Stettinius Named Surveyor General of All Army Purchases
Edward I Stettinius of New York and formerly Chicago is appointed surveyor general for all army purchases. He will coordinate production across five army bureaus and oversee allied war material procurement. The move centralizes wartime supply under one authority and reflects administration support for a munitions director plan. He has led allied purchases since the war began and is 53, a former president of Diamond Match, native of St Louis.
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Edward I. Stettinius
New York
Chicago
Baker
Edward RR. Stettinius
Ordnance
Stettinius
Europe
United States
War Department
Munitions Ministry
Senate
Great Britain
J. P. Morgan & Co
Diamond Match
J. P. Morgan, & Co
Diamond Match Company
St. Louis
Chamberlain
St. Louis University
Chicago Club
Chicago Athletic
Engineers
Lotus
Mackay Cyclone Wrecks Queensland Seaport Town
Mackay in Queensland was hit by a cyclone causing a tidal surge and floods with heavy property damage. Fourteen bodies have been recovered and relief efforts mobilize as authorities coordinate aid for food and other essentials in the sugar port on the Pioneer river.
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Mackay
Queensland
Germany and Wilson share aim for seas freedom says Hertling
Berlin January 26 Chancellor von Hertling told the reichstag main committee that Germany and President Wilson share the aim of free seas navigation in war and peace. He urged England to relinquish fortified points on key routes like Gibraltar Aden Hongkong and the Falklands to secure future navigation.
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Reichstag
Germany
Wilson
England
Gibraltar
Aden
Hongkong
Falkland Islands
Congress
Malta
Falkland Isles
League of Peoples
Reichstag Committee
Hertling
German Revolt Rumors Across Berlin Bread Riots
Reports from Amsterdam claim a sweeping German revolt with bread riots in Berlin and many wounded as authorities crack down on peace agitators, though confirmation is lacking.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Berlin
Reform War Work From Washington Highlights Wilson Efforts
A high war department official in Washington praises President Wilson for overhauling the War Department in sixty days transforming it from a broken system into a disciplined organization. The president plans to present details to Congress and the public to end criticism and avoid disruptive reforms. In Washington the president canceled yesterday’s engagements and stayed at the White House study amid a tense international scene and war department scrutiny.
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Providence Journal
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Wilson
White House
Anna Held Recovering From Illness in Milwaukee
Milwaukee January 26 Anna Held the actress who was admitted to a local hospital last week is reported well on the road to recovery.
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Anna Held
Milwaukee
Anna_ Held
Plan to cut flour sales to boost ally exports
Washington on January 25 reports the food administration weighs a plan to force reduction in flour sales from mills to consumers. Millers wholesalers retailers and bakers may be required to limit sales to 75 percent of current levels to build a large export surplus of flour for the Allies.
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The
Food Administration
Gorgas Identifies Sewage, Crowding in Camps as Epidemic Causes
Surgeon General Gorgas told the Senate military committee that lack of proper sewage and overcrowding in National Guard and army camps fuel epidemics. He said war department ignored recommendations for fully equipped hospitals and sanitary arrangements. He noted high pneumonia from measles, and that orderlies are poorly trained compared with nurses, with 80 000 medical corps men vs 100 000 needed.
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War Department
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Pershing
Foresees Attacks on Allies on Western Front
London reports Col. C. A. Repington warns in the Post that Britain’s western front is strained as Germany amasses 165 divisions, more than all Allied forces combined excluding Italy. He predicts major attacks and notes American troop influx is slower than expected.
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C. A. Repington
Lloyd- George
War Cabinet
Bridges
Balfour
United States
Austria Moves to Peace Talks With Russia Based on No Annexations
Vienna dispatch quotes Count Czernin in the Reichstag asserting Austria-Hungary will seek peace with Russia only on terms of no annexations and no indemnities. He rejects Wilson’s internal politics advice, urges a broader discussion among nonbelligerents, and proposes America mediate with Entente powers on peace conditions.
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France
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Exechange Telegraph Company
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Reichstag
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Pope Benedict
House of Hohenzollern
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Austria-Hungary
Belgium
Turkey
Nurse and Soldier Die in France from January 22
Washington reports two more Tollonian deaths in France. Private Fred Thompson was killed in action January 22 and Florence Hinton, a nurse, died of meningitis. Thompson's brother Ralph Thompson lives in Georgetown and Miss Hinton resided at 1502 East Wood Street, Decatur. General Pershing issued a cable with no engagement details for January 22.
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France
Fred Thompson
Florence Hinton
Thompson
Ralph Hves
Georgetown
Miss Hinton
East Wood Street
Decatur
General Pershing
Ban on Candy for the Navy
Discovery of impurities in candy for navy sailors led to an order suspending candy sales and halting further purchases while officials investigate. No confirmation of powdered glass or sickness has been reported.
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Navy Department
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Los of Life
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Brest-Litovsk
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Roumania
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Romania
War Office
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