German Verdun thrust aims to prove central powers strength
London reports that Berlin backs a new peace move while staging a Verdun offensive to reassure German public opinion of strength. The attack, led by the crown prince’s forces, involved about 120000 troops and heavy shelling, but French counterattacks and a brutal artillery duel halted progress amid harsh winter conditions.
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England
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Verdun
Aili 204
Frerch
Germany
Belgian ruler dismissed in a reshuffle at The Hague
A Hague dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph says Gen Baron von Huehne interim governor general of Belgium has been dismissed and Gen von Zwehl, military governor of Maubeuge, appointed his successor Huehne asked for a front command, which was refused, and the Belgian deportation pledge remains unsettled
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Saturdy
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Hague
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von Zwehl
Maubeuge
Huehne
Holland
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von Huehne
Ruth Law May Enlist For Paris Flight
Ruth Law sails for Paris to join the French aero corps for three months to bomb the Germans. The American aviatrix who recently set long distance records expects to reach the front and return for a transcontinental race, hoping to buy a machine from the French government. Law is in good health and high spirits.
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Ruth Law
Paris
Pensis
French Aero Corps
Chiago
New York
United States
Micas Law
Sirens warn of Zeppelins in Paris streets
Parisians will hear new alarms from 27 electric sirens installed in all city quarters. The authorities announced the decision to trigger warnings as Zeppelins approach, replacing the old fire department trumpet signals that rang along fire engine routes.
Man recalls grave fears as Dreco cures longtime illness
Bid Speck, a Park Head flour miller, recounts years of stomach trouble and near death from indigestion. After trying many medicines, he credits Dreco for restoring health, weight gain, energy, and sleep, praising its effect and urging readers to buy Dreco at local drug stores.
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George B. Bury
Anacostia
Allen & Co
Alexandria
German Shortage Is Exaggerated and Prisoners Starving
Karl H. von Wiegand reports from New York that claims of German famine may be overstated. He notes few food units, riots over price, and shows Americans in Germany largely well fed, with about 1.75 million prisoners said to share potential starvation. He cites consular and neutral aid discrepancies, prisoner morale, and farm labor dynamics in East Prussia and Silesia.
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New York
Germany
United States
America
Julius Lay
East Prussia
Silesia
Demand Food in Berlin Sparks Council Plea
Amsterdam January 27 Socialists in Neu Koelln Berlin's suburbst council urged action to ease the food shortage at a meeting. They attacked rationing especially potato allotments and warned bread scarcity and poor quality. They noted rotting sea food in ports while soup kitchens faced cutoff without state supplies. The council president admitted insufficient allotments and blamed state organizations.
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Amsterdam
Neukoelln
Berlin
700000 Men and Women Forced To Labor for Germans in France
Paris reports seven hundred thousand residents in northern France are pressed into forced labor for Germany. Mayor Daudeville cites his calculations from towns he knows, noting 300 of Bamery-Halton’s 900 inhabitants are conscripted or exiled. Deportations widen to Belgians, with young men from Brussels and Ghent among those sent to Germany.
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France
Paris
M. Daudeville
Corchy
Byran
Bamery-Halton
Germany
M. Dibudeville
New York
Brussels
Ghent
German Colonial Troops Honored in Birthday Manifesto
The Kaiser expressed imperial thanks to East Africa colonial troops for thirty months of fighting against superior forces. He praised their endurance under harsh tropical conditions and their perseverance in bringing battles to the enemy, urging Dr Solf to communicate the order to the troops.
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East
Africa
U boats halt ally coal shipments amid European coal crisis
Official dispatches last week report German submarines destroying allied merchant ships worsened ocean transport. Efforts to fix maximum rates on coal transport failed to ease shortages in France and Italy. Seven neutral vessels refuse coal from British ports, seeking higher rates at neutral ports.
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France
Italy
Toronto Raises Over Three Million For Patriotic Fund
In four days Toronto and surrounding areas collected 3,259,080 for the patriotic fund and Red Cross to aid families of soldiers overseas. The goal was two and a half million with support from many workers and several large U S companies operating in Toronto.
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Toronto
Ontario
Patriotic Fund
Red Cross
United States
King Has Bread Ticket In Athens
Athens reports King Constantine has applied for and received the regular bread card issued to heads of families. Paris notes Gen. Louta Etienne Auguste Hallouin appointed assistant to the chief of the general staff to study work related to general conduct of the war.
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Constantine
Athens
Paris
Louta Etienne Auguste Hallouin
Cats Defy Shells on the Fighting Line
London readers report soldiers say cats are the bravest quadruped on the front. They note dogs horses and rats fear shells, but cats remain unfazed amid bombardment as troops observe their fearless behavior through front line life.
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London
Teary 10 Core, Tired Feet Foot Remedy Ad
Vintage ad touts "Tiz" for aching burning puffed up corns and callouses. Claims instant relief, smaller shoes, and painless feet with a 25 cent bottle from druggists or department stores. Promises a year of foot comfort or money back.
