British in Palestine gain mile on four mile front
London reports from January 20 say British troops advanced to a maximum depth of a mile along a four mile front near Durah, 12 miles north of Jerusalem, with some prisoners taken. Haig's front in France notes enemy attempts to attack trenches near Neuve Chapelle, with little else of interest. Ypres shows lively artillery activity according to the evening general headquarters briefing.
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London
War Office
Palestine
Durah
Jerusalem
Field Marshal Haig
France
Neuve Chapelle
Lens
Berlin
Ypres
Memorial for Joseph P. H. Choate in New York
A memorial meeting in New York honored Joseph P. H. Choate former American ambassador with remarks from Arthur Balfour British secretary for foreign affairs letters from Halfour Bryce and Elliot read. Speakers included Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Elihu Root. praises focused on Choate’s warmth perception humor and diplomatic skill.
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New York
Joseph PL Choate
Garrat Pritaui
American Rights League
Arthur Dames Halfour
Viscount James Bryce
United States
Charles W. Elliot
Harvard University
Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Balfours
Henner
Viscount Price
Elliot
Congress
British Airmen Locate Targets in Bombing Raid Report
London dated January 19 a wartime air report states bombs were dropped Friday and enemy columns were targeted by high altitude bombing. Three hostile aircraft were shot down by planes and one by infantry while another was forced down by anti aircraft fire. one RAF machine is missing.
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London
Advertising as mental suggestion in newspaper copy
Mr Frank Tenk Advertising argues that suggestion through fact and logic builds belief and habit, stating that publicity is more vital than a single day's sales. He notes The Whig reaches over 7200 daily readers and 8000 on Sundays, aiming to earn reader trust with strong copy.
Austrian Socialists Demand Democratic Peace Talks
Reports from Austria and Vienna indicate large socialist meetings opposing annexations and press censorship. The gatherings urged Brest-Litovsk talks in a friendly spirit and called on Poland Lithuania and Courland to vote freely on state form. They criticized Lloyd George and Wilson while urging democratic peace without annexations.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Austria
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienna
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Poland
Lithuania
Courland
Lloyd George
Wilson
Bourgoise
British Troops Marking Time on Flanders Front
British on the Flanders front report small infantry raids with typical artillery and air activity. War weather has eased but mud dominates, while both sides press trench incursions and capture a few prisoners. Scarcity at home grows, with meat bread and potatoes hard to come by. Deserters and propeace talks punctuate a tense, optimistic mood amid continued stagnation.
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Associated Press
Hprshsh
France
Tony Dine
Marsehal von Plindenburg
Cologne
William
Cambrai
Chamberlain Urges War Cabinet Bill
Senator George E. Chamberlain of Oregon told a New York Republican club that the senate military affairs committee will report favorably on a bill to create a war cabinet to accelerate production. He said the President must have responsible heads to direct the nation's energy and ensure America supports the allies with men and material.
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New York
George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
Republican Club
Senate Committee On
Wilson
Chamberlain
America
Coal Movement Is Satisfactory Garfield Says
Fuel Administrator Garfield said general compliance and near complete cooperation in enforcing fuel administration rules curtailed industrial use of coal. Reports from eastern counties and railroads showed improved transportation conditions, with coal deliveries sufficient to bunker ships for American forces in Europe and allied nations.
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Washington
Garfield
Fuel Administration
United States Fuel Administration
The
East
Central
West
Europe
United States
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Consignees
Heatless day for theaters moved to Tuesday by fuel admin
The United States Fuel Administration changes the heatless day for theaters and public amusements from Monday to Tuesday to aid holiday attendance. Fuel may be burned on any Monday from January 29 to March 25, 1918, while burning on Tuesdays remains prohibited except to prevent property freeze damage.
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Fuel Administration
Ashington
United States Fuel Administrator
Interned Germans Taken to U S Camp
A group of Germans from New York Boston Providence Rochester Scranton and Hartford, many deemed dangerous enemy aliens, left Saturday under heavy guard for Fort Oglethorpe Ga. Others will be picked up in Baltimore Washington and Richmond. Prominent prisoners include Ingo Schmidt Deutsche Bank Berlin paymaster, Frederico Stallforth banker of New York and associate of Franz Von Rintelen, and Karl Neu mond wealthy importer and exporter active in sending communications to Germany.
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New York
Boston
Providence
Rochester
Scranton
Hartford
United States
Fort Oglethorpe
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Ingo Schmidt
Deutsche Bank
Berlin
Bolo Pasha
Frederico Stallforth
Manico
Franz von Rintelen
Karl Neumond
Germany
Nieuw Amsterdam Remains at Rotterdam Under German Guarantees
The Telgraf reports the steamer Nieuw Amsterdam still at Rotterdam as Germany withholds a safe crossing guarantee. Among the passengers is Augustus Phillips, newly appointed Netherlands minister to the United States.
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Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Nieuw Amsterdam
Augustus Phillips
United States
Attache Awarded Cross by King Albert
Major Ostereith, military attaché of the Belgian legation in Washington and head of the Belgian military mission to the United States, has been awarded the military cross of the first class by King Albert.
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Washington
Jan
Major Osterreith
Legation
United States
Albert
Republic Manager Resigns in St Louis Change
Saint Louis January 20 report says E B Lilley resigned as general manager of the St Louis Republic. M P Linn advertising manager of the Republic succeeds him as general manager.
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Republic
ST. Louis
E. B. Lilley
St. Louis Republic
M. P. Linn
The
Mr. Lilley
Coal Flows East As Five Day Fuel Ban Opens
Washington reports a steady coal flow to famine areas in the east during the first two days of the five day fuel restriction. Garfied announces coal is reaching warm households and bunkering supplies increase with pooled barge facilities planned at Atlantic ports. McAdoo imposes embargo on top cars to boost coal movement while railroads consider trimming passenger schedules to conserve power.
