War in Europe Deepens as Balkan Fronts Suspect Romanian Entry
Report from London outlines mounting strains among Greece, Turkey, and Romania amid Asia Minor mistreatment claims and Italy's accord with Servia on an Adriatic port. Romania's possible entry could widen a 1300 mile battle line from the Baltic to the Adriatic, pitting Russians Roumanians Serbians and Montenegrins against Germany and Austria Hungary. Bulgaria's neutrality and Macedonian ambitions may delay or trigger actions as the war expands.
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Romania
Transylvania
Baltic
Adriatic
Roumania
Greece
Turkey
Asia Minor
Knly
Hodelda
Italy
Servia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Permits Needed as German Military Curb Meetings
Vorwaerts reports that Saxony public meetings now require military sanction. Socialist Reichstag member Herr Stuecklen planned a wartime address on workers and the war, but the gathering was prohibited by military authorities without explanation.
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Amsterdam
Heron
Saxony
Herr Stuecklen
Reichstag
Conferees Strike Provisions On Immigration Bill
Washington reports that House and Senate conferees agree to drop barred provisions excluding negroes and Belgian farmers from the literacy test. Remaining differences were settled, sending a perfected bill to both houses for final passage before a presidential decision after public hearings on the literacy test.
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Washington
Rouse
Senate
Avalanches Kill Several in Switzerland Amid Snowfall
Heavy snow in Derue and surrounding regions triggers deadly avalanches. In Navas resort skiers were buried. three died. Workers clearing a blocked road near Gamimaun and Regadine were struck, four killed. A young Alpini member Lydia Atoliver perished near St Moritz.
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Switzerland
Navas
Gamimaun
Regadine
Wouma Alpini
Lydia Atoliver
St Morita
Denver Newspaper Delivers War News and Local Updates
A fragmentary wartime era item notes a new Denver paper delivering dispatches on German empire events and domestic issues. Mentions public notices, gambling restrictions, and city politics as readers anticipate upcoming municipal actions and staged transitions.
Nuns and Charges Near Starvation in Belgium
Hoover reports a Belgian relief commission recounting the dire hunger at the convent of the Soeur Oblates near Louvain. Sixty five nuns and 400 homeless children endured weeks without adequate food as they sheltered the distressed, prompting an immediate aid response with food and clothing.
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London
Herbert Clark Hoover
America Commisson For Relief I
Belgium
Brabant
Soeur Oblates
Louvain
Commission
Brunsels
Japs Favor Neutralization of Philippines, Shuster Says
Washington dispatch reports W Morgan Shuster former Philippine official told the Senate Philippines committee that Japan would likely seek a treaty to neutralize the islands and oppose any foreign power entry after US withdrawal. He cites a unwritten Monroe doctrine in the Far East guiding Japan. In San Francisco a schooner named Eureka wrecked on Point Bonita rocks with one life lost and crew of seventeen, including second officer James Holger.
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Washington
W. Morgan Shuster
Philippines
Peraia
Senate Philippines Committee
Japan
United States
Shuster
Far East
San Francisco
Eureka
Point Bonita
James Holger
War department denial on Krag Jorgensen move to Europe
Washington rumors claimed the War Department sought to discard Krag Jorgensen rifles to Europe. Secretary Garrison denied the report, stating no such policy action was taken.
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Washington
War Department
Europe
Bell
Garrison
Britons Gungur in View of Americans
Britain issues preliminary reply to US demand for kinder treatment of American commerce by the British fleet. London and Washington say it concedes US principles but notes practical difficulties and alleged neutral contraband through neutral countries. Britain promises redress if the fleet inadvertently exceeds international law.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
London
State Department
British Foreign Office
Germany
Austria
Wallis Indicted in Idaho for Five Felony Counts
James H. Wallis state pure food inspector and National Pure Food association president was returned from Utah to face five indictments. Grand jury charged mis appropriation of public funds embezzlement and false certification. Each count carries a felony penalty up to thirty five years in prison.
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Boise
Idaho
James H. Wallis
National Pure Food Association
Utah
Wallis
Salt Lake
Militia Guard at Jail Guards Denver County Jail
A disrupted dispatch from Huerfane and Waterbury counties describes militia guards at a county jail and a plan to secure Waterbury amid threats. Attorneys Tarver and Geman noted a looming legal battle, while President Perr faced threats of unrest linked to a mail-in vote and a trust agreement. Washington officials addressed the Prescott Chamber of Commerce case and a Woman's Democratic event forecast a Democratic win in 1816.
