No Morale In Italian Line Corey's Dispatch
Dispatches from Rome report the Italian cabinet blocked a parliamentary inquiry into the causes of the army debacle. The piece argues light must be shed on the factors, noting ignorance and lack of morale as core issues. It highlights the peasant patriotism contrasting with the army’s disengagement and describes regional recruitment patterns prior to the war.
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Paris
Rome
Italy
Tie
Ailken
Hilton
Italians Capture Key Positions on Asiago Plateau
Rome Jan 31 the war office reports Italian troops advanced on the eastern Asiago plateau gaining control of Col Del Rosso Col Dechele and Sasso Rosso area as enemy counterattacks were repulsed. The breakthrough extended with the capture of Monte Di Val Bella as actions continued along the Frenzela valley in tough fighting.
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Rome
War Office
Asiago
Stunday
Frenzela
Col del Rosso
Col Dechele
Sasso Rosso
Monte di Val Bella
Bring Five German Machines To Earth
PARIS January 31 The war office reports marked artillery activity around Miette and Cou rieres wood with a raid north of Leicheprey yielding no results. On January 29 two German airplanes were destroyed and three damaged in their own lines. Eastern Theater January 20 artillery actions occurred at the Cerna bend and north of Monastir as Allied aircrafts conducted bombardments north of Monastir and in the Vardar valley near Lake Doiran. one enemy machine was brought down.
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Paris
War Office
Miette
Courieres Wood
Woevre
Leicheprey
Cerna Bend
Monastir
Vardar
Lake Doiran
East 10 Faces Coal Famine From Snow Storms
Washington January 31 Large parts of the east confront a coal famine as snow and ice storms disrupt railroad transportation. Reports to the railroad and fuel administration show New England and Atlantic seaboard districts worst hit, forcing many industries to pause due to fuel shortages. Weather conditions remain unpredictable, rail congestion hampers coal movement, and shipyards report material shortages. A new zone coal distribution plan will begin next week but is not expected to save handling much at first.
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Washington
Railroad and Fuel Administration
New England
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Seaboard
Railroad Administration
Mississippi
McAdoo
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
Hakinee
Shipping Board
Agreement on Food Transport Plan Reached in Washington
On January 31, Director General McAdoo and the Food Administration announced an agreement to expedite food transport. Grain and grain products shippers must apply via railroad agents, then to the zone representative if cars are not provided. Sugar, beans, rice, vegetables, livestock, meat, and perishables follow a similar two-step process with destination and consignee details. Diversion of shipments will not be allowed except for perishables. The Food Administration does not guarantee car supply. the plan aims to give officials clearer data to aid distribution where needs are greatest.
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Washington
MccAdoo
The
Food Administration
Food Administration Grain Division
Ctsa
Official War Movies Shown in Washington
The first official exhibition in Washington of motion pictures distributed by the division of films committee on public information was held at the capitol Wednesday. It showcased a seven reel feature on the organization and training of the nation’s new army with members of both houses of Congress and army officials in attendance. The films were shot at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe Ohio, where the 83rd division of the national army is training.
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Washington
Division of Films Committee On Public Information
Capitol
Houses
Congress
Army
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
83Rd Division
National Army
One Board to Handle Shipments
Washington announces centralized control of trans Atlantic shipping with a ship control committee to oversee 71 ships entering and leaving American ports. chaired by P A S Franklin, it pools ships for Europe bound cargo and directs vessels to southern ports to ease New York congestion.
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Washington
American
Shipping Board
War and Navy Departments
Food and Fuel ¢ Administrations
Reilroads
Europe
P. A. S. Franklin
International Mercantile Marine
Chatman
Two Camp Logan Airmen Killed in 2000-Foot Fall
Edwin I. James of Toledo Ohio and Carl Mather of Pawpaw Michigan both first lieutenants in the first squadron Ellington field were killed Wednesday afternoon when their airplanes collided head on and fell two thousand feet. The machines were locked together when they struck the ground and the bodies were badly mangled. Observers report the aircraft were traveling at high speed at impact.
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Houston
Texas
Edwin I. James
Toledo
Ohio
Carl 8. Mather
Pawpaw
Mich
Leutenants
Ellington Field
Baker urges local boards to assess late marriages on merit
Secretary Baker writes to Charles Evans Hughes challenging a board ruling that marriages since May 18 by draft age men are slackers. He urges local draft appeal boards to evaluate each case on its merits rather than a blanket designation.
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New York
Baker
Charles. Evans Hughes
District Draft Appeal Board
Hun Airships Bomb Paris in Night Raid
German airplanes raided Paris last night with alarms at 11 30. Bombs fell on various city and suburbs causing deaths and material damage. An official statement notes details are incomplete and a fuller report will follow.