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Washington
Garfield
Tidewater
Shipping Board
Railroad Administration
New York
Atlantic
Hampton Roads
McAdoo
National Coal Association
Bolsheviks Hold Real Power Says Ambassador
London dated report quotes Sir George Buchanan British ambassador to Russia on sick leave stating Bolsheviki control remains real power and could be enforced by force. He notes Bolshevik spread across Russia appeals to those with nothing to lose, and despite socialist majorities Petrograd, Russia not finished. Food crisis in Petrograd worsens as British colonels depart with famine feared this month.
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London
Sir George Buchanan
Russia
Petrograd
George
Sir George
Sailors form bayonets as peace decree passes assembly
In Petrograd on January 20 the constituent assembly faced a tense scene as Bolsheviki critics clashed with deputies. A handgun incident near M. Tseretelli sparked a panic before the assembly adopted decrees on land and peace, with sailors pressing to disperse members and the session adjourning by noon.
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Petrograd
M. Tseretelli
Interior
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Bolsheviki
Socialist Revolutionists
Constituent Assembly
Smolny Institute
Insist on Divine Rights of Kaiser
Washington dispatch reports the Prussian chamber of lords reaffirming the German Emperor's exclusive right to declare war or make peace. The Berlin resolution and accompanying commentary stress the Emperor's constitutional prerogative, noting US inquiry about Brest Litovsk negotiations and clarifying the government acts in the Emperor's name.
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Washington
Chamber of Lords
Berlin
Berne
Germany
United States
Brest-Litovsk
Reichstag
Western Golf Abandons Championship For War Conditions
Chicago Jan 20 The Western Golf Association following the USGA decision will not hold any championship meets this year due to war. A patriotic meet may be held in July with proceeds to war charities. The meeting had limited attendance. officers were reelected and two resolutions passed. Treasurer notes $3,000 in liberty bonds purchased and $2,000 given to the Red Cross.
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Chicago
United States Golf Association
Chamionship Ferecedai Aerate
United States
Western Golf Association
Red Cross
Rail congestion blamed on railroad officials
W C Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen assails railroad leaders for congestion in a Cleveland report. He cites indifference by operating heads and a supposed aim to force public acceptance of higher rates, noting workers have observed the so called object lesson for months and feel it is beyond their control.
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Cleveland
W. C. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Lee
Locomotive Workers Decline Front Visit
London Jan 20 The legislative committee of the Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen declined government invitation for thirty five members to go to the front. Delegations from labor bodies have visited the battlefields recently. the committee cites long duty hours and absence of many workers as making the move unfair to others.
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London
the Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
France
Rumanian Queen Honored by Paris Academy
Paris January 20 Queen Marie of Romania has been elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Fine Arts in recognition of her artistic talents. The honor was unanimously approved by the academy.
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Paris
The
Academy of Fine Arts
Queen Marie of Rumania
Institute
German Military Party Triumphs in Territorial Policy
London dispatch reports from Amsterdam via Wolfé bureau that the military party has won victory in Germanys territorial policy and outlines annexation plans in the east. The reports claim East European peoples have already determined their future status through representative bodies, a point possibly shaped by censorship.
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London
Amsterdam
Wolfé
Germany
Wool Growers Denounce Omaha Bee Editor at Wool Growers Meet
Victor Rosewater, editor of the Omaha Bee, was denounced at the fifty fourth annual National Wool Growers association session in Salt Lake City. An editorial claiming sheep men earned 50 cents a pound for wool and accusing president Frank J. Hagenbarth of lack of patriotism was branded as misrepresentation. Speakers noted the editorial appeared January 16 while Hagenbarth spoke January 17, and delegates testified none had sold wool at 50 cents per pound, with most selling for less.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Victor Rosewater
Omaha Bee
National Wool Growers’ Association For Oan
Frank J. Hagenbarth
J. M. Wilson
Douglas
Wye
Havenbarth
Mibot
Counts on Women to Aid in Winning War
New York January 20. Captain Andre Tardieu French high commissioner to the United States tells Vassar College Alumnae at their banquet that winning the war rests largely with American women. He praises persistent American steadfastness and notes a special bond of understanding between French and American women.
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New York
Andre Tardieu
United States
Vassar College
Thear
Paris Hotel proprietor Henry Tepe dies by own action
Paris January 20 Henri Tepe owner of Henrys Hotel and a noted American bar figure in Paris committed suicide Friday night. He left his guests at dinner and jumped from a fifth floor window. Tepe also owned a racing stable.
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Paris
Henri Tepe
M. Tepe
Allies' peace terms urged by Russian assembly leader
Techer noff, newly elected chair of the constituent assembly, calls for an Entente peace conference to define war aims. He says the Bolsheviks will not dissolve the assembly before the workers and soldiers deputies congress, and that peace should align with democratic Russian principles. The scene in Petrograd grows tenser as the Bolsheviks threaten control and possible dissolution.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Techernoff
Constituent Assembly
Social Revolutionists
M. Thhernoff
Bulshew
London
Romania
Lenine
Trotzky
Krvytenko
Conol
Chaiman
Lél
Bee
Bitar S M. Podernoff
Kerensky
Traffic conditions improve across the west and midwest
Chicago January 20 railroad officials report rapid relief from coal shortages as traffic conditions improve. General relief is expected nationwide once eastern routes from Chicago are opened within a few days.
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Middle West
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Omaha Bee Editor
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Brest Titovsk
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