Magna Charta of Peace: Wilson Speech Praised Abroad
London and Paris press hail President Wilson's address as a decisive step toward open diplomacy and lasting peace. Temps and La Liberte praise his Alsace Lorraine stance and Russia policy, while British labor and newspapers call for united allied terms and action against Germany.
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Evening News
Germans Level 130 Villages Behind Front
Paris dispatch reports, per Matin Rome correspondent, that on orders from Field Marshal von Hindenburg 180 villages near St Quentin were razed to strengthen German defenses. In related notes, only about a third of the 800000 Belgians deported have been allowed to return home despite denials.
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Crown Prise Ousted On Front Near Verdun And Ypres
Reports from multiple fronts describe Mackensen moving toward Verdun to command near Ver dun in effect. French troops raid north of Leichepray east of St Mihiel, taking 178 prisoners and machine guns as German fortifications fall. In Champagne the enemy is repulsed and heavy artillery continues around Verdun and upper Alsace. German counterattacks restore positions west of Flirey after a French advance. Canadian troops raid south of Lens and seize two machine guns.
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Crime Reigns in Petrograd Amid Winter Crisis
The Times correspondent reports Petrograd is overwhelmed by dirt disorder and crime as Christmas passes without authorities. Food shortages loom with black bread and scarce potatoes while meat remains a luxury under severe blizzards and 14 degree temperatures.
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Mutineers Bombard Lisbon and Madrid Uproar
Reports from beyond the frontier say Portuguese crews aboard war ships mutinied and bombarded Lisbon forts. The army sided with Dr Sidonia Paez’s government and order was restored in Portugal.
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Separate peace deals signed with Russia and Bulgaria
Berne reports Brest-Litovsk dispatch claims Russia and Bulgaria have signed separate peace agreements. Soldiers in the field fear a victorious Germany would threaten Emperor Charles's domain. The move mirrors ongoing tactics across German and Bulgarian trenches as the war progresses.
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Bulgaria
Brest-Litovsk
Germany
Wilsons open air campaign aims to win Russian support
President Wilson wields open air diplomacy to reach the Russian people and liberal opponents of Germany. The Creel committee fronts a global propaganda drive placing the war aims before Russia and enemy nations with billboards, films, literature, and airplane leaflets.
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Austria-Hungary
Submarine Attack Foiled En Route to England
A British secretary for foreign affairs voyage story from Kansas City recounts an attempted torpedo against the steamship Battle in the English Channel. An American war vessel destroyed the submarine after signaling with a rocket from a British trawler, ending the threat to the liner and its passengers.
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U. S. Moves to Control Oil Under Fuel Administration
The government plans to take control of the oil supply under the fuel administration. A man has been chosen to head the program and his name will be released with the formal decision.
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Rear Admiral Badger Recalled to Active Naval Service
Among 500 retired officers recalled for the war is Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger who retired August 28 1915 at sixty two. A Maryland native and Naval Academy graduate of 1873 he directed the Greely relief expedition in 1884 and once led the Annapolis academy earning the nickname Square Deal Badger.
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Peace Conference Updates and Balkan Front Moves
Brest Litovsk talks resume as the Russian peace delegation led by Leon Trotzky arrives for new negotiations. Count Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow is named Austrian delegate to the Brest Litovsk conference, while reports note Russian troop withdrawals from a section of the Macedonian front.
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Brest-Litovsk
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Berlin Tageblatt
Brest Litovsk
United States
President Wilson backs federal woman suffrage in wartime vote
President Wilson announced support for the federal woman suffrage amendment to be voted on in the House between five and six. He told a delegation led by Taylor of Colorado that suffrage is an act of right and justice to women. A shift in stance may lift Senate prospects, with 278 for and 120 opposed in a pre White House poll.
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California
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Edward T. Taylor
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Marvin Jones
Texas
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Maryland
Thaddeus P. Caraway
Arkansas
James P. Mayes
Utah
William A. Ayres
Kansas
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Clement Brumbaugh
Ohio
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House
Great Britain
Hospital Ship Rewa Sunk By Torpedo Off Bristol Channel
The hospital ship Rewa was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol channel on January 4 while returning from Gibraltar. Three crewmen were missing. all wounded were saved. Survivors were landed at Swansea, many without clothing, as the attack occurred outside the barred zone per German assurances.
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Big Revision of Income Tax Policy Prompted by Review
Treasury proposes to allow dealers in merchandise or securities to value inventories at cost or market value, whichever is lower, for excess profits and income tax returns. The Department of Justice is reviewing the rule and may revise it, with millions of dollars at stake in taxes.
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Department of Justice
British Losses From Mine and Submarine Raids This Week
London reports 18 merchant ships totaling 1660 tonnage or more sunk by mine or submarine, plus three additional merchant vessels of lesser tonnage. Four fishing craft were also sunk in the week.
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