Brest Litovsk Talks Continue Amid Push for Separate Peace
Reports from Amsterdam indicate Russia and the Central Powers will press ahead at Brest Litovsk with a separate peace. Trotzky contests the move, while Lenine warns of renewed war if terms are rejected. British raids near Arras and ongoing front artillery actions are noted as the wider war persists.
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Trotzky
Stockholm
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Petrograd
Finland
Germany
Count Czernin
Brest Litovsk
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Czerniz
Wilson
LloydeGorge
Brest- Litovsk
Vienna
Arras
France
Flanders
Arras-Cambrai
Champagne
Verdun
Brenta
Chamber of Deputies
German Press Attacks Wilson Peace Terms Amid War Weariness
Vienna papers denounce Wilson's 14 points as unacceptable and aimed at deceiving the masses. Fremdenblatt says the terms reflect Entente goals, while Neues Wiener Journal accuses Wilson of pressuring Brest-Litovsk and meddling in Austria Hungary affairs. Reichspost deems the points a list of Central Powers wishes.
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Wilson
Lloyd-Georg
Russia
Hentente
Lloyd-George
Bresk-Litovsk
Austria-Hungary
Mr. Wilson
Neues Weiner Journal
Reichspost
Wilsoms
Brest-Litovsk
Cossacks around Don district form government alliance
London dispatch reports a Don district movement led by General Kaledines with about 25 000 officers and a population urging a democratic republican Don government. The aim is to resist Bolsheviks on an all Russian plan and promote a liberal regime, with monarchist factions noted among Alexieff's supporters.
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London
Don
Kaledines
Petrograd
Kaledine
Tate
Russia
Erime
Alexieff
Entsheyiks
N“Ade
Women Will Fight in House of Lords
London dispatch notes the House of Lords endorses women suffrage granting about 6 million votes. While the third reading looms and referendum attempts may come, unlikely to succeed.
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House OF Lords
Storm warnings issued along Gulf and Atlantic coasts
The Weather Bureau in Washington sent a notice to the local observer announcing a southwest storm warning at 11 30 a m for the Gulf Coast from Tampa to Key West and for the Atlantic Coast from Miami to Georgetown South Carolina with southeast warnings from Southport North Carolina to Fort Monroe A severe storm in Southern Mississippi moves northeast winds will rise tonight and shift to the west and northwest by Saturday with a continuing cold wave forecast
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Tampa
Key West
Atlantic Coast
Miami
Georgetown
South Carolina
Southport
North Carolina
Fort Monroe
Mississippi
Atlantic
D. C
N. C
Cedar Keys
Fila
Bay St. Louis
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French Town Prepares for American Headquarters Arrival
Central France city readies for U S Army lines of communication staff with hotels and private homes booked for duration of war. Officials pledge cooperation and a commissary to keep prices stable while Red Cross and YMCA establish branches.
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Paris
Ces-For
America
Citiens
Red Cross and
Young Men’s Christian Association
Baker Undergoes Severe Senate War Preparations Test
Secretary Baker faced sharp cross examination from Senators of both parties in Washington on January 11. He defended his yesterday statement that war supplies were adequate, saying he meant troops were adequately equipped for fighting, while critics argued the facts would mislead the country.
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Washington
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Wadsworth
Weeks
Chamberlain
Tchcock
Severe Gold Wave Threatens Nationwide Cold Snap
A bitter cold wave spreads from the Northwest into Texas and Missouri with North Saskatchewan reporting forty two below zero. The Weather Bureau notes temperatures fall across the Plains, Mississippi Valley, and into the Carolinas by Saturday night. Heavy snow is forecast for the Middle Atlantic and rain along the South Atlantic while storm warnings run along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
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Texas
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Banks
New York bankers consider financing Cuba sugar crop with up to 150 million dollars through the International Sugar Committee. The plan aims to ensure adequate sugar supplies for the United States and Allies, potentially funding the island’s next harvest as the largest in its history. Charles M. Sabin of Guaranty Trust heads discussions with the Bankers committee.
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Entente
International Sugar Committee
National Food Administration
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Republic
Federal Reserve Bank
Kers
International
Charles M. Sabin
Guaranty Trust Company
Auear
Churchill urges immediate, larger American troop deployment
London January 11 Winston Churchill appealing at the American Luncheon Club urged sending more American soldiers to Europe at once and in greater numbers. He said Britain and the United States must enforce war aims through practical action and called for ration cuts and women to take on more labor to hasten victory.
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Winston Spencer Churchill
Europe
Lloyd George
Wilson
Poli
Great Britain
Chill
England
Storm warnings issued along Carolina coast and Florida Panhandle
Weather Bureau issued storm warnings for the west coast from Tampa to Key West and the Atlantic coast from Miami to Georgetown with southeast warnings from Southport to Fort Monroe. A severe storm centered over Southern Mississippi moved northeast, threatening the region.
Germany in danger of early collapse warned by correspondent
Amsterdam dispatch reports a Tiji correspondent’s analysis saying Germany faces internal and external collapse risk. The piece cites clashes around Foreign Secretary von Kuelmann, growing socialist action, and fears of civil unrest, with Russia influence and Brest-Litovsk talks affecting stability.
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Amsterdam
Germany
von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Russia
Brest-Litovsk
Suffragists win approval for national woman suffrage amendment
Washington on January 11 the House adopted a joint resolution proposing the Susan B Anthony amendment to extend suffrage to women by a 274 to 136 vote. The measure now moves to the Senate where support is uncertain and a vote could be delayed.
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Washington
Susan B. Anthony
Senate
United States
Congress
Tau Oe
Ohio
Penn
Nam
Representative Mann
Clark
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
May Offferdinger
Tee
Representative Baker
California
Uroual
Central Powers Press Russia for Peace at Brest-Litovsk
German leaders insist peace with Russia can be reached at Brest-Litovsk as well as Stockholm. They say Russia must accept terms to end hostilities and shift burden of peace onto Moscow amid eastern front tensions.
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Russia
Berlin conference terms to Russia null and void
Amsterdam January 11 German Foreign Secretary Dr Von Kuehlmann announced that the peace terms from Brest-Litovsk dated December 25 have been withdrawn and declared null and void due to non acceptance by all enemy powers.
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Amsterdam
Brest-Litovsk
von Kuehlmann
Czerenin
Brest-Litovek
Russia
von KuehiImann
Pam
Commander Bagley Praises Crew After Destroyer Jones Sinking
Secretary Daniels released the official report on the December 6 loss of the destroyer USS Jacob Jones with 2 officers and 64 men dead. Commander David W Bagley commends officers and crew for bravery including Ensign Kalk whose death followed a heroic maneuver to avoid the torpedo. Survivors reached rafts and wreckage, with rescue complete after 23 hours.
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Secre Daniels
Mary
David W
S. F. Kalk
Jones
Porte Anevivors
Mander Bagley
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