Heavy fighting reported as German offensive advances
Berlin dispatches describe a German offensive in Champagne near Massiges and Maisons de Champagne capturing French positions and 423 prisoners. A French counterattack east of the positions failed while other fronts report reconquest of trenches near Hirzstein and Kut el Amara isolation by Turkish forces in Mesopotamia.
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Berlin
Sayville
Champagne
War Office
Massiges
Maisons de Champagne
Furnes
Belestiany
Hirzstein
Hartmanns-Weilerkopf
Kut-el-Amara
Mesopotamia
Constantinople
Overseas
Gallipoli
Mills
Seddul Bahr
Tekke Burnu
Dardanelles
Reeall Asquith
Asquith
Haq
British say Turks flee Paris in heavy Champagne attacks
British dispatch reports German forces launched four concentrated assaults along a ten kilometer Champagne front from La Courtine to Mont Tetu. Despite brief footholds, Allied fire stalled the offensive and drove the attackers from two small trench areas. French troops pulled back from Hirzstein after German gains north of the hill.
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Paris
Champagne
War Office
la Courtine
Mont Tetu
Butte de Mesnil
Hirzstein
Hartmanns-Weilerkopf
Hirnstein
Havas
Saloniki
Reserve Is Success: Williams Praises Federal Reserve Year
John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, reports to Congress on the first year under the federal reserve system from Oct 1914 to Nov 1915. Net bank resources rose 1.74 billion, deposits 2.08 billion, loans 917 million, with excess reserves of 891 million. He urges legislation to curb bank abuses, strengthen officers bonds, limit loans, and empower actions against directors for losses.
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Washington, D. C
John Skelton Williams
Congress
Federal Reserve System
Williams
Mreewilliams
United States
Savings
Comptroller
Department of Justice
Alaska
Comntroller
I and G N May Spend Four Hundred Thousand On Project
The I and G N railroad plans yards and shops south of San Antonio with expected costs between 350 000 and 400 000 and will advertise for bids midweek. General Lyon says total may reach 350 000 to 400 000 and promises improved passenger service including the Sunshine Special naming and service enhancements while receivers continue status.
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San Antonio
Cecil A. Lyon
General Lyon
John B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Sunshine
Baker
Reward Offered for Cash-Loss Mail Car Robbery
The United States Post Office Department offers a $1000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the highwayman who robbed the Southern Pacific mail car of registered mail contents last Wednesday night. Federal, county, and city officials, led by Post Office Inspector C. B. Anderson of Austin, pursue more than twenty clues with no suspect yet identified. Police Chief Fred H. Lancaster and city detectives met with federal officials at the post office to coordinate the case.
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United States Postoffice Department
Southern Pacific Mail
Post Office Inspector’s
C. B. Anderson
Austin
Post Office
San Antonio
Fred H. Lancaster
Federal Building
Kaiser Improving Rome Report Says Emperor May Resume Work
Reports from Germany via Switzerland say the German emperor's throat growth required a small operation. Doctors hope no complications arise and expect the emperor to resume work this month or early February if his condition remains stable.
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Rome
Germany
Switzerland
Unsettled and Colder Weather for San Antonio Area
The forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for unsettled conditions and colder temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Strong winds and possible light showers may accompany the change in the pattern.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Home Weather For Tourists Forecast By The Light
St Louis 52 rainy west wind 10 miles an hour colder 42 wind chill. Chicago 44 cloudy southwest wind 18 miles an hour colder 38. Milwaukee 36 cloudy southwest wind 18 miles an hour rain or snow colder 32. Kansas City 40 cloudy north wind 16 miles an hour colder 40. New York 38 rainy south wind 34 miles an hour rain or snow Tuesday 28. Washington 34 raining southeast wind 10 miles an hour rain or snow Tuesday 26.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Chamber of Commerce Enlists Expert for Membership Drive
The Chamber of Commerce brings in Frank P. Chaffee of Indianapolis to lead a campaign aimed at raising 50 000 annually for the organization. A three year membership is asked, with a goal of 2000 active members and a city wide canvass starting Wednesday under the slogan Do it for San Antonio.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Frank PF. Chaffee
McKeand Service Company
Indianapolis
Chaffee
San Antonio
Movement For
Weather Turns Colder With Unsettled Conditions Ahead
The local weather bureau forecasts a drop in temperatures over the next 24 hours with freezing conditions expected in the northern part of the state. Monday’s map shows two highs separated by a trough near the Great Lakes, a storm over the plateau, and widespread rain in the Southwest and Ohio Valley. Snow blankets Utah and Nevada as Edmonton reports 30 degrees below zero.
