British Arms Trade Denial Amid Neutrality Debates
A German envoy demands proof of American arms export denials as Secretary Bryan and President Wilson affirm strict neutrality. Secretaries report that United States firms denied supplying weapons or cartridges to Britain, while a letter from the Union Metallic Cartridge Company and testimony on the October 1914 orders are reviewed.
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Mote
Kaiser
von Bernstoff
Cate Boriva’y
Tom Thas
Alesis
Bert Ameren
Aer Campo
Ile
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Australia Lifts Hides Embargo Advices to State Dept
A garbled dispatch indicates Australia has lifted its embargo on hides and skins. The note from Consul General Bray suggests that, in addition to wool, hides and skins would be permitted under some guarantee. The full details and conditions remain unclear due to the transmission issues.
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State Department
Conmui Gen Bray
Ney
Australia
Tre Edbaran
Formidable sunk by two torpedoes admits British
London reports the British admiralty believes the battleship Formidable was sunk by two torpedoes from a submarine. The Marquis of Crewe noted signals warned others, while asserting Allies would soon outpace German raiders with new ships and monitors.
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Formidable
London
Marquis of Crewes
House of Lords
English Channel
Earl of Selborne
Admiralty
Christopher Cradock
Pacific
Marquis of Crawa
Marquis of Crewe
Russian Losses Reported Exceed Two Million In War Totals
Berlin reports claim Russian casualties surpass two million, with French losses near one million and other figures from Brussels and Paris. The dispatch notes Russian prisoners moved within Turkey and wears concern over pensions for Russians in Germany, signaling broader wartime strain and currency limits.
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Berlin
Sayville
Long Island
Constantinople
Caucasus
Turkey
Brussels
Kreuz Zettune
Panama Canal Opening Set as Pan American Event
A White House conference decided to limit the Panama Canal opening to Central and South American representatives to avoid diplomatic breaches. The plan calls for a $250,000 appropriation to cover U S hosting expenses for pan American delegates.
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Eral
Washington Post
New York
Washington
The
Tribune
Panama Canal
Hoke Smith
Overman
Gallinger
Underwood, Sherley
Mann
White House
Congress
United States
Germans Guilty Report Details Savage German Atrocities
Paris reports a government inquiry released its findings on German officers terrorizing civilians and soldiers in France. The commission describes systematic burning, pillage, murder, and widespread attacks on women as aimed at intimidating populations before invasions. Testimony outlines incendiary materials and deliberate fires, with conclusions to be published by the government. Members include Georges Payelle, Edmond Palliat, Armand Mollard, and G Marringer.
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Paris
Wei
Comesion
Georges Payelle
Court of Accounts
Edmond Palliat
Court of Cassation
Armand Mollard
Foreign Office
G. Marringer
Defend Organic Act item for new city market retained
John H. Sherman, superintendent of weights measures and markets for the District, said 206000 for a terminal wholesale market on the present municipal fish market site will be retained in the enacted district appropriation bill. He noted new information was given to the Senate District committee and will be shown to the conference committee. In Birmingham, President Wilson agreed to an honorary life membership in the Rotary Club with a club testimonial sent to Washington.
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Senate District Committee
John H. Sherman
Senate
House Committee
Conference Committee
Birmingham
Ala
Wilson
Germans Forge Fight All Repulsed Near Lille and Rheims
Paris reports from January 7 state Allied and French forces repelled violent German attacks around Lassigny Argonne Verdun and near Lille and Rheims. French gains include capturing part of the German first trench in Woevre northwest of Flirey and mastering a section of the enemy's front as mines explode near Alger farm east of Rheims.
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Lille
Rheims
Woevre
Paris
War Office
Lassigny
Argonne
le Four de Paris
Varennes
la Flaute Chevauchee
Verdun
Steinbach
First One
Flirey
Meuse
St. Alchiel
Dunkirk
Zinebeke
Dixmude
Lilla
Somme
Aisne
Alger
Fireyia
Resignation demand from Bryan by German American Alliance
The German American Alliance of Elizabeth New Jersey calls for William J Bryan to resign and condemns U S arms shipments to wartime nations in Europe The resolutions label U S neutrality as a laughing stock and a vassal state of England claiming it harms Germany and Austria Hungary relations and mocks official policy The resolutions will be sent to Congress
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Washington
New York
Fred J. Hirtzetl
Elizabeth
N. J
William J. Bryan
Europe
Congress
United States
England
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Arizona antialien law declared void by three-judge court
A special court of three federal judges in San Francisco ruled the Arizona anti alien employment act unconstitutional and void, restraining enforcement. The decision cites the fourteenth amendment guarding life liberty and property for all, including aliens. Diplomatic reactions from Britain Italy and Japan followed, with discussions on treaty rights and possible appeals to the US Supreme Court. President Wilson and George Foster Peabody discussed safeguarding alien treaty rights and possible federal legislation to prevent states from violating such treaties.
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United States
George Foster Peabody
San Francisco
Supreme Court of the United States
Sawtelle
Arizona
Nowa
Japan
Viscount Chingy
State Department
Supreme Court
Wilson
New York
New York Peace Society
Taft
Peabody
Visible assets few as creditors review Lewis Johnson firm collapse
At a city hall hearing before referee E S McCalmont creditors of Lewis Johnson & Co. learned the bank rupture case shows only two autos a diamond about 450 and 256 in cash amid talk the visible assets are a shell. Trustees were chosen with 5 000 bonds each and next creditor meeting set for Thursday at 1606 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. Indicted defendants William Henry and Benjamin Woodruff face embezzlement and larceny charges.
