Peace Germ Is at Work In Berlin Peace Germ Is at Work In Berlin
Prediction of a separate peace with Romania was voiced by Foreign Minister Von Kuehlmann as Brest-Litovsk talks progress. Reports say Austria remains loyal. German officials warn against calls for general strikes and criticize the Brest-Litovsk policy.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
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Romania
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Reichstag
Brest-Litovsk
Austria
Eduard Davis
Belgium
Herr Naumann
Wilson
von Tirpitz
Fatherland Party
Hugo Haase
Poland
Herr von Graefe
Capital awaits Baker defense at Senate Military hearing
Secretary Baker prepares to testify before the Senate Military Committee to answer charges of inefficiency and defend the War Department’s record. He will present data on war activities, face cross examination, and possibly continue into Tuesday.
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House Military Committee
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Snow and cold grip Ohio Valley and Midwest forecast
The weather forecast calls for snow in Ohio Monday and Tuesday with fair skies later, snow in Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia with colder air in the east. Temperature readings at stations show varied highs and lows with light precipitation and a snowy trend extending into the week.
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Pavenstedt interned after dealings with Bolo Pasha fund
Adolph Pavenstedt, once with G. Amsinok & Co handling the Bolo Pasha fund, was moved from Plattsburg to Ellis Island as an enemy alien before transfer to Ft. Oglethorpe Ga. He was arrested at the Lake Placid Club in the Adirondacks and said he felt fooled by Bolo Pasha, questioning the fate of funds not accounted for.
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Explosion Kills Twelve at Newport Torpedo Station
Naval authorities opened an investigation into the explosion at the Newport Indiana torpedo station that wrecked three bombproofs. Twelve civilian workers died and seven were injured while eleven bodies were identified and guards were doubled after the blast.
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Naval Torpedo Station
James Mahoney
Bombproof No. 2
Mahoney
Edward L. Beach
United States Marine Corps
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T. B. Wyatt
John Connolly
Joseph Matoza
George Spooner
Joseph Frazier
Timothy Fitzgerald
J. Andrea
John F. Murphy
David J. Sullivan, Jr
Pelleteire
Fitzgerald
Caswell
Phonograph Record Thief Captured in Boston Raid
Boston police identify Harry Manster as the suspect in a Back Bay burglary spree that left Patrolman Joseph C. Reiser dead. Manster, of Oakland California, says he robbed over eighty houses earning thousands in jewelry phonograph records and a raccoon coat with bloodlike stains to be tested by a chemist. He will be arraigned in Roxbury District Court on murder and larceny charges.
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Boston
Harry Manster
Back Bay
Joseph C. Reiser
Reiser
Manster
Roxbury
Pillaged and Sunk: Spanish Steamer Giralda Sinks
Madrid, Jan 27 A German submarine sank the Spanish steamer Giralda after pillaging the vessel of 4 400 tons. The crew was saved.
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Giralda
Officials Predict Uniform Heatless Monday Observance
Washington officials predict a more uniform observance of the governments second heatless Monday in the East. Exemptions limit closures to war work and food production with drug stores and food stores allowed to operate only for selling drugs or food. Nine Mondays total will ban heating and lighting use to help offset fuel shortages.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fuel Administration
Government orders railroads to purge legal staff and free passes
Washington January 27 Director General McAdoo ordered railroads to drop legislative and political agents and attorneys not core to legal work. The first economy order under government operation bans free passes and restricts spending on nonessential legal or political activity.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Russian rifles taken by U S government to keep plant going
The War Department will take over orders from the Russian Government on more than half a million rifles made by Remington Arms Union Metallic and Westinghouse Springfield to preserve trained workers while plants are reorganized to manufacture machine guns. The Russian Embassy requested the option to assume the rifles.
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Remington Arms Union Metallic Company
Bridgeport
Germans Prepare Submarine Offensive Amid West Front War
Secretary Baker warns of a major German submarine offensive aimed at four French supply lines as Allied fronts resist in the north Sea and Ypres area. The report notes increased western front activity, French counterattacks near Ostend, and Italian sector shifts after the Monte Tomba engagement. Five French soldiers die and General Wood is wounded in an accidental explosion during his France tour.
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Russian Congress Approves Radical Laws and Danube Clash
Reports from Brest Litovsk and Petrograd describe heavy fighting near Galatz as Russian divisions attempt to regain Danube territory lost to Rumanians. The all Russian Congress of Soldiers and Workmen delegates backs the government and measures including land transfer, worker control, a soldier and worker republic, and bank nationalization with debts repudiation.
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Brest- Litovsk
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M. Zalkind
Trotzky
Labor Supply and Demand Strike an Even Balance
The United States Employment Service reports a balanced labor market across the nation with adequate job openings. Regions show varied conditions from strong demand for African American laborers in Memphis and Savannah to excess supply of floaters in California and Florida carpenters seeking warmth.
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Cunarder Andania Torpedoed Off Irish Coast
The Cunard Line S S Andania was torpedoed off the Ulster coast but not sunk. Irish Telegraph notes belief that there were no deaths from the explosion.
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Wounded in Action Report for Expeditionary Forces
General Pershing reports five infantrymen wounded in action from the expeditionary forces. Names and home towns include Private Bernard Gorski of Chicago and First Sergeant Lee Hacker of Manchester Kentucky. Several deaths from pneumonia, meningitis, and scarlet fever are listed with associated locales.
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Harlan
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Recreation Center for U S Soldier Boys in the French Alps
Paris reports the Savoie region in the French Alps chosen as the first recreation hub for American troops on leave. The Y M C A with army support prepares to welcome 3000 soldiers due mid next month, opening centers at Aix les Bains Chambery and Charles les Eaux with full amusements baths and meals priced 2.20 to 3.40 daily. An orchestra will operate at Aix les Bains casino and Chambery hosts a theater for events.
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