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South Atlantic
Allen Buell
Great Lakes
Plateau
Texas
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Pacific Coast
Utah
Nevada
Manitoba
Edmonton
Alberta
Delegates Begin East Coast Tour After Pan-American Congress
Nearly 200 South and Central American delegates to the Pan-American Scientific Congress depart after their second annual conference. The tour starts in Baltimore and continues to Philadelphia New York and Boston with a State Department committee accompanying them. A US sub committee will sustain a permanent congress organization and invite other governments to appoint committees.
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Washington, D. C
Pan-American Scientific Congress
East
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
State Department
United States
Shooting at Knox City claims ex-sheriff's life
J. J. Mitchell former King county sheriff shot and instantly killed S. H. Morton a well known Knox City resident this morning in Knox City Texas. The incident occurred January 10 with local authorities investigating the fatal shooting.
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Fort Worth
Tex
King County
Knox City
No Bandits Along Border Declared by Ricaut
General Alfredo Ricaut, Carranza border commander at Matamoros opposite Brownsville, reports daily from trusted subordinates that there is no bandit activity on the Mexican side as had been rumored recently. Private Roscoe Adkins of Troop C, Third Cavalry, at Fort Brown, accidentally shot himself twice but survived.
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Brownsville
Tex
Alfredo Ricaut
Carranza
Matamoros
Emiliano P. Nafarrate
Syndicate to Buy New York Giants
A deal for sale of the New York Giants to a syndicate including James E. Gaffney Harry F. Sinclair and Robert H. Davis is under way. They recently sold their controlling interest in the Boston National Club to Percy Haughton and associates in Boston. Negotiations on the price continue and an announcement is expected shortly.
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New York
New York Giants
James E. Gaffney
Harry F. Sinclair
Oklahoma Oil
Organized Baseball
Federal League
Robert H. Davis
Gaffney
Eee Aa
Fair Resolution Invites Latin Nations to 1918 Exposition
A joint resolution to authorize the president to issue a proclamation inviting Latin American nations to the San Antonio bicentennial exposition in 1918 was offered in Congress. It was referred to the House and Senate committees on industrial arts and expositions, with Texas members seeking an early report. The measure allows action once San Antonio secures land and erects buildings and aims to mobilize Agriculture and Commerce Department support. The heads of these departments have signaled sympathy with the project.
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Washington, D. C
San Antonio
Agriculture and Commerce
San Antonians
Strikers Clash With Police at Niagara Aluminum Plant
Rioting broke out in Niagara Falls as about a thousand American Aluminum Company workers tried to force entry to the plant. Police fired into the air and used night sticks after stones were hurled. Several officers were injured and four strikers were hospitalized with head injuries. Wages ranged from 2.15 to 2.30 daily. workers demanded a 30 cent raise, which the company refused offering ten cents instead.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
American Aluminum Company
Wilson may push national defense speeches in coming days
President Wilson may take the national defense issue to the public through a series of speeches. He has received invitations to speak in Washington Baltimore and New York within the next month. Additional invitations are expected.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Baltimore
New York
Attorney General Gregory Reassures Business On Sherman Act Policy
Attorney General Gregory issues a statement through the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to reassure business leaders about how the Department of Justice enforces the Sherman anti trust laws. He says in doubtful cases civil actions or consent decrees may be used, with defendants allowed to defend, and stresses cooperation with the Federal Trade Commission to prevent unjust prosecutions.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Gregory
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Federal Trade Commission
Department
Chamber
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Peace Party in Washington Sets Stage for Universal Peace
The Women's Peace Party held its final session in Washington on January 10. Delegates discussed future action and elected officers while Miss Jane Addams of Chicago announced that European nations were ready to pursue peace if the United States initiates. She urged a neutral nations conference to craft peace.
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Washington, D. C
Women's Peace Party
Jane Addams
Chicago
The
Hague
United States
Miss Addams
Europe
Surgeon General Blue Renominated for Fourth Year Term
President Wilson renominates Surgeon General Blue of the Public Health Service for another four year term, extending his leadership at the helm of national health.
