War Cabinet Fight Poised As Senate Debate Looms
Washington January 22 A clash over a war cabinet and munitions director bill heats as Chamberlain and allies plan to push it to the Senate Military Committee for debate. President Wilson backs the administration line and warns against delays while surveys show shortages in cantonment equipment and a broad war effort gaining momentum.
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Chamberlain Sees Roosevelt to Press War Inquiry
Senator Chamberlain plans to press the war inquiry, addressing the military affairs evidence and arguing for accountability. He will remind the public that the investigation led to removals and a War Department reorganization, while the Senate remains undeterred by White House opposition.
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Roosevelt Aids Efficient Men to Speed War in Washington
In Washington on January 22 Theodore Roosevelt said he would back every efficient man and oppose every inefficient one to speed the war. He questioned President Wilson’s loyalty in light of Chamberlain and Stone remarks, and prepared for meetings with Senator Chamberlain and Representative Baer to discuss how to advance the war effort amid Republican concerns.
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North Dakota
Tell Your Americans To Come Quickly Triumphs in Wartime France
Premier Clemenceau’s urgent call echoes through The Tribune report from Paris on the eve of a decisive year in World War I. The piece recounts Clemenceau’s plea for American aid as Austria-Hungary faces a deep economic crisis, strikes surge, and German forces threaten.
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Butler Pledge Hoover Aid by Elite New York Butlers
One hundred butlers from William Rockefeller J P Morgan Cornelius Vanderbilt and others met at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church to discuss food conservation. They pledged to uphold Mr Hoover and the Administration and to lead by example in reducing waste. Reports will go to the local Food Administrator.
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J. P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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Herbert €. Hoover
National Food Administrate
British Labor Seeks Peace at Conference in Nottingham
At a joint Trades Union Congress and Labor party gathering in Nottingham a plan was endorsed to build a national labor memorial in London for freedom and peace. Arthur Henderson urged a lasting stance in international politics and a peace settlement, while leaders from Bolshevik and socialist circles addressed the session.
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New Diving Shell to Sink U Boats
The navy has developed a non ricochet anti submarine shell that dives upon impact and can detonate at contact or at a preset depth. It travels underwater to explode against a submerged submarine’s side, improving effectiveness even when shots miss direct hits.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Navy
Austria Strikes Ebb As Envoys Rush To Berlin
Reports from London say Austria’s strike movement largely ended Monday as workers returned to duties or met to decide on actions. Across the empire including Galicia, demonstrations and food protests had become politicized with peace as a goal. Austrian officials seek to quiet unrest with Socialists’ support while radical elements call for more lenient terms and release of Friedrich Adler. Gratz saw soldiers abandon machine guns as crowds rioted amid shortages and clashes.
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Coal Famine Urges McAdoo Action On Short Supply
Washington report notes tightening Hoover conservation rules to cut meat and wheat use with two wheatless days two porkless days and one beefless day. Garfield asks McAdoo to embargo noncoal freight for a few days as New York faces severe shortages and shutdowns persist across industries.
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Not A Theft at All The Great Mail Sack Heist
Eight sacks of mail containing up to 1.1 million dollars were declared stolen from the New York Pennsylvania Terminal general office. Inspectors later recovered all eight sacks in a little used corner, with contents intact, suggesting the heist had been staged or misread. Charles J. Richardson, 666 Ninth Avenue, held on 26000 bail. prosecutors expect more arrests as the investigation continues.
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Goeben Was Clever but Not Clever Enough
In a British Admiralty report from Saintinople via London the Dardanelles action is recounted. The Sultan Selim and Midalla cruisers attacked near Imbros with torpedo boats, destroying two enemy monitors Raglan and another 9 inch gun ship, a transport, a signal station, and depots. On the return the Midally struck mines and was sunk.
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G O P to Give Women Part in National Affairs
A Republican sub-committee endorsed measures to conciliate Progressives and enlist women in party organizations. The plan calls for a 1916 campaign committee, uniting progressive and advisory groups, and creating an advisory women’s committee for future campaigns. Votes were 5 to 4 with named supporters and opponents. No chair succession discussed.
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A. T. Vert
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Nebraska
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Willcox
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Iowa
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Indiana
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Virginia
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New Hampshire
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U. S. Troops in France Praised for Clean Living by Pershing
Washington dispatch reports General Pershing cableto Secretary Baker praising American troops in France as the cleanest, most devoted soldiers. He cites a rigid daily program, open-air exercise, simple diet, and strict bans on strong drink and sexual evils. American mothers may be assured their sons are a credit to the nation.
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Kansas
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Saloon Classified as Amusement Place Under New Rule
Jan 92. Walter D. Sayre, county fuel committee chair, rules saloons are not industries but places of amusement. They may stay open on heatless Mondays yet must close on the nine Tuelless Tuesdays, limiting operation.
Garfield Urges Embargo on Nonessential Freight Fed by Coal
Garfield asks Director General McAdoo to impose a temporary embargo on accepting freight by railways except coal and food to ensure fuel movement this week as rail traffic surges after a five day industrial suspension. McAdoo doubts the need, citing government pooling and priority for coal and food, while promising to study Garfield’s data on coal output and explore a cross-hall scheme.
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