Germans Shell Allies Trenches In Giant Artillery Duel
London reports a massive artillery duel in Flanders with both sides launching heavy bombardments. The fight centered near Neuville St Vaast on a 1500 yard front as French and British artillery targeted German works from the Yser to Ypres. British ships also bombarded Belgian coast positions with air support.
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Neuville St. Vaast
Nieuport
Yser
Ypres
Boesinghe
Paris
Dunkirk
Calais
Belgium
Boisinghe
Artois
Neuville
Vailly
Amsterdam
Ferdinand Receives Austrian Field Marshal Baton
Czar Ferdinand, recently named marshal in the German army by the Kaiser, has also been awarded a field marshal's baton by Emperor Franz Josef of Austria.
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Amsterdam
Czar
Ferdinand
Germany
Franz Josef of
Austria
Athens Premier Handover Looms After State Affairs
Reports from Athens indicate serious state affairs unfold there. M Gournariis is likely to succeed M Scouladis as premier, signaling a key leadership transition amid political tensions.
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Amsterdam
Athens
M. Gournariis
M. Scouladis
Theatre Listings Show Silent Screen and Stage Pairings
Dee at Maryland Theatre presents The Woman Pays with Valli Valli. Grande Theatre features Orrin Johnson and Olive Wyndham in Fighting Bolb. Liberty Theatre showcases Charlotte Greenwood and Sydney Grant in Jane. Victoria and Belvedere theatres display pictures.
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Maryland Theatre
Valli Valli
Grande
Orrin Johnson
Olive Wyndham
Liberty Theatre
Charlotte Greenwood
Sydney Grant
Jane
Victoria Theatre—Pictures
Belvedere Theatre—Pictures
Vandiver Leaves Maryland Treasurer Race
Annapolis January 26 Special report says Murray Vandiver is expected to withdraw as candidate for Maryland treasurer and John M. Dennis of Baltimore may be named successor after a Democratic caucus. Dennis, Milton Reifanyder and other contenders considered, with Vandiver likely to bow out and supporters preparing to unify behind a chosen candidate. Republicans will back Duer.
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Annapolis
Murray Vandiver
Maryland
John M. Dennis
Baltimore
Harrington
John J. Mahon
Archer
Leerreston
Vandiver
Mr. Dennis
Milton Reifanyder
Westminster
Dennis
Duer
Wilsons to Visit Pittsburgh for Public Address on Preparedness
Final plans were completed for President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Wilson to speak on preparedness at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh next Saturday. The event, with Secretary Tumulty and Dr. Grayson accompanying, will seat about 3,800, with most gallery seating open to the public and a morning arrival before a 10 am program. They depart for Cleveland at 4 pm.
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Pittsburgh
Woodrow Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Soldiers’ and Sailors Memorial Hall
Wilson
Joseph P. Tumulty
Charles T. Grayson
Cleveland
Memorial Hall
Lords Rush Conscription Bill In Second Reading
London January 26 the military service bill passed its second reading in the House of Lords after a speech by Marquis of Lansdowne. He warned of the bill’s impact on industry while asserting Britain must mobilize beyond a navy and munitions. Viscount Haldane supported the measure and urged broader appeals to married men and to Ireland.
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London
House of Lords
Marquis of Lansdowne
Lord Lansdowne
Great Britain
Viscount Haldane
Treland
Protest Over Conscription Bill Roils Bristol Labour Conference
Delegates in Bristol on January 26 report strong opposition to the government's conscription bill. The opening labor conference hears that the session is the most important in union history and a heated debate centers on how to oppose conscription.
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Bristol
England
Charlton Due in U S Today After Lake Como Killing
Porter Charlton, a young American bank clerk, who killed his bride during a honeymoon on Lake Como, Italy, is due to arrive today aboard an American liner.
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Charlton
U.S
New York
Porter Charton
Lake Como
Italy
England Won’t Weaken Hands on Blockade Policy
Parliamentary Correspondent reports in the Westminster Gazette that Britain will not accept an American call for a stricter blockade. The House of Commons is seen as fearing a regular blockade would strain neutrals and split the allied stance. The British government issued a four column statement rebutting Daily Mail and Morning Post figures on neutral imports, but offered no policy shifts.
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London
Westminster Gazette
House of Commons
Great Britain
Daily Mail
Morning Post
Holland
Scandinavia
Norseman Liner Reported Sunk
Liverpool dispatch reports the Dominion liner Norseman sunk. The 10 750-ton British vessel of 500 feet length, built 1897 in Belfast, owned by the British and American Steam Navigation Company, last seen departing New York December and Portland, Missouri, January 26. Officials in New York say no word of sinking has been received.
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London
Liverpool
Norseman
British and American Steam Navigation Company
Belfast
New
Portland
Dominion
New York
International Mercantile Marine
U S Rejects Germanys Lusitania Settlement Terms
Washington reports Germany opposes the U S position in Lusitania talks. Secretary Lansing rejects Bernstorffs phrasing as unsatisfactory, framing a confrontation over wording. Bernstorff claims the case is nearly settled save for a few words.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Bernstorff
Lansing
Bernstorfff
Storm Takes Twenty Lives on Pacific Coast
San Francisco reports twenty or more deaths from storms of rain and snow that swept the Pacific coast for a week. Weather bureau experts offered no forecast for relief. Property damage described as widespread with many regions polimanied and damaged.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
British Forces Suffer Reverse Near Kut El Amara
Reports from Turkish and Berlin sources claim British forces as they tried to reach Kut el Amara were repulsed after a six hour fight near Menlake with about 3,000 British dead. Turkish losses were described as light as Russian battles near Erzurum reportedly yielded 4,000 Turkish captives and many machine guns.
