President Wilson Defends Baker as Able Official
President Wilson declares Senator Chamberlain’s critique of war prep an astonishing distortion. He cites War Department’s swift work, notes delays from investigations drawing officials away, and supports Secretary Baker as one of the ablest public officials.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Chamberlain
New York
Capitol
Senate Military Committee
Baker
Senator Chamberlain
War Department
Congress
Department
Sinking Of Three Steamers Near Med Spanish Coast
Authentic dispatches from Spain report three large steamers sunk by a submarine while convoyed near a lighthouse on the Med Spanish coast. No lives were lost as the ships went down rapidly, the American freighter among them, with crews rescuing at a nearby shore.
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Associated Press
New York
Spain
Weather summary across multiple states with temperatures and snow
Weather note covers Kentucky Indiana West Virginia and neighboring regions with snow in Tuesday forecasts and fair conditions Wednesday. Current temperatures and highs listed for Montreal Jacksonville Pittsburg Chicago Denver Seattle Portland San Francisco Winnipeg Kamloops and more. Cincinnati January 21 1918 record shows foggy morning clear afternoon and cloudy evening with temperatures and wind observed.
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Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Montreal
Wenee
Jacksonville
Pittsburg
Chattanooga - Chicago
Bt. Louis
Memphis
Omaha
Denver
Ous
Phoenix
Spokane
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Winnipeg
Wes
Kamloops
Cincinnati
New Passport Debuts With Modern Security
The Associated Press reports Washington January twenty first that the U S passport shifts from the old parchment eagle design to a blue-gray paper form. It emphasizes counterfeit protection, smaller size, and a multilingual inside cover printed in seventeen languages for non English speaking officials.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Turkish Seamen Saved by British Tars After Breslau Attack
One hundred seventy two crew members of the Turkish cruiser Midulla, formerly the Breslau, were saved after the action at the Dardanelles entrance in which the Midulla sank. The British monitor Raglan and the small monitor M-28 suffered 132 survivors from 310 men. Goeben and Breslau were mined, and Goeben bombarded by British aircraft.
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London
Dardanelles
Sultan Selim
Straits
Imbros
Nieuw Amsterdam Held Through German Orders
The Holland-American liner Nieuw Amsterdam with 2,000 passengers, including the new Swiss Minister to the U S Augustus Phillips, is detained at Rotterdam. Germany warns Holland it will not permit sailing unless the ship returns to Holland and the U S government presses its position.
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Washington
Nieuw Amsterdam
Rotterdam
United States
Augustus Phillips
Germany
Holland
Governors Urge Swift Corn Movement Across States
Telegrams from Illinois Indiana Iowa Ohio Kansas governors warn that 70 to 80 percent of corn must be moved in weeks or face heavy losses. Reports show Iowa and Indiana shipments lagging, with only small portions in elevators. Kansas and Ohio also behind schedule. Nebraska remains normal.
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Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Ohio
Kansas
McAdoo
McCormick
Lowden
Ilinois
Harding
Goodrich
Cox
Capper
Nebraska
Military Guards On Duty In San Juan
In San Juan Puerto Rico a military guard was posted today around the Federal Building housing federal offices. Police detail guards were placed on bridges near the city and stationed at other key points following the alert.
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San Juan
P. R
Federal
United States
German farmer explains arson after oath to God in Illinois
Henry Muenck, a German farmer from Eureka, told U S officials in Peoria that he burned his questionnaire because he believes he is under orders of God. He was jailed as the investigation continues.
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Peoria, Ill
Henry
Muenck
United States
Chinese gunboat attacked by revolutionists near Yochow
The American gunboat Monocacy was fired on fifty miles above Yochow on the Yangtse. Sailor O'Brien was killed and two others wounded as revolutionaries fired for about thirty minutes. Dr. Paul S. Reinsch, the U S ambassador, will demand accountability and safety measures from the Foreign Office.
