ROUTS IN BREMEN AS GOVERNMENT TROOPS ENTER
Government troops stormed Bremen last night after heavy fighting and occupied the town hall and stock exchange. Spartacans retreated to Groepsingen as bombardment killed many. Reinforcements from Eisenach and Gotha moved to Bremen to aid them. The bombardment damaged the old cathedral the Bourse and city hall and many houses.
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Copenhagen
Bremen
Stock Exchange
Groepsingen
Eisenach
Gotha
London
Claim Oil Saved Allies in Crisis
Washington reports that sixty days before the armistice Marshal Foch warned the fuel administration that without steady petroleum supplies the war could be lost. The fuel admin revealed American gasoline deliveries on the western front kept the campaign on track and helped force the Central Powers toward surrender.
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CLAIM
Washington
Western Front
Marshal Foch
Fuel Administration
Earl of Cu
Bank Balances Rise as Gold Flows Freely
The Federal Reserve Board notes early signs of final recovery from abnormal conditions. Evidence includes higher bank balances at financial centers, lower money rates, reduced war paper holdings, and gold inflows signaling improved confidence. They urge continued thrift and reserve buildup despite easing wartime economies.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
United States
Arrest Greek Waiter For Theft Of Bonds
CHICAGO February 6 Detectives have arrested Nicholas Stamalopoulos an 18 year old Greek waiter in connection with the theft of 260000 dollars worth of Liberty bonds from the Studebaker company at South Bend Indiana. Stamalopoulos came to Chicago from Detroit three weeks ago and had worked as a waiter in a Greek cafe on the south side. The police say he first admitted stealing one Liberty bond in Detroit before arriving in Chicago but later denied that story.
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Chicago
Nicholas Stamalopoulos
Studebaker Company
South Bend
Ind
Stamalopoulos
Detroit
South Side
Jury Acquits Parson in Maine Murder Case
Henry H. Hall a Wella depot lay preacher was found not guilty of murdering his wife. The jury had been out since 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday night to reach the verdict in the Maine town of Baco.
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Baco
Maine
Henry H. Hall
Wella Depot
Buck Bills State Movie Censorship In Illinois
Springfield, Ill, Feb 6 A bill by Senator Clarence F Buck of Monmouth would license all motion pictures shown in Illinois under the state department of registration and education with fees and penalties for violations The measure would require enactment of city ordinances by October 1 1919 and exempt stereoptical views advertising and religious and educational films The department would set rules no state censor or board is specified and the senate debated budget and staffing with a plan to fill vacancies by joint recommendation
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Springfield
Ill
Clarence F. Buck
Monmouth
Hainois
State Department of Registration and Education
Judiciary Committee
Buck
Department of Registration and Education
Senate
W.S. Jewell
Lewistown
Henry W. Austin
Chicago
Austin
Jewell
Lowden
Omar H. Wright
Finance Department
W. H. McLain
Scandinavian Nations to Import More Under New Agreements
Washington February 6 The war trade board and shipping board announced that Norway Sweden Holland and Denmark will be allowed higher imports of essential commodities from the victorious nations. A large portion of Danish Swedish and Norwegian shipping now under charter will be retained while vessels may be released to owners or used for relief purposes until contracts end. Re export guarantees to enemy countries must be strictly enforced.
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Washington
Paris
Norway
Sweden
Holland
Denmark
Shipping Board
War Trade Board
Commission For Relief
Belgium
United States
Building Operations In New York Tied Up
New York on February 6 saw nearly all building work halted by a lockout ordered by the Building Trades Employers association. William J. Bowen of Indianapolis, head of the International Union of Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers, arrived to try to prevent the action from spreading nationwide.
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New York
Building Trades Employers Association
Wiliam J. Bowen
Indianapolis
Ind
International Union of Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers
Bowen
Yanks Win Battle on Vaga River
American forces drive Bolshevik troops from Vistavka on the Vaga. Five Americans killed and several wounded. Bolsheviks take prisoners, including many captured soldiers. Chinese and Manchurian troops noted among Bolshevik forces. French squad repelled an ambush at Bolshoie Ozera with losses. Dvina and Pinega fronts remain contested with Allied positions holding.
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Associated Press
Archangel
Vistavka
Vaga
Baltic
Dvina
Bolshoie Ozera
Pinega River
Pinega
Program of Memorial Service Announced
Washington Feb 6 The program for congressional memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt to be held Sunday in the chamber is announced by Senator Wadsworth and Representative Kitchin as joint committee chairs. Roosevelt family Taft cabinet and supreme court members and foreign diplomats have been invited. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts will be the sole speaker at 3 o clock.
