Allies Must Feed Huns or Be Ready for Further Trouble
Paris reports the Allied council authorized importing food into Germany to avert starvation and maintain order. Bolsheviki riots in industrial centers stem from food shortages as Germany’s stocks dwindle, risking collapse and hindering peace. The decision aims to preserve a viable German government while ensuring restitution and indemnities, with Marshal Foch enforcing the armistice terms.
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Paris
Germany
Allied Todd Council
United Press
Berlin
Marshal Foch
Connubial Complications From Missing Canadian Soldiers
Ottawa reports 1500 Canadian soldiers listed missing and presumed dead, with ongoing questions about their fate in German camps and possible bribed or withheld reports. Wives remarriage after long delays complicates family law, with potential legislation to address these connubial issues as German command news arrives from Bromberg that Hindenburg will lead troops opposing Polish forces in eastern Germany.
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Ottawa
Ypres
Hindenburg
S .New- Tine i
Copenhagen
von Hindenburg
Germany
Bromberg
Posen
Ultimatum to Swiss by Bolsheviki government
Petrograd telegraphs an ultimatum to Swiss authorities demanding the release of thirty Bolsheviks jailed in Savatan fortress Valais canton. Swiss citizens in Petrograd risk execution without trial. Indignation grows as Bolshevist influence spreads toward Rhine towns and North Switzerland. Police seek Madame Balonova, a Russian envoy of propaganda, who recently returned with millions in mobilia.
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Geneva
Petrograd
Savantan
Valais
Rhine
Switzerland
Madame Balonova
Armistice Terms Demanded by Foch Include Retribution
The terms to be presented to Germany include retaliation for the murder of allied prisoners and the return of machinery and goods seized from France and Belgium. France faces mass unemployment until the equipment is restored, while German gold over 500 million dollars would be moved to a safe site. Germany must surrender shipping for food relief, hand over U boats, and stop submarine construction.
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London
Germany
Marshal Foch
France
Belgium
Berlin
Frankfort
Europe
German Bees Used Against British Landing in East Africa
R M Ewart reports German forces in East Africa used swarms of wild bees in wooden hives to disrupt British landing at Tanga. Bees released as troops advanced, causing stings and chaos while machine guns inflicted heavy casualties. Treasury notes war bonds reach £1.5 billion since Oct 1917.
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San Francisco
Tanga
East Africa
R. M. Ewart
British Africa Police
London
Ewart
Germany to Compensate Dependents of Submarine Victims
London report: International Federation of Seafarers seeks a fixed policy for Germany to compensate dependents of submarine victims. An international conference on February 24 is urged to press the peace conference to require compensation before food to Germany is resumed. Seafarers leaders, including Axident-Faruseth of the United States, expect the February conference to adopt universal wages.
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London
Germany
International Federation of Scafarera
Axidten-Faruseth
United States
Buenos Aires Sees Steam of Recovery After General Strike
Buenos Aires slowly recovers from the general strike as shops reopen and trust returns. Three hundred strikers and agitators were arrested over the past three days, with eight hundred total, eighty percent Russians. Police dispersed resistors with lassoing, and Montevideo reports bolster Bolsevists in the region near Villa Cerro where American packing houses operate.
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Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Villa de Cerro
Revolters in Berlin and Riga Tale of Police and Plunder
Stockholm dispatches describe Berlin viewing the unrest as a police matter not political with Spartacist sympathizers jailed and many with criminal records. Battles near the foreign office and crown prince palace erupt, while Eichhorn stands firm despite streetcar and railway strikes as city endures shellfire and damage. In Mitau Riga is in Bolshevik control. refugees flood Mitau as Russians and Lefts burn and loot, with Mitau reporting Neugut station seized and Riga burning.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Eichhorn
Foreign Office
Crown Prince
Riga
Red Army
Mitau
Vossische, Zeitung
Dvinsk J
Neugut
Cost for Food Relief in liberated nations
The supreme council of supply and relief, after three days of deliberation on aid from Belgium to Armenia, concludes that a minimum sum of 400 million dollars is needed to feed these peoples until next summer.
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Paris
Supreme Council of Supply and Relief
Belgium
Poland
Armenia
Women and Medicine Advertisement Amid War Woes
Fragmented OCR text touts Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription for wounded heroes and women readers. It mentions medical advice, home visits, and a book offer titled Medical Adviser, with requests for stamps or payments to Pierce, Buffalo, N Y. The passage is garbled with spacing errors but centers on wartime healing claims and a mail order promotion.
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Pierce
Buffalo
Plan of Home Rule Offered and Irish Parliament Jurisdiction
An influential Irish association advocates a home rule plan enabling Britain to pass a measure granting the Irish people control of domestic affairs. The plan keeps imperial powers over army, navy, and treaties while granting legislative and executive control to an Irish parliament over domestic matters. It proposes a federal system with three local parliaments for Ulster, Munster, and the rest of Ireland, federated into one Irish commonwealth. Supporters call it a true colonial model likely to appeal internationally and potentially easier to accept than partition. Education would be denominationally funded, sharing resources among denominations.
