Naval Strategy Asked After Wemyss Appointment
Frederick M. Kerby reports on whether appointing Vice Sir Rosslyn Wemyss as first sea lord signals a shift in allied naval strategy. Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske argues Germany’s navy is its Achilles heel and advocates a strong attack on Kiel and Wilhelmshaven, noting minefields and fortifications as obstacles.
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Frederick M. Kerby
New York
Rosslyn Wemyss
Heligoland
Bradley A
United States Navy
Naval Institute
Fiske
Germany
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
SURRENDERED U-BOAT CREW SHIFTS CITY CAR SERVICE AID
Article reports first German submarine prisoners arriving aboard a U S destroyer Fanning with Nicholson assistance. It details Seattle streetcar chaos hindering shipyard workers, calls for government relief, planned transfers of 350000 car bonds, and efforts by City Utilities head Valentine to press Hurley for rail to industrial zones.
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Seattle
Valentine
Edwin S. Hurley
Federal Shipping Board
Hurley
Fanning
Nicholson
Star
Committee On Public Information
The
Division of Pictures
Washington, D. C
Immediate registration urged to fill U.S. military needs
Washington reports call for immediate registration of men who turned 21 since the first draft. Provost Marshal Gen. stated that annual registration could provide about 700,009 able men for service and help fill labor needs in farming and munitions work amid anticipated shortages.
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Washington
War Bullets From United Press January Reports
War bulletins from United Press describe heavy artillery activity near Epehy and Le Quesnoy area and repulsed raids. The official London statement notes attacks in Champagne Prosnes and north of Le Haasne. Violent artillery along the Aisne front and Meuse bank is reported with German raids south of the Oise repulsed.
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Jame Lea
London
Champagne
Prosnes
Lea
Bil
Gerwoeff
Paris
Landricour
Courcy
Maisons de Champagne
Meuse
Oise Fana
Cernillot
Piave River on Western Bank Cleared by Italian Forces
On January 31 Italian troops completed the clearance of the western Piave bank except for a few outposts near the Delta. The Zenson bridgehead fell after a difficult assault that overran a German strongpoint described as a concrete nest of over 60 machine guns. Austrian aviators bombed an Italian air station five miles from Venice but failed to reach the city.
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Piave
Venice
Blaze Flare Flares Again In Norfolk Business District
A new fire erupted today in Norfolk Virginia's ruined business area threatening spread to adjacent structures and reviving the previous conflagration. Authorities continue sweeping for Teuton spy suspects linked to the earlier blaze that caused about 2 million dollars in damage. Navy patrols remain at Norfolk yards and naval facilities as officials pursue new leads.
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Norfolk
Teuton
Norkfolk Navy Yard
Peace Talks May Move to Neutral Grounds Says Delegate
A Petrograd dispatch reports Delegate Kamenoff of the Russia delegation hinted that Russo German peace negotiations might shift to neutral grounds. The message is dated Wednesday and relayed from London.
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London
Kamenoff
Russia
Petrograd
Tough on slackers ban San Francisco youths
Jan 4 report from San Francisco states bartenders will not serve youths without registration cards, enforcing a new rule to curb underage drinking. The move targets young drinkers and aims to reduce incidents around bars downtown.
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Ban Francisco
Soviet government appeals to central powers for democratic peace
Petrograd reports the Soviet executive committee rejecting the German peace terms and urging the people of the central powers to back a general democratic peace. Trotsky pledges defense of the revolution while front-line agents also demand bread and boots. The Soviet claims growing control over Ukraine and arranging corn shipments to the North.
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The
Soviet Today
Russia
Trotsky
Ukrainia
Ekaerinovay
Trotsky Declares German Peace Proposals Hypocritical
In Petrograd Trotsky told a special meeting of the soviet that Germanys proposals were hypocritical and that the Bolshevik government could not consent to them.
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Petrograd
Trotsky
Germany
U S Transport Aids Burning Shinyo Maru No 2
The U S transport Logan rushed to assist the Toyo Kishen Kaisha freighter Shinyo Maru No 2 at a Pacific port after wireless calls reported the ship afire and in grave danger of total destruction.
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Pacific
U. S
Logan
Martial law declared in Moscow amid Bolshevik seizures
Washington dispatch reports Moscow under martial law with disorder, as Bolsheviks allegedly seize banks and threaten factories. The garbled consul cable provided the only decipherable facts.
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Washington
Moscow
Armistice Renewal in Doubt as Peace Talks Stagnate
In Petrograd on January 3, Irreconcilable rifts between Russian and German peace delegates hint at closing future talks and potential end of the armistice. Russian officials fear German deception as negotiations over prisoner exchanges reveal deep disagreements. Trotsky sent a formal protest to Berlin over the forcible deportation of thousands from occupied Russian territory.
