Trade Commission discussed proposed changes to paper contracts and potential new wartime government controls on production and distribution.
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Henry A. Wise
New York
Emil Schor
New York Evening Post
Mr. Wise
Harris
Scholz
Ji H. Zerby
Pottsville
Daiy _ Republican
Pennsylvania Associated Dailies
G. E. Hosmer
Denver
Col
National Editorial Association
Frank P. Glass
The
Birmingham
Alf.) News
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Suffrage Debate Ends As House Panel Hears Opponents
Washington reports hearings on the federal suffrage amendment resolved to a vote in the House Thursday. Former Senator Bailey of Texas argued against enfranchisement citing duties of citizenship and voter ignorance. Henry A Wise Wood warned of government unmanned by women. Carrie Chapman Catt Maud Wood Park defended the NAWSA position. The NAWSA released telegrams including one from Theodore Roosevelt. Meanwhile DC Court of Appeals postponed cases of ten women convicted for picketing the White House due to a crowded schedule.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
House Woman Suffrage Committee
National Association
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Bailey
Texas
Henry A. Wise Wood
New York
Congress
Supreme Court
White House
Edwin Ford
Boston
Carrie Chapman Catt
Maud Wood Park
Theodore Roosevelt
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Lehman Witnesses Indicted for Perjury in Murder Trial
Fulton County Grand Jury returned two secret indictments on perjury charges against witnesses who testified for Fred Lehman's defense in a 1917 murder case. Prosecutor Stahle denied naming the indicted individuals. A new trial motion by Lehman’s lawyers was filed and a hearing was set for January 15.
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Associated Press
Wauseon, O
Fred Lehman
Here
Fulton County
Charles Stahle
Lehman
Wolf
Mrs Hearst Named Chairman of Defense Women’s Committee
New York January 7 Mayor Hylan named Mrs William Randolph Hearst chairman of the women’s branch of the Mayor’s Committee on National Defense after accepting resignations of Mitchel appointees. No men's chairman yet named.
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New York
William Randolph Hearst
Hylan
British Torpedo Boat Destroyer Sunk in Mediterranean
An Admiralty report states a British torpedo boat destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean. All officers were saved, but ten crew members perished. The war continues with minor infantry actions and signs of possible larger battles across Flanders France and Italy.
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Associated Press
London
Mediterranean Sea
Admiralty
Flanders
France
Italy
Senate Hearings Question Railroad Compensation Basis
Senatorial hearings focused on government management of railroads and the compensation base. Julius Kruttschnitt criticized using earnings from the three years ending June 30 last year and urged a 1915 1917 period instead. McAdoo urged a nationwide freight moving week to ease congestion and speed car clearance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capitol
Senate
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Julius Kruttschnitt
The
Southern Pacific
Railroad Administration
McAdoo
United States
Public Utilities’ Commissioners
State Councils of National Defense
Chambers of Commerce
Exports to be cut to war use under Thorne plan
Washington Jan 7 The Fuel Administration announced new coal export limits restricting shipments to war needs and exchanges for essential commodities. Canada remains exempt and England would be asked to supply domestic users in France and Italy. Senate testimony by Clifford Thorne and David Wing blamed price controls and shipping constraints for shortages, urging government mine control or purchase of all output.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Congressional
Trade Commission
United States
Canada
Associated Press
America
Garfield
War Trade Board
Dominion
Fuel Administration
England
France
Italy
Middle West
Clifford Thorne
David L. Wing
Thorne
Ilinolis
Examiner Wing
Call for More Box Cars to Move Grain East
Telegrams sent from New York to Eastern railroad presidents urging immediate ruching of every box car to lines west of Chicago and St Louis to relieve congestion and feed primary grain elevators. Deputy Director General A H Smith ordered action as international needs combine with eastbound congestion.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
A. H.,smith
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M. Radek
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