England in Need Half Million Men Ready for Draft
London reports nearly half a million Britons to be recruited at earliest date, targeting younger workers in essential industries. Sir Auckland Geddes outlines manpower plans, noting total Allied strength and rising need as Russia withdraws, with no conscription in Ireland or age limit changes for now.
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England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Dominions
India
Africa
Chicago Packing Plants Closed by Coal Shortage
Chicago faces a coal famine after a severe blizzard with blast furnaces idle at South Chicago and packing plants Armor and Swift shut. Railroads cancel trains to conserve fuel while workers clear tracks. Milk and coal deliveries lag as a new gale heads toward the city.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Major Gardiner dead after pneumonia at Camp Wheeler base hospital
Major Augustus P. Gardiner of Hamilton Massachusetts died at Camp Wheeler base hospital after a brief illness with pneumonia. A former congressman who served fifteen years, he resigned last year to join the U S army at the war's outbreak and advocated national preparedness and a bigger navy through his career.
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Washington
Augustus P. Gardiner
Hamilton
Mass
Camp Wheeler Base Hospital
Massachusetts
United States Army
Wilson expands food licensing to canners and fishermen
Washington reports that President Wilson by proclamation extends the food administration licensing system to canners manufacturers of wheat and rye products dealers in feed and malt and professional salt water fishermen. Affected persons firms and corporations must obtain licenses by February 15 under penalty. The proclamation enacts plans for government control of many foods formerly free of licensing.
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Washington
Wilson
Food
Food Administration
Law 5 Introduced Amid Draft Age Debate and Furlough Plan
Washington reports Senate War Committee chair Senator Chamberlain introduced a draft registration bill for men who reach 21 since June 5 1917 and rejected raising the draft age beyond 31 A separate admin backed bill would furlough National Army men for harvest work and agricultural duty A third measure shifts state quotas to available first class men and extends draft reach without targeting dependents
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Department
National Army
Crowder
Secretary of War
Pneumonia Caused Deaths Among National Army Camps
Washington reports 149 deaths from pneumonia among national guardsmen and national army trainees for the week ending January 11. The division of field sanitation notes 88 guardsmen died that week and 147 national army men died, compared with prior weeks.
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Washington
National
Texas Navy Hero Wins Gunnery Trophy
Washington January 15 The dreadnought Texas set the record for gunnery practice last year, earning the highest score. Captain Victor Blue, who commanded the Texas, is ordered to Boston to receive the trophy from the Sons of the American Revolution.
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Washington
Texas
Navy Department
Victor Blue
Boston
Sons of the American Revolution
Italians Strike Blow Near Brenta River Heights
Italian forces in Northern Italy delivered a hammer blow against positions east of the Brenta river. Heavy losses and several hundred prisoners were reported, including an Austrian lieutenant colonel and seven officers. Large quantities of war matériel were captured. other fronts mostly saw artillery duels.
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Italy
Brenta River
Leutenant
Two 8800-Ton Steel Steamers Launched Here
Two steel steamers of 8800 tons each were launched yesterday at a Pacific port. The ships were built by separate companies, and the launches occurred from different yards. Large crowds witnessed the ceremonies, and both vessels completed their launchings successfully.
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Sparate
Food Scarcity in Berlin Deepens As Rations Tighten
Stockholm reports Berlin faces severe food shortages with residents relying on rationed bread meat and potatoes. No vegetables fruit or game reach the city as the closed season begins and some municipalities cut potato rations from seven to six pounds.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Greater
Butte Murderers Hanged Together in Rail Yard
Frank Fisher and John O'Neil, white, and Sherman Powell, colored, were hanged in Butte rail yard yesterday before 5 am. Fisher smoked a cigarette on the way to the scaffold and made no statement after the cap. O'Neil bade spectators farewell, Powell fainted before the trap sprung.
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Frank Fisher
John O’neil
Sherman Powell
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O'Neil
O’neil
Powell
Montana Girl Arrested for Heart and Hand Fraud
A woman identifying as Eva St. Louis was arrested in Minneapolis on charges of defrauding men by using matrimonial club names and claiming a ranch near Dillon Montana. She allegedly asked for money for clothes and traveling expenses from would-be husbands.
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Minneapolis
Eva St. Louis
Dillon
Mont
Coal famine relief plan weighs coal rationing and rail embargo
Washington officials study relief measures for the eastern coal shortage including denial of coal supplies to less essential industries for a week or more and a railroad embargo on non essential shipments.
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Washington
Single Control War Supplies
Daniel E. Willard and Bernard M. Baruch urged the senate military committee for a centralized munitions administrator with full power to control procurement and distribution of war supplies. The plan would place authority directly under the press but not as a cabinet member.
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Washington
United States
Senate Military Committee
Daniel E. Willard
War Industries Board
Bernard M. Baruch
Cablet
World News in Condensed Form
Headlines from 1918 era items include closures in Indianapolis theaters and saloons, bombardment of Wat Yarmouth with casualties, arrests of officials in Petrograd, and the death of German ace Max Muller. Reports mention coal shortages, proposed holidays, spy arrests, fuel conservation, copper production, and shipyard aid. Notable notes cover Senator Walsh’s recovery, American deaths, Empress of Russia insanity, and fire at Washington quartermaster warehouse.
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Charles C. Healy
Stephen Barry
William Skidmore
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Idaho
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B. F. White
J. H. Gilbert
the Dillon Bakery
F. C. McFadden
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General Furniture Distributors
E. H. Brundage, Undertaker
Dillon, Montana
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