McAdoo Hearings Probe Government Rail Control
Washington D C Jan 19 federal action on midwest railroads dominated Senate Interstate Commerce hearing Director General McAdoo urged suspending about half of passenger trains to free locomotives for freight He said many short lines may be released from government control and canals could be taken over if needed He emphasized compensation rules and pledged fair treatment for small lines while acknowledging weather shortages and ongoing private management hinder relief efforts
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Middlewest
W. G. McAdoo
McAdoo
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Hnes
Smith
Senator Smith
Mr. McAdoo
Robinson
Arkansas
Poindexter
Blizgards
Kellogg
War Board
Baltimore & Ohio
Minnesota
United Control
Congress
Cummins
MccAdoo
Waterloo Boy Over There Letter Describes Forgotten Home Support
In a 1917 Waterloo Courier piece from France, Private Clarence Frenz of Co G 168th U S Infantry writes to urge Waterloo readers to remember the soldiers overseas. He notes Ottumwa sending care boxes to his company and laments that Waterloo seems to forget its boys in the south of France while emphasizing mutual support and ties to the hometown paper. He recalls his past as aCourier carrier and identifies his family back in Waterloo.
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Gentlenen
East
National Army
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U.S. Infantry
Ottumwa
T Hat Waterloo
Ottumwa Boys
Courier
Clarence Frenz Co
168Th U. S. Infantry
New
Breakthroughs and Setbacks in Brest Litovsk Talks
London datelined dispatch reports Brest Litovsk negotiations interrupted as Russian delegates repatriate to Petrograd while Germany seeks to shift blame for a stalled parley. Debate centers on Poland Lithuania and Courland borders with Germany resisting withdrawal commitments. New Ukrainian rada plans to send peace delegates amid accusations of secret talks with the Austro Hungarians.
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London
Brest Litovsk
Petrograd
Poland
Lrest Litovsk
Lithuania
Courland
von Kuehlmann
Leon ‘Trotzky
von Knehlmann
Germany
M. Trotzky
Altho
Trograd
Daf News
Botesheviki
Smolny Institute
Rada
Bolsheviki
Kharkov
Kievgrada
Brest Vitogvsk
Several Days of Cold Is Promised
Washington weather bureau forecasts a cold spell for the week starting Sunday with snow in the upper Mississippi valley on Sunday and Monday, otherwise fair through Tuesday, then generally fair. Low temperatures expected to persist for several days.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau Today
Upper Mississippi
Lower
Ming to Debate Many Points of Wage Agreement
Indianapolis dispatch reports delegates at the United Ming Workers of America biennial convention resume discussion on ratifying the Washington Bituminous Wage agreement. The automatic penalty clause, penalizing miners for contract breaches and fines against operators, dominates talks as leaders foresee ratification despite opposition and reports of idle time from lack of railroad cars. John P. White defends the clause, saying it aligns with union law and is essential. delegates from Illinois and Michigan deem it crucial to miners and fuel administration stance. Meanwhile eastern Ohio mines face widespread closures due to car shortages, halting about half of operations and greatly limiting capacity.
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Tad
United Ming Workers of America
Washington
Middlewest
White
John P. White
Union
Garfield
United Mine Workers
Pascage Fasco
Illinois
Michigan
Wheeling
W. Va
William Applegarth
Pittsburgh Vein Operators’ Association
Ohio
Y M C A Staff for Italy Organized
The Y M C A announces the Italian work is named Opera di Fratellanza Universale. John Nollen of Lake Forest College is named director, Flo has gone to Rome with an executive staff to set details and receive staff from Paris and New York. Only men over draft age who speak Italian may be accepted. The move follows last fall’s Y M C A mission trip led by Francis G Sayre.
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Paris
Army
Navy
Y. A
Opera di Fratellanza Universale
John
Nollen
Lake Forest College
Flo
Rome
New York
Italy
Francis G. Sayre
Opening of Russia Constituent Assembly Turns Violent
In Petrograd clashes between Bolsheviks and Social Revolutionists leave several dead and many wounded. The assembly, opened at Tauride palace, sees Bolshevik defeat on first ballot as M Chernov leads the Social Revolutionists for chairman. Maria Spiridonova opposed. Fire on parades near the American embassy. heavy Bolshevik control and registration delays mark the session.
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M.pchernoff
Kerensky
Holshevik
Maria Spiridonova
Sberia
Romanoffs
Bolsheviki
Social
Associated Press
Petrograd
Constituent Assembly
Tauride Palace
Sverdhoff
Central Executive Committee
Congress of Workmen’s and Soldiers
M. Sverdloff
Congress of Workmen's and Soldiers
Red Guards
Tatride
London
Society For the Defense of the Con
Holland Protests U S Arms Seizure
The Hague newspaper protests to Parliament after the war minister reported the detention in the United States of 1 000 machine guns and 106 600 000 cartridges bought by the Dutch government. It calls the seizure humiliating and questions America’s neutrality and good faith toward a friendly state.
