War Splits Laborites in Australia Over Conscription
Melbourne reports Prime Minister William M Hughes ousted as leader of the federal labor party after a caucus split. He forms a new labor party and government with MPs who supported him, claiming conscription and wartime policy. The break creates two Labor factions, with resignations and new ministries as Hughes reshapes leadership and policy. Berlin notes stress unity against Entente terms, while German press debates the note’s aims and potential impact on Central Europe.
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Ballin predicts boom in long shipping after moratorium
Albert Ballin, director general of Hamburg America, argues the post war long trade will not shrink but boom as ocean shipments increase. He cites export shortages, high raw material prices, and unsettled exchange rates as factors, while noting possible import restrictions to safeguard food and raw materials. Ballin stresses resuming unrestricted traffic remains crucial for Germany and Austria Hungary.
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Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A vintage ad claims a dose every two hours to end grippe misery and break a cold. It purports to open stuffed nostrils and head passages, relieve headache and sneezing, with quick relief and pleasant taste. It urges readers to buy the genuine product for 25 cents at any drug store.
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German Socialists Split Over Peace Steps
Lhondon January 13. Cologne Gazette copy notes a minority and Spartacus group plan to separate from the Socialist party at a January 7 meeting. Amsterdam advices attribute the rift to the peace question. Vorwaerts denounces the move as breaking party unity. The meeting may signal a shift in Socialist stance toward peace, with Saxon leaders in Dresden amid the planned gathering.
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Polish State Bank Formed For War Poland
Governor General von Beseler signed an order creating the Polish State Credit Bank to issue Polish marks backed by Germany. The bank will operate for the war duration and aid economic life, with currency prepared soon. It will extend to Austrian occupied Poland once an agreement with Austria-Hungary is completed.
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Tobacco famine grips Paris as shops run dry
Paris faces a tobacco famine after new taxes. More than half of retail shops closed as supply dries up. Surveyors inventory stocks. retailers can buy no more. Wholesalers’ limited stocks dwindle while smokers endure enforced abstinence.
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British food prices fixed for 1917 crops in London
London reports Baron Devonport, food controller, set prices for 1917 crops: wheat 60 shillings per 504 pounds, oats 38 shillings 6 pence per 486 pounds, potatoes 115 to 130 shillings per ton. The defence act also bans internal combustion engine production without government permit.
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Seize Produce Records In Chicago Price Probe
Agents of the U S Justice Department seized the Chicago butter and egg board records to probe possible violations of Judge Landis 1914 injunction against price fixing. The raid, ordered by Robert W Childs, targets rising egg prices and fits a wider government inquiry into food costs with other exchanges also under scrutiny.
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Dobrudja Victory and Dissenting Berlin Comment
Berlin reports that central powers now control Dobrudja after brutal battles near Jijilea and Metchin. Russian hopes to reach Constantinople via Dobrudja are doomed as German and Bulgarian troops drive north and toward the Danube. In Paris, M Herriot orders sugar rations cut to 1 1/2 pounds per person monthly starting February 1 with coupon books to follow for grocers.
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Germans Prepare For Great Battle On The West Front
A foreign correspondent reports on German preparations behind the western line, noting a vast underground wall of tunnels and reinforced positions. The article details the Schiffer Armee of diggers, engineering mobilization to Amiens hub, and Hindenburg’s pledge to await Allied attack while old Somme lines are reinforced.
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Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestion Aid
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for gas heartburn and indigestion. It claims relief within six minutes, prevents sour belching and stomach discomfort, and offers 59 or 60 cent cases for family use, suitable for home storage.
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German Trench Fortresses Redefine Front Lines
A wartime observer describes German trench networks as a series of nested lines with seven trenches at some points, vast underground passages, and bombproof earth fortresses. Long range naval guns target rear depots while barbed wire defenses and machine guns create a near insurmountable obstacle before any infantry assault.
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