William II to Observe 60th Birthday in Exile at Amerongen
William Hohenzollern, former German emperor, turns sixty at Amerongen castle with bouquets from Germany and Holland, amid mixed sentiment and a controversial planned concert. He follows a simple routine, wears civilian clothes, and receives censored mail while attendants dwindle as Germany’s departure reshapes his life.
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Associated Press
Merongen
William Hohenzollern
Amerongen Castle
Germany
Holland
Amerongen
Countess van Bentinck
Bentinck
Zest
Austrian Province Seeks Swiss Union Plea Shown in Plebiscite
A plebiscite in Voralburg and Tyrol districts near Switzerland indicates residents favor a union with Switzerland. Swiss confederation shows reluctance to add another canton and is likely to refuse the request.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Voralburg
Tyrol
Yanks Prohibit German War Decorations Trade
In Coblenz and Treves, burgomasters urge Germans to stop using iron crosses and other war decorations for commerce. Some shopkeepers sold iron crosses as watch fobs with a tiny American flag, leading to several arrests and jail terms. American authorities in the occupied zone announce Hagenbach's circus returns with reduced animals. first show February 1.
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Associated Press
Coblenz
Treves
Hagenbach
Germany
Carl Hagenbach
Yanks See England on Army Furloughs
American expeditionary force members in France reached London for a 14 day leave. They landed at Southampton with Red Cross meals and were guided by the Y M C A which reserved beds and arranged low cost meals. Each man receives 60 cents daily for rations and lodging, with government covering London travel costs while in the British Isles.
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London
France
England
Southampton
American Red Cross
British Isles
Textile Workers Plan Universal Eight Hour Day Strike
Boston January 28. A movement for an eight hour day in textiles expands to Fall River Rhode Island centers Blackstone valley Salem Biddford Saco. About 120000 workers are affected. President John Golden of Fall River says success could set eight hour standard nationwide.
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Boston
New England
Fall River
Rhode Island
Blackstone Valley
Massachusetts
Salem
Biddford
Saco
Lawrence
Lowell
Manchester
N. H
John Golden
Golden
Conferees Reach Agreement on War Revenue Bill Provisions
Washington January 28 Conferees announced near complete accord on the war revenue bill including war excess profits taxes and oil and gas allowances. A reprint and final version were to be completed midweek with passage expected next week and sent to President Wilson in Paris for approval. Provisions on second class mail rates and political campaign expenditures remained under discussion.
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Washington
Senate
House
Simmons
Wilson
Paris
Representative Kitchen
Kitchin
District of Columbia
Thomas
Colorado
Tramfell
Florida
Germany in Coblenz under Soldiers and Workers Council
The author recounts travels through Germany, interviewing leaders from Hindenburg to Ebert, and describes the Coblenz scene where a Soldiers' and Workers' Council meets in a hotel ballroom amid a broken old regime. An amused guard officer notes the irregularity of the visitors and a lack of available cars hampers travel as revolution and army roles blur.
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Cody
Eyre
Haver
Lyon
Lans
Smith
Germany
Coblenz
Count von Schmettow
von Schmettow
Haaman
Fritz Donath
Donath
Berlin
von der Marwitz
Rhine
Donalh
Bolshevik Offensive Push Near Archangel Countered by Allies
Archangel region reports show Bolshevik forces pressing an offensive against four of seven Allied columns. Americans British and Russians retreat by detour via deep snow and swamps toward Shegovari near the Vaga river. Saturday’s repulse at Taresevo left twenty enemy dead. Allied guns and armor shelled raiding parties on Evina and along the Vologda railway. Meanwhile British forces reportedly advance from Baku to seize the Trans Caucasian railway, plus Petrovsk and Astrakhan at the river mouth.
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Associated Press
Archangel
Shenkursk
Shegovari
Vaga River
Taresevo
Vologda
Kotchmas Road
Evina
Tulugas
Amsterdam
Baku
Petrovsk
Astrakhan
Vologda River
Church Saloons Hinted If Dry Years Come
Rev. Dr. S. H. Woodrow told Pilgrim Congregational Church sermons in St. Louis that churches may open temperance saloons after liquor saloons close. He proposed soft drinks and lunches and meeting places for men, predicting prohibition’s 25 year historical impact and a five year path to dry cellars nationwide.
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ST. Louis
S. H. Woodrow
Pilgrim Congregational Church
United States
German council appeals to halt press interference
A German wireless dispatch from London on January 28 reports the central council of the German republic urges soldiers and workmen's councils across the empire to refrain from interfering with freedom of the press, calling it a cornerstone of the revolution.
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Urgh Freedom OF Press
London
Central Council of
German Republic
Empire
Canadian Troops March on Swift Winnipeg Branch
Winnipeg, Man. Returned soldiers on Monday afternoon destroyed a store owned by Michael Erl begun during Sunday night rioting. A mob then marched to the Swift plant aiming to eject workers suspected of being German or Austrian. General Ketchen and Major Gray met them. Ketchen urged employers to adjust to new conditions as Ingram threatened to dismiss foreigners to make room for veterans.
