Baker grilled again by body in Senate clash
Secretary Baker faced sharp cross-examination on army supplies and wartime readiness as senators from both parties questioned adequacy of equipment. Critics said his statements misled the country while Baker defended that fighting troops were armed and training equipment would soon be complete.
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Baker
Senate Military Committee
Weeks
Mr. Baker
Hiserawan
Quartermaster General's Office
Senatordsworth
Wadsworth
Chamberlain
France
Senator Wadsworth
Hitchcock
Musical agent distraught over translation of praise
A New York musical comedy press agent complains after a German translation of his preopening blurb alters the praise he wrote about the music. He sent the copy hours before the premiere and learned the German edition quoted his lines with a misread translation that claimed the music was unearthly.
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Post Office Department
New York
Drifting Norwegian Mine Fields Reported Along Coast
Drifting mine fields are reported along the entire Norwegian coast from Listerland eastward. Off Halle twenty mines were seen drifting north toward Christiana fjord, with numerous explosions heard from Tinloo. The fields are surrounded by drifting wreckage and Norwegian boats have salvaged wine margarine and whale oil. Ownership is disputed as the mines do not conform to The Hague convention.
Hospital laundry uses salt solution to kill microbes
Kilis Microbes reports large quantities of hydrochloride of soda are used in a hospital laundry to destroy micro-organisms and remove stains. The solution is made by electrolysis of a 4 percent salt and water mixture, without appreciable fabric damage.
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Kilis
Warehouse Fire Destroys Army Supply Depot
Washington January 14 A large quartermaster warehouse in the city burned this morning destroying about a million dollars worth of food and army supplies. Investigations into possible incendiary origin are underway.
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Washington, Jan
Supreme Court Rejects Rail Passenger Fare Increase
Washington on January 14 The Supreme Court ruled against railroads in their bid to raise passenger fares in a decision handed down today.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Russian Delegates Quit Brest Litovsk Peace Talks
Russian representatives again withdraw from the Brest Litovsk peace conference as Petrograd sentiment against Kaiser terms grows stronger amid proposed Polish and Baltic province arrangements.
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London
Brest-Litovsk
Petrograd
Poland
Baltic
Bagley Lands Ten as Heroes in Jones sinking report
Washington reports Lieutenant Commander David W. Bagley released a summary of the Jacob Jones disaster detailing 2 officers and 64 sailors lost. Seaman Philip J. Burger receives high praise for efforts to save lives amid the sinking after a German torpedo struck the destroyer December 26.
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Washington
Jan
Daniels
David W. Bagley
Jacob Jones
Bagley
F. Kalk
Wight
Jones
Dory
Philip J. Burger
Lansingburg
N. Y
No More Leaves for Him in the Trenches
A Paris war desk report recalls a Canadian soldier on leave declaring he will not return to the front after seventeen months away. He swears he will endure jail or punishment to stay out, saying the fighting is worse and the trenches feel like home. He vows to go back if needed, adding a grim resolve about duty.
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Paris
Logie the modest hero of Camp Borden legend
In Angus Ontario a Canadian correspondent recalls the arrival of Camp Borden and the lighthearted moment when a brigadier known as Logie meets locals. The officer, joking that Sir Sam Hughes is a prize boxer, smiles at the village’s warm welcome and his reputation for training thousands of recruits.
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Ontario
Can
Pine Plains
Camp Borden
Sam Hughes
Canada
Sam
Logie
General Logle
Toronto
Kaiser Cancels Peace Proposal In Brest-Litovsk Talks
Amsterdam dispatch reports Dr. Von Kuehlmann declaring the peace terms from Brest-Litovsk void after enemy powers did not accept them. He notes Russia's nonparticipation and separate peace talks may follow with the central powers and their allies resisting transfer of negotiations to neutral territory.
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Amsterdam
Brest-Litovak
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Brest-Litovsk
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Koffmann
Leon Trotzky
M. Trotzky
Czernin
Count Czernin
Brest-Litivsk
Russia
Stockholm
Dr. von Kuehlmann
Germany
Alfonso Dissolves Cortes. Elections Set for Feb 24
King Alfonso signed a decree dissolving the cortes. Elections will be held February 24 and the new parliament is to convene on March 18 in Madrid.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Cortes
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