Jackson Day speakers denounce wartime slaughter and urge peace
United States Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas denounces both sides for starving neutral nations and praises the president for keeping the U.S. out of war. Senator Hollis of New Hampshire supports preparedness funding with excise taxes on war munitions and a national inheritance tax. Tennessee leaders in New York celebrate Jackson Day with E. Bright Wilson, planning annual events. The Ford peace party arrives in Holland after a cordial German welcome, reporting minimal searches and a hopeful peace sentiment.
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U. S
Hollis
Denver
New York
Louis
Jan
Joseph T. Rob Ingon
United States
Arkansas
Rm General
Austria
Benator Reed
Missouri
Apeak
Cole
Henry F. Holts
New Hampshire
McAlpin
E. Bright Wilson
Tennessee Society
New York City
Amsterdam
Ford Peace Party
Holland
Copenhagnen
Germany
St Warne
Mundas
Stamps Used As Change In German Pressed Economy
The Hague reports department stores in Berlin are giving postage stamps in change due to a shortage of small coins. Germany plans stricter steps to release gold coin supplies as hoarding grows. In occupied French towns, large orders ban transactions in German money amid fears of hoarding and rising prices.
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Hague
Jan
Berlin
Ancona Lifeboat Riddled by Austrian Submarine
A fishing vessel at Anzio today delivered the lifeboat from the steamship Ancona. The craft shows signs of being fired upon and sunk while carrying passengers including women. Holes from shells were mended with shawls and torn skirts. hairpins were found aboard.
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Rome
Anzio
Ancona
Imperial Villa Seized in Tivoli Amid War Requisitions
Rome reports Tivoli municipality has requisitioned the Villa d Este once owned by the Hate family and now held by the Austrian crown prince. Also seized are St Michael's Monastery, tied to the Tish Dominicans, and a Bath used for troops. The villa is famed for its cascades and historic Este lineage noted among old dynasties.
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Tivol
Hate
Nes
St. Michael’s Monastery
Tish Dominicans
Este
Turks Ready to Strike in Central Powers War Effort
Turkish forces number over a million reserves now fully equipped and to join central powers armies wherever needed following the road to Constantinople opening. Lieut. Gen. Zekki Pasha, head of a Turkish commission in Germany, says Turkey is about ready to alert to fight.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Jan
Constantinople
Zekki Pasha
Turkey
Germany
Navy Reserve of Mechanics plan to train 100000 for war ships
The Navy League announces a plan to enroll and train 100000 skilled mechanics for a naval reserve to be used in wartime. Training camps modeled after the Plattsburg plan would prepare mechanics to replace veteran blue jackets in engine rooms. The petitions, backed by the Navy Department, aim to collect about half a million signatures by March 1 and present them to Congress.
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Navy League
Plattsburg
Congress
Schem
Navy Department
Hamburg Breast Tea Promoted For Cold Relief
A vintage notice pitches Hamburg Breast Tea as a remedy for colds and grip. It urges a small package from pharmacies, combining boiling water steeping and a tea cup drink to open pores, ease congestion, and loosen the bowels, claiming inexpensive and entirely vegetable safety.
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Hamburg
U-Boat in British Waters During Christmas Week
A German submarine appeared in English waters during Christmas week but was closely tracked by patrols and failed to inflict damage. It marked the first U-boat to reach British island waters since September 28, 1915, yet heavy seas helped shield it from destruction as patrols shadowed its every move.
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London
Bert
Fewer Wounded Die As War Toughens Men
Paris reports the war death rate from wounds has fallen from 45 per 1000 in 1914 to under 20 per 1000 today. Dr. Jacques Bertillon of the French army notes hardship and exposure have strengthened soldiers so about 90 of every 100 wounded leave hospitals cured.
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Gable
Washington
Paris
Jacques Bertillion
Norwegian Ship Bonheur Torpedoed During Voyage
London reports the Norwegian steamer Bonheur of 1158 tons was sunk by a submarine. Fifteen crewmen were rescued and landed. Built in 1898 at Nylangs, owned by the Bonheur company, and registered at Christiania. Parla notes Alsace reached Marseille reporting a submarine chased the ship for about an hour before quitting.
