Czar's Victory in New German Poland Drive
Petrograd dispatch reports shattered Turkish forces in Trans-Caucasia were pursued by Russians with 36 000 prisoners and many guns. Ninth and Tenth Turkish corps annihilated. Ardahan retaken. Sari Kamysh secured, threatening Kars and Tiflis. Germans renew north Poland push toward Warsaw. Hindenburg shifts 200 000 men from central front to bolster northern attack. Austrians retreat in Uzok Pass as Russians gain oil regions and press Cracow and Bukowsca fronts.
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Grand Duke
Nicholas
War Office
Sari-Kamysh
Keres
Ardahan
Sari Kamysh
London
Uzok
Carpathian Mountains
Francis Joseph
Mazurian
East Prussia
Poland
Cracow
Bukowsca
Russia
Silesia
Powder Mill Blast Shakes Delaware and Pennsylvania
A large Dupont Powder drying mill at Rockland yards near Wilmington exploded destroying powder and injuring watchman John Meredith. The blast damaged nearby property and was felt across the state line into Pennsylvania. a gale buoy drifted 18,000 miles after breaking free in the St. Lawrence river.
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Delaware
Pennsylvania
Wilmington
Del
Dupont Powder Company
Rockland Yards
John Meredith
St. Lawrence River
Suspected Spy Shown Blindfolded by French Troops in Belgium
French forces march a blindfolded man from a Belgium line amid wartime suspicion. Reports describe the accused as a suspected spy amid tense border police actions and Allied operations in the region.
Victory Sure Kitchener Reports War Progress in Lords
Lord Kitchener in the house of lords voiced strong confidence about the war outcome. He cited six weeks of allied gains in the east and west, noted French progress in Alsace and the Rhineland, praised Russian and Servian attacks, and announced British expeditionary forces in France would be reinforced with territorial units and a new division including a Canadian regiment.
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London
Lord Kitchener
House of Lords
Commons
Kitchener
Rbelne
Alsace
Poland
Russia
John French
France
Wilson Opposes Constitutional Amendment for Woman Suffrage
President Wilson reiterates opposition to a federal amendment for woman suffrage after meeting with the Wilson and Marshal Democratic league. He admires the suffrage effort but insists voting rights should come from state action, not federal mandate. The gathering included nearly 100 prominent Democratic women from across the nation. German casualties total 796,044 as lists show 24,971 killed, wounded or missing, with regional and naval breakdowns. A new railroad in German East Africa is slated to open next year to aid development of 384,000 square miles of territory.
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Washington
Jan
Wilson
Wilson and Marshal Democratic League
Democratic Women of America
Copenhagen
Berlin
Wartemburg
Yser
German East Africa
Allies Batter German Lines Near Alsace and Belgium
London, Jan 7 French reports claim gains at four points from the North Sea to Alsace, with advances northwest of Rheims and in the Argonne. Germans counter that French trenches were occupied near Sennheim and in upper Alsace, while bombardment continues behind the front as Alpine troops suffer casualties.
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North Sea
Alsace
Paris
Rhelims
la Grarie
Courte Chaussee
le Pretre
Rheims
Argonne
le Grune
Bagatelle
Tion
Thann
Upper
Steinbach
Daribald
Sennheim
Cernay
Souain
Angonne
French Traitor Executed After German Raid Bomb Falls
Paris reports a French railway worker executed for providing information that led to a German aerial raid on Furces during President Poincare’s visit. A bomb from a German plane exploded near him, ending his life.
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Paris
Furces
Poincare
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