Wilson lays out 14 war aims for peace terms
President Wilson in a joint address to Congress presents a 14 point program to restore territory and life, seas freedom, armament reduction, and guarantees of treaties. He calls for fighting until terms are achieved and frames the war as against militaristic Germany, while urging equal world status for Germany. The speech garners applause, notably over Alsace Lorraine, and emphasizes candor with Britain and Russia.
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Washington, D. C
Lloyd George
Wilson
Congress
Germany
United States
Alsace
Brest Litovsk
Altho
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Great Britain
Russia
Belgium
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Roumania
Serbia
Montenegro
Balkan States
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Dardanelles
General Association of Nations
America’s War Aims at Brest Litovsk Parley
The president outlined essential elements for world peace including open covenants and free seas, removal of trade barriers, disarmament, and autonomy for peoples of Austria Hungary. He contrasted Allied aims with central powers proposals, questioning who truly speaks for democracy and urging clear, open negotiations for a just settlement.
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Germany
Austria
Brest Litovsk
Turkey
Balkan
America
Whole World Hears America's War Aims
New York discloses distribution of President Wilsons address to Congress by cable and wireless. Public information committee arranged the transmission to all parts of the world. Sending started at the press censor's office once Washington word arrived that the president had begun to speak.
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New York
Jan
Wilson
Congress
Committee On Public Information
Washington
Judge Boies not seeking Iowa governor's race
Judge H B Boies of Waterloo tenth district and son of ex Governor Horace Boies denies any gubernatorial candidacy on the Democratic ticket. He says his focus is on judicial duties and will seek re election at the nonpartisan June primary if voters approve his performance. He has never run for political office before.
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H. B. Boies
Waterloo
Horace Boies
Tenth Judicial District
Iowa
Boies
Boles
Wilsons Address Adversely Affects Stocks on Exchange
New York stock market opened with a slump as the presidents address to congress was printed on news tickets. Trading then paused while essential points were learned and selling intensified across industrials equipment rails and specialties. By 1:30 p m only a small portion of losses had recovered.
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New York
Congress
Delivery error notice for home circulation and phone request
An error by the carrier bay or other cause prevented delivery by 6 o clock. A copy of the paper will be sent and readers are asked to phone 3330. calls must reach the office before 6:30 p.m.
Chicago Snow Crisis Deepens Milk Shortage And Delays
Chicago remains buried by the blizzard with milk deliveries halved and funerals postponed as wagons struggle through drifts. Railroads report late trains, embargoed packages, and widespread fuel and food shortages as more snow is forecast for Illinois and neighboring states.
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Secarcely
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St. Louis
Omaha
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Middlewest
Great Lakes
Illinois
Iona
W. E. Jackson
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
State Fuel Administration J
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Transporta Rlion
Ily
Trains Severely Cut As Chicago Rail Traffic Drops
Officials report about 300 trains removed from Chicago roads as passenger service reductions continue. A committee has been in session for days but no formal report yet detailing the scope or timetable of further cuts.
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Chicago
I Ls
Dr. Chamberlain Found Guilty of Killing Brother in Virginia
Coochland Virginia January 8 Dr Asa W Chamberlain was found guilty of murdering his brother and sentenced to life imprisonment. The dismembered torso was buried in post holes on the farm near Elk Hill after the brother disappeared October 22. An empty strong box and a gold watch found behind a rafter link the crime.
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Asa W. Chamberlain
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Elk Hill
Didsauld
Albert Chamberlain
West
Hlis
Goochland
Kearney
Neb
Australian Cabinet Quits as Result of Draft Bill's Defeat
London reports that the Australian cabinet led by William Morris Hughes has resigned after the defeat of the conscription bill. Frank G. Tudor is called to form a new ministry as opposition soldiers and the public show strong anti conscription sentiment with a large majority against the bill.
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London
William Morris Hughes
Reuters
Melbourne
Frank G. Tudor
Australia
Hughes
Trade and Customs
Fisher
Waterloo Want Advertisers Plate for All Trades
Prices for Want ads are one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum for the first insertion. Subsequent insertions require at least 15 cents each. One year contracts set daily rates of $1.00 per line or fraction. Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter remains the town’s broad market page for all exchanges and values.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Evening Courier
Daily Reporter
Teis
Bavarian King Declares Americans Must Be Defeated
Munich dispatch quotes King Ludwig of Bavaria on his birthday reception. He denounces terms imposed by Germany's enemies as exorbitant and vows not to give up an inch of German territory. He asserts Bavarians and all Germans were victorious and wishes to defeat the Americans as well.
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Amsterdam
Dan
Ludwig of
Bavaria
Munich
Germany
Hindenburg and Ludendorff Threaten to Quit over Peace Plans
Hindenburg and General Ludendorff reportedly threaten resignation if the peace proposals advanced by Kuehlmann are adopted, signaling a deep rift within the German leadership over negotiations.
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Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Kuehlmann
German paper indignant over British terms
Amsterdam dispatch reports German press reactions to Lloyd George war aims. Rhenische Westfälische Zeitung calls the demands for Alsace France and colonies unacceptable, while Frankfurter Zeitung suggests a future moderation. Other papers note Britain’s aims differ from past positions and question Brest-Litovsk implications.
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Amsterdam
Warnimg
Lloyd George
Rhenische Westfaelische Zeitung
Essen
Britta Jebor
Alsace
France
Arabia
Syria
Palestine
England
Hindenburg
Germany
Clemenceau
Baron Sonning
Nachrichten
Dusseldorf
Liegd George
Great Britain
Alsace-Lorraine
Flour Allowance Update for Rural and Urban Consumers
The national food administration raises flour allowances, with rural users limited to half a barrel and urban households to a quarter barrel. The move comes amid shortages and ongoing wartime rationing, as officials urge careful distribution.
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National Food Administration
Socialists Attack Annexation Scheme in Global Debate
Indignation rises over Lloyd George speech as Bolsheviks doggedly assail Allies. A Berlin dispatch hints at Brest Litovsk peace talks resuming, with Trotzky present. German internal crisis looms amid dispute between militarist and nonmilitarist factions and Socialist pressure for Reichstag’s stance. Bolshevik press in Petrograd attacks Britain, accusing Lloyd George of pressuring Russia into a separate peace.
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Brest
Litovek
Berlin
Copenhagen
Russia
Litovsk
Trotzky
Central
London
Liloyd ‘George
Germany
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von Ludendorff
Marshal von Hindenburg
von Kuehlmann
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Petrograd
Great Britain
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Izvestia
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