Sanguinary fight rages in Alsace German Victors
Berlin reports fierce Alsace combat as German forces claim to repulse French attacks with heavy losses. trench near Berry-au-Bac ceded by French, while east Prussia sees Russian setbacks and German artillery duels near Nieuport and Ypres. Central battles shift along Verdun, Toul, Chalons, and Hartmann-Weilerkopf fronts.
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Berlin
Sayville
Minues
Alsace
North Sea
Switzerland
France
Gerang
Berry-au-Bac
East Prussia
Theortheast
Gumbinnen
Niduport
Ypres
Berry-au-Bae
Oetzen
Gumbinnentid
Gumbinen
Poland
Pillca River
Allied and Austrian War Dispatches Report Minor Front Actions
Paris reports minor encounters with no decisive engagements as artillery exchanges continue along the Lys Oise Aisne and Meuse fronts. German and Austrian notes claim selective success in Bukowina and Carpathians amid foggy conditions and occasional counterattacks or suspensions.
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Paris
War Office
Belgium
St. Gorges
Lys
Oise
Aisne
erry-au-Bac
Champagne
Argonne
A Grurie
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Lorraine
Embermienil
Vosges
Alsace
London
Aldo Vienne
Amsterdam
Bukowina
Vienna
Carpathians
Steamship Dacia Still At Docks In Galveston
Galveston Tex January 26 The steamship Dacia remains at the docks awaiting a late sailing to Rotterdam via Norfolk no definite announcement yet. The vessel cleared 11 000 bales of cotton last tide but did not sail Saturday due to bad weather and was held yesterday because Captain McDonald opposed starting the voyage on Sunday.
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Galveston
Tex
Rotterdam
Norfolk
McDonald
War prices push wheat to new record high in Chicago
War prices for wheat surged to a new peak in Chicago trading on January 25. May delivery reached 1.456, up 11 to 1.458 since Saturday night. The market saw light offerings and strong demand as European hostilities affected prices.
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Chicago
German Prize Boat Will Be Interned
Washington report states the German government accepts the U S alternative and will intern the prize collier K D No 3 formerly the Farn with her crew at San Juan Puerto Rico. Farn captured by German cruiser Karl der Große was used as a tender and coal ship for warships and must intern crew or sail at once with Bristol waiting offshore.
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Washington, D. C
Ana
K.D. No. 3
Farn
San Juan
Porto Rico
State Department
Bernstorff
Pore
Rockefeller Jr Says He Relines In Labor Unions
John D. Rockefeller Jr testified before the federal industrial relations commission in New York on January 25. He defended unions in Colorado mining, insisted stockholders influence directors morally but not run day to day labor policy, and said Colorado Fuel & Iron Co is his only coal interest. He urged labor flexibility with public interest in mind and rejected claims of absolutist non recognition.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Rockefeller
Colorado
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co
Commission
Mr. Rockefeller
Fnac
Board of Trade to Answer Old Suit in Court
The federal suit filed seven years ago against the Chicago board of trade opens in Chicago with witnesses including James A. Patten and Adolph J. Lichetern as part of a probe into wheat price fixing. The government says the "call committee" met after hours to set grain prices, violating the Sherman act and potentially steering nationwide prices.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Landis
United States District Court
James A. Patten
Adolph J. Lichetern
Chas. F. Clyne
United States
Villa troops routed and Guadalajara captured in Mexican fighting
Consul Carothers reports from Washington and Aguas Calientes confirm Villa forces were pushed from Guadalajara, the country’s second largest city, after several days of heavy combat. He also states there is no truth to rumors of his being shot or friction with General Villa.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza Agency
Villa
Guadalajara
Mexico
Carranza
Carothers
State Department
Aguas Calientes
Iceland Prohibits Sale of Alcohol
Iceland parliament passes law banning sale of alcoholic liquors in the Danish dependency with all stocks exported. The measure affects Icelandic consumers and reflects strict controls during the period.
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Iceland
Copenhagen
London
American note to Germany on consular status in Belgium
The United States sent a formal note to Germany regarding Belgian consular affairs. It argues exequaturs are suspended, not expired, while asserting consuls act as commercial representatives under German occupation. Washington seeks confirmation on whether current consuls in Brussels Antwerp and Liege are acceptable to authorities.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Belgium
Berlin
Altho
Washington
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
Exequaturs
Antwerp
Liege
Air Raid Destroys Essen War Auto Plant
Amsterdam reports by London that a British raid last week hit Essen destroying 400 war automobiles in a repair shop. The strike wrecked the shop and its equipment, forcing Germans to use a private factory at Aix-la-Chapelle where Dutch workers have found employment.
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Amsterdam
London
Essen
Handeleblad
Aix-la-Chapelle
Thaw Arraigned in New York Courts on Bellevue Move
Harry K Thaw faced arraignment in New York on a charge of conspiring to escape Matiewan asylum. His attorneys urged sending him to Bellevue hospital to determine sanity. Bail was not sought and he remained at the Tombs until Justice Davis schedules the next hearing for pleadings and the Bellevue motion decision.
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New York
Harry Thaw
Bellevue Hospital
Thaw
Matieawan Asylum
Tombs Prison
German protest over American hydroplane shipments
Germany told the United States through Ambassador Count Bernstorff that American hydroplane shipments to European belligerents are war vessels. The note was delivered in Washington D. C. on January 25.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
State Department
Count Bernstorff
Germany Perfects a New Naval Gun 16 Calibre Sod
A German military newspaper reports the creation of a new naval gun of 16 calibre and a range of 24 miles. An Amsterdam dispatch notes Vienna reports that the Russian assault on Praemys has essentially ceased with around 5,000 Russian prisoners captured.
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Amsterdam
London
Vienna
Praemys
"Good Luck" for American Factory
Announcement from a local firm states the Russian government has ordered 1 005 000 horseshoes. The American factory runs day and night to fulfill the huge order, reflecting rapid production and growing demand.
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Catasmiqua
Janu
Bill Would Change National Policy Senator Root Attacks
Washington January 25 Senator Root led a Republican assault on the administration bill accusing Democrats of party tactics and pressure. He denounced the measure as shifting government policy on foreign shipping and turning Congress into a registering body. He warned such a move threatens constitutional functions and the liberties of a free people.
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Woashington
D. C
Root
Senate
Andy
Congress
Repat
German Battle Cruise Bluecher Sank In North Sea Clash
Berlin reports German armored cruiser Bluecher sunk after engagement with British forces off Helgoland. Other German ships damaged. British patrolling squadron drove off and returned to port. German Seydlitz Moltke Derflinger Ischeucher part of attacking group. Bluecher crew saved limited numbers. Paris and London dispatches confirm.
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Berlin
London
North Sea
Seydiltz
Derflingee
Moltke
Isluecher
Sclx
Helgoland
von Bebncke
Scarborough
Hartlepole
Admiralty
Derflinger
Germany
Seydlits
Goeben
Black Sea
German cruiser Blьtcher sunk in North Sea engagement
The German cruiser Blьtcher of 15550 tons was sunk in a North Sea battle with British warships. Two other German vessels were seriously damaged while no British ships were lost. The action began as a British patrol squadron sighted German battle and light cruisers steering for the English coast before retreating toward home.
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London
North Sea
Lght
David Beatty
Arwhitt
English
Home
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Kaiser
Count Zeppelin
England
Dacia
Sal
Rockefeller, Jr
Lake Constance
Board OF Trade
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Consul Carothers
Dep't
Tatug
U. 9
Eocen
Harry K. Thaw
N. Y. Courts
Sen. Root
Bill
Agency For Executive
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