Resignation of Attorney General Gregory Shocks Wilson Appoints Successor Soon
Attorney General Thomas W. Gregory resigns effective March 4 citing pecuniary and health reasons. President Wilson accepts and will name a successor after returning from abroad. Speculation centers on Samuel J. Graham with cabinet resignations rumored as others may pursue higher private pay. President conveys deep regard for Gregory's service and regrets the loss to public life. COL. UGO PIZZARELLO
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Samuel J. Graham
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Paris
Fuel Restrictions Lifted In Washington
Washington orders on fuel conservation were withdrawn by the fuel administration except the regulation concerning natural gas. The move occurred on January 11.
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Paderewski Shot in Warsaw Aide Claims Recovery Likely
Polish leader Ignace Jan Paderewski was wounded by a single pistol shot in his Warsaw hotel room. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen cites Vienna confidences that he is expected to recover and several Bolsheviks linked to the plot have been arrested. Paderewski had traveled from New York to aid Poland, later becoming head of the temporary government with plans for a Polish republic and a cabinet.
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U. S. Fleet Due At Naples For Three Day Stay
Naples reports two American warships and thirty destroyers are scheduled to arrive for a three day stay beginning soon. The announcement notes the ships will be in port at Naples during the period.
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Masses Suit Dismissed in Espionage Act Case
The indictment against the Socialist magazine the Masses and five editors and contributors was dismissed in federal court at the urging of Attorney General Gregory.
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Unions Foe to Bolshevism Say Labor Protects U.S.
Attorney Francis J. Heney argues before Federal Judge Alschuler for higher wages and better conditions for stockyards workers. He says organized labor is the main protection against bolshevism in the United States and that labor uses lawful peaceful means to improve conditions, while despair drives millions to violence in Russia and elsewhere.
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Armistice Report Amid German Civil Strife
Berne reports Berlin signaling an armistice between the government and Spartacists and a halt in fighting. Independent socialists Ledebour and Meyer arrested. Vorwaerts plant recaptured. about 300 Spartacans said captured. truce cited as aid to civilian food supplies.
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Food Only Thing to Stop European Unrest Says Wilson
President Wilson cables to Senator Martin and Representative Sherley urging speedy passage of a pending hundred million dollar food aid bill to feed Europe. He stresses none of the funds will feed the Germans unless the bill passes, warning peace negotiations could be jeopardized.
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Pennsylvania coeds warn Pershing over French girls
University of Pennsylvania co ed students held a mass meeting to adopt a resolution urging General Pershing to shield American soldiers overseas from what they call the wiles of Parisian women. They pledge to fight to the last bit of strength the influence undermining ties formed before the war.
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Vanderbilt Discharged From Thirteenth Division Camp
Brig. Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt of the Twenty-fifth infantry brigade, Thirteenth division, was discharged on leave in New York effective January 4. He arrived from Washington last August and served overseas before becoming camp commander at Camp Lewis.
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U S Troops Not Sent to Poland
Paris reports claim America would send troops to Poland, but inquiries in official circles confirm the United States has not undertaken such a deployment.
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Veteran Actor J Mason Dies in Connecticut Sanatorium
John Mason, veteran actor, died in Stamford at a sanitarium from Brights disease with myocarditis. He collapsed a week ago in Providence while preparing for a season in The Woman in Room 18. Funeral likely in New York City.
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Britain Deporting Aliens
London reports 630 interned alien enemies were repatriated in December, mostly invalids or men over military age. On January 6 civilians sailed for Germany as authorities decide to end retaining enemy exclusions of military age.
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Loss of crew as Japanese steamer Nanyo Maru sinks
A Tokyo dispatch to Lloyds reports the 8089 ton Japanese steamship Nanyo Maru en route to Marseilles was sunk off the Japanese coast during a storm with the loss of her crew.
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House Rules Panel Advances Europe Famine Relief Bill
Democratic members of the House Rules Committee reversed action and ordered immediate consideration of a rule to biappropriating 100 million dollars for European famine relief at the request of President Wilson.
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Plan to Demobilize US Troops in Eight Months
President Wilson pressurized to speed homecoming of all American troops in Europe within eight months after talks with General Pershing. Focused on using German merchant ships and commandeering ships like the Bismarck to cut red tape and return soldiers to civilian life quickly. Wilson seeks rapid demobilization despite ongoing peace conference duties.
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General Pershing
France
Milan Hitchcock Returns Home After Mysterious Absence
Milan M Hitchcock the Berwyn ex postmaster and reality expert has come back to his suburban home in Chicago after eight weeks away on a Port of Missing Men dash. Neighbors and friends gathered but he offered a cool hello and kept to routine life.
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Lord Mayor’s Paris Passport Request Denied
Dublin reports the lord mayor’s bid to invite President Wilson to Ireland was rejected by the French foreign ministry. The French reply cited that “friends of Germany are not welcome” as Paris honors the ally of the United States.
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Trains Collide in Buffalo Area Killing 21 and Injuring 15
A rear end collision near South Byron, New York, between the Wolverine express and the Southwestern Limited on the New York Central killed 21 passengers and left 15 injured. The all steel sleepers telescoped. unidentified bodies faced coroner challenges. The crash halted four tracks and prompted a rapid relief effort as investigators sought responsibility.
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