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City Hall
Lewis Johnson & Co
E S. McCalmont
J. Miller Kenyon
Byron A. Graham
Leon Tobriner
H. Rozier Dulany
Thomas E. Wagzgaman
Tobriner
Charles C. Tucker
Tucker
Pennsylvania
William Henry
Benjamin W. Woodruff
District Criminal Court
Probe of Rogers case woman out of danger
Bronx County district attorney to present data to grand jury on Larrys Eltan Rogers and Ida Sniffen Wallers. The poisoning of Mrs Walters and the deaths of her two children prompt scrutiny of potential legal violations. Rogers's associates recall his actions and suggest he may reveal his side of the case.
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Martin
Rogers
Washington Post
New York
Bronx County
Martin Monday
Larrys Eltan Rogers
Ida Sniffen Wallers
Mr. Martin
Anna Roquemore Rogers
Roquemore Rogers
Fermanly Wood
Immigration bill sent to conference over literacy test
The House sent the literacy test immigration bill to a conference with the Senate after rejecting an African exclusion amendment and Belgian immigrant exemptions. The House agreed to readings excluding persons of constitutional psychopathic inferiority and chronic alcoholism. A British West Indian delegation visited the British embassy to urge modifying the bill to bar all persons of African blood.
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House
Senate
Nev. J. GC
van Lee
E. Wiseman
Spring-Rice
Bryan Praises Jackson and Urges Equal Franchise at Willard
Secretary Bryan spoke at a Jackson day celebration by the Woman's National Democratic League in Washington. He lauded Andrew Jackson as a top Democrat, urged women to rear children in Jacksonian democracy, reaffirmed support for woman suffrage, and denounced private monopoly while praising tariff and parcel post. Speaker Clark forecast a Democratic victory in 1916.
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National League
Bryan
Woman's National Democratic League
Willard
Jackson
Democratic Party
Congress
Br. Bryan
Clark
Elks Honor James Farrell and Elect Officers for Next Year
Washington Elks Lodge No. 15 held a cream oyster roast at the Elks Home to honor outgoing oyster committee chair James Farrell. Officers and committee appointments were announced for the ensuing year, led by Chairman F Myers and Vice Chairman C B Gardner with numerous chairmen for roast entertainment and various committees.
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Elkhom
James Farrell
Elka Lodge
No. 15
Elks
H Street
Farrell
Hugh Harvey
Fred Whitehead
F. Myera
C. B. Gardner
H. M. Peters
C. F. Hermann
George C. Pumphrey
Edward Hutchinson
J. M. Haslett
Dominic Fowler
A. A. Hollander
J. HE. Hogan
Arthur Abbott
Leon Strauss
Oscar Andrews
Arthur Buckman
August Davis
J. Richards
T. M. Payfair
Leo Loeb
Max Hirsch
Conrad Hoffman
Ward Savage
FR. A. Collina
J. J. McCarthy
John Maione
A. H. Huber
J. A. Farrell
George Schroth
William Morrison
E. van Fleet
Harry Hull
W. Engel
J. A. Heilman
A. P. Conway
Sam Hoover
P. F. Maley
A- Hagerman
J. C. Wineman
August Brill
Julius Albrecht
C. W. Eaxle
A. D. Brown
C. W. Hoover
Taft Praises Herrick in Tribute at Ohio Society
In Philadelphia on January 1 Prof. William H. Taft of Yale visited the Ohio Society. He described the trip as recreation yet gave three addresses on constitutional government and lauded Myron T. Herrick former Ambassador to France. Taft said there are suggestions about Herrick that Ohio men like to hear and praised his France service during times of stress.
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Philadelphia
William H. Yatt
Yale
Ohio Society
Taft
Myron T. Herrick
France
French Withdraw From Otranto Strait Cattaro Attacked Delayed
Bertin reports via wireless from London that Austrian submarine activity forced the French admiral in the Adriatic to withdraw his ships from the Otranto Strait. The French allegedly postponed their strike on Cattaro until next spring.
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Bertin
London
Adriatic Sea
Strait of
Otranto
Adriatic
Cattaro
Dalmiatia
Illinois deadlock remains as assembly adjourns
Springfield WI Jan 7 The State assembly adjourned until Tuesday with no progress on filling the two vacant Senate seats or resolving the speaker contest. Party divisions persist in both houses over wet and dry alignments, keeping control unresolved.
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Springfield
State Assembly
Senate
Tennessee at Syrian port delivers aid to destitute abroad
The American cruiser Tennessee arrived at Jaffa Syria from Alexandria with supplies for destitute Americans and other foreigners. The collier Jason nears Beirut to provision the Tennessee and the North Carolina.
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Jaffa
Tennessee
Syria
Alexandria
Jason
Beirut
North Carolina
Continued Prom First Page Describes German Siege Tactics
The report notes desultory fighting with Germans near our lines using siege methods and steel shields. In Sochaczew area German trench gains were reversed by bayonet assaults, yielding five airmen and several prisoners. Galicia shows no major change while Bukovina mentions a counteroffensive.
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Soechaczew
Galicia
Bukowina
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8Th St. Annex
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Herrick
Otranto Strait
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46Th St
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14Th St. N. W
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Manzanilla
Ullersea
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Federal Nationsd Bank of Washington
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Esa
John Poole
Capital Tract En Company
M Streets
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Setock- Holdere
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