Britain Seizes Dacia Threat, Dacia Cargo Policy Explained
Britain warned the former Hamburg America ship Dacia would be seized if it sailed and its cotton cargo would be bought or sent to Rotterdam. The U S State Department and McAdoo announced the War Risk Bureau insured the cargo at four percent but would not insure the vessel. The embassy stated transfer of flag to American registry was insufficient to avoid capture under international law, with cargo protections and potential prize court proceedings outlined.
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Rotterdam
State Department
Ambassador Page
Vesgg
Galveston
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Niiece
Lider
London
Fhat
Dacia
Germany
Stip
Halland
United States
McAdoo
War Risk Bureau
Senate
Gallinger
Bull Moose
Clapp
Kenyon
Norris
la Follette
Poindexter
War Minister Resigns as Falkenhayn Leaves Post
Berlin Jan 21 The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reports Lieutenant General Erich von Falkenhayn has resigned as minister of war while remaining chief of the general staff. Emperor William appoints Maj. Gen. Wild von Hohenborn as minister of war and von Falkenhayn is offered infantry general rank. Hohenborn to stay at main headquarters for now. The shift follows the burden of dual posts and von Falkenhayn’s prior field service in Flanders.
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Esiser
Falkenhayn
Berlin
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Lient
Erich von Falkenhayn
Emperor William
von Falkenhayn
Wild von Hohenborn
von Hohenborn
Flanders
von Falkeshayn
Senator-Elect Wadsworth Home Looted in Break-In
Jewelry was found in front of the house and a broken window led to the discovery that the residence of Senator-elect James W. Wadsworth Jr. between Geneseo and Mount Morris had been broken into and ransacked. Loot amount unknown as the family is in Washington.
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Rochester
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Geneseo
Mount Morris
Wadsworth
Washington
Wealthy farmer's wife shot in Kansas home
Altoona Kansas January 21 Mrs A E Ryan wife of a wealthy farmer living three miles from town was shot and killed in her home a shot fired through a window. She was mother of thirteen children several of whom were in the house at the time of the shooting.
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Altoona
Kans
A. E. Ryan
Ryan Avas
TAKE WORLD TRADE VITAL TO AMERICA'S FUTURE
One week of the European war changed views on foreign trade, uniting parties in cooperation for prosperity. James A. Farrell of United States Steel warns trade outcomes depend on future industrial relations and neutral commerce must be respected while belligerents pursue foreign markets. Diplomacy will hinge on commercial gains as nations rebuild domestic economies. CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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St. Louis
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
America
Abandoned Babies Insurance Sparks Grand Jury Action
The story centers on George Frederick Haeffner and his wife Jeanette who abandoned four infants in New York streets. Insurance policies on three surviving children were confirmed, with Jeanette admitting limited marriage knowledge and responsibility. District Attorney Perkins plans grand jury action as the case unfolds, while Carothers linked to Villa reports surface from El Paso.
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New York
Washington Post
George Frederick Haeffner
Jeanette
Vdo
Wildwood
N. J
Philadelphia
Perking
Huaeffmer
Still Rules Mexico Ship Bill Foes Unite in Senate Fight
Gen Eulalia Gutierrez proclaims self as provisional Mexican president and deposes Villa and Zapata accusing them of murder. In Washington reporters note rival factions align as Carranza claims authority from the Guadalupe plan while Obregon and others move to unify against Gutierrez. In the U S Senate Republicans unite to block the ship purchase bill, pledging a prolonged fight with potential filibuster tactics and procedural clashes with Democrats.
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Washington
Aguascalientes
Carranza
Villa
Obregon
Eulalia Gutierrez
Mexico
Coregion
Mexico City
Pachucah
State Department
Gutierrez
Zapata
Gutiértez
Pachutah
San Luis Potosi
Vera Cruz
Guadalupe
Roque Gonzales Garza
Lagos
Leon
Francisco Iglesias Calderon
Aris
Alberto Garcia Aragon
Gallinger
Repubicans
Senate
Williams
British Threatened to Bombard French Coast for Peace Move
Berlin reports sensational German dispatches via Cologne Gazette claiming France sought peace in September and used a neutral diplomat in London to leak proposals to Britain. The alleged sequence says Lord Kitchener was sent to France and threatened to bombard the French coast unless England agreed to peace terms.
