Britain to recruit nearly half a million more men
London, Jan 14 Nearly 500000 additional British troops will be recruited at the earliest date, with more to follow. Sir Auckland Geddes, national service minister, outlined manpower plans and noted Allied strength remains solid despite Russia’s withdrawal as Britain braces for long war effort.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Hiouse of Commons
Sir Auckland Geddes
Auckland Geddes
Isleading
Russia
Rumania
Weather outlook with snow and clearing in four states
Ohio faces Tuesday snow, heavy in the northwest, followed by Wednesday fair. Kentucky expects Tuesday snow then clearing with cooler air and a slight warmup Wednesday. Indiana sees Tuesday snow then clearing for a Wednesday fair day. West Virginia has snow or rain Tuesday, colder tonight, with Wednesday fair except for mountain snow. Current temperatures and precipitation totals are listed for each station.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
WIFE MURDERER PAYS PENALTY IN New Hampshire
Frederick L. Small, a former Boston broker, was hanged at the state prison at 12 18 am for the murder of his wife Florence Arleen Small in Ossipee in September 1916. The case centered on a $20 000 joint policy and alleged beating and strangling.
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Concord
N. H
Frederick L. Small
Boston
State Prison
Florence Arleen Small
Ossipée
Small
Elizabeth Currier
Norma Currier
Kivel
Superior Court
Mountain View
Pants Stolen at Cleveland Tailor Shop Heist
Frank Hucek, returning from the bank with $400, was robbed in his Cleveland tailor shop as bandits snatched his pants and money while he undressed. Police aid Hucek to recover the clothing and funds.
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Cleveland, O
Frank Hucek
Hucek
Hacek
Judge Moorman Enlists as Private in Army
Former Breckinridge County Ky Commonwealth Attorney Henry DeHaven Moorman enlisted as a private in Washington and was ordered to Camp Greene North Carolina. He declined a commission saying he wanted to serve as a private.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Henry DeHaven Moorman
Breckinridge County
Camp Greene
N. C
Livestock Men Urge Porkless Days At Annual Meet
At the American Live Stock Association convention in Salt Lake City President I T Pryor urged ending meatless days and favoring porkless days noting pork products are the war allies' greatest need. Samuel H Cowan called for better transport to move foodstuffs and urged cooperation. About 1000 delegates attended. Executive Committee authorized Pryor to warn Secretary Houston of Juarez Packing Company plans to reopen in Juarez Mexico and asked government influence to stop it. Reopening could lead to Mexican bandits stealing American cattle worth millions annually.
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Po Areociates Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
American Live Stock Association
I. T. Pryor
Pryor
Samuel H. Cowan
Houston
Juarez Packing Company
Juarez
Mexico
Family Burns to Death in Kentucky House Fire
Scott Franklin, his wife and five children, a Black farmer and family, perished when their home near Smith's Grove burned on Saturday night, authorities said after receiving word today.
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Bowling Green
Scott Franklin
Smith's Grove
Roosevelt kinship note in tabernacle pass controversy
Washington dispatch reports a special tabernacle pass signed by Ma Sunday sent to Mrs. Nicholas Longworth formerly Alice Roosevelt. The item notes Billy Sunday and Colonel Roosevelt as longtime acquaintances and mentions factional support within the church.
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Cial
Tabernacle
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Billy
Roosevelt
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Trines
Spy plot suspect arrested near Newport News magazine
Naval intelligence officers chase a man identified as Sporrman accused of plotting to blow up a magazine near the Newport News army aviation field. Documents in Baltimore allegedly link him to Boy Ed and Bernstorff with possible arrests to follow. He traveled through several cities and camps posing as an Army officer while receiving funds and support from German agents.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Naval Intelligence
YWA
Baltimore
Boyed
Bernstorff
Washington
Sportman
Naval
United States Army
Army
Navy
Hampton Roads
Germany
Sporrman
Newport News
United States
Boy-Ed
Newport
R. I
British raid hits Karlsruhe in broad daylight
London reports a successful daylight air raid on Karlsruhe, capital of Baden, targeting the railway station and munition factories. Bombs dropped were over a ton and a quarter, with large fires observed and anti aircraft fire heavy. pilots returned safely and three enemy planes were shot down.
