Germans Take C Mile Line On Galician Front 1700 Prisoners
Berlin reports say German forces captured a six mile front on the Russo-Galician line, taking 1700 prisoners and 13 machine guns after fierce fighting. Russian reserves failed to halt the German advance, with heavy losses noted on both sides and continued fighting near Riga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
War Office
Riga
Hemerynski
Petrograd
London
Tirul
Shmarden
River Aa
Kalnzem
Mrs. Byrne Holds Fast in Hunger Strike
New York report says Mrs. Ethel Byrne, jailed for birth control advocacy, continues refusing food and drink since early Monday. Friends plan appeals to President Wilson and Governor Whitman as a medical check shows normal heart activity but weight loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ethel Byrne
Wilson
Whitman
Village holds public funeral for homeless tramp
Avon Jan 25. Residents closed their shops for half a day to honor Patrick Riley a friendless tramp who died of exposure. Floral offerings were bought and villagers followed the hearse to the cemetery in a public funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon, Jr
Patrick Riley
Iowa Receives 292 351 in Highway Aid
Washington announces a 10 million dollar rural post road aid allotment for the next fiscal year. Iowa gets 292 351 after 300 000 deduction for administration. An additional 1 009 000 is set aside for roads and trails in national forests. The law envisages 15 000 000 in 1915, 20 000 000 in 1920, and 25 000 000 in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Iown
Man jailed for violating injunction against wife
Julius Engel of Detroit was committed to jail after failing to post a $500 bond to honor an injunction forbidding contact with his wife Marie Engel. He claimed he wished to reconcile but court warned that court mandates must be obeyed. witnesses described repeated calls and notes, including threats to shoot, and Engel admitted refusing counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Engel
Julius Engel
Detroit
Mich
C. W. Mullan
Engel
Mullan
D. B. Henderson
B.F. Swisher
Pickett
Pickett, Swisher
Wilson's Peace Without Victory Divides Berlin Press
Berlin papers discuss President Wilson's speech with some approval of its ideals but doubt practical results. Moderates and some editors favor peace without victory while conservative papers demand German victory. The note on Poland and the Dardanelles issue provokes debate about feasibility and allied aims.
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Berlin
London
Wilson
Senate
Altho
Lokal Angeiger
National Zeitung
Anzeiger
Can “de Entira
United States
Europe
PRESS
Entente
Tageblatt
Vor- Waerts
Vossichereitung
Morgen Post
Germany
Poland
Posen
Prussia
Dardanelles
Russia
She Pays $110,000 for Three Pictures
New York January 26. Just before her departure for France Mrs. Benjamin Thaw paid more than 110000 for three rare art works to augment her private collection. One is a Portrait of a Young Man by Fiorenzo di Lorenzo, an artist whose works are scarce in this country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Benjamin Thaw
Fiorenzo di Lorenzo
Paper delivery notice for late or missing issue
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o'clock due to carrier error or other cause, call 3330 for a copy. After 6 30 o'clock call telephone number 2.
Britain grants Hatfields permission to make US shells
London reports the British government allows Hatfields Ltd. to continue shell work for the American navy while war needs require control of steel outputs. In Washington, Hadfields Ltd. wins a 3.141 million dollar armor piercing shell contract at a discount, with possible halt on further bids until the government project tilts completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Uritish
Hatfields, Ltd
Christopher Addison
Washington, D. C
Hadfields, Ltd
Daniels
Hadfields
Movie Actor Held for Murder in Hotel Tragedy
In Los Angeles California on January 25 a hotel guest found Nell Harvey of Exeter dead in a hotel bed. Actor Harlan J. Winter was taken into custody claiming the woman died of natural causes and that they planned to wed. authorities noted bruising on the body and Winter was isolated for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Nell Harvey
Exeter
Harlan J. Winter
Winter
Harlan
Sacramento
New York State
Bali Earthquake Kills Fifty and Destroys Thousands
London dispatch reports Bali in the Malay archipelago suffered a severe quake with fifty deaths and about 200 injuries. Over a thousand houses and factories were destroyed along with native temples. The governor's palace also sustained serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bali
Malay Archipelago
Amsterdam
Central News
Attempted assassination of Japanese minister sparks crisis
In Tokio a mass meeting with Yukio Ozaki, former justice minister and constitutional party leader, was interrupted by two attackers who tried to stab him. Police held the assailants. crowd beat two others. Ozaki demanded Premier Terauchi resign for unconstitutional rule as Parliament dissolved amid crisis. The emperor had dissolved the house, citing lack of public support for Terauchi. Ozaki once served as Takio mayor and toured the United States in 1916.