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Washington
Congressional
Theodore Roosevelt Suanday
Wadsworth
Kitchin
Joint Committee
Roosevelt
Taft
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Army
Navy
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Armistice Signed Between Polish and Czecho-Slovak Forces
BASSE Feb 6 An armistice between the Polish and Czecho-Slovak forces on the Silesian front was signed February 3 and is in effect for seven days, renewing automatically unless either side renounces with four hours notice. Troop positions as of January 22 are to be retained, and diplomatic representatives may travel by railroad through occupied territory.
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Basse
Berlin
Rhineland
Berlin Food Famine in Germany Described by Corey
Written in Paris after a two week tour through Germany Mr Corey reports on the food control system and shortages. He notes bread oatmeal sugar and meat controls rising prices and limited milk. Berlin residents endure scarce staples while children and the sick receive priority.
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Paris
Germany
Corey
Hindenburg
Haase
Apartment Directory Helps Find Rentals Fast
An apartment directory guides new movers to desirable apartments and houses for rent. The want ads in the WHIG WANT AD Directory offer listings by size, location, and price to help readers choose the right home before moving.
Draft boards on 20 census use plan gains support
The second annual selective service report by Major General Crowder endorses using draft machinery to conduct the decennial census. It notes possible postwar extensions including mandatory industrial deferment to keep key workers from military service and an industrial furlough system. Crowder praises the draft’s wartime efficiency and calls for swift census data collection.
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Washington
Crowder
Baker
Hearing on Ford Tribune libel suit venue change
In Detroit circuit court Judge Henry A. Mandell heard the Tribune bid for a venue change in Henry Ford's million dollar libel suit. He said he would rule this forenoon and also hear Ford’s motions to permit depositions nationwide and to require Tribune to produce its files from wartime years.
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Detroit
Chicago Daily Tribune
Henry Ford
Circuit
Henry A. Mandell
Ford
Tribune
Czech Slovak Claims Before Conference
Paris February 65 British Wireless Service reports an official note stating allied peace delegates heard M Kramare and M Renes discuss Czecho Slovak republic claims on February 5. A commission with two members from France Britain and the United States will be appointed to untangle the technical aspects of the question.
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Paris
British Wireless Service
M. Kramare
M. Renes
Czecho- Slovak Republic
France
Britain
United States
Job for Every Man Who Wore Uniform, Baker Says
Secretary Baker told the 14th annual National Rivers and Harbors congress that every veteran who fought or trained will have a job if he wants one. He urged business and local chambers to participate in public works to improve harbors and waterways, stressing river transport as a cost saver alongside rail. Secretary Daniels added the navy must align with industry to resume manufacturing and keep workers employed. He warned against Bolshevik fears and urged public improvements to spur prosperity and employ returning soldiers.
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Washington
United States
Baker
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Daniels
Navy
America
Beer With Two Per Cent Kick May Pass in 20
Prohibition leaders expect 2 per cent beer to slip past the new federal ban next January. Representative Carlin of Virginia says it cannot intoxicate if brewed at 2 per cent, while E Y Webb foresees 2 per cent beer becoming a continuing issue as juries decide intoxication in each case. Kahn of California notes wine at 11 or 12 per cent could require two or three glasses to intoxicate some drinkers, and European wine regions show children drinking wine without intoxication in some settings.
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Washington
Carlin
Virginia
E. Y. Webb
House Judiciary Committee
Webb
Kahn
California
Europe
Call New Members To Capital February 27
Republican members of the house in conference agreed to call all Republican members elect to a meeting in Washington on February 27 to organize the house for the next congress. Preparation began to notify the new members of the meeting.
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Washington
House
Nations In Big 5 Face New Crisis
Paris February five. Five great powers directing peace talks confront a knotty society of nations issue over smaller states demands for equality and greater power. Critics fear one member per supreme court may tilt the balance and repeat past failures. Proceeding through commissions, the big five seek to finalize claims on territory including Greece and Italy while advancing society of nations plans.
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Paris
Society of Nations
Supreme Court of Nations
Elihu Root
The
Hague
Supreme Council of
Greece
Venizelos
Supreme War Council
Italy
Wilson
France
Italy Agrees On Formal Claim to Adriatic States
Paris Feb 5 Italy confirms a memorandum to the peace conference outlining views on the Adriatic states once part of Austria. The Jugo-Slavs also prepare six plans for settlement with Italy, ranging from all lands east of the Isonzo to only the eastern Istrian peninsula plus Fiume and Dalmatia minus Zara.
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Paris
Adriatic
Austria
Supres Council
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Isonzo River
Gorizia
Trieste
Istria
Dalmatia
Istrian
Fiume
Zara
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Fuel Board
Foch
Reserve Board Bulletin
Scandinavia
Vaga River
Herbert Corey
Saxony
Bergmann Electric Works
Bergmann
Ford-Tribune
River Congress
Second Hague
Adriatic States
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