Trotzky Leads The Debate On Peace Terms In BrestLitovsk Talks
The article reports a bitter discussion at BrestLitovsk with Leon Trotzky opposing a joint peace clause. General Hoffmann rebuked the Russian tone, while German demands to hold captured lands like Courland and Lithuania were pressed. The conference adjourned with no resumption date.
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Amsterdam
Wolff Bureau
Berlin
Brest-Litovsk
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Persia
M. Trotzky
Aso
Poland
Courland
Lithuania
Hoffmann
Riga
Gulf of Riga
von Kuehlmann
Coal supply situation worsens nationwide
Washington reports say the coal situation is growing more serious with widespread shipments halted at terminals in the middle West and East due to severe weather. Fuel Administrator Garfield cites administrators noting coal that left four to five days ago is stalled at terminals amid the cold.
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Washington
Garfield
Middle West
East
Junkers Gain Power in Germany as Chancellor Crisis Looms
Reports from German papers through neutral channels indicate the militarist and annexationist faction has seized the upper hand. The struggle centers on the succession of Count von Hertling as imperial chancellor, with rumors of his resignation due to ill health. Vorwaerts cites a shift toward extensive annexations and a possible military dictatorship tied to Kuehlmann's departure.
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London
Germany
Junkers
Count von Hertling
Hertling
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Richard von Kuehlmann
Zurich
Vienna
Yarmouth Bombed as German Shells Hit English Coast
British report states Yarmouth was shelled from the sea Monday night with about 20 shells. Three people killed and ten injured. Fire began at 10 55 p m and lasted five minutes. Yarmouth, a key North Sea port, suffered material damage but no serious losses.
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Yarmouth
Scarborough
North Sea
Karlsruhe
Great Opposition To Garfield Moves Toward Senate
A coordinated effort to suspend the Federal Fuel Administration coal order seeks to halt five day shutdowns and Monday rest days across most eastern states and parts of the midwest. If unchanged, most regions would close Friday and reopen Tuesday, with few exemptions until March 25. A New York coalition urges removal of the administration, and President Wilson may consider a successor to Dr Garfield.
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United States
Federal Fuel Administrator
Washington
Mississippi
Minnesota
Louisiana
New York
Fuel Administration
Wilson
Garfield
War Industries Chief Calls For Direct War Department Reorg
Daniel Willard, head of the War Industries Board, testified to the Senate Military Committee that a government minister of munitions should be tried out, moving away from advisory roles. He praised several leaders but urged replacing volunteers with active managers to strengthen democracy in wartime. The National Defense Council has aided the government, he said.
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Daniel Willard
War Industries Board
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Willard
Council of National Defense
Frank A. Vanderlip
Bernard Baruch
John A. Ryan
Russia
Amperica
Sir Auckland
Italian POWs Forced to Work in Fire Zone in Flanders
Amsterdam reports Italian prisoners of war moved to Flanders where they are compelled by German forces to work in the fire zone. Several have been killed or wounded according to the newspaper Les Nouvelles.
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Flanders
Amsterdam
Les Nouvelles
Five Die in House Fire Near Marion Ohio
A farmer named Chris Hauk his wife and their three young children perished when a blaze consumed their rural home near Marion Ohio. Neighbors who saw the flames could not reach the victims in time to save them.
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Ohio
Farmer
Marion
Chris Hauk
Here
Hauk
Treatment Denied for POWs Says Berlin Dispatch
Copenhagen reports Berlin dispatches stating Germany will not treat American prisoners of war more harshly than others. The denial addresses concerns over brutal treatment and reiterates intent to follow conventions.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Berlin
U S Brands Caillaux and Berlin Links Revealed
Paris reports arrest of former French Premier Caillaux tied to a 1915 cable from Secretary Lansing indicating Caillaux sought talks with Berlin through Count von Luxburg while in Argentina. Evidence expected to be published in the United States as newspapers weigh government proof and potential peace terms.
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Paris
Caillaux
Lansing
Washington
M. Caillaux
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Count von Luxburg
Ferman
Germany
America
Humanine
Radical
M. Calllaux
Pope Sees No Peace Hopes Amid Wartime Deliberations
Rome report says Vatican sources inform Pope Benedict XVI that there is no encouragement for peace talks now. He will suspend judgment on the peace situation until governments issue formal statements.
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Rome
Vatican
Austria
Germany
Pope Benedict
Camp Custer orders force medical treatment for injured soldiers
Select men at Camp Custer in Battle Creek face court martial if they refuse medical treatment after injury. War department orders require a three surgeon board to decide necessity, and posts in barracks announce the policy.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Camp Custer Cantonment
War Department
Washington
Washington moves to curb nonessential industries
Washington on January 15 issued a plan to temporarily curtail all nonessential industries to aid war efforts. Fuel Administrator Garfield is drafting a sweeping order that would affect many sectors not vital to the prosecution of the war.
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Washington
Garfield
Fate of War on Britain hinges on manpower needs
Sir Auckland Geddes warned London that Britain must enlist a half million more troops and mobilize millions more workers to sustain the war effort. He cited Russia’s collapse freeing Austro German units, France’s exhaustion, and America’s unready stance, insisting Britain alone must fill the gap with manpower and industrial support.
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Sir Auckland Geddes
Great Britain
Russia
House of Commons
America
France
Britain
Italy
Sir Auckland
Ireland
Roumania
Food Bill Introduced to Enforce Kitchen Conservation
In Washington on January 16 the Food Administration's sweeping measure to impose compulsory conservation across the nation was introduced in both houses. Senator Pomerene of Ohio filed it in the Senate and Representative Lever of South Carolina in the House. The bill authorizes the president through the Food Administration to impose any restrictions to conserve food on any group or individual with drastic penalties for noncompliance.
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Food Administration
Congress
Pomerene
Ohio
Senate
Representative Lever
South Carolina
Pomerene Lever
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