Germany Resumes War Efforts On Russia Seizure Plan
Reported actions show Germany aiming to seize Estonia and Livonia as first goals with Reval as a key Baltic base. Kiev, a major Ukrainian city, fell to Bolshevik forces after heavy fighting, with thousands killed or wounded. Polish troops repelled Bolsheviks near Bobruisk and advance toward Smolensk while Romanians push into Bessarabia near Odessa.
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Smolensk
Phtrograd
Associated Press
Ukraine
Bobruisk
Mensk
Akkerman
Bessarabia
Odessa
London Air Raid Toll Reported Across Two Nights
Unofficial tallies say eleven killed and four injured in Saturday’s London raid and sixteen killed with thirty seven hurt in Sunday’s aerial attack. Six or seven planes participated, dropping hazardous devices in multiple districts while others were repelled.
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London
Fist
U S Troops Expand Fronts In Europe Amid War News
American Expeditionary Force expands action on the western front. United States troops join French in Champagne and along a St Mihiel sector with infantry and artillery supporting frontline positions held beside French units. A front described by officials as a ruin-scarred battlefront.
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Bombay
Duwalig
Dritieh
American Expeditionary Force
St Mihiel
Champagne
Medill McCormick
Illinois
United States
Europe
Federal order blocks bread price rise in Cleveland
The Federal Food Administration ordered Cleveland bakeries not to implement planned price increases above last week's levels. Officials said existing prices must hold until a formal justification is published.
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Columbus
Federal
Shite Food Administration
Cleveland
Railroad executives pledge aid to government in wage dispute
Railroad leaders told the wartime wage commission they would not oppose employer demands but would furnish information helpful to the commission as it makes recommendations for increases.
Watson Attacks Overman Bill Autocratic Power
Senator Watson denounces the Overman bill as autocratic granting President Wilson broad powers to reorganize war agencies. He objects to unlimited authority lasting a year after the war and warns of autocracy in the administration’s wartime measures.
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Washington
Wilson Wise
Watson
Jno Epeeet
Senate
Eallroat
Phe Ovarman
Sen. Watson
Mont
Wood A5 Fuel Campaign Aims at Statewide Use
First steps for state action to promote wood as fuel were announced by H W John Hon as part of a campaign under the Federal State administration. A field wood committee will work under state direction, with letters sent to county fuel committees urging cultivation of wood for fuel and broader campaign planning forthcoming.
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Volumbus
H.W. John Hon
Pomerene Urges Fair Treatment for Railroads
Senator Pomerene of Ohio urged liberal treatment for railroads under government control as Senate resumed consideration of the administration railroad bill. He noted more than 1,000,000 people have money invested in railroad securities and warned against penalizing railroads for past actions. He argued railroads are owned by the people and compensation should not be pared like banks.
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Werner
Washington
Pomerene of
Olio
Interstate Commerce
Senate
Congress
Pomereue
Earthquake Shocks China Collapse Hundreds of Homes
An earthquake in Amoy China caused ongoing shocks through the night and into Sunday injuring several people. Reports indicate more than 100 houses have collapsed with further damage feared.
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Lby
Prema
Amoy
Wheatless week looms as production urged by defense council
The Senate Agricultural Committee heard from an official urging a switch to Wheatless weeks rather than days to curb shortages. The defense council spokesman said price controls by the food administration should cover wheat substitutes to address rising costs.
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Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
Iyde
Oblunomu Stile Council of Defense
Food Administration
Navy reserve funding eyed in emergency bill
A wartime appropriation proposal seeks hundreds of millions for naval needs including rapid ship construction and destroyer procurement. The plan calls for financing through War Savings and Thrift stamps to seal German propaganda efforts and bolster defense spending.
Dentist Dr Cavin Returns Home From Germany
Dr Arthur M Cavin of Piqua a former dentist to Emperor William of Germany returned to America aboard a neutral steamship He left Germany January 22 after crossing the border on a military passport signed by the emperor He said conditions in Germany were not as dire as reports suggested
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Atlantic
Arthur M. Cavin
Piqua
William of
Germany
America
Civil War Rages in Odessa Streets as Bombardment Hits
A delayed dispatch reports a battle in Odessa on Monday between Bolsheviks and Moderates with hundreds killed. The city endured bombardment by warships as the clash unfolded in the streets of the port.
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Odessa
Asaociatiyl
Phy
Petrograd
Associated Press
Power to Arm War Finance Officials Boosted
The text reports an attempted amendment in Congress to empower the War Finance Corporation and to give President Wilson and Secretary Glass expanded authority. It notes a committee's action and references a debate over executive reach in wartime financing.
Fatal family tragedy in Minnesota widow and four children
A grieving Minnesota parent, described as 40 years old, killed his wife and four young children before dying himself. The incident occurred in Hanniett Leth, with local authorities confirming the family faced a death in the household. The motive and exact sequence remain under investigation.
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Hanniett Leth
Minn
Fab
Fred Nyhu
Winself
Strike in Shipyards Ends as Carpenters Return
John Rice announced the Brooklyn yard refused to rehire 12 carpenters who walked out this morning. He warned the dispute could reopen unless these workers are allowed back. The broader Atlantic seaboard government contract strike was declared over with several thousand idle men expected to resume work tomorrow.
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New York
Custermm
John Rice
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Brooklyn Yard
Rice
Atlantic Seaboard
Shipping Officials Reach Settlement With Sinking Gargoyles
Shipping board officials announced a settlement ensuring the Gurpentens in the eastern shipyards return to work tomorrow. A large number reported for work today.
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Adwotlabet
Washington
Shipping Board
Shipyente
Nid
General Sibley Passes Away in Illinois Hospital
Brigadier General Pradurick W. Sibley veteran cavalry officer who took part in the early Indian campaigns and later served in the Spanish American War is dead at the life Hospital at Camp Grant Rockford Illinois after prolonged illness.
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Rockford
Pradurick W. Sibley
Todiog
Life Hospital
Cuiup Grant
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