Allies Face Food Crisis as Germany Holds Key to Peace
Reports allege that a severe food shortage could force Germany to import supplies or risk continued Allied occupation. The Allied food council warns that without imports Berlin’s population may starve, risking anarchy and jeopardizing peace prospects. Marshal Foch is instructed to enforce new armistice terms amid German reluctance to surrender concessions.
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Germany
United Press
Berlin
Marshal Foch
Bolshevik Ultimatum Threatens Swiss Citizens
Petrograd issues a threat to Swiss authorities demanding the release of thirty Bolsheviks jailed in Savan tan fortress Valais. If not freed, Swiss nationals will be shot. The movement aims to spread in Rhine towns and North Switzerland with Mad. Balonova returning secretly with millions of rubles for propaganda. police seek her.
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Geneva
Petrograd
Savantan
Valais
Rhine
Switzerland
Balonova
Connubial Complications London Armistice Terms
The armistice terms to be presented to Germany include retribution for murders of allied prisoners, surrender of stolen machinery to France and Belgium, German gold totaling over 500 million moved to a safe place, and other properties. Germany to release Ottawa Canal shipping and four million tons of stocks, with U boats to be handed over or destroyed. Reports note missing soldiers long presumed dead causing marital complications as widows remarry. Hindenburg to command troops opposing Polish forces in eastern Germany.
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London
Germany
Marshal Foch
France
Belgium
Berlin
Frankfort
Ottawa
Europe
Wen
German Warfare In East Africa in Our Area
Fragmented lines describe German troop movements and RAF searches in East Africa. Mentions Ewarts and a route to London, with soldiers and battles creating tense scenes amid the fighting and noise.
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East Africa
Unique Nation London War Bonds Reach Record Sum
The treasury reports that by January 13 total subscriptions to national war bonds since October 1, 1917 had surpassed £1.5 billion sterling. It notes the achievement as a unique milestone in the war effort.
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London
Treasury
Germany urged to compensate dependents of submarine victims
London reports say the International Federation of Seafarers proposes forcing Allied peace talks to address compensation for dependents of submarine victims. A London conference is planned for February 24 with British delegates to push a resolution that seamen refuse service to ships bound for Germany until compensation is secured. Leaders like J Havelock Wilson and Andrew Furuseth back a universal wage scale and broader seafaring issues.
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London
Germany
International Federation of Seafarers
J. Havelock Wilson
Intérngustal Seamen’s Union
Associated Press
Andrew Furuseth
United States
Buenos Aires Recovers From General Strike Aftermath
Situation Unormal in Buenos Aires as stores reopen with limited streetcar service. Police quell unrest amid arrests. authorities in Montevideo report tightening Bolshevik movement countermeasures. Troops surround Villa de Cerro to contain strike disorders near American packing operations.
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Tuenos Ayres
Senos Ayres
Barnos Ay
Montevideo
Villa de Cerro
Revolting Jail Birds and Berlin Burnings Reported
Berlin reports say rebels face a government backed by police and armed strength as Spartacists with jail records swell. Despatches describe riots near the foreign office and crown prince palace, with field guns exchanged and deaths and damage. Riga and Mitau describe Bolshevik advances and refugees flooding Mitau while Riga burns and soldiers flee.
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Stockhom
Berlin
Richiers
H Foreign Office
Cost for Food Relief Reaches Forty Million Dollars
The Paris steam supply and relief group, active for three days, concludes that the minimum needed to feed liberated nations from Belgium to Poland and Armenia until next summer is 40 million dollars.
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Paris
Belegium
Poland
Armenia
Women urged to read Medical Adviser for wartime care
The article extols brave women supporting wounded heroes and urges them to obtain the Medical Adviser by mail or at drug stores. It covers nursing, bandaging, anatomy, physical training and marriage guidance, praising Dr. Peres favorite Preserpen and related remedies as aids for women serving at home or abroad.
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Peres
Bcepital
Rromaan
Pierce
Courtwright St
Bridgeburg
Dat
Canada
Buffalo
Nev
Plan of Home Rule Offered
A British plan proposes Irish self rule granting the Irish Parliament jurisdiction over domestic affairs while maintaining a central imperial framework. It envisions provincial parliaments for Ulster and others, funding denominational education, and aims to satisfy Irish supporters and American opinion, with a model likened to a colonial peace approach.
