Bolshevik Front Strengthened as Radek Talks Peace
London reports from M Radek, a Russian delegate, say Bolsheviks plan to strengthen the front by repatriating those unwilling to fight while rejecting Allied help. Petrograd notes also say Russia rejects Germany’s blockade terms and seeks prisoner exchanges with Berlin.
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London
Petrograd
Daily News
M. Radek
Boshevik
Brest-Litovsk
Amsterdam
M. Joffe
von Kuehlmann
Czernin
Nessimy Bey
Popoff
Germany
Russia
Admiralty
White Sea
Brest- Litovsk
Trotazky
Count von Mirbach
Turkey
Berlin
Germany Recognizes Finnish Republic Amid Shifts
Berlin announces Germany has recognized the Finnish republic following Helsinki’s step on independence and Russia’s hinted recognition. The German emperor instructed the chancellor to convey formal recognition to Finnish plenipotentiaries, noting Germany’s action in the Berlin dispatch.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Berlin
Finland
Petrograd
Wilson Plays Golf in Gale Storm
President Wilson braved a severe glaze storm in Washington to play golf. Streets were icy and escorts abandoned, yet the White House car slid to the links while Wilson enjoyed the ice covered course despite the dangerous conditions.
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Wilson
Washington
White House
New United States Employment Service Organized for War Labor
J B Denshore named national director of the expanded United States Employment Service with assistants and Samuel J Gompers as chief clerk. The service will provide a continent wide network of labor exchanges to move workers to shipbuilding and war plants and reduce regional labor surpluses.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
John B. Densmore
Montana
Employment Service
Wilson
Robert Watson
Massachusetts
Charles T. Clayton
Maryland
Samuel J. Gompers
New York
Mr. Wlatson
Bureau of Immigration
Department
Federal Employment Service
Federal Service
Public Service Reserve
U. S. Ship Sunk. Eight Men Lost on Harry Luckenbach
The Americas steamship Harry Luckenbach was torpedoed and sunk with eight crewmen missing. Requisitioned Oct 15 by General Pershing for use as a supply vessel, she was in France when last heard from, likely sunk in the English Channel. Captain F. S. Jones commanded the ship.
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New York
Harry Luckenbach
Ife
Naval Guard
France
General Pershing
United States Shipping Board
English Channel
F. 8. Jones
Luckenbach
Submarine Commander Claim Sinks U S Destroyer
Amsterdam January 8 Emperor William awards Pour le Merite to submarine commander Kophamel on return from Cape Verde cruise. He says he sank an American destroyer and 14 merchant ships, mostly sailing from the United States to Italy or France, and brought back 22 tons of copper.
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Amsterdam
William
Kophamel
Cape Verde Islands
Krophamer
United States
Italy
France
Wilson’s war aims outline a livable peace plan
President Wilson declares in Congress fourteen points for world peace, calling for open covenants, free seas, removal of economic barriers, armament reduction, colonial adjustment, evacuation of Belgium and parts of Europe, national self-determination, Balkan and Ottoman guarantees, an independent Poland, and a general association of nations with mutual guarantees of independence.
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Prsident Wilson
Congress
Belgium
Alsace
Lorraine
Italy
Austro- Hungary
Romania
Serbia
Montenegro
Balkan
Dardanelles
General Association of Nations
Army Air Service Deaths Reported in France
Washington reports the deaths of Lieut William B Ely of Rochester New York and Sergeant George E Houdek of Chicago in an airplane accident in France as announced by General Pershing. Ely resided at 601 East Avenue and Houdek at 1118 Monticello Avenue.
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Washington
William
Ely
Sergt
George E. Houdek
France
General Pershing
East Avenue
Rochester
N. Y
Houdek
Monticello Avenue
Chicago
Earl Reading to Lead U.S. Ambassadorship for War
London reports Earl Reading will go to the United States as direct representative of the British war cabinet with ambassadorial title while a charge d affaires handles routine diplomacy. Col. Swinton will be an attache, and Viscount Northcliffe is unlikely to return as head of the permanent mission. Lord Crewe has loaned Crewe House in Mayfair for the mission during the war.
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London
Earl Reading
United States
War Cabinet
Daily Express
Col
Swinton
Viscount Northcliffe
Lord Northcliffe
England
Crewe House
Mayfair
Lord Crewe
Chicago Snowbound As Milk Shortage Looms In Famine Fears
Deep snow paralyses Chicago trains and street traffic while two people die and injuries mount. Milk deliveries fail as snowblocks clog streets and 500000 of 1500000 expected quarts reach the city. New York endures glaze storm with ice, deaths, and suspended transit.
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Chicago
New York
Jan
Giant
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
City
Middle West
Raymond EB. Durham
Cook County Fuel Administration
Chicago Teamsters
New Jersey
New England
Governor Papper Pushes Half Fare Rail Rate for Soldiers
Topeka Kansas January 8 Governor Cap per urged the secretary of war to grant half fare railroad rates for soldiers on furlough. He argued the country owes the boys this concession and if railroads receive full fare Congress should fund the difference.
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Topeka
Kan
Capper
Secretary of War
Congress
Dora Shorter Poet Dies in London
Dora Shorter, noted poet, has died in London. The report states she passed away in the city on January 4, leaving a legacy of verse and literary work.
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Dora Shorter
London
Wool Shortage Debate Affects Army Uniforms
William Bianet testified before the Senate Military Affairs Committee that the supply committee's shift to 45 to 50 percent shoddy in uniforms spurred a demand for shoddy and allowed firms lacking proper capacity to win government contracts. He called the wool shortage a manufacturers' scare designed to boost shoddy use.
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Washington
Charles Eisenman
Council of National Defense
Senate
William Bianet
Bianet
Biand
US Aviator Crashes Plane Near Camp Kearny Bathhouse
Captain Roy Knoggle, a junior aviator, narrowly escaped death when his aircraft struck a bathhouse at Camp Kearny California during a drill. He was uninjured as the wreck damaged the building but left no serious harm.
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U. S
San Sego
Cal
Camp Kearny
Roy Knoggle
German Press Censorship Details Tight Rules on War Reporting
Washington reports reveal German regulations enforcing praise for events, bans on certain topics, and strict limits on advertisements and foreign news. Notable prohibitions include dog flesh ads, strikes, Prague unrest, and import discussions while wartime prices in Berlin soar.
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Washington
Germany
Department of State
Petit Parisien
Paris
France
Nuotumm
United States
Prague
Leipzig
Telegraum
Imperial Chancelllor
Socialist Party
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Dresden
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