Germany to receive food imports under armistice terms
Paris reports that the Allied Food Council authorized imports into Germany to avert famine and sustain a workable government. Berlin is described as relying on scarce stocks while Bolshevik fears and Allied military requirements influence policy. Marshal Foch is charged with enforcing provisions and preventing further German bargaining.
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Paris
Germany
2Iied
United Press
Berlin
Hpdn
Hague
Marshal Foch
Ottawa reports 1500 Canadian missing men in German custody
Ottawa says 1500 Canadian soldiers once listed as missing and presumed dead in the Ypres area are believed held by German troops. Reports indicate they were confined in camps with brutal guards or withheld from reporting as retaliation. Some families faced remarriage and possible legal questions over spousal status. Also, Field Marshal von Hindenburg is slated to command opposing Polish forces in eastern Germany according to Bromberg papers.
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Ottawa
Ypres
Hindenburg
Lins Copentisgen
von ‘Hindenburg
Germany
Bromberg
Posen
Bolshevik Demands Over Swiss Arrests Spark Tension
The Petrograd regime issues an untimatum to Swiss authorities demanding the arrest or release of thirty Bolsheviks imprisoned in Savan tan fortress Valais. Swiss subjects in Petrograd face execution. Pro Bolshevist propaganda concerns rise in Rhine towns and North Switzerland as Madame Balonova returns with funds. Police search for her.
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Geneva
Petrograd
Savantan
Valais
Rhine
Switzerland
Madame Balonova
Armistice Terms to Punish Germany and Restore Supplies
Marshal Foch will present terms demanding retribution for allied prisoner deaths and ill treatment. Germany must surrender stolen machinery from France and Belgium, freeing 500,000 French workers. German gold over 500 million dollars to move to a safe place, while German shipping of about 4 million tons is handed to the allies or destroyed and no new U boats are built.
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London
Germany
Marshal Foch
France
Belgium
Geman
Berlin
Frankfort
Europe
German Bees Used in East Africa Warfare at Tanga
RM Ewart, chief of the British Africa police, reported German forces in East Africa prepared wild bee swarms to hinder a British landing at Tanga. Native collectors gathered millions of bees for wooden hives. released bees distracted troops as German machine guns caused heavy casualties.
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San Francisco
Tanga
Ewart
Treasury reports £1.5 billion war bonds subscribed since 1917
The treasury announces that by January 13 subscriptions to national war bonds reached and surpassed £1.5 billion sterling since the inauguration on October 1 1917. It calls this a unique achievement in the war effort.
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London
Treasury
Germany to Compensate Seamen Victims Dependents
London reports the International Federation of Seamen plans action due to allies' lack of decision on compensation. Executives warn they will address the issue at the peace conference to ensure seamen dependents are cared for.
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Germany
London
Buenos Aires Edges Toward Normal After General Strike
Buenos Ayres slowly recovered from the strike's effects as major stores reopened and transit resumed. Government sources cite about 300 strikers arrested, bringing three day total to 880 with most detainees Russians. ring leaders resisted and were dispersed. Montevideo reports bolstering forces against Bolshevik movement with troops around Villa de Cerro to localize disturbances near American packing houses.
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Uenos ‘Ayree
Burney Ayres
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Villa de Cerro
Turbulent Berlin Revoltseen as Police Problem
Stockholm dispatches report Berlin authorities deem the unrest a police issue not political, with Spartacists having jail records and police chief Eichhorn remaining at his post as clashes erupt near the foreign office. Riga falls to Bolshevik forces while refugees flee as Russians and Letts loot and burn. Paris notes a $400 million relief need for liberated regions through next summer.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Eichhorn
Foreign Office
Crown Prince
Women Who Aid Wounded Heroes In War Effort
Readable fragments describe Br. Pierce and medical cures aiding soldiers. Mentions women volunteers assisting injured veterans and supporting wartime care efforts. Limited readable text. refuses further specifics due to fragmentary source.
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Doctor Pierce
Plan to grant Ireland own parliament with federal structure
A Dublin based Irish Association backs a home rule plan giving Ireland a federally structured parliament. Britain would retain army, navy and treaty powers while Ireland governs domestic affairs. Ulster would have a separate local parliament, with three parliaments federated into an Irish commonwealth. Education funding would be denominational.