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Dublin
Britain
Ulster
Munster
Ireland
British Submarine Cruisers Rise to Twenty-Four Knots in Steam
The admiralty reveals Britain built submarine cruisers capable of 24 knots on the surface, displacing 2000 tons, armed with eight to ten torpedo tubes and two to three four inch guns. They feature internal combustion motors for surface running and a quick-submerging scheme. A 12 inch gun submarine is reported, with cushioning to absorb its recoil, though details remain undisclosed and no engagement has occurred.
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London
Admiralty
Bonar Law Travels to Peace Conference by Air
Andrew Bonar Law and his secretary travelled from London to Paris by Hanley Page airplane for the peace conference. A two hour weather delay forced an early landing in France before reaching Paris while the rest of the empire party led by Borden Botha Smuts and Hughes took a special train from Charing Cross. An army of correspondents accompanied the group as they crossed the channel from Folkestone in the afternoon.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
Paris
Hanley-Page
France
Empire
Borden
Botha
Smuts
Hughes
Charing Cross
Folkestone
War Council Did Good Work in Paris
Premier Clemenceau praised the supreme war council for finishing with the armistice and continuing to review conference procedures including small powers. He said the conference must be postponed due to the absence of Italian premier Orlando.
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War Council
Paris
Supreme War Council
Clemenceau
Signor Orlando
British convoy brings food to Vienna children
A small body of British troops arrived here with a trainload of foodstuffs for the children of Vienna. The delivery marks a gesture from the British army in Italy, aiding Vienna's youngsters amid ongoing hardship.
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Vienna
Italy
Children of
Lord Cecil Promotes League as Vital World Force
Lord Cecil urges making the League of Nations a practical force at the peace conferences. His plan, endorsed by associated powers, would place certain territories and cities under league custody if postwar disposition proves difficult. Palestine and Constantinople cited as examples, with the league to receive bankrupt nations and relieve stalemates in decisions.
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Paris
League of Nations
Itea
Foreig
Lord ‘Cecil
Associated Powers
Lord Cecil
Palestine
Constantinople
League
Lord Cecult
Coal
Isone
Deague
Lord Buxton Affirms South Africa Autonomy
Governor General Lord Buxton reassures Rustenburg that neither the crown nor imperial bodies intend to intrude on South Africa. He warns against any interference from monarch, parliament, Kaiser, or U.S. president, emphasizing Africa's link to Britain and commitment to liberty, self government, and non interference despite wartime strains.
Hunger Riots in Petrograd Spark Bread Demand
Stockholm reports hunger riots in Petrograd where ten thousand marchers urged fire from Bolsheviki troops said to be Letts. Desperation leaves no bread, oats scarce, and propaganda refugees suspected. Police uncover alleged plots of new insurrection by Bolshevists in Finland.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Finland
Bolshevists
Forged Passport Sentences Baron Muench in County Jail
Baron Muench, nephew of a former German ambassador, was sentenced to three months in county jail for trying to enter the United States with a forged passport. Edward Zacho received one year for conspiracy. Clemency for Muench was requested due to youth and prior confinement after capture in 1914. Also reported is the Empress of Asia transporting 1,400 discharged troops through the Panama Canal and plans to send home allied troops via the canal.
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San Francisco
Baron Allardt von Dem B. Muench
Count von Bernstorff
Baron Muench
Edward Michael Zacho
Foreign Office
Zacho
Riva
Royal German Hussars
Panama
Panamia Canal
England
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Sale of flavoring extracts limited to two ounces
Authorities curb large sales of high alcohol content flavoring extracts in Winnipeg. Public restrictions cap purchases at two ounces per person to temper consumption and prevent misuse amid growing temperance concerns.
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Winnipeg
End of War Signs Sale of War Material London
Government auction ads in London advertise sale of vast war assets including seven factories, airplanes, tents, boots and shoes, oilskins, bell tents, beds, handkerchiefs, timber, saddlery, tools and wire netting. Ashford Camp stores to be cleared January 28 with thousands of rubber boots and related goods among items offered.
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London
Ashford
Germany Must Be Crushed For Good Says Captain Allan
Captain C Allan of Halifax, after disembarking the liner Seag Qtian, warned that Germany must be crushed for good. He spoke shortly after the Strathcona torpedoing near the Orkney Islands on April 13, 1917, recalling the peril at sea and the need to prevent a future war.
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Germany
St. John
N.bl
C. Allan
Halifax
Seagtian
Strathcona
Orkney Islands
Miners Federation Seeks Immediate Mobilization Relief
The Want Disabled Paid London minus one south wales Miners' Federation unanimously adopted a resolution demanding that miners in the British army be demobilized immediately and given employment. It also asks that disabled war veterans receive the wages they would have earned if not injured and that those totally unfit be retrained for other work at government expense.
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London
South Wales Miners’ Federation
Eight Hour Day Adopted by Paris-Czecho Slovakia
The eight hour day becomes law in Europe as Paris Czecho Slovakia’s new republic leads on workers rights. The move aims to curb unemployment among demobilized soldiers and stabilize northern Bohemia after battles.
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Paris
Czecho-Slovakia
Europe
Bohemia
Allies Demand Stricter Demobilization To Aid Peace
Central News reports that post Paris talks have altered demobilization plans with drastic conditions for renewing the armistice. Authorities warn that Europe could see renewed war if peace appearances mislead the public, prompting Britain to revise demobilization and mobilization policies amid a shift in policy.
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London
Ihe'al- Hed
Paris
Germany
Central News
Europe
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