Turks were put to utter rout
London reports a renewed German push may follow their last week victory. Berlin notes the allied offensive ordered by General Joffre a month ago has collapsed. Petrograd highlights a decisive Turkish victory as Turkish troops suffer heavy casualties at Kara-Kara Urgan and survivors flee. In Poland German assaults near Warsaw fail to breach Russian defenses while Russians advance toward the Prussian frontier in northern Poland.
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London
Berlin
Joffre
Petrograd
Kara-Kara Urgan
Russian War Office
Poland
Warsaw
German Forces Break Through Near La Doissele
Berlin reports a bayonet attack that drove the enemy from positions near La Doissele, with three officers and about a hundred men captured and Ar gonne forest trenches seized. Belgian artillery active. British mines wash ashore. In east Prussia no change. Russians repulsed near Skrwa in eastern Poland. Vistula quiet. Petrograd says the Eleventh Turkish Army Corps has been exterminated near Kara Urgan.
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Berlin
la Doissele
Argonne Forest
Belgium
East Prussia
Poland
London
Petrograd
Central News
Kara-Urgan
Russians Gain Kirlibaba Pass in Transylvania Front
London reports Russian forces stormed and captured Kirlibaba pass on the Transylvanian border while heavy fighting along the Vistula saw German forces seize a trench. The capture may push Romania to act and draw German allies to eastern Hungary.
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Rumania
London
Grand Duke Nicholas
von Hindenburg
Warsaw
Kirlibaba
Transylvania
Vistula
Dunajee
Tarnow
Keeping Tab on the Food Combine
President Wilson directed Attorney General Gregory to probe the wheat flour price rise and possible illegal combinations. Investigations underway, but no facts warranting criminal action have been found yet.
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Washington
Wilson
Gregory
White House
Telephone girl triggers false alarm of invasion
Genoa report says a telephone girl in Ven ice mistakenly reported Italian troops marching toward Sappada in Trentino. Roads were blown up and troops rushed to ward Sappada all night. by morning no invasion appeared. The girl faces prosecution.
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Genoa
Trentino
Venice
Sappada
Fifty Year Grant Asked for Fairview Water Franchise
Promoters of Fairview Townsite seek a fifty year franchise from the county commissioners to lay water mains on streets and across a highway. Pocatello Realty plans a three and a half foot deep system using four six and ten inch wood pipes tested under 200 150 and 125 pounds. Twenty families reside on the tract and a pumping plant will irrigate the upper half above the irrigation canal.
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Pocatello Realty Company
Fairview
Board of County Commissioners
Sweden to distribute Olympic funds after war
Stockholm Jan 18 The Swedish Olympic committee is distributing pre war Berlin Olympiad funds to sport organizations with no plan for a future Games. The Swedish Olympic Council recently approved over 20 000 for unions and clubs. It is believed no further Olympiad is likely. Sweden ends the meeting with glory.
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Stockholm
Swedish Olympic Committee
Swedish Olympic Council
Sweden
French Natualization Law Allows Cabinet to Revoke
Paris January 18 The proposed naturalization law will pass without opposition. It states that any naturalization decree may be annulled by the cabinet on minister of justice recommendation if the citizen has recovered original or acquired another citizenship, served another country in arms against France, or left France to dodge military service.
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Paris
France
Troops Ordered 70 New Front Reinforcements
Secretary Garrison orders Companies A B and C of the fifth field artillery to return from Naco to Fort Hill. All troops at Naco except one squadron of the tenth cavalry sent to Douglas Arizona opposite Agualvieta Mexico.
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Washington
Garrison
Fifth Field Artillery
Naco
Fort Hill
Tenth Cavalry
Douglas
Arizona
Agualvieta
Mexico
Prohibition Rider Defeated in Senate Debate
Washington January 18 The Senate defeated 40 to 38 two thirds rule suspension motion for a prohibition rider to the District of Columbia appropriation bill. The failed vote kept federal involvement in appropriations unsettled as five day debate ended. A public hearing was scheduled for Friday on the immigration bill literacy test provision recently approved by Congress.