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Bonheur
Nylangs
Bonheur Company
Christiania
Parla
Alsace
Ribbes
Marseille
Algiera
See Safety In Warm Feet Prompts Winter Health
The District health department urges overshoes and warm footwear as the best guard against colds, grip, and pneumonia with snowy weather ahead. Health Officer Woodward notes the marked rise of grip and colds in Washington and warns of rising deaths from grip in other cities. Snow is described as a germ absorber and a receptacle for spreading germs.
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District Health Department
Woodward
Washington
German Journalist Harden Silenced Until War Ends
Berlin reports Maximilian Harden, famed German journalist and editor of Zukunft, is barred from public speaking or writing for the war's duration and his weekly suppressed for attacking the government. Harden, once close to Bismarck, has long criticized German food policies and foreign affairs, and his ban marks a severe censorship act amid mounting war tensions. He remains a prominent public lecturer and a key figure in German journalism.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Maximilian Harden
Harden
Harde
Germany
Kaixer
Bismarck
Kaiser
Round Table
Zukunft
Future
England
Germans Fear Spies Buy Up Food In Germany
Berlin authorities act after reports that agents of Germany’s enemies purchase large quantities of food to starve the country. The Wilmersdorf magistrate imposes future food supply rules requiring each family to receive a purchase card to be shown at grocers and bakeries. shops selling provisions without the card face fines. Similar measures are expected in other districts.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Germany
Wilmersdorf
Aerial Duel Over Saloniki Reported by Reuter Dispatch
A Saloniki dispatch to Reuters dated January 7 describes a duel between a French aeroplane and two German Taubes. The French craft, returning from reconnoitering near enemy lines, was hit and forced to land with a wounded pilot. Antiaircraft fire and bombs caused minor casualties on both sides while the German planes were forced to retire.
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Washington Post
London
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Saloniki
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Ely's Cream Balm Provides Instant Nasal Relief
Advert reads relief from cold or catarrh by applying a thin layer of fragrant antiseptic cream in the nostrils. It promises to open air passages, reduce mucous, and ease headaches, promising immediate comfort for stuffed noses. Produced as a druggist staple for sufferers seeking quick relief.
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Ely
Fight Hand to Hand On Russian Front
On the Czartorysk sector our detachments repulsed enemy counterattacks but were later dislodged, leaving three officers and 50 men in our hands. In the middle Stripa we captured positions and overran wire entanglements, taking 17 officers and more than 1,000 men. Northeast of Czernowitz enemy counterattacks were repulsed with heavy losses, yielding 4 officers, over 300 men and 2 machine guns.
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Czartorysk
Stripa
Cxernowits
Salisbury on the Persia passenger confirmed
The State Department confirmed Rev. Homer R. Salisbury of Salisbury was aboard the sunken steamer Persia in the Mediterranean. Consul Gaulin at Marseille reported Salisbury reached Marseille from Boulogne then boarded Persia, but his name is not listed among survivors and Marseille records show no booking for him.
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Peralta
Mediterranean
State Department
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Marseille
France
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Prassage
Persia
Peninsular and Oriental Line
London Permés
Turks Fell Two Aeroplanes Near Dardanelles
Turkish war office reports a Turkish aviator Lieut. Reyck Boddicke shot down a British Farman aeroplane east of Yatova. The same enemy aircraft had been targeted previously by Turkish forces. Heavy artillery duels continued at Seddul Bahr with shelling of the island aviation station on Imbros.
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Sayville
Dardanelles
Turkish War Office
Constantinople
Reyck Boddicke
Yatova
Farman
Purkish
Seddul Bahr
Imbros
College Men for War Speakers at Republican New York Meeting
Dr John Grier Hibben president of Princeton University told a Republican New York audience that about 26000 college men are trained for war and ready to respond. He dismissed the idea of a million man volunteer army as nonsense and warned that war would hurt untrained youth. Also speaking were Senator George L Chamberlain Representatives Martin Dies Capt Mathew H B Hawke Maj Gen Leonard Wood Col Clarence F Townsley and other retired officers. Chamberlain criticized U S policy toward Haiti and other nations as bullying.
