Plague Toll in Romanian Mountain Villages Amid War
A wartime correspondent describes extreme poverty among Romanian refugees and peasants near the German front. Refugees endure cold, hunger, and with scant clothing, facing shell fire and air raids. Homes are dilapidated and overcrowded with children suffering pellagra and typhus, while doctors are scarce and bread is scarce.
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America
Seiiiu
Putna
Wood
Ang Ud
Houmenia
Impressive Scene Of Soldier Peasants Buried Loot In War
An American observer notes peasants burying their spare clothes and household items in the cold earth to keep them from invading Germans. They hope to recover these treasures when the enemy is driven out, revealing a stark, practical resolve amid bombardment.
Senator Thompson Faces Packers Inquiry In Washington
Washington January 28 Senator Thompson of Kansas testified at a federal trade commission hearing into the packing industry. He denied ever handling Packers business or taking Gates campaign funds, and he urged full congressional investigation. Heney defended Thompson as innocent of the memoranda naming him.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Franela J. Heney
Federal Trade Commission
Thompson
Kansas
Swift &I Co
Swift
Kansas City
Packers
W. H Gates
Tie
Gates
Heney
Police and Bandits Battle in the Snow
Five Italian bandits and police clashed for 15 minutes in a snowdrift barricade standoff before reinforcements surrounded them. The men sought entry to an Italian man’s guarded home after threats over a $5,000 demand. the house had been under guard since a bomb was thrown a month earlier.
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Chicago
Gen Wood Slightly Wounded in France During Tour
Maj. Gen. Leonsri Wood was slightly wounded in France by an accidental explosion that killed five French soldiers and wounded two American officers, according to a statement from Secretary Baker citing a Pershing dispatch. The blast occurred during an observation tour and left Wood with an arm injury, while Lt. Col. Kilbourne and Maj. Kenyon A. Joyes were also injured.
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Washington, D. C
Leonsri Wood
France
Baker
Pershing
Wood
Charles 5. Kilbourné
Kenyon A. Joyes
Fewer Arrests Under Bone Dry Rule in Duluth
In Duluth the dry ordinance reduced arrests in 1917 by about 800 from 1916, totaling 7 463. July onward arrests dropped to 2 477 versus 4 986 in early 1917, with Decembers figures down to 16 from 57 in 1916, and work-farm inmates for drunkenness fell to under one third. In Superior Wisconsin, arrests rose after liquor licensing began in July, with 6 525 total in 1917 and 4 528 in the wet six months, prompting renewed calls for another vote on liquor.
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Minu
Duluth
Police Department
Renard Stiberstein
Commitseion
St. Louis Bay
Superior
Wis
Love Letters as Enemy Spy Notes in Minneapolis
Minneapolis on January 28 reported the internment of F. W. Legler, a salesman, after authorities found a line of communication to Germany masked as love letters sent to his fiancée in Winnipeg and thence to Sweden. The case led to tighter Canadian mail censorship and Legler faced charges including sending pictures of U.S. military preparations. He had a pass to Camp Dodge but was removed after attempts to photograph military buildings. Legler had also visited Camp Dix and Camp Lee.
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Minneapolis
Germany
F. W. Legler
Haveity House
Department of Justice
Legler
Winnipeg
Sweden
United States
Thomas W. Gregory
T. E. Campbell
Northwest
Canada
Winnaipesy
Leger
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Iowa
Joseph Wessel
Mr. Wessel
Legier
J. P. Arnold
Camp Dix
Trenton
N. J
Camp Lee. Petersburg
Turkish general held as spy suspect in Detroit
Detroit officials and government agents hold Merkes Ali a Turkish army general in custody since Thursday. Police find important documents in his prisoner's room as an investigation proceeds today.
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Detroit
Mich
Merkes Ali
Church Closes Evenings. Meetings Move to Society Room
Rev J Mueller pastor announced that in line with federal fuel guidance all evening church meetings at First Lutheran will be held in the society room starting immediately. Describes shift to conserve fuel and adapt to current conditions.
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First Lutheran Church
Chrch
J. Mueller
Suspects Held in $100,000 Jewelry Theft
Abhicego January 28 Robert Burton and a man named Hawkins are held by police over a jewelry store robbery that netted more than $100,000 in jewels. Burton’s arrest followed reports he flashed a badge to pose as a detective. One robber displayed a badge to employees during the heist.
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Robert Burton
Hawkins
Heller-Rose
Burton
Ode
Explaining a Mystery at the Green Stockings Club
A club of energetic young men on Tuesday nights fined members who could not answer a posed question. One member asked why a ground squirrel leaves dirt atop its hole and another wondered about botany. The response explained the squirrel digs from the bottom upward. The notice promotes Green Stockings community theatre show on Wednesday and Thursday with new seats and advert price.
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Evelani
Tompkinson
George W. Williams Under Fire in Russia
At the Ro tary club luncheon at Hotel Russell-Lamson a feature was a Floyd Peather stone company concert following an actress by W. T. Atkinson. A letter from George W. Williams, then in Moscow during a one week revolution, described being quartered as mobs fired bullets at his house.
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Rotary Club
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Russell-Lamson
W. T. Atkinson
George W. Williams
Moscow
Russia
E. Jy. Johnson
French Troops Raid German Lines. Take Prisoners
Pacis, Jan. 28. French troops successfully made several incursions into the German lines last night in Champagne and north of St Mihiel and brought back prisoners. German raid on small French posts in the La Fontenelie area northeast of St Die yielded no result. On the rest of the front the night was calm.
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Champagne
St. Mihiel
War Office
la Fontenelie
St. Die
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WAG MILLION MEN READY FOR WAR
Secretary Baker defends war effort amid criticism from Senator Chamberlain. He cites ongoing measures to correct shortfalls, improve hospital care, and accelerate armament supply while highlighting unity, discipline, and the need to ship troops and artillery quickly to France.
Allies Strive to Speed U S Artillery for 1918 War
Secretary Baker reported a unified Allied plan to supply American forces with British and French ordnance in 1918 and beyond. He said U S production would augment allied output, with 60 million shells under manufacture and a strong rise in 75 mm and 3 inch shells. He noted faster American progress than France and defended U S uniforms against shoddy claims while detailing shellmaking and contract figures.
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England
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Reed
Kirby
Crozier
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Tardieu
France
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Bengfip
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America
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Elisa
Great Britain
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Gen- Crozier
United States
Ordnance Bureau
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War Department
Sutherland
Camp Meade
Frelinghuysen
Army food praised as best ever by Baker and Pershing plan
Maj Gen Nicholson notes soldiers’ heavy underwear and socks, food adequate, heavier cloth under consideration with experts to report by Feb 1. Baker says food quality in U S Army in France unmatched and that 600,000 men will be in France early this year under a plan studied abroad.
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Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Baker
Gen. Wheeler
France
Bak~ Per
Senate
The Missing Deacon
An Ohio church deacon named Jones falls ill and dies, with a church bulletin noting his condition by the hour. A traveling man adds a final entry claiming great heavenly excitement as Jones has not yet arrived, prompting lighthearted astonishment about the afterlife rumor.
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Laddles’ Home Journal
Ohio
E& Bulletin
Deacon Jones
Tha Waerst
Courier Patterns Coupon Request Form
Fill out this coupon to obtain up to date Courier patterns with accompanying designs. Send to Fashion Department Reveling Courier Waterloo with 10 cents per pattern for seam allowances. Orders fulfilled promptly and should reach within ten days after sending.
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Courier
Waterloo
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