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French
Paris
France
London
Lord Kitchener
England
Rogers Indicted In New York For Immoral Sequel Of Marital Tangles
Loriys Elton Rogers, a New York lawyer, is indicted on two counts for inducing Mrs. Walters to cohabit for immoral purposes amid a web of affairs with three women and the killing of babies. His legal wife, Caroline Giddings Rogers, testified before a grand jury, contributing to the indictment. Mrs. Walters, recovering from poisoning, and Rogers face charges as district officials pursue homicide allegations in a tale of crime, passion, and a Bronx court case.
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Washington Post
New York
Loriys Elton Rogers
Rogers
Walters
Ilda Walters Saidl
Martin
Grand
Bronx
Lebanon Hospital
Ida Walters
Fifth Branch
Caroline Giddings Rogers
Hmary Buckner
Misa Caroline Giddings
Columbia
Ida Sniffer Walters
East 167Th Street
The
Waltera
Russia to force fighting outlined in new plan
London reports that Russians are unveiling a fresh campaign plan likely to begin within a month. The strategy favors cavalry and operations beyond trench warfare, targeting a broad maneuver scope over several months. In New Haven, Prof. Andrew Wheeler Phillips, 70, former dean of the Yale Graduate School, died of heart disease at home. He was a 1873 Yale graduate and noted mathematician.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Warsaw
Kemet
New Haven
Conn
Andrew Wheeler Phillips
The
Yat Graduate School
Phillips
Germans Regain Part of Positions in Flanders Front
London reports the German army has regained part of trench positions near Soissons Pont-a-Mousson and Metz fronts. A French official battle summary says Allied advances paused as German reinforcements shift to defend and retake ground in ongoing siege operations across Flanders and the French front.
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Flanders
Vosges
Teuaton
Pont-A-Mousson
French War Office
Soissons
Metz
Pont-a- Mousson
Germany Denounces Flood Error on War Contraband Policy
Berlin releases a copy of a North German Gazette article stating Chairman Flood misinterpreted German policy on contraband. The memo notes the U S could forbid war materiel trade by neutrality laws, urging prohibition to protect neutrality, with emphasis on England and France.
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Berlin
Sayville
Long Island
Way of
London
Flood
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
House of Representatives
Germany
America
England
France
Russians Press Forward in Polish Front amid Turkish Setbacks
London Jan 21 Russians renew offensive against Mlawa with aim to envelop German forces along the Mazurian lakes. Austro German attacks on other fronts grow intermittent as Russians push Austrian outposts in Bukowina and Transylvania. Soviet report claims Turkish resistance collapsed with several defeats on Caucasus fronts. Russian general staff notes no change near East Prussia and reports capturing Vorokhta in Bukowina while driving back detachments near Kirlibaba. German forces appear in rear of Russian advance toward Warsaw.
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London
Mlawa
Tannenburg
Galicia
Bukowina
Transylvania
Turkey
Offei Pta
Ipasian
Caucasian Armie Slagye
Germany
Petrograd
Russia
East Prussia
Mlana
Skempe
Bzura
Pilica
Connaon
Vorokhta
Kirlibaba
Prusstan
Plonast
Warsaw
Goslitza
Ahalik
Lavaor
Kyagani
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Bart
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Bryan
el Paso
Tex
George C. Carothers
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Juarez
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Torreon
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Scott
United States Army
Gen. Iturbide
Carrothers
Mex
Aragon
Saya Gallinger
Democrata
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Thorn
Assail Mlawa
A. W. Phillips
Aisne
Argonne
St. Paul
New National Theater
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