Senators Demand Clarity as Baker Defends War Supply Claim
Secretary Baker faced sharp questions from the Senate Military Affairs Committee over his statement that initial war needs in France are met. Senators pressed on shortages in uniforms artillery and machine guns and urged precise scope noting that camps in the United States lag behind in equipment. Browning guns promised for February and frustration over transport and production delays were also discussed.
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Howle
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Wadaword
Italy
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Embargo Permits for Freight at New York Ports Adopted
A plan by A H Smith and Director General McAdoo creates a Freight Traffic Committee North Atlantic Ports to issue embargo permits for domestic carload freight to New York. Effective Jan 15, carriers must unload promptly or risk exclusion. applies to major ports and will extend as needed.
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Philadelphia
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Allied Nations
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Garfield urges city to conserve coal supply
Dr. H. A. Garfield, U S Fuel Administrator, says sufficient coal will be provided for New York to prevent suffering while the nation faces a sixty day period with no normal supply. He urges economy, and plans to curb nonessential industries and theatres. A federal seizure of hoarded coal is considered and distribution to war industries and households discussed with New York officials.
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Conservation Division
New York City
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Noyes
Hylan
A. N. Wiggin
New York State
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Wiggin
Hoover Urges Citizens to Save Food for Allies
President Hoover announces a voluntary conservation drive and moves to prosecute hoarding as part of a broader effort to ship more wheat meat and pork to England France and Italy. A new bill will enforce restrictions in manufacturing and public dining to prevent shortages and punish violators.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
England
France
Italy
America
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United States
Food Administration
Congress
Nore
Armount
Federal license proposed for private bond and stock issues
Washington January 11 1917 regulation of private securities will be proposed by the government Treasury to license each issue and to bar nonessential ventures. A government corporation may absorb approved issues and a proclamation may halt nonessential public works to fund the war effort.
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McAdoo
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Federal Reserve Banks
FederalReserve Board
Leffingwell
The
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
Congress
Chu Chin Chow Opens in New York Matinee Today
The Big Sucero show Chu Chin Chow debuts in Manhattan with matinee performances starting this afternoon. Show features a vivid stage presence and musical numbers attracting theatergoers downtown.
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Manhattan
Britain Decorates Turner Captain of the Lusitania
Captain Turner who commanded the Lusitania when torpedoed receives the fourth class of the Order of the British Empire. He later sailed again, was torpedoed again, and now commands a third ship, part of the mercantile marine heroes honored.
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New York Times
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Mercantile Marine
Turner
Lusitania
Tirpitz backs Flanders coast while questioning Belgian annexation
An Amsterdam dispatch to Central News Agency quotes Admiral von Tirpitz stating Germany must retain the Flanders coast but Belgium's annexation is unnecessary. He also notes that while many possibilities exist in the political scene, an armistice agreement to paralyze submarine operations is unlikely.
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Amsterdam
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Flanders
Belgium
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Teuton Peace Terms Rejected as Rail Conflicts Loom
A letter in the Kievische Volkszeitung warns Lithuania Courland and Poland that without joining Germany they risk rail shortages as German rolling stock would block wider Russian rails. It argues Germany could withhold passenger goods wagons and locomotives, pressuring these regions amid wartime conditions. The report notes Russia cannot supply necessary rails, potentially forcing Lithuania toward reconsidering independence as of January in The Hague.
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Russia
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Germans distort Wilsons speech blamed meddler in Europe
Berlin reports claim Germans misquote President Wilson and accuse him of meddling in European affairs. Lloyd George's London address is said to be garbled in transmission as officials anticipate Berlin releasing terms soon.
Extremists’ War Plans and Ukraine Talks in 1915
A New York Times special dispatch outlines the Bolsheviks’ preparations for conflict in Russia and the Ukrainian Republic’s independent stance at Brest-Litovsk talks. Amsterdam reports Germany and its allies withdrawing a general peace offer while resuming negotiations, and Ukraine asserts its international status and aims for a federal future.
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Russia
M. Bolu- Lowysch
Ukrainian Republic
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Rada
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Ukrainian People’s Republic
Ukraine
Holubowysch
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Germany
Hrest-Litovsk
Hertling to Reply on War Aims Speech Debates
Berlin reports Count von Hertling will address the Reichstag Main Committee Monday in reply to the war aims speeches of President Wilson and Prime Minister Lloyd George. Exchange Telegraph dispatches Copenhagen.
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Lloyd George
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Germans Lecture Trotzky Hoffmann Show Anger
German officials lecture Trotsky and Hoffmann expressing anger over what they call abuse of military institutions. They refuse to shift meeting venues but agree to conduct final negotiations and sign the treaty at a different location.
Dropping of No Annexation Spurs German Relief
A Brest Litovsk peace report cites Dr Richard von Kühlmann obeying orders to end the no annexation policy. The German Foreign Secretary’s Brest Litovsk address is said to be met with relief as Germany gains a free hand over Belgium Longwy and Briey.
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