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United States
John Grier Hibben
Prince~ Ten ‘University
Chile
America
George L. Chamberlain
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Martin Dies
Mathew HB. Hawke
United States Navy
Leonard Wood
Department of the Host
U.S. A
Clarence F. Townsley
Warn Germans Against Taking English Cabinet Crisis Seriously
Berlin dispatch notes German newspapers show interest in England conscription crisis but offer caution. Morgen Post calls it a Pyrrhic victory for Asquith’s ministry. Vorwärts predicts continued resistance. The Post urges leaders not to overestimate England’s internal strife and cautions that crises shift and new cabinets will arise. English voters may not resist conscription as strongly as last year, lessons learned, wait to see if leaders desert them.
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Berlin
England
Morgen Post
Asquith
Berlin Says Rise in Exchange At New York Is Due to British
Berlin reports New York exchange rising on British influence with Engli sh sympathy for actions against neutral credit. Bankers see sharp rate movements as limited impact on Germany since debts in New York are minimal. Reichsbank conference with major Berlin Hamburg and Frankfurt banks discussed responses to high foreign exchange levels.
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New York
Tuckerton
New York Exchange
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Reichsbank
Hamburg
Frankfort
CALL BRITAIN TO TUNE
Numerous complaints from American businesses and others accuse British censorship of opening mails destined to neutral European countries. Steamships bound for the United States have been diverted to British ports where mails are removed and examined, causing delays and occasional confiscation before reshipment to their destinations.
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Pointeith
United States
Electric Drive for Vessels In New Battleships Nos 43 and 44
Two battleships to be built at Mare Island and New York yards will use electric propulsion like the California now nearing completion. Plans revise to distribute machinery substituted for direct steam turbine drive. private bidders failed to meet cost limits. California first fighting ship with the system, Jupiter already used on a collier. Keels likely in October for one ship at Mare Island, California to be launched at New York yard for the other, with September laydown.
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New York Navy Yards
California
Navy Yards
Jupiter
Daniels
Mare Inland Yard
New York
Bloodshed in Tunis as locals mob recruiting commissions
Reports received by the Italian paper Secold claim blood has erupted in Tunis with natives chasing recruiting commissions and assassinating a major and the president of one commission amid rising unrest.
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Berlin
Chessess Pe
Fight Defense Plans Stir Opposition as Congress Reassesses
Washington dispatch reports Democrats oppose the president’s defense program as many lawmakers edge toward voting against it. Rep Clyde H Tavenner says about 70 Democrats will oppose or are undecided against Betrez, Garrison, and Daniela while others support the administration. Reasons for dissent include fear of higher taxes, belief Germany may be defeated, and lobbying by large army and navy advocates.
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New York
Washington
New York World
House
Clyde H. Tavenner
National Defense Plan of Administration
Betre-z És Garrison
Daniela
Suti
Congress
Germany
Army
Army Retiring Board Named for Washington Examinations
The War Department appoints an army retiring board to meet in Washington to examine soldiers ordered before it. Members include Brig. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe and Cols Willam H. Arthur RK P. Davis George W. McIver Herby C Fisher and others. Examiners Deane C. Howard Percy ML Ashburn and two assistants are detailed, with reports to the President.
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War Department
Army
Washington
Henry G. Sharpe
Quartermaster Corps
Willam H. Arthur
Medical Corps
RK. P. Davia
Coast Artillery Corps
George W. McIver
Infantry
Herby C. Fisher
Cagsine
Dowell
Eleventh Infantry
Deane C. Howard
Percy ML Ashburn
Wiliam R. van Sant
Fifth Infantry
A. W. Butler
Honest Ad Meeting Friday
The first working meeting of the advertising vigilance committee is set for next Friday evening in the association rooms. Chairman Joseph Berberich said six Retail Merchants' Association members and 43 citizens' associations representatives will comprise the panel. Complaint blanks will be distributed to members at citizens' association meetings. The committee has three cases for Friday night and plans to appoint a fifteen member investigating panel to name and report on further investigations.
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Advertising Vigilance Committee
Joseph Berberich
Retail Merchants’ Association
Citizens’ Associations
Mail thief steals $15000 from mail car near San Antonio
San Antonio Texas January 3 estimates place the value of a registered mail shipment stolen Wednesday from a mail car attached to a westbound Southern Pacific train near here at about 15000 dollars. Missing packages include 9000 dollars from Houghton Texas to a Del Rio bank and 3000 dollars in Mexican currency. The robbery occurred between San Antonio and Macdona.
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Tex
Southern Pacific
Here
Honaton
del Rio
Macdona
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