Editors Toweet On Jan 24 In Arkansas And Tennessee
Newspaper men from Mississippi Arkansas and Tennessee plan sessions at the Hotel Gayoso with many addresses. Leaders include Uriah Gallion and Gov. C. H. Brough, plus discussion on public issues and press matters. Weather and travel disruptions hinder events and city services as preparations proceed.
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Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Gayosa
Wimite
Arkanaas
al Uriah Galli
Addis
Huwel
Arkon
Ciera
Clos Jaleo von Poss
Chewinn
New York
Harris Dickeun
Herane
Vicksburs
Hotel Gayoso
Brief notes on war stamps sale and local events
In a rapid campaign a $1,000 war stamps push drew strong response with over 200 purchases. Superintendent Mossi calls it a start as cold weather halts work and infrastructure projects. Stuttgart hospital opens to public. Measles outbreak hits Guy with 60 cases. Heber Springs endures severe winter conditions.
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Mossi
Austrians Civil Strife Unchecked Amid War Weariness
In Hungary morale dims as wartime dislocations strain the economy and unions press for peace. Vienna’s papers are suppressed amid strikes and protests, while Germany’s regime faces calls for negotiated peace without annexations and political upheaval continues. The article notes worker demonstrations and government resistance to concessions.
French Towns Leveled by German Advances
A correspondent reports villages behind the western front near St Quentin leveled to the ground as German forces press forward. The tactic aims to deny shelter and fortifications to defenders while securing lines to the rear.
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Tne
Marin Save
Ty Unier
Marshal von Hinskouturge
Tie Vilages
Tront
Moss
St Quentin
Sas
German's Read Wilson's Address
Washington President Wilson's address defining war has been published in Berlin newspapers and by papers in other German cities. The report notes the United States declaration and calls for national unity while detailing wartime measures and public support.
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Wilson
Washington
United States
Berl
Druggists Cut Hours to 10 P.M. in St Louis
Local chemists in St Louis plan closing at 10 P.M. to save fuel. Several stores will shift earlier openings and hours, with adjustments to evening hours and mentions of outside halls and meetings.
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St. Louis
Congress Probe Demands Inquiry Into Army Charges
Representative Carey of Wisconsin proposed a congressional investigation into thunderous charges circulated abroad against American troops by the Anti-Saloon League.
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Washington
AntiSaloon League
Carey
Wisconsin
Supplemental War Appropriations Reported by Washington
Supplemental war appropriations totaling 155 million dollars were submitted to Congress. Of this amount 150 million dollars are designated for barracks and quarters.
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Washington
Congress
Potatoes in Bread Plan Stirs Food Ministry Debate
London reports the food ministry aims to mandate a fixed potato percentage in bread to save cereals. Officials describe the policy as a step to conserve grain while ensuring loaf supply remains steady for households and bakers.
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London
Food Ministry
American Trawler Sinks After Rock Strike
A U S trawler in European waters struck a rock and sank but all crew members were saved. Admiral Sims reported the loss with no injuries among the crew.
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U. S
Washington
Admiral Sims
Mutiny Rumors Hit German Naval Base Kiel
The London Exchequer Telegraph reports a Kiel mutiny among submarine crews on January 7 with 38 officers killed. The Basel sources say the revolt began with sailors and spread through Kiel and other Kiel stations. The dispatch notes growing German naval discontent and fewer ships reaching ports each month.
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London
Kiel
Geneva
Basel
War and crime rise in Europe amid upheaval and losses
The piece reports German officials distressed by wartime unrest and crime as Theodor Wolff notes guards strained and theft fueled by shortages. It also notes two British destroyers lost in a gale with one survivor, and Walter J. Barron, 71, inventor of the adjustable type bar, dies in Brooklyn.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Germany
Theodor Wolff
London
British Admiralty
New York
Walter J. Barron
Brooklyn
House Moves Adjournment Aimed for June First
Washington reports Congress plans to speed up all appropriation measures by skipping unnecessary hearings and delays in order to adjourn by June 1. The push targets finishing funding bills and avoiding lingering process hurdles.
