French Push to Metz Halted in Alsace as Russians Close on Prussia
Kaiser's army mounts a heavy attack in the Pont-A-Mousson region awaiting Gen. Joffre's offensive success. Russians, under glare of Teuton searchlights and rockets, struggle to defend works at Vitkoritzro while Allied forces deploy heavy guns.
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Germans Expected To Strike A Heavy Blow
London January 20 reports that battles in the east and west are now mainly artillery exchanges with infrequent infantry. French claim progress near Pont-A-Mousson and near Soissons a heavy German offensive is anticipated. Reports speak of trench gains in the Argonne and a possible Alsace counter offensive.
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Dutch Patrol Boat Toitan Sunk by Mine Off Niew Sluis
The Dutch naval patrol boat Toitan sank after striking a mine while on a mine search near Niew Sluis. One officer and four men were lost with only fragments of their bodies recovered. A large number of fresh floating mines were reported from various coastal areas.
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Russians advance on distant fronts in Europe
London dispatch from January 26 reports Germans and Austrians probing Russian lines in Poland and western Galicia with heavy losses on attacks. Russians push toward Prussia and through Bukowina and Transylvania, nearing Dorna Vatra near the Roumanian border. Turkish Caucasian army unlikely to retreat to Erzerum, expected to defend against Russians as they advance.
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Emperor May Resign As Heir Seeks Kaiser Visit
A Rome dispatch claims Emperor Francis Joseph plans abdication amid Hungary's possible cession. Archduke Charles Francis, heir apparent, reportedly leaves Vienna to inform the Kaiser. Vienna reports Baron Burton to visit Berlin to meet Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg and Foreign Minister von Jagow.
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Maggie O Leary Dies At Escanaba After Long Isolatio
Escanaba Michigan January 20 Maggie O Leary who for 406 years lived alone in a small farmhouse near here is dead Neighbors say she was the woman whose cow sparked the Chicago fire of 1871 In 188 the world fair offers from Chicago reached her but she refused to attend the exposition.
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Idaho Antialien Land Ownership Bill Passes House
Idaho lawmakers pass an anti alien land ownership bill in the state house with only two dissenting votes. The measure bans acquisition of state land by foreign individuals firms or associations and imposes inheritance based restrictions without citing race or nationality.
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Wilson Aide Bryan Faces Stand on Sullivan Letter
Washington dispatch reveals Secretary of State Bryan would quit the cabinet if President Wilson endorses Roger Sullivan for the Illinois senatorial race. McAdoo and Burleson pressed for the letter, but Bryan vetoed it citing party unity and opposition to Sullivan. The clash underscores tensions within the Wilson administration during the 1912 senatorial contest.
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Germans Bombard Soissons from City Hall to Barracks
German forces renewed bombardment of Soissons as they failed to seize the city. Reported by a Washington Post correspondent in Paris, the attack focused on the town hall and barracks while several streets burned, signaling German intent to destroy the city after setbacks.
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Forgers Trust Seen. Arrests Likely Across Nation
A private detective agency hired by the American Bankers Association announced a forgers trust with New York headquarters and an auditing department that divvies profits among members. The ring used letter box thefts to obtain checks and drafts, with one arrest already made in Stamford, Conn. Detectives will round up leaders nationwide within 48 hours. Paris reports economist Eugene Rostand, father of poet Edmond Rostand, has died at age 81.
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Kaiser's message to Zeppelin amid English air raid
Amsterdam dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm sent a congratulatory note to Count Zeppelin after German airships bombed Norfolk and parts of England. The raid killed several, wounded many, damaged homes and churches, with towns including Yarmouth and King's Lynn sustaining heavy damage.
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Extra session eyed to fill Ways and Means posts
Democratic leaders plan an early caucus on February 4 to fill six vacancies on the Ways and Means Committee for the next Congress. Existing holdovers will fill the seats, and newcomers won’t be named. Oscar Underwood departs for the Senate, while Palmer Stanley and Mitchell retire.
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Case Is a Plot to Stir Rew With U S
Jan 20 dispatches report a cabinet meeting discussing a reply from the United States State Department to the state. The Dacia is expected to be arrested and brought before a prize court. Britain believes the Dacia owner risked seizure to pull the United States and Britain into a dispute over a former German vessel.
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Deserted on Titanic Weds Man She Met in Boat
Special to The Washington Post from Philadelphia dated January 2 reveals that Mrs. Lucille Polk Carter, a New York Baltimore and Newport society leader, testified in divorce proceedings that her husband William E. Carter abandoned her and their children to join the sinking Titanic. She described cruelty including an incident where he pulled grasshopper legs and used a horn whip on her. Mrs. Carter, descendant of President Polk, recalls a storied Newport social career and notable debut in Baltimore.
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Rhode Island
Guard Tomb of C W Post Raises Graveyard Watch
Battle Creek dispatch reports police rushed to the Post mausoleum after a broken telephone halted a half hour alert, revealing that a day and night guard had protected the cereal magnate's grave since his 1914 funeral. The watch was reportedly at the request or expectation of ongoing protection though details remain secret.
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Ballin Heads Thuton Roads Direct at Kajger Request
Exchange Telegraph dispatch reports Albert Ballin, director general of Hamburg America Line, to take over management of the system of travel in Germany at Emperor William's request. The note references Danver y of Pood to Axmsy and a reorganization affecting Foot san whe ac Tan.
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War risk policy planned for cargo on Dada amid prize concerns
Officials said a war risk insurance policy for the cargo of the steamship Dada would probably be written, despite Britain’s warning that the vessel could be seized as a prize. Directors and Treasury officials debated title transfer proofs for the Dacia and noted Britain’s hostile stance on a Texas to German port voyage. The Greenbrier incident also drew U S protests over the removal of the British flag and questions about when a vessel may be treated as a prize.
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Dada
Texas
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State Department
Great Britain
May Nab Dacia On Coast British Worship Reported
Galveston Texas January details say the steamer Dacia still awaits sailing orders after completing its cotton cargo late this afternoon. British naval forces are said to be waiting in the Gulf and observing the Florida Straits for the former German steamer, now under American restraint, with possible orders pending near Norfolk and different officials.
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French War Loan Subscriptions Reach Billions
Paris January 20 Minister of Finance Ribot announced at the Budget committee that France England and the United States have subscribed about three billion francs for the recent war loan totaling 606,983,393 dollars. National war funds exceed 2.7 billion francs with France’s share around 264 million francs. Demand for six and twelve month bonds surpasses three month issues, signaling investor preference for longer term. Ribot plans further bond issues with net interest near six percent, payable not later than 1926.
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