Six States Ratify Federal Dry Amendment in One Day
Washington dispatch reports six states completed ratification of the Federal dry amendment, bringing total ratifications to two dozen plus. Legislatures yet to act include seven more, with Wisconsin signaling ratification tomorrow and Illinois, Arkansas, Indiana approving measures this week. A Chicago anti prohibition committee forms as dry states brace for a referendum.
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New York Senate Expected to Vote Down Dry Resolution
New York Senate faces a vote against a dry resolution as leaders plan a joint hearing next Tuesday on the Thompson McNab bilateration. Senator Thompson of Niagara leads the push, seeking signatures to force a count of the Senate majority.
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German Captives to Rebuild France Planned labor program
Paris January 14 The cabinet decided that German war prisoners will be used in reconstruction work in liberated districts. A minimum of 200000 will be employed in the devastated regions by March 20.
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McCormick Resigns as Democratic Party Chairman
Washington dispatch notes that McCormick has resigned as chairman of the Democratic National Committee and is being considered for the post of American Ambassador to France to succeed William Graves Sharp. Sharp's own resignation is in the President's hands, with no formal announcement yet.
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Greece Would Close Aegean Sea to Bulgars
Paris dispatch quotes Greek Foreign Minister M. Politis stating Constantinople should be adjudicated to Greece for a time with guarantees for Bosporus freedom. He adds Bulgaria must be denied access to the Aegean to secure Western Europe, warning against Austro-German dominance in the region.
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Colonel Hovde Improves Believed To Be Out Soon
Colonel Edward M. Hovde has been slightly ill for several days but was better today and expects to be out again soon. An unconfirmed report of Colonel House's death circulated in the financial district yesterday.
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Ukrainians Kill 2000 in Raids On Przemysl
A Vienna dispatch reports two thousand killed at Pyal Galicia as Ukrainians bombard Przemysl by land and air. Conditions are dire with gas and electric plants destroyed, and water and food scarce. A separate report from Warsaw notes a pogrom in Herditsehew, the Jewish capital of Ukraine, with hundreds killed and wounded as violence erupts amid Bolshevik tensions.
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Bolsheviki Defeated In South Prisoners And Guns Captured
In Southern Russia near the Kutna River in the Caucasus General Venekine defeated the Bolsheviks. About one thousand prisoners were taken and Alexandria Grushev ska fell after two days of fighting. The Bolsheviks lost light field guns and machine guns. Concurrently at Ufa the Bolshevik siege faced railway sabotage as retreating forces regrouped despite heavy fighting and treachery among railway workers.
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Bolsheviks Move Toward Warsaw Threaten Vilna Fate
Soviet columns push on Warsaw from Vint Pan towards Lida Mosty and Brent Litovek as German withdrawal from Bialystok slows progress. Estimates place 40 000 Bolsheviks near Nieman River, with potential Polish counteractions from Posen. Reports of Berlin Spar theide boosts reach in Warsaw.
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Roosevelt Aids Village Near Burial Site
President Theodore Roosevelt before his death urged the American Red Cross to donate six thousand dollars from his Nobel Prize share to Chamery village near where his son is buried. The Red Cross commission in France is studying how best to use the funds and inform the population of the village.
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Reds threaten to shoot 30 Swiss in reprisal
Geneva reports the Bolshevik government in Petrograd sent an ultimatum to Swiss authorities demanding release of thirty Bolsheviks jailed in Savalun Fortress Valais. If not freed by February 1, Swiss citizens in Petrograd would be shot without trial. Indignation rises as Bolshevik influence grows in Rhine towns and North Switzerland. Police search for Angelica Balabanova who supposedly financed propaganda.
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Ebert Orders Public Armed To Curb Reds
London dispatch reports German government plans to arm civilians to defend Berlin and halt unrest as Noske announces troops will be retained to protect forthcoming elections. Dispatch notes high casualties from recent fighting and court martial actions, with continuation promised on page three.
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U. S. to Press Monroe Doctrine Amid League Demands
Dispatch reports the United States seeks to preserve the Monroe Doctrine while backing a League plan. Talks in Paris involve shipping, food relief, and using idle German cargo and passenger ships to feed Europe and transport American troops. Delegations from U S Treasury and allied nations push for two million tons of German cargo and one million tons of passenger ships under American operation.
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Allies to Seize All Hidden U Boats
Paris January 14 Allied council report says the Inter Allied Commission that visited Kiel and Wilhelmshaven found submarines under construction in slips and deemed they would be overlooked. Germany argued they could retain vessels. Discoveries at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven led to broader findings and the armistice terms now require surrender of all subs already built and destruction of those on the ways.
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French Insist Cecil Opposes Poland Is Lost World Police
Paris reports detail Allied debates on Poland and American stance. Secretary Lansing denies U S troop intervention and aid to Poland while Britain favors action and France urges movement. Lord Robert Cecil outlines a league of nations relying on moral force and no universal army, with an international secretariat and a main tribunal to review disputes.
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British Submarine With 3000 Mile Radius Unveiled
The Admiralty disclosed Britain has built submarines rivaling German claims with surface speed up to twenty four knots, eight to ten torpedo tubes and internal combustion motors. Displacement about 2000 tons surfaced, 2700 submerged, length 940 feet, beam 26 feet, cruising radius 3000 miles. Designed to counter torpedo boat destroyers, a 12 inch gun variant is reported but details remain unreleased.
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Armistice Envoys Start for Treves as Peace Talks Progress
Paris dispatch reports armistice envoys begin for Treves while Wilson and Allied leaders hold Paris talks. debate over language rules and representation dominates Supreme War Council sessions. American delegates push for inclusion of terms in any final treaty as 40 proposed League of Nations plans circulate.
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