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Teutonic
Brest-Litovak
Trotsky
Berlin
Germany
Teuton Chiefs Displeased With Brest-Litovak Terms
Berlin dispatches report broad opposition among German political leaders to the Brest-Litovak peace terms. A seven hour town council session in Berlin featured the Kaiser Hindenburg and Ludendorff, signaling widespread dissatisfaction. Leaders also met Foreign Minister Kuehlmann to voice disapproval and independent socialists pressed Czernin peace efforts. The Reichstag main committee slated to meet Thursday amid objections. A Stevens Relief Corps No 1 luncheon is planned for Friday at noon in the Armory.
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Brest-Litovak
Berlin
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Kaiser
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Kuehlmann
Czernin
Reich
Atag Ie
Sammy Smiff Saves Major From Roche Shell in France
United Press report recounts Sammy Smiff, a shooting craps soldier, narrowly saving a major during a bombardment in the trenches. Smiff faced potential punishment for gambling but was acquitted by the major after shells exploded nearby, leaving both unharmed.
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Sammy Smiff
Major
Roche Shell
J. W. Pegler
United Press
France
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Smiff
Sammy
Uniforms too light expert tells probers
M. K. Driscoll of Rariden Woollen Mills testified to the military affairs committee that American uniform cloth is lighter and lower in warmth than German cloth. He compared cloth samples, noted German material is higher grade and longer to make, and said navy uniforms use warmer cloth than army ones.
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Germany
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Rariden
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Hoe
National Defense Council
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Army
Admiral Coontz Guests for Seattle Chamber Luncheon
Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz will attend a Seattle Chamber of Commerce luncheon in the Masonic club rooms Arcade building with his staff. Also invited are Naval Commander Freeman and staff, Gen. F R Folts at Camp Lewis with staff, Adjt. Gen. Thompson and staff, and Dr. Henry Suzzallo, head of the state council of defense.
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Robert EK. Coontz
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Masonic Club
Arcade Building
Freeman
F. 8. Folts
Camp Lewis
Adjt
Thompson
Henry Suzzallo
State Council of Defense
Tenyear divorce fight renewed in Superior Court
Henry J. Pierce a Washington hotel capitalist testified in a renewed ten year divorce case against his wife Violetta RE Pierce. The couple were married in Buffalo in 1881 and have seven children. Initial proceedings began in St Louis in 1908.
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Wrater
Henry J. Pierce
Washington Hotel
Violetta RE. Pierce
Buffalo
St. Louis
Pierce
Shipyard Worker Hurt At Seattle Construction Yard
A. Pringle, 28, of 126 Second Ave North, a driller at Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co., was struck on the head by a piece of iron Thursday morning. He sustained a painful but not serious scalp wound.
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A. Pringle
Second Ave. N
Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co
Seattle Car Service Crisis Sparks Quick City Plan
City officials debate extensions of car service to the industrial zone as Councilman Erickson urges voters to approve a plan at the election. Superintendent Valentine proposes government steam cars, the port commission seeks ferry service to shipyards, and the traction company laments failure all while calling for a nonpartisan coordinated solution.
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Sonel Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Erickson
Lake Burien
Ballard
Council Judiciary Committee
Port Commission
Traction
Seattle
Straigh
Valentine
Uncle Sam
Two Blue Suits Are Stolen From Owners
Max Mueller reports his room at 1701 West Spokane Street entered Thursday morning and a blue suit plus a fountain pen were taken. Albert Symons occupies the Grand Union Hotel at Fourth Avenue and Yesterway. a thief with a pass key entered his room and took a blue serge suit.
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Max Mueller
Spokane St
Albert Symons
Grand Union Hotel
Fourth Ave
Yesterway
Money Hidden Pillow Theft Reported at Rooming House
K Makusi stayed at a rooming house near Seventh Ave and King St. Wednesday night and woke Thursday to find $100 missing from under a pillow, prompting a rethink of hiding spots for money.
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K. Makusi
Seventh Ave
King St
Smoot to push revamp of war tax law in Senate
Senator Smoot of Utah will introduce a bill to simplify the war revenue law and increase revenue. The plan targets excess profits more than corporate tax provisions while keeping income taxes near current rates and improving the overall tax structure.
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Washington
Smoot
Utah
Southeast Storm Warnings Issued For Southeast Movement
Weather advisories ordered at 7 30 a m warn of a storm moving southeast from the North Pacific Ocean with strong southeasterly gales expected today tonight and likely tomorrow.
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Pacific Ocean
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