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Dublin
Britain
Ulster
Munster
Ireland
British Submarines with 12 Inch Gun Under Steam Power
The admiralty discloses British submarine cruisers built during the war boasting two funnels and 24 knots on the surface. They carry eight to ten torpedo tubes and two or three four inch guns, with internal combustion motors for surface and undersea power. Displacement is 2000 tons surfaced and 2708 submerged. length 240 feet. beam 26 feet. cruising radius 3000 miles. A reported 12 inch gun armed craft exists but public details are limited and reportedly never used.
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London
Admiralty
Travel to Paris by air and train for peace talks
Andrew Bonar Law and a small party travelled London to Paris to attend the peace conference by Vanley Page airplane delayed two hours by stormy weather. The main delegation including Borden Botha Smuts and Hughes took a special train from Charing Cross while reporters travelled by Folkestone channel crossing. Paris War Council work praised by Clemenceau who noted armistice progress but the conference was postponed due to Signor Orlando's absence.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
Paris
Vanley-Page
France
Empire
Borden
Botha
Smuts
Hughes
Charing ‘Cross
Folkestone
Channel
War Council
Supreme War Council
Clemenceau
Signor Orlando
British Food Convoy Reaches Vienna Children
A small British convoy of three foodstuffs arrived in Vienna to aid children. The troops provided cordial support as the supply through Italy passed to relief efforts.
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Vienna
Italy
Great Red
League of Nations in Actual Operation at Peace Talks
Lord Robert Cecil proposes that the League receive disputed territories and cities in custody if the peace conference cannot decide. Palestine and Constantinople are cited as examples. Delegates would refer hard cases to the league, giving it a central role in world affairs. The British government backs the plan as a cardinal element of the peace program.
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Paris
League of Nations
Robert Cecil
Lord Cecil
Associated Powers
League of Italians
Congress
Palestine
Constantinople
League
Lord Geeil
Briish
South Africa Assures Independence Amid War Strain
Lord Balfour, governor general, reiterates that the crown imperial government and parliament do not seek to interfere in South Africa. He stresses unity with Great Britain, says the country is guided by liberty and self government, and maintains the enduring link despite wartime stress.
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South Africa
Lord Ba
Spe Sak
United States
Great Britain
Hunger riots in Petrograd spark deadly protests
Advices report urgent hunger in Petrograd with ten thousand marching for bread and being fired on by Bolshevik troops. Desperate crowds beg soldiers to shoot. no bread available, even ground cats fed to people. Propagandists in Finland alleged. police uncover plots of suspected insurrection.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Leus
Finland
Bolshevists
German Baron Sentenced In Passport Fraud Case
Baron Muench nephew of a former German ambassador pleaded guilty to conspiring with Dane Edward Zacho to enter the United States with a forged passport. Muench received three months in county jail while Zacho drew one year. Clemency cited youth and prior captivity after 1914. News notes Empress of Asia carried 1400 discharged soldiers through the Panama Canal en route to Vancouver.
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San Francisco
Baron Allardt von Dem B. Muench
von Bernstorff
Baron Muench
Edward Michael Zacho
Foreign Office
Zacho
Riva
Royal German
Hussars
Panama
Panama Canal
England
Vancouver
Winnipeg
War Ends Boost War Material Auctions London
Advertisements in London list government auction sales of extensive military property including factories airships ships tents and boots. Canada offers Ashford Camp stores January 28 with rubber boots saddlery timber and other military goods. Captain C Allan Halifax warns Germany may reemerge after peace as he recalls the Strathcona torpedoing voyage.
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London
Ashford
Temperance Restrictions Cut Sale Of Flavoring Extracts
Owing to sudden popularity and high alcohol content flavoring extracts are restricted by authorities in Winnipeg. No more than two ounces may be sold to a single purchaser.
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Winnipeg
Miners in British Army Demanded Mobilization and Benefits
The South Wales Misty jers Federation adopts a resolution urging immediate mobilization of miners in the British army and payment of wages to disabled veterans. It also calls training for totally unfit workers at government expense and notes eight hour day reforms in Paris and Bohemia improving demobilized workers' employment prospects.
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London
South Wales
Misty
Jers
Algo
Husta
Paris
Czecho-Slovakia
Brat Cou
Europe
Bohemia
Allies Must Be Prepared for Future Trouble in Germany
The Central News reports Allied talks warn of renewed German risks and warn that demobilization must be revised. It states Europe faces volatile conditions with a potential war restart if peace is misread. Britain signals continued Rhine occupation and cautious demobilization pace despite recent delays.
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Germany
London
The
Rhine
Guy Af
Gish
Tipe Britta
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