Belgium Forced Labor Decrees Spark War Crimes Debate
A 1915 German decree forcing Belgian workers to aid the war effort is detailed, with Cardinal Mercier denouncing it as slavery. The piece traces subsequent deportations and labor policies under Hindenburg and Ludendorff, noting dramatic quotes and estimates of forced relocation and coercive measures during 1916.
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Gian
Committees On
Germany
Sauberzweig
Hindenburg
Ludendorf
Whitlock
Teuton's Peace Conditions At Brest Litovsk Conference
The Teutons present no annexations or indemnities and favor self determination for nations. Count Czernin states central powers seek a general peace with guarantees for violated rights and mutual respect among belligerents. Russia demands full protection of minor nationalities and accurate guarantees in any peace terms. The position was presented at the Brest Litovsk talks.
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Teuton
Teutona
Russia
Czernin
Count Czernin
Trail of rapine and ruin in German indictment
The indictment highlights destruction of cities and isolated buildings, a pattern of taking hostages to punish innocents, systematic forced labor and deportations to Germany, and punitive fines and mistreatment of Belgian inhabitants for German failures.
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Germany
Supervisors Oust County Treasurer Fred Warning
St Louis The St Clair county board voted 34 to 6 to oust Fred Warning as county treasurer at a Belleville special meeting after County Auditor Eckert reported $79 160 30 unaccounted funds. U S Guarantees Roads on Income plan announced by President Wilson cites ICC figures of net operating income for 1915 1916 1917 averaging 947 207 471.
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St. Louis
St. Clair
U. S
New York
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Americans Reach Tokyo As They Seek Vladivostok Aid
316 American railroad engineers have arrived in Nagasaki from Vladivostok. John F. Stevens who led the American railroad commission to Russia has reached Yokohama. The United States government has asked Japan to halt ships carrying supplies to Vladivostok. At least ten ships are bound for the Russian port in the Pacific.
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Brussels
Germany
Belgium
Gare du Midi
Commission For Relief
Vladivostok
Tokio
Nagasaki
John F. Stevens
American Railroad Commission
Russia
Yokohama
United States
Japan
Pacific
Income tax guidance for 1918 fronts nationwide visit plan
Government revenue officials will tour every county from January through March to assist taxpayers in filing returns. Unmarried individuals with net income over 1000 or married heads of family with income over 3000 must file. Penalties include fines up to 1000 and imprisonment, with exemptions and deductions clarified by agents.
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Washington
Mutt Tx
Internal Revenue
War Revenue Net
United States
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Porsone
British War Cabinet Messages Reach India and Wilson
London dispatches report Lloyd George sending new year goodwill to the viceroy of India and President Wilson while Allies exchange messages of unity. In Washington, officials warn of German and Bolshevik efforts to influence peace talks and a Russian front shift. Petrograd notes claim Bolsheviks arrested American railway mission members at Inkutsk and unconfirmed reports suggest Lieut. I. G. Korniloff may be dead.
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London
India
Hritieh
Lloyd George
Ruse
Grove
Wilson
League of Free Nations
Ap the Guardian of Justice
Washington
Germins
United States
Brande
Inkutsk
Siberia
Exchange
Petrograd
I. G. Korniloff
Messin
Federal Reserve Board
Home style meals proof you need not pay high costs
Readable recipe collection from a 19th or early 20th century kitchen, showing inexpensive dishes like Beef Liver With Onions and Hominy and Tomato, Vegetable Chowder, Dried Beans With Cream, Bean Loaf, Rice Cups With Marmalade, Orange Washing ton Pie, Banana Salad, and various fruit salads. It also includes notes on cooking tips, desserts, and a moral line about frugality and prudent living. Strong entities include Emerson and various food terms, though some text is garbled. The piece mixes recipes with editorial voice promoting thrift and wholesome eating.
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Turk
Steve
Souson
British Halt Huns At Cambrai as Allies Gain Seven Miles
British forces halted German attacks at Cambrai while making gains of seven miles on the western front. Unofficial dispatches report fierce fighting for Welsh ridge, with repeated take and retake actions as the front line shifted. The Turkish attempt to retake Jerusalem failed, and British counterattacks extended territory along the Plave river.
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Alles
Holy City
London
Cambrai
Hale
Plave
Jerusalem
Fires Raze Heart of Norfolk Kills and Wounds Many
In Norfolk Virginia near the business district including the Monticette hotel, a series of explosions and fires destroyed structures causing one death and many injuries. Naval authorities and police, with 2,500 sailors, secured order as suspects were rounded up. A martial law mood touched city leadership and public safety efforts.
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Norfolk
Businear
Monticette Hotel
Mayo
Padua Cathedral Bombing Reports Damage Across City
The war office announces the Padua cathedral facade torn down by bombs dropped by enemy airmen. The basilica of the Santo and the municipal museum also sustained damage. Harry F. Vories of Chicago will head the Food Administration's department of baking.
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Padua
Rome
War Office
Vories
Washington
Harry F. Vories
Chicago
The
Food Administration
Department of Commercial
Daking
Experiments with Rice Hull Briquets and Cotton Compression
Experiments using rice hulls with binding agents produced briquets that heated well but were not yet cost effective due to binding costs. Work continues to develop an economically viable briquet. Separately, cotton compression tests show density varies by country with Egyptian packing around 37 lb/ft3 and Indian, Chinese practices reaching 45 to 60 lb/ft3, revealing substantial international differences.
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National Geographical Magazine
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Ingrabant
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