Germans Readied for East Front War Move Says Berlin Dispatch
German leadership plans to bolster East Prussia and Silesia defenses with volunteer battalions and new troops. Czech and Polish clashes threaten Oderberg on the border. Hindenburg poised to direct operations from Cassel. Officers reluctant to re enlist amid revolution fallout.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Oderberg
Breslau
Vorwaerts
Germany
Berliner. Zeitung
National Assembly
East Prussia
Silesia
Near East
Ukraine
von Hindenburg
Cassel
Bernstorff Hails New German Government in Paris Dispatch
Berlin dispatches quote Count Von Bernstorff praising Germany’s new government and the provisional regime’s actions against radicals. He says stability will grow with upcoming assembly meetings and notes Bolshevism remains weakened by decisive measures. The Foreign Office sees Germany and Russia admitted to the League only after political stability is secure.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Foreign Office
Paris
Germany
Russia
League of Nations
Count von Bernstorff
Weather summary for Ohio and neighboring states and cities
Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana expect mild temps Monday and probably Tuesday. Kentucky fair Monday with possible rain Tuesday. Temperature readings and precipitation listed for Kansas City, New Orleans, Omaha, Galveston, Denver, Nashville, San Francisco, Memphis, Winnipeg and Cincinnati with a January 2 1919 record and hourly observations showing clear weather and light winds.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
The
Ton
Kansas City
New Orleans
Omaha
Galveston
Denver
Nashville
Ows
Francisco
Memphis
Winnipeg
Phi Te Teni
Cincinnati
Mystery surrounds outbreak against Jews in Buenos Aires
An Associated Press report notes a large representative Jewish group visited President Irigoyen to protest antisemitic violence after a disturbance. Rabbis urged punishment for perpetrators and protection for Jews in provinces as deputies demand official explanations of victims and events.
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Buenos Aires
Irigoyen
Chamber of Deputies
Medical group ends opposition to Christian Science bills
The Ohio State Medical Association voted to discontinue opposition to changes allowing Christian Science healers to charge fees. The move, praised by Scientists, aims to bring the bills out of committee and toward passage this week. The association had long opposed regulation lifting.
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State Medical Association
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio State Medical Association
Christian Science Church
State Medical Board
Conference of Representatives
Association
Lisbon Rebels Quelled as Cabinet Resigns
In Portugal, January reports say the royalist revolt in the north was crushed with government troops, marines, and civilian volunteers capturing Monsanto Hill and Duque forts. Twelve killed, fifty-one wounded in Lisbon as insurgents retreated and political prisoners were released except for the Paes assassin.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Oporto
Iraga
Monsanto Hill
Duque
Republic
Selves
Santarem
Castro
Monstanto Hill
Braga
Vianna
Vizeu
Sidonio Paes
Manuel's Movements Cloaked in Mystery
In Vigo Spain on a Saturday in January 1925, reports say former King Manuel entered Portugal after crossing the Minho River at Caminha. Oporto arrivals note an airplane dropped leaflets urging foreigners to depart to avoid wholesale slaughter. Continued on second page.
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Vigo
Spain
Manuel
Portugal
Minho
Caminha
Oporto
Officers Sunk by German Submarine Reveal Mysteries of Involved Losses
Reported by the U S Navy Lt F L Muller and J H Fulcher, captured by U 162, detail that U 53 torpedoed the Jacob Jones off Ireland on December 6, 1917. Von Schrader, commanding officer, observed Bagley from the sinking ship and sent an aid call later picked up at Queenstown. The note notes Tampa and Chester engagements with no evidence U 53 at Bristol Channel.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jacob Jones
Irish
Newport
R. L
New England
F. L. Muller
J. H. Fulcher
Iels
von Schrader
Bagley
Sims
Queenstown
Ticonderoga
Muller and
Fulcher
Navy Department
Chester
Darden Brings War Medals From Front Lines
Lieutenant Thomas R. Darden formerly of The St. Louis Globe-Democrat arrives aboard the Coronia in New York with three medals the Croix de Guerre the King Albert medal and the Hindenburg medal. He led a tank detail of the 1st Battalion American Tanks Corps and fought from Bapaume to the Belgian border. He was gassed twice and wounded by a booby trap. Lieutenant Henry Clay Kinsley of Petersburg VA also saw action at St Mihiel and other fronts and was wounded twice.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas Rk, Darden
Washington
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Albert
Belgium
Hindenburg
Darden
American Tanks Corps
Aish
Bapaume
Henry Clay Kinsley
Petersburg
Tank Corps
Trotzky Alive and Pretty Busy
An Associated Press report from London cites a Copenhagen dispatch via Reval stating Leon Trotsky escaped Narva before its capture while a Red Guard regiment and officers were captured. It reports Bolsheviks advancing on Liban with British squadron support and notes a Basel dispatch claiming Trotsky did not escape.
