Germans Desirable Traffic Favors Russia and Germany
London Jan. 3. Petrograd dispatches show German and Russian commissioners meeting to discuss economic relations and rail transit. Russia insists on armistice limits and precise classifications for lines of transport. Trotzky says exchange of able bodied prisoners to wait until peace. Report notes many German and Austrian POWs in Russia adapt well and may be repatriated, while Germany aims to use POWs as economic leverage.
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Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Germany
Austria
Countess Panin
the Times
Arctangle
Northern
The
Petrograd den
Bermans Reveal Their Real Aim
Petrograd reports from January 2 that German and Austrian aims in peace talks are revealed as undemocratic by Bolsheviks and allied bodies. Trotzky warns Brest-Litovsk talks may not resume as Russia opposes annexations while a united assembly denounces German terms as unjust. Russians favor Stockholm for peace talks but Germans resist.
American Marines Warmer Dressed Than German Troopers
Washington reports the Senate Military Committee was told by Michael E. Driscoll a New Jersey cloth expert that American marines are the warmest dressed of U S fighting men. He said German troopers in the gray dawn uniform are 50 percent heavier and warmer and costlier. The panel viewed a gray overcoat scrap from the first German prisoner to Pershing’s forces. Driscoll supported heavier European style uniforms and noted shoddy wool mixtures are cheaper with little difference in warmth.
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Washington
America
Senate Military Committee
Michael E. Driscoll
Baritan
N. J
Pershing
Driscoll
Council of National Defense
Europe
Snowfall In Columbia Reports Indicate Acute Fuel Shortage
An extra inch of snow fell in Columbia yesterday morning starting around seven and rising quickly. Reports from across South Carolina describe accompanying warming temperatures and ongoing coal shortages despite a few coal shipments to Columbia.
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Columbia. S
Columbia
Evelock
Praise for Lighthouse Service Members
Secretary Redfield commends Lighthouse Service workers for courageous rescues and aid. Jil Catlin of Jekyll Island Light in Georgia rescued a drowning man, while Thomas Baum, Lloyd Gaskill, and Velma Brook aided a disabled vessel at Lone Island Light, North Carolina.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jen
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
J.il Catlin
Deweper
Jekyll Island Light
Georia
Thomas J. Baum
Lloyd V. Gaskill
Lone Island Light Station
North Carolina
Steadier Velma Brook
Twin Cities hotels ban veal and lamb in meals
St Paul and Minneapolis hotels and cafes will limit dishes and stop serving most canned goods. Veal and lamb are declared taboo effective today, with fresh beets used as substitutes to conserve canned foods for soldiers and Allied countries.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Hennepin County
Ad Conservation Committee
New York Coal Crisis Seen Receding After Deliveries
New York reports relief from coal shortages as federal state and city agencies coordinate to ease the famine. Over 40,000 tons reached the city and more than 210,000 tons arrived at Tidewater points for distribution locally.
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New York
New Jersey Tidewater Points
Rubber Boots Sale Ad in Local Page
Bix lot just received featuring Peterson and Rulfs in stock. Shop early for assorted rubber boots and footwear essentials.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Revenue and Expense Statement
Company statement of revenues and expenses for November 1917 shows operating revenues of 3 765 412 and operating expenses of 2 668 241 36, yielding net operating revenues of 1 097 170 64. Taxes 225 000.00 produce operating income of 872 170 64. Prior year figures for 1916 and 1915 are listed with similar structure, including totals of annual figures $39 455 234 90 and $33 428 560 97 respectively.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Duel over sugar to wheat clash between Reed and Hoover
Washington reports a Senate hearing as Food Administrator Hoover and Senator Reed clash over sugar and wheat policy. Reed accuses Hoover of usurpation of authority while Hoover defends price stabilization under wartime authority, noting farmers gain and refiners rely on patriotism with some authority needed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Senator Reed
Senate Coliuittee
Reed
Alr. Hoover
Hoover Warinky
Wilson
Teed
Whee
Food Administration
Congress
Pnl O
Rubber Boots Big Lot From Peterson and Rulfs
A large assortment of rubber boots has just been received by Peterson and Rulfs. The sale highlights a wide range of sizes and styles for outdoor use and weather protection. Local shoppers are urged to visit the store for current stock and pricing.
Quffo and Antis in Big Skirmish Before Suffrage Hearing
Washington reports a large turnout by suffragists and anti suffragists before the House Suffrage Committee ahead of the January 10 vote on the federal amendment. Dr Anna Howard Shaw defends expansion, while Mrs James W Wadsworth Jr denounces tactics used by proponents. Southern women voice frustration over state rights and racial issues in the debate.
