There Will Be American Front in France Shorty
The article notes rising western front activity as winter eases. It reports resumed artillery duels and raiding near Nieuport Lens Arras St Quentin with Italian fronts showing minor Austrian gains, while Russian and German terms provoke debate and warnings. Baker signals progress toward deploying more American troops though exact numbers remain undisclosed.
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Austria-Hungary
Germany
France
Belgium
North Sea
Nieuport
Flanders
Artilleries
Lens
Arras
Italy
Haly
Aslage
Piave
Adriatic Sea
Victorius
Austria
Hungary
Final Peace Terms Offered to the Russians by Germany
Germany presents Brest Litovsk terms via General Hoffmann at the peace conference. Russia declines to accept. Germany seeks all Courland and Baltic provinces, with threats of further incursions if rejected. Reval port cited as potential German occupation. The German chancellor remains hopeful for early progress despite the impasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Wilson
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Germany
Gulf of Finland
Moon Sound Islands
Minsk
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Frest-Litovek
Reichstag
Reval
Hetwen
Ragland Crew Losses Ashore in Turkish Conflict
News notes report 220 crewmen died when the British monitor Ragland sank fighting Turkish ships. Charles M. Schwab predicts US ship tonnage will exceed all others combined within eighteen months. Gen Tasker Bliss arrives in Paris to represent the US Army at the Supreme Allied Council. Count Czernin vows Austria will stand with its allies to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Charles M. Schwab
New York
Tasker Bliss
U. S. Army
Supreme Allied Council
Paris
Austria
Count Czernin
Eastern railroads brief embargo on freights
Washington January 23 unofficial embargo on all freights except fuel food and munitions took effect east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers as director general McAdoo authorised embargo on three eastern trunk lines. Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio east of Pittsburg and the Philadelphia and Reading were formally restricted, while other railroads accepted little freight today destined for eastward movement. The restriction is expected to continue for several days until milder permits are issued.
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Washington
Mississippi
Ohio and
Potomac Rivers
McAdoo
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg
Philadelphia & Reading
Chamberlain Defends War Efforts in Senate Speech
Oregon Senator Chamberlain, chair of the military committee, defended his veracity against President Wilson's charges of distortion in war prep claims. He cited alleged inefficiencies in army ordnance clothing and sanitation, while Senator Kirby replied for the administration. The senate adjourned after the exchange as crowds packed the chamber. The piece also reports Union County Food Administrator Lee Griffin urging strict wheatless and meatless observance to aid wartime shortages and conserve supplies.
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Stone
Washington
Senate
Senator Stone
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Missouri
Penrose
Lodge
New
Lewis
Kirby
Johnson
California
Roosevelt
Chamberlain
Wilson
New York
Baker
Military Committee
Oregon
War Department
Union County
Lee Griffin
Food Administration
National Food Administration
Griffin
United States
Europe
New York Mayor Fires Police Commissioner Bugher
Mayor John F. Hylan ousted police commissioner Frederick H. Bugher after appointing Lt. Richard E. Enright as acting commissioner. Bugher cited plans to try motorcycle squad members for taking tribute, while the mayor pushed political removal over dictation and urged a civilian head. Enright, age 46, Brooklyn resident, veteran officer since 1896, is tied to Tammany Hall.
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New York
Enright
Tammany Hall
Bugher
Nationwide drive urged to curb illicit moonshine sales
Washington reports Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper prepared a nationwide appeal to governors and Congress members. The plan targets southern states with many military camps, urging state agents to help inspectors close illegal stills and prosecute over the next two months. War department rules seek to curb liquor access for soldiers and impose stiffer penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Icit Mquor
Internal Revenue
Roper
War Department
Mr Smith Sets Record For War Stamp Purchases
In Marshville the rural carrier C M Griffin shows strong sales of war saving stamps. Mr G W Smith Sr leads buyers, purchasing near the limit of one thousand dollars, driven by patriotic zeal and encouragement to others involved in selling government obligations.
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Mr. Smith
Marshville
C. M. Griffin
Griffin
G. W. Smith
Pleasant Surprise Reveals Hidden Engagement
Miss Flora Bunting, guest of Mrs. M. P. Blair, left for Bloxom Va. A note disclosed she was not the guest but Mrs. W. W. Littleton with Mrs. Blair. Bunting married Mr. Littleton last Sunday in Charlotte, long engaged, with his Bloom home and his training at Camp Greene. War Savings stamps urged.
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W. W. Littleton
Soldier killed at Camp Wadsworth Spartanburg
Private Floyd Dickey of Company A 108th Infantry was killed during an escape attempt at Camp Wadsworth. Private Stoville of Company P was shot in the hip, Private Beard of Company A escaped uninjured. Guards Said and McCarthy led the watch. One prisoner seized a guard’s gun, others fled. Dickey died at the base hospital. Rigid military inquiry started.
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Spartanburg
D. C
Floyd Dickey
108Th Infantry
Stoville
Beard
Camp Wadsworth
Said
McCarthy
Dickey
Camp
Wadsworth
Charlotte Schools Closed To Prevent Spread Of Meningitis
City and Camp Greene officials held a two o’clock conference to order a two week closure of all schools libraries churches theaters dance halls lodges and public gatherings. The order takes effect at 2 PM and runs until February 7 with police enforcing closures. No new cases beyond noon were diagnosed, but five new cases were reported yesterday and last night including Hovis and Carr children and several adults in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
McNinch
Wearn
Moore
C. C. Hudson
B. W. Brown
United States Public Health Office
Five Mile Zone
Major Gates
Colonel Eastman
Camp Greene
McNich
Commissioner of Public Safety
H. Moore
Vrceressy
Chas. Foreman
Montreal
J. F. Carr
Ninth Street
Bessie Hovis
Hovis
South Caldwell Street
Frances Martin
F. A. Martin, Jr
East Avenue
James G. Graham
Thomas Sues for Cotton Contract Profit in 1917 Suit
Marshville resident J E Thomas seeks relief against tenant C A Niven in Union county civil court over 10 bales of cotton at 20 cents per pound contracted for delivery before December 1 1917. If Thomas wins he would net about 609 dollars, with the United Cash Store implicated as rent and supply lender. Judge Webb granted a receiver, Fred hcraft named, as the case proceeds to the next term amid similar contracts in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Thomas
Marshville
C. A. Niven
R. W. Lemmond
Thomas
United Cash Store
Marshville Township
J. B. Thomas
James Marsh
M. C. Holmes
United Cash Store Company
Webb
Fred Hcraft
Union County Civil Court
Children Discover Stolen Goods in Pasture Find
Children playing at Marshville home pasture on a Saturday uncovered a shirt and numerous clothing items hidden under leaves. They located four suits of clothes two pairs of shoes overalls collars and ties believed to be stolen from McBride Hallman store on Christmas night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshville
BE. Hamilton
McBride & Hallman
Seven Nine Men Feared Dead in Acadia Coal Mine Blast
Seventy nine miners are believed to have perished in an explosion at the Allan shaft of Acadia Coal at Stellarton Nova Scotia. Eleven workers on a higher level escaped, eight bodies recovered, rescue teams faced dangerous conditions. War savings stamps advertised amid crisis. Local officials express cautious optimism about authorities’ actions and health measures.
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Halifax
Acadia Coal Company
Stellarton
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Metropolitan Police Commissioner
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Watson
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Hudson
Brown
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