Italians claim major Asiago basin breakthrough
Rome reports 1,500 prisoners captured in a great Asiago basin drive, including 62 officers, with allied artillery dispersing reinforcements in Nos and Campomulo valleys. Berlin admits reverses as Italian assault extends along the Asiago front. twelve German airships downed.
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Asiago Basin
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Cam
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London
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Berlin War Office
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Associated Press
Campomulo
Government Control of Railways to Be Limited
The U S Senate interstate commerce committee voted 7 to 6 to limit government control of railroads to one seat after the war. Amendments seek to grant the president power to end federal control, facing opposition that argues it enlarges executive power. Railroads push for the change as hearings accelerate to determine railroad securities and next actions. Reports also note Allied and French actions in Europe with patrols, bombardments, and operations in Macedonia and Alsace.
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United Preas
Washington, D. C
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
McAdoo
Anderson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
House Committee
Alfred P. Thom
Messare
Hobo Convention Opens in Indianapolis Amid Turmoil
Opening of the thirteenth annual hobo convention in Indianapolis is marred by cut rail beams and missing rods lowering attendance. A Bolsheviki movement seeks to unseat Charlie Kruse as president, with Cornelia Harvey arriving on a Big Four train to back the revolution. A large public feed is planned for Wednesday night featuring Tangle Cook Ketley and his rumored fortified mix.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Boston Jones
Ketley
German Workers Strike Report Near Kiel
Report that German workmen in a torpedo factory near Kiel had struck was received there today. The dispatch notes a sudden stoppage at the plant and raises tensions over wartime labor in Germany. The brief item conveys the strike as a developing wartime labor incident.
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United Press
Amsterdam
Kiel
Barracks Fire Destroys Records At 337th Infantry HQ
Fire started in the kitchen of the officers headquarters at Camp Custer Michigan today destroyed valuable records and damaged the barracks. Gas masks nearby were used as personnel were ordered inside to save records and equipment.
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United Press
Camp Custer
Mich
337Th Infantry
Flood Devastates Kentucky and Nearby States
Ice floes sweep down the Tennessee and Ohio rivers wrecking river craft and swelling floods in Kentucky West Virginia and Tennessee. Dozens of boats are missing or sunk with losses estimated over 200000 and potential to rise further as bridges and docks fail and communication lines break off.
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Washington, D.C
Railway Administration
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Kentucky
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Tennessee
Laldeagle
Spreedevale
Madurah
Cafro
Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland
Burnside
Knoxville
Tennessee River
United Press
Cincinnati
Todd
Virginia
Rathgad
Jackson
Logan
W. Va
Paducah
Ohio
Ducks Harbor
Ohio River
Illinois Aviator Killed in Frontline Patrol Near Belfort
Paris dispatch reports Demaresque Spencer of Highland Park Illinois killed returning from patrol near Belfort crossing German lines. A Franco American flyer, he earned his pilot brevet October 21 last year. Spencer, twenty one, Yale graduate, was poised to join U S naval aviation service.
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Paris
Demaresque Spencer
Highland Park
Belfort
Spencer
Yale
United States Naval Aviation Service
Bolshevik split over peace plans shocks Petrograd
Dispatches from Petrograd and London report a Bolshevik rift over peace terms with Germany with a faction opposing Brest Litovsk and favoring continued war while other factions favor a coalition and a holy war. Reports note Kameneff and Trotsky's roles and Allied inquiries into the plans.
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Petrograd
New York
Jan Eo
Edvices
Brest-Litovsk
Rem
Ivan Trotsky
Brest Litovsk
Mr. Kameneff
Stockholm
Marin
Vetrograd
Litovsk
New Registration Rules For Draft Class One Exemption Debate
General Crowder told the Senate Military Committee in Washington on January 28 that future draft operations will include a new drawing under revised classifications to fix individual liability. He said Class One would be exhausted before other classes and that 2,600,000 would be available for draft if twenty one year olds register. about 75 percent would enter the highest class. The new system aims for меньше than half the initial task, with existing machinery ready to operate.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Crowder
Senate Military Committee
General Crowder
Baker
Avewe
Revolution wins in Finland amid civil strife and Bolshevik influence
A chaotic dispatch reports Finland declaring independence at Rosala and forming protective councils while Bolshevik forces press for control. The Bourgeois government faces opposition as inland areas see friction and new guard units mobilize amid national upheaval.
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Austrian Captured at Detroit Over Ford Threat Letter
A Polish immigrant, twenty five, captured in Detroit after a note demanding $990,000 was sent to Henry Ford. The letter threatened Ford and his company with death if payment did not arrive in thirty days. The suspect, Slusinski, was tied to a Ford factory past and held on $10,000 bail. A typewriter found in his room matched the note. Ford reportedly received the letter January 2.
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Ateh
Henry Ford
Waldo
Ford
United States
Slisniske
Aden
Barhe Association
Grand Jury
Baal
Stu Aki Jy
Nets
Slusurski
Man's Body Frozen Found North of Racine
The frozen body of a man about sixty was found along the Chicago and Northwestern railroad tracks three miles north of Racine. The skull was fractured and one shoulder broken. A note in his overcoat read I belong to Milwaukee and I may be hurt or killed, signed Extward Tranaler.
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United Press
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Win
Chicago & Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wilsons Autonomy Assurance Amid World War Crisis
The report summarizes President Wilson’s public remarks asserting autonomy for all peoples and defending territorial integrity. It cites his letter to Howard, emphasizing a goal to unite world opinion against violations of international justice and to promote universal peace without seeking special U.S. advantage.
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Stratos
Taney Tyee
Dent Witon
Thoward
Nnited Press
South America
Herman Propagandaiv
Souths
Amerec
Propakwudiel
Stredy
Theouthern Republic
White Howse
Washington
Howard
United States
Baker to Be Called Again in Cross Quiz
Report of Secretary Baker's testimony before the aviation and war planning committees outlines continued plans for a larger American force this year. Senate and House committees weigh war reorganization as Baker addresses public safety and cross-border cooperation with Latin America to strengthen democracy and deter German influence.
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Washington, D.C
Chen
Free Under Bonds in Disloyalty Case at Court
Walter Hesnacher secured a bond of 10 000 and was released to await the May term of the U S court on federal espionage charges. Conrad Kornemann publisher of The Deutsche Revolt of Sioux Falls faced a bond raise from 5 000 to 10 000 on trading with the enemy charges. Attorneys anticipated arranging bonds by noon today. Self-control is the fear of consequences.
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Aberdeen
Walter Hesnacher
United States
Conrad Kornemann
Deuteher
Sioux Falla
Kornemann
Wei
London Air Raids Kill 47 and Wound 169 in Two Attacks
In London and the coast last night two air raids killed 14 men, 17 women, and 16 children, with 169 injured. Fourteen aircraft participated, with several reaching London. a German raider was shot down at 10,000 feet. The battle in the skies produced vivid flashes as British planes chased raiders. five hours after the first raid the all clear was sounded.
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Rap Press
London
Lord French
Royal Flying Corps
Tuttie
Lonedon
NeSs
Ave
Cisine
Woerale
Pair Conte and Day Observed Schedule Open In Late Day
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Langs Observatoire and a time near 0 a.m. with reference to dates and personnel. Details are unclear. reads like an internal timetable or observatory log with names and early morning events.
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Langs Observatoire
A.m
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