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Paris
Labor Board Plans Policy Council For War Time Relations
Washington January 31 The National Industrial Conference Board and the American Federation of Labor have been asked by the labor department to name conference members representing capital and labor to outline policies governing their relations during the war. The plan centers on preventing disputes through a zone based administrative system with mediators, consolidating control under the labor department. A policies board, chaired by John Lind and including heads of industrial sections and services, will counsel Secretary Wilson. Housing efforts for shipyard workers may gain $50 million in funding as steps begin at housing conference with Baker Daniels Wilson and others.
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Washington
National Industrial Conference Board
Magnus Alexander
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Department of Labor
Capital
Labor Department
Labor Advisory Council
John Lind
Wilson
United States Employment Service
Baker
Daniels
Navy
Roosevelt
Chaiman Turley
Pier
The
Shipping Board
Fletcher
Alexander
Stanley King
Congress
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Advertising Builds Steady Business For Tomorrow
Mr Dan Speyer notes merchants balk at advertising citing thin margins. Advertising adds new business without raising overhead, boosting net profit and overall margin. Steady, uninterrupted ads cultivate daily reach to over 7200 Whig homes, ensuring a constant trade flow.
Banking Power Surges as U S Leads World Finances
Washington January 31 The United States is the world’s dominant banking power Comptroller John Skelton Williams told Congress. He estimated national banking power at 37.5 billion dollars an increase of over 14 billion since President Wilson took office. He noted federal reserve growth under three years has pushed resources above 18.5 billion while total state and private banks remain behind. Williams warned against diverting capital for nonessential war efforts.
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United States
John Skelton Williams
Congress
Williams
Wilson
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Federal Reserve System
Rational Bank
Comptrotor Williams
Practice Flight Of U S Dirigible Stars New York
New Yorkers watched a 200 foot long cigar shaped dirigible fly over South Brooklyn downtown and Governor’s Island on a trial from Rockaway Point Fort. The eight member crew tested parachute drops from 300 feet and landed safely.
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London
Brooklyn
Governor's Island
New Fort
Rockaway Point
Fort
Chicago Sugar Shortage Deepens in City Lines
Chicago's sugar shortage led to hundreds queuing for half a pound at large department stores for 5 cents each. Smaller outlets exhausted. restaurants used lump sugar with fruit. Relief awaited from westbound supplies held by traffic congestion. Coal shortages worsened. depots faced long waits as fuel offices were pressured amid demands to seize coal. New Yorker Joseph Von Bruck, Mannesmann Tube works manager, interned at Ellis Island on orders from Washington over alleged pro German activity.
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Chicago
The
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New Yorker
New York
Joseph von Bruck
Mannesmann Tube Works
Ellis Island
Washington
Ice Gorge Breaks Damaging Ohio River Trade
Cincinnati reports ice gorges above and below the harbor causing multiple steamers and barges to sink or drift away. Property losses reach about 800000 dollars as the river stage fluctuates and crews race to secure vessels and minimize damage.
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W. C. Devereaux
Calro
Ohio River
Sprague
Cairo
Columbus
Ohio
Unrest Spreads Across Germany Amid Strikes and Censorship
News from Geneva and Berlin reports clashes between soldiers and strikers in suburbs of Berlin with casualties, troops sometimes refusing to fire. Censorship orders halt Berlin papers Berliner Tageblatt Vorwaerts and Berliner Post. Strikes expand at Kiel Hamburg Rhenish Westphalia with demands for peace talks food relief and democratic reforms. Vienna flour mill fire destroys major provisioning facility. Berlin streets show minimal signs of unrest described as a holiday strike while police redirect gatherings.
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Daily Express
Geneva
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Amsterdam
Berliner Tageblatt
Vorwaerts
Berliner Post
Germany
Zurich
Pitth
Vossische Zeitung
Niel
Hamburg
Vulcan Works
Trades Union Building
Essen
Rhenish West
Phalia
Vienna
Kaiser-Ebersdorf
Telegraaf
Yavuted
Social Democrats
Press dispatches to be uncensored war order
Washington Jan 31 The war department ordered that press dispatches filed from national army and guard camps by accredited writers not in military service will not be censored by authorities. Camp commanders will require strict secrecy on enemy information as defined by the committee on public information. Violations will forfeit camp privileges.
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Washington
National Army and National Guard
United States
War Department
Committee On Publi Information
Wreck on Southern Railway Near Dublin Va Kills Engineer
The Memphis Special train collided head on with a west bound freight near Dublin Virginia Wednesday night. Engineer J H Smith was killed and several passengers injured.
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Roanoke
Southern Railroad
Dublin
J. H. Smith
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