Kenyon Urges Long War to Secure Lasting Peace
Senator W S Kenyon told Waterloo audience that America must continue fighting until a permanent peace is secured, describing himself as a fighting pacifist. He warned against any settlement short of victory over Germany and praised France and Britain while urging unity over partisan politics. The talk, part of a patriotic series, drew about 2000 attendees and raised funds for the Red Cross.
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Washington
W. S. Kenyon
Waterloo Theatre
America
Germany
France
Britain
Chamberlin
Daniels
Navy
van Hertling
Great Britain
Kenyon
Waterloo Commercial Club
Lafayette Young
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Cedars Rapids
B. F. Swisher
Little Fay
Dorothy Martin
Dixie
Uncle Sam
Mr. Kenyon
Charles van Vleck
Commercial Club
W. R. Law
the Courier and Reporter
Congress
Afiesniuri
Amingst
Roosevelt
St. Quentin
Jenglish
Prince of Peace
No Man‘s Land
Hell
God
Old World
Lusitania
Sussex
Ten Brothers to Fight for Serbia in War Mission Sent
Ten Serbian brothers from Gary Indiana, all Vojagic, left for the front with 190 other soldiers. They were greeted by Gen Milhailo Rasich and Milenko Vesnitch during a theatre salute with Gov. Lowden in attendance. The brothers’ parents remain in Serbia.
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Chicago
Baine
Mihailo Rasich
Vojagic
Serbia
Milenko Vesnitch
Gov. Lowden
Vulinols
Volagic
Gary
Ind
Roosevelt's War Reflections On Mission And Peace
A first person wartime reminiscence describes a night near St Quentin revealing concealed artillery, the brutal front line, and the moral purpose of American entry. The author argues the United States joined to secure a safe world for future generations and defends wartime patriotism and fighting pacifism.
Kenyon Lecture Funds Aid Local Red Cross
The Kenyon lecture produced 111.65 in collection money. After incidental costs are covered, proceeds will go to the local Red Cross chapter. The speaker paid his expenses and A. J. Bushy provided the theatre at cost.
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W. S. Kenyon
Red Cross
A. J. Bushy
U S Airmen Strike Germany In Daylight Raid
Four American aviators attached to a French squadron participated in a daylight bombing raid over Germany. They returned safely though fog prevented exact damage assessment. After crossing the lines they faced heavy anti aircraft fire and some landed before reaching their hangars due to worse fog.
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Associated Presse
France
Lave
Germany
Cunarder Andania Torpedoed and Sunk After Sighting
London reports the steamship Cork was torpedoed with seven passengers and five crew lost. The Cunarder Andania, torpedoed off the Ulster coast, sank despite efforts to reach port. press dispatches cite Belfast sources saying no deaths were reported. Andania, 13,405 tons, built in 1891, had long served routes between Britain and America.
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London
Cork
Jandon
Andania
Associated Press
Andanta
Ulster
Belfast
Patrol Boat Stranded in European Waters
A U S patrol boat ran aground on a rock in European waters during fog on January 25. All crew were rescued with no injuries, and the vessel will likely be abandoned. Located in Washington D C the report notes the navy department is informed.
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U.S
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Bank Robbery in Oakdale Seizes $11000 by Two Bandits
Two armed men held up the Calcasieu National Bank in Oakdale Louisiana early today forcing assistant manager R. V. Young to surrender the vault. They escaped with about $11,000 as police seek suspects.
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Alexandria
Jen
R. V. Young
Calcasieu National Bank
Oakdale
Pan Germans attack Czernin amid war aims dispute
Pan Germans denounce Count Czernin over his Austro Hungarian war aims and a speech that he sent to President Wilson in advance. The reaction clamped down on the Austrian ally while unrest erupts in Prussia and Prague with food riots and suppressed papers. Meanwhile Czernin travels to Brest Litovsk for talks as Berlin endorses Austria-Hungary’s foreign policy.
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Count Czernin
Preadent Wilson
Meinister
Allance
Germany
Austria
Holland
Rhine
Mulheim
Cologne
Count von Roedern
von Kuehmann
Tussia
Amsterdam
Czernin
Brest Litovsk
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Reichsrat
Zeitung Am Mittag
Berlin
Lansing
Washington, D. C
State Department
Eut
Wilson
War Declared Against Makers of Moonshine Whisky
Internal Revenue Commissioner Raper urges governors of prohibition states to mobilize agencies to halt illegal moonshine distilling and whisky sales to soldiers. The campaign cites arrests and moonshine sold to army camps at 8 to 12 dollars per quart, with activity strongest in the South and rising in Kansas, Iowa, and Oregon.