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Dublin
Britain
Ulster
Hosabis
Submarine Gun Tests and British This Time
The report describes a British submarine cruiser armed with a 12 inch gun, capable of 24 knots on the surface and 20 knots submerged, displacing around 2000 tons surfaced and 2708 submerged. It notes dual propulsion, eight to ten torpedoes, two four inch guns, and claimed rapid submergence.
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Don
Admiralty
Ubes
Brass
Fave
Airplane travel to the peace conference from London to Paris
The Imperial party led by Hanley Page traveled by air from London to Paris to attend the peace conference, delaying two hours due to a storm. The plane flew low over London at seventy miles before landing in France. The rest of the delegation, including Botha Smuts and Hughes, went by special train from Charing Cross to Folkestone and crossed the channel with many newspaper reporters. War Council discussed the armistice and conference procedure, noting the absence of Signor Orlando delayed the French conference.
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London
Paris
France
Bi Botha
Smuts
Hughes
Charing Cross
Folkestone
Channel
War Council
Supreme War Council
Premiemenceau
Signor Orlando
British Troops Deliver Food to Vienna Unity Aid Convoy
A small body of British troops arrived with a convoy of trainload foodstuffs presented by the British army in Italy to Vienna's women and children. The reception was cordial but restrained, lacking overt excitement or enthusiasm.
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Vienna
Italy
Great
Eds
Lord Cecil Seeks League as Vital Force in World Peace
Lord Cecil urged that the league of nations be a central, binding force at once. He argued no government wishes interference in South Africa or in war-ruled territories, stressing liberty and self government. He noted Palestine and Constantinople as future receivers for bankrupt nations and predicted broad support from associated powers.
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Lord Cecil
League
Paris
League of Nations
Robert Cecil
Brindee
Fore
Associated Powers
Peace Congress
Palestine
Brsh
Riots Rage in Petrograd Over Hunger Crisis
Reports from Stockholm and Petrograd describe a bread shortage driving ten thousand people to march through the streets. Bolshevik troops reportedly fired on protesters as hunger spreads, with dispatches noting no bread in Petrograd and oats rationed. Propagandists allegedly infiltrate Finland and police uncover plots for a new invasion.
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Stockholm
Munger
Petrograd
Finland
Bolshevists
Forged Passport Ring Sentences and Prohibition Note
Baron Muench and Dane Edward Michael Zacho faced indictments for conspiracy after pleading guilty to attempting entry with forged credentials. Muench received three months in county jail while Zacho drew a one year term as part of the case. The report notes clemency for youth and prior imprisonment after battles in 1914. A separate note from Winnipeg reports temperance officials halting large sales of extracts, restricting purchases to two ounces per person.
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Dem B. Muench
Mnormer
Gerda
Bernstohil
Baron Muench
Edward Michael Zacho
Vernan Foreign Office
Zach
Riga
German Tussars
Winnipeg
End of War Signs London Auctions Huge Military Stores
Reports from London note government auctions of vast war assets as signs of end warfare. Items include factories, airplanes, nearly two hundred ships, tents, boots, and fabric goods. Canada plans clearance of Ashford Camp stores on January 28 with boots, bell tents, beds, handkerchiefs, timber, saddlery, and wire netting among Lots. In Halifax, Captain C Allan warns that Germany must be crushed again and that peace won’t end future German influence.
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London
Ashford
Germany
St. John
N. Bo
Mason
C. Allan
Halifax
Scoian
Strathcona
Orkney Islands
Miners Federation Demands De Nobling of War Injured
The South Wales Miners Federation unanimously resolves that British Army miners be denobilized at once and given work. It also seeks wages for those injured as if not hurt and training for all totally disabled at government expense.
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London
South Wales Minerv Federation
Eight Hour Day Adopted by New European Republics
The fragment notes that Paris and Czecho-Slovakia have adopted an eight hour day, labeling it a first in Europe. It mentions demobilized soldiers and wartime challenges, with effects on unemployment and northern Chemia. The text is incomplete and contains several garbled terms.
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Paris-Czecho-Slovakia
Chemia
Allies Must Be Prepared for Future Trouble in Germany
London reports the Allied discussions in Paris signal a dramatic shift in demobilization policy. Britain plans to maintain an army of occupation on the Rhine as demobilization accelerates, warning that in months there may be no Allied force in France to meet ongoing obligations.
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Germany
London
Paris
Europe
Rhine
France
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