War Dept Omits Casualty Addresses in Lists
The Committee on Public Information announced it would not issue casualty lists of American soldiers killed or wounded in France. The War Department will provide only names to the press, omitting home addresses, units, and arms, to prevent aid to the foe and reduce distress from identical names.
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Washington
Committee On Public Information
France
War Department
Crowell
General Pershing
Department
Pershing
United States
Wer Department
Adjutant General
Associated Press
Patriots in France Hold Line Against German Raids
In France northwest of Toul American patrols clash with German forces. Five Americans repelled a ten man patrol, leaving two Bavarians dead and two wounded who were captured. Germans sent bombs and aircraft sorties but caused no casualties as American anti aircraft fire and rifles halted the raid.
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France
Associated Press
Toul
No Man’s Land
Save Money On Automobile Insurance Offer Ad
Advertisement urges immediate contact with Chester M. Cloud Insurance at 35 Nassau Street to cut costs on your current automobile policy. Includes telephone number Cortlandt 607 for Cortlandt area residents.
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Chester M. Cloud
Nassau Street
Tel
Cortlandt
Advt
German Prize Crew Tried at Bombay for Murder
Melbourne report says Captain Pearse of the Red Cross describes a British gunboat forcing a German prize crew from the vessel Turritella to abandon ship off Perim. The Germans blew up the Turritella as Chinese workers were in the engine room and stoke hole. They were recently tried at Bombay for murder after being captured by the raider Wolf.
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Melbourne
Pearse
The
Red Cross
Perim
Stoke Hole
Bombay
Garros Recalls Escape and Air War Tactics
Roland Garros, famed French aviator, says he cannot recount his escape from Germany with Lt Antoine Marchal but insists the German threat remains. He warns of heavy defensive losses and notes Allied strategy aimed at weakening the German position. Food shortages in prison camps are reported as dire.
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Antoine Marchal
New York
Germany
Amsterdam
Garros
Affman
France
Chasse Escadrille
America
Nother
Guts Spring Coal Prices Set at 30 Cents
Consumers must file applications to certify their coal needs under the new price order. Severe penalties apply for hoarding or misrepresentation. Authorities urge restraint and orderly distribution of the Guts Spring Coal inventory at 30 cents per unit.
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New York City
Fuel Administration
National Retail Coal Merchants’ Association
The
United States Fuel Administration
Lack of Cal ker s Holds Back Ships Officials Aroused
A high ranking official notes that much of the published material on the issue is fictitious. He and Marchal refuse to reveal details, saying the reason is obvious and tied to keeping information from public view.
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Marchal
Kaiser Says Sword Is Best Protection In War Remarks
Amsterdam dispatch quotes Emperor William praising the German sword as best protection and foreseeing peace in the west. He thanks Philip Heineken and urges unity to sustain morale through the war and reconstruction, while Garros reflects on captivity and return to the front. Washington outlines a broad coal distribution plan to avert shortages with price and certification requirements.
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Amsterdam
Philip Heineken
North German Lloyd Steamship Company
William
Reichstag
Goethals Joins War Council Alongside Stettinius and March
The War Council was strengthened by adding Major General George W. Goethals Quartermaster General Edward R. Stettinius and Major General Peyton C. March. The trio joins existing members as the War Department enlarges its top planning body to better support Allied operations. March returns from France where he served as General Pershing's Chief of Artillery and brings frontline insight.
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New York Times
Washington
War Council of the War Department
Baker
George W. Goethals
Army
Edward R. Stettinius
Surveyor General of Supplies
Purchases
Peyton C. March
Bliss
France
Versailles
War Council
War Department
Sen. March
General Pershing
Germany claims open route to India via Russia
A Wolff Bureau dispatch from The Hague reports a direct free route through Russia to Persia and Afghanistan, suggesting possible Germanic access into Western Asia and India. The note notes Brest-Litovsk terms shifting Russian positions and mentions Turkish and German activity near Sin Kiang on the northeast fringe of Afghanistan and India's border.
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India
The
Hague
Russia
Persia
Afghanistan
Wolff Bureau
Asia
Brest-Litovsk
Ciscaucasian
Black Sea
Turkey
Peking
Sin Kiang
Peace Talks Amid Warlike Mood In Russia
Petrograd dispatch reports Russia signing a bitter peace but facing ratification battles at the All-Russian Assembly of Soviets in Moscow. Lenine urges peace as a step to renewed struggle, while Left Socialist Revolutionaries and Bolsheviks split over terms. a Moscow Assembly shift may reduce German pressure as publication warns against trusting Hoffmann Czernin.
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NEW York Times
Petrograd
Pepee
Russia
Assembly of Soviets
Moscow
Red Gazette
Left Socialist Revolutionaries
Bolsheviks
Lenine
Petrograd Soviet
Tilsit
Foreign Office
Pravda
Hoffmann
Czernin
Allied diplomats fear for India over Siberia intervention
Washington reports say Japan has not yet acted to occupy Siberia and will seek allied discussion. U S notes favor cautious Japanese involvement to protect its interests and deter German influence in Russia. Entente leaders weigh Japan’s role, with India’s security seen as a key consequence of any occupation plan.
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New York Times
Washington
Siberia
Japan
United States
Supreme War Council
Versailles
Kerensky
Tokio
Germany
Russia
Caucasus
India
Germans Organize Prisoners in Siberia and Reach of Japan Urged
London reports Lord Robert Cecil warns German prisoners in Siberia are being organized under a Prussian general. He cites Bolshevik anti Entente actions in Trans Caucasia and urges Japanese intervention to counter German expansion while praising Japan's loyalty as an ally.
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Germany
India
Robert Cecil
Entente
London
Siberia
Lord Robert
Trans-Caucasia
Persia
Tiflis
Russia
Robert
Japan
White Sulphur Springs Ad Offering The Greenbrier
European plan hotel advertisement for White Sulphur Springs and The Greenbrier with mention of curative waters and New York office listing Plasa ad.
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W. Ya
Greenbrier
N. Y
Plasa
Chu Chin Chow Big Month at Century Theatre
The advertisement notes Chu Chin Chow at the Century Theatre marked as the sixth big month of success in New York. An eight matinee today highlights the program as part of the ongoing run.
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Chu Chin Chow
Century Theatre
N. Y
Advt
Rest and be well at iGitove Park Imnai Asheville
An advertisement touts a park in Asheville North Carolina inviting visitors with a promise of top quality razors and a claim that the facility is free of invalids and children under ten in attendance.
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iGitove Park
Imnai
Asheville
N. C
Advi
Prairie guns Hookers Brentano’s siege News vt
Prairie paper reports Brentano’s store siege by Hookers, with details on involved parties and local response. Authorities tighten security as investigation continues. Public safety measures and community reactions outlined.
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the Prairie Guns
Brentano
Sie News Vt
Japan faces Siberia issue and shifted aims after Brest-Litovsk
The Frankfurter Zeitung argues Japan plans to clarify aims with allies before intervening in East Siberia. It notes Japan seeks to keep options open on retirement timing, ties to a future Russia, and emphasizes China and South Asia as core economic interests. It outlines war aims including Shantung, German colonies, and exclusive status in Asia, while criticizing annexation as unjustified.
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NEW York Times
Hague
March
Frankfurter Zeitung
Japan
Siberia
Vladivostok
Harbin
Kerensky
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
America
Asia
Amur
Sahalin
China
South Asia
Australia
Germany
Shantung
South Sea Islands
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Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jokers of America
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Pacific Coasty
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Teny
Fleet Corporation
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