Canada Seeks Victory End Prussian Ideal War Unity Declared
New York Jan 27 Canada aims to uphold the Empire and defeat Prussian militarism at war’s end. Sir Thomas White Canadian finance minister and Rudolfphe Lemieux Canadian MP and former postmaster general urge continuing the struggle to secure a future free of militaristic rule. They warn peace must await a definitive victory and democratic guarantees for world peace. The Canadian Society’s Rev Dr Eaton ties Americanism to victory and honors.
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Canada
Sir Thomas White
Rudolfphe Lemieux
Dominion
Sir Thomas
Mr. Lemieux
Thomas
America
Charles A. Eaton
Canadian Society
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
Belgium
Germany
Polish Council Formed in Berlin Jan. 27
Berlin reports the Polish state council names published include conservatives liberals and radicals. From German controlled Poland 16 members listed with Dr von Prirezoziecki Prince Radziwill M Natanton and M Studnicki. Austria-Hungary segment lists Count Rostyorewski von Lempicki and Dr Janowski. German and Austro-Hungarian appointees named as well.
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Jayville
Poland
Dr. von Prirezoziecki
Lodz
Prince Radziwill
Warsaw
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Bourse
M. Studnicki
Austria-Hungary
Count Rostyorewski
M. von Lempicki
Duma
Dr. Janowski
Lublin
Council of State
Lerchenfeld-Koefering
Nutten-Cza
German Casualties Reported at 4 010 160
Britain issued an official summary showing German casualties since the war began at 4 010 160. December lists add 88 291 to prior totals, naval and colonial losses excluded.
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London
Canada s losses total sixty eight thousand two hundred
Ottawa reports Canadian casualties from the war’s first 29 months amount to 68 290 with breakdowns by category including killed wounded missing and presumed dead. In 1915 with one division at the front casualties were 14 453 and in the last year with four divisions they rose to 653 337. A German U 46 sinking claim is denied by Berlin. A flying corpsman fell 3000 feet but survived landing on a hen coop and prompting a quip from a householder.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
U-46
J Boat Sinks Sixteen Ships Off German Submarine
Berlin reporting by wireless to Bayville says a German submarine commanded by Lieut. Capt. Wuensche on its last voyage sank sixteen ships totaling about 26 000 gross tons.
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Bayville
Wuensche
Children Play On Unconcerned in Midst of Roaring Gans in France
British Army correspondents describe children in Arras and surrounding bombed towns living amid shelling. Girls sing beside ruined Flemish houses while classrooms are in cellar rec rooms beneath destroyed buildings. Despite deaths nearby, youngsters return to play and attend ad hoc schools as soldiers share sweets and push them in perambulators.
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France
Drugstore Prices for Homeopathic Medicine Co Product
At druggists the price is 25 cents and a dollar for a medicine from the Homeo Medicine Co located at 168 William Street New York.
Henry Lane Wilson resigns Indiana League post in protest
Henry Lane Wilson announces resignation as president of the Indiana branch of the League to Enforce Peace. He cites fear leaders are steering the group away from its original aims toward President Wilson's world alliance program, after sending his letter to Taft.
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League
Indianapolis
William Howard Taft
National Association of the League
Indiana
Wilson
United States Senate
Ita
Whison
Durable Peace Urged At International Law Institute
At the closing session in Havana delegates endorsed the Acta Final and voiced hope that the world war may end soon. They urged durable peace based on equality and right for humanity, with thanks extended to the Cuban government and Matanzas. Dr James Brown Scott hosted a banquet for Cuban officials and dignitaries.
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American Institute of International Law
Academy of Science
Acta
Matanzas
James Brown Scott
Institute
Scott
Empire Resources Development Committee launched in London
A private organization formed to promote the empire resources development and aid war debt payment. Chair is Sir Leander Starr Jameson with members including Earl Grey and Rudyard Kipling. Aims include conserving resources and developing assets under imperial control for the common good.
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London
Empire Resources Development Committee
Leander Starr Jameson
Earl Grey
Selbourne Desborough
Dunraven
Islington
Plymouth
Alfred Bigland
L. W. Evans
A. H. Paget
House of Commons
Rudyard Kipling
Britain calls farmers to job in wartime mobilization
London reports important measures to augment British military strength. Half of men under 26 in farming will join the colors and others under 30 in shoemaking are summoned. Officials promise rapid replacement from exempt classes, with several thousand extra workers to aid farms. It is unofficially estimated the new agriculturists will total about sixty thousand.
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London
New Turk o German Pacts Signed at Berlin
Berlin reports several treaties between Germany and Turkey were signed at the foreign office. They cover consular service mutual legal protection civil faith and residence rights. Notes exchanged on a future commerce treaty. Documents emphasize reciprocity and equal rights replacing capitulations. Also news that Pilsen breweries have shut down in Amsterdam.
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Germany
Turkey
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