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Tokio
Waa
Yukio Ozaki
Justice
Constitutional Party
M. Ozaki
Terauch
Yuukio Uzakl
Takio
United States
Washington
Taft
Obuma
House of Representatives
Count Terauchi
Japan
Altho
Associated Press
Whipple Collects Evidence on Leak in Peace Note
Stock exchange brokers asked by the house rules committee to produce customer transaction records are responding promptly. Sherman J Whipple, counsel to the committee, said the panel and its accountants prepared for resuming the inquiry in New York next week, aiming to complete it there.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Rules Committee
House
Sherman J%. Whipple
Whipple
Henry
Washington
Assembly Actions Reported in Senate and House
Senate session at 10 a m introduced measures and passed by Sen. Byington a bill on witness competency in transactions with deceased individuals. A resolution by Sen. Kimball to appoint a commission for erecting a memorial to Gen. Grenville M. Dodge was also approved. House opened at 10 a m with bill introductions.
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Senate
Sen
Byington Reisting
Sen. Kimball
Gen
Grenville M. Dodge
HOUSE
Hile
What Congress Did Senate Session Highlights
Senate met at 11 a.m. to debate legislative appropriation bills. Robert H. McCormick of Chicago urged universal military training before the military affairs subcommittees. Debate on Cummins peace discussion resolution extended a day. House session consumed consideration of rivers and harbors appropriation bill. Banking committees considered amendments to federal reserve law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Robert H. McCormick
Chicago
Cummins
Mouse
Giant Mississippi battleship launched amid ceremony and fanfare
Newport News announces the launch of the battleship Mississippi with Secretary Daniels present, drawing 16 000 spectators. The ship, costing about 16 million dollars, features a 12 12 inch main battery, 22 five inch rapid fire guns, 3 inch anti air rifles, torpedo tubes, and Burns boiler propulsion, with a top speed near 21 knots and 22 000 ton displacement. The vessel was laid down in April 1915 and expected to be commissioned next fall.
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Newport News
Daniels
Mississippi
Camille Merenth
Mertdlan
Miks
J. M. McBouth
National Democratic Committee
Iin
Jmnetries
Bennsylvane
Arizona
Speen
Bonar Law says allied aims equal to Wilson's
Bonar Law declares at London meeting on war loan that the allied aim is peace and that America must remain neutral while the Allies fight to secure a lasting peace. He cites President Wilson's speech as frank yet not fully shared by the Allies, but affirms shared end: a peace avoiding naked aggression and honoring those who die for it. West Point entrants named for March exams include McCarthy Ames Lamb Tenison Carus Plaise and Kurtz as alternates.
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Bristol
Vila London
War -Loan
Andrew Bonar Law
Exchequer
British War Council
Wilson
United States Senate
U. S
America
American Senate
Cromwell
Wilson’s
West Point
Washington, D. C
Baker
Military Academy
Robert N. McCarthy
Ames
Harold G. Lamb
Tenison
P. Carus Plaise
Mason City
Maurice Kurtz
Cedar Rapids
Inquest Ordered Over Calkins Deaths
Relatives urge investigation into the deaths of Mrs. C C Calkins and her 7 year old adopted son George from possible gas suffocation in Waterloo. Coroner Dr Sidney D Smith initially noted possible suicide by Mrs Calkins but later said no inquest. Yager of Whittemore and Mrs Paul of Des Moines pressed for inquiry to obtain closure and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Calkins
George
Sidney D. Smith
Bena Yager
Des Moines
Waterloo
O. C. Hardeback
Dés Moines
William King
Algona
Yager
J. D. Caldwell
E. J. Wenner
Paul
Smith
Extinguish Headlights to Save Deer on Tracks
San Francisco California January 25 The Southern Pacific company ordered engineers to momentarily extinguish locomotive lights to prevent deer from being driven to tracks. The state fish and game commission requested the move after deer migrations toward lower altitudes caused several collision deaths in the past month.
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San Francisco
Val
Southern Pacific Company
State Fish and Game Commission
Railway Bills Face Objections Amid Peace Debate
Washington January 25. Senate opens appropriation work while Cummins resists delaying Wilson address. Railway labor leaders propose a mixed-employer employee board for dispute resolution as alternative to strikes. McCormick urges universal training with long 18 year old service for all, Harvard students report mixed views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Cummins
Iowa
Senate
Wilson
Ress
Stone
White House
Man
Senate Democrats
Peran
Railway Brotherhood Teaders
Labor Teaders
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Robert RB. McCormick
Chicago
Illinois National Guard
Congress
Harvard
Graham B. Blaine
Charles A. Coolidge
Harvard University
France Endures Record Cold Wave Amid Suffering
Paris reports 17 degrees Fahrenheit as severe frost bites southern cities. Coal shortages worsen deaths and hardship. National Subsistence Minister Enouard Harriott organizes relief by releasing reserve fuel and sending military auto wagons to supply small dealers. Wolves roam eastern packs and bears raid Loire valley fields as cold bites France.
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Paris
France
Enoard Harriott
National Subsistence
Loire Valley
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Galicia
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Mrs. Byrne
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Henderson
Ala. Engel
Laman
Dernburg
Britain
U.S
Terauchi
Mier
Bonar Law
Gordner
Calkins
Brotherhood
Maj. McCormick
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