Allies refuse to talk peace in unified note
In a collective note handed to American Ambassador William Graves Sharp, the Entente Powers call German Austrian peace overtures a war manoeuvre. They insist no peace while reparation for violated rights and future security are unresolved, accusing Germany of coercion and neutral public opinion intimidation.
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Paris
Germany
William Graves Sharp
Briand
London
Beligum
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Montenegro
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
Guards Remain at Border Amid Mexican Protocol Standoff
The quartermaster general was told to prepare 75,000 National Guard members still in Federal service for an indefinite border stay. The move follows Carranza's refusal to ratify the protocol agreed by the joint commission.
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Washington
Quartermaster General
Army
National Guard
Carranza
Joint Commission
Walker 50 Miles To State Penitentiary Escapee Returns
Lorenzo Torres, an escaped convict from the Good Roads Convict Camp in Tijeras Can yon near Albuquerque, walked into the Santa Fe State Penitentiary saying he fled the camp because of its company. He reported trekking 50 miles in snow over hills and mountains, hungry and cold.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Lorenzo Torres
Good Roads
Tijeras Canyon
Albuquerque
State
Torres
Reserve Bank Report Shows Continued Prosperity in Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Bank for the Philadelphia district reports continued prosperity with mills running at full capacity stores selling maximum goods and market activity thriving. The monthly analysis notes all enterprises booming across trade sectors and retail activity.
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Reserve Bank
Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Bank For
Wilson to Get Peace Terms Debated by Berlin and Allies
Washington reports Germany willing to state terms for peace but insists on Allies’ consent to discuss. Bernstorff reiterates sincerity in ending the war. Entente powers defer to Germany for clear open terms while awaiting their formal reply to the President’s peace note. Neutral diplomats expect guarded support while not recognizing specifics.
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Washington
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Lansing
State Department
White House
Tragic Montreal Asylum Fire Claims 46 Inmates
A blaze at the St. Ferdinand de Halifax Asylum in Magentie county Quebec destroys the facility. Forty six of 180 mentally defective women die, many escape half naked in subzero air to seek shelter in nearby homes. Sister in charge dies rescuing inmates. Property damage about $200000.
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Montreal
St. Ferdinand de Halifax
Magentie County
Quebec
World News in Condensed Form
Adoption of the Entente postwar economic plan is delayed by Russia failing to ratify. An Amsterdam dispatch notes Vienna calling the Entente reply to Germany arrogant. Submarine risk in Pacific discussed amid Japanese canal transit concerns. Grace Roberts murder mystery unsettles Philadelphia residents as her body is found in an uptown room with throat slit. Royal coronation in Budapest draws 1500 Hungarian nobles. Five robbers loot Hagerman State Bank, escaping with 5000.
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Washington
Russia
London
Amsterdam
Vienna
Germany
Pacific
Panama Canal
Philadelphia
Grace Roberts
Budapest
Charles
Zita
Sherman
Tex
Hagerman State Bank
Hagerman
Mexican Parley Is Adjourned Amid Futile Talks
Washington reports end of the Mexican joint commission with no tangible result. Carranza rejected the protocol and Fletcher plans to leave Mexico City after brief White House talks. Officials note Carranza’s demand to block American troop withdrawal without adequate constitutionalist forces.
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Washington
Wilson
Carranza
Eliseo Arredondo
Lane
Pershing
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico
White House
Fletcher
Mexico City
Union Leaders Weigh National Strike Over Adamson Eight Hour Day
Four railway brotherhoods consider putting the eight hour dispute to 400,000 members after a failed Conference with the National Conference Committee. The unions demand the wage increases granted by the Adamson act pending its constitutionality. Railroads refuse to yield citing a need for a square deal from President Wilson.
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New York
Wilson
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Wsn
National Conference Committee of the Railways
Brotherhoods
Messrs
Stone
Lee
Carter
Predicts New Irish Rising Within Months Says John D. Moore
John D. Moore secretary of the Friends of Irish Freedom warns in New York that a new Irish rising is certain within months if the European war does not end soon. He cites conscription threats and asserts that Ireland would gain with Allied help, specifically Germany, shaping a near-term revolution.
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John D. Moore
New York
Europe
Ireland
Friends of Irish Freedom
Russian Statesman Calls for End to War
Berlin reports on a parliamentary speech by a Russian statesman named Tschekell. He says the majority seeks peace to reveal the Russian nation desires ardent peace and urges an end to the conflict. The remarks frame war as harming Russia and its people.