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Washington
D- Jan
Prohibition
Internal Revenue
Raper
Kansas
Iowa
Oregon
Germany Will Try to Cut U.S. Or by U-Boats Says Baker
Secretary Baker in a weekly war review warns Germany will target Allied transatlantic shipping this spring. U-boats are recalled for repairs as a German drive on the supply lines and a push on the western front are anticipated. The notice notes renewed submarine activity accompanies the expected offensive in France.
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Germany
U.S
Baker
Washington, D. C
America
France
Atlantic
Snow Threatens East Coast War Freight Ties
Heavy snowfall cripples rail and fuel movement in the eastern industrial centers. Chicago trains run despite drifts as coal and food shipments to Seaboard states face delays. Additional storms threaten further disruption to railroad traffic and war operations into Tuesday.
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Chicago
Seaboard
Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Lake Region
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Olto
Florida
Railroad Administration
Middlewest
New York State
Tilingis Central
Bolt Line
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Springfeld
Milwaukee
Wis
Woonsit Tev P
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thes Company
Ziti
Guthound Saiga
Pennsylvania
Scranton
U S War Food Card Prompts Wheatless and Meatless Rules
Washington outlines a 1918 food conservation plan with two wheatless days, one meatless day, and two porkless days each week. The card explains substitutions, fat and sugar saving tips, and urged care with hoarding while stressing allied needs and household duties.
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Washington, D. C
The
Food Administration
United States
Wilson
Dnys
USA
New York Paper Raises Subscriptions Across City
New York newspapers raise sevencent price to match daily paper rates in major cities after protracted talks to curb costs. Publishers, after conferences, implement the higher subscription price in New York City on a recent Saturday.
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York City
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Pythian order case halts assessment plan in endowment class
Federal court in Washington on January 28 denied the right of the Pythians to increase assessments on insurance under the endowment class, as outlined in their 1888 bylaws, a decision later set aside by federal authorities in the inquiry into the order's actions.
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Pythian
Washington, D. C
Supreme
K of Pythias
Alendad
Garfield Plans to Take Control of Oil Production
Washington reports early measures to regulate oil production and distribution were forecast as Garfield, Chey White Monse of Muel Administrator, prepared licensing plans at Wauwold. The field administrator blocked completion of those plans.
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Garfield
Washington, Doddan
Muel
Plains
Wauwold
Foel
Revolt Breaks Out in Finland Amid Harp Fighting
Stockholm reports say a revolution in Finland moves forward in eastern provinces. Lepsingfors station reportedly occupied by Russian Red Guard with fighting at Viborg. Russian ships and Bolsheviki sailors support the Red Guard as unrest spreads. Ukrainian forces clash with Bolsheviks in Lutsk Volhynia, seeking control with Austro Hungarian commander withholding aid.
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Stockholm
Finland
Huaparanda
Lelsingfors
Red Guard
Viborg
Petrograd
Telsugfors
Helsingforrany
Amsterdam
Bolshevycski
Lutsk
Volhynia
Stolsheviki
Strike Ties Up Five St. Louis Mail Lines
East St Louis interurban lines idle as 34 motormen and conductors strike against a new hours schedule. A meeting planned to seek a settlement. Anarchists' appeal denied. Supreme Court refuses rehearing in Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman draft case. convictions sustained.
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Louis Mail
St. Louis
East St
Washington, D. CL
Gurorime
Omer
Emma Goltman
Alexander Beykman
New York
Car of Coal Confiscated in Cedar Falls
Public officials under J L Bailey ordered the seizure of a carload of mine run coal from Peoria Illinois, directed to Cedar Falls dealers. The fuel board chief said the delivery was halted unless immediate need was shown as households suffer heat shortages. One unit arrived yesterday but had already been issued to the most in need.
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Cotar Falls
Cedar Falls
J. L. Bailey
Cedar
Secretary Baker Defends War Dept in Senate Hearing
Secretary Baker told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that deficiencies in the war department were promptly corrected and rare. he cited U S production and Allied guns, with over a million troops ready to go overseas, and said mistreatment in hospitals led to prison sentences for two doctors. He noted Allied weapons aid and that calls for large mobilization were driven by advisers including Maj. Gen. Wood.
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Washington, D. C
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Chamberlain
War Department
Secretary of War
America
France
Great Britain
National Guard
National Army
United States
Alraady
Pershing
Leonard Wood
Senate
Thal Elays
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