War Debate Shapes on Revenue Legislation and Preparedness
After a week of Senate and House discussion on foreign relations the war and defense debate continues. Lawmakers push a patient wait policy while delayed revenue measures await military program details. Congressional hearings on army reorganization and naval readiness proceed as leaders seek funding needs and constitutional rights in the European conflict.
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Georgia
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Berlin
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Finance Committee
Scott
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Biss
Stanford Via
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Missouri
Ardnec
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Connecticut
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Foreign Affairs
Niagars Falla
British Lose Tenth Battleship in War Amid Tide of Loss
The International News Service reports Britain has lost its tenth battleship, with a German loss of one of the same class. Listed vessels include Audacious, Formidable, Irresistible, Ocean, Goliath, Triumph, Majestic, Natal, and the Pommern. Also noted are thirteen lost protected and armored cruisers, while Germany claims far higher heavy vessel losses to date.
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Great Britain
Baltic Sea
Germany
Serious Blow to the British Fleet Says Expert
Archibald Hord of the Loafton Daily Telegraph reports on the loss of H. M. S. King Howard and its impact on the fleet. The expert notes the vessel was valuable, aided by a swift squadron, and praises officers and men amid submarine mine threats and modern war dangers.
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Loafton
Daily 7 Telegraph
London
H. M
Widow of Gen Moussy challenges French title for Ypres
Paris dispatch reports the French general Moussy's widow writing from Breaux to Liclar disputing Field Marshal Sir John French's claim to the title viscount of Ypres. She asserts Moussy saved Ypres on November 6, 1914, by leading a 250-man force to hold hill 60 and halt the German advance, earning praise from Haig in a January letter.
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Moussy
Bréat
Ziliebeke
Ypres
Calais
Penaiuienic
Eee
Ypras
Haig
Gene Mousay
Blatt Boc
French lose in Vosges as Germans reclaim Hartman-Wellerkopf
German officials report a serious Vosges defeat for France. They recaptured the Hartmanne-Wellerkopf trenches, taking 20 officers, 1,083 chasseurs, and 16 machine guns. Paris admits withdrawal after German gains near Hirzstein north of Hartmanne-Wellerkopf. The loss shifts control of the upper Rhine approach, prompting renewed German assaults to retake the hill. Strong reinforcements and heavy artillery have been deployed to drive out French forces once more.
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Upper Rhine Valley
Paris
Rebches
International
London
Vosges
Hartmanos- Wellerkopf
Berlin
Ica
Hirzstein
Ena
Hartmanne-Wellerkopf
Belgium Price for War Reparations Outlined by Pope Aid
Havre dispatch via Petit Journal quotes Father Henr�gue almoner-in-chief of the Belgian army saying the Pope backs Belgium in demanding reparation from Germany. He states Belgium must recover all its territories and receive indemnity to reconstruct lands monuments arts and industries.
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International News Service
Paria
The
Petit Journal
Havre
Henrgue
Rome
Belgium
Germany
War weariness and rumors of Russian breakthrough threaten Austro German resolve
A London dispatch cites Budapest warnings that a Russian success at Csernowits would shatter Austro German morale and expose earlier false reports of Russian defeat. The piece notes growing fatigue among troops, political tension in Hungary and Austria, and fear of a broader German offense against the entire front if Russians press an advance.
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Washington Post
London
Morning Post
Budapest
Csernowits
Nurse in Serb Flight Describes Cold and Hard Retreat
Miss Cissy Benjamin, an English nurse, recounts the Serbian retreat from a frontline hospital near the Bulgarian border. She recalls tents, lack of food and equipment, thousands of Austrians fleeing with them, and wounded marching for weeks amid extreme cold.
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England
Misa Crasy Benjamin
Iinér
Adriatic
Kraguyevats
Firgt
Semandria
Dobradova
Pristina
Prizrend
Montenegro
Eyundrede
Russians Reach Stripa as Austro-Hungarians Driven Back
An official Russian front dispatch reports Austro-Hungarian forces pushed from the eastern bank of the Middle Stripa in East Galicia. In the Black Sea region, Russian torpedo boats sank a coal steamer and engaged the Goeben, which fled into the Bosphorus. no Russian casualties were reported.