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Whtion
Berlin
Tskell
Berlin presses for total war as German fronts push east
Berlin newspapers urge savage war on land sea and air after Entente peace rejection. Petrograd reports a German offensive near Brody and Romanians claim victories as Teutons push Russia and Romanian forces, with Russian defenses crumbling along the Moldavian frontier near Oituz valley.
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Berlin
Petrograd
Brody
Teutonic
Moldavia
Oituz
Teutons push toward Braila as Dobrudja front tightens
London reports a new Teuton offensive driving Russians and Rumanians from the Dobrudja and Sereth regions. Meantime Mackensen’s Danube army advances toward Rimik Sarat and Braila, with more prisoners and machine guns taken since December 22.
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London
Rumania
Carpathians
Sereth
Dobrudja
Oituz Pass
Tergu Okna
Focsani
Braila
Sakharoff
Macin
Teuton
Great Wallachia
Danube
Teutons
Filipechti
Marshal von Mackensen
Rimik Sarat
Matchin
Vilages
Berlin
Jersey State Briefs Highlight Local Grants and Tragedies
Hinde and Dauche Paper Co Gloucester City distributes 13000 to 210 employees from ten to 230 dollars each. George H Miller, Salem board of education secretary, dies at home. Pleasantville council backs party rift fix with Albert E James as president. Cumberland County Freeholders reelect Henry Bacon director and Roscoe Ward solicitor. Newark's Iona Parker dies from burns after dress caught fire on gas stove. Paulsboro Fire Co officers named. Rio Grande M E Church mortgage burned. Five Mile Beach unions seek wage hikes. David Smale fatally shot by falling shotgun. Newton man Joseph Smale killed earlier by hayloft fall. Plainfield engineer John Williams dies of pneumonia. Silk banner donated to local fire company. Merchantville charities form central committee to avoid double donations. Woodbury tax receipts exceed 90000. Millville hit hard by grip. Atlantic City Bible class aids Rev. Cake after home fire. George Haines of Pemberton dies of heart disease. Riverside police urged to guard fire alarms against tampering. Yale surgeon Dr John W Churchman speaks on experiences in a Paris hospital. South Camden’s Squire Jordan found dead. coroner cites exposure and alcoholism. Absecon man Charles Kingsbury found drowned in creek. Swedesboro old borough hall to be sold as new facilities open. Gloucester County Firemen’s Association to be hosted by Paulsboro Jan 18. Collingswood supervisor Lyndon Hess resigns to join Trenton High. Montclair lawyer Thomas Conyngton shot in foot by burglar.
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Hightstown
Hinde & Dauche Paper Company
Gloucester City
George H. Miller
Board of Education
Salem
Pleasantville
Albert E. James
Burlington
Thomas Birkett
James McCormick
Aaron B. Shedaker
Thomas B. Gandy
Cumberland County Board of Freeholders
Henry Bacon
Greenwich
Roscoe C. Ward
Irving Charlesworth
Howard L. Tyler
Iona
W. C. Thomson
Joseph Paul
Rio Grande M. BE
Five-Mile Beach
David Smale
Newton
Mr. Smale
Joseph Smale
John Williams
West Third Street
Plainfield
Manganese Steel Safe Company
Muhlenberg Hospital
George Meyers
Almonesson
Merchantville
Redfield
Woodbury
Pierson
Millville
Allen H. Brown
Atlantic City
R. Ashley Cake
Fort Republic
Yale University
Paris
William Jordan
Camden
Jordan
Eleventh
Sycamore Streets
Rhone
Charles Kingsbury
Souder
Swedesboro
Gloucester County Firemen’s Association
Paulsboro Fire Company
Lyndon Hess
Collingswood
Farmingdale
Elvics
Trenton
Thomas Conyngton
Wildwood Avenue
Montclair
Kom Conyngton
Ome
Fielder Ends Term as Governor Amid Praise and Change
Trenton dispatch notes Governor James F. Fielder leaves office amid praise for vetos that curbed special interests and a record of public-service efficiency. Governor-elect Walter E. Edge promises reform and a younger, assertive administration. The piece also mentions a Keswick Colony plan for women and a separate note on road safety as aviator Hendrick loses his license after speeding incidents.
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James F. Fielder
New Jersey
Walter E. Edge
Fielder
Wood- Tow Wilson
Edge
Oper
Bugbee
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