War Industries Exempt From Fuel Order Amid Shipping Focus
Washington reports President Wilson will not interfere with the fuel restriction as war plants run at full capacity. Exemptions cover steel mills ship plates and major munitions works while bunker coal is prioritized for ships. Senate plea to delay was unheeded as industries adjust to rationing and allocations.
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Garfield Explains Coal Situation in War Effort
Washington dispatch reports Fuel Administrator Garfield outlining the coal crisis hindering ships and rail transport. He cites congested Atlantic ports, depleted bunkers, and a winter slowdown as key causes, urging ships be supplied with coal to sustain food and munitions for American forces and allies.
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Austrians Riot Over Bread Shortage and War End Hopes
London reports serious strikes and rioting across Austria triggered by Brest Litovsk peace talks and reduced bread rations. Vienna shops looted during a Tuesday demonstration as authorities replace civil with military governance in Prague.
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Kerensky Rumored to Be in Sweden After Flight
The Vechernia Vremya reports former Russian leader Alexander Kerensky is in Sweden. It claims he fled to Nova Tcherkask after Kerensky forces failed at Gutchina, sought an interview with Gen. Kaldenine, who declined, and then disguised as Iterensky moved to Finland before reaching Sweden.
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Ijterensky
Finland
German rail traffic cut as troops shift to front
A Rotterdam telegram reports Germany reduces railroad passenger traffic by 60 percent amid widespread transfer of troops to the western front for a possible concentrated offensive. A neutral observer notes severe food shortages, especially among children, rising tuberculosis, dysentery, and a falling birth rate causing anxiety. Relations between Lenine and Trotzky in Petrograd are strained as Trotzky pursues independent foreign policy.
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25000 More Men Needed in Hard Coal District
The general committee of anthracite operators appealed for 25000 additional workers in Pennsylvania hard coal mines to meet enlarged wartime demand. The note states mining can immediately boost output if labor is available. San Felice, a Great Quality Cigar, te Advertisement.
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First Heatless Day Hits Chicago as Workers Idle
Chicago reports a brutal zero degree cold wave with Dr Garfield's fuel order triggering mass layoffs. About 400000 in Chicago and 300000 regionally will not be paid as plants shut down, coal shortages bite homes, and thousands endure idle labor with earnings lost. Local firms consider waivers while observers say the curtailment is too harsh.
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Congress in futile rage overruns Garfield fury
Washington reports bitter Senate and House debate over the fuel restriction order. Senators describe themselves as in impotent indignation and seek to clip the wings of the Garfield administration. Garfield’s letter says the ruling excludes hydro plants. Vice President Marshall notes timing of the order versus the resolution.
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Little Want Ad Sheds Light on Number of Related Facts
A Waterloo Citizen offers S100 to help worthy causes and asks for details. Fewer than a dozen replies came to this ad, while other ads for office and factory help drew many responses. The piece prompts reflection on who reads ads and who needs aid in tough times.
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Bolshevik Struggles Deepen as War Threat Looms in Europe
Reports from Petrograd indicate a deadlock with central powers and a looming war with Roumania. Lenine orders the arrest of King Petriand, and battles rage in Ukraine with railways and bridges being destroyed. The constituent assembly remains a flashpoint as unrest grows among soldiers and civilians.
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British Lose Two Destroyers in Gale with One Surviving Man
The British admiralty reports two torpedo boat destroyers sunk in a violent gale and heavy snowstorm last Saturday night. The ships ran aground on the Scotch coast and were totally wrecked with all crew lost except a single man. The item appears amid an unrelated Havana cigar advertisement.
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Iowa Stores to Close Early if Plan Approved
Iowa fuel administrator plans to ask Washington if a general closure order could apply locally. With fuel official Charlies Webster out of state, Merla A. Potter asks for guidance on closing stores at 5 p m to aid coal conservation. She notes no orders have been received and seeks signals or directives.
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Premier Lloyd George Demands More Men For Victory
London January 18 Premier Lloyd George told labor delegates that raising more troops is essential and democracy must be ready to die for it. He said Britain and Wilson share similar war aims, rejected any peace without Belgium restoration and reparations, and warned Germany will not yield. The premier urged continued mobilization, noting the cannon’s mouth will decide the war.
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Italians Break Pressure on Piave Near Venice
Italian troops from the Bersaglieri and Grenadiers repelled enemy incursions along the lower Piave near Capo Sile and the Venetian lagoons. The battle, fought at close quarters, saw Italians capture 150 prisoners as the enemy was pushed back from gains near Venice.
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Atkins Business Men Clear Snow to Cedar Rapids Road
Atkins, eleven miles from Cedar Rapids, mobilized to reopen access after Milwaukee road halted service. Under government directive, local businessmen shoveled a highway to reach the outside world, making notable progress and aiming to reach Cedar Rapids city limits by tomorrow.
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Zeppelin battle flag from downed airship arrives at national museum
The battle fog of the Zeppelin 1-49, shot down near Bourbonne France on October 17, has been received at the national museum in Washington. The flag is deep red with no insignia and includes small portions of the outer envelope and gas bag.
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National Museum
Probe Violations of Price Fixing Order
Washington dispatch reports federal grand juries in multiple districts are examining complaints that coal operators wholesalers and retailers violated price controls. Officials expect indictments to be returned soon as investigations expand beyond initial cases reported to Washington.
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