Fortress Reval Taken by Teutons
Berlin reports Reval on the Esthonia shore fell after a battle with Russians. Pernau and Dorpat captured. 3,000 Russians taken at Dorpat. Linsingen’s guard reached Zhitomir. 20,000 Germans said to have refused an attack at Arensburg. Brujevitch named commander in chief and dictator. Krylenko wounded. Peace talks expected soon.
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Arensburg
Brujevitch
Krylenko
Berlin
Reval
Esthoniar
Gulf of Finland
Petrograd
Pleskov
Pskov
Lake ‘Peipus
Petrovgrad
von Linsingen
Zhitomir
Kiev
Bovno
Bolsheviki Telegraph Agency
Brossoff
Plotsk
Hapsal
Werder
Korsovsk
Ostov
Pravda
Bolsheviki
Poland
London
Amsterdam
Central
Ensign Krylenko
Count von Hertling
Reichstag
Count Czernin
Vienna
Leon Trotzky
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Unfair Trade Charges Hit 38 Varnish and Related Firms
Federal trade commission issues complaints against 88 manufacturers for unfair practices. Firms named include Adams & Elting Chicago Frank W Thurston Varnish Milwaukee Rockford Varnish. Glidden Varnish Cleveland alleged to give liquor cigars and gifts to influence purchases. Other cases span Columbus Varnish Newark Philadelphia and New York firms with varied infractions.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Adams & Elting Company
Frank W. Thurston Varnish Company
Chicago
O'Neill Oil and Paint Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Rock
Nquor
Glidden Company
Ilinois
Columbus Varnish Company
Columbus, O
Flood & Conklin Company
Newark
N. J
Walter L. Trainer Company
Philadelppia
N. Z Graves Corporation
Philadelphia
van Camp Varnish Company
Cleveland
Sun Varnish Company
Louisville
Marietta Paint and Color Company
Marietta, C
Grand Rapids Wood Finishing Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Forbes Varnish Company
Cleveland, C
Lawrence McFadden Company
Pratt & Lambert, Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles R. Long
Louisville, Ky
Ault & Viborg Com
American Moves to Samara Amid Embassies Leaving Petrograd
Information released today states that all Americans in Great Russia, mainly in Petrograd and Moscow, will be moved to Samara, the provincial capital midway to the Siberian border. American, British, and other embassies are already leaving Petrograd.
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Count Mirbach
Esthenia
Livonia
Gtermany
Russia
Erican
Great Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
Samra
Siberian
Bolsheviki retake Poskof in Petrograd region
Petrograd reports Bolsheviki troops have retaken Poskof city, capital of a province adjacent to Petrograd, located about 175 miles distant. The announcement comes from Petrograd and notes the strategic frontier position.
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London
Petrograd
Poskof
Germans Rain Shells On Pershing’s Men Northwest Toul
German artillery and gas bombs rain on American positions northwest of Toul as General Pershing’s forces endure intense bombardment. The shell and gas barrage targets where American batteries are stationed and threatens supply and line support amid ongoing combat operations.
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Toul
Ex-Czarina May Rule Would Put Former Empress Alexandra on the Throne
London dispatch says Germany plans to restore the Russian monarchy with the former Empress Alexandra as guardian to the czarevitch and favorite for the throne. It notes the Grand Duke of Hesse as Riga front commander and cites Trotzky on peace and German imperialism, warning of likely consequences from January strikes.
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Alexandra
Petrograd
London
Germany
Russia
Morning Post
Grand Duke of Hesse
Riga
Czare
Vitch
Czernin
Austria
Leon Trotzky
Spain Delays Sailings Of Spanish Vessels To U.S.
A Barcelona dispatch in Imparcial reports orders postponing departures of Spanish steamships bound for the United States. Delays in American ports have extended as long as 60 days, prompting the shipping curbs.
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Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Imparcial
United States
Plans Recreation for District Government Clerks
Miss Cecil B. Norton head of DC school community centers has organized a campaign to connect government clerks recruited in Washington with each other and with local residents. The aim is to prevent discouragement and lonesomeness so the government can retain the new workers.
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Cecil B. Norton
District of Columbia
Washington
Survivors Saved as Florizel Sails Meet Fatal Sea Toll
The Florizel wreck off Broad Cove claims 102 dead with 44 saved. Rescuers stood by all night as the Prospero plucked survivors including Capt. Martin and Chief Officer James. Aerial recovery limited by stormy seas and a wrecked wireless left many still exposed to cold and danger.
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St. Johns
N. F
Red Cross Line
Red Cross
Broad Cove
Cape Race
Prospero
W. J. Martin
Florizes
James
Marconi
Carter
John Kelly
Halifax
New York
Florizel
Alec Ledingham
Kitty Cantwell
Ralph Burnham
J. P. Keiley
Major Sullivan
William Parminter
Archibald Gardner
William Dodd
J. GC. Sparrow
Thomas Whalen
David Griffith
Minnie Denieff
A. ¢. Pagan
G. Maloney
John CC. Cleary
Joseph Stockley
W. N. Dauphins
William J. Martin
W. Maines
P. Jack
Ae 2Alen
Rie Collier
Herbert Taylor
Edwin Timmons
John Davis
J. Pinset
M. F. Power
Thomas Green
James Barry
M. Malloy
U S Troops Hit German Lines In Chemin des Dames Raid
An American and French patrol penetrated into German trench lines in Chemin des Dames sector and captured two officers twenty men and one machine gun. The operation featured sharp fighting with enemy casualties and no American losses.
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Chemin Des Dames
France
Boche
Soldiers from Camp Greege to intern Rowe amid Germanic unit losses
At Camp Greege Charlotte New York a group of 157 soldiers mostly Germans and Austrians were taken from the troops here and Rowe will be interned in light of the recent actions.
Princess Pat Made Honorary Colonel of Princess Pats
Ottawa reports Princess Patricia has been appointed honorary colonel of the Princess Pats Canadian infantry. The London dispatch to Reuters states the appointment elevates the royal title in the regiment's leadership.
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Pat
Ottawa
Princess Latricia
Ehteft
Princess Pats
Canadian Infantry
London
Reuter
Freight Wreck Blocks Tracks with Food Loss in Chicago
A freak Burlington wreck near Congress Park station dumps a freight train wrecking 80 cars after a truck failure. Hundreds of tons of food and fuel obstruct the three main tracks as wrecking crews work day and night to clear debris.
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Chicago
Congress Park
Burlington
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Teutons
Roumania
Avarescu
Cincinnati
Essex Varnish Company
Eagle Printing Ink Company
Sigmund Ullman Company
J. M. Hubert
Warren Soap Manufacturing Company
Boston
Czarina
Kaiser
U.S
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