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Associated Press
London
Karlsruhe
Karlisruhé
Grand Duchy of Baden
Germany
Karlruhe
Roulers
Menin
Peace talks extend as armistice rumored to push to February
London dispatch reports unofficial chatter of a break in peace talks between central powers and Bolsheviks. The armistice is said to be extended to February 18 and pourparlers may be transferred to new venues.
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Associated Plare
London
Interurban Car Crash Kills Two In Louisville Area
Two killed and sixteen injured in a rear end collision between a Louisville and Southern Indiana Traction car from Indianapolis and a Jeffersonville and Louisville Interurban car near the Big Four Bridge. Victims include Allen Alvey and an unidentified man. Wrecked J&L car carried Louisville workers at the Jeffersonville Army Quartermaster depot. Officials cite weather as a possible cause as investigations continue.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Louisville & Southern Indiana
Indianapolis
Jeffersonville
United States Army Quartermaster’s
Allen Alvey
Louisville City Hospital
Pendig
Gossip of Neighbors Ends in Murder Suicide in Dayton
Dayton police say quarrel over real estate proceeds sparked Gustav FE. Mielke 42 to shoot his wife and attempt to kill their six year old daughter before shooting himself. Mrs. Mielke had left and returned home just before the tragedy. The stray shot wounded the child’s clothing.
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Dayton
Gustav FE. Mielke
Mielke
Cleveland Payroll Disappearance Prompts City Inquiry
City Hall orders an inquiry into the missing $1,000 payroll funds including the mayor and Neal directing an audit to start tomorrow as two detectives work secretly on the case.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ives
Neal
War Savings Stamps Drive Gains New York Merchants
The Junior League enlisted New York business leaders in the Thrift Campaign to display war savings stamps posters. Merchants in the business district agreed to promote the sale of Thrift and War Savings Stamps aiming to raise 100 million dollars statewide.
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Junior League
New York
Underwood & Underwood
Caillaux Arrested in German Propaganda Case
Former French premier Joseph Caillaux was arrested at his Paris apartment by Police Commissary Priolet with a warrant from Captain Bouchardon. He was taken to the Law Courts and later to Santo Prison, with Mme Caillaux witnessing the arrest.
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Associated Press
Paris
Joseph Caillaux
France
M. Caillaux
Priolet
Bouchardon
Alphonse de Neuville
Santo Prison
Gardner Dies of Pneumonia After War Service
Major Augustus P. Gardner of Hamilton Massachusetts known as an apostle of national preparedness died at Camp Wheeler base hospital after a brief pneumonia illness. A former Representative elected in 1902 he served fifteen years with a brief gubernatorial bid in 1913. His funeral arrangements place his interment in Arlington Cemetery with Major Keenan of the 106th Sanitary Train as escort.
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Associated Press
Washington
Augustus P. Gardner
Hamilton
Mass
Wheeler Base Hospital
Fifth
Massachusetts
Augustus
P. Gardner
United States Army
James H. Wilson
Congress
Harvard
Gardner
William H. Moody
Remibleczn
Eugene Noble Foss
Foss
National House of Representatives
France
Major Gardner
Macon
Arlington Cemetery
Major Keenan
106Th. Sanitary
Dixie Division
Wilmington marshal marks 28th year in office
Wilmington Ohio January 14 Marshal Will Sliker enters his twenty eighth year as chief of police and will receive a fifty percent salary raise. He notes only four days of vacation in the entire period and has never stayed away from Wilmington overnight except on official visits.
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Associated
Wilmington
Will Sliker
Marshal Sliker
Priority orders set as blizzard halts rail traffic
Director General McAdoo ordered limited priority shipments for New York and vicinity with 118 ships in harbor awaiting bunker coal. Coal for domestic use comes first, then food, then coal for bunkering ships bound for armies abroad and allies, to restore normal conditions.
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Associated Press
Washington
McAdoo
Middle West
A. H. Smith
Eastern Lines
New York Harbor
Mr. McAdoo
Altho
Smith
Railroad
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