Baker testifies on US army mobilization for France
Secretary Baker told the Senate military committee that America could field about 1.5 million troops, with another million trained and equipped soon, as ships become available. He defended rushing men before equipment was ready and outlined Allied aid, Pershing’s role, and the plan to deploy thirty-two National Guard and Army divisions.
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France
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Senate Military Committee
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Medical Corps
War Department
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Leonard Wood
Great Britain
Pershing
Germany
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National Guard
National’ Army
State Seizes Private Gold Under Petrograd Monoply
In Petrograd on January 30, the people's commissioners ordered a state monopoly on gold. Articles over 16 zolotar to the Russian pound must be handed to the state at fixed prices within a month or be confiscated. Informers receive one third of the value. Churches museums and public institutions must place gold items at the state's disposal.
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Petrograd
Threatened Revolution Breaks Out in Finland
Stockholm reports the long feared Finnish revolution has begun in the eastern provinces. The Red guard reportedly seized Helsingfors railway station while foreign consuls fled. Fighting rages around Vyborg as Bolshevik backed forces, with Russian troops aiding the Reds from Petrograd.
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Stockholm
Finland
Haparanda
Red Guard
Helsingfors
Vibtorg
Petrograd
Russia
Germany's hangman blamed for unrest in Kaiser era
Amsterdam reports Deutsche Tages Zeitung accuses a Judas among Germans of treason and calls on Germans to revolt with the Kaiser named as the hangman by implication. The piece urges self-help before divine aid.
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London
Exchange
Amsterdam
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Germany
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California Advertisements Cause Protest to Hoover
Chicago officials from the National Security League protest ads in Chicago papers urging readers to move to California to escape meatless days. The notices claim McAdoo said Pacific passenger service would not be affected, a point the protest calls indefensible and slackerist.
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Chicago
National Security League
Hoover
California
McAdoo
Pacific Coast
Airplanes Attack London In Prolonged Raid
London reports heavy air attacks lasting five hours with relays of enemy planes and intense anti aircraft fire. Only a few of the raiders broke through as British fighters engaged them in defense.
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London
Italians Capture 1500 Prisoners and Lose 12 Planes
Italians drive on the Asiago plateau amid heavy snow and capture more than 1,500 Austro German troops. Berlin admits 360 Italians taken prisoner and 12 enemy aircraft lost. London air raid kills 47 and injures 169, with three crew killed in a downed aircraft.
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Italy
Asiago
Berlin War Office
Kent
Essex
Unclear Russia Peace Talks Split Reported
Reports from Petrograd present a split among Bolsheviks on peace with Germany. Leon Trotzky may return to Brest-Litovsk to resume talks with Austro-German delegates or push for a democratic peace. Another dispatch claims Austria-Hungary offered a separate peace with Russia.
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Leon Trotzky
Brest- Litovsk
Petrograd
Trotzky
Council of Workmen’s
Austria- Hungary
Russia
Bolsheviks Seize Rumanians Gold Reserves in Moscow
The breach with Romania widens as Soviet authorities cut diplomatic ties and order seizure of Romania s gold deposits held in Moscow. The move signals escalating confrontation between the two nations.
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Russia
Rumania
Little Kingdom
Moscow
Finland Faces Unclear Rise of Working Class Rule
Scant details emerge from Finland about a revolutionary manifesto declaring authority rests with the working classes. Autonomy and power shifts remain uncertain as authorities assess the document and its implications.
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Finland
Supreme War Council Meets at Versailles to Plan Allied Campaign
Delegates from the United States Great Britain France and Italy attend the Versailles meeting to discuss plans for the entente and U S forces. Strikes surge across Germany with 9 000 workers quitting in Berlin and suburbs affecting major war supply manufacturers including airplane makers. Independent socialists active in the strike cabinet face German government orders for six leaders’ arrests.
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Supreme War Council
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Versailles
Germany
Berin
County Director heads brisk Silver Bow ad committee
County Director Calkins of Silver Bow county launches a vigorous ad campaign. The committee, chaired by E. P. Pennebaker, includes Malcolm Gillis, B. E. Wolston, B. V. Alley, G. B. Perrier, and others. Pennebaker has set up headquarters at Room 17 Harbour block.
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Calkins
Silver Bow County
E. P. Pennebaker
Malcolm Gillis
B. E. Wolston
B. V. Alley
G. B. Perrier
T. C. Angell, Jr
P. N. Allabach
R. P. Barclay
J. H. Branscomb
A. A. Sheuerman
A. H. Heilbronner
E. Marshall Taylor
A. L. Lange
R. M. Hobbs
L. C. LaMont
Mr. Pennebaker
Harbour Block
Government estimates show record US oil output in 1917
Government estimates put United States petroleum production in 1917 at nearly 14 percent above any prior year. A second Porto Rico training camp will open February 1 with 400 attendees. Relaxation of Cuba food export restrictions may permit limited licenses for condensed milk butter cheese pork beef products and dried fruits.
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United States
Porto Rico
Cuba
Beaver Bros offer white-face cattle for sale in Fishtrap
Beaver Bros of Fishtrap Montana sell their ranches and offer a herd of white-face cattle. The lot includes assorted coming yearlings and older cows with noted sires Merry Lad Sweet Bromer and Happy with pedigrees, plus 50 tons of hay. Information available on request.
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Fishtrap
Mont
Beaver Bros
Nebraska
Sweet Bromer
Merriment
Happy
Alex
Local thrift page debuts in Lewistown newspaper
An eastern director urges county committeemen to act as subagents under Mr. Vanderlip's new plan. Committeemen may buy stamps from authorized agencies and sell them with no formalities. The News Democrat of Lewistown is first to publish a thrift page aided by twenty local advertisers and S J Small for thirty days.
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Vanderlip
News Democrat
Lewistown
S.J. Small
Lost Strayed Or Stolen Red Shorthorn Cow And Calf
One full blood Shorthorn registered cow and one calf, both red. Cow branded Dipper Brand on left hip and aron left shoulder, registered left ear. Bob Jones Brand of Big Hole Basin on left side. Liberal reward or $20 for delivery to T F Jenkins Twin Bridges Montana.
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Bob Jones
Big Hole Basin
T. F. Jenkins
Twin Bridges
Montana
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