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House
Washington
Congress
Early universal training urged to support war effort
Washington pushes immediate universal military training with a plan to register all youths at 16 and begin physical development now. The program would place men aged 21 into Class 1 for combat readiness and backs Crowder’s draft amendment covering those reaching majority after June 1917, projecting 700,000 fit Class 1 yearly.
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Washington
Congress
Crowder
Czar and Family Escape Report From Siberia
Reports say Nicholas Romanoff and his family escaped from a Tobolsk prison camp in Siberia with dispatches from Petrograd noting lack of confirmation. The exiled royal family had been moved to Tobolsk last August and January 13 congress urged their return to Kronstadt or Petrograd.
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London
Nicholas Romanoff
Tobolsk
Siberia
Petrograd
Reuter
Cholas Romanoff
Kerenaky
Romanoffs
Abolak
The
Congress of Peasants’ Deputies
Kronstadt
Amsterdam
Todalek
American sailing ship Monitor sunk near Canary Islands
Reports from Lag Palmas state the American sailing vessel Monitor was sunk by a submarine near Puretevantura, one of the Canary Islands. The crew were saved.
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London
Monitor
Puretevantura
Canary Islands
Lag Palmas
Seizure of German Envoy’s Wife Wealth in U S Vaults
Custodian A Mitchell Palmer reports seizure of stock and bonds valued in the hundreds of thousands, possibly near a million dollars, as the personal holdings of Countess Bernstorff wife of the former German ambassador. The assets were found in New York and Washington vaults and may exceed eight hundred thousand dollars. Palmer says the total seized under the alien property act could reach about forty million dollars and will be used to buy Liberty bonds.
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Washington
Countess Bernstorff
A. Mitchell Potter
City
New York
Bernstorff
Jeanne Luckemeyer
New York City
Pulver
Gentietn
United States
Palmer
Hin Wy
Count von Bernstorffs
Marguerite Vivian Barton Thomason
Burlingston
Countess Hernstorff
U-Boat War on the Wane
London reports a decline in merchant ship losses from mines or submarines. Only six ships over 1,000 tons were sunk recently, plus two fishing vessels, while the previous week saw 18 vessels over 1,600 tons sunk and four fishing boats. The January 2 report cites 21,18 sunk over 1,600 tons.
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London
Admiralty
Explorer Finds New Lands Northwest Of Banksland
Captain A Lane reports Vilhjalmur Stefansson discovered large Arctic lands northwest of Banksland in spring 1916. Stefansson, now in northern seas at Bartel Island for the 1917 18 winter, claimed the new lands for Canada.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Banksland
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
A. Lane
Bartel Island
Canada
Labor policy to bar women from jobs held by men
Washington announces a labor administration policy to prevent woman labor in positions still available to men and to avoid wage reductions caused by hiring women in place of men.
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Washington
Labor Administration
Powder Plant to Be Built Near Nashville by War Dept
The War Department will establish a government powder plant near Nashville Tennessee costing about 60 million dollars and employing roughly 15 000 men Maj Gen Crozier announced the site about twelve miles from Nashville with appropriations totaling 185 million dollars including 75 000 for related needs Fire damaged Springfield Paper Co storage plant and stock valued at 76000 and injured several nearby businesses in downtown Springfield Illinois
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Samuel Gomjers
American Federation of Labor
Natienti
Gompers
Li Garfield
United States
Witteh
Washington
War Department
Nashville
Tenn
Crozier
Ordnance Bureau
Ringfield
Springfield
Springfield Paper Co
Garabed Patent Bill Passed in Washington
The house bill for patent protection of Garabed, a mysterious invention claimed as a source of Mamitrry, was passed by the house and sent to President Wilson for approval.
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Garabed
Washington
Vanta “Sa
Wilson
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