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Blue
Washington, D. C
Wilson
The
Public Health Service
Million Men or Disaster for U S Army
Major General Scott told the House military committee that in war the United States must field an army of one to two million men or face disaster. He repeated Secretary Garrison’s view that if the continental army plan failed there would be no escape from compulsory service.
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Washington, D. C
Scott
House Military Committee
Garrison
Protest Filed Against Reorganization of Frisco Railroad
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission filed a protest with the Missouri Public Service Commission opposing the proposed reorganization of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad in Jefferson City Missouri on January 10.
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Jefferson City
St. Louis
San Francisco
Missouri Public Service Commission
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Riot Arrests Surge After East Youngstown Disturbance
More than 200 men were arrested after a riot in East Youngstown Friday night as a grand jury opened investigations. The Youngstown Sheet and Tube plant rehired several former workers while Ohio National Guard units near the mill were reassigned to other parts of the city and moved from East Youngstown. Federal mediators held talks with company and worker representatives.
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Youngstown
Graud
East Youngstown
Federal
Mohr Trial Opens In Providence Murder Case
Mrs Elizabeth Mohr and two of three accused aiding Black defendants plead not guilty as jury selection begins for the murder of Dr C Franklin Mohr. Prosecutors plan to prove Mohr instigated shooting and coerced a chauffeur to stop the victim’s car on a West Barrington country road.
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Providence
R. I
Elizabeth Mohr
Two Killed as Auto Hits Young Party Near Kansas City
An auto plowed into a returning group in Kansas City Missouri injuring five and killing two. Victims identified as Sarah Shubb 19 and Maurice Drues 23 died at the scene. Ethel Lindman 17 and Liba Lindman 19 were gravely hurt. Ralph Smiley 24 admitted he was driving as three men were taken into custody.
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Kansas City
Sarah Shubb
Maurice Drues
Ethel Lindman
Liba Lindman
Ralph Smiley
Progressives to Meet in Chicago for Convention Plans
Progressives national committee members are due in Chicago today to finalize arrangements for the party's national convention. The idea of holding the Progressive meeting concurrently with the Republican convention has gained approval among committee members.
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National Committee
Chicago
Progressive National Committee
Progressive Party
British Expedition in Mesopotamia Faces Turkish Superiority at Kut
Dispatches say Turkish forces outnumber British at Kut El Amara and threaten an offensive campaign in Mesopotamia. British defenses at Kut were attacked with severe fighting but repulsed, with retreat from Ifat El Amara signaling possible abandonment of further offensive moves.
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Mesopotamia
Kut- El-Amara
If at-El-Amara
Berlin
Persian Gulf
Desert
Tigris
Euphrates
Kut-El- Amara
Ctesiphon
Bagdad
Kut-El-Amara
Huerta Condition Unchanged In El Paso
General Victoriano Huerta remains not in immediate danger in El Paso after doctors report his pulse and temperature normal and condition unchanged through last night. Dr. M. P. Schuster provided the update on the aged former leader.
Turks in Mesopotamia Retreat as British Advance
In the House of Commons J Austen Chamberlain reported Turkish forces were in full retreat in Mesopotamia on January 9 as British troops pursued them. He noted heavy fighting on January 7 with two Turkish guns captured and 700 prisoners taken, and announced Sir Percy Lake would command British forces succeeding General Sir John Eccles Nixon, who returned home due to ill health.
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London
Mesopotamia
House of Commons
J. Austen Chamberlain
India
Tigris
Mr. Chamberlain
Percy Lake
John Eccles Nixon
Gallipoli Tip Abandoned Amid British Withdrawal Praise
London papers praise the Gallipoli evacuation as a successful withdrawal. The Times notes Monro’s leadership and calls the retreat a striking precedent while British and French casualties remained minimal. Turkish reports claim renewed fortifications and preparations for a final Dardanelles action.
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Sk Shee
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Bureau
U. S
S. H. Morton
Ricaut
Boundary
Sinclair and Davis
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Club
Mr. Wilson
National Chamber of Commerce
Peace Party
Compulsion
Friscos
Oklahoma Commission
Missouri
Steel Town
Mohr Trail
Machine
Ile
London Morning
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Birdwood
Davies
the Times
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