Berlin strike spreads as authorities take stern measures
Reports describe a fatal clash between Berlin strikers and police amid martial law in Hamburg and Bremen. News is scarce on progress in Germany while the strike movement widens, with 700,000 workers on strike in Berlin and new walkouts in Dortmund and other cities.
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Daniels Praises Naval Reserve Size At Start Of War
Secretary Daniels told the Naval Academy graduate class that the naval reserve forces now include 69 000 men and 7 500 officers and are larger than the regular navy when war began and three times as large as in the Spanish American War. He cited destroyer flotilla exploits and crews aboard merchantmen, praising the Cassin Fanning Nicholson and other ships and mentioning fallen officers and heroic actions.
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United States
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Five more warships reach Vladivostok in Entente aid
Special reports from Petrograd say five additional Entente warships have arrived at Vladivostok. Moscow notes China may halt food exports under Allied pressure, while Bolshevik opposition spreads across South Russia and the Crimea. Musselman forces rise against Bolsheviks with the Ukraine.
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Ukraine
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Bolshev
Paris Air Raid Casualties Revised at 114 Injured
Revised figures show 114 injured in Paris and 76 in the suburbs from the German air raid Wednesday night. Death toll remains 20.
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Paris
French Raids Hit German Lines Near Nieuwport and Rheims
Paris reports French troops conducted raids on German positions near Nieuwport Belgium and in the Rheims sector last night capturing prisoners and seizing a machine gun.
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Nieuwport
Belgium
Rheims
Lenin Narrowly Escapes Assassination in Petrograd
A student in uniform fired at Premier Lenin's car near the Smolny Institute last night but missed. Red Guards guarding his room were arrested for neglect of duty amid the attempted assassination, following an earlier January 18 attack during Lenin's trip to the Smolny Institute.
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Petrograd
Daily News
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Henning Treason Trial Cites Defendant Motive
New York February 1 The government opened its case in the treason trial of Paul C H Hennig with a witness testifying that Hennig believed Germany would win the war and that Americans erred in entering the fight The witness Charles R Harrington 19 said he lived in Germany seven years and worked at Krupp gun works before returning to the United States last April to support the motive for the alleged treason.
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Wealthy New York Women Linked to Secret Gambling Hubs
New York officials announce open court testimony into luxurious gambling dens frequented by affluent women in fashionable districts. The probe follows a case in which a prominent wife reportedly lost $10,000 in two hours, with claims of crooked practices by proprietors. Pedigreed dogs are described as mascots for the female gamblers.
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Black Sea Rebels Seize Romanian Vessels
The revolution committee of the Black Sea fleet has confiscated Romanian transport and warships, seizing about 40 steamers and several warships in Black Sea harbors after the break with the Bolshevik government.
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Revolution Committee
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Petrograd
Austrian Attack Repulsed on Asiago Plateau
Rome reports the Austrian forces attacked the Asiago plateau to retake Monte di Val Bella but failed to reach the Italian line, according to the war office.
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Monte di ‘Val Bella
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Baruch Likely to Succeed Willard as WIB Chief
Washington February 1 reports suggest Bernard M Baruch will become chairman of the War Industries Board replacing the resigned Daniel Willard Baruch already serves on the board and has overseen raw materials procurement.
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Wage Trouble Adjusted at Schenectady Plant
Washington reports a satisfactory settlement of a wage dispute that could have led to a strike by 5,000 workers at the American Locomotive Company Schenectady plant. The Labor Department announced the accord as of today.
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American Locomotive Company
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World Strikes Reported Across Germany Stir Public Debate
London and Amsterdam press debate the German strike movement with mixed signals. Berlin sources note limited information and delays due to worker actions while officials curb broadcasts. Observers weigh whether the strike signals democratic strain or government engineered unrest amid war.
McAdoo Sees Coal Moves Stabilizing War Fuel
Clearing efforts to move coal into the east reduce risk of further shutdowns in key industries. Director General McAdoo expresses confidence the country will weather the fuel shortage with improved weather and continued prioritization of ships, households, and war production.
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Czernin Sends Messages to Wilson on Austrian Diplomacy
London reports Count Czernin the Austro Hungarian foreign minister has, via private intermediaries, sent multiple messages to President Wilson. The dispatch asserts these messages express sincerity and guiltiness of Austrian diplomacy.
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Daily Mail
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Berlin Strike Movement Declared Doomed by Press
Berlin papers report the Socialist party committee seeks a political program to negotiate with the government while noting the strike’s decline. Riots occur as police are hurt and public utilities run, with unions refusing strike benefits and central leadership distancing from the walkout.
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Vossieche Zeitung
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Friederich E. Bert
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Trotzky
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Freisinnige Zeitung
Progressive Peoples Party
Social Democrats
Prisoner Treatment Plan At Four Day Hunger Strike Revealed
American officers report German orders for prisoners to be kept without food for four days after capture, then given scant rations. The documents, found among German materials opposite American lines in France, suggest coercive methods to extract military information.
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Armerican
Italians Halt Axis Push as Prisoner Toll Rises
Italian forces report decisive gains west of the Brenta river with heavy enemy losses. Estimates put total Italian casualties and prisoners captured at five to six thousand, as Sardinian troops and Sassari division heroics boost morale amid halted Austrian winter operations in the mountains.
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The Dispatch’s Faith in Wilmington and Eastern Carolina
The Dispatch asserts strong support for Wilmington and the East in a future-focused stance. It pledges city and state interests align with its mission and defends ongoing local coverage.
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