Russia Threatens Rumania Over Free Troop Passage
Petrograd reports a two hour ultimatum from the Ninth Russian Army Revolutionary Committee demanding free troop passage through Jassy, the Romanian capital, as tensions rise amid Bolshevik moves to arrest leaders and seize the royal family.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Rumania
Bolshevks
Revolutionary Committee
Ninth
Russian Army
Jassy
Sosak
Rakovsky
Tcherbatcheff
Tcherbacheff
Bolsheviks
Ferdinand
Red Guard
Lenine
Trotzky
Lenin
William
Germany
Workmen's and Soldiers
Constituent Assembly
Council of Commissioners
Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Delegates
Lloyd George appeals to labor on war aims and manpower
London January 18 David Lloyd George address to labor union delegates outlines need to raise more troops and explains war aims echoed by President Wilson. He argues raising age or reusing wounded soldiers as options and stresses the urgency while warning against extreme terms. Continued on seventh page.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
David Lloyd George
Wilson
United States
Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
Prussia
Enemy's Fire Active From Rome War Office Note
War Office dispatch from Rome dated January 18 reports continual enemy fire along the entire front. The brief message notes sustained artillery and small arms action without detailing locations or units. No casualties or further updates given.
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Associated Press
Rome
War Office
Winter Weather Across States Brings Snow Expectation
Weather report covers Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia with forecasts of fair to snowy conditions. Temperatures at stations including Montreal Denver Jacksonville Seattle Chicago Portland St Louis Winnipeg Omaha Kamloops Cincinnati show varied highs and snow chances. The January 18 1918 record for Cincinnati notes temperatures and wind in recent meteorological observations.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Montreal
Vasseal
Denver
Jacksonville
Phoenix
Pittsburg
Spokane
Chattanooga
Seattle
Chicago
Portland
St. Louis
Winnipeg
Omaha
Kamloops
Cincinnati
Labor Commission to Mediate Meat Plant Dispute
President Wilson’s Labor Commission led by Secretary Wilson opened mediation after union representatives urged government intervention and possible plant take over as packers repudiated a wage and conditions agreement and began discharging union workers ahead of a possible broad strike. Samuel Gompers and John Fitzpatrick joined the labor delegation with Baker and Wilson attending.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Special Labor Commission
White’ House
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation
Baker
Council of National Defense
Palmer Reports Enemy Property Holdings and Custodian Actions
A. Mitchell Palmer earnings report to Congress outlines 11 167 formal enemy property reports and 1 378 trust accounts with 1 236 valued at 134 605 231 dollars. Net proceeds from liquidation of allied enemy assets will go to the Alien Property Custodian as he urges amendments to the trading with the enemy act.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
A. Mitchel Palmer
Secretary of the Treasury
Palmer
United States
Boston City Sunk by German Submarine
The British steamship Boston City of 2 711 tons gross, owned by Bristol City Line, is reported sunk by a submarine. Lost in an American Atlantic port on November 13, the vessel built in 1917 at Bristol was 310 feet long with a 42 foot beam.
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Associated Press
New York
Boston City
Bristol City Line
Atlantic
T. Arkell & Company
Boston
Bristol
EAPER TO WORK ON NEW ENGINE
Experts under the Aircraft Production Board are at work on an engine expected to surpass the Liberty Motor in power while remaining suitable for mass production. The project aims at six machine guns per aircraft and larger, more capable planes. The Philadelphia plant, with about a thousand workers, will shift some facilities to develop improved flying boats.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aircraft Production Board
General Pershing
Europe
Navy Department
Philadelphia
Willcox Resigns as Republican National Chairman
New York January 18 William R Willcox announced he has resigned as Chairman of the Republican National Committee to take a post on a federal war board The resignation becomes effective February 12 and follows the wartime service appeal made by Willcox himself
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New York
William R. Willcox
Republican National Committee
War Council Plan Proposed for U.S. War Effort
Senate Military Committee approves bills to create a three member War Council with power over all departments and a Director of Munitions to control production and distribution of war supplies. President appoints council members and the Senate confirms. Chamberlain aims to push both measures soon.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Council
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Chamberlain
Wilson
War and Navy
Department of Munitions
Miners Debate Washington Agreement at Indiana Convention
In Indianapolis on January 18 the miners' convention discussed ratifying the Washington agreement negotiated by soft coal operators and workers. Supporters say ratification ensures wage gains and war-time unity. opponents fear the automatic penalty clause punishes legitimate strikes and weakens workers' voices.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Washington
Garfield
Middle West
Cerenae
Conciliation Board
United States
Alex. Howatt
Kansas
Howatt
T. H. Tippitt
Peoria
Ill
Arch Belm
Missouri
Brilliant inventor co-creator of Liberty Motor
Major J. C. Vincent and Major Hall are credited with creating the Liberty Motor, seen as key to winning the war for Uncle Sam. Before service Vincent was vice president of the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit, where his home is also located.
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Liberty Motor
Underwood & Underwood
J. C. Vincent
Major Hall
Liberty
Uncle Sam
Major Vincent
Packard Motor Car Company of
Detroit
Chairman Hurley Inspects All Government Shipyards
Edward N. Hurley chairman of the United States Shipping Board began a personal inspection of all shipyards and construction plants building ships for the Emergency Fleet Corporation in New York. He will then visit other American ports where work is underway.
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Associated Press
New York
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Hurley
Huts Occur in Austria Amid Industrial Strife
Reports from Switzerland describe severe unrest across Vienna and other centers as strikes and riots disrupt Austria. Protests tied to Brest-Litovsk peace talks and bread ration cuts trigger clashes with police. News notes a cabinet crisis rumor and a shift in Bohemia with a military governor.
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Associated Press
London
Switzerland
Vienna
Austria
Brest-Litovsk
Berne
Bratz (Gratz
Brann
Linz
Wiener- Neustadt
Eparus
Bohemia
Munich
Four Prominent Men Appointed to Wage Commission
Director General McAdoo announced a Railroad Wage Commission of four public men to study wage and labor questions for the Government Railroad Administration. The panel includes Secretary Lanck, Commerce Commissioner C. C. McChord, Chief Justice J. Harry Covington, and William R. Willcox who resigns as Republican National Committee chairman. The commission will also review broader labor issues and advise on actions regarding railway employees and Brotherhood demands. Regional heads were named for East, South, and West sections, with A H Smith and Rishton named to oversee Eastern railroads and as regional director, respectively.
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Washington
McAdoo
Railway Brotherhoods
Lanc
Ee Commerce
C. C. McChord
J. Harry Cov
District of Columbia Supreme Court
William R. Willcox
Republican National Commit
Eastern Railroads
A.H. Smith
New York Central
New York
Rj.h.;. Rishton
Chicago & Northwestern
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M. J. Flyzik
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J. C. Lewis
Iowa
Joan Moore
John Wilkinson
Oklahoma
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Texas
W. D. Duncan
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