Swiss President Reports War Sacrifices and Neutral Trade Ties
In an interview Motia, president of the Swiss confederation, says the first five months of the war cost 113,000,000 francs for mobilization and the 1914 deficit will reach about 4,860,000 francs. He notes Swiss commerce is seriously interfered with and that Switzerland now restricts grain and forage imports to state channels to prevent contraband reexport.
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Washington
Berne
Switzerland
M Motia
Swiss Confederation
France
Pope Benedict to Create New Cardinals in January Consistory
Rome shows Pope Benedict XVI will convene a consistory on January 22 to elevate new cardinals. The event will include an oration in which the pope is expected to address the European war and its impact.
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Rome
Benedict
Obituary notices list Washington deaths in January 1915
The city buries Anna G Ravendorf Phoebe A Caswell Dorothea F Sands and others in January 1915 with funeral dates from East Capitol Street Sixth Street Southeast and private interments at Congressional Cemetery Alexandria First Baptist Church and Prospect Hill. Names include Fordham Hall Kidd Knorr Kraft McDonald Morrow Mulvey Shuster and Ward with memorial services across several streets and neighborhoods.
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Anna G
Heb Revendorf
East Capitol Street
Phoebe A Caswell
Sixth Street
F Presbyterian
Church Fourth
B Streets
Dorothea F. Sands
William Chrisman
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Norfolk
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George
Samma J. Fordham
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Alexandria
South
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Eighth Street
Washington, DC
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Kidd
Washington
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William Kidd
Albany
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Krraft
Maryland Avenue
Annie
Herson ” Kraft
John and
Matilda Heller
Congressional Cemetery
McDonald
Second Street
Tames McDonald
Morrow
James P
Fannie “ Morrow
Washington, D. C
Seabrook
Sharp
Martha * King
New Jersey Avenue
Latin American States Back U S Protest to Britain
A Washington dispatch reports 21 Pan American Union republics plan to back the U S protest over British naval interference with neutral commerce. The union's governing board meets tomorrow to consider formal approval, aiming to make the note a pan American doctrine while the State Department would object to selective adoption of parts.
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Pecal
New York
Washington Dispatch
the Tribune
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State Department
President Wilson May Face Questions If He Addresses Congress
The House debate centers on whether a president delivering a message in person to Congress can be queried on the floor. Speaker Clark notes such questioning occurred in early republic days, but warns it would show poor taste. Members like Adamson and Samuel W. Smith weigh the propriety, while the Speaker clarifies there is a proper path to address the president directly.
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Gutierrez Re-elected in Mexico. Villa Backs Move
Reports say Gen Eulalio Gutierrez was named provisional president to serve out Diaz term ending November. Villa and northern troops reportedly back the reappointment, while Zapata’s followers doubt the move. Villa aims at Tampico and Puebla as Carranza forces resist, signaling a pivotal phase in Mexico’s war. Meanwhile inventor Louis Gathman accuses the War Department of suppressing his claim to a high explosive shell, detailing tests from 1897 and criticizing coastal defenses and armor piercing shells.
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Madero
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Puebla
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Germany
Liege
Antwerp
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Almanac proclaims concise European war review for future use
The Washington Post Almanac and 1915 Encyclopedia offers a concise, convenient review of the European war, detailing countries and armies involved. It is presented as an invaluable reference for the future, with pricing noted as twenty five cents or mailed for four cents.
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16 000 Muscovites Slain at Przemyśl War Report
The war office released a daily update detailing fierce western artillery duels near Nieuport and the evacuation of the enemy trenches at Palmsburg. French attacks near Le Boiselle and Touvren were repulsed, with French assaults on hills near Crouy followed by a German counterattack that failed to hold. Our troops seized two French positions, took 1,700 prisoners, captured four cannon and several machine guns, and repelled a French sapper attack near St Mihiel. The Vosges front remains unchanged, and the eastern theater shows no new developments. Turks capture Russian positions and continue pursuit in Azerbaijan. British troops attempted to surprise Arab auxiliaries near Karna but were ambushed, suffering 150 casualties before retreat. Unofficial reports claim a British landing at Sarisek on January 9% was forced to reembark, with losses in ammunition. a Turkish hydroplane was shot down near Akabeh in Arabia.