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Associated Press
London
Copenhagen
Reval
Leon Trotzky
Narva
Red Guard
Ill Liban
Basel
Trotsky
Surplus of Fats Would Vanish If World Trade Free
A report argues that a global liberty of fat trade could eliminate the current surplus of edible fats. Economists warn production and storage costs would adjust, potentially stabilizing markets worldwide.
Hoover says farmer facing bigger problem than packers
Paris Jan 26 United States Food Administrator Herbert Hoover declares the dominant food issue in the US is the farmer. He argues if packers profit is too high Congress should tax it and if farmer prices fall below a fair return quick action is needed. He notes exports could rise from five million to 15 then 20 million tons as a patriotic sacrifice to aid Allies and says shipping was freed by the armistice enabling access to Southern Hemisphere and colonial markets.
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Associated Press
Paris
Herbert Hoover
United States
International Food Organization
Chicago
Congress
Patriotic ‘Service
America
Europe
Perfect Man Sought by Tailors Finds Apollo in Army
A National Association of Merchant Tailors committee finds the ideal man in the U S Army. The Apollo candidate stands 5 feet 8 inches, weighs 148 pounds, with a 38 inch chest and 33 1/2 inch waist.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
N.J
National Association of Merchant Tailors
National Army
Apollo
Paris Strike Ends After Government Requisition
Paris reports that transportation workers' strike ended today after government requisitioning of lines, returning normal traffic. The move restored services across the city and surrounding areas.
Clemenceau names peace table inquiry committees
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau has named committees for the peace congress to conduct inquiries and reports on key topics. Membership spans nations including the United States with Baruch and Davis, Great Britain with Hughes and Cunliffe, France with Klotz and Locheur, Italy with Salandra, Japan with Makino.
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Associated Press
Paris
Clemenceau
Peace Congress
Congress
Great Britain
Gordon Hewart
France
Andre Tardieu
Ferdinand Lamaude
Italy
Vitorio Sciolca
Raimondeo
United States
B. .M. Baruch
John W. Davis
Vance McCormick
William Morris -Hughes
Sir John.Simon
Baron Cunliffe
L. P. Locheur
A. F. Lebrun
Antonio Salandra
General Badoglio
Japan
Baron Makino
Baron Nobuaki
E.N Hurley
Samuel Gompers
George Nicoll Barnes
Ian Malcolm
Pershing Hospital Report Shows Army Casualties
Washington January 26 Official Pershing report shows January 9 there were 105753 American army men in hospitals in France and England 72642 with disease 33111 with wounds or injuries. Hospital cases decreasing with 45000 fewer than prior week. Deaths 561 with 280 from disease and 281 from wounds. Also notes completion of battle casualty lists and pending updates. Paris January 26 The London Daily Mail reports peace preliminaries may be ready for submission to the French Chamber between March 15 and 31 and notes praise for President Wilson and Clemenceau as the peace conference moves quickly with commissions announced.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pershing
Athe
War Department
France
England
United States
Central Records Office
Secretary of War
Paris
London Daily Mail
The
Figaro
M. Clemenceau
Department of Agriculture Urges Farmers to Shorten Crops
The Department of Agriculture advised farmers to return to sound farm practice and end wartime emergency measures. It expected continued demand from Europe for food, urged reseeding pastures, resumed crop rotation, and a balanced live stock program to meet family and livestock needs amid readjustment and high feed costs.
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Department of Agriculture
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Europe
Department
Lansing to join American panel on war responsibility
Paris January 26 The Peace Conference appointed Secretary of State Robert Lansing and an American expert to form a two member committee to determine responsibility for the war. The second member will come from the mission's experts likely to be handling American views on the issue which could affect the fate of the German Emperor and top officials. The Americans have not yet stated their final position though they may align with the French view on where trials should occur and how responsibility is allocated.
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Associated Press
Paris
Robert Lansing
Mig«Sion
Altho
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Petit Parisien
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Mafin
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M. Hymans
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