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Netherlands
America
Hague
Senator Kenyon to Speak in Waterloo on War Report
Senator Kenyon will address Waterloo at the theatre Sunday afternoon January 27. At the request of the Waterloo Commercial Club the event is part of a winter patriotic series. Kenyon, recently returned from a trip to Korona visiting posts and observing front conditions in England and France, will discuss war affairs and current events. He will cover his own travel costs, with a collection to cover theatre rents and incidentals.
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Wils Sr
Kenyon
Waterloo
Senator Kenyon
Waterloo Commercial Club
Korona
England
France
Iowa
Commercial Club
van Vieck
Enemy Attacks Narrowed Front on Lower Place Reported
Rome on January 19 reports enemy attacks along a wide front on the Tow er Place Thursday night with an official statement claiming arrest. Paris notes artillery activity in Champagne Auvergne and Bezonvaux area with no other major events. London reports the British front quiet with nothing of interest to report.
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Plave
Artillery Activ
Paris
War Office
Champagna
Auherive
Jabeuse
Bezonvaux
Plan to Revise Coal Distribution West of River
Kansas City Missouri January plans call for a meeting of Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas fuel administrators with Walter Crossley Missouri fuel administrator to craft a coal re distribution plan. A proposal would place southern Illinois coal fields under Missouri direction to supply St Louis while freeing Missouri sourced fuel for Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Walter Crossley
Missouri
Crossley
Southern Illinois
St. Louis
M Adoo Names Four To Fix Railroad Wage Scale
Washington D C Jan 19 A special railroad wage commission was appointed by Director General of Railroads Mc Adoo to investigate wages across the United States and set scales for different classes of workers The four members named are Franklin K Lane C McChord Harry Covington and William R Willcox with Willcox serving as chairman The group includes a cabinet secretary an interstate commerce commissioner a district court chief justice and a party chairman
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Washington, D. C
United States
McAdoo
Tto
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
C. McChord
Interstate Commerce
Harry Covington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
William R. Willcox
New York
Republican National Committee
Wilson Opposes War Council and Munition Director
President Wilson opposes creating a minister of munitions with cabinet rank and the proposed director of munitions and war council. Senate military committee seeks administration approval. Senator Hitchcock filed the bill with Secretary Baker for discussion with Wilson, with expected administration acquiescence. Advertised cigar promotes El Tovar Broadleaf Havana Se.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
War Council
Senate Military Committee
Hitchcock
Baker
Mediation Talks Open On Meat Packing Labor Trouble
Washington D C Jan 19 President Wilsons special labor committee headed by Secretary Wilson moved to readjust relations between meat packers and union employees. A two hour White House conference with Secretaries Baker and Wilson preceded mediation with packers and workers, as union leaders accused packers of repudiating an accord and firing union men to press a strike. The issue was referred to the labor board for settlement.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Special Labor Committee
Thea Comintsalon
Tha
Labor Board
White House
Baker
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation
Samuel Gompers
Fitzpatrick
Independence Soldier Boy Dies at Camp Independence
Everett Slaughter 21, last Independence enlistment, died at Jefferson Barracks Mo at 8:10 p.m. yesterday of measles after recovering from pneumonia. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Slaughter near Independence he enlisted Dec 22 in aviation section Signal Corps Co 27 G S J. Body to be brought to Independence for interment. death closely follows Capt Sheehan, Independence’s first volunteer.
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Independence
Everett Slaughter
Jefferson Barracks
Charles Slaughter
Signal Corps
Slaughter
Sheehan
Seize Yacht of Alien Enemy and Wireless Apparatus
United States Marshal McCarthy seized the steel yacht Joyeuse on January 19 in New York, claimed to be owned by Emil H. Rieugee an unnaturalized German from Englewood New Jersey. The vessel, fitted with wireless gear and crewed by Swedes, was said to have cruised the Atlantic coast recently.
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New York
Emil H. Rieugee
Englewood N.S
United States
McCarthy
Rienge
Atlantic
Coal Ships Rush as Fuel Order Eases City Restrictions
Washington reports a rising flow of coal to ships homes and utilities as the fuel administration enforces a five day closing order. Weather and rail congestion shape movement with bunker coal reaching seaboards faster while mines face delayed empty cars. Officials note exemptions for munitions metals lumber and government war contracts easing public protest. CONTINUED ON PAGE III
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Middlewest
White House
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Aircraft Production Board
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