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Galicia
Thera
Prifét
Sengral
Heesquertere
Riga
Pripet
Cezartoryak
Stripa
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Goeban
Sultan Selim
Long
Tanga
Goshen
Crown Prince Predicts Victory Despite U S Munitions Aid
In a Berlin interview on January 9, Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria says Germany will win the war, though American ammunition helps the Allies. He notes morale among troops is high and asserts Allied progress is unlikely on any front. He cites bad weather and praises his own health as he discusses war outcomes.
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U. S
France
Berlin
Bach
Iauked
Anton
Guna
Thia
Bavaria
Pate
Sato
Whitlock Sees Van Dyke In The Hague Visit
The Hague via London Jan 9 The steamship arrived at Rotterdam last night. Whitlock American Minister to Belgium, passenger on board, leaves for The Hague to meet Dr Henry Van Dyke and plans onward travel to Brussels by train and auto. German permission for Belgium transit already granted. Whitlock says health restored and will assume post Monday with interest and pleasure. Captain Boy Ed formerly German naval attaché in Washington noted in dispatches.
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London
Rotterdam
New York
Whitlock
Pha
Belgium
Henry van Dyke
Brunsels
Legation
Boy-Ed
Naval Atteché
Washington
Nog
Grand Duke Michael to Deliver Czar Letter to Tokyo
A dispatch from Geneva quoted the Vos alache Zeitung reporting that the Russian Grand Duke Michael, with a Japanese military attaché, has left Petrograd for Tokyo to deliver an autograph letter from the czar inviting the Mikado to dispatch troops and a fleet to participate in European battles by land and sea.
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Grand Duke
Michael
Tokyo
Weahington Post
Paris
Temps
Geneva
Vosalache Zeitung
Petrograd
Tokio
Mikado
Turks Arrest Consuls in Reprisals Across Europe
Berlin reports Turkish government acts in reprisal for Allied consuls in Salonika arrest. Ten French and British officials in Constantinople seized. Amsterdam and London relay that 1000 Entente subjects in Turkey are interned as first retaliation. Further arrests expected.
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Sayville
Saloni
Constantinople
Amsterdam
London
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Balaniki
Hag
Turkey
Saloniki
Clyde Armament Works Strike Follows Wage Dispute
In London 28 Beardmores workers on the Clyde were fined 25 each for unlawfully quitting their jobs after a wage dispute led to a dismissal. A crowd of sympathizers gathered outside the court. officials warn that such incidents threaten Clyde institutions amid wartime strain.
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International News Service
London
England
Logan
Beardmores
Clyde
Stena
Italy Seizes Cereals Census Ordered by January Twenty First
A decree signed by the Duke of Genoa for King Victor Emmanuel requires a census of all grain by January 21 and imposes punishments of one year imprisonment and a $1,000 fine for false statements or resistance. It also sets grain requisition rules to prevent speculation and secure army and population needs.
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Victor
Rome
Genoa
Victor Emmanuel
Zeppelin Attack Urged by Kreus Zeitung
Berlin reports the Kreus Zeitung urges renewed Zeppelin raids on London, calling British conduct brutal and unjustified and arguing such strikes are a humane, necessary step to shorten the war despite long pause.
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Kreuz Zeitung
Acta
Bpecifi
Berlin
Kreus Zeitu
England
Riots Leave Youngstown in Turmoil and Loot
In Youngstown Ohio rioting Friday night left two dead and about 1 million dollars in damage. Preparations to reopen Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company plants are underway with former employees being recalled, while strikebreakers are denied. About 25 thousand sightseers visited East Youngstown as 250 foreigners were arrested in raids tied to the unrest and looting. Military units from Struthers and other areas remain deployed to guard facilities and move troops near the Plant.
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Ohio
Central
Youngstown Sheet and Tubs Company
James A. Campball
Fred Croxton
Columbus
James H. Nutt
Pubic Safety
Thin City
Republic Iron and Steel Company
East
Pennsylvania
Struthers
Edwara Wollrath
Bucyrus
sol- G@iera
John H. Speaks
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Speake Maid
Berlin Center
Koma
Atores
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