General Wood wounded in arm in France during explosion
General Pershing reports Major General Wood slighted wounded in the arm by an accidental explosion in France. Five French soldiers killed and two American officers, Lieut. Col. Charles J. Kilbourne and Maj. Kenyon A. Joyce, slightly injured. Five U S infantrymen wounded in action January 21 and 22.
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C.E. Kilbourne
Maj
K. A. Joyce
Washington
Pershing
War Department
Wood
France
Charles BE. Kilbourne
Kenyon A. Joyce
United States Expeditionary Forces
Baker
Wershing
Charles J. Kilbourne
Army
Spies Assault U S Official in Washington
German agents in the nation’s capital are blamed for a murderous assault on William Churchill chief of the bureau of public information. He lay unconscious with a six inch gash in his head from a lead pipe blow. His office had translated papers used by the secret service to counter German activities in the United States.
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Washington
William Churchill
Bureau of Public Information
Churchill
Secret Service
Navy War Promotion Sees 176 Enlisted Men Made Temporary Warrant Officers
Secretary Daniels announced the promotion of 176 enlisted sailors to temporary warrant officers. This action was announced from Washington on January 26.
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Navy War Promotion
Washington
Daniels
Navy
Bombs Kill 3 Women in Treviso and Mestre
Paris reports two German raids repulsed in the Vosges while bombings in Treviso and Mestre killed three women and damaged three hospitals. Italian and British fronts show limited fighting with small operations near the Oise and in the Vosges.
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Italy
Italian War Office
Capo Sile
Viave
Teutonic
Treviso
Mestre
Berlin
Asingo
Brenta River
Monte Pertica
Paris
Fave River
Vosges
War Office
London
Reuter
France
St. Quentin
First American Planes Join Air Offensive Over German Bases
Four American planes attacked several German base cities deep behind the enemy trench lines yesterday. All four returned safely to American lines after the raid, marking the first participation of U S planes in the active offensive in the air in France.
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France
Bombing of Allied Hospitals Reported by Austrian Aviators
Cablegrams from Robert Perkins to Red Cross headquarters reveal Austrian raids on allied hospitals. A hospital at Castel near the Italian front was severely damaged in a recent attack. Allen B. Forbes named chairman of a three member adviser board for the Federal Reserve to review security issue applications.
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Washington
Red Cross
Cable Grams
Robert Perkins
American Relief Commission
Italy
Castel
France
Forbes
Federal Bank
Allen B. Forbes
Harris, Forbes & Co
Federal Reserve Board
Workers To Ge in Uniform Labor Leaders Aid in Weeding Enemies
Government warns of German plots to burn shipyards and halt production. Armed guards deployed at all yards with zones under military law. Shipyard workers will wear uniforms and form an industrial army to boost shipbuilding while labor leaders help root out spies. Twelve killed in Newport torpedo station blast. seven injured. three missing amid likely spy angle.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Hurley
Francis T. Bowles
Fleet Corporation
Charles Vlez
Chicago
Newark
N. J
New Jersey Guards
Richard M. Hurd
The
American Defense Society
Germany
Newport
Edward L. Beach
Goat Island
William Caswell
T. EB. Wyatt
John H. Connolly
David J. Sullivan
John F. Murphy
John A. Andrea
Joseph Frasier
George N. Spooner
Joseph Malooza
Joseph J. Pelletier
George Giblin
Timoty Fitzgerald
Pall River
Naval Hospital
Frank Vetri
Joseph Sullivan
George Buchanan
Joseph Walsh
James Mahoney
Fred Anderson
Frederick Mills
Marine
G. H. Bailey
Charles Gailleaux
Thelian
Baker Warns of Powerful German Submarine Offensive
Secretary of War Baker warns in his weekly European war review that Germany is poised to unleash its most powerful submarine offensive yet against Allied supply lines, signaling a major escalation in the Atlantic campaign. The forecast highlights growing threat to U S communications and logistics.
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Washington
Germany
Baker
Italian Air Expert D Annunzio Arrives to Supervise Caproni Planes
Capt Ago D Annunzio arrives in the United States to supervise Caproni airplane construction for the U S air fleet. He is an Italian aviation corps captain and chief engineer at Caproni, with 24 skilled workers accompanying him to assist in building the giant planes.
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Ago D’annunzio
Gabriele D’annunzioe
Italy
United States
Caproni
Uncle Sam
D’annunzio
Labor dispute ends in open shop amid wage questions
The Chicago packing house labor dispute reached an amicable settlement. An open shop is allowed during the war but with protections against discrimination for union members. An arbitrator will decide hours and wages, with awards retroactive to January 14. The agreement covers workers in Chicago and related cities and preserves union grievance procedures.
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Chicago Pacing House
Packers
Secretary of Labor
Chicago
East St. Louis
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
St. Joseph
Omaha
Denver
St. Paul
Sioux City
Wilson
Ertels
Train fire near Munich kills ten injures fifty
An express train between Berlin and Munich caught fire near Sehleiss heim six miles north of Munich after a benzine bottle exploded. Ten people were killed and fifty were injured reported by the Vossische Zeitung.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Munich
Sehleissheim
Vossische Zeitung
President Wilson Urges Nation to Save Food in War Time
President Wilson calls on all Americans to cut wheat and wheat product use by 80 percent and adopt meatless and wheatless days. He urges substitutes, reduced sugar use, and strict waste elimination to sustain allied war needs and public health. He notes Mondays and Wednesdays as wheatless days and Tuesdays and Saturdays as meatless and pork-free days.
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Europe
Food Administration
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Wilson's Cold Improves but Keeps Indoors
Wilson's cold showed some improvement but he remained indoors, with his condition described as better though not fully recovered.
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Wilson
Washington
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