Grey urges restraint on Austro German submarine warfare
London Jan 10 Sir Edward Grey secretary of state for foreign affairs states in a reply to the American Ambassador that Austro-Hungarian requests for special precautions to protect repatriated subjects aboard the Golconda are surprising. He says only those governments responsible for submarine warfare must bear the risk to noncombatants and criticizes Austria Hungary and Germany for endangering lives by their war methods.
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Edward Grey
Vienna
India
London
Sir Edward Gray
Walter H. Page
Golconda
Persia
Kla
Austria- Hungary
Germany
Yser
Two More Powder Blasts Hit Du Pont Yard
Wilmington reports two separate powder plant explosions at Hagley yard and Carneys Point near the Du Pont facility. Three workers were killed in the Carneys Point blast while one worker was burned at Hagley. Both mills were destroyed, with a 600 pound mixing mill also failing. Officials suspect accidents and launched a thorough inquiry as secrecy and police activity increase.
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Wilmington
Del
du Pont
Carneys Point
N. J
Hagley Yard
Here
Secret Service
The
du Pont Powder Company
French Trenches Form Fortresses in Flanders War
The article describes French fortifications in Flanders where trench networks stretch across the front with earthworks, brick and armor, and troops fed with hot meals. It notes both sides await a decisive clash, while praise for organization and machinery contrasts with the grim likelihood of heavy losses.
McAdoo Plans Dinner On Tax Bill And Merchant Marine
Democratic leaders in the House, invited by Secretary McAdoo, will attend a Saturday dinner at his home for an administration conference on the registration tax plan, revenue measures, and advancing the merchant marine bill. Key members from Ways and Means, Appropriations, Merchant Marine, and Banking committees are invited to discuss funding and preparedness. Some opponents warn against new revenue beyond income tax to finance army and navy growth.
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House
McAdoo
Ways,and Means Committee
Representative Fitzgerald
New York
Appropriations Committee
Representative Alexander
Missouri
Merchant Marine Committee
Representative Glass
Virginia
Banking and Currency Committee
Walton
Congress
Navy
Kitchin
Rainey
Itia
Hull
Tennessee
Garner
Texas
Collier
Misatasippi
Coney
Representative Oldfield
Arkansas
Migillicuddy
Maime
Crisp
Georgia
Military and Naval Affairs Committees
Britain Promised to Convoy the Persia in Mediterranean
Wilmington, Jan 10. Consul Robert Ney McNeely wrote from London that the British liner Persia was to be convoyed by cruisers and destroyers all the way to Alexandria. The consul, lost when the ship sank, said in a December 18 letter mailed at Essex that passage on the Persia seemed entirely safe and that another letter would be mailed from Gibraltar the next Friday. He expected to spend Christmas in Marseille.
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N. C
Mediterranean
London
Robert Ney McNeely
W. R. McNeely
Waxhaw
Essex
England
Alexandria
Egypt
M. Pratt McNeely
Persia
Consul McNeely
Gibraltar
Marseille
Lusitania Settlement Near as Germany Approves Draft
Washington and Berlin expect final approval within a week as the Lusitania sinking dispute nears resolution. President Wilson endorsed German proposals, with minor wording changes, and Count von Bernstorff prepared the final draft for Berlin. Germany has so far accepted indemnity terms, ending U boat disputes, with U S plans to contact victims’ families for payment.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Germany
Berlin
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Wilson
Lansing
Coght von Bernstorff
Lusitania
Brata 4 Department
Ways and Means Oppose Underwood Tariff Change
Democratic and Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee discuss tariff revision before war end. Several Democrats resist changes to the Underwood-Simmons tariff, citing need for evidence and revenue planning, while some Republicans press for revision or exemptions, including dyestuffs. Absent members and varied positions shape the debate.
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Ways and Means
Underwood
Jana Means
Ways and Means Committee
The
Post
Casey
Pennsylvania
Helvering
Kansen
Representative Green
Iowa
Representative Sloan
Nebraska
Representative Hill
Connecticut
Long‘worth
Ohio
Gardner
Massachusetts
Fairchild
New York
Washington
Dixon
Indiana
British Press Reports Turkish Retreat Across Mesopotamia
In the House of Commons J Austen Chamberlain announced that on January 9 Turkish forces in Mesopotamia were in full retreat as British troops pursued them along the Tigris. He noted that a portion of the British force remained southeast of Kut El Amara to defend the town and cover the retreat of the main army.
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Kut-El-Amara
Mesopotamia
House of Commans
J. Austen Chamberlain
India
Commons
Tigris
Chamberlain
Alymer
Milam Alligearbi
High British Officers Recalled or Retired
An official notice reports that senior British commanders including Sir John French and Gen Ian Hamilton have been recalled or retired. Vice Admiral Carden and Sir John Nixon are said to be retired or resting due to illness or ill health, with announcements noting health reasons.
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John French
Ian. Hamilton
Dardanelles
Carden
Turkish retreat and British command changes in Mesopotamia
The report notes Turkish retreat near Khora after a spate of heavy fighting on January 7 8 and 9 1917 as British forces under Alymer and Campbell push and the enemy withdraws. Sir Percy Lake is named to command British forces in Mesopotamia succeeding Gen Sir John Eccles due to ill health of Nixon Cham berlain announces. Lieutenant General Sir Percy Lake aged 57 has long army career including Afghan war 1878 79 and Sudan 1885.
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Khora
Percy Lake
Mesopotammus
John Eccles
Nixon
Chamberlain
Percy Henry Noel Lake
India
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Boston
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Europa
America
Europe
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National Biscuit Company
Bernsterff
E. W. Grove
John Pools
Federal National Bank
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Townshend
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Campbell
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14Th St
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Ceylon
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Conn. Ave
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Mutual Investment Fire Insurance Company
District of Columbia
Washington Loan and Trust Building
Businesis
By-Lawn
Capital Traction Company
M Streets
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Washington Port Company
Pennsylvania Avene
Joan McLean
Edward B. Hettan
Treceurer
Age-Sote
New York Ave
Imperial Wall Paper
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