Peace Talk Feeler Shifts Allied Watch On Belgium
Diplomats in Washington report Germany may offer Belgium a separate peace involving evacuation and compensation. British officials dismiss the plan, while Belgian officials see it as another German bid for favorable terms. Brussels and Berlin circles debate Belgium’s potential reoccupation and a shifted war plan toward the Near East.
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Col House Quits Paris For Switzerland Then Vienna Berlin
Col. House, President Wilsons personal representative, spent Sunday with the American Ambassador and Mrs William Graves Sharp in Paris. He departed that evening for Switzerland and will continue to Vienna and Berlin.
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Brazilian Diplomat Dead in Lisbon at Legation
Special cables report Dr De Oliveira, Brazilian Minister to Portugal, died suddenly of apoplexy at the legation in Lisbon yesterday morning. The notice outlines medical advice on using a Quinine laxative tonic to fortify the system against grip and colds, advertising Grove's Quinine products.
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Crowds in Rome Welcome Montenegro King and Prince
King Nicholas of Montenegro and Prince Peter arrived in Rome at 11 am. King Victor Emmanuel greeted them and escorted them to the royal residence, where large crowds cheered. The meeting was affectionate and lunch followed before Nicholas and Peter departed for Lyons to reunite with Queen Milena and the princesses.
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Ilanes in a Runaway Drags Lamp Post
A daring incident tells how coachman Coolness of Coachman deliberately steered maddened animals away from danger. He ran the harnessed horses toward an electric light pole to avert a larger crash, saving bystanders from injury. Neither people nor horses were hurt.
Carranza Rule Defied as Lane Escape From Runaway
In Washington Franklin Lane and Mrs Lane escaped injury when their private carriage ran away on Nineteenth street NW, crashing into an electric light pole. Coachman Hobert Ware kept control long enough to avert serious harm before the vehicle dragged the pole a half block. The incident followed news from Senator Fall about Oaxaca seceding from Carranza and forming a separate government with 18,000 troops, complicating U S efforts in Mexico.
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Russia Pan Slavism Plot Revelations Shake Montenegro Talks
An Overseas News Agency release claims secret Serbia Montenegro talks aimed at forming a close alliance backed by Russia. It says Russia funded and trained Montenegrin forces to boost anti Austria pan Slavism, while Germany sought harmony with Russia but feared revolution. The piece accuses pan Slavic groups of driving policy and alleges Kaiser Wilhelm pressed for constitutional reform in Russia.
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British Lose Heavily in Mesopotamia Attack
British forces report heavy losses in attacks on Tark position near Beelan seven miles from Kut al Amara in Mesopotamia. Weather and rain hinder movement while both sides suffer, and strategic gains remain undecided as British efforts to relieve Kut begin amid persistent bombardment and Turkish counterattacks.
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U Boats Active Off Ireland Coast Report by Cymric
German submarines were active off southwest Ireland, according to the Cymric which brought the report. The liner, departing Liverpool January 11, was warned by the admiralty to watch for submarines and was escorted 60 miles west of Fastnet by three British patrol boats. The voyage faced tempestuous weather. in the strong box were 26 million dollars in American securities and a small amount of gold. Passengers included F R Curtis, an American aviator with the French army. Philip Hubbard, a Canadian front-line officer on leave. and Julio A Tigero, a Peruvian diplomat.
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Death in Houseboat Blaze Claims Robert Main at Giesboro Point
Robert P. Main, 87, a steel worker at the Washington Steel and Ordnance plant, was found dead in his smoky houseboat at the foot of Fourteenth Street southwest. Authorities believe he woke, lit a cigarette while asleep, and the bed clothing on the heavy woolen blankets ignited, smoldering while the boat filled with smoke. His aunt Mia Della Newman discovered the fire and called help. Police and passers-by entered the boat to find Main dead near one end, with injuries to the hips and legs. The blaze originated from the blankets and smoke remained as investigators suspect the cigarette caused the fire.
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Germans plan huge Mesopotamia motor expedition
Milan reports from Constantinople that Germany plans a gigantic motor driven advance into Mesopotamia to wipe out English forces around Bagdad. An army of Turks and Bulgarians under German and Austrian officers will operate with 3000 motor cars, floating mines in the Tigris, and submarines sent ahead to disrupt British transports and gunboats.
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Turks Continue to Retreat In Erzerum District
Russian report from Petrograd describes a continuing Turkish retreat in the Erzerum area. Russian forces report advancing on roads littered with frozen Askaris bodies, taking many prisoners at each village. One detachment from Manchuria charged a cavalry squadron and three Askaris, with some defenders sabered or captured.
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Lectures on Argentina at Belasco Theater by E M Newman
E M Newman presented the second of five lectures on South America focusing on Argentina and Buenos Aires. The educational talk included figures, wealth comparisons, and pictures showing ultrafashionable life, American-made goods, and vibrant views of Buenos Aires independence celebrations.
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Emperor Francis Joseph Ill With Bronchitis
A Rome dispatch reports Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria ill with bronchitis. The Central News despatch from Rome dated January 23 states he is suffering from an attack of bronchitis.
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Rail workers demand record wages in nationwide March push
Special to The Washington Port New York Jan 28 Rail men estimate pay rolls could reach 1.5 billion with 400 000 workers from Maine to California voting to authorize leaders to bargain for higher wages. A country wide demand will press roads to meet new rates, with no arbitration. The payroll currently nears 1.5 billion for about 1.8 million workers. Two thirds of rail company costs go to labor. The unions seek a base pay day of eight hours or 100 miles for most services with overtime paid at time and a half, and higher freight speed basis from 10 to 14 mph. The unions insist on higher wages not shorter hours.
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