Railroads Earn Less Last Year Under War Control
Washington report shows railroads under government control earned about 718 million in 1918, roughly 250 million less than 1917 and about the same as 1915, with total freight and passenger revenues rising while expenses climbed. Indications of 1919 point to slower traffic and no broad rate cuts, shaping a weak earnings outlook amid government guarantees and capital outlays.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Administration
Europe
Hines
British Will Float Issue Of War Bonds
New York January 24 Sir Harriman Lover financial representative of the British government in the United States announced that from February 1 the British treasury will accept subscriptions for a new series of national war bonds. The 5 per cent bonds carry five percent interest taxed for five and ten years. The 4 per cent bonds carry four percent income tax compounded for ten years. Par for the 5 per cent bonds and 101 percent for the 4 per cent bonds. Redemption at 102 for five year bonds and 105 for ten year bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harriman Lover
New York Assembly Ratifies Federal Prohibition Amendment
Albany Jan 24 The New York assembly voted 81 to 68 to ratify the federal prohibition amendment. The senate will act next week. The action followed a Republican caucus making ratification a party measure.
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NW York House
Albany
N. Y
New York Assembly
Senate
House
Italians Haul Down U S Flag On Croat Ship
A Serbo Croat vessel Dinara flying the American flag was seized at Jelica January 16 by Italian forces. The captain was detained, the ship taken to Starigrad under Italian colors. The 1888 Austrian vessel, 118 tons gross, had no recent movements in records.
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Washington, N. 24
Official Information Bureau
Kingdom of the Serbs
Adriatic
Jelica
Trests
Trotzky orders Bolsheviks to surrender Petrograd if attacked
London reports say Leon Trotzky ordered Zinovicoff to surrender Petrograd without resistance if northern Russian forces attack. Dispatches clarify garbled names and note Bolshevik defeats in the north, peasant revolts rise in Bolshevik Russia, and unconfirmed chatter of Bolsheviks taking Orenburg near the Ural.
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London
Leon Trotzky
Zinovicoff
Petrograd
Copenhagen
Russia
Bolshevik Russia
Zenivkcoff
Lenine
Moscow
Orenburg
Ural River
Black Sea
French Army Citations Honor 208 American Officers
Paris journal reports French army orders praising 208 Americans including Lieut Quentin Roosevelt Major Gen John A Lejeune Brig Generals A J Howley W C Neville Colonels William Mitchell Hugh G Myers Jr Edward Davis Hiram E Reaves Edward Stone James Rhea Frederick L Wyatt aviators Edward V Rickenbacher and Douglas Campbell and Chaplain Thomas G Speers The Roosevelt citation notes his bravery in July 1918 and his death in combat July 14 1918.
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Paris
Quentin Roosevelt
John A. le Jeaune
A. J. Howley
W. C. Neville
William Mitchell
Hugh G. Myers
Edward Davis
Hiram E. Reaves
Edward Stone
James Rhea
Frederick L. Wyatt
Edward V. Rickenbacher
Douglas Campbell
Thomas G. Speers
Raise Funds To Form State Farmers Guild
At Peoria Illinois on January 24 the Illinois Agricultural association raised 11000 dollars a year for three years to promote a state organization of farmers. A paid secretary based in Chicago will organize farmers statewide. Elected officers include H. J. Sconce of Vermillion county as president J. C. Saylor of Iroquois county as vice president and Howard Leonard of Woodford county as treasurer.
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Peoria
Illinois Agricultural Association
Chicago
H. J. Sconce
Vermillion County
J. C. Saylor
Iroquois County
Howard Leonard
Woodford County
Fess Urges Overseas Burial for War Dead in France
Washington January 24 Representative Fess of Ohio introduced a bill to establish the American Field of Honor association. The plan would obtain and beautify an estate in France for permanent burial of American soldiers killed in the war, creating a memorial field.
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Washington
France
Fess
Ohio
American Field of Honor Association
Braves
Senate to Pass Food Fund Bill in Europe Aid Debate
Washington predicts passage of the administration food relief bill for Europe after a day of debate. Key supporters Hitchcock Smoot Kellogg urged approval citing relief aims and praise for Hoover. Opponents Cummins Sherman argued internationalism and Bolshevik risks, while Martin defended relief as humanitarian with limited market effects.
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Washington
Europe
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Foreign Relations Committee
Smoot
Utah
Kellogg
Minnesota
Cummins
Iowa
Sherman
Illinois
Senate
Wilson
America
Hoover
Food Administration
Germany
League of Nations
Paris
Martin
Inter-Allied Food Council Committee
Germany after defeat a touring observer reports on revolution and democracy
Written in Paris after a two week tour through Germany Corey reports on the mood of defeat. He notes a whipped but impenitent Germany seeking food from the United States and embracing Wilson's fourteen points. He discusses Ebert Scheidemann Groener and Hindenburg, the retention of old officers, and the shift from autocracy to democracy as a necessary cost of peace.
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Cummins
Europe
United States
Paris
Germany
Corey
Hindenburg
Haase
Wilson
Ebert
Scheidemann
Ebert-Scheidemann
General von Groener
Lucien- Corff
von Hindenburg
von Groener
Dr. Solf
Hans
Genmany
Locations of Troops Given Out Washington
War department released January 2 locations of American expeditionary force divisions and names of present division commanders. Several generals were relieved. 87th led by Brig. Gen. William F. Martin. 90th by Brig. Gen. John P. O Neal. 92nd by Brig. Gen. James B. Erwin. Some divisions lack regularly assigned generals. Baker urges parade displays in cities, with New York preparing for a large reception of the 27th division. Rainbow division hoped to parade in Washington. Plans contemplate returning 27th troops to New York for marching, with wounded cared for by ambulances and motor transport.