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London
Berlin
Mesopotamia
Kut-el- Amara
Tigris
Kut-el-Amara
Ayimeria
Muntefik
Shatt-el-Hal
Kut el Amara
Korna
Sayvilles
Kut-el-Atmara
Menlari
Imam
Ali Gherbi
Menlake
Kut el-Amara
Tigris River
Minority Leader Mann Urges Nonpartisan Military Prep
Washington reports Minority Leader Mann called for unpartisan support of military preparedness amid European war tensions. He supported a larger standing army and stronger coast defenses, stressing readiness over party lines and warning against future higher costs.
President Wilson Pushes Immediate Tariff Commission Action
President Wilson told House Majority Leader Kitchin he backs a non partisan tariff commission. The plan, to be reported by Ways and Means, would study customs law effects, duty structures, production costs, and schedules. The aim is fact based policy free of partisan bias. It also calls for exploring methods to foster new U S industries.
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Washington
Wilson
Kitchin
House
Tariff Commission
Congress
United States
Denmark Resists Involvement In European Conflict
London reports Denmark will stay out of the European war despite pressure from Germany and Britain to join. Danish authorities say large German supplies and British foodstuffs flow through Denmark amid the conflict. Separately in Stockholm the Ford Permanent Peace Tribunal opened its first formal session with several members absent to study war causes for future peace proposals.
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London
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
England
Stockholm
Ford Permanent Peace Tribunal
Three Men Leap From Fifth Floor Fire in Walker Building
Seattle residents report three men trapped on the fifth floor of the Walker Building escaped a blaze by leaping to nearby ledges and street level. Fire crews battled the flames as smoke billowed from upper floors. One man injured, others uninjured, in the January incident.
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Seattle
Wash
Walker
Jon Th
Nancy Bombarded by Shells and Air Attacks
Paris reports Nancy was shelled again by long range German guns and bombs dropped from airplanes. Damages were modest with two wounded. prior days saw six killed and ten wounded. President Poincare visited Nancy and galleries protected while 30,000 residents were issued safe conducts to evacuate.
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Paris
Nancy
Poincare
Miners set Feb 7 meeting in Mobile on wage scale
Operators and minor delegates from Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois will meet in Mobile Alabama February 7 to confer on a wage scale. The miners at their convention voted overwhelmingly not to suspend work April 1 if no new wage agreement by then, signaling a strong preference for industrial peace.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Mobile
Ala
White
Miners’ Convention
England's Tentative Reply to American Seizure Note
Washington reports England has made a tentative reply to the American note protesting the seizure of mail between American and neutral ships. The exchange centers on maritime policy and U S concerns over interdicted mail and neutral rights in wartime.
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Washington
England
Americn
Thompson Coal Receivership Plan Aims at $50 Million Claims
Creditors of Josiah V. Thompson of Uniontown Pa adopt a deposit agreement to adjust unsecured and secured claims in a receivership covering about 2796 000 acres of coal lands in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The meeting at Samuel Untermyer's office included Alexander C Robinson chairman with E T Hitchman James A Campbell A R Hamilton and others.
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New York
Josiah V. Thompson
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Alexander CC. Robinson
Pittsburgh
United States
Samuel Untermyer
Mr. Robinson
E. T. Hitchman
Wheeling
W. Va
James A. Campbell
Youngstown
Ohio
A. R. Hamilton
A. F. Ceopen Unlomtan
Carranza to Maintain Troops as Villa Pursuit Deepens
Washington reports a reduced Carranza garrison at Chihuahua to fewer than 100 men alarms the state department. Dispatches indicate U.S. concern over Villa’s capture efforts and the safety of hundreds of Americans still in Mexico. Reports place Villa in Santa Clara canyon near Chihuahua City with about a thousand men, while Carranza officials say he cannot muster more than a few hundred. Five Americans slain in late December to January are confirmed, and 25 bars of silver bullion valued at 25000 are returned to a Hearst mining representative from Chihuahua City.
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Washington
Carranza
Cato Leas
State Department
M Can
Carrazza
Adequ
el Paso
Tex
Carranga
Villa
Mexico
Chihua Mountains
Francisco Villa
Santa Clara Canyon
Santa Clara Ranch
Terrazas
Chihuahua City
Santa Clara
Henry Acklin
Minaca
Walter Maiburn
Tom Johnson
Peter Keane
Babricora
William R. Hearst
Bart Kramer
David Kramer
Chihuahua
Kramer
Maiera
Acklin
Mathurn
Johnson
Cocomerachia
Americana
Santa Ysabel
Cha Qualey
Amercan
Marie Corral
General Villa
Sweden May Discard Neutrality Policy
Stockholm reports debate in the Swedish parliament on neutrality under the budget session. Premier Hammarskjöld affirms government policy supports neutrality but warns Sweden may abandon it if peace and national interests demand it.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Hammarskjveld
Forbids Kuber Exports in Arctic Trade Crackdown
A brief dispatch notes a government action forbidding Kuber Exports from certain shipments amid a trade crackdown. Officials indicate future restrictions may extend to related routes, aiming to curb specified cross border activities. The report cites unnamed agents and a formal policy document.
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