Treachery Revealed in Lugburg Letters
Paris dispatch reports the arrest of former Premier Caillaux on evidence from Secretary Lansing linking caillaux to Berlin in 1915. Cable confirms contacts with the Berlin foreign office via Count Von Jusburg aiming to secure peace at any price. Caillaux's 1914 1915 travels included Brazil Argentina The Hague and Rome.
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Teutons
Paris
Caillaux
Lansing
Washington
M. Caillaux
Berlin
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Count von Jusburg
Germany
America
South America
France
Hague
Rome
Reichstag
Secretary Lansing silent on Paris dispatch in Juxbury file
The Associated Press reports Secretary Lansing refused to affirm deny or comment on a Paris dispatch allegedly in the captured Juxbury correspondence. Early today no immediate plan to publish the dispatch in Washington.
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Washington,d. C
Lansing
Paris
Juxbury
Arrest of Caillaux Sparks Paris Headlines
The arrest of former Premier Caillaux in Paris on a governor authorized warrant shocks readers and prompts wide coverage. Police seize a private portfolio while Caillaux and wife react as officers escort him to prison amid an overnight surveillance.
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Renrouard
M. Caillaux
Prielet
Bouchardon
Alphonz de
M. Priolet
Bourchardon
Sante
Priotet
Paris
M. Qaillaux
Caillaux
Cillaux
M. Cailluaux
Ry Priolet
Cauillaux
Draft Bills Pushed for 21 Year Olds and Quota Reform
Washington January 15 Senator Chamberlain introduced bills to register all men 21 since June 5 1917 for military duty and to base state quotas on available men not population. Other measures would allow agricultural furloughs for troops and a badge for exempted men.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Crowder
National Army
Senator Chamberlain
Secretary of War
France
Allies sign wheat sale loan to Entente allies
Argentina foreign minister signs an agreement with British and French ministers to sell 2,500,000 tons of wheat to the Entente. Argentina to open a Bank of the Nation credit for the allies to be serviced in two years to stabilize exchange rates.
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Ragunos
Aires
Argentina
Ser
Munitions Factory in Germany Bombed by British Flyers
London reports a daylight raid on Karlsruhe the capital of Baden with bombs dropped on railway stations and munitions plants. Large fires followed in factory areas by the railway junction as observers noted. British aircraft returned safely after the operation.
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Germany
London
Karlsruhe
Buen
Warlsrae Ane
New Lands Discovered Northwest of Bankshand
Captain A Lane reports Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson claimed new lands northwest of Bankshand in spring 1916. Stefansson, wintering 1917 18 in Bartel Island waters, asserts the discovery and transfer of Claim to Canada.
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Paindanke
Bankshand i
Villhjalmar Stefansson
A. Lane
Arctic
Qorean
Bartel Island
Canada
Weather snapshot across cities with mixed forecasts
San Antonio and vicinity report tonight cold nights warm days with light north winds. Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington show varying conditions from clear to cloudy and continued cold spells with low temperatures and wind directions noted.
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Milwalk FE
Kansas City
Warner
New York
Washington
Italians Score Again In War Report From Northern Front
The report says Italians gained advantages and inflicted heavy losses in the Monte Asvlune region on the northern front. London dispatches note violent artillery fighting near Verdun and a sea bombardment of Yarmouth causing three deaths and ten injuries with minor damage overall.
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Rome
Jai
Monte Asvlune
Gays
Verdun Front
French Subjects Seek Military Exemption Under Convention
French subjects have filed applications for exemption from military service under the convention with Britain. The special tribunal chair in London notes many applications are expected, calling this a strong sign of patriotism.
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San Ancor le
Kibadelpha
Dubie Ledger
Brandion
Tatecu
Special Tribune
London
Three Die In Wreck On Union Pacific Line
Three persons died and twenty were injured when Union Pacific No. 1s2 bound from Ivan to Solomon wrecked about one mile east of Ke leit this morning. At Pacific offices this afternoon lists several injured and names victims from Beloit, Concordia, and Beloit. Bodies were taken to Leoti.
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CIPY
Modan
Union
Fromt
Ivan
Solomon
Kaa
Wis
Keleit
Ion Facific
Thruss Carleton
Peloit
AL Cocidrene
Abeling
Mes
Charboneau
Concordia
Gilfinan
Beloit
Riltea
Theinsu
Letoit
Col Fenton Dies at Fort Myer in Meninitis
Col Charles W Fenton commander at Fort Myer died today of meningitis. A meeting of the general committee of citizens is set for Thursday at 4 PM in the Chamber of Commerce to discuss campaign plans for cleaning up the city. Other items note Allied planes dropping Wilson message copies on Belgium occupied areas.
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Anthuine
Can Army
Wuastiinghton
Charles W. Fenton
Fort Myer
General Committee of Citizens
Chamber of Commerce
Louisesnes
Thomas He] Franklin
Thirst Baptist Church
Ros
Belghum
Ardam
Les Nouvelles
Wilson
Congress
Belgium
Senate limits newspapers to sixteen pages during war
An amendment to Senator Smith of Arizona's resolution for wartime print paper control was accepted by the Senate committee of the whole. It limits newspapers to sixteen pages and takes effect 20 days after approval. A separate amendment granting presidential authority failed, leaving power with the Federal Trade Commission. another vote is needed to finalize the resolution.
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Dan
Smith
Arizona
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Home Warriors Appeal to Return Crosses in Protest
London reports an appeal circulating among mutilated German officers and soldiers to return the Iron Crosses in protest against Home Warriors and Motherland party leaders sharing the insignia. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam says 1300 crosses were sent to the war ministry on the first day.
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London
Motherland Party
Amsterdam
Berlin
Military Dictatorship Feared From German Power Struggle
Reports from neutral countries warn of rising bitterness in Germany as militarists gain influence. The situation includes illness rumors about Chancellor Hertling and calls to dismiss Foreign Secretary von noc, with discussions of a two‑way path toward a militarist or milder outcome.
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Germany
Fatherland Party
German Empire
Hindenburg to quit debated as resignations loom
London Times reports hints that Hindenburg and Ludendorff may resign though many doubt the move. German papers note mixed reactions with pacifist and nationalist factions shaping the debate. A Frankfort committee calls for peaceful terms while warning against annexations and long term payments.
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London Times Sersice
Amburdam
Crown Council
Hindenburg
Ludendorf
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