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Washington
War Department
Charles D. Rhodes
Peter E. Traub
Leroys. Lyon
Charles E. Martin
William F. Martin
John P. O'Neal
James B. Erwin
Army of Occupation
Baker
New York
Blackhawk
S6th
Chicago
Camp Grant
Rainbow
Capital
Rhine
General Pershing
End torpedo boat destroyer sunk off Tunis
Paris January 24 The torpedo boat destroyer No 325 hit a mine and sank off the Tunis coast. Seaman and other crew are missing. The crash happened amid harbor patrols and naval units continue salvage efforts as authorities investigate the loss.
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Perstroyer
Paris
Tunis
Fighlann
Eraw
Generous offer 10 Russia noted by British papers
London Jan 24 British wire service reports mixed reactions to the allied council plan inviting Russian government delegates to meet with Allied powers in the Princess Islands. The Daily News calls it a wise offer likely to be accepted. Manchester Guardian lauds compromise. Westminster Gazette warns civilization has other resources if Russia spurns the hand.
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London
British Wireless Service
Daily News
Princess Islands
Russia
Wilson
League of Nations
Manchester Guardian
Westminster Gazette
Divisions In France and Locations Listed Officers Names
A list of French divisions and locations with assigned generals, including Montabaur Hedesdorf Andernach Bertrich Escheur Alzette Aigny Le Duc Euveizen Montigny Le Roi and other places, naming Maj. Generals such as Glachlin Lejeune Howse Hersey Ely Gordon Whittemeyer Hale O Ryan Hay Morton Lewis Dugan Fansworth Flagler McRae Sturgis Bailey Duncan Weigel Winn O Neill Erwin.
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Montabaur
E. F. Glachlin
Hedesdorf
John A. Lejeune
Andernach
Robert L. Howse
Bertrich
Mark L. Hersey
Escheur Alzette
Hanson E. Ely
Aigny-Le-Duc
Walter H. Gordon
Euveizen
F. M. Whittemeyer
Montigny-Le-Roi
Harry Hale
Montfort
John F. O’ryan
Headicourt
Wm. H. Hay
Bourbonne Lese Bains
Chas. G. Morton
Ballon
Edward H. Lewis
Rengsdorf
Lassiter
Diekerch
George Bell, Jr
Ommercy
Thos. B. Dugan
Cheney
W. R. Smith
Wormhoud
Charles J. Bailey
Praythoy
George B. Duncan
Lemans
United States
St. Nazaire
Wm. F. Martin
Lagny
Wm. Weigel
Kylburg
Frank L. Winn
Berncaster
Jos. P. O'Neill
Lafaret- Bernard
Wm. H. Johnston
James B. Erwin
Pact Made With Japs Under Fire
Washington dispatch reports the Chinese delegation will seek revision of the 1915 China Japan treaties at the peace conference. The statement accuses the treaties of coercion and threatens to open the open door policy, noting American protests. Also critical comments on Viscount Uchida’s stance are included alongside military depot details and unit listings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Japan
Brest-Litovsk
Bucharest
China
Germany
America
United States
Viscount Uchida
Two Maimed Men For Every 1000 In Army
Washington Jan 24 Two soldiers per thousand who fought overseas lost an arm or a leg Lieut Col Strong of the army medical corps told the house military affairs committee. About 3 000 of the total combat force 1 500 000 were maimed and 1 100 had been returned home and were being fitted with artificial limbs in military hospitals. The medical corps asked for a 1 000 000 appropriation to buy artificial limbs serums and vaccines.
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Washington
Strong
Army Medical Corps
House Military Affairs Committee
Medical Corps
Gent Promoter Bond Posted After Indictment
OTTAWA IL Jan 34 C A Gent and son in law G Brockett were brought from Chicago by a detective and turned over to Sheriff Ayers authorities. They were released on bonds of 9000 each. Indicted for defrauding Dr H J Calkins Shawano Wis of 24000 in Gent Motor company promotion.
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Ottawa
C. A. Gent
G. Brockett
Chicago
Ayers
Gent
Brockett
H. J. Calkins
Shawano
Wis
Gent Motor Company
Paris Dispatch Reports Arrest of Massacre Suspect Pasha
Paris reports General Kimyal Malmoud Pasha, linked to massacres of Greeks and Armenians, has been arrested according to dispatches received from Constantinople. The claim centers on his alleged role in mass killings and political upheaval.
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Paris
Kimyal Malmoud Pasha
Constantinople
Kaiser Keeps His Host In Wood For Castle Fireplace
Kaiser Wilhelm remains active at the castle grounds in Amserongen, burning wood due to coal shortages in Holland. He oversees log collection as servants pile ticks for the furnace, while reports swirl about the former empress returning to Potsdam. Messages between the former couple and their descendants stay frequent, and other royal aides prepare to depart for Germany to claim pensions. Lieut. Gen. Von Estorff, husband of an American, resigns his army rank to continue service to the former emperor.
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Associated Press
Amerongen
Holland
William Hohenzollern
Potsdam
Germany
Wierengen
von Estorff
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Trotzky
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Revigny
F. H. Strong
Pons
Kaiser
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