Allies Reject Trap Not Peace He Says War Ends Amid Plea for Real Terms
London reports Premier Lloyd George stating Emperor William's offer was a trap and that the Allies rejected no peace terms. He argued war is preferable to Prussian domination and noted the need for a genuine peace, with Britain united with allies on this stance. Also mentions the New York Thaw case context.
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Woman is strangled at sewing machine in Philadelphia murder
Mrs Dora Zimmerman 35 was found dead in her third floor Philadelphia apartment at 604 South Ninth Street. Strangled with a white silk stocking, the body showed no head injuries and police say she was dead two days. Husband Harry Zimmerman was arrested as authorities link the death to the Mazie Colbert case.
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U.S. Officer Killed in Santo Domingo
Captain Lloyd H. Chandler of the battleship New Hampshire reports a sharp engagement at Macoris Santo Domingo where Marine Lieut J R Bolton was killed and Lieut J R Henley wounded. Bolton, a Greenwood South Carolina native, had recently become a second lieutenant after choosing the Marine Corps. Henley hails from Atlanta Georgia.
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Big Features In Next Sunday's Post
A feature by a famed efficiency expert claims to time women’s wardrobe tasks to show time savings in lacing shoes buttons and hooking gowns while another story details a plan to bore a 20 mile tunnel through the Cascades to create the world’s longest shaft and protect transcontinental railroad travel from winter perils.
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Entertaining College Skit Sparks Hot Bath Hint
A playful note heralds a college entertainment day with a tale about a varnished frog and a warning about daily skin care. The feature promises a spoof as professional stage acts yield to student performers in skirts and graceful dances.
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Entente Terms Prompt German Charge of Insincerity
Berlin notes branded Allied terms as war maneuvers while accusing Entente powers of insincerity and conquest aims. Germany defends peace talks, cites violations of laws and treaties, and alleges Allied plans to seize Alsace Lorraine and Turkish territories. Continued on third page.
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Entente Peace View in Brief
The Entente allies say a fair peace is not yet possible as reparations and guarantees are not assured. They insist they fight for independence of peoples and humanity, and align with a league of nations to secure world peace and justice.
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Peace terms to restore Belgium and secure Europe’s frontiers
The statement outlines Allied aims for postwar settlement. It emphasizes restoring Belgium Serbia and Montenegro, evacuating invaded territories, reparations, European reorganization with national rights, and securing frontiers. It denounces Ottoman expulsion and asserts Russia’s stance on Poland and German peoples’ protection within liberty and justice. The Allies vow to pursue these goals with full resolve and sacrifices to end the war.
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British warship Cornwallis sunk amid Mediterranean clash
The Admiralty announced the 14,000 ton battleship Cornwallis was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean on January 9. Thirteen crewmen are missing and feared dead. The seaplane carrier Ben-My-Chree was also sunk with one officer and four men killed. A new steamship Hudworth was reported sunk by Lloyds. Capt. A. P. Davidson commanded Cornwallis.
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Kastelorizo Harbor
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Hudworth
Lloyda Shipping Agency
Duncan
Allies Feared German Trap
A compact index lists today's items including reports on German traps feared by Allies, reactions to Wilson, and a range of war related notes from politics to incidents such as a Philadelphia strangling case and a munitions explosion with significant losses.
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Wayne McVeagh
Riga
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New British Gains Along Tigris River
London dispatch reports British forces on the right bank of the Tigris making steady progress on January 10. They captured most Turkish trenches northeast of Kut el Amara with 178 prisoners total, including seven officers. A trench 309 yards long yielded 200 Turkish dead. overall casualties described as numerous.
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Ore Loop
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Crown Prince Relieved and Belgian Governor General Hope
London dispatch reports German crown prince Frederick William relieved of command and possibly named governor general of Belgium. Also announced today the death of Russian ambassador Count Alexandre Constantinovitch Benckendorff, born 1848.
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Frederick William
Daily News
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Belgium
Alexandre Constantinovitch Benckendorff
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Entente and Belgian Replies to Wilson Peace Note
The entente allies and Belgium express views on Wilson's peace note dated January 10. They seek guarantees of reparations and security, while noting impossibility of immediate agreement. German diplomats view the replies as a move toward conquest and dismemberment, complicating any German surrender. The next U.S. move remains undecided pending study of all powers' replies.
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State Department
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Paris
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