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U. S
Associated Press
Peking
Yochow
O’brien
Paul S. Reinsch
Foreign Office
Reinsch
Fire damages Deutschland pier in Baltimore on first American voyage
A fire at the German merchant submarine Deutschland's warehouse and pier in Baltimore caused significant damage during its first trip to America. The H. E. Crook Company occupied the grounds, with losses estimated around $20,000.
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Baltimore
Deutschland
America
H. E. Crook Company
Wilson Drafts New Food Bill For War Powers
President Wilson submitted a draft bill to the House Agriculture Committee granting the President authority to fix prices on essential war and domestic commodities. The measure would allow price control through a designated agency, targeting iron, steel, oil, cotton, and food for military and public needs.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Wilson
Lever
South Carolina
Lee
Georgia
Candler
Mississippi
Haugen
Iowa
McLaughlin
Michigan
White House
Congress
Army
Navy
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Garfield Sticks to Heatless Order Amid Coal Movement
Washington reports show fuel policy success with increased coal supply to homes and sea ports. Rail congestion remains, weather delays complicate relief as ship bunkers receive ample coal. plans to embargo general freight rail movement were rejected by McAdoo despite calls for relief.
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Garfield
R.r’s
New York
Hampton Roads
Shipping Board
McAdoo
War Conference Board
Gum Shoe Bill Starts Big Political Wrangle
Senator Thomas of Colorado read a letter from a local renting agent calling him a liar and a damn fool for accusing Washington folks of extortionate prices. The note predicted that incompetent Democrats would be swept out of office. The exchange drew loud gallery reactions and a debate over expunging the remark from the record.
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Washington
Thomas
Colorado
Senate
Phelan
Penrose
Russians and Central Powers Clash Over Self Determination
A Brest litovsk commission report shows no near agreement on how occupied territories will vote on self determination. Trotzky insists on a referendum to decide futures while Ukrainian Russian talks may yield accord. Caucasus army loyalty to Bolshevik policy and Aland Island representation are also discussed as sessions adjourn to January 29.
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London
Commission For the Regulation of
Brest-Litovsk
Berlin
Trotzky
von Kuehlmann
Petrograd
Caucasus
Aland Islands
Political Commission
Agitation in Austria for Peace
Vienna dispatch reports the Austrian Ministry has resigned and Count von Toggenburg is tasked with forming a new cabinet. The Arbeiter Zeitung outlines worker demands linked to Brest-Litovsk talks, calling for peace emphasis, labor rights, and continued production amid negotiations.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Vienna
Morgenpost
Count von Toggenburg
Arbeiter Zeitung
German Socialist Democracy of
Austria
Count Czernin
Brest- Litovsk
Stone Defends Party as Senate Debate Flares Over Roosevelt
In Washington on January 21 Senator Stone launched a vigorous attack on Republican leaders and Colonel Roosevelt, labeling him the Kaiser’s agent in America. He cited critics of Wilson’s war program and defended peers like Root and Wood while a partisan clash raged in the Senate galleries.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
United States
Senator Stone
Republican Party
Republican Senate
Penrose
Wilcox
Republican National Committee
Lasly
Roosevelt
Stone
Kaiser
America
Oth
Missouri
Mr. Wilson
Perrose
Ernest L. Snyder
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Russia
Senator Borah
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Leonard Wood
Root
Taft
Charles E. Hughes
Rusia
Willcox
Hughes
Wood
Pershing
House
Murder of Huy Jolont in Bed Sparks Alarm
News reports detail the murders of Huy Jolont and associates in their beds amid wartime turmoil. The piece also notes Sir Edward Carson’s resignation over Irish policy, with government confirmation that it is not war-related.
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Huy Jolont
Associated Press
London
Edward Carson
Sir Edward Carson
Edward
Austrian disturbances described as political in dispatches
Official dispatches received in Washington describe Austrian labor disturbances as political rather than economic. The Socialist party of Austria, through its Committee of Directors, demands formal assurances from the government as part of its statements.
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Washington
Austria
Committee of Directors
Socialist Party of Austria
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