Overcoats Shortage Eases at Most Camps
Secretary Baker reports that shortages of winter garments for National Guard and Army camps are largely resolved except Camp Beauregard Louisiana where shortages of overcoats and woolen blouses persist. Telegraphic data show 11 500 overcoats short nationwide with 68 000 blouses lacking, and shipments plus local purchases have been authorized to outfit soldiers.
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Washington
National Guard
National Army
Camp Beauregard
Louisiana
Baker
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Beauregard
Camp Wheeler
Camp Shelby
Miss
Camp Kearney
Cal
Camp Dix
N. J
Camp Grant
Camp Custer
Mich
Camp Bowie
Texas
Camp Dodge
Camp Doniphan
Oklo
Camp Funston
Kas
Camp Wadsworth
S. C
Camp Sheridan
Wyo
Camp Pike
Ark
Jackson
Greene
Wadsworth
Dix
Elmer Lindsley
Philadelphia
Council of National Defense
William B. Bianchi
Senate
Department of Munitions
British Front Quiet Near Canal Du Nord
London reports little activity on the west front Friday with only ordinary artillery exchanges. Four advanced posts near Canal Du Nord were pressed back a short distance and a few men are missing according to the official communiqué.
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London
Canal du Nord
Shipping Board seeks two billion dollar ship program
The Shipping Board asked Congress for authority to place 701 million dollars in additional ship contracts as part of a total shipbuilding program reaching about 2.018 billion dollars. Immediate needs include 82 million for yard extension and worker housing. no new yards are planned. The Senate committee examined alleged high profits and contract commissions involving Clinchfield Navigation and Sloan Shipbuilding, amid lumber price adjustments and delivery expectations for pine by July.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Congress
Pacific
Senate Commerce Committee
Theodore E. Ferris
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Clinchfield Navigation Company of
New York
Stoan Shipbuilding Corporation
Seattle
Fleet Corporation
Sloan Corporation
F. A. Brown
F. L. Sanford
Southern Pine Emergency Bureau
Rowles
Consul Reports on Mexican Outrages
A Nogales consular report to the state department details a massacre of Southern Pacific train passengers by Yaqui Indians in Mexico. An American woman was among the dead or injured, she escaped after being stripped and is hospitalized at Empalme near Guaymas. About 800 Yaquis attacked. seven of eighty passengers survived unscathed.
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Washington
Nogales
State Department
Southern Pacific
Mexico
Empalme
Guaymas
Lencho Station
Lovett shifts blame for traffic delays in rail moves
Washington January 5 Robert S Lovett director of priority says the tag system used by railroads and the supply departments of the army navy and shipping board caused congestion. He says his statement corrects unwarranted inferences that he was responsible for unwise priority orders cited by witnesses and reports.
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Washington
Robert S. Lovett
Army, Navy and Shipping Board
Padua Targeted Again by Teuton Bombing
Rome reports Italian war department details intense aerial action with enemy batteries and patrol clashes in the mountain zone near Lagarina valley Col Della Barretta and Cismon region. British and Italian forces claim successful counter battery work near Mosnngo and many bombings in Padua with six wounded including two women and an old man.
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Rome
Italian War Department
Lagarina
Col. Della Barretta
Cismon
Monte Altissimo
Lake Garda
Monte Pallone
Monte Tomba
Monteners
Mosnngo
Cavazacherena
Piave
Bacchiglioni
Traviso
Padua
Earthquake Death Toll Cited At Fifty In Guatemala
San Salvador reports latest advices reduce Guatemala quake fatalities to fifty with about one hundred injured. Shocks persist but are weak as relief committees form nationwide and Red Cross dispatches medicines blankets and supplies to Guatemala.
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San Salvador
Guatemala
Red Cross
Refuse To Negotiate In Sweden Berlin speech blocks move
Berlin reports Chancellor Von Hertling opposed shifting peace talks to Stockholm saying Russians cannot dictate location and the transfer would cause great difficulties. Ukraine asserts independence with Brest Litovsk delegates preparing to engage in international affairs. A German invitation sends Emil Oplik to Brest Litovsk to sketch the peace delegates.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
von Hertling
Reichstag
Stockholm
Ukraine
Brest-Litovsk
Warsaw
von Kuehlmann
Emil Oplik
Iowa Defense Visitors Inspect Indiana Council of Defense
Governor W L Harding of Iowa and an Iowa state council of defense delegation, led by D Deems and A Urick, visited Indianapolis to inspect the Hoosier defense organization and discuss fuel, food, crop stimulation, publicity, medicine, and other council operations. The group praised Indiana’s efficiency before heading to Columbus, Ohio.
