British naval action sinks Breslau crews report Goeben damaged
British warships engage at the Dardanelles causing Breslau to sink and Goeben to be beached after suffering serious damage. The action comes as the former German cruisers had been key to Constantinople's defense, with prior Russian supply lines in the Black Sea already hit by the vessels.
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Associated Press
Gerben
Breslau
Dardanelles
Erik Kitchener
Wittown
Constantinople
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Sultan Yawuz Selim
Golden Horn
Stlatn
Yawuz Selim
Admiralty
Yavuz Selim
British Turkish naval clash near Dardanelles cited
Tur bul cruiser Midulla formerly Breslau and the Goeben renamed Sultan Selim were beached after engagement at the Dardanelles. The Breslau reportedly sunk while Goeben damaged, then attacked by aircraft. both ships later seen in Black Sea actions amid ongoing back and forth with Russian forces and Turkish fleet.
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London
Dardanelles
Midwilu
Breslau
Wassunk
Sultana Yavuz Selim
Goeben
Admiralty
Sultan Selim
Midulla
Iritic
Mie Goeben
Nagura Point
Strai
Moneitor Raglan
Raglan
Viscount Broome
Isiteherer
Black Sea
Dosphorus
Dresden
Karlsruhe
Turkey
Constantinople
Sultan Yunus Selim
Mediterranean
Money Crisis Grows in Odessa as Banks Close
Odessa faces a deepening money shortage with all banks closed since December 15 and no near reopening. Workers threaten deposits and vaults as pay remains unsettled. Bankers rally to fund partial pay while unrest and Bolshevik influence rise in the city. A distillery riot near Novo Archangelsk results in 200 deaths by fire.
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London ‘Lines
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger ‘Co
Odessa
Ukraine Commission
Rada
Novo Archangelsk
Elizabetharad
Russian Christmas Observed on January Day
A brief note records that Russian Christmas is celebrated on January day, with no further details available in the readable text.
Patton Denies Pershing Engagement Rumor
Miss Anita Patton of San Marino California denies reports of engagement to General John J. Pershing commander in France. Paris papers previously claimed a link, but Patton and family reiterate there is no engagement and offer no basis for the rumor.
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Paris
Anita Patton
Esxcelsior
San Marino
Cal
John J. Pershing
France
Patton
California
Miss Patton
General Pershing
Charge
Lieutenant Patton
Los Angeles
Anita
Matton
George Patton
Thomasville
Nearing Ranch
Pattons
Plays for Soldiers at YMCA Auditorium A Patriot Night
A concert and address at the Young Men's Christian Association auditorium featured Maud Powell and Arthur Luesser performing for soldiers in khaki. Bishop William T Capers spoke on The Patriotism of Christ urging men to fight for a great ideal and to keep right with God.
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Travis
Young Men's Chics Association
Maud Powell
Arthur Luesser
Ure
William T Capers
Christ
Caesar
Tle
United States
Aymeriea
Ife
Fowler Named on State Highway Commission in Texas
Governor Hobby reappointed Curtis Hancock of Dallas as chairman of the State Highway Commission and named J. G. Fowler of San Antonio to join the commission. The reappointment followed recommendations from Dallas leaders and broad statewide applications.
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Austin
Tex
Jar 21
Cgoverney
Graduation Sermon Urges Students to Stand Behind Government
Bishop Capers told Main Avenue High graduates to loyalty to government and nation, citing render unto Caesar. He urged clean minds and steadfast patriotism as ceremonies begin with music by the high school orchestra and piano solos. Graduation events run through Wednesday with services at Brackenridge High and a Thursday evening ceremony.
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W. OT. Capers
Main Avenue High School
Caesar
God
Capers
Christ
Christis
Cosme McMoon
Main Avenue
Brackenridge High School
Vitalitus claim as natural tonic for building up the system
An advertisement extols Vitalitus as Nature's greatest remedy for rheumatism indigestion nervousness and digestive ailments. It asserts Vitalitus contains natural salts of iron and minerals to strengthen tissue bone and organs and claims it is available from all druggists at a set price for homes.
Scout volunteers to help Wilson amid war pamphlet drive
Nearly 300000 Boy Scouts under President Wilson will distribute war pamphlets issued by the committee on public information. The first pamphlet will bear the President s flag day address and be sent through the walls to the scouts. Miss Julie M Pease, last surviving daughter of Gov S M Pease, died at 64 in Austin Texas after illness since Christmas.
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Washington, D
Finis
Wilson
Committee On Public Information
Julian M. Pease
Austin
Tex
Julie M. Pease
8. M. Pease
Haute
Windsor Trvad
Import Track Labor to Relieve U S Shortage
Assistant Secretary Louis J Post announces importation of 100000 Porto Rican laborers and 10000 Virgin Islander workers to bolster railroad beds. Director General McAdove requests track workers be released for agriculture, starting late January, with no Oriental imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Louis J. Post
McAdove
Southwest
Jauiey
Purify Blood to Cure Skin Ailments, Swift Specific Ad
A vintage medical advertisement urges purification of the blood to treat pimples boils and itching. It touts S S S as a purely vegetable blood purifier that reaches the blood supply center and supposedly cleanses all foreign matter. Readers are invited to write for free medical ads and address Swift Specific Co Athlita Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Athuita
Bliss Native Herb Tablets Endorsed by Evangelist Jennie Smith
Evangelist Jennie Smith, aged seventy five, promotes Bliss Native Herb Tablets for constipation and liver and kidney trouble. The ad touts a nightly dose of one tablet, a bottle price of $1, and claims long-standing use worldwide. Available at Fischers Drug Store and local agents in yellow boxes.
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Jennie Smith
Kieron
Blixs
Fischers Drug Store
Cibbs
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Hercourt
Rome
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Turkish War Office
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Nurkey
Roubridge
Chamber of Deputies
Bienaime
M. Augagneur
Gaston Rolle de Lapayrere
Gochen
Mike
Mr McAfee
Incolu
Pershing
Madame Maul Powell
J. G. Fowler
Hancock
Wolfson’s
Saul Wolfson
Texas
NOA Spears CO
Losoya St
McAdoo Phins
Perso
MIL Protractors
Texas Blue Print and Supply Company
Avenue C
San Antonio, Texas
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