Six Weeks Needed to Open Lines Amid Rail Congestion
Washington officials say eastern freight congestion likely cannot clear before mid to late March due to weather and floods. Priority will remain on fuel and war materiels, with widespread shipments reviewed for special treatment. Demurrage rules will revert to the average agreement, easing charges for railcars held for unloading as the system adapts.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Wich
Virghia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Rich Women of New York Form Food Saving Honor System
New York city wealthiest women, led with Federal Food Administrator Hoover, organize an honor system for voluntary rationing aimed at housewives in households with ample resources. The program begins after a two week old meeting at Mrs. William Douglas Sloane's home, seeking 60,000 enrollees, with Mrs. F. Gray Griswold as chair and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt Jr. as secretary, among other notable supporters.
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New York
Hoover
Federal Board
William Douglas Sloane
F. Gray Griswold
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Charles R. Alexander
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
E.W. Harriman
Willard Straight
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Joseph TI. Choate
Daniel Guggenheim
James W. Gerard
Virginia Gildersleeve
Frederick B. Pratt
Frances Key Pendleton
Mary Garrett Hay
Italian Retreat From Rome War Crisis Deepens
Paris dispatches recount the Oct. 1917 collapse of Italian defenses after a planned offensive. Treachery and miscommunication crippled command, cutting telephones and spreading false messages as Calabrian troops faltered at Tolmino. The retreat quickly turned to rout amid panicked disorder and civilian suffering along the road.
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America
Tolmino
Ele
Russia breaks with Rumania and seizes reserves in Moscow
Petrograd dispatch reports Bolshevik government moves to sever diplomatic ties with Romania after Bucharest detaining a Romanian official failed to halt a rumored coffers seizure. They announce reprisals including breaking diplomatic relations seizing Romanian gold in Moscow and outlawing Lieut Gen St Cherbatcheff. Trotsky notes Romanian gold totaling 1.2 billion rubles and the former front commander’s outlawry.
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Leon Trotcky
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Ttalians
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Ypdonia
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Ashige
Passana
Vicenza
Arras
Marshal Haig
Russia
Germany
Leon Trotzky
Tussia
Vtolsheviks
Rumimania
Posis
Finland
Red Guard
Helsingfors
Knox City Man Kills Woman Then Self in Rooming House
In Knox City Missouri Fred J McPadden, reportedly from Knox City, shot and killed Mrs Ethel Layendyk in a downtown rooming house Tuesday afternoon before shooting himself. The motive remains undetermined as police investigate the deadly incident in Grand Rapids context.
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Knox City
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Mich
Fred J. McFpadden
Ethel Layendyk
Gen Wood Injured by Bursting Gun at Front Visit
Brief details report Major General Leonard Wood of the United States army wounded on a visit to the French front by a fragment from a gun that burst during testing. The injury is confined to the left arm and not serious. he has been brought to a hospital.
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Leonard Wood
United States Army
Italy Wins Mountain Positions In Northern Italy
Allied dispatch reports Italian forces on the Asiago plateau penetrating tenacious enemy lines and seizing strong positions, with over 1500 Austro German troops captured. The Italians claim heavy Austro German fighter losses and note Bolshevik peace questions in Russia while Allied War Council meets at Versailles to map campaigns.
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Associated Press
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Asiago
Serlin War Office
Allied War Council
Supreme War Council
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Great Britain
France
Versailes
Germany
Berlin
Efficient advertising drives immediate reader response
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Floods sweep Ohio river vessels and docks in Kentucky
Melting snows and heavy rains swell Kentucky rivers causing flood conditions from mountains to the west. Ice gorges breaking on the Ohio near Paducah lash out steamboats dry docks and barges valued up to a million dollars, many sunk or adrift near Metropolis and beyond. In Cairo Illinois the ice gorge halts but boats clash with government cargoes at risk, though no deaths reported.
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Clarksville
Margaret
Pavonia
Klondike
Josh Vouk
American
Daniel Lindsey
Cairo
Henry Marquard
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Sprague
Villa Outlaws Kill 110 After Wrecking Train
Juarez January 30 report says Villa forces dynamited a work train killing over 110 federal soldiers and railroad workers south of Santa Rosalia Chihuahua. The attack followed the earlier passenger train siege. eight hours of fighting left most of the defenders dead or wounded. Francisco Villa led the assault with Martin Lopez as second in command.
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Santa Aoatha
Chihuahua
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Chihuahua City
Francisco Villa
Martin Lopez
Second Raid On England In Progress
London reports a second hostile air raid on eastern England began at 9 30 p m and continued with bombs reportedly dropped on the outskirts of London. Officials say none penetrated London defenses as airmen searched the skies, with 70 British airmen returning safely from patrols.
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England
London
Essex
Kent
House of Commons
James Jan MacPherson
War Office
MacPherson
Czernin Refused Send Wilson His Speech
A Berlin dispatch explains Czernin refused to transmit his war arms speech to President Wilson through a neutral intermediary. He said Wilson would receive the speech immediately by telegraph, while the Berliner Tageblatt cautions the claim should not be taken literally and notes no direct communication or neutral mediation was sought.
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Wasthington
Czernin
Widivanee
State Department
Wilson
Iso
Farmers urged to raise pigs and wheat for war effort
The Farmers War Congress at the University of Illinois urged farmers nationwide to plant more wheat and increase pork production for the coming year. President Edmund James announced a plan emphasizing maximum wheat acreage and pork output, with a committee to develop production guidelines and widespread dissemination of the recommendations.
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Tfl
Tan
United States
Farmers’ War Congress
University of Tlinois
Edmund James
University
James
Spindles Busy on Army Contracts
Washington January report says a spindle capable of turning out canvas is working on army contracts. Secretary Baker stated there will be no tentmaking setup until all soldiers have fifty cubic feet of space per surgeon general guidance. The War Department does not plan expansion of containment facilities. Training continues in quarters vacated by troops heading to France with no shipping increase expected.
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Washington
Jan
Baker
Puesday
War Department
France
Rumanians Ordered to Leave Petrograd at Midnight
A Reuter dispatch from Petrograd dated Monday reports the Rumanian legation given ten hours notice to depart Russia. The mission would proceed to Stockholme at midnight, signaling a rapid expulsion from Petrograd amid diplomatic tensions.
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London
Reuter
Russia
Stockholme
New Draft Depends on War's Turn
Secretary Baker said expansion of America's fighting forces hinges on events abroad and shipping, with no fixed date for a new draft. He noted a possible second increment of up to a million men and outlined how the registration and class system would determine future draws. Aviation progress and the war cabinet proposal also featured in Senate discussions.
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War Department
Senate
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Concre de
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Crowder
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Coffin
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Italy
Sauter
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New York
War Cabinet
Italy's fifth national loan subscriptions reach 2.555 billion lire
Rome reports during the first eleven days of the canvass for Italy's fifth national loan subscriptions totalled 2,555,000,000 lire with 1,520,000,000 lire paid in cash. The note emphasizes cash uptake in the early phase of the campaign.
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