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Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Congress
Prohibition Crank Quelled for Time
Washington January 18 report says Senator Shepherd will not press the prohibition issue in the District of Columbia bill but may raise it as a separate measure or as an amendment. Eighteen Republicans nineteen Democrats and one Progressive voted to suspend the rules.
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Washington
Shepherd
District of Columbia
Paris charity aids wounded girl Denise Carter
Denise Carter, the girl who lost a leg from a German bomb, received a purse of 15000 francs funded by contributions from about 40,000 school children, each giving one franc, as the total from the fund.
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Paris
Denise Carter
Mexican Noise Is Again Under Way
Washington reports General Gutierrez left Mexico City with most troops, now 5000 strong, while some stay for police use. Villa and Zapata relations unclear as Villa nears the capital. Rail lines southward interrupted. business houses closed amid factional uncertainty in Mexico City.
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Washington
Gutierrez
Mexico City
State Department
Garza
Pachuca
Villa
Zapata
Aguas Calientes
Zapatists
Indictments Return Against Idaho Officials in Embezzlement Case
Boise January 18 grand jury returns seven true bills four new against state officials and a relative of O W Allen in embezzlement scheme linked to former treasurer Ramstedt report outlines shortages totaling 70354 08 with Peterson Huston Willis Wark and J F Allen charged. bonds set at 2000 for four defendants.
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Boise
O. W. Allen
Peterson
Fred L. Huston
Jones
H. Willis
Pure Food and Sanitary Inspector
Idaho
R. W. Wark
State Auditor’s Office
J. F Allen
Twin Walls
Carl A. Davis
Third Judicial District Court
Huston
Wark
Allen
Wallis
Ramstedt
Treasury
Ht. F. Allen
H. F. Allen
Wallis and W
Attendiny
Henry Spieler
State House
Guy McKinley
Mexican convention declares Garza provisional president
The convention in session names Gen Roque Gonzales Garza as provisional president and holds supreme power until a new leader is elected. Gutierrez fled the capital with cabinet members to avoid assassination, while General Villa moves troops toward Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Roque Gangaleo Garza
Mexico
General Guitierrez
Coals Blanco
Robles
Jose Vasconcelos
Gutierrez
el Paso
Tex
Eulalio Gutierrez
Roque Gonzales Garza
Zapatistas
Angeles
Villa
Montery
Earthquake Devastation Strikes Avezzano Italy Killing and Wounding Thousands
In Avezzano on January 18 more than 2000 soldiers clear rubble across miles of ruins as authorities estimate 20000 dead and 10000 injured. Rescue teams pull survivors from collapsed homes while relief work expands through Rome with aid from the pope and a growing refugee influx.
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Avezzano
Signor Ciufelli
Cerri Eville
Ronins
Rome
Earthquake Shakes Avezzano in early morning tremor
In Avezzano on January 17 the town was jolted by a second tremor at 2 10 am lasting about ten seconds. The gentle shaking drove residents from shelters into the streets where they stayed fearing to return indoors.
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Avezzano
Via
Rome
Earthquake Toll Rise in Avezzano Italy
Semi official estimates place 12 000 bodies buried in Avezzano and surrounding towns after the quake. Rescue workers fear many more remain under debris as relief supplies arrive in Argezzano.
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Avezzano
Italy
McDonald Reports Improper Hotel Liaison Leads to Dismissed Case
McDonald reported a local hotel incident alleging his ex wife and another man were together with two sisters in the room. No evidence supported a conviction and the police court case was dismissed after questioning exposed no improper conduct.
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McDonald
Ie Dentall
How Long Will Peace Last After War Ends
Andrew Fisher, Australian prime minister, in Wellington, argues peace duration after war is the key question. He urges New Zealand and Australia to unite for defense of Pacific interests and to build naval strength as part of the British fleet, moving away from reliance on Britain.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Andrew Fisher
Australia
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