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Indianapolis
Ind
W. L. Harding
Iowa
Iowa State Council of Defense
Indiana State Council of Defense
Hoosier Organization
John H. Winterbotham
Chicago
Council of National Defense
State House
Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Harding
D. Deems
Burlington
A. Urick
Des Moines
W. E. Coffin
Iowa Council of Defense
G. W. French
Davenport
C. C. Derring
T. A. Potter
Mason City
A. C. Metcalf
Iowa State Council
No Freight Tie Ups on Western Roads Report
Chicago Jan 5 Despite bad weather conditions there is practically no congestion of freight on western railways executives reported Shippers give full cooperation handling heavy wartime tonnage Cars are loaded heavier than before with less delay in loading unloading
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Chicago
Western Railways
Western Roads
Animals With Personalities
Thornton W Burgess author of The Whigs animal stories demonstrates his skill at endowing animal characters with distinct personalities in popular weekly tales. The editor notes these entertaining stories appear daily on The Whig Editorial Page for both children and adults.
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Thornton W. Burgess
The
Whig
Burgess
British forces under Allenby advance mile north of Jerusalem
London Jan 5 An official war office note says General Allenby reports a further advance by a portion of his line north of Jerusalem over a distance of one mile.
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London
War Office
Allenby
Jerusalem
Death rates in army camps cut for week ending Dec 28
Washington reports lower deaths in national guard and national army camps for the week ending Dec 28. Guard deaths 108 vs 120. national army 98 vs 118. Measles and meningitis fluctuate across divisions with pneumonia rising in several units and certain camps reporting increases in measles and German measles.
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Washington
National Guard
National Army
Guard
Speech assails thrift stand taken by ultra patriots
Chicago January 5 Levy Mayer widely known lawyer and member of the state council of defense condemned the thrift campaign calling it folly of clerical zeal. He attacked the excess profits tax and immigration limits arguing they cause industrial hardship and urged opening immigration with Chinese limits for a time while criticizing Vanderlip and eastern bankers for endorsing thrift stamp sales and nonessential purchases.
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Chicago
Levy Mayer
State Council of Defense
Association of Commerce
May Maver
Congress
Mayer
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank of New York
Six Soldiers Die in Montreal Train Wreck
Montreal, Quebec Jan 5 Six soldiers are known dead one missing and 30 injured in a rear end collision on the Canadian Pacific line near Dorval station. A local Montreal bound train traveling at speed struck a military train carrying 250 soldiers as it neared a switch. The military train was en route to Vancouver.
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Montreal
Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dorval
Pointe Fortuna
Vancouver
President Asks Fund to Finance Carriers
President Wilson asks Congress for legislation to regulate government operation of railroads and to guarantee carriers compensation based on three years' average income. A $500 million revolving fund is proposed, with McAdoo guiding wage decisions and labor disputes. Bills introduced in Senate and House seek broad powers and potential government operation of rail lines.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Senate
Smith
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Sims
McAdoo
Con. Eee
Stay On The Job M Adoo Urges Rail Workers To Duty
Director General Mc Adoo on Friday urged railroad workers and all employes to put country first amid wartime stress. He warned delays harm soldiers and called for devoted service, saying workers are government employees and must prevent coal shortages and congestion to support forces in France. He urged sacrifice at home equal to that of troops abroad.
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Brotherhood
McAdoo
United States Army
France
Resolution Calls Ireland Free and Equal War Wages
Washington Jan 5 a joint resolution declares the government recognizes Ireland for political independence and counts Ireland among democracy fighters Rep Jeannette Rankin Montana introduced it Friday She also offered a resolution to require equal wages for women and men by employers during the war and a bill to equalize wages for male and female government workers performing similar labor.
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Washington
Ireland
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Villa force attacks Zacatecas report reported
Unconfirmed reports from El Paso say a Villa force attacked Zacatecas. Rebels killed their major, looted the town, and then withdrew toward the mountains as General Amaro with federal troops pursued.
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Zacatecas
EL Paso
Villa
Tecas
Jeet Wenn
Amaro
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