Villa Plans Border Attacks with 8000 Troops
General Villa intends to attack Mexican border towns opposite Naco and Douglas with 8000 troops, moving from Juarez to Casas Grandes and into Sonora. He says the plan aims to end border fighting and would expose American towns to shelling for eight hours, as he seeks to drive Carranza forces back the line.
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el Paso
Texas
Villa Pla
Naco
Douglas
Ariz
Juarez
Casas Grandes
Sonora
Villa
General Scott
Staf
United States Army
Carranza
Joseph Davies to Speak at Presidential Gomme Meeting
Local report notes Joseph Davies will address a meeting near the communal hall. The event features a guest from the Reform led by President Wilson, with members expected from the same legislative body.
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Joseph £. Davies
Mave Geen
Central Missouri Senate Rejects Nominee for War District
Washington reports the rejection by the Senate on Wednesday of the nomination of Ewing from Kansas City for the War District of Missouri. The vote halted the appointment amid tensions over military and frontier duties.
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Ewing
Alead
Kansas City
Bel
Wea
Missouri
Senate
Dunkirk Bombarded and Evacuations Reported War News
German planes bombed Dunkirk again and a London dispatch claims German forces evacuated Bon Jogne near Dunkirk as British control grew. No decisive change reported in Russian Poland or Galicia while battle weariness persists. British reply to U S note on contraband is published as preliminary and shifts to limits.
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Dover
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Galicia
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Breslau
Hamidich
Black Sea
Parole Hearing for Indianapolis Dynamite Conspiracy Convicts
Seventeen structural ironworkers from the Indianapolis dynamite conspiracy cases appeared before the federal parole board in Leavenworth Kansas. They argued the rapid construction of a new jailhouse at the federal prison supports their claim for early release after serving one third of their sentences.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Indianapolis
Wilson Hints at Presidential Run in Indianapolis Rally
President Wilson spoke to a 4000 strong crowd in Indianapolis hinting at another presidential bid. The Jackson Day speech drew thunderous cheers as Wilson raised his hand for silence. Separate items note Britain’s embargo measures and possible U S actions on wool and wheat trade at recent talks.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wilson
Bee Brain Pere Vremir and Mademe Wind ool Lave Death Confirmed
The death of a hauted soldier on the front was confirmed as the battle raged. A cremated body lay near the German trenches with a note of sorrow from a war-tired nation. The official bulletin said the casualty reached England and Germany as the Schama of around at exchange continues.
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Previer Viviaal
Pere —Vremir
Mademe
Praenece
London
Officigl Information Basesu Enacunerd
Miners Strike Leaders Offer to Sell Arkansas Mines
United Mine Workers propose 200000 for the Rache Denman holdings in Hartford valley Arkansas. Agreement would drop a $1400000 damages suit and end disputes between the coal company and miners. Creditors approve plan. mines to operate for members or cooperatively if not sold at a profit.
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Ark
United Mine Workers of America
Rache-Denman Coal Company
Hartford Valley
Arkansas
Oxlshoma
Texas
Nation
Prairie Creek
Becie-Denman
Villa Directs Sonora Governor to Sign Border Pact
El Paso reports General Villa promised General Scott he would curb border fighting since the Madero upheaval. Villa would order Governor Maytorena to sign a Scott drafted agreement at Nato to prevent further clashes that have wounded and killed many on the American side. General Hill, defending Naco, Sonora, has already signed.
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Hill
Carranza
Naco
Sonora
National employment bureau to aid workers nationwide
Washington reports a new national employment bureau to be run by the labor department, following President Wilson's Indianapolis proposal for an automatic method to help workers. Preliminary work is done, with instructions sent to postmasters, rural carriers, and about 200000 agricultural agents to match workers with jobs.
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Washington
United States
Department of Labor
Wilean
Indianapolis
Labor Department
Jooiers
Manieal
Indicted cattlemen released on writ in district court
Grand Junetlnn, Qa Grover Hughes Dale Mitchell and others indicted by the grand jury in district court were released from custody on a writ by Judge Thomas J Hack. The charges relate to the murder of Peter Swanson and stem from a tense dispute between cattlemen and shepherds.
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Grover Hughes
Dale Mitchell
T. D. Bowmen
Claude Timbrel
Peter Swanson
Sheepaan
Thomas J. Hack
William Weber
Nelo Bwasson
Cauions
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