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Winnipeg
Man
Michael Erl
Swift and Company
Gray
Ketchen
R. Ingram
Swift
Ingram
Navy Retains Sailors Without Jobs to Boost U.S. Employment
Paris January 28 American naval authorities plan to avoid increasing unemployment by keeping any able bodied sailor willing to stay. Discharges will be avoided for men who do not wish to leave and have no job prospects.
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Navy
Paris
United States
China's Grievance Heard On Colonial Questions
The conference of the great powers heard China's foreign minister discuss colonial issues in which China has a keen stake. He noted China’s interest in Kian-Chow, a territory seized by Germany and later dispossessed by Japan at war's outbreak.
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China
Paris
Kian-Chow
Japan
Apology Made By Italy Over Flag Incident
Rear Admiral Niblack reports the Italian authorities misunderstood the Dinara flag incident at Jelsa on January 16. The Italian commander apologized and ordered the flag restored after the American and allied flags were lowered. The first report reached Washington via the official press bureau of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes.
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Washington
Niblack
Adriatic
Navy Department
Dinara
Jelsa
Kingdom of the
Critics Urge Recognition of Soviet Faction
NEW YORK Jan 28 Organization of the Truth About Russia committee by American publicists is announced with a statement asserting the soviet government in Russia is governing in an orderly fashion and that allies should deal with Lenine. The committee, including editors from The New Republic The Nation The Survey The Dial and Hull House, aims to present authentic information on Russian affairs and the current status of the Russian revolution. It says the soviet government is stronger than since 1917 and has broad support, while endorsing the Paris peace congress action summoning all factions to the conference.
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New York
Russia
United States
Lenine
Alvin Johns
The
New Republic
Henry Musher
Albert J. Nock
William MacDonald
the Nation
Paul Kellogg
Survey
Martyn Johnston
Paris
Oil Tanker Burns at Sea Lost Seven Crew Members
New York Jan 28 Information that seven men of the crew of ten the American oil schooner Augustus H. Babcock were lost when fire consumed the vessel at sea last week was conveyed to the United States Shipping Board commissioner by Lt. Clair Wilson one of the survivors. Wilson said the other two saved were in a Philadelphia hospital convalescing from injuries received when a barrel of gasoline exploded about 200 miles off Bermuda on a voyage from New York to Las Palmas Canary Islands. Captain J E Rawding was killed while carrying a pipeline aft from the fore castle deck and his body was blown into the sea. Six of the crew were burned to death or jumped overboard. The three survivors reached Philadelphia Saturday on a Chinese cargo ship.
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New York
Augustus H. Babcock
United States Shipping Board
Clair Wilson
Wilson
Philadelphia
Bermuda
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
J. E. Rawding
Returned Service Members Listed By Day To Day
A column lists homecoming orders for service members stationed overseas. Readers are advised of daily return schedules and where to submit notices. The target names and units appear within the local column format and reflect upcoming entries for community visibility.
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Unite
Whig
War department corrects Minnekahda voyage units
On January 28 the War Department corrected an earlier error stating the transport Minnekahda will bring home the 320th Infantry units of the 83rd division from Ohio and West Virginia including headquarters, machine gun, supply, medical, and Companies A to M. The previous note misassigned these units to the 328th Infantry of the 82nd division which is not prioritized for convoy.
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Washington
War Department
New York
320Th Infantry
83Rd
Ohio
West Virginia
328Th Infantry
328Th
82Nd
19 States Give Full Adhesion
Paris January 27 Associated Press reports a peace conference gain as nineteen small powers gave full adhesion to the framework laid by the five great powers. Jules Cambon guided the small powers meeting as harmony grew, Belgium Serbia Romania and others maintaining full delegations. The great powers formed new commissions on finances and private and maritime law while discussions on conquered German colonies continued. President Wilson and Colonel House joined league of nations work as labor and military demobilization committees began work.
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Associated Press
Paris
Jules Cambon
Washington
Council of the Great Powers
Foreign Office
M. Pichon
Salle de la Paix
Belgium
Serbia
Romania
M. Cambon
Greece
Wilson
Pacific
Far East
League of Nations
Mr. Gompers
Edward N. Hurley
Labor Committee
Poland
Henry White
Finds Deposit Of $1000 After 20 Years In Jail
Burlington Iowa January 23 James Bryant aged 75 a horse trader was arrested for horse theft last Saturday. While in jail he remembered a $1000 deposit from twenty years ago at a local bank. An officer and Bryant checked the account and found it intact with interest. Bryant claims memory lapses and says he does not recall the theft of a horse from a Muscatine stable. Friends believe his story.
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Burlington
Tytowa
James Bryant
Bryant
Mienge
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