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la Basgee
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Bussie
St. Mihiel
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Azerbaijan
Turkey
Karna
Lower
Tigris
Unoficial
Constantinople
Boris
Sarisek
Coast Guard
Minerva
Akabeh
Arabia
Daniels Drops Canal Armada Plans for Panama voyage
Secretary Daniels outlined a large naval program for preliminary operations and a Panama Canal opening celebration. Foreign vessels from Argentina Cuba Portugal Spain will join the fleet with battleships, cruisers, and support ships. The Pacific-bound fleet includes the Oregon Olympia and destroyers, with President Roosevelt aboard New York escorting to San Francisco and San Diego. The plan notes drills, coalings at Gatun Lake, and staged arrivals through March.
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Moreno
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Spain
Espana
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Atlantic Fleet
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Celic
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Biningham
Dixie
Arethusa
Seattle
Waan
Joseph M Reeves
Puget Sound Navy Yard
West Virginia
Cal
Dacia May Sail for Holland Under New Registry
The Hamburg American liner Dacia may be permitted to transfer from German to American registry and Carry cotton to Rotterdam while sailing between American ports and Rotterdam. British officials and US Secretary Bryan discuss the transfer as a possible step that could affect many vessels interned in American ports and the question of registry recognition.
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Alles
Chaos in Illinois Senate Sparks Historic Gallery Clash
In Springfield on January 13 the Illinois Senate saw a near violent clash between Democrats and Republicans as the lower house held six ballots trying to resolve a speakership deadlock. The disturbance, fanned by gallery crowding, led the lieutenant governor to order the galleries cleared and prompted a recount plan by a Democrat select election committee for two contested Cook County districts.
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Sultan Sees Germans Fight in Moving Pictures
Paris Jan 13 Emperor William has presented the Turkish government with a series of moving picture films showing Germans in battle. A Copenhagen dispatch says the films will be publicly shown in Constantinople.
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William
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Constantinople
German Railways Halt Passenger Traffic to Speed War Moves
Amsterdam reports German railways halted all ordinary passenger traffic over most lines until January 18 to expedite troop and munitions movements, with the railroads to be devoted almost entirely to military transport.
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Germany
Sleuths Search Ship Its Cargo and Crew Alike
Detectives in New York halted a planned sailing of the steamship Ekaterinoslav from West Hoboken after a rumor of bombs aboard. The vessel carried 1,000 American auto trucks and rifles, and two crew members posed as Russians but were German Poles. Police and private investigators protected the men as tensions rose. no bombs were found and the ship was expected to sail.
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Washington Post
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Ekaterinoslav
Fairbanks Boom Aims to Name Him 1916 Favorite Son
Indiana Representative-elect Will R Wood leads a push to present Charles W Fairbanks as a presidential favorite son at the 1916 Republican primaries. A statement says Indiana will be a safety Republican state and have a president from the Hoosier nation. A separate drive in Washington funds wounded Serbian soldiers, led by Mrs Joerissen with George W White as treasurer.
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Washington
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Indianapolis
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Carl Joerissen
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George W. White
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Paris
Taft Ex-Valet Barred from Citizenship
Pedro Do Hna Mora a Filipino former Taft valet and husband of an East St. Louis woman, living at 1228 North Eleventh street, is barred from naturalization because he is classed as Mala and not white or black. He had taken out first papers November 11, 1912, and Taft had earlier provided transportation to America aboard the battleship New York in July 190%.
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St. Jan
Pedro Do- Hna Mora
Taft
Phillippines
America
New York
Russia begins new East Prussian raid
The article notes Turkey's advance toward Tabriz amid regional tension involving Britain Russia and Persia. It discusses potential Allied responses and the strategic gains for Turkey including Lake Urmia footholds. An Italian interest follows an Italian embassy query to protect Italian interests in Tabriz. Delta Tau Delta luncheon at Ebbitt House on Saturday precedes a delegate election.
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Tabriz
State Department
Siven
Persia
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