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Washington
House Suffrac Committee
Anna Howard Shaw
National American Woman Suftrase Association
Teachme
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
National Association
Antis
Wilson
Alice Paul
White House
Guilford Dudley
Nasville
Tennessee Suffrage Association
National Woman Suffrage Association
Congress
Theatre A Nifty Show In Wilmington This Week
Cliff Watson's Ragtime Review company presented a tabloid musical comedy with strong encores and lively scenes. Delightful costumes impressed audiences as Stella Stamper and The Kentucky Trio performed, Voltaire Sturvis entertained on violin, and the show runs for the last time tonight.
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Cliff Watson
Ragtime Review Company
Wilmington
Earl Myers
Stella Stamper
Rem
Kentucky
Voltaire Sturvis
Patriotic Wallops at Grand Preview Draft 258
A confidential Metro review praises Draft 258 as a seven reel patriotically charged sequel to The Slacker. The piece highlights its focus on the draft, national unity, and German intrigue, with a story on a young girl’s local role and the zeal of agents seeking pacifists as tools.
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Metro
Grand
New York
William Christy Cabniane
Bam
Washington
United States
Bushman and Bayne thrill in Adop ted Son river sequence
Metro Super feature The Adopted Son stars Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne and screens at the Grand theatre tomorrow. Filmed at Enfield Falls near Ithaca New York the scenes show riders washed from horses by swift mountain streams and missteps on slippery pebbles. The cast endures wetting and daring feats as per the plot with Bayne performing swift swimming strokes and Bushman among the drenched participants. The report notes the dramatic water action and practical stunts over all.
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Mr. Bushman
Miss Bayne
Miss Ave
Relief For Padua Victims
The American Red Cross mission in Italy today appropriated 50 000 lire for victims and families affected by enemy air raids on Padua and other northern Italian cities that have suffered recently.
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Padua
Rome
American Red Cross
Italy
Fire destroys weapons depot near Petrograd
An explosion and fire at a military depot in the Gutuyevsky basin near Petrograd killed about 20 people and destroyed 100 airplane machine guns along with ammunition. The incident occurred January 3 amid unclear causes.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Gutuyevsky Basin
Commissioner Sale of Wilmington Land Listed in Court Decree
By decree of the Superior Court dated December 27 1917 in the case Larkins vs Harriss et al the undersigned will sell at public auction for cash at the Court House door Wilmington on February 7 1918 at noon a described lot in Wilmington North Carolina The parcel begins 40 feet east along Queen street from Serena and Queen intersection runs 42 feet east then 66 feet north then 19 feet west then south to the start part of Lot 6 Block 74 per the city plan January 15 1915 William M Bellamy Commissioner. 1-3-30d Rubber boots big lot just
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Superior Court
Alice Larkins
John Larkins
Thomas Harriss
Court House
Wilmington
Queen Street
Second Street
Queen Stret
Practical Courses in Office Work Offered by The Matter Business Collect
An advertisement promotes stenography bookkeeping and accounting courses for men and women. It asserts ease with effort and invites ambitious individuals to enroll, highlighting penmanship and business letter writing as key branches. Contact The Matter Business Collect, Inc. by phone TO6 J722-f.
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Brest-Lit-ovsk
Congress of Soldiers’ and Workmen's
Peasants
Petrograd Workmen's and
General Army Congress
Baltic
Stockholm
Sweden
South Carolina
Lighthouse Service
Peterson
Rulfs
Peterson and
Quffo
House
Peterson and Rules
Ady
Dudley
Messenger Service
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Gramea
Postal Telegraph
Marine Iron & Stowell Co
Norflok
Chas. Finkelstein
Jermary
Chas. FinkelsSeins. No. & Soc
Front St
Mager
S.ft Street
Mlailiebelpliisa
USA
Unitod
Mary Alden
Mabel Tallaferro
Hex Country
ROYAL
Ragtime Revue
Earl Meyers
Voltaire Sturgis
Wizard of the Violin
Worrells
Metro V Pictures
Francis X. Bushman
ANG
Beverly Bayne
Max Brand
All-Story Magazine
Marie Lavgne
Wit
Motte Business College
Motte’ Business College, Inc
Foltz and
Kendrix
Toledo
FE. A. Shands, Jr
Motte Business College, Inc
Moler
Barber College
N. Forsythe St
Atlanta
Gordon’s
M. Lance
Carolina Beach
Mechanics Association
Mechanics
Fiji
Ries
Walke
Lor
W. M. Cummins
Rotary
Princess Street
Bear Peng and Moise. Co
Market St
M. T. Cockey
Bro
N. C
Arquay
Ith
Bladen
Mds. Co
East Wilminton
R. Berry
Barlow B. Os
Herman Flite
Daniels
Christian Peoples
Navy Pay Corps
Rex Admiral
McGowan
Peo
Daniel
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Wain. M. Scholl
North Front Street
Robert ¢. Barr
Dock St
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